The Music of Daniel Musselman"Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things . . . " Psalm 98:1

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The Union University Singers again performed “Thou Shalt Love the Lord” last night at their annual Fall Choral Concert (1st Baptist Church, Jackson, TN) and did a fine job!  I made a short video of the performance and have posted it on YouTube.  Enjoy!

This year marks the 400th Anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible. At the end of last semester, Dr. Chris Mathews, Director of the Union University Singers, asked me to write a choral piece for the occasion. The text I settled on is in Deuteronomy 6 & 7 where Moses relays God’s command to “Love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.” I have just wrapped it up and am looking forward to hearing it in September! “Thou Shalt Love the Lord” will be premiered as the opening piece at Union’s festival, “KJV 400: Legacy and Impact.”

I have recently received word that “Front Range” (Band version) will be programmed by the California State University Band (Bakersfield) under the baton of Doug Davis on March 17, 2012.  I am looking forward to the performance!  As far as I know, this will be the premiere of the band version.

The Santa Fe Trial School District High School band will be premiering “1,200 Miles to Santa Fe” this evening during the Washburn University (Topeka, KS) University Band concert at 7pm in White Concert Hall.  Lance Quilling and the students have been working tremendously hard on this piece and are playing very well!  I will hopefully be able to post some pictures and video soon.

I will be holding a short composition recital on April 7 (7:30pm) at Hartley Recital Hall (in Jennings Hall) on the campus of Union University.  Several Union ensembles and faculty will be performing as well as Lecolion Washington from the University of Memphis.  Click on the various titles for more information about some of the pieces.

• Elemental Songs (Dr. Georgia Wellborn, Soprano | Dr. Terry McRoberts, Piano)
• Tryin’ to Get Home (Choral Union | Dr. David Dennis, Conductor)
• Music Is . . . (Community Children’s Choir |Dr. Betty Bedsole, Conductor)
• Concerto for Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra (Dr. Lecolion Washington, Bassoon | Dr. Daniel Musselman, Piano)
• God Be In My Head (Proclamation | Dr. Daniel Musselman, Guest Conductor)

Admission is free and parking is located behind Jennings Hall.  Click here for Union University Music Department information, including a map of the premises.

I recently received word that “A Shaker Triptych” (Percussion Ensember – 9 players) was accepted for publishing by C. Alan Publications! It will be released later this year.

Here is the recording from the premiere of “Front Range” for orchestra (KU Symphony Orchestra: Akira Mori, Guest Conductor).  I made a slideshow of pictures from Colorado Springs and Rocky Mountain National Park to go with the recording.  Enjoy!

I will be heading back to Kansas this week for the premiere of “Front Range” (winner of the 2010 Lawner Prize)  with the University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra with guest conductor Akira Mori.  I’m really looking forward to the performance.  I’ll be able to stop by the Santa Fe Trail High School as well to meet the band students and hear their progress on “1,200 Miles to Santa Fe” which will be premiered later this spring.  Aside from the the excitement of these musical events, I can’t wait to spend some with friends from Lawrence over great meals around town!

I recently completed the Santa Fe Trail High School Band (Lance Quilling, conductor) commission and am excited to hear the premiere in a few months! I have posted a few score sample pages and a computer audio synth version of the full piece below.  Enjoy!

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Thank you for visiting and for being a part of the ACDA Eastern Division Conference Reading Session!

I was notified that “A Union Christmas” will be broadcast throughout the month on Tennessee’s WLJT TV channel.  This is the program that featured my band orchestration of Mary MacDonald’s “Joyful, All Ye Nations Rise.”  If you live in the Jackson, TN area, you can see the broadcast on channel 11.2 or 11.3 (I’ve been told that 11.3 is the one that works though.  EPlusTV Channel 6 is the other way to see it)

• Tuesday, December 14 @ 3:00pm
• Thursday, December 16 @ 9:00am
• Thursday, December 24 @ 11:00am
• Friday, December 25th @ 10:30am

Statewide, the program will be broadcast on WLJT (The Tennessw Channel) at the following times:

• Wednesday, December 22 @ 9:00pm

If you happen to live out of the EPlus TV6 viewing area, you can also stream the concert on the EPlus TV 6 website by clicking here.