Gossip is a big problem – right? Here is a fun song about the power of the tongue to do good or evil. Snappy rhythms and tight harmonies will teach – but not preach. This song has ben used in conjunction with anti-bullying campaigns. Mostly, it’s a lot of fun to sing and to listen […]
New Publications
SATB setting of Robert Frost’s FIRE AND ICE
FIRE AND ICE is a 2019 setting for unaccompanied mixed choir (SATB) of the poem by Robert Frost. Someone has just bought 30 copies, but I don’t know who it was. If you are planning to premiere this piece, please let me know! Score Video: https://youtu.be/Kqq_-Kz85cw Published in December 1920 in Harper’s Magazine and again […]
Call for Hymn Submissions for Publication
Resounding Voices: A hymn supplement to Voices Found http://womenssacredmusicproject.org/resounding-voices/ Call for Submissions Submissions Open: January 1, 2023 Deadline: May 1, 2023 For the twentieth anniversary of the hymnal Voices Found,[1] the Women’s Sacred Music Project in partnership with The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada is curating Resounding Voices, a new collection of […]
A new Alleluia for SATB + piano
My new “Alleluia” was premiered very successfully by Coro Mundi at our festival last October. It’s available on SMP through ArrangeMe: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/alleluia-digital-sheet-music/22391961 It’s set for SATB with modest divisi and obbligato piano in a jazz style, in 7/8 time and with some harmonic adventurousness, yet the voice leading is simple and accessible throughout and the […]
New setting of the Hanukkah blessings
Are you already looking for distinctive contemporary holiday repertoire for your fall 2023 concert? Would you like a Hanukkah piece that sets a traditional, yet fresh text in a new and moving way? I’ve recently published “Hanukkah Blessings,” an SATB choral setting of the three traditional Hebrew blessings said at the lighting of Hanukkah candles. […]
Reflections on 2022 – a “Renaissance” year for choirs, audiences and choral composers!
2022 was an eventful year for everyone, and for me personally, as I entered the 8th decade of my life and the 7th year of my crazy “late in life” choral composing project. The covid pandemic still loomed large everywhere, and in particular for those in the world of choral music. Hesitant first steps towards […]