Steve Danielson - Conductor/Composer
  • Home
  • Choral Music
    • SATB
    • SSA
    • TTBB
    • Two/Three Part >
      • One By One
    • General/Concert
    • Holiday/Winter >
      • Joy to the World
    • Hymns/LDS >
      • All of Heaven We Have Below
      • The Armor of God
      • Come, Come, Ye Saints
      • Embark!
      • Holiness to the Lord
      • I Believe in Christ
      • In Awe We Stand - hymn
      • Increase Our Faith
      • Lean on My Ample Arm
      • My Heavenly Father Loves Me
      • My Redeemer
      • O My Heavenly Father
      • Sweet Is the Peace
      • They They Builders of the Nation
      • True to the Faith
      • Zion's Youth
    • Arrangements >
      • Baby, It's Cold Outside
      • Come Clean
      • Happy VP
      • Kyrie
      • Silver Bells
    • Unison/Round
  • Other Music
    • Come, Sing a Song
    • What Child is This?
  • SDCompose Store
  • Moveable Do Podcast
    • Moveable Snippets
  • Commissions
  • Media
  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Build-a-Song

What's New - Blog

Dream a Dream

1/18/2019

0 Comments

 
I know, this is the third "slow song" in a row that I've posted about. The next one I post about will be more up tempo, I promise. ;)

Today I've decided to talk about my first piece specifically written for middle school voices, Dream a Dream. This was a psuedo-commission, meaning that I sort of asked the commissioner to commission the piece. It went a little something like this...

When my daughter Annica was graduating from 8th grade at Appling Middle School in Bartlett, TN, the principal stood and read a poem written by a graduating 8th grader, Katelyn Clemmer.
Dream a dream today
And forget of yesterdays.
Dream a dream you never let go
for God who knows.
Dream a dream that
keeps you alive
For it lies ahead of us
for something that strives.
Dream a dream like you
never did before.
Dream a dream that
opens many doors.
So allow God to turn you
into a dreamer today.
For through this he can
use you In a mighty way.
Dream a dream that will last a lifetime.
The ones that come from above
For God will plant these dreams
In our lives as a way to show his love.
Dream a dream today.
I listened to the poem and thought it was quite lovely and would set nicely for the Appling Middle School Honor Choir. I contacted the principal who helped me get permission from Katelyn to use the poem. I then contacted Nick Wammack, the director of choirs at AMS and approached him about writing a piece for his choir. He was very enthusiastic about the project and helped me with voice ranges and skill level of his group.

The result was this piece, Dream a Dream, premiered by the AMS Honor Choir, of which my son Steven was a part, on May 19, 2016 with Nick Wammack conducting with yours truly at the piano.

The piece is set for three-part mixed choir and piano. It is completely accessible for middle school choirs.

The sheet music by following this link to CadenzaOne.com.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Composer, Choral Conductor, DMA Student,
    Arranger, Teacher, Father, Mormon

    Archives

    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    January 2019
    September 2018
    January 2018
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    July 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017

    Categories

    All
    Choral Music
    Self-publishing

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • Choral Music
    • SATB
    • SSA
    • TTBB
    • Two/Three Part >
      • One By One
    • General/Concert
    • Holiday/Winter >
      • Joy to the World
    • Hymns/LDS >
      • All of Heaven We Have Below
      • The Armor of God
      • Come, Come, Ye Saints
      • Embark!
      • Holiness to the Lord
      • I Believe in Christ
      • In Awe We Stand - hymn
      • Increase Our Faith
      • Lean on My Ample Arm
      • My Heavenly Father Loves Me
      • My Redeemer
      • O My Heavenly Father
      • Sweet Is the Peace
      • They They Builders of the Nation
      • True to the Faith
      • Zion's Youth
    • Arrangements >
      • Baby, It's Cold Outside
      • Come Clean
      • Happy VP
      • Kyrie
      • Silver Bells
    • Unison/Round
  • Other Music
    • Come, Sing a Song
    • What Child is This?
  • SDCompose Store
  • Moveable Do Podcast
    • Moveable Snippets
  • Commissions
  • Media
  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog
  • Build-a-Song