Mohammed Fairouz​: ​Theodore Front Musical Literature​’s Composer of the Month

Born in 1985, Mohammed Fairouz is one of the most frequently performed, commissioned, and recorded
composers of his generation. He has been hailed by The New York Times as “an important new artistic
voice” and by BBC World News as “one of the most talented composers of his generation.” Fairouz’s
works – which integrate Middle-Eastern modes into Western structures to deeply expressive effect –
encompass virtually every genre, including opera, symphonies, ensemble works, chamber and solo
pieces, choral settings, and more than a dozen song cycles.

Thedore Front has provided an opportunity to review – and save on – all of Mohammed Fairouz’s
publications and recordings​. Follow a section of the string quartet ​The Named Angels​ ​(link to your score
follower) ​and view a ​trove of videos.

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Selected Recent Publications of Peermusic Classical Composers

Opera
John Musto & Mark Campbell
Later the Same Evening,​ opera in one act, vocal score.
Manhattan in the 1930s as lived through characters inspired by Edward Hopper paintings.

String Orchestra
José Serebrier
Two works, the first reflecting Serebrier’s Russian heritage and the second his South American
upbringing.

None but the Lonely Heart​ ​(add score to ISSUU)

An orchestration of a song from Tchaikovsky’s Op. 6 (see also his Andante Cantabile ​(add score to ISSUU)
from TchaIkovsky’s First Quartet).

Last Tango Before Sunrise

A tango more for reflection than for the dance floor (see also ​Tango in Blue​ and ​Casi Un Tango​)

Chorus
Michael Bussewitz-Quarm​ (b. 1971, US – new to Peermusic!)
Long Islander Bussewitz-Quarm is a passionate advocate for music’s role in effecting social awareness
and change.
I’ll Fly Away​ ​ ​+ your scrolling score
A spirited, rhythmic setting of the composer's own poem of love and loss. Selected for the International
Society of Contemporary Music's World Music Days 2017 in Vancouver, BC.

Nigra Sum​ (SATB or SSAA)

Written in response to the grave humanitarian crisis in Syria, this “Nigra Sum” (from the “Song of
Solomon”) at times has the character of a lullaby. The work is dedicated to “all refugees throughout the
world, and all who are lost.”

The Silver Swan​ (SATB, SSAA, TTBB)

Adapted from the text attributed to Orlando Gibbons, this setting memorializes lives lost to conflict with
the tender repeating phrase “He sang his first, and sang his last, and sang no more.”

Ilian Lundberg​ (b. 1993, Sweden – new to Peermusic!)

Lundberg’s sacred choral works draw deeply on the Renaissance.

O Magnum Mysterium
Lundberg’s first work, this setting rises out of the lower range of the men's voices and takes on a
Gesualdo-like chromaticism as it expresses the wonder of the O Magnum Mysterium text.

Kyrie
Inspired by the Kyrie from William Byrd’s “Mass for Four Voices”.

Thank You God for Grace

A simple melody that soars in six-part imitation – an homage to Palestrina.

Voice and Piano

Coming in September!
Charles Ives​: 12 Easy songs (high vo, med vo) ​Hal Leonard links to follow
The first volume of songs by Charles Ives designed expressly for the young singer. Edited by Neely Bruce
and James B. Sinclair.