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One Week Left!
Posted on January 24, 2012 at 7:34 pm
911 videos from 45 different countries thus far. ONE WEEK LEFT TO JOIN THE VIRTUAL CHOIR. MAKE HISTORY WITH US.
Soaring Leap: Columbus; May 3rd, 2012
Posted on January 23, 2012 at 9:13 pm
It’s official: Soaring Leap: Columbus, Ohio; Thursday, May 3rd. We’ll spend the day at Capital University, singing and exploring the music together. Join us!
Photo by Nhick Ramiro.
The European Premiere of The Chelsea Carol, Jan. 25, 2012
Posted on January 21, 2012 at 11:09 pm
Wednesday night, Jan. 25th, I’ll be conducting the European premiere of my new work for choir and organ, The Chelsea Carol. 6:45 Vespers service in the Sidney Sussex chapel, Cambridge. (And you’ll get to hear a mountain of other beautiful music performed by Dr. David Skinner and The Choir of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, including Super flumina Babylonis (Palestrina) and Magnificat Primi Toni (De Rore). Join us!
Join The Commissioning Consortium: Goodnight Moon for SATB Choir and Piano
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 2:30 pm
Over the past six years I must have read Goodnight Moon to my son a thousand times, maybe more. Somewhere around reading number 500 I began hearing little musical fragments as I read, and over time those fragments began to blossom into a simple, sweet lullaby. I knew it was a long shot, but I asked my manager, Claire Long, to contact HarperCollins and see if they would allow the text to be set to music. To my surprise and delight they agreed – the first time they had ever allowed Goodnight Moon to be used in such a way.
I composed the piece relatively quickly, setting the text for harp, string orchestra, and my wife, soprano Hila Plitmann. (It will appear on the new Decca album, out this Spring).
Now I would like to adapt Goodnight Moon for mixed chorus and piano, and I would like to extend the invitation to choirs, ensembles and conductors to join a commissioning consortium. Members of the consortium will be granted exclusive performing rights from August 1st, 2012 to January 1st, 2013, and the name of the school or ensemble and their musical director will appear in the score, to be published by Chester Music. A single ‘lead commissioner’ will be granted the very first performance, the opportunity to give the piece its world premiere.
Like so many other parents, Goodnight Moon is so close to my heart. Thank you for helping me bring this piece into the world.
Please, Don’t Wait
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 11:38 pm
This is a timeline showing the precise dates when singers submitted their Virtual Choir 2.0 videos. I am genuinely concerned that we are going to crash the servers if everyone waits until the last day. YOU CAN DO THIS. I BELIEVE IN YOU.








































Soaring Leap: Columbus; May 3rd, 2012
The European Premiere of The Chelsea Carol, Jan. 25, 2012
Join The Commissioning Consortium: Goodnight Moon for SATB Choir and Piano
Please, Don’t Wait
Defending John Williams
Virtual Choir 3: Water Night
Virtual Choir 3
E.E. Cummings Reads His "i thank You God for most this amazing day"
Two New E.E. Cummings Settings (With Recording!)