Year 3 – The Wolf River Singers Choral Commissioning Project
Composer: James Mulholland, "If Music Be the Food of Love", Performed: March 21, 2009
Professor Mulholland is a much-published and performed composer and arranger.
His compositions have appeared as required repertoire on over forty state's high school choral lists. In addition, they are performed regularly by universities and choral associations throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Mr. Mulholland has done commissioned works for many choirs throughout the world, including the Los Angeles Children's Choir, and the International Children's Choir Festival, and also for the American Choral Directors Association.
A native of Laurel,Mississippi, Mr. Mulholland completed his B.M. and M.M. degrees at Louisiana State University. He has also done doctoral work at Indiana University.
The Wolf River Singers celebrated the premiere of "If Music Be the Food of Love" with composer James Mulholland (standing, behind WRS director Ben J. Legett) at a luncheon March 21 at Owen Brennan's in Memphis