Choral Featured Composer

Michael Burkhardt: Featured Sacred Composer

This month we got to know composer Michael Burkhardt, who is particularly known for his skill as an organist, choral clinician, hymn festival leader, and for his creative work with children. How did you first become involved with music? I became first involved with music when my grandmother, a self-trained church organist, taught me toContinue reading “Michael Burkhardt: Featured Sacred Composer”

James Biery Interview | Featured Sacred Composer

This month we spent some time getting to know composer and music minister James Biery. How did you first become involved with music, and what drew you to composition? I was fascinated by music from an early age, starting piano lessons at age seven and then organ at eleven. As a teenager, I discovered thatContinue reading “James Biery Interview | Featured Sacred Composer”

K. Lee Scott Interview | Featured Sacred Composer

This month we interviewed K. Lee Scott, a composer known for his extensive collection of original choral works and his Alabama roots. How did you first become involved with music, and what drew you to composition? I started music lessons when my father received a piano from a gentleman who offered it as partial paymentContinue reading “K. Lee Scott Interview | Featured Sacred Composer”

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”

Susan LaBarr: Choral Composer of the Month

“Counterpoint is not scary.” Getting to know composer Susan LaBarr and how she works. How did you get involved with music, and when did you begin composing? I have sung in choirs and played the piano since I was little. I’m fortunate that my parents were always very supportive of my music, and there wasContinue reading “Susan LaBarr: Choral Composer of the Month”