I wrote this for a school wide Values Ed unit, taught it to my choir and they sang it numerous times over a period of several years on all sorts of occasions. It’s catchy, not very hard to teach (even by rote), musically rewarding and inspiring. You’ll hear my junior school choir of about 40 […]
An International Academy devoted to Baroque Music
Le Capriccio Français Summer Music Academy offers a tuition program for singers and students in choral conducting, as well as a choral program, from August 19 to August 25 2026. The Academy takes place in Barcelona (Spain). The students will develop their technical skills together with their stylistic skills on Baroque Music repertoire. Singers, students […]
Music and space
Have you ever wondered why a certain piece of music fits better in one room than another? Acoustics play a big part, of course; but there is so much more to it than that. Visuality is more important to a concert than one would think. The lights and decorative elements of the stage and the […]
A warm welcome to Marques L. A. Garrett!
This is super fun. It’s not every day that we welcome a new composer to the Graphite family! Welcome to Marques L. A. Garrett, our newest voice in the Graphite kaleidoscope! New songs: “Go Down, Moses” | “Veni, Sancte Spiritus“ Photo credits: Michele Stapleton/Office for the Arts at Harvard; Justin S. Robinson “I always start […]
Get Human
Featuring the catalogs of Ellen Gilson Voth & Timothy C. Takach Both Ellen and Tim are deeply inspired by the humans at the center of choral work. Along with a glance at their catalogs, today we also highlight two new options: New instrumentation for Ellen’s “Across the empty square“ New piece by Tim: “You Created […]
New Year, New Sounds
New Year, New Sounds Hot off the presses! Our composers have many new pieces to share with you. The Circus-Day Parade, by Timothy HoekmanSATB, piano, cornet in Bb | Difficulty: 2The poem wonderfully captures the children’s excitement when the circus comes to town. V’higad’ta L’vincha (And You Shall Tell Your Child…) (Full Score and Parts), […]