New Publications

Yelton Rhodes Music has just published two of my works.  One is a setting of Edward Lear’s “The Owl and the Pussycat” for SATB and guitar (or piano), and the other is my setting of translated sections of the prologue of the Kalevala, titled Kalevala Fragments.   Here are links to the YRM catalog for […]

The Chautauqua Chamber Singers under the direction of Rebecca Ryan premiered Daniel E. Gawthrop’s newly commissioned setting of the Lord Byron poem “She Walks in Beauty” in a concert Saturday evening, 14 May, 2011 in Jamestown, NY. This SATB work is suitable for concert use by high school, collegiate, chamber and professional ensembles and is […]

I’d like to introduce a new publication from Spindrift Music Company:     Shepherds and Angels – new settings of American Christmas songs     for SATB chorus, violin, harp and tamborine   9 movements setting Appalachian and New England tunes, with instrumental prelude and interludes You can download a PDF score and hear an audio demo […]

RedHouse Arts is, among other things, a distributor for independent choral composers.  We need good recordings of some of our anthems and are looking for choirs willing to barter with us.  Here’s how it works: we provide you the score; you provide us with a recording by a mutually determined date.  Please take a look […]

I wanted to let everyone know of a wonderful experience I had using choralnet.  In January, I posted a request asking if anyone knew of Easter anthems with limited instrumentation ( I specifically have trumpet, trombone, English horn/oboe available for my service).  I received a reply from a fellow musician and composer who offered to […]

John Rutter: This is the day that the Lord hath made   John Rutter’s anthem for the Royal Wedding will not be published immediately. John Rutter is following his normal practice and allowing a period of reflection before deciding whether to make it available in print. We look forward to being able to provide more […]