New Publications

The Brown Birds.  Unaccompanied mixed chorus.  Poem of Eleanor Farjeon. Winner of the Amadeus Choir (Toronto) Carol writing contest. 1 min 20 s   Kings Came Riding.  Mixed chorus with solo oboe (or substitutes). Poem of Charles Williams.  4 min 30 s.   Music of Brian Holmes   Published by William Thorpe. http://www.thorpemusic.com/holmes01.html  

I have recently completed a new arr. of the Spanish carol, The Son of Mary (El Noi de la Mare).  The first verse, very short, is in Spanish.  Mixed Chorus, moderately easy.  For a free complimentary copy (PDF) email me at . 

My SATB composition REMEMBER will be released by Oxford University Press in the autumn of 2010. I will announce the formal release of this title on ChoralNet once it begins to circulate. In the mean time, here is what OUP has to say about it. The text below is taken verbatim from their music bulletin […]

Planning for your anthem schedule? Deerwood Music has photocopyable books on offer. Buy one at $65 plus shipping and photocopy the entire contents. Our music is sung by choirs of all types in parish churches and cathedrals from Australia to the UK. Anthems, Hymn-Anthems, Celtic Hymnal, Book of Service Music: all available at www.deerwoodmusic.com

For anyone interested in works for speaking chorus, sound files are now available for my Noah’s Ark  for speaking chorus and solo oboe:http://www.clareshore.com/LRoom.htm Note that the publisher, E.C. Schirmer, offers the oboe part on CD. – Clare Shore

A new setting of the Arthur O’Shaughnessy poem “We Are the Music Makers”  is now ready for your Fall concert by composer Tom Council.  It is published by Colla Voce.  Listen to two full recordings.  MUSICMAKERS. or go to www.tomcouncil.com.