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Looking for a gentle and sweet Christmas lullaby for your program? May I suggest a look at POLISH LULLABY FOR CHRISTMAS–simple two-part voices with piano and flute (option for string quartet!)Combining the beautiful Polish carol Lulajze Jezuniu (in English) and Away in a Manger, it’s easily learned! See it here.

img.curriculum { display: block; margin: 20px; } .q { float: left; } .composer-column1 { float: left; width: 300px; text-align: center; } .composer-column1 img { width: 280px; } .composer-column2 img { height: 40px; } Jonas Rasmussen’s The Playful Choir, Volume 1 If you’re searching for choir rehearsal games that actually build musicianship instead of just filling […]

The ability to sight-read efficiently and accurately is our ONLY short-cut. Our sequential, comprehensive rhythm, intervals and part-singing on ONE PAGE as an entrance activity begins at Kindergarten and progresses through University.  SEVERAL freebies and our new content brochure on our website:  toolsforconductors.com  Useable lessons for single schools or entire SCHOOL DISTRICTS.  Imagine, your students […]

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 […]