[NEohioPAL]new Christmas piece for SATB and oboe

Sat Jul 24 06:55:42 PDT 2004

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Local composer (Beachwood) Alan Higbee won the 2003 "Welcome Christmas!" =
Carol Contest sponsored by The American Composers Forum and =
VocalEssence, a Minneapolis choir directed by Philip Brunelle.  The =
winning composition is a fresh setting of In The Bleak Midwinter using a =
newly-composed melody. It is set for unaccompanied SATB choir and oboe. =
If you would like to consider this work for your winter concert, please =
contact Alan Higbee for a preview copy of In The Bleak Midwinter.

Alan Higbee has since won the Long Island Arts Council's 30th =
Anniversary Choral Composition Competition with his setting of a Tagore =
text entitled My Song Will Speak.  Set for SATB choir and piano, this =
piece was premiered by the Bel Canto Chorale on May 8, 2004 at the =
Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City, NY.  My Song Will Speak has =
been accepted for publication by Hal Leonard Music and will be available =
later this year.

Higbee is currently completing a commission for the Association for =
Music in International Schools.  His new work for women's voices will be =
premiered at the High School Honors Music Festival at the John F. =
Kennedy School in Berlin, Germany in March 2005.

Other works by Higbee include:
 three songs for SSA choir and piano: 1. The Spider and the Fly  2. The =
Silver Swan  3. The Camel's Lament
Waly, Waly  organ/flute
God of Beauty SATB/piano
Kum Ba Yah SSATBB with tenor solo
Songs From The Crescent Moon for high voice and piano
  1. Bless This Child  2. The Flower School   3. My Song Will Speak
Ain't no Hurry  TTBB or SATB
Lord of the Dance  SATB/piano,bass,congas,percussion

Please feel free to contact the composer regarding any of his works or =
to discuss commissioning a new composition.

Alan J. Higbee
24457 Tunbridge Lane
Beachwood, OH 44122
216-595-1262
higbee at chsaviour.org

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Local composer (Beachwood) Alan Higbee =
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<STRONG>2003 "Welcome Christmas!" Carol Contest</STRONG> sponsored by =
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American Composers Forum and VocalEssence, a Minneapolis choir directed =
by=20
Philip Brunelle.  The winning composition is a fresh setting =
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<STRONG>In The Bleak Midwinter</STRONG> using a newly-composed =
melody. It=20
is set for unaccompanied SATB choir and oboe. <STRONG><EM>If you =
would like=20
to consider this work for your winter concert, please contact Alan =
Higbee for a=20
preview copy of In The Bleak Midwinter.</EM></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Alan Higbee has since won the =
<STRONG>Long=20
Island Arts Council's 30th Anniversary Choral Composition=20
Competition</STRONG> with his setting of a Tagore text entitled =
<STRONG>My Song=20
Will Speak</STRONG>.  Set for SATB choir and piano, this piece was=20
premiered by the Bel Canto Chorale on May 8, 2004 at the Cathedral of =
the=20
Incarnation in Garden City, NY.  <STRONG>My Song Will =
Speak</STRONG> has=20
been accepted for publication by <STRONG>Hal Leonard Music</STRONG> and =
will be=20
available later this year.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Higbee is currently completing a =
commission for the=20
<STRONG>Association for Music in International Schools.</STRONG>  =
His new=20
work for women's voices will be premiered at the High School Honors =
Music=20
Festival at the <STRONG>John F. Kennedy School in Berlin, =
Germany</STRONG> in=20
March 2005.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Other works by Higbee =
include:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> three songs for SSA choir and =
piano:=20
<STRONG>1. The Spider and the Fly  2. The Silver Swan  3. The =
Camel's=20
Lament</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Waly, Waly</STRONG> =20
organ/flute</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>God of=20
Beauty</STRONG> SATB/piano</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Kum Ba Yah</STRONG> SSATBB =
with tenor=20
solo</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Songs From The Crescent =
Moon</STRONG> for=20
high voice and piano</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>  1. Bless This Child  2. The =
Flower=20
School   3. My Song Will Speak</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Ain't no Hurry</STRONG>  =
TTBB or=20
SATB</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><STRONG>Lord of the =
Dance</STRONG> =20
SATB/piano,bass,congas,percussion</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please feel free to contact the =
composer regarding=20
any of his works or to discuss commissioning a new =
composition.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Alan J. Higbee</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>24457 Tunbridge Lane</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Beachwood, OH 44122</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>216-595-1262</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"mailto:higbee at chsaviour.org">higbee at chsaviour.org</A></FONT></DIV=
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