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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. The Ends of the Earth
    SKU: 50-2876*
    Alto Solo, SATB divisi, and Piano
    Walker, Gwyneth
  2. As Birds in Flight
    SKU: 8985*
    Alto and Baritone Soli, SATB Chorus (divisi), and Piano or Orchestra
    Walker, Gwyneth
  3. Lake Superior
    SKU: 8984*
    SATB Chorus (divisi) and Piano or Orchestra
    Walker, Gwyneth
  4. Lake Huron
    SKU: 8983*
    Alto Solo, SATB Chorus (divisi), and Piano or Orchestra
    Walker, Gwyneth
  5. Erie Waters
    SKU: 8982*
    Alto and Baritone Soli, SATB Chorus (divisi), and Piano or Orchestra
    Walker, Gwyneth
  6. By Blue Ontario's Shore
    SKU: 8981*
    Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone Soli, SATB Chorus (divisi), and Piano or Orchestra
    Walker, Gwyneth
  7. Lyric
    SKU: 8980*
    SATB Chorus (divisi) and Piano or Orchestra
    Walker, Gwyneth
  8. The Great Lakes
    SKU: 8979*
    SATB Soli, SATB Chorus (divisi), and Piano or Orchestra
    Walker, Gwyneth
  9. Through Many Dangers
    SKU: 50-4765*
    SATB and Piano
    Walker, Gwyneth
  10. Refuge
    SKU: 8514*
    SATB Chorus and Piano, with opt. Flute or Flute and String Quartet
    Walker, Gwyneth
  11. When Music Sounds
    SKU: 8997*
    SATB Chorus (divisi) and Piano
    Walker, Gwyneth
  12. The Gift to Be Free
    SKU: 9123*
    SATB Chorus (divisi) and Piano, with opt. Brass Quintet and Percussion
    Walker, Gwyneth
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