2022 Edwin Fissinger Choral Composition Prizes NDSU Challey School of Music honors the legacy and traditions of noted choral composer and long-time NDSU choral conductor Edwin Fissinger with its annual choral composition competition. Guidelines Entries should be: • for mixed choir (SATB), divisi is acceptable • unaccompanied, or with keyboard accompaniment, obbligato instruments ok • […]
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Twelve Songs by Zemlinsky arranged for Soprano Solo, SATB Chorus, and Piano or Chamber Orchestra
I wrote my 1993 doctoral dissertation based on this set of songs. Nearly all of Zemlinsky’s music entered the Public Domain in 2012. In 2017–2018, I completed a newly edited piano/vocal score which includes my own English translations. I also orchestrated the songs and created versions of them for soprano solo and SATB chorus. Copyright […]
“Twelve Songs” by Zemlinsky arranged for Soprano Solo, SATB Chorus, and Piano or Chamber Orchestra
1. Abduction (Entführung) – Stefan George2. Summer (Sommer) – Kalidasa3. Spring (Frühling) – Kalidasa4. Now Is the Time (Jetzt ist die Zeit) – Kalidasa5. The Rejected (Die Verschmähte) – Amaru6. The Autumn Wind (Der Wind des Herbstes) – Kalidasa7. Misery (Elend) – Langston Hughes8. Harlem Dancer (Harlem Tänzerin) – Claude McKay9. African Dance (Afrikanischer Tanz) – Langston Hughes10. Give Me a Song Again (Gib ein Lied mir wieder)– Stefan George11. The Time of Rain (Regenzeit) – […]
Indigenous Composers Choral Composition Competition – Call for Scores
Deadline Extended to March 1, 2022! Indigenous Composers Choral Composition Competition This call for scores by the University Chorale at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro specifically seeks to amplify the voices and compositions of composers who identify as Indigenous, Native peoples of the Americas, and/or First Nations, and write in any compositional style […]
Creating Transformative Experiences: Recharging
From my experience, Thanksgiving falls at just the right time of year. There is something magical about eating good food with friends and family, followed by a day of total rest and relaxation right before December. At least that’s been my tradition. This year, that rhythm has been restored for me. I grew up in […]
One from the Folder: Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choir
#74: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
“Controlled Burn” by Dessa and Jocelyn Hagen
SSA, string quartet, piano
This work is part of a Graphite Publishing Collaboration project – involving cooperative artistic endeavors from Dessa and Jocelyn Hagen. Dessa is a singer, rapper, and hip-hop artist; Jocelyn is a composer, theorist, and performer. Together, they created this piece for accompanied choir titled “Controlled Burn.”