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Galt MacDermot

Meet Galt MacDermot
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Galt MacDermot was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of a Canadian teacher and diplomat. He was educated at Upper Canada College and Bishop’s University (Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada). He received a Bachelor of Music from Cape Town University, South Africa and made a study of African music his specialty. He also studied the piano privately with Neil Chotem.
Galt MacDermot won his first Grammy Award for the Cannonball Adderley recording of his song “African Waltz” (the title track of the album of the same name) in 1960. He moved to New York City in 1964 where, three years later, he wrote the music for the hit musical HAIR, which he later adapted for the 1979 film.
Its Broadway cast album won a Grammy Award in 1969. His next musicals were Isabel’s a Jezebel and Who the Murderer Was, which featured British progressive rock band Curved Air. Galt MacDermot had another hit with the musical Two Gentlemen of Verona, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical. For that show, MacDermot was nominated for a Tony for best music and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music. His later Broadway musicals included Dude and Via Galactica and The Human Comedy.
MacDermot’s film soundtracks include Cotton Comes to Harlem, a 1970 blaxploitation film starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques and Redd Foxx, based on Chester Himes’ novel of the same name; Rhinoceros starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder, and directed by original Broadway Hair director Tom O’Horgan; and Mistress. He writes his own orchestrations and arrangements for his theatre and film scores.
In 1979, MacDermot formed the New Pulse Jazz Band, which performs and records his original music. The band was the on-stage band in the Broadway revival of HAIR. MacDermot’s work also includes ballet scores, chamber music, the Anglican liturgy, orchestral music, poetry, incidental music for plays, band repertory and opera. In 2009 Galt MacDermot was inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame. In 2010 he received the Lifetime Achievement Award from SOCAN.
Film director Jeff Lunger developed a documentary on the life and work of Galt MacDermot. Galt Macdermot lives on Staten Island. He has a son, Vincent MacDermot who manages his music business. He also has four daughters: Elizabeth MacDermot Murphy is an English professor, Jolanthe and Sarah study the clergy, and Molly MacDermot Boxer is an editor.
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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 Round Of Praise – 3 Part
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All Creatures Of Our God And King – SATB
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All Creatures Sing – SATB
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America! – Instrumentation – Instrumental Parts and Score
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America! – SATB
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And The Father Will Dance – SAB
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And The Father Will Dance – SATB
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And The Father Will Dance-Instr. – Instrumental Parts and Score
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And When All Things Had Come To Pass – Instr. – Instrumental Parts and Score
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And When All Things Had Come To Pass – SATB
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Blessed Is He – SAB
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Children Of The Heavenly Father – SATB
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Christ The Lord Is Risen Today – SATB
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Christ, The Lord, Is Risen Today – SATB
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Come Share The Lord – Piano
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Eternal Father, Strong To Save – Instr. – Instrumental Parts and Score
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Eternal Father, Strong To Save – SATB
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For The Mountains Shall Depart – Instrumental Parts and Score
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For The Mountains Shall Depart – SATB
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God, The Lord, A King Remaineth – SATB
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God, The Lord, A King Remaineth — Instrumentation – Instrumental Parts and Score
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How Firm A Foundation – Instr. – Instrumental Parts and Score
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How Firm A Foundation – SATB
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I Sing Th’ Almighty Power Of God – SATB
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I Wait For The Lord – 2 Part Mixed
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I Will Sing To The Lord – SATB
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In These Things We Live – Instrumental Parts and Score
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In These Things We Live – SATB Divisi
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In This House Of Worship – SATB
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Jesus Makes My Heart Rejoice – 2 Part Mixed
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Let The Redeemed Of The Lord Say So! – SATB
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Let Us Make A Joyful Noise – 2 Part Treble
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Lift Up Your Heads, O Mighty Gates – Instr. – Instrumental Parts and Score
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Lift Up Your Heads, O Mighty Gates – SATB
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Lord, I Hold Most Dear – SATB
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My Heart Leaps For Joy – SATB
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Psalm 119 – SATB
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The Earth Is The Lord’s – 2 Part Treble
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The King Shall Rejoice! – Instrumental Parts and Score
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The King Shall Rejoice! – SATB Divisi
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The Promise Of God – SATB Divisi
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This Is The Day – SATB
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This Is The Day – SATB
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To God’s People: Grace And Peace – SATB
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To Love Our God – Instr. – Instrumental Parts and Score
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Two English Anthems – SATB
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What A Friend We Have In Jesus – SAB
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Who Shall Separate Us From The Love Of Christ? – SATB
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