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Meet Donald Fraser
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British-born Donald Fraser is a well-rounded musician, noted and widely performed as a composer (of concert music and film scores), active as a conductor, and a behind-the-scenes presence as an arranger and a top-flight producer: a combination of talents perhaps unique on the contemporary scene. Successful in all these careers in Britain, he moved to the U.S. in midlife and replicated his success.
Fraser sang in a local choir as a youth and studied piano and trumpet, taking up composition at 13. When he was 17 he enrolled at the Royal College of Music in London, studying both composition (with Humphrey Searle) and conducting (with Alexander Goehr). Fraser won five separate composition prizes during his second year at the school and then added film music to his résumé, becoming resident composer at the Royal College of Music and Art at 19. His score for the musical Why Tears, Achilles?, based on Homer’s Iliad, was widely heard as the production toured under various names. Through his twenties, Fraser worked in the film and television industry, writing concert music on the side; a concert of his chamber works was given at Wigmore Hall. He purchased and worked in the countryside studio where Edward Elgar wrote many of his later works. Turning to conducting, he often led the English Chamber Orchestra in the 1990s and was signed as a producer by BMG and Delos based on the strong chart performance of recordings he had conducted.
Fraser moved to the U.S. in 1996 after being invited to assume the music directorship of the Illinois Chamber Symphony, and he has continued to compose new works performed by that group, the Chicago Symphony, the Choir of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and other groups. He has guest conducted numerous American symphony orchestras and choirs, including both the West Point Glee Club and the Boston Gay Men’s Chorus. A permanent U.S. resident, he has continued to conduct in Britain, releasing Songs for Strings with the English Chamber Orchestra on the Avie label in 2018.
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870 Direct Modulations – Organ
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A Basque Lullaby – SATB Divisi
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A Blessing Of Peace – SATB
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A Bouquet Of Service Pieces For Organ – Organ
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A Bright New Day – SATB
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A Bronze Triptych – Instrumental Parts and Score
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A Bronze Triptych – Instrumental Parts and Score
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A Bronze Triptych – SATB Divisi
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A Canon I Know – SATB
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A Carol For Advent – SAB
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A Carol Of Christ – SATB
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A Celebration of Singing – SA/SSA/SSAA
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A Celebration of Singing – Vocal solo
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A Cherokee Hymn – SAB
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A Child My Choice – SATB
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A Child My Choice – SATB
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A Child’s Prayer – 2 Part Treble
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A Christmas Hymn – SATB
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A Christmas Invitation – SATB
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A Christmas Lullaby – SATB Divisi
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A Christmas Madrigal – SATB
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A Christmas Suite – Instrumental Parts and Score
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A Christmas Suite – SATB
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A Christmas Wish – SAB
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A Clean Heart – SATB
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A Covenant Prayer – Instr – Instrumental Parts and Score
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A Covenant Prayer – SA/SSA/SSAA
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A Covenant Prayer – SATB
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A Covenant Prayer (A Cappella) – SATB Divisi
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A Cradle Song For Christmas – SATB
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A Distant Alleluia – SATB
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A Doyo Medley – SATB
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A Dream Of The Mist – Unison
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A Dream Within A Dream – SATB
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A French Noel – SATB
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A Fun Tune – 2 Part Mixed
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A Good Work – SATB
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A Great Light – SATB
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A Heart To Serve – SATB
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A Hope Carol – 2 Part Treble
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A Hymn Of Unity – SATB
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A Joyous Sound – SATB
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A La Nanita Nana – 3 Part
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A La Puerta Del Cielo – 2 Part Treble
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A Lady That Was So Fair And Bright – SATB
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A Little Bird – Unison
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A Little Christmas Music – SATB
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A Little Love – 2 Part Mixed
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A Little Song Of Thanks – 2 Part Treble
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A Manger Carol – SATB
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A Mighty Fortress – Instrumental Parts and Score
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A Musicological Journey Through The Twelve Days Of Christmas – SATB Divisi
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A Musicological Journey Through The Twelve Days Of Xmas – – Instrumental Parts and Score
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A New Day, A New World – SATB
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A New Song – SATB
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A New Song – SATB
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A Parable – 2 Part Treble
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A Pathway For My Feet – SATB
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A Plea For Peace – SATB
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A Prayer Before Singing – SATB
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A Prayer For Tomorrow – SA/SSA/SSAA
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A Prayer Of Consecration – SATB
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A Promise For Strength – SATB
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A Psalm Folksong – SATB
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A Psalm Of Assurance – SATB
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A Psalm Of David – SATB
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A Psalm Of Peace – SATB
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A Rainbow Is A Promise – Unison
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A Reflection Of Christ – SAB
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A Round Of Praise – 3 Part
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A Season To Celebrate – SATB
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A Seasonal Carol – Unison
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A Silver Lining – 3 Part Treble
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A Simple Path I Walk Along – SATB
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A Song For Spring – SATB
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A Song Of Creation – Instr. – Instrumental Parts and Score
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A Song Of Creation – SATB
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A Song Of Peace – 2 Part Treble
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A Song Of Peace – SATB
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A Song Of Praise And Thanksgiving – 2 Part Treble
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A Special Kind Of Star – SA/SSA/SSAA
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A Spotless Rose – Instr. – Instrumental Parts and Score
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A Spotless Rose – SATB
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A Sunny Bank – SATB Divisi
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A Sweet For Mother Goose – Organ
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A Tapestry of Music – 3 Part Treble
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A Tapestry of Music – SATB
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A Tickle – SATB
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A Touch Of Christmas – SATB
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A Vision Of Peace – SATB
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A Wedding Suite – Organ
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A Winter Carol – SA/SSA/SSAA
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A Woman Who Fears The Lord – 2 Part Mixed
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