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Celebrating Paul Bouman

Composer Paul Bouman will turn 100 on August 26, 2018. In a century he has certainly built a legacy, particularly in Lutheran church music. In 2015 the Center for Church Music produced an interview with Bouman (led by another MorningStar composer, Michael Costello), providing a great resource in getting to know the composer quite wellContinue reading “Celebrating Paul Bouman”

Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar Features Juliana Hall

American art song composer Juliana Hall was our January Composer of the Month, and is maintaining a very busy schedule of performances and new compositions. Among her most recent activities, she was asked by famed mezzo soprano Stephanie Blythe, Artistic Director of the Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar (which she founded), to be this year’sContinue reading “Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar Features Juliana Hall”

Featuring Allen Shawn

We’ve been noticing some great videos of Allen Shawn’s work lately, and thought it was about time we did a featured post on the composer, pianist, educator, and author! Read on to learn a bit about Shawn, and definitely check out the videos below to hear his work, listen to an interview, and watch aContinue reading “Featuring Allen Shawn”

Getting Ready for NPM

We’re looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones at the upcoming National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) conference in Baltimore in just a few short weeks! From July 9-13, MorningStar & E. C. Schirmer will have a booth at the event, and partner with NPM to present several sessions that are greatContinue reading “Getting Ready for NPM”

From the Top Features Alistair Coleman

A few months ago we did a short interview with Alistair Coleman, and had a wonderful time getting to know this young composer. We were even more thrilled to learn he received a coveted spot on From the Top, the “nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating the stories, talents, and character of young classically-trained musicians.” InContinue reading “From the Top Features Alistair Coleman”

Getting Ready for AGO

We go to a lot of conferences each year, but few stir as much excitement and preparation from us as the biennial national conference of The American Guild of Organists. We have several performances and sessions coming up at this year’s AGO that we don’t want you to miss! Check out our full schedule below.Continue reading “Getting Ready for AGO”

Everyone Sang: Extended Notes

We’re so thrilled to release David Conte’s 2-disc vocal album Everyone Sang on the Arsis label, a project which has been several years in the making. A modest booklet is included in the physical copy (and viewable here), and we wanted to share extended performer information, program notes, and texts, below. Performers [In order ofContinue reading “Everyone Sang: Extended Notes”

Featured @ NATS

The National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) is one of the newer conferences we’ve added to our summer rounds, and we couldn’t be more excited about it collaborating with this great group! In 2018 we loved hosting a showcase of Juliana Hall‘s music, performed by soprano Amy Petrongelli and pianist Blair Salter, as wellContinue reading “Featured @ NATS”

Invitation: St. Olaf Conference on Worship, Theology and the Arts

Guest post by Mark Stover, Conference Coordinator and Lisa Brown, Conference Administrator. The St. Olaf Conference on Worship, Theology and the Arts offers professional development, spiritual nourishment and networking opportunities for persons engaged in congregational ministry. The conference is offered in partnership with MorningStarMusic Publishers. Are you in need of spiritual refreshment? Do you wantContinue reading “Invitation: St. Olaf Conference on Worship, Theology and the Arts”

May 23, 2018 | A Double-Feature for Juliana Hall

Art song composer Juliana Hall will be featured in two concerts on Wednesday, May 23, 2018—first in the U.K., then in the U.S. a few hours later. At 6:00 PM in London, the new art song series Re-Sung is devoting an entire concert to Hall’s work, touting her as “one of the brightest voices inContinue reading “May 23, 2018 | A Double-Feature for Juliana Hall”