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		Composers Bureau Dr. David White Composer’s News In March 2006, Dr. White was guest lecturer at the meeting of Baylor Association of Church Musicians, Baylor University , Waco , TX . In fall 2006, David Ashley White began his eighth year as director of the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston , where is hold the Margaret M. Alkek and Margaret Alkek Williams Endowed Chair. Premieres: O Sacrum Convivium, mixed chorus a cappella, was premiered by the Palmer Choir, Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church, Houston , TX , Brady and Courtney Knapp, co-directors. Four other choral works, composed during this reporting period, will be premiered later in fall 2006. In July, Dr. White’s newest collection of hymns, New Harmony: A Harp of Thousand Strings, created in collaboration with hymn poet Richard Leach, was introduced at the annual convention of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada , held at DePauw University , Greencastle , IN. Performances: The Blue Estuaries, for mixed chorus a cappella, was sung in June by the Chamber Choir from Cal State Fullerton, John Alexander, conductor, on its five-city tour of Australia . Preces & Responses, also for a cappella chorus, was performed by two American cathedral choirs during their residencies in important English churches in August: the Choir of Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City , MO , John Schaefer, choirmaster, in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford ; and the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Houston , Robert Simpson, choirmaster, in Westminster Abbey. Among more than 100 reported American performances during this period were these: Homages, for mezzo-soprano, viola, and piano, performed by Valerie Komar, Erica Burton, and Keiko Sekino, at the Steans Vocal Chamber Music Program, Ravinia Festival, IL; and Four Madrigals by Michelangelo, soprano, violin, and piano, at the Grandin Festival, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, OH. New Publications: Alliance Music Publications, Inc., Houston, TX, Songs from Old Plum Grove, mixed chorus & piano; E.C. Schirmer, Boston, MA, O Taste and See, mixed chorus a cappella; Paraclete Press, Orleans, MA, I Sought the Lord, SAB & keyboard; King of Glory, King of Peace, mixed chorus, trumpet, & organ; St. James Music Press (Sewanee Composers Project Series, Vol. 16), Where Is This Stupendous Stranger?, mixed chorus & organ; Selah Publishing Company, Pittsburgh, PA, Come, Holy Spirit, mixed chorus, flute, & organ; Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us, mixed chorus & organ; Night Cries, solo organ; New Harmony: A Harp of Thousand Strings, a collection of 28 hymns, in collaboration with hymn poet Richard Leach New Recording: Fanfare for Saint Anthony & For the Means of Grace and for the Hope of Glory, both organ solo, and Triptych: Prelude, Capriccio, and Hymn, organ & brass quintet; included on Sinfonia Festiva, a CD featuring works of three composers (Daniel Gawthorp, Craig Phillips, and DAW), performed by Paul Skevington, organ, and members of The Washington Symphonic Brass (Summit Records, DCD 436) Contact Information E-mail: dwhite@uh.edu (work) dawhite@wt.net (home) Alphabetical List Categories Search Pan Pipes Annual Composer Updates Composers Bureau Archives Music for Young People Publishers More American Music Links
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Dr. David White

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