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Catherine Dalton’s choral, instrumental, and solo voice compositions are inspired by classical, jazz, folk, world music and chant. Winner of MacPhail’s Composition Scholarship, Dalton was recently selected to participate in Nautilus Music-Theater’s nationally recognized Composer-Librettist Studio.

Performers of her music include the internationally known new music ensemble Zeitgeist, vocal ensembles Part Four and Amaryllis and singers Carrie Henneman-Shaw, Jeffrey Hess, Nicole Warner and Nita Gilbert in addition to numerous choirs across the United States. Dalton recently served as Composer-in-residence for Global Harmony Community Chorus and Community of Peace Academy's Academy Choir. Her most recent commissions include works for concert band, children’s choir, women's choir and world-music choir.

Photo by Nancy Varberg Photography

Recent and Upcoming Events

I find myself incredibly grateful as I head into spring this year. First, I am filled with joy and gratitude as I think back to the amazing February premiere of Today will be warm: A Story Cloth in Sound by Global Harmony Community Chorus. I am equally excited about the upcoming premieres of One Mind, One Heart and The Path You Walk Upon by two amazing high school choirs. Finally, it was wonderful to see everyone who stopped my booth at the recent American Choral Director's Association (ACDA) regional conference.

From the State of Emptiness and The Path You Walk Upon featured in Living Composer's Concert at Mahtomedi High School
Under the direction of Robert Pontious, Mahtomedi's High School Choirs performed works by Minnesota composers at their 2010 spring concert. Pontious is a huge supporter of new music and believes that his students should know that choral music composition is alive and well. Concert dates: May 18 and May 25, 2010

Hmong Parable will be the Focus of Dalton’s Composer-in-Residence with Community of Peace Academy
A series of activities centered around a timeless Hmong parable, culminating in the premiere of One Mind, One Heart by Community of Peace High School Choir, John Sorlien, director, on May 20, 2010. Activities are funded in part by a MetLife Meet the Composer Grant.

Sweet Radiant Mystery to be featured at the 2010 General Assembly (GA) of the Unitarian Universalist Association
Sweet Radiant Mystery will be sung by the 180 voice GA choir under the direction of Ruth Palmer as part of the Sunday morning service on July 27, 2010.