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RECORDING OF MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME Wed, Jul. 23 2008 NEW RECORDINGS OF DONALD MOORE'S MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME  Donald Moore's SATB a cappella arrangement of MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME continues to be recorded by some of the great choruses around the world. Polygram, Sony and Rounder Records have recently released recordings of this beautiful classic. This Donald Moore arrangement continues to be the number one selling choral of this Stephen Foster gem.  MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME SATB a cappella MF3028 Shawnee

NEW CHORAL TITLES FOR 2007-2008 Wed, Jul. 9 2008 STAIRWAY TO PARADISE SATB accompanied Rhythm section accompaniment CD CM8978CD Carl Fischer THREE FRENCH CAROLS TB, accompanied BL537 3-part mixed, accompanied BL356 BriLee Music JOSHUA! TB, accompanied BL544 BriLee Music THIS TRAIN 2-part, accompanied BL564 BriLee Music Also available TB, accompanied BR140 BriLee GIVE THANKS CANON 2-part any combination, optional flute/C-instrument 26353 Alfred HOSANNA PROCESSIONAL 2-part or 3-part any combination, opt. hand drum, 27856 Alfred AGNUS DEI CANON 3-part mixed/SAB accompanied/opt.flute or C-inst. 15/2222H Heritage Music Press JUBILATE CANON 2-part accompanied/opt. flute or C-inst. E0599 Shawnee Press SIR CHRISTEMAS, GOOD DAY! 3-part/SAB a cappella D0726 Shawnee Press WHO WILL BE A WITNESS? accompanied, 3-part/SAB 00-27097 TB 00-27098 2-part 00-27099 SoundTrax CD 00-27100 SoundPax 00-27101 Alfred

JULY 2008 RECENT PERFORMANCES OF DON MOORE CHORALS Tue, Jul. 8 2008 CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH Wichita, KS  LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER Alfred SATB 21539 SAB/2-part 21540 __________________________  INDIANA STATE SCHOOL MUSIC ASSN.  Required State List  TICKET TO THE KINGDOM Alfred SATB SV8952 SAB SV8953 SSA SV8954 3-part mixed SV9839 2-part SV9840 TTB SV9841 WORLD PEACE CANON Alfred 3-part mixed 22744 2-part or SSA 22745 NEW RIVER TRAIN BriLee TB BL214 I'M BOUND AWAY Alfred TTB SV9313 _______________________________  FINGER LAKES MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSN  Vocal Library  WORKIN' ON THE RAILROAD Alfred TTB SV9438 IF I HAVE MY TICKET Alfred SATB SV9130 TTB SV9131 2-part 24000 3-part mixed 23999 ________________________________________ IOWA CHORAL DIRECTORS ASSN Opus Honor Choir Comprehensive List TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME Shawnee TTB MF1071 SATB MF3033 _______________________________________  LYNCHBURG COLLEGE  Lynchburg, Virginia Jessica Burkey, Director Cantate Chorus ALLELUIA CANON Alfred SATB 20099 3-part mixed 20100 2-part 16345 ____________________________________________  PIEDMONT OPEN MIDDLE SCHOOL Charlotte, North Carolina SIMPLY ALLELUIA 3-part mixed Alfred 18605 2-part 5804 ___________________________________________  NORWAYNE HIGH SCHOOL Creston, Ohio TICKET TO THE KINGDOM Alfred SATB SV8952 SAB SV8953 SSA SV8954 3-part mixed SV9839 2-part SV9840 TTB SV9841 ____________________________________________  CHRISTA M cAUIFFE MIDDLE SCHOOL Houston, Texas Kimala Ross, Director SANCTUS Heritage Music Press 2-part 15/1477H ______________________________________________  BLOCKER MIDDLE SCHOOL Texas City, Texas Elodie Surratt, Director AND THE GREEN GRASS GREW Alfred SSA 17746 SAB 17745 ________________________________________________  FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHOIR Orlando ,Florida William Shortal, Director TICKET TO THE KINGDOM Alfred SATB SV8952 SAB SV8953 SSA SV8954 3-part mixed SV9839 2-part SV9840 TTB SV9841 __________________________________________________  ACDA WESTERN DIVISION CONVENTION Aneheim, California  Monson-Sultana School Concert Choir Mary Pauls, Director ALLELUIA MADRIGAL Alfred SATB 21698 3-part mixed 21699 SSA 21700

APRIL 2008 PERFORMANCES OF DON MOORE CHORALS Sun, May. 11 2008 RECENT PERFORMANCES OF DONALD MOORE CHORALS  Tempe Preparatory Academy Tempe, AZ Dr. Edward Wolfe, Director TICKET TO THE KINGDOM Alfred SATB SV8952 SAB SV8953 SSA SV8954 3-part mixed SV9839 2-part SV9840 TTB SV9841 ____________________________________________________________________ LINFIELD COLLEGE McMinnville, Oregon Joan Paddock, Director TICKET TO THE KINGDOM Alfred SATB SV8952 SAB SV8953 SSA SV8954 3-part mixed SV9839 2-part SV9840 TTB SV9841 ____________________________________________________________ TEXAS PRIVATE SCHOOL MUSIC EDUCATORS ASSN. Mr. James Moore, Director EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL SATB a cappella OCT9710 ______________________________________________________________  AUGUSTA PREP SCHOOL, UPPER SCHOOL CHORUS Martinez, Georgia ONE MINUTE MADRIGAL Alfred SATB 23893 3-part mixed/SAB 23894 SSA 23895 ________________________________________________________-  IOWA YOUTH HONOR FESTIVAL CHOIR Iowas Wesleyan College, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa David Griffin, Director ONE MINUTE MADRIGAL Alfred SATB 23893 3-part mixed/SAB 23894 SSA 23895 ____________________________________________________________  OHIO HERITAGE CONFERENCE FINE ARTS FESTIVAL Cedarville College, Cedarville, Ohio Beth Cram Porter, Director MA BELLA BIMBA 3-part mixed Alfred 17727 ___________________________________________________________  FRIENDSWOOD HIGH SCHOOL MEN'S CHORUS Friendswood, Texas Jane Ann Quevedo, Director AN IRISH BLESSING _____________________________________________________________  SANTA FE MEN'S CAMERATA Santa Fe, New Mexico Kenneth Knight, Director HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE Alfred TTBB a cappella SV8938 ________________________________________________________ THE CHOIR OF ALL SAINTS Atlanta, Georgia Towerhill Records BORN, BORN IN BETHLEHEM BriLee 3-part mixed BL471 TB BL210 ________________________________________________________ FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHOIR Orlando ,Florida William Shortal, Director TICKET TO THE KINGDOM Alfred SATB SV8952 SAB SV8953 SSA SV8954 3-part mixed SV9839 2-part SV9840 TTB SV9841 ___________________________________________________________ ACDA WESTERN DIVISION CONVENTION Aneheim, California Monson-Sultana School Concert Choir Mary Pauls, Director ALLELUIA MADRIGAL Alfred SATB 21698 3-part mixed 21699 SSA 21700

RECENT PERFORMANCES OF DONALD MOORE CHORALS 2008 Fri, Apr. 18 2008 MFL MarMac High School Choir Monona, Iowa Mr. Richard Nance, Director  THIRTY SECOND FA LA LA SATB a cappella 15/1600H Heritage   TEMPUS CHORAL SOCIETY Oakville, Ontario Canada Brian Turnbull, Director WORLD PEACE CANON 3-part mixed 22744 Alfred 2-part or SSA 22745   WHITE STATION MIDDLE SCHOOL CHAMBER CHOIR Memphis, Tennessee Mr. Emon Eady, Director ONE MINUTE MADRIGAL Alfred SATB 23893 3-part mixed/SAB 23894 SSA 23895 FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL SINGERS Farmington, Missouri ONE MINUTE MADRIGAL Alfred SATB 23893 3-part mixed/SAB 23894 SSA 23895 TRI-VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR Downs, Illinois ONE MINUTE MADRIGAL Alfred SATB 23893 3-part mixed/SAB 23894 SSA 23895 MUSEKO SINGERS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON Madison, Wisconsin Jerry Hui, Director SIYAHAMBA accompnaied SATB Alfred/Warner SV95430 3-part mixed SV9531 2-part SV9532 FUNTIME SINGERS OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA Laura Green, Director GOOBER PEAS Alfred TTB OCT9711 SANTA FE MEN'S CAMERATA Santa Fe, New Mexico Kenneth Knight, Director HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE Alfred TTBB a cappella SV8938 THE CHOIR OF ALL SAINTS Atlanta, Georgia Towerhill Records BORN, BORN IN BETHLEHEM BriLee 3-part mixed BL471 TB BL210 FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHOIR Orlando ,Florida William Shortal, Director TICKET TO THE KINGDOM Alfred SATB SV8952 SAB SV8953 SSA SV8954 3-part mixed SV9839 2-part SV9840 TTB SV9841 ACDA WESTERN DIVISION CONVENTION Aneheim, California Monson-Sultana School Concert Choir Mary Pauls, Director ALLELUIA MADRIGAL Alfred SATB 21698 3-part mixed 21699 SSA 21700

MORE PERFORMANCES OF DONALD MOORE CHORALS Thu, Oct. 25 2007 MOUNT UNION COLLEGE Alliance, Ohio Women's Chorus PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU 2-PART /opt. flute 19247 ALFRED   FORT LARAMIE, OHIO JUNIOR HIGH CHORUS WORLD PEACE CANON 3-part mixed 22744 2-part or SSA 22745 Alfred   SONS OF ORPHEUS, The Male Chorus of Tucson, AZ COLORADO TRAIL TTB BL162 BriLee   ALBION COLLEGE, Albion, Michigan Dr. Douglas Rose, Director MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME SATB a cappella MF3028   WOOSTER HIGH SCHOOL, Wooster, Ohio Concert Choir, Amy Gilbert, Director EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL SATB a cappella OCT9710   RUTGERS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, New York City George Davey, Director SANTO! SANTO! SANTO! accompanied/opt. percussion HOPE C5414   MASTERWORKS CHORALE of Havertown ,PA Carol Gray, Director SIYAHAMBA SATB accompanied SV9530, 3-part mixed SV9531, 2-part SV9532   SOUTH CAROLINA METHODIST YOUTH FELLOWSHIP 2007 Youth Choir Festival, Myrtle Beach, SC SANTO! SANTO! SANTO! SATB accompanied/opt. percussion HOPE C5414   ORPHEUS MALE CHORUS of Phoenix, AZ Robb Butler, Director TICKET TO THE KINGDOM SATB accompanied SV8952, SAB SV8953, SSA SV8954, 3-part mixed SV9839, 2-part SV9840 TTB SV98541 Alfred/Warner   NORTH HARTFORD HIGH SCHOOL, North Hartford, Maryland A HOLIDAY MADRIGAL 3-PART MIXED/SAB 23390 SSA 23391 Alfred  THE MERRY MONTH OF MAY a cappella SAB 16372 SSA 16348 Alfred ALTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA and CHORUS, Alton, Illinois AFRICAN NOEL TTB accompanied/opt. percussion BL512 BriLee

RECENT PEFORMANCES OF DONALD MOORE CHORALS Tue, Aug. 21 2007 RECENT PERFORMANCES OF DONALD MOORE CHORALS West Point Military Academy, West Point , New York West Point Cadet Glee Club Concert Constance Chase, Director  ONE MINUTE MADRIGAL SATB 00-23893 3-PART/SAB 00-23894 SSA 00-23895 ALFRED Tennessee All-Northwest District Honor Junior Choir, Jackson, TN Jeffrey Ames, Director  THE CHARIOT SPIRITUAL TB BL255 BriLee  From the internet site: www.mschoralforum.org  Recommended Donald Moore Men's Chorals (By Directors)  BORN, BORN IN BETHLEHEM TB BL210 BriLee  THE CHARIOT SPIRITUAL TB BL255 BriLee  COLORADO TRAIL TTB BL162 BriLee  LITTLE BOOK SPIRITUAL TTB BL287 BriLee  THE SHEPHERD'S SPIRITUAL TB BL179 BriLee  THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND TB BL333 BriLee  YANKEE DOODLE JOY TB BL379 BriLee  James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia Men's Chorus, Jack Layne, Director  THE CHARIOT SPIRITUAL TB BL255 BriLee  Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX Chamber Ensemble Spring Tour  MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME SATB a cappella MF3018 Shawnee Press  State Street Church, UCC Portland, Maine David Maxwell, Director  PEACE LIKE A RIVER accompanied SATB 24309 SAB BSC00271 2-part 24310 Alfred  Iowa Choral Directors Assn. Elementary and Middle School Honor ChoirsNancy Robson, Director, SW District  MUSIC ALONE SHALL LIVE 2-part accompanied 11555 Alfred  Kentucky KMEA 2007 State Music Convention  ONE MINUTE MADRIGAL SATB, a cappella 23893 3-part mixed/SAB 23894 SSA 23895 Alfred Publishing Owensboro, KY Choir  South Carolina Music Educators Assn. 2007 Choral Clinic List  MA BELLA BIMBA 2-part 17728 Alfred  OLD KING COLE SATB, accompanied MF3018 Foster/Shawnee  Maryland MMEA 2007 Festival List  IF I HAVE MY TICKET 3-part mixed, accompanied 23999 Alfred, also available: SATB SV9130 TTB SV9131 2-part 24000  Pennsylvania Music Education Association District IV Erie, PA  SIMPLY GREGORIAN unison or 2-part, accompanied BL126 BriLee  Texas Music Educators Association Region II Wichita Falls, TX  COLORADO TRAIL ttb, accompanied BL162 BriLee  TICKET TO THE KINGDOM satb SV8952 Alfred, also available: SAB SV8953 SSA SV8954 3-part mixed SV9839 TTB SV9841 2-part SV9840  TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME ttb, accompanied MF 1071 Foster/Shawnee  Seattle Pacific University Elementary Musicale (north and south)  SIYAHAMBA satb, accompanied SV9530 Alfred. Also available: 3-part mixed SV9531 2-part SV9532  Illinois District 2 Junior Festival Concert  CHARIOT SPIRITUAL tb, accompanied BL255 BriLee

DONALD MOORE 2006-2006 CHORAL RELEASES Sun, Mar. 18 2007 SANTO! SANTO! SANTO!   SATB accompanied w/opt. percussion   Hope Publishing  C5414 Rehearsal/Performance CD  C 5414C   This is HOT SALSA!! JADA JAZZ!  a cappella SATB Carl Fischer  SATB CM8966 BETHLEHEM SPIRITUAL  a cappella Alfred  SATB 23900   SSATB 23901 ONE MINUTE MADRIGAL a cappella Alfred SATB 23893  3-part mixed/SAB 23894  SSA 23895 IF I HAVE MY TICKET  accompanied  Alfred  NEW VOICINGS OF THIS BIG HIT CHORAL!!!!!  3-part mixed 23999   2-part/any combination 24000   also available:  SATB SV9130  TTB SV9131  SOUND PAX #24002  SOUND TRAX #24001 PEACE LIKE A RIVER  accompanied  Alfred NEW VOICINGS OF THIS BIG HIT CHORAL!!  SATB 00-24309  2-part/any combination 00-24310  SAB 00-BSC00271 A ROUND OF THANKS  accompanied  Alfred NEW VOICING OF THIS BIG HIT CHORAL!!  SATB 00-24263  SAB 00-24264  2-part/any combination 00-21027 AMEN, GO TELL IT!  accompanied  Alfred  SATB (soloist)  00-24237  3-part mixed (soloist)  00-242238  2-part/anycombination (soloist)  00-24239  Instrutrax CD 00-24240 Instrupax (alto & tenor sax, 2 trumpets, trombone, bass, drumset, perc, dir score) 00-242241 GAUDEAMUS HODIE  Alfred  2-part/anycombination or unison, percussion 00-24267  InstruTrax CD 00-24268  AFRICAN NOEL  TTB accompanied w/opt. percussion  BriLee Music BL512 CANTATE CANON  2-Part, accompanied w/opt.flute/C-instrument  BriLee BL508 THREE HOLIDAY GLORIAS 3-part mixed accompanied  BriLee Music BL522 also available TTB BriLee Music BL370

MOORE WINS ASCAP AWARD Sun, Mar. 4 2007 Donald Moore has once again won the ASCAP ASCAPLUS Award. This completes the nineteenth time in a row that Moore has been the recipient of this annual award. Each year a panel of independent judges reviews the works of composers and arrangers and also includes a review of significant performances by choral groups that have performed the composers works around the United Sates and the world.

DON MOORE CHORALS ON OHIO OMEA CONTEST LIST 2006 Thu, Jan. 25 2007 A record 21 Donald Moore choral selections appear on the 2005-2006 Ohio Music Educators Association contest list. Thanks and a tip of the Don Moore hat to the selection committees! Junior High/Middle School EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL SATB Alfred/Warner OCT9710 IF I HAVE MY TICKET SATB Alfred/Warner SV9130 LET THE SONG GO ROUND 3 Pt Mixed BriLee BL186 AND THE GREEN GRASS GREW SSA Alfred 17746 COLORADO TRAIL TTB BriLee BL162 GREAT GETTIN’ UP MORNIN’ TTB Lorenz 15/1349H MY HEARTS IN THE HIGHLANDS SATB Alfred/Warner SV9663 TICKET TO THE KINGDOM SATB Alfred/Warner SV8952 TICKET TO THE KINGDOM SSA Alfred/Warner SV8954 BEHOLD THAT STAR TTB BriLee BL341 THE CHARIOT SPIRITUAL TB BriLee BL255 THE LITTLE BOOK SPIRITUAL TTB BriLee BL287 THIS TRAIN TB BriLee BL140 SIYAHAMBA SATB Alfred/Warner SV9530 MA BELLA BIMBA 3-pt mixed Alfred 17727 MUSIC ALONE SHALL LIVE 2-pt Alfred 11555 BORN, BORN IN BETHLEHEM TB BriLee BL210 EVERY TIME I FEEL THE SPIRIT TB BriLee BL446 PICK A BALE OF COTTON TB BriLee BL371 Senior High School EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL SATB Alfred/Warner OCT9710 A JOYFUL MADRIGAL SSA Alfred 21110

CHRISTMAS CONCERTS ON TV IN OHIO'S LORAIN COUNTY Tue, Dec. 26 2006 G.L.W. Broadband in Lorain County, Ohio presented several local high school Christmas concerts on cable television. Among those presented were the Wellington High School Choir directed by Danielle Greenway featuring Donald Moore's best seller THREE HOLIDAY GLORIAS for 3-part mixed voices, Midview Schools, directed by Lisa Manning, singing ALLELUIA CANON for 2-part voices and the Keystone High School Choir, directed by Jennifer Trakas, performing THE SHEPHERD'S SPIRITUAL for men's voices and Moore's big holiday hit this season, BETHLEHEM SPIRITUAL for SATB voices, a cappella. A tip of the Don Moore hat to all these fine groups for their outstanding performances!

SANTO! SANTO! SANTO! Big Hit Across The Country Thu, Nov. 23 2006 Napa Valley in California is known for their fine wine, but the Napa First United Methodist Church of Napa, California has been cooking some hot salsa as of late. Their Cathedral Choir, under the leadership of Jan Lanterman who serves as the Director of Music, recently performed Donald Moore's SANTO! SANTO! SANTO! for SATB voices, piano and percussion (Hope Publishing no. C 5414) which is based on the famous hymn HOLY, HOLY, HOLY. Also Northwest Music Services recently published their picks for the best new choral releases of 2006. On that "Best of the Best" list is SANTO! SANTO! SANTO!. A tip of the Don Moore hat to the Napa UMC Cathedral Choir and to Northwest Music Services.

COMPLETE LIST OF 2005-2006 CHORALS Tue, Oct. 24 2006 Thanks and a tip of the Don Moore hat to Doug Williams Music in Chicago for picking HALLOWED BE THY NAME and THANKS CANON as the best of the best of the more than 5000 new choral releases in the industry for 2005-2006! WOW! Also thanks to Stanton's Sheet Music of Columbus, Ohio for picking THREE JAZZ CAROLS and PLENTY GOOD ROOM as the best of the best in the industry for 2005-2006! A tip of the Don Moore hat to Senseney Music in Wichita, Kansas for adding BORN, BORN IN BETHLEHEM to their Summer Reading Session choral picks! J. W. Pepper has added the following chorals to their Editor's Choice list: BORN, BORN IN BETHLEHEM, PLENTY GOOD ROOM, THANKS CANON, HALLOWED BE THY NAME, SMILES, JINGLE BELL CELEBRATION, and A HOLIDAY MAGRIGAL! Thanks Pepper! BORN, BORN IN BETHLEHEM accompanied BriLee 3-part BL471 JINGLE BELL CELEBRATION accompanied BriLee TB BL454 PLENTY GOOD ROOM accompanied Alfred SATB 23447, 3-part/SAB 23448, 2-part 23449 THREE JAZZ CAROLS accompanied Alfred SATB 23442, 3-part/SAB 23443, 2-part 23444 A HOLIDAY MADRIGAL a cappella Alfred 3-part/SAB 23390, SSA 23391 HOLLOWED BE THY NAME accompanied Alfred SATB 23671, SAB 23672, Unison or 2-part 23673 THANKS CANON accompanied Alfred Unison or 2-part 23646 SMILES a cappella Carl Fischer SATB CM8907

DON MOORE CHORALS FEATURED AT TEXAS CONVENTION Sat, Aug. 5 2006 The following Don Moore chorals were featured at reading sessions and workshops?in San Antonio, Texas at the TCDA music convention July 25-27: AFRICAN NOEL accompanied BriLee TTB BL512 CANTATE CANON accompanied BriLee? 2-part BL508 BORN BORN IN BETHLEHEM accompanied BriLee TB BL210 COLORADO TRAIL accompanied BriLee TB BL162 A tip of the Don Moore hat to the selection committees of TCDA for picking these chorals!!

Coons places 2nd at Kokomo, IN Midgets Tue, Jul. 11 2006 Jerry Coons Jr. drove the Don Moore Music Publications Stealth/Mopar midget to a second place feature finish at Kokomo Speedway, Kokomo, Indiana on July 6. Coons set fast time in his hot lap group and then finished first in two heat races. Congratulations to Jerry Coons Jr. on a job well done!!!

Former Don Moore Student on Fox Sports Net Tue, Apr. 11 2006 Mike Goldberg has hit the big time with his recent appointments to host various sports shows on Fox Sports Net. Goldberg is a former student of Don Moore and performed in several music productions produced by Moore in the 1970's and 80's. "Don Moore was one who gave us confidence to succeed," said Goldberg in a recent newspaper article. Mike is the studio voice for college football and basketball games for the PAC-10, Big 12 and ACC Suday Night Hoops programs on Fox. He also has been the substitute host on Fox's "Best Damn Sports Show" and has called matches since 1997 for the Ultimate Fighting Championships.

Ultra Blue Releases New Smooth Jazz Album Mon, Apr. 10 2006 One of Donald Moore's former keyboard students has released a new smooth jazz album. John Smatla, formerly of North Olmsted, Ohio and now residing in New Jersey, has hooked up with 215 Records and has produced a new and exciting set of tunes under the name of Ultra Blue. The single from that album, SHIVER, has just been released for airplay and has created quite a stir on the most added play lists on smooth jazz stations nationally. This is Smatla's second album under the Ultra Blue name. Visit the web site: www.ultrabluejazz.com

TICKET TO THE KINGDOM At UMC Conference Mon, Feb. 20 2006 Texas is the biggest U.S. state and the United Methodist Church Central Texas Conference recently did things in a big way. With Jane Woodward directing the troops, a recent Youth Choir Rally featured several great chorals. The grand finale of the event was Donald Moore's TICKET TO THE KINGDOM for SATB voices and piano. Thanks and a tip of the Don Moore hat to all the great singers at the Youth Choir Rally!!

"MA BELLA BIMBA" POPULAR WITH CHOIRS Tue, Feb. 7 2006 Donald Moore's arrangement of MA BELLA BIMBA (Alfred Publishing) has been a popular concert choral for several choirs around the country. Thanks goes out to the Ponca City, Oklahoma Children's Chorale and the Bel Canto Chorus, the 50 voice Concert Choir of Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia and the Oak Ridge, Tennessee High School Choir for including this piece on their recent choral programs. Also thanks to the Oak Ridge Choirs for performing Donald Moore's I'M BOUND AWAY (Alfred/Warner) AND THIRTY SECOND FA LA LA (Heritage)!

Choral Groups Enjoy THIRTY SECOND FA LA LA Mon, Dec. 5 2005 A tip of the Don Moore hat goes out to several choral groups around the United States that have recently performed his popular a cappella madrigal THIRTY SECOND FA LA LA. Thanks to Linda Beris, director of the Salisbury High School Chorus, Allentown, PA, the Seward High School Singers, Seward, Nebraska, Olivet Nazarene University Madrigal Singers, Bourbonnais, Illinois, Monona Center High School Mixed Chorus, Monona, Iowa and the Vienna High School Madrigal Singers, Vienna, Illinois. THIRTY SECOND FA LA LA Heritage Music Press SATB a cappella 15/1600H.

CANON OF THANKS Is Popular Thanksgiving Anthem Thu, Dec. 1 2005 Donald Moore's CANON OF THANKS is one his best selling church anthems and it's popularity was evident during the recent Thanksgiving holiday. Mr. Moore would like to thank The First Presbyterian Church, Lynchburg, Virginia, First Presbyterian Church, Bakerstown, Pennsylvania, St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Follen Community Church, Lexington, Massachusetts for their recent performances of his arrangement. CANON OF THANKS accompanied Alfred SATB 21501 2-pt/3-pt 18904 unis/2-pt 18905.

Carolina Middle School Chorus Hits The Spot At NCMEA Wed, Nov. 23 2005 Not many choirs get the opportunity to perform before a group of music educators. But those that do know that it is a true accomplishment when the audience recognizes a fabulous group. Such was the case recently at the North Carolina Music Educators Association State Conference when the McDougle Middle School Chorus gave a command performance of some stunning choral music. Included in their repertoire were two chorals by Donald Moore: CHARIOT SPIRITUAL and THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND, both arrangements for male voices. Congratulations to their director, Julie Covach, for presenting such a fine group of singers. CHARIOT SPIRITUAL BriLee Music BL255, TB voices accompanied and THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND BriLee Music BL333, TB voices accompanied.

PMEA District IV Songfest Sings The Music of Donald Moore Sat, Nov. 19 2005 The hills are alive with music in Pennsylvania and elementary students in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District IV recently proved that. The PMEA Annual Songfest was recently held at the Juniata Valley School District and the choir featured one of Donald Moore's best selling chorals. SIMPLY GREGORIAN, a unison or two-part accompanied arrangement based on an ancient melody, was performed on the program under the able guest direction of Lou Ann Schafer of State College, Pennsylvania. Congratulations to all those students that participated in this great event.

New York College Adds Moore's HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE Mon, Nov. 7 2005 Donald Moore's arrangements for men's chorus are performed around the world and his 1989 TTBB setting of Stephen Foster's HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE is still winning audiences! It was part of the repertiore several years ago for the highly acclaimed men's choral group Chanticleer and most recently the Saint Rose Men's Glee Club. This group is part of the music program of the College of Saint Rose in New York under the able direction of Michael Levi. HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE TTBB a cappella with optional string bass Alfred/Warner SV8938 available at your local choral music print dealer.

Inernational Festival Selects SIYAHAMA Fri, Oct. 21 2005 International Music Competitions has added Donald Moore's arrangement of SIYAHAMBA to their list of chorals for their First Annual competition. This new festival is headquartered in Sante Fe, New Mexico. Mr. Moore would like to thank this group for their support of his music and wish them the best of luck in their future competitions.

California Men Have Unique Name Sun, Oct. 2 2005 Many choral groups around the United States have a catchy title for their choral group, especially middle/junior and senior high school jazz/show choir ensembles. And the men of the Redwood Community Chorus, located in Mendocino, California must have some Hollywood writers working for them as they have come up with one of the best titles of all. The "Acafellas" are a spinoff group of the community chorus and have enjoyed wonderful success under the capable direction of Joel Rosenthal. This group has recently added Don Moore's arrangement of HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE, a Stephen Foster classic, for TTBB voices, a cappella. This is the same arrangement that has been performed from time to time by the world famous men's ensemble group, Chanticleer out of San Francisco. HARD TIME COMES AGAIN NO MORE TTBB a cappella Alfred/Warner SV8938.

Pender's Music Sells Tons of Donald Moore Music!! Wed, Sep. 28 2005 Donald Moore would like to thank Pender's Music Company for all the promoting they do of the music and books of Donald Moore. Visit them on the web at: www.penders.com And a tip of the Don Moore hat to Todd Thompson, Choral Division Manager at their Denton, Texas location. Pendre's also has locations in Houston, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Texas Choral Directors Love JINGLE BELL CELEBRATION Sat, Sep. 24 2005 Donald Moore's JINGLE BELL CELEBRATION for TB voices, accompanied (BriLee BL454) was presented at the 50th Annual Texas Choral Directors Association Reading Session in San Antonio, Texas held July 25-28, 2005. A tip of the Don Moore hat to TCDA!

Alleluia Canon a Big Hit In Wisconsin Fri, Sep. 9 2005 Donald Moore's best selling choral ALLELUIA CANON was a real crowd pleaser recently in the state of Wisconsin. The Hudson Middle School 8th Grade choir concluded their concert with the 102 voice chorus singing ALLELUIA CANON. Thanks to their director, Carol J. Dahle for including this best seller in your presentation.

Recommended Repertoire From New Mexico Choral Director Wed, Aug. 31 2005 A recently published list on the internet listed several Donald Moore chorals. Denise Baccadutre, choral director at Moriarty High School, Moriarty, New Mexico prepared a list of chorals entitled "REPERTOIRE EVERY CHORAL DIRECTOR SHOULD KNOW". That listed included the following Donald Moore arrangements: THIS TRAIN, TB voices, accompanied, Brilee Music, I'M BOUND AWAY, TTB, accompanied, Warner Brothers and WORKIN' ON THE RAILROAD, TTB, a cappella, Warner Brothers. Thanks, Denise, for including these pieces on your list!

Bellefonte Area Middle School And The Music Of Donald Moore Tue, Aug. 30 2005 The Bellefonte Area Middle School, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania recently presented their spring concert and featured several Donald Moore choral compositions on their program. The sixth Grade Choir was in the spotlight for this one and sang PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU, SIYAHAMBA, CLIMBING UP THE MOUNTAIN and SING SONGS OF JOY. Thanks and a tip of the Don Moore hat to their director, Wendy Kratzer, for a job well done!

South Carolina Choir Sings Siyahamba Sat, Aug. 27 2005 The First Presbyterian Church Youth Choir of Spartanburg, South Carolina knows how to get into a worship service. They recently presented the opening music with an uptempo presentation of Donald Moore's all-time best seller SIYAHAMBA. Congratulations to the members of the choir!!

Lorain County Community College Men Sing "DRY BONES" Tue, Jul. 26 2005 Congratulations to the Lorain County Community College Civic Chorale Men's Chorus for their rendition of Donald Moore's arrangement of DRY BONES for TTBB voices, published by Warner Brothers/Alfred. This piece was featured on their annual spring concert held in Lorain County, Ohio and rebroadcast on local cable channels throughout the area. Also congratulations to the director, Nancy Davis, for a great program of choral music. And we certainly were surprised that DRY BONES was also used as the encore number!! The second time was twice as nice!! A tip of the Don Moore hat to all the members of the chorus!

Maple Shade High School, NJ Sings the Music of Donald Moore Sun, Jul. 24 2005 Congratulations to the Maple Shade High School Concert Choir, Maple Shade, New Jersey  and their director, Miss Dawn Varava on a successful year of choral music performances. And a tip of the Don Moore hat for adding EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL arranged by Donald Moore, SATB, a cappella (Warner/Alfred Pub) to their concert repertoire.

"Moore" Performances Around The United States Mon, Jul. 18 2005 The Church Street Singers of the First Congregational Church of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin have added Donald Moore's IF I HAVE MY TICKET choral to their 2005 concert schedule. The 50 member Queen Anne's Chorale of Queen Anne's County, Maryland recently performed Donald Moore's arrangement of SALVATION IS CREATED. And a tip of the Don Moore hat to the Men's Ensemble of Valley Heights High School, Waterville, Kansas for performing the TTB version of IF I HAVE MY TICKET in the KMEA Choral contest! Thanks to all these fine choral groups.

University of Wisconsin Choir Performs Moore's Siyahamba Fri, Jun. 17 2005 The University of Wisconsin choral group "Museko" has added Donald Moore's arrangement of SIYAHAMBA to their choir performances. "Museko" is a student choir at the Madison campus. SIYAHAMBA Warner Brothers SATB SV9530 3-PT mixed SV9531 2-PT SV9532

MUSIC PUZZLES PLUS Released by Alfred Publishing Tue, Jun. 14 2005 Donald Moore's latest music education book MUSICPUZZLES PLUS has just been released by Alfred Publishing Company. MUSIC PUZZLES PLUS is a 100% reproducible book filled with 25 music games and puzzles designed to make music learning fun and easy. MUSIC PUZZLES PLUS is perfect for classroom teachers with unplanned activity time or whenever you need a quick and easy classroom time-filler. Answer keys are included. Photocopy as many puzzles as you need for all your classes. MUSIC PUZZLES PLUS Alfred no. 23857 US $19.95 available at your favorite music print dealer.

Don Moore Midget Racing Column on www.ilikeracing.com Wed, Apr. 27 2005 Don Moore writes a racing column that can be found on www.ilikeracing.com . Click on the link and scroll down to the right for "Midwest Midget Views". Thanks to Janie Vogel, publisher, for the opportunity to pen the world's first midget racing column on the internet!

Craven County Singers Perform the Music of Donald Moore Wed, Apr. 13 2005 "Nothing can be finer than to be in Carolina"... so goes the famous lyric and that was the case for a recent concert in Craven County, North Carolina when Sally Albrecht recently conducted the All-County Elementary and Middle School Choruses in a wonderful evening of music at the Vanceboro-Farm Life Auditorium. The audience was treated to several selections and one of those was Donald Moore's arrangement of A MOZART CANON for two part voices, accompanied. A tip of the Don Moore hat to all the participants in this annual event! A MOZART CANON is published by Alfred 22969 accompanied 2-part.

This E-mail From a Former Student Made My Day! Mon, Mar. 21 2005 "I can honestly say that the memories I have from your music class are some of the most vivid and enjoyable from all of the time that I spent in school. I'm sure that after the thousands of students you have taught over the years, you don't remember me, but I sure remember you. Everything from Bingo the Wonderdog & Helga the maid, to you telling us that Pete Seeger was going to visit the class (although he never did). I also remember the day you told me you would give me all of the money that was in your wallet at the time if I could tell you the names of the Righteous Brothers...I didn't know it then, but I sure remember it now. The concerts you did for cancer research were outstanding...and by far ahead of their time in concept. You should feel good about all of the work you did with those. I had the privilege to work on the stage crew one year, and listening to the tape at the party in Dan Kastner's basement after the show still seems like yesterday...even though at has been almost 25 years. I remember from class that you had a racing background, but until recently I had no idea of your current involvement. I also have a love for racing, and would very much enjoy seeing one of your cars run some evening. I don't want to take up too much of your time as I am sure that you always have a full slate of things to do, but I did want to let you know that I really feel fortunate to have had a teacher like you." Bill Bosak

South Dakota All-State Choir And The Music of Donald Moore Wed, Mar. 9 2005 The South Dakota All-State Choir recently featured one of Donald Moore's all- time best selling chorals. Moore's arrangemant of SALVATION IS CREATED was performed by this select group and directed by guest conductor Russell Robinson. Thanks and a tip of the Don Moore hat to the young singers in South Dakota! SALVATION IS CREATED  Warner Brothers  SSATBB  OCT9804    SSA  OCT9805    TTB   OCT9806

Minnesota "Christmas Celebration" Thu, Feb. 17 2005 It may be cold in the winter in Minnesota, but the "Unexpected Company" Community Singers warmed up the audience recently with their annual Christmas Concert. Under the direction of maestro Dave Seaburg, the choir ended the delightful program with Donald Moore's A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION, a choral medley of traditional carols for SATB voices, accompanied. And a special tip of the Don Moore hat to Joan Berry for adding my website link to the Unexpected Company homepage! A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION is published by Warner Brothers BSC00210.  Unexpected Company

The Music of Donald Moore at Arkansas State University Wed, Feb. 16 2005 The music of ASCAP award winning composer and arranger Donald Moore was recently featured in a concert presented by Arkansas State University. The University Singers Male Chorus sang Mr. Moore's arrangment of THE CHARIOT SPIRITUAL for TB voices, accompanied. The concert was directed by Dr. Carmen Scialla. A tip of the Don Moore hat to the singers at ASU for performing his music! THE CHARIOT SPIRITUAL is published by BriLee Music, number BL255.

Holland Choir Sings The Music Of Donald Moore on European Tour Mon, Feb. 14 2005 The Holland Christian High School Choir presented their spring choir tour recently in Europe, featuring the music of Donald Moore. They sang HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW, an arrangement by Moore for SATB/SAB voices, accompanied, along with several other selections. The Michigan group performed for audiences in the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria. HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW is published by Alfred 19968 and is available at your local music print dealer.

Philadelphia Choral Festival a Success Sun, Feb. 13 2005 When 160 talented singers get together at one time with great leadership, you know something good is going to happen. That was the end result recently in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania when the Twelfth Annual Archdiocesan Elementary Choral Festival took place at Archbishop Prendergast High School. The singers were pooled from 48 Catholic schools in the Phili area for the annual event under the expert direction of Sally Albrecht with accompaniment provided by master pianist, Karl Schmidt. One of the selections performed was LAUDAMUS CANON, an original choral by ASCAP award winning composer Donald Moore. Congratulations to all the singers who participated in this great concert! LAUDAMUS CANON is published by Alfred for 2-part voices, accompanied with optional C-instrument or flute. Order number 21682 from your favorite music print dealer.

Voices Of Kentuckiana Record Donald Moore Arrangement Sat, Feb. 5 2005 The Voices of Kentuckiana have recorded one of Donald Moore's all time best selling arrangements. MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, one of Stephen Foster's wonderful tunes, is included in a bouquet of superb chorals sung by this Kentucky based organization. The a cappella piece is published by Mark Foster Music/Shawnee Press, MF3028 and is available at music print dealers around the world.

Kastner Shown The Door On APPRENTICE Fri, Feb. 4 2005 From the pen of Donald Moore. Nothing is forever and Danny Kastner found that out on NBC’s THE APPRENTICE. The February 3rd edition had Kastner volunteering to be project manager for a promotional campaign featuring a Nestle coffee product. Things got ugly once again with team members expressing their frustration at Danny’s inability to make quick decisions which lead to the ultimate defeat of their group. And when push came to shove, Kastner got the dreaded message from Donald Trump.. "You’re Fired." Kastner did get the last word in, though... in song, as we were treated to his musical talents with an impromptu ballad in a New York City cab as the show came to an end. So long Danny and good luck to you.... It was fun watching while it lasted!!

Donald Moore Chorals At The Ontario, Canada Vocal Festival Thu, Feb. 3 2005 The annual Ontario Vocal Festival brings out the best choral groups in Canada and the United States and the recent edition was no exception. The Galt Regional Concert and Chamber Festival featured several chorals by composer/arranger Donald Moore. The following compositions were sung to the delight of the large audiences that attended the event: THIRTY SECOND FA LA LA Heritage Press SATB a cappella 15/1600H   AN IRISH BLESSING Warner Brothers TTB accompanied SV9421   SING WITH JOY Alfred 2-part accompanied 11370 WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN Warner Brothers TTB BSC9813 Donald Moore would like to thank all the participating groups for performing his music.

The Music of Donald Moore at Seton Hall University Wed, Feb. 2 2005 Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, has released a recording featuring one of Donald Moore's all time best selling choral arrangements, MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME. The album, sung by the Seton Hall University Touring Choir under the able direction of Jeanette Hile, is entitled SONGS OF AMERICA. An audio clip of Mr. Moore's arrangement is included on the Seton Hall University web site. MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME is an a cappella arrangement with the words and melody by Stephen Foster. Donald Moore has modified the original lyric and those lyrics are copyrighted by the Shawnee Press. MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME is published for SATB voices, a cappella, by Mark Foster Music MF 3028 and is available at music print dealers around the world.

Don Moore Solves Dilemma in Kansas Fri, Jan. 28 2005 From the pen of Donald Moore. When I was a teacher, it was easy to find out information that I needed about something that was puzzling me... I’d just ask my students and I would get the answer instantly! Well.... today I got an e-mail from Centralia, Kansas. It seems that the high school students in that city have been working on one of my arrangements called OH MARY DON’T YOU WEEP (SATB voices, a cappella, Warner Brothers, out-of print) and their folders and music disappeared... Poof... Just like that! With a contest deadline coming soon, their director was in a tizzy about what to do about this dilemma. So Julie Gleason, the expert high school music teacher at Centralia, Kansas High School, got a bright idea... I’ll go to Don Moore’s web site!!!!! Once logged in, she e-mailed me asking if I happened to have a copy or two of this out-of-print piece. Yes.. I do!!! Off I went to the basement and found a few complimentary editions and sent them in the mail today. Don Moore to the rescue, folks!!!! So to the students at Centralia.. Good luck singing a cappella in that contest and enjoy the music!!!!!

Former Student Dan Kastner Escapes Being Fired on TV Show Mon, Jan. 24 2005 The first edition of THE APPRENTICE on NBC television has been completed and former Don Moore prot訩 Dan Kastner narrowly escaped being fired. It was my initial visit to this popular show and it was an impressive production with plenty of drama and flash. Dan was part of the "Magna" team, a group of nine college graduates who were pitted against nine high school educated hopefuls in a contest to see who could sell the most specialty burgers at two New York franchised Burger Kings. It played well to the audience and Dan Kastner certainly caught the eye of the viewer with his red suit and eclectic personality. We were also entertained by his guitar playing and singing and a little piece of his compositional skills at writing songs off the cuff. But when push came to shove, Danny became the object of the final board room discussion with Mr. Trump. One by one, his fellow teammates would single him out as the reason for his team’s failure. But in the end Danny’s neck would be saved as Donald Trump fired the team manager, even though he labeled Dan as a complete disaster! Congratulations on your escape, Dan!! I’ll be watching next week to see if you survive!!!!!

Monson-Sultana, California School Performance At The CMEA Convention Wed, Jan. 19 2005 The Monson-Sultana, California School Concert Choir recently performed the music of Donald Moore at the California Music Educators Association State Conference held in Sacramento, California. The choir, under the expert direction of Miss Mary Pauls, performed ALLELUIA MADRIGAL, an original a cappella work for holiday or general use. In addition, the school's Men's Ensemble performed Mr. Moore's arrangement of THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND  for TB voices, accompanied. The school population has tremendous involvement in the choir program as 380 of 420 students in the school are enrolled in music ensembles. Donald Moore would like to thank Miss Pauls and the students for their performance at such an important event. ALLELUIA MADRIGAL  is published by Alfred and is available in the following editions: SATB 21698, 3-part mixed 21699 and SSA 21700. THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND  is published by BriLee Music TB BL333.

The Music Of Donald Moore And Dave Brubeck At Georgetown University Tue, Jan. 18 2005 The music of Donald Moore was recently featured on a special concert featuring jazz legend Dave Brubeck at Georgetown University. The concert with Dave Brubeck offered the Georgetown Jazz Choir singing compositions and arrangements by Brubeck, Paul Simon and Donald Moore. The jazz choir and Brubeck performed Moore's arrangement of SIYAHAMBA as the grand finale of the concert. SIYAHAMBA is published by Warner Brothers Music Publications and is available in several voicings, accompanied, with optional percussion instruments. SATB SV9530, 3-part mixed SV9531, 2-part SV9532, available at your local music print dealer. Donald Moore would graciously like to thank Georgetown University for including his music on this special concert.

Former Don Moore Student Mike Goldberg On Fox Sports Mon, Jan. 17 2005 A former student of Don Moore is showing his talents on national cable television. Mike Goldberg, who got his show business start by appearing in the Don Moore Cancer Research Benefit Concerts held in the late 70's and early 80's in the Cleveland, Ohio area, is the host of "Sunday Night Hoops" which features ACC college basketball games each Sunday evening on the National Fox Sports Network. Mike, who was a popular singer in the Benefit shows, was also a star hockey player during his high school years. He later went into sports broadcasting and has done the play by play calls for basketball and hockey on ESPN, Fox and other sports networks. He also did play by play for hockey teams in Columbus, Ohio, Minnesota and several other teams in the National Hockey League. "Mike is a great guy with a lot of personality. I knew from the beginning he would be successful as he never let any grass grow under his feet in progressing up the ladder." Catch Mike Goldberg every Sunday night during the college basketball season as the studio host for "The ACC Sunday Night Hoops" on the Fox Sports Network. Good luck Mike!!

Don Moore Racing Enterprises... A Family Tradition Continues Wed, Jan. 12 2005 Don Moore is well known throughout the world for his contributions to choral music. But his other love has always been auto racing. And racing has been a way of life amongst the Moore family. His uncle, Bob Moore (Sr.) was a veteran driver and owner on the MARC new car circuit during the 1950’s and was a regular at Sportsman’s Park, Northfield, Ohio. Another uncle, Ernie Moore, also tried his hand at stock car racing for a short time. Cousins Ernie and Jeff Moore were championship go kart racers in Florida during the 1960’s. And another notable link in the family is his cousin, NASCAR public relations veteran Bob Moore, a well known author in his own right having penned three outstanding books: (1) NASCAR 50 Greatest Drivers, (2) Dale Earnhart: A Legend For The Ages, and (3) Dale Earnhart Sr. Don Moore first became interested in auto racing when he would attend weekly events with his family at the Akron Rubber Bowl and Sportsman’s Park. It wasn’t unusual to find Don, his older brother Bud and his cousins involved in summertime bicycle and wagon races on a homemade dirt track behind the Moore house in Kent, Ohio. Later, he would buy a Wahlburg dirt quarter midget with paper route profits and race weekly at the Tallmadge, Ohio Drive-in Theater. That led to a second place finish in 1958 for the Ohio State Quarter Midget Championship at Columbus, Ohio and first place for the same title in 1959. Shortly thereafter, Moore quickly outgrew the quarter midget and "ole number ten" was sold to another up and coming racer. He then turned his attention to his other love, music, and became a teenage attraction playing keyboards each weekend at the Reserve Inn in Hudson, Ohio, owned by auto racing enthusiast, Leo Wagner. In the years that followed, Moore became a middle school music teacher but still kept in touch with racing through the National Speed Sport News. And he became a regular traveler to Indianapolis, Springfield and DuQuoin, Ilinois, New Bremen, Ohio and the Ohio State Fairgrounds to watch the midgets, sprints and championship dirt cars. Many years later, with a teaching career in its final stages and a very successful music publishing business that still continues today, it was time to turn to a lifetime dream of owning a race car team. That dream was helped along in year 2000 when he had a chance meeting with midget driver Chris "Critter" Malone in Malone’s frontyard in Speedway, Indiana. Moore, who was in Indianapolis for the Brickyard 400, happened to see a tail tank of Malone’s famous midget number seven in front of Critter’s house which led to a conversation between the two. Several months later, Moore would become a sponsor of the Malone midget, culminating with a very successful top five finish in the 2002 Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma. But it was time to put both feet in the fire and become a car owner and that happened in April, 2002 with the purchase of a Stealth/Gaerte Chevy dirt midget. It was time to put "ole number ten" back on the track and that he did. But this time, Moore would step aside from the driving chores and would team with some of the best midget drivers in the country. The likes of Indianapolis 500 veteran Donnie Beechler, midget hall of famer Kevin Olson, East Coast sensation Steve Buckwalter, Ryan Scott, son of racing legend Hank Scott, Oklahoma’s Andy Pierce and Greg Lueckert of Kansas City have all been a part of the team. Yes, a family racing tradition continues on the dirt tracks of the midwest. And like the song says "Let the good times roll"... And keep rolling!!!

Former Don Moore Student Doug Beck Hits The Big Time! Mon, Dec. 27 2004 Much of Donald Moore's career has been devoted to teaching, including middle/high school music, private piano instruction and producing and directing over 30 rock and pop productions. And many of his students have gone on to very successful and illustrious careers in the music business. One of those students is Doug Beck, a very important and influential producer in the recording industry. Moore recently received an e-mail from Doug and here is what he had to say about the music training, preparation and guidance when he was a student of his: "Many times when I've been in situations that seemed totally unreal to me (like sitting on a couch between Daryl Hall and John Oats during the Do It For Love sessions and them asking me what I thought they should do with the track) I'd think to myself, would Don Moore believe this. He started all of this! Without him there would be no this!!! I'm so grateful to have had a teacher and role model like you. I don't think you even realize the impact you've had on me. Thank you." Doug is currently busy working on music for several TV shows in LA including: The Missy Elliot Show (airs in Jan 05), Queer Eye For The Straight Girl (Airs Jan 05), Monster Garage and others. Other tracks have been used on Access Hollywood and The Miss America Pageant. After 12 years in New york City Doug Beck has moved his production company to sunny Los Angeles. Doug Beck and DJ Boris have been nominated for a Billboard music award for best Latin Dance record for their remix of Thalia's "I'm in Love". Boris and Beck have completed production on remixes for Janet Jackson and Anastasia. Congratulations to Doug Beck on such a successful career!

Donald Moore Protege To Appear On The "Apprentice" Sun, Dec. 26 2004 A former student of Donald Moore will be one of the contestants in the next edition of "The Apprentice" premiering January 20, 2005. Thirty-nine year old Danny Kastner will be one of 18 players trying to win the approval of Donald Trump on the NBC reality series. Kastner, CEO and Chairman of the Board of POPstick, Inc. out of Boston, MA got his start in the entertainment business when he appeared in several rock and pop concerts produced and directed by Moore back in the late 70's and early 80's. "Dan is an extremely talented guy who can play a multitude of instruments and is a pretty good singer too" said Moore. "He played sax, piano and guitar... sang and was a real audience favorite. He appeared in several of the Cancer Research Benefit Shows that I produced in the Cleveland, Ohio area. He's a real character and should be very entertaining on TV!"

The Music Of Donald Moore In London, England Mon, Dec. 6 2004 A performance of the music of Donald Moore was recently presented in London, England at the Royal Festival Hall. The concert, which was conducted by Peter Stark, featured SIYAHAMBA, an African folk song arranged by American composer Donald Moore. SIYAHAMBA is published by Warner Brothers Music Publications in several voicings. Warner Brothers SATB SV9530, Three-Part Mixed SV9531 and Two-Part SV9532.

The Music Of Donald Moore And The West Virginia All-State Chorus Mon, Nov. 15 2004 The West Virginia All-State Children's Chorus recently sang a Donald Moore choral for their annual concert. The chorus, under the direction of Sally Albrecht of Alfred Publishing Company, sang MA BELLA BIMBA (Alfred 2-part 17728)as a part of their annual concert that was held at Capital Music Hall in Wheeling, West Virginia. Two hundred fifty-nine singers were involved in this festival that featured a wide variety of folk songs and original compositions by leading American comtemporary composers and arrangers. Donald Moore would like to thank the West Virginia Music Educators Association for including his music in this statewide event.

The Music Of Donald Moore In Kansas And Oklahoma Mon, Nov. 8 2004 Choirs in the states of Kansas and Oklahoma will be singing the award winning choral music of Donald Moore in the next several months. On November 6, 2004 the Kansas Music Educators Association Northwest District Middle School Honor Choir will be performing SIYAHAMBA, an African folksong for 3-part mixed choir with accompaniment (Warner Brothers SV9531). In February, 2005, the Kansas Music Educators Association Middle School/Junior High Festival Choir will be performing I'M BOUND AWAY for TTB voices with accompaniment (Warner Brothers SV9313). The Northern Oklahoma College Festival Choral Festival-Middle Level will be performing THIS TRAIN for TB voices with accompaniment (BriLee BL140). Donald Moore would like to thank the festival directors and the Kansas Music Educators for performing his music in these state events.

Allied Construction Sponsors Don Moore Midget Sun, Nov. 7 2004 Allied Construction is the new sponsor of the Don Moore Music Publications Stealth/Sesco Mopar midget. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, Allied specializes in industrial applications including horizontal drilling under highways and other situations where cables and pipelines must be placed under a specific area. Allied will be joining the race team for the 19th running of the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals to be held at the Expo Square Center on the grounds of the Tulsa State Fairgrounds, Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 5-8, 2005. Welcome, Allied Construction!!!

Lueckert To Drive Midget At Chili Bowl Sun, Nov. 7 2004 Greg Lueckert has been named to drive the Don Moore Music Publications Stealth/Sesco Mopar at the 19th Annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals. Lueckert will be one of over 200 expected entries that will compete on the tight one-fifth mile dirt oval inside the Tulsa Expo Center at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds, Tulsa, Oklahoma on January 5-8, 2005. "Greg Lueckert is an outstanding driver and brings a wealth of experience to our team. And he also has an outstanding pit crew," said team owner Don Moore. Joining the team this year is a new sponsor, Allied Construction located in Kansas City, Missouri. Welcome Greg Lueckert and Allied Construction!!!

Drag Racer Featured In Mustang Magazine Tue, Nov. 2 2004 The Don Moore Music Publications sponsored Klein Motorsports Mustang was featured in the December issue of MUSCLE MUSTANGS, a national magazine with circulation of over a million copies per month. The full color, full page picture displays an action shot of drag racer Bill Klein at Norwalk Dragway, Norwalk, Ohio speeding to a very respectable second place finish during the True Street event. Klein's Mustang is capable of 8.78 seconds for the quarter mile... that's fast!!!!

Eighteen Don Moore Chorals on Ohio Contest List Sun, Oct. 24 2004 Eighteen Donald Moore choral compositions have been selected for the 2005 Ohio Music Education Association large group junior/middle school contest list of required pieces for performance. EZEKIEL SAW THE WHEEL, SATB Warner Bros. OCT9710 IF I HAVE MY TICKET, SATB Warner Bros. SV9130 LET THE SONG GO ROUND, SAB/3-part mixed BriLee BL186 AND THE GREEN GRASS GREW, SSA Alfred 17746 COLORADO TRAIL, TB BriLee BL162 GREAT GETTIN' UP MORNIN', TTB Heritage 15/1716H MY HEARTS IN THE HIGHLANDS, SATB Warner Bros. SV8952 TICKET TO THE KINGDOM, SATB Warner Bros. SV8954 TICKET TO THE KINGDOM, ssa Warner Bros. SV8954 BEHOLD THAT STAR, TTB BriLee BL341 THE CHARIOT SPRITUAL, TB Brilee BL255 THE LITTLE BOOK SPIRITUAL, TTB BriLee BL287 SIYAHAMBA, SATB Warner Bros. SV9530 MA BELLA BIMBA, 3-part mixed Alfred 17727 MUSIC ALONE SHALL LIVE, 2-part Alfred 11555 BORN, BORN IN BETHLEHEM, TB BriLee BL210 EVERY TIME I FEEL THE SPIRIT, TB BriLee BL446 PICK A BAIL OF COTTON, TB BriLee BL371

The Music of Donald Moore at Lincoln Center Thu, Oct. 14 2004 The music of award winning ASCAP composer and arranger Donald Moore was featured at Lincoln Center, New York City in a concert by the National Middle School Choir. Among the selections performed was Mr. Moore's arrangement of the Italian folk song "Ma Bella Bimba". The concert was directed by Sally Albrecht with Ben Cohn serving as accompanist. "Ma Bella Bimba" is published by Alfred Publishing Company and is available in 2-part and 3-part mixed voicings. The music of Donald Moore is available at music print dealers throughout the United States and the World.

Exciting New Donald Moore Choral Music For 2004-2005 Tue, Oct. 12 2004 A BACH ALLELUIA, accompanied, Alfred 22926 SATB 22927 SAB 22928 SSA WITH A JOYFUL SONG, a cappella, Alfred 21839 3-part mixed 21840 SSA WORLD PEACE CANON, accompanied, Alfred 22744 3-part mixed 22745 2-part or SSA CLIMBING UP THE MOUNTAIN, accompanied, Alfred 22766 2-part any combination COMIN' HOME, accompanied, Alfred 22769 SATB 22770 2-part any combination A MOZART CANON, accompanied, Alfred 22969 2-part EVERY TIME I FEEL THE SPIRIT, accompanied, BriLee Music TB BL446 CHARLOTTETOWN, accompanied, BriLee Music TB BL445 A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY, a cappella, Heritage Music Press TTB 15/1893H

Donald Moore Conducts Illinois Festival Choir Sat, Oct. 9 2004 Donald Moore recently was guest conducter for the Illinois Music Educators Association District V Festival. The annual festival was held on the campus of Eastern Illinois University and featured choir members from the eastern part of the state. The 180 voice choir rehearsed their choir selections during the day, including several arranged by Mr. Moore, and presented an evening concert to a standing room only audience. Mr. Moore would like to thank the representatives of the IMEA District V for inviting him to this annual event.

LAUDAMUS CANON Is Best Seller for 2004 Sat, Oct. 9 2004 LAUDAMUS CANON is the best selling new Donald Moore choral for the year 2004. The original canon, set to a traditional Latin text, is composed for 2-part voices, any combination, with keyboard accompaniment. There is an optional flute or C-instrument part and a SoundTrax accompaniment CD can also be purchased. This top selling choral is published by Alfred Publishing Company and is available at leading music print dealers around the United States and the world. LAUDAMUS CANON, Alfred Publishing, no. 21682, 2-part voices w/accompaniment. SoundTrax CD no. 21683.

25 Best Selling Chorals of Donald Moore (random order) Tue, Oct. 5 2004 1. TICKET TO THE KINGDOM Warner Brothers SATB SV8952 SAB SV8953 SSA SV8954 3-PT SV9839 SV9840 2-PT 2. IF I HAVE MY TICKET Warner Brothers SATB SV9130 TTB SV9131 3. PEACE I LEAVE WITH YOU Alfred 2-PT 19247 SATB 21091 SAB 21092 4. ALLELUIA CANON Alfred 2-PT 16345 SATB 20099 SAB 20100 5. BORN, BORN IN BETHLEHEM BriLee TB BL210 2-PT BL365 6. DEEP RIVER Morningstar SATB MSM509006 7. PEACE LIKE A RIVER Warner Brothers SAB BSC00271 8. SIMPLY ALLELUIA Alfred 2-PT 5804 3-PT mixed 18605 9. SIYAHAMBA Warner Brothers SATB SV9530 3-PT mixed SV9531 2-PT SV9532 10. THIRTY SECOND FA LA LA Heritage Music Press SATB 15/1600H 11. CANON OF THANKS Alfred Unis./2-PT 18905 3-PT any combination 18904 SATB 21501 12. SALVATION IS CREATED Warner Brothers SATB OCT9804 SSA OCT9805 TTB OCT9806 13. MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME Mark Foster Music SATB MF3028 14. OVER THE RIVER & THROUGH THE WOODS Mark Foster SATB MF3019 15. A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION Warner Brothers SATB BSC0021 16. IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER Warner Brothers SATB BSC9511 17. GLORIA CANON Heritage Music Press 2-PT 15/1379H SAB 15/1594H 18. WORKIN' ON THE RAILROAD Warner Brothers TTB SV9438 19. SIMPLY GREGORIAN BriLee Unis./2-PT BL126 20. I'M BOUND AWAY Warner Brothers TTB SV9313 21. SIMPLE GIFTS/PACHELBEL'S CANON Alfred SATB 19139 SAB 19140 2-PT/SSA 19141 22. MA BELLA BIMBA Alfred 2-PT 17728 3-PT mixed 17727 23. AMAZING GRACE Warner Brothers SAB BSC9604 24. WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN Warner Brothers SATB BSC00307 TTB SBC9813 25. HARD TIMES COME AGAIN NO MORE Warner Brothers TTBB SV8938

Moore Named Composer/Arranger of Significance by ACDA Tue, Oct. 5 2004 Donald Moore was recently named by the American Choral Directors Association Choral Journal, Volume 43, number 8, as one of 400 select American composers and arrangers of significance throughout the history of American choral music. Also included on the list of approximately 400 composers/arrangers are Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein,, Dave Brubeck, Stephen Foster, Lowell Mason, Leo Sowerby, Duke Ellington, Richard Rogers, Robert Shaw, Stephen Sondheim, Randall Thompson and Fred Waring. Mr. Moore would like to thank the ACDA National Repertiore and Standards Committee for placing him on this historic list.