Dear PROJECT : ENCORE followers, We are pleased to announce the amazing new compositions added to the PROJECT : ENCORE catalog this quarter! Congratulations to these 16 successful applicants! Particular welcome to Carlos Cordero, David Heinick, Jack Ballard, Meredith Brammeier and Lisa Neher – all of whom are new to the catalog! These compositions and […]
News and Notices
The Dessoff Choirs Announces its 2021-22 Season Featuring the New York Premiere of Margaret Bonds’s Credo
New York Premiere of Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard (Nov 6) Messiah Sing (Dec 3) Christmas at The Met: Margaret Bonds’s The Ballad of the Brown King (Dec 19) New York Premiere of Margaret Bonds’s Credo (Apr 28) DessoffSample-012.jpeg New York City, NY (For Release September 20, 2021)— Hailed as “one of the great […]
Join an exciting consortium opportunity with a diverse pair of composers!
Bring new music to life and reinvigorate your choir program this year by joining Graphite’s 2021-22 Commissioning Consortium! We’re elated to commission Graphite composers Christopher Harris and Christine Donkin for what will surely be two exquisite and gorgeous works for SATB choir and piano. These new pieces will be written for a Level 3 difficulty rating, […]
Medium and Large Choral Works for Men’s Choir
I am interested in finding some choral works (30-60 minutes) for men’s choir: preferably of medium to medium difficulty. Any suggestions would be welcomed! Voicing can be TBB, TTB, or TTBB Thank you in advance for your suggestions! Mark
THE 2021 GREGG SMITH CHORAL COMPOSITION CONTEST
THE 2021 GREGG SMITH CHORAL COMPOSITION CONTEST In honor and memory of the historic work of American composer/conductor Gregg Smith and the Gregg Smith Singers, the Syracuse University Setnor School of Music, Department of Choral Studies is pleased to announce the 2021 Gregg Smith Choral Composition Contest. This is a biennial event with the specific Syracuse […]
free (and fun) online choir quiz from Paul Ayres
The composer and arranger Paul Ayres has prepared an online quiz, to keep us all entertained, amused, and challenged, during this very frustrating period for choirs! It’s a 12-part series on youtube (each round is 5-10 minutes), and is completely free of charge, with no fee nor log-in required. Some of the questions will have […]

