Beat! Beat! Drums! wins Call for Scores

March 20, 2023

We are thrilled to announce the winners of our 2023 Call for Scores! We received over 40 competitive submissions to this round and we sincerely thank all who entered the competition. The following winning compositions will be performed on our upcoming program, Faces of War, on April 29, 2023. This program is not to be missed! Congratulations to the composers of these winning compositions.

Beat! Beat! Drums! by R. Michael Daugherty
The War Prayer by Steven Mark Kohn
Love Letters from a War by Cherise Leiter
In Newport by Dylan Trần

“…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)

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

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

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/

R. Michael Daugherty – Composer

Beat! Beat! Drums! wins Call for Scores

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“…eminently embraceable.”

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

“…a festive work…”

“…an incredible friend to the Philharmonic Association…”

“…the songs seem practically to sing themselves.”