James W. Keefe
Life
Born: 23 October 1931, Los Angeles, California
Biography
James W. Keefe is an educational writer and consultant. He holds a doctorate in Secondary Education (Curriculum, Research, Music Education, 1973) from the University of Southern California and undergraduate degrees in philosophy and music. His professional experience includes junior high, senior high, and university teaching, and secondary school administration.
He was a choral music teacher, high school assistant principal and principal in Downey, California. He taught at the University of Southern California and Loyola Marymount University, both in Los Angeles. He is also the former Director of Research for the National Association of Secondary School Principals, in Reston, Virginia, near Washington, D.C.
He has conducted high school and college choruses as well as church and boys’ choirs. He sang with and directed a madrigal singers group in Reston (Musica Concordia). He also sang with VOCE, a chamber ensemble based in Reston, and the Reston Chorale, a community chorus. He is a current member of the Reston Chorale in which he sings tenor and arranges some of the music for the group.
Dr. Keefe is the author of more than 60 books, articles and assessment tools as well as numerous choral music arrangements.
List of choral works
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Compositions
- A child is born (2 editions available)
- Resurrection Anthem (2 editions available)
Arrangements
- Children, go where I send thee (
Finale 2011 ) - Christus Natus Est - A Medley of Medieval Carols ( Finale 2011 )
- Die Weihnachtsnachtigall ( Finale 2011 )
- Gaudeamus igitur ("So let us rejoice") (2 editions available)
- Gitanita ( Finale 2011 )
- Hanukkah Song ( Finale 2011 )
- Ihr Kinderlein Kommet (O Come, Little Children) ( Finale 2011 )
- Jingle Bells ( Finale 2011 )
- Jolly Old Saint Nicholas ( Finale 2011 )
- Las Mañanitas ( Finale 2011 )
- The Lord's Prayer ( Finale 2011 )
- Medley of Early Carols ( Finale 2011 )
- Medley of Renaissance Carols ( Finale 2011 )
- Medley of Gaelic Carols ( Finale 2011 )
- Medley of Familiar Carols ( Finale 2011 )
- Mary had a Baby ( Finale 2011 )
- Musical Reprise ( Finale 2011 )
- Passing By (2 editions available)
- Pastores a Belén (2 editions available)
- Shepherds in the fields abiding ( Finale 2011 )
- Silent Night with Descant ( Finale 2011 )
- The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy ( Finale 2011 )
- What Child is this? ( Finale 2011 )
- Up on the Housetop ( [ Unknown] Finale 2011 )
- Whiffenpoof Song ( [ Unknown] Finale 2011 )
- Patapan ( [ Unknown] Finale 2011 )
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CPDL #29819: [ Unknown] Finale 2011
- Editor: James_W._Keefe (submitted 2013-08-10). Score information: Letter, 6 pages Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: Patapan
Composer: Bernard_de_la_Monnoye
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
Published: c. 1700
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