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I am excited to share these spectacular World Premiere recordings of my settings of William Blake’s “The Tyger” and “The Lamb,” sung by Kari Turunen and the Vancouver Chamber Choir on Nov 28: https://youtu.be/kvDPtvKSygo. Choirs interested in obtaining scores of “The Tyger” and “The Lamb” for performance can visit Cypress Choral Music: https://cypresschoral.com/composers/david-rain/. Tyger, Tyger, […]

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Item Needed: Vocal and/or conductor scores for MassComposer: Igor StravinskyStart Date: As soon as possibleNeeded Until: May 1Number of Copies: 28Rental Option: Yes, if necessary The Abilene Chamber Singers, a newly formed chamber choir based in Abilene, Texas, are preparing for a collaborative performance of Igor Stravinsky’s Mass scheduled for this April, together with a […]

New York, NY — New York City’s leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, presents EL CAMINO: Talbot, Casals and Victoria, a one-night only winter concert on the Upper East Side at All Souls NYC on Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 5:00 p.m with a pre-concert talk at 4:15pm. Weaving together voices of lament, resilience, and spiritual transformation across centuries, […]

The year of 2025 is over – and we can’t emphasize it often enough what a year it has been for us! – 5 different countries giving a home to – 7 festivals with a rich tradition – More than 100 registered choirs – More than 3 000 participants – All for 1 goal: to […]

We are proud to announce this quarter’s choral compositions accepted into the PROJECT : ENCORE Catalog of Contemporary Choral Music: Invitation to Love / Greg Bartholomew Love Lines / Karen Siegel Magnificat and Nunc dimittis/ Thomas Bold Mi Lugar/ Carlos Cordero Missa Brevis / Donald M. Skirvin Nowell Sing We / Anthony Esland Nunc Dimittis/ […]

Official Update International collaborations & 2026 calendar I am finalizing my schedule for the upcoming seasons and opening a window for select high-impact projects. Below are four specific ways we can build a lasting artistic legacy together in 2026. Click to inquire directly. NEW REPERTOIRE Global Premiere The Todd Boss Consortium Lead the premiere of […]

Hello, here is my latest choral work a cappella. It’s entitled ‘How Beautiful You Are’, for SATB choir (divisi). The song can be performed in 2 languages versions:in English/French or in English/English.Performance Time: 4’45. Listen to the demo here: https://youtu.be/rf9hSRFhwKs. Digital sheet music available on the website ASTURIA MUSIC : How Beautiful You Are – […]

Chorus master and vocal coach, with a past career as both baritone and tenor in the Italian repertoire. My teachers include renowned singers from the golden age of opera, such as Silvano Verlinghieri and Luisa Malagrida, who performed on the world’s greatest stages. Winner of the Zheng Xiaoying Opera Auditions in China (the country’s most […]

Links to COMPLETE NATIONAL RESULTS of The American Prize contests, 2025, may be found by following this link to the December edition of “WHAT’s on TAP,” our e-newsletter, via ConstantContact. https://conta.cc/4pNoGeH