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Gwyneth Walker

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Gwyneth Walker

b. 1947

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Widely performed throughout the country, the music of American composer Gwyneth Walker is beloved by performers and audiences alike for its energy, beauty, reverence, drama, and humor. Dr. Gwyneth Walker is a graduate of Brown University and the Hartt School of Music. She holds B.A., M.M. and D.M.A. degrees in Music Composition. A former faculty member of the Oberlin College Conservatory, she resigned from academic employment in 1982 in order to pursue a career as a full‐time composer. For nearly 30 years, she lived on a dairy farm in Braintree, Vermont before returning to live in her childhood hometown of New Canaan, Connecticut.

A composer since age two, Gwyneth Walker has always placed great value on writing in a broad array of genres. More than 400 commissioned works for orchestra, chamber ensembles, solo instruments, chorus, and solo voice have been created—all arising from the impetus of performers and collaboration with musicians. Over the decades, she has traveled throughout North America to attend performances of her works and to meet her musician colleagues.

Gwyneth Walker is a proud resident of New England. She was the recipient of the 2000 “Lifetime Achievement Award” from the Vermont Arts Council and the 2018 “Alfred Nash Patterson Lifetime Achievement Award” from Choral Arts New England. In 2020, her alma mater, the Hartt School of Music of the University of Hartford, presented her with the Hartt Alumni Award.

Walker’s catalog includes musical works of many sorts: arrangements of traditional folk songs; original music in both vocal and instrumental genres inspired by great American poetry; dramatic works that combine music with readings, acting, and movement; works for student performers of all ages; and large-scale pieces for professional players and ensembles. The music of Gwyneth Walker is published by E. C. Schirmer (choral/vocal/instrumental music) and Lauren Keiser Music (orchestral/instrumental music).

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  1. A Star in the East
    SKU: 9167*
    Two-Part Treble Chorus, Brass Quintet, Percussion, and Organ
    Walker, Gwyneth
  2. A Star in the East
    SKU: 9163*
    Soprano, Brass Quintet, Percussion, and Organ
    Walker, Gwyneth
  3. A Star in the East
    SKU: 9162*
    SATB Chorus, Brass Quintet, Percussion, and Organ
    Walker, Gwyneth
  4. Folk Carols for Strings
    SKU: 1.3615*
    String Orchestra
    Walker, Gwyneth
  5. Folk Carols for Strings
    SKU: 1.3616
    String Quartet
    Walker, Gwyneth
  6. The Holly and the Ivy
    SKU: 15-745*
    Piano
    Walker, Gwyneth
  7. The Friendly Beasts and Other Christmas Carols
    SKU: 8794MM*
    SATB Chorus, Bb Clarinet, and Piano
    Walker, Gwyneth
  8. The Friendly Beasts and Other Christmas Carols
    SKU: 8797MM*
    TTBB Chorus, Bb Clarinet, and Piano
    Walker, Gwyneth
  9. Angels Singing
    SKU: 8799*
    TTBB Chorus, Bb Clarinet, and Piano
    Walker, Gwyneth
  10. Angels Singing
    SKU: 8796*
    SATB Chorus, Bb Clarinet, and Piano
    Walker, Gwyneth
  11. Born in Bethlehem
    SKU: 8797*
    TTBB Chorus, Bb Clarinet, and Piano
    Walker, Gwyneth
  12. Born in Bethlehem
    SKU: 8794*
    SATB Chorus, Bb Clarinet, and Piano
    Walker, Gwyneth
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