Articles

ANACRUSIS MAGAZINE – Winter 2022
Dialogue With Five Contemporary Canadian Choral Composers” reprinted in Choral Canada’s Anacrusis magazine. (Originally published in the March / April 2022 edition of the American Choral Directors Association Choral Journal.)

“What Happens to My Music Royalties When I Die?”- March 2022
This article is written specifically for Canadian composers. This is the first draft, and will be updated on this site as new information is obtained. The article is free for all composers. Canadian musical organizations who wish to use it are welcome to contact me.

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ACDA CHORALNET BLOG – March 15th & 19th 2022
How to Commission a New Piece for Your Choir” published in the March 15th & 19th, 2022 edition of the American Choral Directors Association ChoralNet Blog. Read it here:

https://choralnet.org/2022/03/how-to-commission-part-1/

https://choralnet.org/2022/03/how-to-commission-part-2/

ACDA CHORAL JOURNAL – March / April 2022
Dialogue With Five Contemporary Canadian Choral Composers” published in the March / April 2022 edition of the American Choral Directors Association Choral Journal.

ANACRUSIS MAGAZINE – November 2021
Interview With 3 Canadian Choral Composers” reprinted in Choral Canada’s Anacrusis magazine. Originally published in the April 2021 edition of the American Choral Directors Association Choral Journal.

Cover of Anacrusis magazine - November 2021 featuring "Interview with Three Distinguished Canadian Choral Composers" by D. Geoffrey Bell

ACDA CHORAL JOURNAL – April 2021
Interview With 3 Canadian Choral Composers” published in the April 2021 edition of the American Choral Directors Association Choral Journal.

CHORALNET – December 2020
From India Ink to Digital Bits” – a look back at the development of technology in music over the past 50 years. It’s been an amazing journey as a performer and composer! 

Read it here: https://choralnet.org/2020/12/from-india-ink-to-digital-bits/

Alberta Registered Music Teacher’s Association “Tempo” magazine
Article about being commissioned in celebration of ARMTA’s 75th anniversary. I was commissioned to set a Canadian Folk Song for an elementary student violinist with piano, all within 16 to 32 measures! “Donkey Riding” was the result.

ATA MAGAZINE
Article published in the Winter 1997 edition of Alberta Teachers’ Association Magazine about composing music for childrens’ choirs.


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