J. Guy Stalnaker

Life

Born: 21 May 1958

Biography

Composer and arranger of mostly sacred choral music, some secular choral music, and a few organ works. Educated at Stetson University, DeLand, FL, from which he received a BA, Liberal Arts degree, Music Emphasis (1986); Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, from which he received an MM, Music Theory (1992), and Doctoral studies in Music Theory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (ABD). He resides in Madison, WI, where he retired from full-time employment at the Division of Information Technology of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the year 2020. His compositions and arrangements have been performed by:

• Alburnett Community Schools, Alburnett, Iowa, under the direction of Joe Fagersten
  • Down in the river to pray
• Bethany Presbyterian Church, Seattle, Washington, under the direction of Jenn Cavanaugh, Interim Director of Worship and the Arts
  • Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal
• All Saint's Anglican Church, Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, under the direction of Lesley de Voil
  • Ave maris stella
• Choeur & Musique, Le Haillan, France, under the direction of Alexander Baratier
  • Down in the river to pray
• Christian Science Church, Monroe, Wisconsin, performed by Barbara Smith
  • Mass of St. Andrews the Fisherman (co-written with Ken Stancer) - Offertory
• Edington Priory Church in Wiltshire, England, under the direction of Andrew King
  • Preces and Responses
• First Baptist Church, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, under the direction of Evelyn Grieger, DMA
  • There is a balm in Gilead
• First Congregational Church of Long Beach, Long Beach, California, under the direction of Curtis Heard
  • Down in the river to pray
• Grace Episcopal Church, Georgetown, Texas, under the direction of David Polley
  • O magnum mysterium (No. 4)
• The JustUs Singers, Madison, Wisconsin, under the direction of Karen Julian
  • Fair as a Star
• Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church, Pasadena, California, under the direction of Dr. Zanaida Robles, Director of Music
  • Come My Way
• Parish of Saint Vincent Ferrer and Saint Catherine of Siena, New York City, New York, under the direction of James D. Wetzel, Director of Music and Organist
  • Deus noster refugium (Hans Leo Hassler)
• Philharmonic Chorus of Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, under the direction of Dr. Patrick Gorman
  • In Human Vesture - III. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
  • James Harris, the Daemon Lover
  • A Year of Grace - I. Song of a Second April
• The Robert Sharon Chorale, West Palm Beach, Florida, under the direction of Dr. Robert Sharon (performed on European tour in Brussels, Ghent, Liege and Bruges, Belgium)
  • Down in the river to pray
• St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Madison, Wisconsin, under the direction of Ken Stancer, organist and Music Director
  • Ave Maria
  • Be joyful in God
  • In Human Vesture
  • Just as I am
  • The Lord is my shepherd
  • My Peace I Give to You
  • O magnum mysterium (No. 2)
  • O sacred head, now wounded
  • Preces and Responses
  • The snow lay on the ground
  • There is a balm in Gilead
  • A True Hymne
  • When I survey the wondrous cross
• St. Henry District High School, Erlanger, Kentucky, under the direction of Ms. I. Keyes as a senior project
  • Down in the river to pray
• St. Michael & All Angels, Ledbury, UK, under the direction of Philip Holland
  • There is a balm in Gilead
• St. Matthias Episcopal Church, Minocqua, Wisconsin, under the direction of George Behr
  • Mass of St. Andrews the Fisherman (co-written with Ken Stancer)
• St. Paul & the Redeemer Episcopal Church, Chicago, Illinois, under the direction of Christian M. Clough, Director of Music
  • Down in the river to pray
• St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, under the direction of Adam Bergstresser
  • Down in the river to pray
• St. Peter’s Catholic Church, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, under the direction of Nicole Van Tiem
  • A Wisconsin Christmas
  • Entre le bœuf et l'âne gris
  • In Human Vesture - III. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence with parts
  • Arnold Bax's "A Christmas Carol"
  • Resonet in Laudibus
  • The snow lay on the ground
• Schola Cantorum Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California, under the direction of Buddy James, Artistic Director; Dan Morris, Executive Director
  • Hark! I Hear the Harps Eternal
• The Temple Church, London, England, under the direction of Roger Sayer, Organist and Director of Music
  • My Stronghold and Strength
• United Presbyterian Church of Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, under the direction of Aimee Backus
  • Down in the river to pray
• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Marinette Campus, West Shore Chorale, Marinette, WI, under the direction of Jane Wells
  • Wisconsin Work Songs
• University of Wisconsin-Madison Chamber Choir, Madison, Wisconsin, under the direction of Dr. Jamie Armstrong
  • Wondrous Love
• Used for a virtual reality video made for an app being developed by PhD researcher Susan Tupper at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. The app is being used to study the effects on music, particularly a choir rehearsal singing Down to the River to Pray and other songs, on the health of people with dementia and other cognitive degenerative diseases.
  • Down in the river to pray
• Western Presbyterian Church, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia, under the direction of Ariel Nathanson Bolinja
  • Down in the river to pray

Additional works by this person as Editor here.

List of choral works

Ave Maria Ave maris stella Be joyful in God Bright morning stars are rising Come Unto Me Come, my Way Fair as a Star From the Depths Hallelujah, we shall rise Hark, I hear the harps eternal Hear my prayer, O God! Hodie Christus natus est Humbly I adore thee Hush! My Dear (Cradle Song) In Human Vesture In the bleak midwinter

James Harris, the Daemon Lover Just as I am Land of Rest A Light, Gleaming Lord gouerns me The Lord is my shepherd My Peace I Give to You My Stronghold and Strength O magnum mysterium O magnum mysterium (No. 2) O magnum mysterium (No. 3) O magnum mysterium (No. 4) O magnum mysterium (No. 5) O sacred head, now wounded (J. Guy Stalnaker/Ken Stancer) Of the Father's love begotten Preces and Responses

Resonet In Laudibus Sing of Mary, pure and lowly The snow lay on the ground Stabat Mater speciosa Take my life and let it be Three Christina Rossetti Songs 'Tis winter now A True Hymne Veni, veni Emmanuel Were you there What Child is this? When I survey the wondrous cross A Wisconsin Christmas Wisconsin Work Songs Wondrous Love A Year of Grace

Arrangements by J. Guy Stalnaker

• Ave regina caelorum, H. 22 (Marc-Antoine Charpentier)
• Down in the river to pray (Traditional)
• Entre le bœuf et l'âne gris (Traditional)
• There is a balm in Gilead (Traditional)

 

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