If anyone is still looking for a couple of “light” SATB choral pieces for the holidays, consider Clare Shore’s Three a cappella Carols, published by E.C. Schirmer. To Listen: http://www.clareshore.com/3carols.htm To Order: Canticle Distributors (canticledistributing.com) or Sheetmusicplus.com: (http://bit.ly/1VryzvM) “Suitable for small or large choruses, Clare Shore’s ‘Three a cappella Carols’ utilize traditional English texts in […]
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Robert Applebaum wins 2018 Illinois-ACDA Choral Composition Contest
The winner of the 2018 Illinois-ACDA Choral Composition Contest is Robert Applebaum of Menlo Park, California, for his marvelous piece for SSAA choir, “Rain Music”. In addition to a cash prize of $1,000, Mr. Applebaum had his winning composition performed and recorded by all of the attendees at the IL-ACDA 2018 Summer Retreat this past […]
One from the Folder: Weekly Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choirs
Week 5: Friday, April 20, 2018 “Stepping Westward” by Libby Larsen Text by Denise Levertov SAA w div, oboe, handbells, marimba “Stepping Westward,” composed in 1995, using text by author Denise Levertov from Poems 1960-1967, focuses on pioneer and frontierswomen from the Old West, sharing their tales of sacrifice, hardship, loss, joy, and independence. Larsen’s […]
Music Within Reach: Christmas in August, Baroque-Style!
It is safe to say that there are certain choral works we hear around the holidays year after year after year. They are time-honored, audiences love them, and our adult choirs know them very well. But there are many other pieces that work well at Christmastime that deserve to be shared with our performers and […]
Free Scores to Recently Published Choral Works by Gregory J. Hutter
I have much inventory of recent choral works of mine that were returned to me after I severed my ten-year affiliation with E.C. Schirmer Music Company last year. I am willing to donate these scores (and will even cover the shipping) to any interested parties on the condition that a performance is guaranteed. To peruse […]
Music Within Reach: Classics for Women’s Chorus
There is such a tremendous wealth of newly published music on the scene that sometimes it can be easy to forget about the classics. There are also many pieces from the last few hundred years that have slipped through the cracks, and now editors are actively seeking them out and publishing them for today’s choirs. […]