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Composer Spotlight: KAREN K. ROBERTSON
Posted on Sep 6th 2018
We are thrilled to welcome Karen K. Robertson to the C. Alan Publications catalog. Her recent band piece "Into the Unknown" received "Honorable Mention" in the 2018 Female Band Composition Competition. In addition to composing, Karen is currently in her ninth year of teaching. She spent eight years as a band director at Wiley Middle School in Leander, TX, and is now teaching piano, music theory, and music composition at Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock ISD. We will be releasing three more of her band works next year (2019-2020), including "Dachsund Trot" (Gr. 1.5), "Court Jester March" (Gr. 2.5), and "Leap" (Gr. 3), so be on the lookout!
Website: www.KarenKRobertson.com/
Featured Video: CHASING INFINITY by Nathan Daughtrey
Percussion Ensemble (13 players) Performed by The Vista Ridge High School Percussion Ensemble (Hector Gil, director) BUY NOW!
Composer Spotlight: ED KIEFER
After teaching high school band for 28 years, Ed Kiefer is now retired and uses his time to compose engaging & educational works for concert band, jazz ensemble, and percussion ensemble. He remains extremely active as an educator by traveling around the state of North Carolina and the rest of the country as a clinician [...]
Welcome Our New Composers for 2018-19!
We are delighted to welcome the following talented composers to our catalog! They represent the best and brightest innovators in the world of music composition – whether writing for concert band, percussion, orchestra, choir, jazz, or chamber ensembles. Click on each composer's name to view their Composer Profile page & list of publications. SAM CARULLO Sonic Portrait [...]
Featured Video: THE LAST DANCE by Kato Daiki
Duet for 5-octave marimba & multi-percussionPerformed by The Acor Duo (Kato Daiki & Rina Yoshioka)BUY NOW!
Composer Spotlight: ANGELA KEPLEY
Composer, percussionist, and educator Angela Kepley is a shining star in the C. Alan catalog! While running a both a successful percussion ensemble program and private teaching studio, she has amassed a wonderful variety of her own compositions for young percussionists that are engaging and fun for everyone involved. Check out some of her work [...]
Composer Spotlight: GARY GACKSTATTER
Gary Gackstatter has been with C. Alan Publications since 2004, bringing his unique voice to our band and orchestra catalogs. He is an active artist, composer, conductor, clinician, performer, and teacher, inspiring all who come into contact with him. One of his most recent projects is "The Spark: Notes from the Podium," which he wrote with [...]
Welcome to Our New Composers for 2017-18!
We are delighted to welcome the following talented composers to our catalog! They represent the best and brightest innovators in the world of music composition – whether writing for concert band, percussion, orchestra, choir, jazz, or chamber ensembles. Click on each composer's name to view their Composer Profile page & list of publications. BJ BROOKSCadence: Fantasy [...]
Composer Spotlight: JAY COLES
We are thrilled to welcome Jay Coles to the C. Alan Publications catalog. Jay has exploded onto the concert band scene in the past few years, writing music for young bands that is unique, yet accessible. We expect to see great things out of him in the coming years. Check out his newest publication for [...]
Featured Video: SELVA LUMINOSA by Francisco Perez
Francisco Perez has amassed a large & varied library of compositions for percussion in recent years. His newest percussion quartet for two vibraphones and two marimbas, Selva Luminosa, is a formidable minimalist work, inspired by Latin American genres such as merengue, cumbia, and salsa, that grooves from beginning to end. Check out his new ensemble BlueSHIFT Percussion [...]