Podcast Episode: Zebulon Highben Explains How He Composes Christmas Music
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A man in a white and blue robe raises his hand front of a group of singers wearing the same robes.
Dr. Zebulon Highben conducts the Duke Chapel Schola Cantorum during a recording session.
As Christmas approaches, Duke Chapel Music Director Zebulon Highben is one of the few people who will not only be singing and listening to favorite Christmas carols but also conducting and composing them. In addition to overseeing the Chapel’s music program, Dr. Highben is an associate professor of the practice of church music at Duke Divinity School and editor of the Music from Duke Chapel series published by MorningStar Music. The author of more than seventy choral compositions, he has composed two original Christmas carols in the last three years and is currently working on another one. In the newest episode of the Chapel's Sounds of the Faith podcast, he describes his process for composing Christmas music. Listen to the episode:
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Watch 'There Is No Rose'
In this video, Duke Chapel Schola Cantorum performs "There is no rose" by Zebulon M. Highben. The piece will be included in the Music from Duke Chapel publication series.
Music Video Credits
“There Is No Rose”
Music: Zebulon M. Highben
Lyrics: Anonymous, 15th c. English
Performed by
Duke Chapel Schola Cantorum
Zebulon Highben, conductor
Audio editing by
Pablo Vega
The Workshop, Durham, NC
Videography by
Nathan Dove, Jimmy Paton, James Todd, Brandt Wang
Duke University Chapel
Video editing by
Nathan Dove
Duke University Chapel
Performance © 2024 Duke University
Music © 2024 MorningStar Music Publishers
Available in the “Music from Duke Chapel” Series,
MSM-50-1251