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The official news release about the 2009 ALCM Raabe Prize is now public, and can be viewed at http://www.alcm.org/event/raabe_prize.php

FINALLY, things are coming together for a recording of my concert choral works from the last few years. I’m moving forward on the artwork and mastering, and the duplication is mostly lined up. I hope to have CDs in-hand by sometime early this fall… It will include all of my Hinshaw publications up to this point besides How Firm A Foundation, as well as “in paradisum…”… I’ll finally have a recording to give to people who ask for one- I’m sorry it’s taken this long!

I’m excited to have my brother doing doing the photography and design for the CD cover, as well!

Arise Shine is currently the lead-off track on the USC Choral Website. I heard them sing it last fall, and they were magnificent!

Back from Pine Lake now- had a great time there, met lots of great people, and really enjoying presenting to them. Now, a few days, and the school year will be upon us!

Happily, I wrote one more church anthem last week, that was due in August- glad to have that done!

Now, I’ve got to finish up my setting of Anthony Silvestri’s “Over Havet”- a beautiful poem about the life of a Norwegian immigrant, commissioned by Tracy Resseguie, who will take the new piece on tour to….NORWAY in a few months. The piece is in honor of Tracy’s grandfather, and Tracy’s choir will perform the piece at the island church his grandfather attended. Doesn’t get any cooler than that!!!