Manhattan Beach Music

THE SHAKERS The Shakers were a religious sect who splintered from a Quaker community in the mid-1700's in Manchester, England. Known then derisively as 'Shaking Quakers' because of the passionate shak...

Frank Ticheli Composition Contest Winner

Frank Ticheli Composition Contest Winner

PREFACE TO THE SECOND PRINTING 1993 'Sinfonia V: Symphonia Sacra et Profana 'was composed in the Summer of 1973 at Brielle, New Jersey, on commission from the University City High School Wind Ensemble...

Stylistically diverse - tranquil, spirited pastoral, sensitive, energetic - exhibiting a remarkable palette, the five movements of SINFONIA IX form a unique symphonic statement. Movement I, 'Prelude',...

Stylistically diverse - tranquil, spirited pastoral, sensitive, energetic - exhibiting a remarkable palette, the five movements of SINFONIA IX form a unique symphonic statement. Movement I, 'Prelude',...

It was a happy coincidence that the commission for SINFONIA XVI: TRANSCENDENTAL VIENNA came from the Henry David Thoreau School located in Vienna, Virginia. Thoreau is one of the 'magic' names in Amer...

It was a happy coincidence that the commission for SINFONIA XVI: TRANSCENDENTAL VIENNA came from the Henry David Thoreau School located in Vienna, Virginia. Thoreau is one of the 'magic' names in Amer...

Program Note SINFONIA XVII: THE FOUR WINDS was commissioned by the Charles D. Evans Junior High School Band & Orchestra Boosters of Ottumwa, Iowa for the Evans Junior High School Wind Symphony, Philli...

Program Note SINFONIA XVII: THE FOUR WINDS was commissioned by the Charles D. Evans Junior High School Band & Orchestra Boosters of Ottumwa, Iowa for the Evans Junior High School Wind Symphony, Philli...

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Much of the sound-texture/open-form music composed during the last several decades has been intended for orchestra; Streets and Inroads tries to balance the scales, as it were, by providing materials...

Much of the sound-texture/open-form music composed during the last several decades has been intended for orchestra; Streets and Inroads tries to balance the scales, as it were, by providing materials...