Home Page of Richard Rice, Composer, specializing in a cappella choral music, especially settings of liturgical texts for the Traditional Latin Mass.

Richard’s works are now featured on ThatNewMusicLibrary.com

NewSong Concerts

Thanks to all who attended, and helped make our premiere concert such a success. Please check back for information about future events.

We have recorded selections from this concert. Please visit the Solo Vocal page to hear tenor Christopher Preston Thompson sing Richard’s setting of William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 (My mistress’ eyes).

Richard’s setting of In the Bleak Midwinter for mixed choir, soprano solo, and organ was awarded shared second prize in the 2010 Choral Composition Competition, an annual award from Harold Rosenbaum and The New York Virtuoso Singers, who will give the premiere performance on March 20, 2011.

Published Works

Salve Regina, SATB a cappella, G. Schirmer, Inc., as part of its Harold Rosenbaum Choral Series. Recording features The New York Virtuoso Singers, under the direction of Maestro Rosenbaum, who gave the premiere performance in 2006.

Advent and Lenten Introits for Choir and Congregation, CanticaNOVA Publications.

Maneant in vobis, Antiphon and Verses for the Washing of Feet on Holy Thursday, SATB a cappella, CanticaNOVA Publications.

Self-Published Works

Various settings of liturgical texts in Latin and English available at Lulu.com Storefront.