Today, ECS Publishing Group mourns and honors beloved composer Leo Nestor, who passed away on Sunday. Leo Nestor has been a fixture of E.C. Schirmer’s catalog since 1990. Primarily a composer of choral music, Nestor has published dozens of works through E.C. Schirmer and MorningStar Music Publishers, as well as Oxford University Press, GIA Publications,Continue reading “In Memoriam: Leo Nestor”
Category Archives: Composers
The Quiet Series | Piano Collections by Thomas Keesecker
In the winter of 2016 and 2017, composer Thomas Keesecker composed a set of piano pieces, which would go on to grow into a hugely popular series. Keesecker saw a need for uncomplicated, introspective, hymn-based pieces that would serve to help us reflect on the themes of the season. With that need in mind, TheContinue reading “The Quiet Series | Piano Collections by Thomas Keesecker”
Juliana Hall Featured on NewMusicBox
We always love a good composer interview, and this one’s extra exciting for us. Thanks to New Music Box for their work getting to know Juliana Hall, and especially for the video they created! Read the full interview here.
“The piece almost wrote itself…” | Matthew Emery’s “Lead Us Home”
Composer Matthew Emery’s piece Lead Us Home, which has only been published for a few months, has already had a significant number of performances and toured Europe and Canada. This is thanks to the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, who, at the end of each of their concerts while on tour, stand and perform theContinue reading ““The piece almost wrote itself…” | Matthew Emery’s “Lead Us Home””
Clare Shore News & Interview
Clare Shore’s Day Tripping for violin, cello and piano will be performed in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall on July 20th, 2019 by Trio Casals to celebrate the upcoming PARMA Recordings’ release of Trio Casals’ new CD MOTO QUARTO. Other composers whose works are represented on the CD features works are David Nisbet Stewart, Emma-Ruth Richards,Continue reading “Clare Shore News & Interview”
From Gwyneth Walker: The Morning Train
We invited composer Gwyneth Walker to write a quick post about her new multi-movement release, The Morning Train. Greetings to my Choral Director colleagues. During this time of the year (Spring), most of us are heavily involved with our concerts—at schools, colleges, and community venues. I find myself on the go more than ever. AndContinue reading “From Gwyneth Walker: The Morning Train”
Daron Hagen: Duet with the Past
Composer Daron Hagen’s memoir, Duet with the Past, was released this spring. A rare look at the depth and breadth of an artist’s experience, we had a chance to ask the author a few questions and get an understanding of how the book came to be. In just the first few pages of the book,Continue reading “Daron Hagen: Duet with the Past”
What They’re Saying: The Music of Juliana Hall
Press Quotes “beguiling” – Noel Goodwin (Times of London) “a brilliant cycle of songs” – Joseph McLellan (The Washington Post) “the most genuinely moving music of the afternoon” – Richard Dyer (Boston Globe) “beautiful in ways both traditional and strikingly original” – Robert Faires (The Austin Chronicle) “These songs were intimate, melancholy, haunting…legitimate modern heirsContinue reading “What They’re Saying: The Music of Juliana Hall”
Juliana Hall Song Cycle to be premiered by renowned mezzo Stephanie Blythe
Post by David Sims Renowned mezzo soprano Stephanie Blythe will premiere a new song cycle by composer Juliana Hall on Saturday, January 19, 2019 at the Sparks & Wiry Cries’ first songSLAM Festival at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City. Complete information about the songSLAM Festival – including links to purchaseContinue reading “Juliana Hall Song Cycle to be premiered by renowned mezzo Stephanie Blythe”
Stephanie Blythe on Art Song
Our friends at Sparks & Wiry Cries did this excellent interview with mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe ahead of their songSLAM festival. The festival will feature world premieres by Juliana Hall and Scott Gendel. Watch to find out what this great artist has to say about connecting with an audience, the importance of modern composers, and beingContinue reading “Stephanie Blythe on Art Song”
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