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ST. CHARLES, Illinois — The St. Charles Singers, led by founder and music director Jeffrey Hunt, showcase works written expressly for them on “Dancing Tree: Choral Landscapes,” the acclaimed mixed-voice American chamber choir’s new album of live-in-concert recordings of songs reflecting on and celebrating the natural world. Released August 21, 2026, on Navona Records (NV6876), […]

I am honored once again to have one of my pieces selected for the Project:Encore.  Maria Wiegenlied is a wonderful Christmas solo by Max Reger that I have loved for years.  I had an opportunity to arrange it for SATB for the North Mesquite Chamber Singers, Ryan Forkner, Director.   Below is the description that […]

Christmas with Graphite If you’re like us, you’re already planning for the fall—which includes forgotten words such as “Christmas,” “holiday,” “cold,” and “winter.” Here at Graphite, we are happy to make your planning a little easier by suggesting some fresh repertoire. The pieces featured in our Take Note blog post offer a wide variety of […]

Featuring pieces from CORO Publishing! Plus, some big news from two Graphite composers! back in stock!Be Still, My Soularr. C. Rand MathesonSATB (div.) a cappellaDifficulty: 3Duration: 3-5 min.A beautiful setting of Sibelius’ hymn, “Finlandia.”   There is Sweet Music HerePhilip MoodySATB a cappellaDifficulty: 2Duration: 3-5 min.A lyrical choral setting of the well-beloved Tennyson text.    […]

Hello everyone! British composer and arranger (whom I’m helping with publicity and promotion) has been busy creating 8 mash-ups of seasonal tunes, for two-part voices and piano, under the collective title of “Christmasimultaneousongs”. They really are great fun! Hoping these might appeal for your end-of-year musical programs. More information (free perusal PDFs on request) from  https://www.paulayres.co.uk/catalogue/680 […]

  A large work gathers people into its gravity — singers, players, audience — all pulled into a shared orbit for an hour or more, until time seems briefly suspended. When the final chord fades, what lingers isn’t perfection but presence: the memory of having stood inside something vast and human, built out of breath […]

I have always loved the melody of the so-called Thanksgiving Hymn, but found the traditional words rather war-like and inappropriate. I have written a new text. Like the holiday itself, it is secular, and more relevant to the times in which we live. The setting is for SATB chorus with very occasional divisions a2; it […]

The San Gabriel Valley Choral Company, in Monrovia, California, is excited to announce their Conducting Fellowship!   SGVCC’s Conducting Fellowship provides one-of-a-kind professional mentorship opportunities for the next generation of choral conductors. The one-year Fellowship provides an opportunity to strengthen conducting technique, score preparation skills, and rehearsal methods through applied experience and coachings with Artistic […]

Inversion Ensemble and saxophonist Kyle Jones are incredibly excited to share news of a consortium for a new work for soprano saxophone and full chorus (SATB; minimum 16 singers, 4 to a part) by Katherine (Kate) Pukinskis! The work, ca. 25-30 minutes in length, will be composed during the upcoming year (Fall 2026-Summer 2027), with […]

ANNOUNCING THE U.S. PREMIERE OF REQUIEM FOR AMERICA BY MOHICAN/MUNSEE-LENAPE COMPOSER BRENT MICHAEL DAVIDS, IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, NOV 14  Performances by Boston Cecilia Chorus, Native American Chorus, Opera Singers, and Orchestra “As an act of historical remembrance and recovery, Davids’s piece has an undeniable power.” – The Times (UK) “Impossible to listen to without being shaken.” – Financial Times […]