Pam Marshall's notes about composing music, teaching, improvising, music software, nature


Tag: folk songs

  • Recent Project:

    My recent project, Angel Music, takes its name from its musical seeds in my Christmas cantata Shepherds and Angels. However, Angel Music is soulful & happy music for any recital.

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    Angel Music for violin and piano by Pamela J. Marshall
  • Marketing a new Choral Piece

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    New choral music for Christmas, arrangements of unusual Christmas songs, seems like an easy sell. Doesn’t every choral director need something fresh for the regular December concert?

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    Painting by Bouguereau showing angels playing music for the Virgin Mary
  • Shepherds and Angels for chorus

    Shepherds and Angels is a new choral piece that I wrote last fall. It’s got several American Christmas songs arranged for SATB (soprano,alto,tenor,bass), violin, harp, and tamborine. I think it’s a great addition to the harp-based Christmas repertoire, with an emphasis on Appalachian and New England tunes. I’m looking for choruses who might like to…

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