Marjorie Halloran

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I now have a form where you can report performances of my music!
https://forms.gle/g1gYac5tQsA3gQ2i7

PSA: TELL COMPOSERS WHEN YOU PROGRAM THEIR PIECES, it makes us happy and excited and often we don't know unless you tell us. (Even better if you have a recording to share!)

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✨ Today's composer spotlight is on Marjorie Halloran who wrote “A Man Said to the Universe” for our Offbeat Concert “Fire, Water, and the Air We Breathe” at KMFA Classical 89.5 NEXT WEEK, on October 26 & 27th. Reminder: Buy your tickets at firewaterair.planningpod.com!

Q: What should the audience listen for in your piece?
A: Listen for the existential dread that comes from the repeated lines, as the choir tries to drive the audience (and themselves) crazy 😂

Q: Why do you love Inversion?
A: I love that Inversion prioritizes NEW music by living composers, and amplifies marginalized voices when possible-- so many ensembles are still stuck in "old dead white guy" mode, even ones that claim to be modern and diverse.

Q: Share some music recommendations!
A: Choral music: I Hate and I Love (Dominick Argento), They Are Mother (Jennifer Lucy Cook), Mass for Double Choir (Frank Martin), Luminosity (James Whitbourn) and literally anything by Joshua Shank and Timothy Takach || Songwriting: The Weepies, Regina Spektor, Step Azernov, Jo-Hannah Reynolds, Dawn Clement

Q: Do you have a woman composer you admire and if you do, why?
A: I think Melissa Dunphy is amazing, I am such a fangirl of hers. She's an incredible composer, smart AF, and also a really fun person to hang out with, and her podcast, The Boghouse, is fantastic. If you don't already know her music, you should check it out. I also adore Abbie Betinis, Mari Esabel Valverde, Joan Szymko, Diane Moser, and I of course have to give a shoutout to the inimitable Alice Parker of blessed memory, under whom I had the great honor of studying composition several years ago.

Remember to get your tickets! 🎟️

Hey, I’m mentioned! Thanks, google alerts! Come see the Inversion Ensemble Coda concert on Aug 17, featuring my latest piece, “You Make My Heart So Thankful”.

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