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Oure Light in Oure Night (2020) for voices and nature soundtrack is now available in a new Spanish/English bilingual version! It may be sung in Spanish or English or both, as desired.  Text from The Shewings of Julian of Norwich, Part III LXXXIII lines 3362-3364 “Thus I saw and understode that our feith is oure […]

More suggestions for Christmas. Here is one of my top sellers on Sheet Music Direct and Sheet Music Plus for your POP or Jazz group, a cappella. “SNOW” from Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas”. Be sure and catch the full recording with score on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-nwytxoBbg https://www.sheetmusicdirect.com/en-US/se/ID_No/1183341/Product.aspx https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/snow-digital-sheet-music/22333732 Thanks for listening!! Tom Council

As one of just a handful of composers to have ever received permission to work with Mary Oliver’s poetry, it is a joy and a privilege to finally release for worldwide distribution—  It is Happiness, a choral suite for treble voices and instrumental chamber ensemble on three poems by Mary Oliver: No.1  The Summer Day […]

Deadline: January 31, 2024. Almost half of the increasingly popular Middle School Music Grants have been awarded for the 2023-24 school year. This Middle School Music Grant Program supports the efforts of teachers in leading their students to a fruitful life of behavioral kindness and emotional wellness, by nurturing empathy and compassion through community service, […]

For those who love to sing, there is little that is more satisfying than hearing voices joining together in song. Minnetonka Choral Society (MCS) offers those in the western metro area of Minneapolis/St. Paul a music group to do just that. Our singers enjoy learning new music as well as returning to old standards on […]

The MusicaMail of September is out! https://www.musicanet.org/musicamail/202309/202309_en.html In this MusicaMail: – Christmas special – selection of pieces for your Christmas programs – Musica Workshop in Strasbourg, France – Notice to composers of choral music – Concert theme of this MusicaMail: “Flowers” … and more You can subscribe to the next newsletters at https://www.musicanet.org/en/musica/newsletter/ Musica International […]

Still Searching for Holiday Music? Contributing Editor: Jonathan Campbell   Can you hear the sound of sleigh bells, carolers, and holiday cheer? YOU CAN’T?!?! Then we encourage you on this September night to unthaw last year’s eggnog and finish your holiday program with something from under Graphite’s Christmas Tree.    Meet Me for Noche BuenaSaunder […]

Sept 21 is World Peace Day (the International Day of Peace). This year’s theme includes a call to action that recognizes our individual and collective responsibility to foster world peace. My small contribution this year is to share a brand new recording of an anti-war song that I have been working on for the past […]

Choosing the right choir is an important decision that can greatly enhance your musical journey. Here are some tips to help you make an informed choice: Understand the different types of choirs: Familiarize yourself with various types of choirs, such as community choirs, church choirs, school choirs, and professional choirs. Each type has its own […]

New Recording  – Christmas at Colla Voce I recently found a newer recording of  my arrangement of Gustav Holst’s setting of Christina Rossetti “In the Bleak Midwinter.” This is The Texas Voices, Alan Dyer, Director.  This has become a very popular setting over the years. I hope you will enjoy listening to this as you […]