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Craig Carnahan

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Carnahan, Craig

b. 1951

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In the past 35 years, Craig Carnahan has received over 75 commissions for original compositions. His music has been heard in performances by the Dale Warland Singers (St. Paul, MN), Conspirare (Austin, TX), the Los Angeles Master Chorale (Los Angeles, CA), The Singers: Minnesota Choral Artists (Minneapolis, MN), Chor Leoni (Vancouver, B.C.), Choral Arts Initiative (Irvine, CA), Master Chorale of Tampa Bay (Tampa Bay, FL), Kantorei and St. Martin’s Chamber Choir (Denver, CO), VocalEssence (Minneapolis, MN), National Lutheran Choir (Minneapolis, MN), South Dakota Chorale (Sioux Falls, SD), Chorus Austin (Austin, TX), and over thirty of the GALA choruses in North America.

Recent commissions and premieres include I am here for Luther College’s Nordic Choir (Decorah, IA), A Home is More for the Denver Gay Men’s Chorus, Refuge for a consortium of seven high school choirs in Illinois, A Great Multitude for the Gustavus Choir (St. Peter, MN), and Dancing on the Edges of Time for the Hopkins High School Concert Choir (Hopkins, MN).

Carnahan received his B.A. from Concordia College (Moorhead, MN) and did graduate studies in composition with Dominick Argento at the University of Minnesota. In 1993 he received a McKnight Composition Fellowship to collaborate with the acclaimed poet, playwright and filmmaker James Broughton on several projects. In 1998 he was Composer-in-Residence for the American Composers Forum’s Faith Partners Residency Project. And, in 2008, 2012 and 2019, he received Artist Initiative Grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board. The Borealis Chorale (Grand Marais, MN) will premiere The Lingering Light of Day—his 2019 MSAB project—in December, 2019.

His music has been described as “absorbing, richly textured and emotionally stirring” (Minneapolis Star Tribune).

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  1. Refuge
    SKU: 1.3577*
    SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied
    Carnahan, Craig
  2. Carol of the Birds
    SKU: 50-1143*
    SSA and Handbells or Piano
    Carnahan, Craig
  3. And the Angels Sang
    SKU: 8243*
    SATB Chorus unaccompanied
    Carnahan, Craig
  4. Dancing on the Edges of Time
    SKU: 1.3437*
    SATB Chorus (divisi) and Piano
    Carnahan, Craig
  5. Yonder Come Day
    SKU: 50-5921
    TTBBB divisi, a cappella
    Carnahan, Craig
  6. Angels Singing Peace on Earth
    SKU: 50-1131*
    SATB, Organ
    Carnahan, Craig
  7. If in Your Heart
    SKU: 50-1122*
    SATB divisi a cappella
    Carnahan, Craig
  8. For the Bread Which You Have Broken
    SKU: 50-6077*
    SATB and Organ
    Carnahan, Craig
  9. The King of Love
    SKU: 50-4905*
    SATB, Organ
    Carnahan, Craig
  10. Peace Like a River
    SKU: 50-5221*
    SATB divisi, a cappella
    Carnahan, Craig
  11. Mary Had a Baby
    SKU: 1.3416*
    SATB Chorus unaccompanied
    Carnahan, Craig
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