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MILONGA on 15 Minutes of Fame
Premiere performance of my musical composition MILONGA for bayan accordion by the amazing performer, Stas Venglevski.
Stanley M. Hoffman
May 9, 20251 min read


One week from today until the premiere performance of my musical composition MILONGA for bayan accordion by the amazing performer, Stas Venglevski
One week from today until the premiere performance of my musical composition MILONGA for bayan accordion by the amazing performer, Stas...
Stanley M. Hoffman
May 3, 20251 min read


The Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) chose my choral arrangement of Gustav Mahler’s song “Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen” for their regional choir festival
Happy to learn that the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) chose my choral arrangement of Gustav Mahler’s song “Ich bin der...
Stanley M. Hoffman
May 3, 20251 min read


MY RED BOOTS for mixed chorus: world premiere recording performed by members of the Rocky Mountain Chamber Choir - Virtual Singers.
MY RED BOOTS for mixed chorus: world premiere recording performed by members of the Rocky Mountain Chamber Choir - Virtual Singers MY RED...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Apr 11, 20253 min read


THE ROAD NOT TAKEN for SA Children's Chorus and Piano
Poem by Robert Frost (1874–1963). Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (b. 1959). Poem: Public Domain as of 2019. Setting: © Copyright 2025 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved. Follow the next URL to view a high quality synthesized scrolling score music video for THE ROAD NOT TAKEN on my YouTube channel which I created to encourage live performances. https://youtu.be/nkilYnClZ_8 THE ROAD NOT TAKEN is available for licensing from me, and for sale from
Stanley M. Hoffman
Apr 5, 20251 min read


REFLECTIONS IN THE WATER: Fantasia After Debussy for Flute Choir
Music Based on the first eight bars of music from "Reflets dans l’eau" for Piano Solo by Claude Debussy (1905); Fantasia by Stanley M. Hoffman (b. 1959) (BMI); originally in D-flat Major, transposed to D major for flutes. Music by Claude Debussy: Public Domain. Fantasia: © Copyright 2024 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved. Follow the next URL to view a high quality synthesized scrolling score music video for REFLECTIONS IN THE WATER on my You
Stanley M. Hoffman
Apr 5, 20251 min read


“Fanfare, Tango, and Fuguetta on Hebrew Themes” will be presented on by the members of Carolina Brass on May 1, 2015, at 7:30 PM at Grace Episcopal Church, 98 Wentworth St, Charleston, SC
My musical composition “Fanfare, Tango, and Fuguetta on Hebrew Themes” will be presented on this diverse program by the members of...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Apr 4, 20251 min read


Composer’s Voice presents Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame Arias featuring soprano Mary Hubbell including my aria, LAMENT
Composer’s Voice presents Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame Arias featuring soprano Mary Hubbell including my aria, LAMENT. LINK TO CONCERT PAGE ON...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Apr 1, 20251 min read


New! STORM for SATB Chorus (divisi) and Piano | Words by Emma Lazarus
Follow the next URL to view a high quality synthesized scrolling score music video of STORM on my YouTube channel which I created to...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Mar 27, 20251 min read


New! TANGO LENTO for Saxophone Quartet and Electronic Backing Track
Link to scrolling score music video: https://youtu.be/e_WGBpR7H3g Music: © Copyright 2025 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Mar 26, 20251 min read


My MINUTE WALTZ for flute and guitar has been selected for Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring Linda Chatterton and YunZhe Lin
My MINUTE WALTZ for flute and guitar has been selected for Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring Linda Chatterton and YunZhe Lin. Vox Novus...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Mar 23, 20251 min read


MILONGA will receive will receive its premiere performance on May 10th
My piece, MILONGA, will receive its premiere performance by this fabulous bayan accordion performer on May 10th.
Stanley M. Hoffman
Mar 23, 20251 min read


Why does choral music sound so good?
Follow the YouTube link. https://youtu.be/au92XTLm_SU
Stanley M. Hoffman
Mar 9, 20251 min read


NEW! "Millay Songs": Song Cycle for Alto and Piano on Nine Poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay (2024)
1. First Fig 2. City Trees 3. Afternoon On A Hill 4. Grown-up 5. Midnight Oil 6. Travel 7. Thursday 8. Wild Swans 9. Second Fig Follow...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Mar 9, 20251 min read
The Chicago Temple Choir performed my setting of the traditional Jewish Sabbath prayer,“Veshameru” for baritone solo, mixed chorus, and organ, on March 5th
I’m pleased to find that the Chicago Temple Choir performed my setting of the traditional Jewish Sabbath prayer,“Veshameru” for baritone...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Mar 6, 20251 min read


Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 16; FINAL INSTALLMENT OF PIECE OF THE DAY: "Four Songs for Soprano Solo" (2024)
NEW! Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 16: FINAL INSTALLMENT OF PIECE OF THE DAY: "Four Songs for Soprano Solo" (2024) 1. Behold, the sun at twilight time (1a. Lament) 2. My Love 3. Place a Glass In my Hand 4. Say To the Young Man I composed "Four Songs for Soprano Solo" for a call for scores from the 15 Minutes of Fame Concert Series presented by Composers Voice/Vox Novus/Robert Voisey. The call for scores is for "arias" from four different soprano soloists. Sopran
Stanley M. Hoffman
Feb 20, 20252 min read


Vocal(/Choral) Piece of the Day, Installment 15: "Mists" (Nebbie) Respighi/Hoffman, arr.; Medium Voice and Orchestra (or SATB Chorus and Piano or Orchestra) (arr. 2018)
Vocal(/Choral) Piece of the Day, Installment 15: "Mists" (Nebbie) Respighi/Hoffman, arr.; Medium Voice and Orchestra (or SATB Chorus and...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Feb 19, 20252 min read


Vocal(/Choral) Piece of the Day, Installment 14: "Separazione" (Parting); Italian Folk Song/Sgambati/Hoffman, arr.
Vocal(/Choral) Piece of the Day , Installment 14: "Separazione" (Parting); Italian Folk Song Edited, and Provided With Accompaniment by...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Feb 17, 20252 min read


Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 13: "the Cambridge ladies who live in furnished souls" for Voice, Piano, and Maraca; Text by E. E. Cummings (2022)
Vocal Composition of the Day, Installment 13: "the Cambridge ladies who live in furnished souls" for Voice, Piano, and Maraca; Text by...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Feb 12, 20253 min read
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