Marjorie Halloran

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✨ Today's composer spotlight is on Marjorie Halloran who wrote “A Man Said to the Universe” for our Offbeat Concert “Fire, Water, and the Air We Breathe” at KMFA Classical 89.5 NEXT WEEK, on October 26 & 27th. Reminder: Buy your tickets at firewaterair.planningpod.com!

Q: What should the audience listen for in your piece?
A: Listen for the existential dread that comes from the repeated lines, as the choir tries to drive the audience (and themselves) crazy 😂

Q: Why do you love Inversion?
A: I love that Inversion prioritizes NEW music by living composers, and amplifies marginalized voices when possible-- so many ensembles are still stuck in "old dead white guy" mode, even ones that claim to be modern and diverse.

Q: Share some music recommendations!
A: Choral music: I Hate and I Love (Dominick Argento), They Are Mother (Jennifer Lucy Cook), Mass for Double Choir (Frank Martin), Luminosity (James Whitbourn) and literally anything by Joshua Shank and Timothy Takach || Songwriting: The Weepies, Regina Spektor, Step Azernov, Jo-Hannah Reynolds, Dawn Clement

Q: Do you have a woman composer you admire and if you do, why?
A: I think Melissa Dunphy is amazing, I am such a fangirl of hers. She's an incredible composer, smart AF, and also a really fun person to hang out with, and her podcast, The Boghouse, is fantastic. If you don't already know her music, you should check it out. I also adore Abbie Betinis, Mari Esabel Valverde, Joan Szymko, Diane Moser, and I of course have to give a shoutout to the inimitable Alice Parker of blessed memory, under whom I had the great honor of studying composition several years ago.

Remember to get your tickets! 🎟️

Humans are complicated. We created fire, music, and the internet, but we can’t remember where we put our car keys five seconds ago!

On October 26 & 27 Inversion will present Fire, Water, and the Air We Breathe. Through music, we’ll look at human existentialism - our triumphs, our struggles, our desire for community, and our hopes for the future. The concert features several brand-new works for choir by Inversion’s own composers and is a collaboration with acclaimed local percussionist Jordan Walsh. The music on the program is among Inversion’s most inspiring and crowd-pleasing of all time, so don’t miss it!

Inversion is proud to present Fire, Water, and the Air We Breathe as part of the KMFA Classical 89.5 Offbeat Concert Series in the KMFA Draylen Mason Music Studio. Tickets at link at https://firewaterair.planningpod.com/

World premiere!

Hey, I’m mentioned! Thanks, google alerts! Come see the Inversion Ensemble Coda concert on Aug 17, featuring my latest piece, “You Make My Heart So Thankful”.

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Could this be the only recorded instance in history of “rewrote the part in alto clef so it’s easier to read”???? Tune in to the YouTube channel on Friday 7/19 at 9pm MDT for the world premiere of Ben Kaye-Skinner’s musical, Everything in Australia Can Kill You (starring me!!)

Heading to Minneapolis to see the performance of “April Rain Song”, my first ever piece at a national conference!