"Sandler’s work [Laus Trinitati] exploited the resonant space of Harvard Square’s voluminous First Church Congregational to its fullest. This is difficult music to perform; Sandler’s piece revels in precision of tuning and deeply satisfying chordal progressions, often requiring the choir to perform with straight tone for long periods throughout the work. The result is sonically awesome: The vast sweep of supple melodic lines blossom out from the narrow crevices of immaculate tuning." MIT's online newspaper - The Tech
"As of this writing, I haven't yet seen the new score, but based on previous experiences with her music, I expect Felicia is writing something insightful and well-crafted..." Maestro Bob Geary, San Francisco Choral Society http://www.sfchoral.org/newsletters/2006_spring.pdf
California-born composer Felicia Sandler has been described as a vital composer whose music is original, beautiful, brave and daring. Her music has been received with acclaim in concert venues across the United States and Western Europe. She has been recognized with awards and commissions from the San Francisco Choral Society, the Dale Warland Singers, the American Composers Orchestra, the Big East Conference Band Directors Association, the Theodore Presser Music Foundation, and Meet the Composer Fund. Recent commissions include Aseya Africa, a new work to honor the mission of the organization by the same name (2011), Pulling Radishes for the New England Conservatory percussion ensemble directed by Frank Epstein (2007) which will be included on a forth coming Naxos CD featuring works composed for the ensemble, Time Does Not Bring Relief for the San Francisco Choral Society (2006), Hysteria in Salem Village for the Big East Conference Band Director's Association (2004), Frozen Shadow-Quiet Light for saxophone and percussion commissioned by Eliot Gattegno (2004), and The Waking, for SATB split chorus for the Dale Warland Singers (2002). Some recent performances of note include: the New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble (2007), San Francisco Choral Society (2006), Rutgers University Band at the National CBDNA Convention (Feb. 2005), Volti Chorus (Nov. 2004), and the U.S. Navy Band (May 2003). Sandler’s choral compositions are published by E.C. Schirmer Publications, Mark Foster Music Company, and Flea-Circus Music Company. Her band music is published by Dancing Flea Music Company. After receiving her Ph.D. in composition and theory from the University of Michigan in 2001, Sandler moved to Boston where she lives now with her husband and son. She teaches as a member of the music faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music.
"As of this writing, I haven't yet seen the new score, but based on previous experiences with her music, I expect Felicia is writing something insightful and well-crafted..." Maestro Bob Geary, San Francisco Choral Society http://www.sfchoral.org/newsletters/2006_spring.pdf
California-born composer Felicia Sandler has been described as a vital composer whose music is original, beautiful, brave and daring. Her music has been received with acclaim in concert venues across the United States and Western Europe. She has been recognized with awards and commissions from the San Francisco Choral Society, the Dale Warland Singers, the American Composers Orchestra, the Big East Conference Band Directors Association, the Theodore Presser Music Foundation, and Meet the Composer Fund. Recent commissions include Aseya Africa, a new work to honor the mission of the organization by the same name (2011), Pulling Radishes for the New England Conservatory percussion ensemble directed by Frank Epstein (2007) which will be included on a forth coming Naxos CD featuring works composed for the ensemble, Time Does Not Bring Relief for the San Francisco Choral Society (2006), Hysteria in Salem Village for the Big East Conference Band Director's Association (2004), Frozen Shadow-Quiet Light for saxophone and percussion commissioned by Eliot Gattegno (2004), and The Waking, for SATB split chorus for the Dale Warland Singers (2002). Some recent performances of note include: the New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble (2007), San Francisco Choral Society (2006), Rutgers University Band at the National CBDNA Convention (Feb. 2005), Volti Chorus (Nov. 2004), and the U.S. Navy Band (May 2003). Sandler’s choral compositions are published by E.C. Schirmer Publications, Mark Foster Music Company, and Flea-Circus Music Company. Her band music is published by Dancing Flea Music Company. After receiving her Ph.D. in composition and theory from the University of Michigan in 2001, Sandler moved to Boston where she lives now with her husband and son. She teaches as a member of the music faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music.
