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My name is Chris Hoh and I have written the music here. Thanks for checking it out! Mostly choral, these compositions include religious texts, American poetry, Shaker hymns and environmental sayings. The writing goes from few to many parts, easy to hard. There are also some vocal solos and instrumental pieces. Style/influences? Poulenc, Rheinberger and Britten from abroad along with Americans Billings, Ives, Copland, A. Parker, Paulus and Rorem. You'll find vivid harmonies, evocative texts and intriguing counterpoint. I hope you like this music and you send me your comments!PROBLEM ALERT! A hosting upgrade has disrupted access to my compositions database. So sorry! Working on it ... Other links on this site work fine.
Pieces of the Month: Very Fine Is My Valentine This great little Gertrude Stein poem makes for a choral valentine that's fun, and fine. It's for SATB chorus, unaccompanied, but also works as a nice quartet piece. Check it out here at J.W. Pepper.
Aus Der Tiefe (organ) This chorale prelude sets an old German tune. Nowadays it's frequently sung with the Lenten words "Forty Days and Forty Nights." Published by Lorenz, it's available to preview and order via this link.
New Albums! A festive assortment of new holiday works awaits for you to check out via this link. These include one of my most fun choral pieces, For the Children or the Grown-Ups? Score and more info here at JW Pepper.
Details here about the latest album in the series Voices of Earth & Air. It includes Music at the Heart of Creation for choir and brass. More info at this page.
Recordings Session Terrific job with Concertino Corona for Organ and Chamber Orchestra with Karel Martinek as soloist and The Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra under conductor Stanislav Vavřínek. This November recording is due for release in 2023. Please help with a tax-deductible donation to bring this new music to life, to "Pierce the Darkness with a Note." This video tells you all about it.
Video Channel: HohMadeMusic on YouTube includes concert performances and slide shows. Follow this link to the Christopher J. Hoh video channel. I hope you'll subscribe and tell your friends.