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McKnight Composer Fellowships: American Composers Forum seeks applications, including work samples and artist statements, from mid-career music creators living in Minnesota with a Social Security Number or US Tax ID (such as an ITIN). Four selected composers will each receive $25,000 in unrestricted funds, $3,500 to develop works in progress, the opportunity to attend an […]

***Rehearsals: Thursdays ***Neighborhood: Manhattan    C4: The Choral Composer/Conductor Collective is holding auditions for tenors on Thursday October 24th from 7-10pm, in Manhattan. The audition will consist of vocalizing for range and timbre, a prepared piece which will be e-mailed one week beforehand, rhythmic and melodic sight singing, and a blending exercise.   C4 is […]

MusicEase Software has released Messiah Sheet Music which provides transposable, customizable sheet music and MIDI for the full score of Handel’s Messiah. Features include: Scale the music to different sizes and automatically reformat it to fit the margins/page size; Use any available font and size for lyrics; Extract any combination of parts; Scale any combination […]

     Tools for Conductors New Products and Videos ALL YOU NEED to Master the Art of Sight-Reading September 25, 2024 by Stuart Hunt Designed as Entrance Lessons, in 4-minutes or less, your rehearsals start at the bell with counting, interval training, and part-singing…which roll right into warm up.  The EASIEST and most comprehensive lessons […]

There is never a dull moment at Graphite. The prolific and consistent quality of our composer’s work is impressive. Here are several brand new additions to the catalog. Be the first to share them with your choir! “To Know the Path,” for mixed choir, soloists, and chamber ensemble, is a fascinating and bold new cantata […]

 For Your Christmas:  Maria Wiegenlied I have always loved the Christmas solo Maria Wiegenlied by Max Reger.  A few years ago, I had the opportunity to arrange this beautiful solo for SATB.  My brother in law Michael Duff  arranged the accompaniment for Harp.  It was sung the follow Christmas by the Chamber Singers of North […]

We are so proud to announce this quarter’s choral compositions accepted into the PROJECT : ENCORE Catalog of Contemporary Choral Music: a solis ortus cardine by John Muehleisen Da Pacem Do ine by Caroline Mallonee Distant Murmurings by Joan Johnson Drewes Dormi Jesu by Michael Robert Smith Kyrie by John C Rommereim Lux Aeterna by […]

NEW Naxos CD of Sacred Choral Music by Philip Stopford  Philip Stopford is admired in Britain and America for his beautifully crafted music, rooted in the Anglican tradition. His works are memorable and colourful, as these world premiere recordings demonstrate. The biggest piece on this album is the Missa Deus Nobiscum, a sacred concert work […]

Dear conductors, two new pieces of mine are now available at Alliance Music Pub. 1) Laus Trinitati – for SATB (a cappella) with a few divisi on a Latin text by Hildegard von Bingen  – LISTEN ORDER   2) What is this life? – for SATB divisi (a cappella) on a poem by William H. […]

WINTER LIGHT Joanna Forbes L’EstrangeLondon VoicesBen Parry, conductorRichard Gowers, organOlivia Jageurs, harpHarry Baker, piano ‘….simply beautiful choral writing by someone who knows, from a singer’s perspective, how to compose music which every choir will want to sing.’ – Sir John Rutter CBE, British choral composer Following Heaven to Earth, Joanna Forbes L’Estrange’s first album on […]