Choir & Organ Review

Despite getting the name slightly garbled (the piece is called The Promises of Isaiah the Prophet not “The Settings…”) reviewer Brian Morton, writing for British publication Choir & Organ, refers to my piece as “a bit of a revelation” and correctly notes that the Thomas Tallis work which precedes it on this new recording was the creative impetus for the work. The Renaissance Men (for whom I served as Composer-in-Residence for several years) did a […]

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RenMen Recording Receives 4.5 Stars

    The Promises of Isaiah the Prophet for TTBB a cappella chorus by American composer Daniel E. Gawthrop is prominently featured on a new CD from the Renaissance Men called “RenMen Laments.” Gawthrop served for several years as Composer-in-Residence to this professional men’s vocal ensemble, based in Boston, Massachusetts. RenMen Laments, their first commercially produced studio recording was released in February on the Navona Records label and among the earliest reviews was one from […]

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New For Christmas 2019

New Choral Titles for Christmas (new organ music listed below) Hope of Israel (soloists, chorus & orchestra) This 48-minute cantata for Advent or Christmas features soprano and baritone soloists, SATB chorus and a small orchestra.  Check it out What Wondrous Light  (SATB chorus a cappella; excerpt from Hope of Israel) “What wondrous light does now descend? What wondrous song now sings my heart?” Check it out Before the Paling of the Stars (SATB chorus & […]

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Sing Me to Heaven – the Real Story

It’s time to offer the whole story, the full length unexpurgated account, complete with never-before-seen footage, the “lost” episodes, the secrets behind the special effects, and much more, of Sing Me to Heaven. As a composer I am asked more questions about this little piece than any other title in my catalog. People in general, but singers in particular, seem taken by the way in which the words and the music of this short anthem work […]

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