MY RED BOOTS is based on one of only several poems written by my mother, Jewish Holocaust survivor Rita Hoffman of blessed memory (1927–2018). Both she and my late father, Josef Hoffman, were Jewish Holocaust Survivors. My mother’s brief memoirs are housed at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. I have been […]
New Recordings
For fans of Guillaume Dufay (1397-1474)
Hot off the presses! Here is a brand new recording of my SATB arrangement of Guillaume Dufay’s chanson “Malheureux cueur” — originally a 3-part song written for soloist plus 2 instruments. https://youtu.be/vvT0zhxU_zk The evocative lyrics depict a narrator — directly singing to his heart — begging his heart to let go. He’s fallen in love […]
HEAR THE NEW CHORAL DEMO OF AVSHALOMOV’S “PRINCIPLES”
Just released, this demo shows the powerful impact of this half-hour secular oratorio, setting key texts of Thomas Jefferson on themes of liberty, social justice, and religious freedom, including the heart of the Declaration of Independence. Demo files of the choral movements are here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Q_LKfQ8OLccV34Cvj_sgZuIsoKpnlIeZ?usp=sharing … along with .pdfs of full score and piano-vocal, which […]
Žibuoklė Martinaitytė’s new choral CD receives high praise
New York –based Lithuanian composer Žibuoklė Martinaitytė is getting acclaim with the new recording of her choir pieces: “These choral works go beyond words… A powerfully compelling, stunningly sung hour of immersive listening to a distinctive and important musical voice.” This is how the BBC Music Magazine praised Martinaitytė’s new album ‘Aletheia‘ and chose it […]
New Choral Piece
“Sun of Righteousness” is crafted for an SATB Chorus, accompanied by Horn in F, Violin I & II, and Cello. This powerful piece was “recorded ‘live’ at Grace Episcopal Church in Minneapolis, MN, under the direction of J. David Moore, conductor, for The First Readings Project.” Embrace the transformative message of this music, as it […]
Looking for a new Mahler song to sing this spring?
There aren’t many Mahler songs available for choirs to sing. Perhaps a college choir might like to tackle this one, a world premiere and a really good challenge awaits: “Ging heut’ morgen über’s Feld”. “Ging heut’ morgen über’s Feld” is one of the happiest tunes that Mahler ever wrote, and he used it again […]