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Fueled by a passion for combining tradition and innovation, American composer Michael John Trotta (b.1978) creates music that resonates with modern audiences around the world. From Carnegie Hall to cathedrals and concert halls around the world, he creates “elegant, singable music with a strong, spiritual heft” (Choir and Organ Magazine).
Seasoned by his experience as a conductor at the primary, secondary, and university levels – as well as a church music director – his works are infused with an “intimate knowledge of the human voice and a rare sensitivity to the capabilities of a choral ensemble” (Fanfare). The “dynamic interplay of time-honored musical gestures with present-day sonorities” (Choral Scholar) create “tender harmonies and a palette of glowing vocal and instrumental colors” (Gramophone).
In addition to a significant output of music for unaccompanied choir, he has written 9 choral-orchestral works on a larger scale. “Requiem,” was recorded by <a href="spotify:artist:0vUnn6Eje2O5yxEj35touD" data-name="Tenebrae">Tenebrae</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:4gs13ipYIJhCcqDMOEx9eN" data-name="Nigel Short">Nigel Short</a>, conductor) and he recently collaborated with the <a href="spotify:artist:7y3ULlnKKpeZ4JOKMAJQzK" data-name="London Voices">London Voices</a> and the <a href="spotify:artist:5yxyJsFanEAuwSM5kOuZKc" data-name="London Symphony Orchestra">London Symphony Orchestra</a>.
Seasoned by his experience as a conductor at the primary, secondary, and university levels – as well as a church music director – his works are infused with an “intimate knowledge of the human voice and a rare sensitivity to the capabilities of a choral ensemble” (Fanfare). The “dynamic interplay of time-honored musical gestures with present-day sonorities” (Choral Scholar) create “tender harmonies and a palette of glowing vocal and instrumental colors” (Gramophone).
In addition to a significant output of music for unaccompanied choir, he has written 9 choral-orchestral works on a larger scale. “Requiem,” was recorded by <a href="spotify:artist:0vUnn6Eje2O5yxEj35touD" data-name="Tenebrae">Tenebrae</a> (<a href="spotify:artist:4gs13ipYIJhCcqDMOEx9eN" data-name="Nigel Short">Nigel Short</a>, conductor) and he recently collaborated with the <a href="spotify:artist:7y3ULlnKKpeZ4JOKMAJQzK" data-name="London Voices">London Voices</a> and the <a href="spotify:artist:5yxyJsFanEAuwSM5kOuZKc" data-name="London Symphony Orchestra">London Symphony Orchestra</a>.
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