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Gordon Getty
Composer

American composer Gordon Getty has made a lifetime of contributions to the world of classical music. In recognition of his extraordinary legacy, he was awarded the prestigious European Culture Prize in 2019 and inducted into Opera America's Opera Hall of Fame in 2022. Learn more about the man and his music. Scroll down for highlights or explore the website.

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The Old Man in the Snow

For SATB chorus and orchestra
Duration: 7:40
Poem by Gordon Getty

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St. Christopher

For SATB chorus, organ and orchestra
Duration: 2:53
Poem by Gordon Getty

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Gordon Getty’s complete literary works released main image

Gordon Getty’s complete literary works released

On July 18, 2024, Festival Napa Valley held a book launch for Gordon Getty’s newly-published book “Upon A Day”

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“Gordon Getty Essentials” playlist released main image

“Gordon Getty Essentials” playlist released

On March 7, 2024, Payam Mirrashidi announced that Apple Music Classical has released the “Gordon Getty Essentials” playlist.

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Featured Recordings

Gordon Getty’s oeuvre spans orchestral works, song cycles, and full length operas.

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips Highlights

This EP features some of the opera’s greatest arias and scenes from the film soundtrack, including its profoundly moving finale.

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A complete archive of reviews of works by Gordon Getty, including performances and recordings.

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Nicole Yurcaba: Upon A Day: Verse and Other Writings (Book)

Musicality rings through each and every poem, essay, and dramatic piece in this book. Most evident, too, is a celebration of life and the art and literature that make it beautiful.

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Micah Andrew: Upon A Day: Verse and Other Writings (Book)

With the publication of “Upon A Day: Verse and Other Writings” Getty presents an impressive compendium of verse, program notes, and notes on the Four Libretti. Informatively enhanced for the reader's benefit with the inclusion of a formal Introduction and an Afterword by Getty, we are presented with a literary treasure of insights into an authentically gifted and distinctive poetic voice for our times.

An inherently fascinating read that is impressively well organized and presented, this hard cover edition of Gordon Getty's “Upon A Day: Verse and Other Writings” from Authority Publishing is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, and college/university library Contemporary Poetry collections and supplemental curriculum Contemporary Classical Music studies lists.

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