Last December I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing composer Jennifer Higdon at the Midwest Clinic. Jennifer is one of the most performed living composers in the United States; she is the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, multiple Grammy Awards, and Northwestern University’s Nemmers Prize.
Like so many musicians, Shawn Persinger, a.k.a. Prester John wears many hats and is incredibly prolific. He’s a performing and recording guitarist, a composer, a music educator, and a published author.
While every Finale user has a unique workflow, people within a specific area of the music industry often share similarities in their notation creation.
Dan Galbraith is a Nashville-based arranger, orchestrator, engraver, keyboardist, and trombonist. In addition to directing church orchestras, worship teams, and praise bands, he is an arranger/editor/producer at PraiseCharts.com, the online resource for praise leaders around the world.
Following the success of his two previous films, Whiplash (2014) and La La Land (2016), fans of Justin Hurwitz’s film scoring had high expectations for what he’d do next.