- "Memories from the Continents," commissioned by the Santa Fe Flute Choir directed by Carol Redman, is coming soon! Preview
performances begin at New Mexico galleries in Madrid and Pecos in May. The premiere performance, scheduled at 5:30 pm on June 4, 2010, is
part of Santa Fe's Music on Barcelona concert series.
- ASCAP just informed us that Arturo Sandoval performed Roberta Mandel's composition "Oscar"
at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Inspired by Oscar Peterson, this is one of many fabulous jazz
compositions by Ms. Mandel in her book Jazz Tunes for Friends. Explore, if you dare,
the New York chords of Roberta Mandel and read about Oscar Peterson and other jazz greats! Order by email or call 505.992.2524.
- The 8-Minute Genetically-Modified Opera premiered on January 2, 2009. Horn player William Ballowe and theatrical vocalist
Elizabeth Mitchell commissioned Valarie Morris to compose the work. Mr. Ballowe and Ms. Mitchell performed the work with pianist Glen Smerage at the
Music on Barcelona series in Santa Fe.
- Our new photo of composer Valarie Morris was created by Santa Fe photographer Clare Lighton. We also have a new brochure for music commissions
by Valarie Morris. If you'd like us to mail a brochure to you, please send your name and address to email or call 505.992.2524.
- The Johnsons of Madrid Galleries in Madrid, New Mexico, featured Santa Fe Brass on September 13, 2008,
who performed 3 new brass quintets by Valarie Morris. Listen to
sound clips of these new works, with live recording
of "Circus" by sound engineer Rick Bolton, rbolton@fastermac.net. Thank you, Rick!
- We are pleased to award flutist Alma Martinez a one-year subscription to "Flute Talk"
magazine. Alma, a gifted and talented 10th grade musician at Santa Fe's Capital High School,
was highly recommended by teachers William Korte and Guru Das Singh Khalsa to receive our award.
Alma, an excellent player, reader, student, and leader who generously shares her music and knowledge
with others, is dedicated and motivated to see herself and her band be successful. Go Alma!
- Songs of Patriots presents a fascinating, and rarely heard,
musical history tour of our country's songs from the mid-1700s on. Songs discovered in the archives, not
published in other collections, show our country as soldiers and writers saw it. Voting rights were always at risk.
Various versions and parodies of lyrics, some with pointed and all too familiar critiques of our government.
You'll be amazed. Includes the very first patriotic song ever published. Historical notes about each song at the end
of the book. 30 tunes and 84 pages. All arrangements plus an original by Valarie Morris. Piano/vocal, guitar/vocal,
accordion/vocal.
- In 2008, Valarie Morris completed four commissions for The Scott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation. Order our arrangement of Fig Leaf Rag, composed by Scott Joplin in
1908. See our complete listing of arrangements of Scott Joplin tunes. Most
arrangements are available for two levels of pianists.
- Note from teacher Mari Haig in December 2007 about our
Animal Anthology books: "I'm enjoying your books a lot. They're unusual and that makes it really fun to play
the music. My cello students suddenly got interested in practicing and it's helped everything!" Books are also
available for violins, violas, wind instruments, piano, and accordion.
- The New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) selected "Do a Duet" and "Frolic"
(bassoon duets), "Serenade" (vibraphone solo with piano accompaniment), "What a Day!" (collection of
mix and match duets, bassoon book and percussion book), and "What a Week!"
(collection of viola duets) for their festival list through 2012. Order now! Titles also available for other instruments.
- Music by Valarie Morris is available in over 360
stores across the US, in Canada, and in Germany.
- The premieres of "Cloud Dances," a woodwind quintet,
plus "Opening Night" and "Propaganda," two string quartets, were very well received at the Music on Barcelona
series in Santa Fe, New Mexico in September 2007. "Cloud Dances" was commissioned on behalf of
Kammermusik Workshops, Inc. "Opening Night" was commissioned
by Roberta Mandel. You can order the sheet music at stores across the US
and Canada.
- Listen to clips of "Early Morning", "Late Afternoon", and "Mid Night", our newest publications for
handbell choir.
- You won't want to miss the songs in "Becoming a Butterfly: How to Raise Monarch
Butterflies," a delightful and educational new piano/vocal book based on the original booklet by Jane Morris and Pat Rahmann.
- Our catalog features cover art by Santa Fe artist Mark Frossard. If you'd like a catalog, please send email or call 505.992.2524 with your mailing address. We also have an online catalog of print music and recordings.
- The World Premiere of "Voices of Shekhinah: Four Illuminations" (full orchestra and 4 voices), commissioned by the Tifereth Israel Synagogue for its 100th Anniversary and performed on Nov. 12 and 15, was a success! Read the review published in the San Diego Jewish Times. Fabulous vocalists Anna Bjarnson-Carson, Sylvia Lorraine Hartman, Ava Baker Liss, and Julienne McWhirter wowed the audiences. Paintings by Viviana Lombrozo. Conducted by David Amos. Music and libretto by Valarie Morris. This work was funded in part by the Composer Assistance Program of the American Music Center.
- The Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada selected Valarie Morris' arrangment of Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" for their 2005 Popular Selection Syllabus. Other of her arrangements of Scott Joplin's tunes were commissioned by the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation for their annual Joplin festivals: Maple Leaf Rag (2003), The Cascades (2004), and Leola (2005). Solo piano. Some also for solo accordion.
- See the music selected from Sandscape Publications by the University Interscholastic League (UIL) in Texas for their Prescribed Music List, the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC), the world's largest philanthropic music organization, and the Music Teachers Association of California (MTAC).
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