WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT Dr. Cheston's MUSIC COMPOSITIONS
Freedom Medley for Chorus and Orchestra
Tiamoyo Music (2002)
premiered at the 2002 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration in Oberlin, Ohio
“It was so well received that it was also requested for this year’s performance. I was very impressed with how Dr. Cheston was able to compose this piece for youth, yet maintaining a maturity and strength that continues to move audiences to tears. She has a unique way of composing music that literally infuses itself into the occasion.”
Alexis Rainbow, conductor
Oberlin Choristers Concert Choir & Oberlin Community Youth Chorus
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Praise With Pizzazz, Volume 1
Contemporary Praise Chorus Scripture Songs for Children's and Youth Choirs, Christian Education Programs, and Congregational Worship
Tiamoyo Music (2003)
“…They are wonderful. Thank you so much. What a gift. I am so excited to share them with the kids…I just praise God for you following His call and writing these. They’re just absolutely terrific and lets me get my hands on some chords that I wouldn’t think of myself…It is just fabulous…”
Brenda Calovini, M.A., MT-BC
Music Therapist
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Sharon Brown Cheston, Composer
CRITICAL REVIEWS FROM THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER
Reprinted From
THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, MAY 6, 1984
"SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT"
With its jazzy Broadway-quality score, witty book and slick choreography, "Chicken Little" demands professional-level work from its 200 or so students in it.
...Brown's score, for instance, includes intricate musical passages and vocals that stretch the singers. "When I orchestrated the music I had to keep in mind that I had to make it playable for the kids and still make it wonderful," Brown said. "That was the challenge: To make it special and not the usual simple children's music."
Joanna Conners, Theater Critic
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Reprinted From
THE CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, MAY 12, 1984
'CHICKEN LITTLE' CAST HATCHES TOP MUSICAL
The music by Betty Eschuk [lyricist] and Sharon-Faye Brown [composer] is a breezy mixture of blues, ballads and Broadway.
Roxanne T. Mueller
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Reprinted From
NORTHERN OHIO LIVE MAGAZINE, MAY 1984
Chicken Little bounces along to cheery, catchy music (by Sharon Brown...) with rock and jazz overtones.
...it's a very entertaining, flashy, high-stepping musical.
Marianne Evett
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MEMBER OF:
Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA)
Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)
National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA)
