The Composer

Composed to a text by John Stirling Walker, The Composer was commissioned by the Walden School, Dublin, New Hampshire, in celebration of its thirtieth anniversary, and was written for Patricia Plude, Director of the Walden School, and for Leo Wanenchak, Conductor of the Walden School Chorus. Appropriate for: concerts, skilled school, community, professional choruses c. 4:30 “The Composer speaks to the nature of an artist”s inspiration as something that can transcend personal will or earth-bound concerns. [I] had in mind Beethoven as an example of this quality of receptivity to a heaven-sent creative impulse. Mr. Conte”s music captures the spirit of the text with the usual inimitable accuracy of feeling.” -John Stirling Walker