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    A Florida Story – premieres April 23 in Melbourne, April 24 in Vero Beach as part of “Coast to Coast”

    Concert Takes Audience ‘Coast to Coast’ Space Coast Symphony program features Copland, Gershwin, World Premieres (EAU GALLIE / VERO BEACH, FL) APRIL 2022 – The Space Coast Symphony Orchestra will travel ‘Coast to Coast’ in a program that celebrates Vero Beach, the…

    By R. Michael Daugherty April 19, 2022
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    A FLORIDA STORY

    Premiere is April 23 in Melbourne, April 24 in Vero Beach I met Sean Sexton at a reading of his poetry and immediately wanted to set some of it to music.  Sean is many things – a cattle rancher, Vero…

    By R. Michael Daugherty April 14, 2022
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    A Florida Story performances just one month away – meet Aaron Collins and the SCSO

    Lorraine and I moved to Vero Beach in March of 2015.  We soon came to love the city.  Founded in 1919, its centennial was scheduled for 2019, and I thought about writing a piece to celebrate those 100 years.  It…

    By R. Michael Daugherty March 22, 2022
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    The Energies of Adam – four

    The fourth movement displayed Adam’s determination to succeed on his own terms: Self-Possessed https://www.dropbox.com/s/bhidvi127kzgg2e/Energies%20IV%20NewOld.wav?dl=0 Here is a recent photo of the child, now man, who inspired the piece.  He’s caught listening to a student’s question during one of his classes.

    By R. Michael Daugherty February 17, 2022
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    The Energies of Adam – three

    Additional performances of the work were made possible through the New/Old Quartet Foundation and were jointly supported by a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.  These performances took place on the Community…

    By R. Michael Daugherty February 10, 2022
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    The Energies of Adam (two)

    Lydia Gatling Bardin was the pianist for the New/Old Quartet.  While simultaneously teaching and finishing her Doctoral coursework at the University of Iowa, Mrs. Bardin was offered a job as a Visiting Artist in the NC community college system and…

    By R. Michael Daugherty February 7, 2022
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    The Energies f Adam – 1984 (one)

    In the early 1980s I joined the NC Music Teachers National Association (NCMTA).  In 1984 NCMTA commissioned me as Composer of the Year, with the opportunity to premiere the work at Queens College in Charlotte in October, 1984, during their…

    By R. Michael Daugherty February 3, 2022
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    DISRAELI’S VENICE – 1984

    The piece took its inspiration from reading John Lawson Stoddard’s lectures on Venice.  Stoddard (1850-1931) was an American writer, hymn writer and lecturer who gained popularity through his travelogues.  Oddly, I had a copy of the lectures in books I…

    By R. Michael Daugherty January 31, 2022
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    FULL FATHOM FIVE – 1983

    This is a piece for solo percussionist using 22 traditional and non-traditional instruments.  It was commissioned by Mark Shelton, then a Visiting Artist at Coastal Carolina Community College.  The formal premiere took place in September, 1983, at the Community Arts…

    By R. Michael Daugherty January 27, 2022
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    INNER VARIABLES FOR FLUTE COLLECTIVE

    “The Morning of Christ’s Nativity” (1976) was a commission by Maurice Casey for the Ohio State University Chorale.  However, I began my teaching career at Coastal Carolina Community College rather suddenly (on two-days’ notice) in December, 1976, without leaving notice…

    By R. Michael Daugherty January 24, 2022
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“…eminently embraceable.”

“R. Michael Daugherty’s body of choral works is eminently embraceable. Many specimens are moving, others are whimsical, each presenting its own degree of challenge and nearly all rewarding to both listener and performer.”

— Robert Palmer, music critic Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (retired)

R. Michael Daugherty – Composer
2018-08-06T17:04:23-04:00

— Robert Palmer, music critic Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (retired)

“R. Michael Daugherty’s body of choral works is eminently embraceable. Many specimens are moving, others are whimsical, each presenting its own degree of challenge and nearly all rewarding to both listener and performer.”
https://www.rmichaeldaugherty.com/testimonials/152/

“…honest songs that you can wear for a life time!”

R. Michael Daugherty's songs for soprano are delightful, whether it be a woman's journey through life in Passages, or Emily Dickinson settings of Wagtail dances, Emily in Love, or Songs of Eternity. Tuneful inspiring melodies, thought provoking texts, honest songs that you can wear for a life time!

Alice Pierce, soprano

R. Michael Daugherty – Composer
2018-08-06T17:13:14-04:00

Alice Pierce, soprano

R. Michael Daugherty's songs for soprano are delightful, whether it be a woman's journey through life in Passages, or Emily Dickinson settings of Wagtail dances, Emily in Love, or Songs of Eternity. Tuneful inspiring melodies, thought provoking texts, honest songs that you can wear for a life time!
https://www.rmichaeldaugherty.com/testimonials/honest-songs-that-you-can-wear-for-a-life-time/

“…a festive work…”

Celebration Overture is “a festive work…embodied in a bold, positive new score.”

John W. Lambert, CVNC, an online arts journal in North Carolina

R. Michael Daugherty – Composer
2018-08-06T17:15:27-04:00

John W. Lambert, CVNC, an online arts journal in North Carolina

Celebration Overture is “a festive work…embodied in a bold, positive new score.”
https://www.rmichaeldaugherty.com/testimonials/a-festive-work/

“…an incredible friend to the Philharmonic Association…”

You (R. Michael Daugherty) have been an incredible friend to the Philharmonic Association for so many years. I have enjoyed hearing your many compositions, and Hugh (Partridge) and the young musicians have enjoyed performing them. It has been a special collaboration that we treasure. Thank you for providing this celebratory piece (Celebration Overture) for the 30th Anniversary and Hugh’s final formal concert.

Margaret Partridge, Philharmonic Association Executive Director

R. Michael Daugherty – Composer
2018-08-06T17:16:24-04:00

Margaret Partridge, Philharmonic Association Executive Director

You (R. Michael Daugherty) have been an incredible friend to the Philharmonic Association for so many years. I have enjoyed hearing your many compositions, and Hugh (Partridge) and the young musicians have enjoyed performing them. It has been a special collaboration that we treasure. Thank you for providing this celebratory piece (Celebration Overture) for the 30th Anniversary and Hugh’s final formal concert.
https://www.rmichaeldaugherty.com/testimonials/an-incredible-friend-to-the-philharmonic-association/

“…the songs seem practically to sing themselves.”

The Authentic Cadences of Gerard Manley Hopkins for baritone and organ by R. Michael Daugherty is certainly deserving of mention. The poems are “Let Me Be to Thee,” “Pied Beauty” and “The May Magnificat.” Registrations are apt and helpful. The manuscript is clear and easy to read, the organ part lies well under the fingers, and the songs seem practically to sing themselves. This set of pieces would be a welcome addition to a recital program, and the texts are also appropriate for worship use.

Mary Ann Dodd, “The Fourth Biennial Holtkamp/AGO Award in Organ Composition 1989-1990” published in The American Organist, October 1990

R. Michael Daugherty – Composer
2018-08-06T17:17:40-04:00

Mary Ann Dodd, “The Fourth Biennial Holtkamp/AGO Award in Organ Composition 1989-1990” published in The American Organist, October 1990

The Authentic Cadences of Gerard Manley Hopkins for baritone and organ by R. Michael Daugherty is certainly deserving of mention. The poems are “Let Me Be to Thee,” “Pied Beauty” and “The May Magnificat.” Registrations are apt and helpful. The manuscript is clear and easy to read, the organ part lies well under the fingers, and the songs seem practically to sing themselves. This set of pieces would be a welcome addition to a recital program, and the texts are also appropriate for worship use.
https://www.rmichaeldaugherty.com/testimonials/the-songs-seem-practically-to-sing-themselves/
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R. Michael Daugherty – Composer

Testimonials

“…eminently embraceable.”

“R. Michael Daugherty’s body of choral works is eminently embraceable. Many specimens are moving, others are whimsical, each presenting its...

— Robert Palmer, music critic Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (retired)

R. Michael Daugherty – Composer
2018-08-06T17:04:23-04:00

— Robert Palmer, music critic Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (retired)

“R. Michael Daugherty’s body of choral works is eminently embraceable. Many specimens are moving, others are whimsical, each presenting its own degree of challenge and nearly all rewarding to both listener and performer.”
https://www.rmichaeldaugherty.com/testimonials/152/

“…honest songs that you can wear for a life time!”

R. Michael Daugherty's songs for soprano are delightful, whether it be a woman's journey through life in Passages, or Emily...

Alice Pierce, soprano

R. Michael Daugherty – Composer
2018-08-06T17:13:14-04:00

Alice Pierce, soprano

R. Michael Daugherty's songs for soprano are delightful, whether it be a woman's journey through life in Passages, or Emily Dickinson settings of Wagtail dances, Emily in Love, or Songs of Eternity. Tuneful inspiring melodies, thought provoking texts, honest songs that you can wear for a life time!
https://www.rmichaeldaugherty.com/testimonials/honest-songs-that-you-can-wear-for-a-life-time/

“…a festive work…”

Celebration Overture is “a festive work…embodied in a bold, positive new score.”

John W. Lambert, CVNC, an online arts journal in North Carolina

R. Michael Daugherty – Composer
2018-08-06T17:15:27-04:00

John W. Lambert, CVNC, an online arts journal in North Carolina

Celebration Overture is “a festive work…embodied in a bold, positive new score.”
https://www.rmichaeldaugherty.com/testimonials/a-festive-work/

“…an incredible friend to the Philharmonic Association…”

You (R. Michael Daugherty) have been an incredible friend to the Philharmonic Association for so many years. I have enjoyed...

Margaret Partridge, Philharmonic Association Executive Director

R. Michael Daugherty – Composer
2018-08-06T17:16:24-04:00

Margaret Partridge, Philharmonic Association Executive Director

You (R. Michael Daugherty) have been an incredible friend to the Philharmonic Association for so many years. I have enjoyed hearing your many compositions, and Hugh (Partridge) and the young musicians have enjoyed performing them. It has been a special collaboration that we treasure. Thank you for providing this celebratory piece (Celebration Overture) for the 30th Anniversary and Hugh’s final formal concert.
https://www.rmichaeldaugherty.com/testimonials/an-incredible-friend-to-the-philharmonic-association/

“…the songs seem practically to sing themselves.”

The Authentic Cadences of Gerard Manley Hopkins for baritone and organ by R. Michael Daugherty is certainly deserving of mention....

Mary Ann Dodd, “The Fourth Biennial Holtkamp/AGO Award in Organ Composition 1989-1990” published in The American Organist, October 1990

R. Michael Daugherty – Composer
2018-08-06T17:17:40-04:00

Mary Ann Dodd, “The Fourth Biennial Holtkamp/AGO Award in Organ Composition 1989-1990” published in The American Organist, October 1990

The Authentic Cadences of Gerard Manley Hopkins for baritone and organ by R. Michael Daugherty is certainly deserving of mention. The poems are “Let Me Be to Thee,” “Pied Beauty” and “The May Magnificat.” Registrations are apt and helpful. The manuscript is clear and easy to read, the organ part lies well under the fingers, and the songs seem practically to sing themselves. This set of pieces would be a welcome addition to a recital program, and the texts are also appropriate for worship use.
https://www.rmichaeldaugherty.com/testimonials/the-songs-seem-practically-to-sing-themselves/
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