Ever wanted to know what goes into an opera, start to finish? PBS did this fantastic video special on the Tri-Cities Opera’s production of Glory Denied (music by Tom Cipullo, based on the book by Tom Philpott). Watch the full video here. Our favorite line in the video? “Music is the greatest tool to letContinue reading “Behind the Scenes of Glory Denied”
Category Archives: Composers
Learning the Essentials with Mark Lawson
Guest post by Mark Lawson Here is a quick quiz…..what are five choral pieces that every high school or college student should sing before they are conductors themselves? Is there a common set of pieces that make up the core repertoire? Most of us in the choral world can agree on many pieces that shouldContinue reading “Learning the Essentials with Mark Lawson”
Neil Harmon: Featured Sacred Composer
This month we’re featuring composer Neil Harmon! Acclaimed as “one of the finest products of the American organist school,” [La Nuova Venezia] Neil Harmon enjoys a career as organist, conductor, composer, and teacher. He is Director of Music and Organist at Grace United Methodist Church in Wilmington, Delaware, where he directs a semiprofessional choir, aContinue reading “Neil Harmon: Featured Sacred Composer”
Tried & True Works for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter
Guest post by Kelly Dobbs-Mickus At MorningStar, we strive to publish liturgical music that makes a meaningful contribution to the repertoire. As you prepare for Lent and Easter, perhaps looking for some new ideas, take a few minutes to explore these tried and true editions, from Hal Hopson’s subdued Lenten Prayer to Randall Thompson’s iconicContinue reading “Tried & True Works for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter”
Tips for Opera Composers to Get Produced
Guest post by Michael Ching In the first week of January, the National Opera Association gathered in New Orleans for its annual conference. An association of mainly college and university operas, the NOA is an important market for new operas. The three day gathering featured a performance at Loyola Opera Theatre of composer Tom CipulloContinue reading “Tips for Opera Composers to Get Produced”
Chimera | Featured Recording
This month we’re featuring Chimera, a new recording out on Albany Records, performed by the Scott/Garrison Duo, and featuring music by ECS composer John David Earnest, among others. Earnest’s pieces open and close this recording, starting with his Chimera Waltzes for flute, bass flute, clarinet, and piano, and closing with Serenade and Dance for clarinet andContinue reading “Chimera | Featured Recording”
After Life | New Orleans Production
In January 2018, Loyola University New Orleans gave an excellent production of composer Tom Cipullo’s and librettist David Mason’s opera, After Life. The piece won the Dominick Argento Chamber Opera Competition, granted by the National Opera Association (NOA) and was attended by the public as well as members of NOA. About the Competition From NOA:Continue reading “After Life | New Orleans Production”
ICYMI: 10 Things Every Opera Composer Should Know
The National Opera Association hosted their annual conference in New Orleans last week. Composers Michael Ching and Tom Cipullo collaborated to give a great session on getting new opera produced, complete with Ching singing a selection from his hit opera, Speed Dating Tonight. Both Cipullo and Ching have experienced great success in getting their operasContinue reading “ICYMI: 10 Things Every Opera Composer Should Know”
Martin Luther King Jr. | A Sermon From the Mountain
Remembering Dr. King by turning to composer Alice Parker’s tribute, A Sermon From the Mountain. This work for chorus, solo baritone, strings, guitar, percussion, and organ takes a six-movement form. Composer Alice Parker writes: A Sermon From the Mountain is a tribute to the slain leader of the non-violent movement in this country. It wasContinue reading “Martin Luther King Jr. | A Sermon From the Mountain”
Beauty, Truth, and Insight through Song: Interview with Juliana Hall
This month we’re featuring American art song composer Juliana Hall (b. 1958). A prolific and highly-regarded composer of vocal music, her songs have been described as “brilliant” (Washington Post), “beguiling” (Times of London), and “the most genuinely moving music of the afternoon” (Boston Globe). The NATS Journal of Singing wrote that “Hall’s text setting isContinue reading “Beauty, Truth, and Insight through Song: Interview with Juliana Hall”
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