Sydney Guillaume

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Sydney Guillaume (born 22 July 1982) is a Haitian-American composer of contemporary classical music and film music, conductor, clinician, singer and pianist based out of Portland, Oregon. He has composed music for a variety of chamber ensembles, but is known primarily for his choral compositions.

Biography[]

Sydney Guillaume, originally from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, came to the United States at the age of 11. He began his post-secondary education at the , where he received his Bachelor of Music in Composition with an emphasis in Media Writing and Production.^[1] There he studied with the acclaimed conductor Jo-Michael Scheibe, composer Robert Gower, and pianist

Guillaume is an active member of the choral community as a composer, singer, and conductor. He conducted the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association (PMEA) District 12 Honor Choir in 2013. He continues to compose original works, and has written for choirs such as The , The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Seraphic Fire, , The , The , , and The Westminster Chorus. In addition to chamber music, Guillaume also composes music for film and has often collaborated with , a Los Angeles-based media production company.

Choral works[]

• Kalinda (SSAATTBB, 2002) *published with Walton Music

• Pour Toi, Mère (SSAATTBB with piano accompaniment, 2003)

• Anmwe (SSAATTBB a cappella with soprano solo, 2005)

• Touched in Love (SATB with piano accompaniment, 2005) *published with Colla Voce Music

• Men Nou (SSA with piano accompaniment, 2006)

• St. Francis de Sales Mass (SATB with organ, 2006/2008)

• Dominus Vobiscum (SATB a cappella, 2007) *published with Walton Music

• Twa Tanbou (SATB a cappella, 2007) *published with Walton Music

• Koudjay (SSA a cappella, 2007) *published with Walton Music

• Mama Afrika (SSAATTBB and percussion, 2008) *published with Walton Music

• Wipip!!! (SATB a cappella, 2008) *published with Santa Barbara Music Publishing

• Lakay (SSA and orchestra, 2008)

• Ego Sum (SSAATTBB a cappella, 2009) *published with Walton Music

• Peyi Mwen (arranged for SA with flute and piano accompaniment, 2010)

• Au-delà du Chagrin (SATBB a cappella 2010) *published with Walton Music

• Diplomasi (SATB with divisi a cappella, 2010)

• N’ap Debat (TTBB with drums, 2010)

• Kinalaganach (SSATB with brass quartet and drum, 2010)

• Fèt Chanpèt (SATB with drums, 2010)

• Ayiti 1 – 2 – 3 (SATB and baritone solo, with percussion, 2011)

• Plakatap (SSA with percussion, 2011)

• La Providence (SSA a cappella, 2011)

• Tap-Tap (SATB a cappella, 2011)

• Te Deum (SATBB a cappella, 2011)

• Le Dernier Voyage (SSAATTBB a cappella, 2012)

• Chapo Pou Fanm (SSAA a cappella, 2011)

• Akeem (SSA and orchestra, 2013)

• Gagòt (TTBB a cappella, 2013)

• Blogodop (SATB with drums, 2013)

• Nou Se Limyè (SATB with piano accompaniment, 2014)

• Yon Monn Nouvo (SA and SATB with piano and percussion, 2014)

• Kanpe La (TTBB a cappella, 2016)

• Tchaka (SATB with percussion, 2016)

• Leve Kanpe (SATB with percussion, 2019)

References[]

External links[]

• Sydney Guillaume website