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Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 50: "I Am" for SATB Chorus unaccompanied (2018)
Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 50: "I Am" for SATB Chorus unaccompanied (2018) I Am is a setting of the poem Do not stand at my...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 26, 20242 min read


Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring Mary Hubbell
Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring Mary Hubbell LINK TO LIVESTREAM OF CONCERT 26 SEPTEMBER 2024 AT 3:00 PM EASTERN TIME, USA...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 26, 20242 min read


Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 49: El Yivneh Hagalil (The Lord builds Galilee) for SATB Chorus unaccompanied
Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 49: El Yivneh Hagalil (The Lord builds Galilee) for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Year of Arrangement:...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 25, 20242 min read


Choral(/Vocal) Piece of the Day, Installment 48: Twelve Songs, Op. 27., by Alexander Zemlinsky (Soprano Solo and Piano) Arranged for Soprano Solo, SATB Chorus and Piano or Chamber Orchestra (2018)
Choral(/Vocal) Piece of the Day, Installment 48: Twelve Songs , Op. 27., by Alexander Zemlinsky (Soprano Solo and Piano) Arranged for...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 24, 20242 min read


Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 47: Do You Love For Beauty? (Liebst du um Schönheit) by Gustav Mahler, Arranged in 2018 for SATB Chorus and Piano
The ECS Publishing Group Catalog Number for this arrangement is 8739. Follow the next URL to see a partial PDF sample of the score, or to...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 23, 20241 min read


Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 46: When I am laid in earth ('Dido’s Lament' from Dido and Aeneas), (Purcell/Hoffman, arr.), unaccompanied soprano solo and SATB choir
Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 46: When I am laid in earth ('Dido’s Lament' from Dido and Aeneas) , (Purcell/Hoffman, arr.),...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 22, 20241 min read


Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 45: "The Gale" for SATB Chorus and Piano or Chamber Orchestra 2018
Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 45: "The Gale" for SATB Chorus and Piano or Chamber Orchestra - Composed in 2018 - Published in 2019...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 20, 20246 min read


Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 19, 20240 min read


My work, "Milonga," submitted to Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame featuring Stas Venglevski, has been selected for performance
My work, "Milonga," submitted to Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame, has been selected for performance, along with 14 other works 1-minute works by...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 19, 20241 min read


Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 44: "When I Find God" for SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied
Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 44; "When I Find God" for SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied: "When I Find God" was composed in...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 19, 20241 min read


Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 43, "Nightscapes" for SATB Chorus and Piano
Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 43, "Nightscapes" for SATB Chorus and Piano: English - words by Jacqueline Tuffnell - composed in...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 18, 20241 min read


The Gathering Storm
This picture that I took of a gathering storm years ago on Indian Rock Beach Florida is emblematic of the next two-to-six months of all...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 17, 20241 min read


I just took the Finale to Dorico Pro 5 Plunge
I just took the Finale to Dorico Pro 5 plunge. I figure that the Dorico software will not be this inexpensive ever again, so I may as...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 17, 20241 min read


Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 42: "The Clock," for Two-part Treble Chorus and Piano
Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 42: "The Clock," for Two-part Treble Chorus and Piano: Words by Words by Abraham (“Abramek”)...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 17, 20242 min read


In Person or Virtual Classical Composition/Arranging Lessons Via Zoom, Skype, etc.
In addition to both offering and teaching sheet music engraving and editing services, I offer in person or virtual classical...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 16, 20241 min read


Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 41: Seascapes for SATB Chorus and Low Flutes (Bass and Alto)
Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 41, Seascapes for SATB Chorus and Low Flutes (Bass and Alto, 1 or 2 players): My dear colleague, the...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 16, 20242 min read


Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 40: "O Absalom" for TTBB Chorus unaccompanied
Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 40: "O Absalom" for TTBB Chorus unaccompanied: Composed in 2014, the text for "O Absalom" is...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 15, 20241 min read


My song, “Lament” has been selected for Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame Arias featuring Mary Hubbell
My song, “Lament” has been selected for Fifteen-Minutes-of-Fame Arias featuring Mary Hubbell along with 14 other one minute compositions...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 14, 20241 min read


Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 39: The Hebrew Prayer "Kol Nidre" for Yom Kippur Eve by Henry Russotto (1870-1923), as Adapted by Stanley M. Hoffman (2013); FREE EDITION
Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 39: The Hebrew Prayer "Kol Nidre" for Yom Kippur Eve by Henry Russotto (1870-1923), as Adapted by...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 13, 20245 min read


Choral Piece of the Day, Installment 38: The City In the Sea for SATB Chorus (divisi) unaccompanied
This challenging forerunner to the most significant piece of music I will ever compose, The City In the Sea: Choral Tone Poem , The City...
Stanley M. Hoffman
Sep 12, 20242 min read
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