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(An excerpt from the Choral Journal article “Jacob Avshalomov's Choral Works with Concertante Instrument” by Larry Wyatt)          Jacob Avshalomov is a composer, conductor, and music educator whose life in music spans eighty years and three continents.  Avshalomov characterizes his approach to composing for chorus as follows:   What many composers have put into […]

FIVE FROM THE FOLDER: MIXED VOICES by Richard Nance   1. “Jubilate Deo.” Fredrick Sixten. SATB divisi. Gerhmans Musikforlag. Fun, rhythmically interesting piece. Continuous mixed meters in the joyful outer sections, lush sonority in the middle section.  Creative use of dissonance. Good for developing listening and tuning skills!   2. “Missa Brevis.” Ruth Watson Henderson. […]