Hello, I’m a composer and autistic woman, and I wanted to share a new SATB piece, recently published, about my autistic experience. Commissioned for the Contemporary American Vocal Music Initiative by Dr. Jerron Jorgensen and the Choirs of Southern Oregon University. Conductors who’ve programmed it so far have described it as: “A deeply validating piece […]
Announcing Requiem for a Lost Generation
I’ve been working on something very close to my heart, and I’m finally ready to share it more publicly. Requiem for a Lost Generation is my first large-scale musical composition. A choral requiem honoring those we lost during the AIDS crisis. As a singer, I’ve always been drawn to the communal power of great choral […]
The Outcast Hymnal
MusicEase Software recently released The Outcast Hymnal. It contains 114 new hymns set to traditional SATB music supporting LGBTQ+ communities and the voices of all who have been pushed to the margins: immigrants seeking safety, people of color dismissed or diminished, those whose bodies or abilities the world tries to ignore, those who look or […]
AUDITIONS: Voci Women’s Vocal Chorus (Dec/Jan)
Female singers of all voices invited to audition. Voci is a group of 24-30 women who sing interesting, challenging, and beautiful choral music from all style periods. Now auditioning for the coming 2026 season. We rehearse Wednesdays at Orinda Community Church. Contact for details. Learn more about the choir! See our website at vocisings.org […]
The Outcast Hymnal
MusicEase Software recently released The Outcast Hymnal. It contains 114 new hymns set to traditional SATB music supporting LGBTQ+ communities and the voices of all who have been pushed to the margins: immigrants seeking safety, people of color dismissed or diminished, those whose bodies or abilities the world tries to ignore, those who look or […]
New score-video YouTube channel
New Zealand composer David Hamilton here. Announcing my new YouTube channel of score-videos. Good performances plus a scrolling score. Currently all choral works (so far, 38 of them). A mix of voicings. Secular and sacred, accompanied and unaccompanied. Most at this point suit high school choirs, but also some for younger choirs, or community choirs. […]