British-born, now US-resident Donald Fraser's list of things he's done, and been involved with is long. Like, from conducting The Chicago Symphony to scoring music for Dogfood Dan and the Camarthen Cowboy long.  If you're interested, his exhaustive bio is at donaldfraser.com.

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This Christmastide (Jessye's Carol)

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This modern carol was composed at a party, as a gift for the hostess, who happened to be - wait for it - the celebrated opera singer Jessye Norman.  Penned by Jane McCulloch (we wonder if it was at the same party),  J.W. Pepper tells us: "...this charming piece has a timeless quality, reflecting all the traditional beauty of Christmas in a very special musical setting that will never go out of style."

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