A WORD FROM YOUR ACCOMPANIST by Benjamin Amenta As an adolescent in high school who enjoyed playing solo piano, I was somewhat of a star. Pianists sometimes get to be stars too, you know. In world class solo piano, some of the brightest were Franz Liszt and Clara Wieck Schumann in the nineteenth […]
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Scope, lyricism, and emotional directness Eric William Barnum’s “After Music” | MusicSpoke
Eric William Barnum pens music that possesses an emotional directness without being too saccharine, accessibility without being corny, and lyricism born of a natural gift rather than a struggle. After Music illustrates all of these qualities that we’ve come to admire in Eric’s work, and more. This piece, for mixed choir SATB and piano accompaniment possesses scope, […]
New Choral Publications from Canada
Cypress Choral Music (Vancouver) has just released two new works by Canadian composer Leonard Enns: THIS DAY (acappella, suitable for good SATB high school chamber choirs and more advanced groups), and a fresh arrangement of RED RIVER VALLEY for SATB choir with piano or strings (SATB — chamber choirs). Score sample, sound file, order info is […]
Isobel Menton Composition Award
Australian Catholic University is pleased to announce that as part of the celebration of its 25th Anniversary it is initiating a choral composition competition for unpublished and previously unperformed works. The theme this year is CELEBRATION. The award has 3 divisions: Open Division Open to Australian citizens or residents of any age Prize money […]
New Exclusive Pop Choral Editions at Musicnotes
Have you been wondering when you’ll be able to buy choral versions of “Uptown Funk,” “Sugar,” “Chandelier,” “Geronimo,” “FourFiveSeconds,” and more? Look no further than here: http://mnot.es/1DsTtm5 I’m pleased to announce a new series of exclusive pop-choral arrangements that we’ve created at Musicnotes. These are brand-new, highly singable choral versions of the hottest pop […]
Alexander Ruggieri Memorial Music Scholarship Seeks Applicants and Donors (Southern California)
Alexander Ruggieri Memorial Music Scholarship Seeks Applicants and Donors for Third Annual Award The Ruggieri Scholarship Committee, under the fiscal sponsorship of the San Gabriel Valley Choral Company (SGVCC), is looking forward to awarding the third annual Alexander Ruggieri Memorial Music Scholarship this spring. This award was established to honor Mr. Ruggieri—conductor, composer, and […]