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Composer Page for Christopher Rust

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Christopher Rust is a choral composer, conductor and arranger living in Portland, OR. Prolific in both traditional choral composition and contemporary musical theater, his music has been heard on amateur and professional stages across the country, including Carnegie Hall.

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Requiem: In Remembrance of Former Students – Voicing: SATB  Instrumentation: Optional Piano, optional string Quartet  Performance Length: 18:30  Notation: Standard  Text Source: Christopher Rust, Requiem Mass  Language: English, Latin  Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Requiem, Funeral, Remembrance  Descriptive Terms: Loss, Reflection, Remembrance, Honor  First Performance: April 16, 2025 : Beaverton School District Combined Choirs, Christopher Rust, Patricia Reser Center For the Arts, Beaverton, Oregon    Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 1083/1983~2025-Q2)
i find you – Voicing: SATB  Instrumentation: Piano  Performance Length: 3:13  Notation: Standard  Text Source: Christopher Rust  Language: English  Descriptive Terms: Love, Romance, Loss, Reflection  First Performance: April 05, 2024 : Sunset High School Choirs, Christopher Rust, Carnegie Hall, NYC    Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 1083/1864~2024-Q1)
It’s All I Have – Voicing: SAB  Instrumentation: Piano  Performance Length: 2:40  Notation: Standard  Text Source: Emily Dickinson  Language: English  Descriptive Terms: Lyrical, Easy, Junior High/High School  First Performance: November 28, 2020 : Sunset High School Virtual Choir, Christopher Rust, Virtual    Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 1083/1515~2021-Q1)
Venite Carpe Noctem – Voicing: SSAATTBB  Solo(s): Soprano  Instrumentation: Unaccompanied  Performance Length: 4:18  Notation: Standard  Text Source: Horace  Language: Latin  Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Memorial Services, Valentine’s Day  Descriptive Terms: Hope, Love, Peace  First Performance: Jul 17, 2017: Choral Chameleon, Vince Peterson, Brooklyn, NY    Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 1083/1084~2020-Q2)
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