My Harbor, My Home
Choral Music
chorus with piano
work detail
instrumentation: SATB and piano
completion date: june 2023
duration: 4 minutes
texts: "Sanctuary" by Jacqueline Goldfinger
events
MACALESTER CONCERT CHOIR & CHORALE CONCERT
Macalester College Chorale * Michael McGaghie, director
Mairs Concert Hall - Macalester College - St. Paul, MN
8:00 pm
The Macalester College Chorale and conductor Michael McGaghie give the world premiere of my new commissioned work My Harbor, My Home, on a text of Jacqueline Goldfinger. More information here.
MACALESTER CHOIRS SPRING CONCERT
Macalester Concert Choir - Michael McGaghie, cond.
Mairs Concert Hall - Macalester College - St. Paul, Minnesota
8:00 pm
Mike McGaghie and the Macalester Concert Choir perform the recent commissioned work I wrote for them in a second performance: My Harbor, My Home with poetry my Jacqueline Goldfinger.
NOTUS: REFLECTIONS & MEDITATIONS
NOTUS - Dominick DiOrio, conductor
Auer Concert Hall - Indiana University - Bloomington, IN
8:00 pm
NOTUS' Spring concert features the world premieres of new a cappella works by IU composition faculty member David Dzubay in addition to choral music by Kahan Taraporevala, Matthew Lyon Hazzard, and Cecilia McDowall, plus world premieres of the winning student works from the NOTUS Student Composition Contest.
videos
My Harbor, My Home
Macalester Concert Choir * Michael McGaghie, conductor * Mindy Eschedor, piano. World premiere recording of "My Harbor, My Home" with music by Dominick DiOrio and text by Jacqueline Goldfinger. Recorded on December 2, 2023 at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota.
commission and dedication
Commissioned by and dedicated to the Macalester Concert Choir and conductor Michael McGaghie.
composer's note
My Harbor, My Home is commissioned by and dedicated to the Macalester Concert Choir and conductor and my friend Michael McGaghie—the third such work that I have created for him, after You Do Not Walk Alone and The Ghost’s Story. Whereas the first two works were at times poignant and mysterious, lush and ephemeral, this new work wears its heart on its sleeve, with joy unabashed. Setting a short text by Philadelphia-based poet and dramaturg Jacqueline Goldfinger, the music is teaming with optimism and possibility, with assurance and comfort. This is music for a time of rebirth, for a new chapter of hope. Hallelu, Hallelujah! June 2023
text
Sanctuary by Jacqueline Goldfinger
My harbor, my home. In the sea you split, in the heart you honed, Twines silent strength within. You, Seeker. We, Ones who seek. Hallelu. Hallelu. Hallelu. Hallelu. Hallelu. Hallelujah.
information
events
MACALESTER CONCERT CHOIR & CHORALE CONCERT
Macalester College Chorale * Michael McGaghie, director
Mairs Concert Hall - Macalester College - St. Paul, MN
8:00 pm
The Macalester College Chorale and conductor Michael McGaghie give the world premiere of my new commissioned work My Harbor, My Home, on a text of Jacqueline Goldfinger. More information here.
MACALESTER CHOIRS SPRING CONCERT
Macalester Concert Choir - Michael McGaghie, cond.
Mairs Concert Hall - Macalester College - St. Paul, Minnesota
8:00 pm
Mike McGaghie and the Macalester Concert Choir perform the recent commissioned work I wrote for them in a second performance: My Harbor, My Home with poetry my Jacqueline Goldfinger.
NOTUS: REFLECTIONS & MEDITATIONS
NOTUS - Dominick DiOrio, conductor
Auer Concert Hall - Indiana University - Bloomington, IN
8:00 pm
NOTUS' Spring concert features the world premieres of new a cappella works by IU composition faculty member David Dzubay in addition to choral music by Kahan Taraporevala, Matthew Lyon Hazzard, and Cecilia McDowall, plus world premieres of the winning student works from the NOTUS Student Composition Contest.
videos
My Harbor, My Home
Macalester Concert Choir * Michael McGaghie, conductor * Mindy Eschedor, piano. World premiere recording of "My Harbor, My Home" with music by Dominick DiOrio and text by Jacqueline Goldfinger. Recorded on December 2, 2023 at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota.
commission and dedication
Commissioned by and dedicated to the Macalester Concert Choir and conductor Michael McGaghie.
composer's note
My Harbor, My Home is commissioned by and dedicated to the Macalester Concert Choir and conductor and my friend Michael McGaghie—the third such work that I have created for him, after You Do Not Walk Alone and The Ghost’s Story. Whereas the first two works were at times poignant and mysterious, lush and ephemeral, this new work wears its heart on its sleeve, with joy unabashed. Setting a short text by Philadelphia-based poet and dramaturg Jacqueline Goldfinger, the music is teaming with optimism and possibility, with assurance and comfort. This is music for a time of rebirth, for a new chapter of hope. Hallelu, Hallelujah! June 2023
text
Sanctuary by Jacqueline Goldfinger
My harbor, my home. In the sea you split, in the heart you honed, Twines silent strength within. You, Seeker. We, Ones who seek. Hallelu. Hallelu. Hallelu. Hallelu. Hallelu. Hallelujah.
