News
River Moons to be included on upcoming Shadows on the Stars CD from Oregon Repertory Singers and Artistic Director Ethan Sperry!
On October 19, 2018, Oregon Repertory Singers (ORS) under the direction of Ethan Sperry will release their newest CD: Shadows on the Stars: Music by Morten Lauridsen and Pacific NW Composers. I’m delighted to have ORS’ fantastic live performance recording of my work River Moons included on this CD, along with works by several Pacific NW composer colleagues, including Giselle Wyers, Joan Szymko, and Stacey Philipps, amongst others. The feature work on the disc is Morten Lauridsen’s Madrigali, and also includes his Sure on This Shining Night. The CD is on the esteemed Gothic label (G-49318) and will be available worldwide on Oct. 19, 2018. I’ll add a link to this space where you can purchase the CD once it’s available.
Featured Works
Looking for Advent and Christmas repertoire?
Please consider one of the following works from my catalog:
A solis ortus cardine – Variations on a 5th-c. Christmas Hymn
Alma Redemptoris Mater – Double SATB choir, a cappella
Invocation from This Night – SATB a cappella version
The Great “O” Antiphons – 7 settings for SATB choir, a cappella
1. “O” Sapientia (O Wisdom)
2. “O” Adonai
3. “O” Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse)
4. “O” Clavis David (O Key of David)
5. “O” Oriens (O Rising Dawn)
6. “O” Rex gentium (O King of Nations)
7. “O” Emmanuel
This Night – 3 Celtic Christmas settings for SATB choir and harp
1. Invocation
2. The First Miracle
3. Christmas Hail
Movements from both The Great “O” Antiphons and from This Night can be performed individually, in combination with one another, or as full sets.
These works are all available from Muehleisen Music.
Click here to access the order form.
Performances
Oct. 15 – Hope, Bellevue HS Treble Ensemble, Andrew Jacobson, cond.; Oct. 20 – Salut au Monde, (West Coast Premiere) Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble, Loren Pontèn, cond., Nov 4 – Consolation: Requiem for Newtown, Collegiate Community Chorale of SUNY Albany, Michael Pfitzer, cond.; Nov 11 – A Psalm of Life, Seattle Bach Choir, Anne Lyman, cond.; Dec 8 – “O Emmanuel” (from The Great “O” Antiphons), Commotio, Matthew Berry, cond. (UK Premiere, Oxford); Dec 8 – “O Emmanuel” (from The Great “O” Antiphons), Opus 7, Loren Pontèn, cond.
Commissions
Recent World Premieres
Oct. 7, 2017 – Singing Together, Opus 7, Loren Ponten, cond. March 17, 2018 – Pleiades’ Path, Consonare Chorale, Georgina Philippson, poet and cond.
July 12, 2018 – “Humpty Dumpty’s Recitation” from Through the Looking Glass, WA State ACDA Summer Institute Commission (SA or TB choir and piano).
Contact composer for perusal scores of these works.