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Susan LaBarr

Choralosophy

Choral Catalogue

Sarah Quartel

Ryan Main

Amanda Quist

Paul Smith

John Perkins

Johns Hopkins

Isaac Cates

William Bennett

John Rutter

Amesh Adalja

Christopher Harris

Eric Whitacre

Brandon Boyd

Gabriel Jackson

Micah Hendler

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In this episode, you'll hear from Susan LaBarr, composer of "Hold Fast to Dreams" - available for SATB and SSA through Santa Barbara Music Publishing. Susan and I discuss the conception of the piece, dotted quarter notes, commissioning, and the usual non-musical banter. Thank you so much for listening and I hope you check out Susan's choral music catalogue! https://www.giamusic.com/store/walton-music-editor SSA - https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1426 SATB - https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1136

In this episode, you'll hear from Susan LaBarr, composer of "Hold Fast to Dreams" - available for SATB and SSA through Santa Barbara Music Publishing. Susan and I discuss the conception of the piece, dotted quarter notes, commissioning, and the usual non-musical banter. Thank you so much for listening and I hope you check out Susan's choral music catalogue! <a href="https://www.giamusic.com/store/walton-music-editor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.giamusic.com/store/walton-music-editor</a> SSA - <a href="https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1426" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1426</a> SATB - <a href="https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1136" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sbmp.com/SR2.php?CatalogNumber=1136</a>

Hold Fast to Dreams - Susan LaBarr

As we all look forward to an uncertain future in our choral rehearsals, we might also turn our attention to what was an already RAPIDLY changing market for choral sheet music. For a conversation on this topic I reached out to Susan LaBarr, composer and editor for Walton Music. Our conversation was wide ranging from the changes that have occurred over the last 10 years, to her prognostications of things to come. We also discussed common myths about copyright law and the pros and cons of traditional publishing and self publishing.  Discussions: Rules related to performance and recording rights.Changes in the industry pre-covidWhat could the future look like due to increasing use of technology and increased online music learning.What does “educational use” ACTUALLY mean…    Susan LaBarr    Episode 34      Susan LaBarr (b. 1981) is a composer and choral editor living and working in Springfield, Missouri. Her compositions are published by Walton Music, Morningstar Music, and Santa Barbara Music Publishing. Susan has completed commissions for choirs worldwide, most notably Seraphic Fire, the National ACDA Women’s Choir Consortium, and the Texas Choral Director’s Association’s Director’s Chorus. She served as the Missouri Composer Laureate for 2012 and 2013. Her arrangement of Quem pastores laudavere appeared on New York Polyphony’s 2014 Grammy- nominated album, Sing Thee Nowell. Her work for mezzo soprano and piano, Little Black Book, was premiered at Carnegie Hall in October 2019. Central to Susan’s musical vocabulary is the knowledge she gained from studying with Alice Parker at her home in Hawley, Massachusetts, where she attended the Composer’s Workshop and Melody Studies Workshop. Susan attended Missouri State University in Springfield, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in music and a Master of Music in music theory. Susan, her husband Cameron, and their son Elliott reside in Springfield, Missouri, where Cameron is the Director of Choral Studies at Missouri State University and Susan works as Editor of Walton Music. Susan’s Notes from the episode Receive 10% Discount on your orders at http://www.graphitepublishing.com where you will find the works of Jocelyn Hagen, Eric Barnum, Timothy C. Takach,Paul Rudoi and MANY more.

As we all look forward to an uncertain future in our choral rehearsals, we might also turn our attention to what was an already RAPIDLY changing market for choral sheet music. For a conversation on this topic I reached out to Susan LaBarr, composer and editor for Walton Music. Our conversation was wide ranging from the changes that have occurred over the last 10 years, to her prognostications of things to come. We also discussed common myths about copyright law and the pros and cons of traditional publishing and self publishing. Discussions: <ul><li>Rules related to performance and recording rights.</li><li>Changes in the industry pre-covid</li><li>What could the future look like due to increasing use of technology and increased online music learning.</li><li>What does “educational use” ACTUALLY mean…</li></ul> Susan LaBarr Episode 34 Susan LaBarr (b. 1981) is a composer and choral editor living and working in Springfield, Missouri. Her compositions are published by Walton Music, Morningstar Music, and Santa Barbara Music Publishing. Susan has completed commissions for choirs worldwide, most notably Seraphic Fire, the National ACDA Women’s Choir Consortium, and the Texas Choral Director’s Association’s Director’s Chorus. She served as the Missouri Composer Laureate for 2012 and 2013. Her arrangement of Quem pastores laudavere appeared on New York Polyphony’s 2014 Grammy- nominated album, Sing Thee Nowell. Her work for mezzo soprano and piano, Little Black Book, was premiered at Carnegie Hall in October 2019. Central to Susan’s musical vocabulary is the knowledge she gained from studying with Alice Parker at her home in Hawley, Massachusetts, where she attended the Composer’s Workshop and Melody Studies Workshop. Susan attended Missouri State University in Springfield, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in music and a Master of Music in music theory. Susan, her husband Cameron, and their son Elliott reside in Springfield, Missouri, where Cameron is the Director of Choral Studies at Missouri State University and Susan works as Editor of Walton Music. <h2><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1roFMFAGfWSjczmmgtrcoVj8KjenkEMMnFOXltBUk-PI/edit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Susan’s Notes from the episode</a></h2> <a href="www.graphitepublishing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a>Receive 10% Discount on your orders at <a href="http://www.graphitepublishing.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.graphitepublishing.com</a> where you will find the works of Jocelyn Hagen, Eric Barnum, Timothy C. Takach, Paul Rudoi and MANY more.

Episode 34: Copyright Law Myths and the Future of Choral Publishing with Susan LaBarr