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"Congratulations! Because of the reference value of your outstanding achievements, Marquis Who's Who has selected your biographical profile for inclusion in the 25th Silver Anniversary Edition of Who's Who in the World. This special anniversary edition will feature biographies of more than 50,000 of the most accomplished men and women from around the globe and across all fields of endeavor. It is a testament to your hard work and dedication to success that you have earned a place in Who's Who in the World. You should be proud of your achievements."

--Karen Chassie, Managing Editor

Mr. Hall is a musicologist, consultant, educator, singer, lecturer, composer, with over 35 years experience.

He has researched and written numerous magazine articles, monographs, music collections and music guides (see list below).

In addition, he is a poet. One of his poems, "Melody in G," received a national merit award and was included in a poetry anthology.

For additional information about his work, click on these links:

American Music Preservation

Saving Local Music

Here is a listing of Mr. Hall's many activities:

Director, American Music Recordings Collection
Director, Society for Earlier American Music
Founder of National Carry A Tune Week
President of The Tune Lovers Society.
Music consultant for the National Geographic Society, Paul Revere House, Rounder Records, Sampler Records, music festivals, seminars, other special events.
Editor and Publisher of the e-zine, Film Music Review.
Former Historian, Vice-President, Music Director of the Old Stoughton Musical Society, founded in 1786 and now the oldest choral society in America. Also Chairman of the OSMS Bicentennial Committee in 1986, planning special exhibits, concerts, and preparing an 200th anniversary commemorative program.
Preservation Project: Massachusetts Cultural Council funding for Music from Stoughton -- a community series of educational publications and videos for use in the public schools and for local residents.
Chairman of the Stoughton Arts Council and member of the Massachusetts Arts Lottery Advisory Committee.
Music teacher of classical and popular music in colleges, adult education, and workshops.
ASCAP composer of over 100 works for voices and instruments.
Author of many publications, including these guides: American Christmas music, Film music, George Gershwin, Remembering Radio, Shaker music.
Cable TV Host and Producer for series of historical music programs.
Radio Host: "IN THE MOOD" -- nightly program of music from the 1930s, '40s, and '50s.
Producer of "Great American Songs" radio series.
Lecturer, workshop leader, and singer in numerous music programs.

Music Programs and Workshops

To read the descriptions of programs for schools, colleges, historical societies, companies, or other organizations, click on these links:

Music Lectures and Workshops

Music in New England

To obtain copies of concert music and interviews with composers and musicians, see

American Music Recordings Collection (AMRC)

For those interested in joining a Free web group devoted to researching music from the past, go to:

Society for Earlier American Music (SEAM)

Read about National Carry A Tune Week and the Tunemaker Hall of Fame at this link:

The Tune Lovers Society (TLS)

To contact Mr. Hall about music consulting work or to schedule an entertaining and informative lecture or workshop, write to:

Pinetree Productions

[Image] List of Published Music

Compiled and Written by Roger L. Hall

Selected Articles:

"Shaker Hymnody: An American Communal Tradition," JOURNAL OF CHURCH MUSIC, October 1975.
"An Interview with Sir Michael Tippett,"JOURNAL OF CHURCH MUSIC, April 1978.
"Singing Stoughton,"JOURNAL OF CHURCH MUSIC, January 1980.
"An Interview with Aaron Copland,"THE SHAKER MESSENGER, Volume 2/Number 3 (Summer 1981).
"William Billings of Boston,"JOURNAL OF CHURCH MUSIC, May 1983.
"Early Performances of Bach and Handel in America" JOURNAL OF CHURCH MUSIC, May 1985.
"Aaron Copland's 'Simple Gifts'," THE SONNECK SOCIETY BULLETIN, Vol XVI/ Number 3 (Fall 1990).
"The Simple Gifts of Elder Joseph and Sister Mildred," SHAKERS WORLD, Vol 2/ Number 1 (June-July 1997).
"Joseph Brackett's 'Simple Gifts'," THE SONNECK SOCIETY BULLETIN, Vol XXII, Number 3 (Fall 1997).
"The Simple Gifts of Shaker Music," SING OUT! - The Folk Song Magazine, Vol 43/Number 1 (Summer 1998).
"50 Years of Elmer Bernstein Film Scores," SOUNDTRACK magazine, Vol 20/ 76 (Summer 2001).
"Bernard Herrmann: The Early Years," SOUNDTRACK magazine, Vol 21/ 81 (Summer 2002).
"Dimitri Tiomkin's Golden Decade," SOUNDTRACK magazine, Vol 21/ 84 (Winter 2002).
"Remembering Raksin," FILM SCORE MONTHLY magazine, Volume 9/ 8 (September 2004).
"Elmer's Magnificent 7" (Elmer Bernstein Tribute), FILM SCORE MONTHLY, Vol 9/ 9 (Oct 2004).
"Hop-a-long Cassidy," FILMS OF THE GOLDEN AGE, Vol 42 (Fall 2005).

Music Publications:

A Western Shaker Music Sampler (1976) - 12 Shaker spirituals from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana Cleveland, Ohio: The Western Reserve Historical Society. [out-of-print]
The Happy Journey (1982) - Edited collection of 35 Shaker spirituals compiled by Clara Endicott Sears. Harvard, Massachusetts: Fruitlands Museums. [out-of-print]
E.A. Jones: His Life and Music - With a catalogue of his musical works (1984) - The life and music of Stoughton's most accomplished musician and composer. Stoughton, Massachusetts: Old Stoughton Musical Society. [out-of-print]
Singing Stoughton: Selected Highlights from America's Oldest Choral Society (1985) - A brief history of the Stoughton Musical Society from 1774 to 1985. Stoughton: Old Stoughton Musical Society. [out of print]
*200th Anniversary Concert of the Old Stoughton Musical Society (1986) - Commemorative program booklet with letters from President Ronald Reagan, Governor Michael Dukakis and others. Photos of OSMS officers and singers. Also historical information and text for Haydn's The Creation (the featured concert work) and a Bicentennial Hymn written by Roger Hall.
*Music in Stoughton: A Brief Survey (1989)- booklet listing the 25 most significant music events in town between 1762 and 1987. Includes an anti-war song, "Peace," set to a text by Stoughton teenager, Esther Talbot in 1814 and set to music by Roger Hall in 1981.
*The Stoughton Songster (1991) - 10 songs performed between 1980 and 1990. Also audio tape of all the songs, and other music by Stoughton composers. Funded, in part, by the Massachusetts Arts Council. Free copies were distributed to the Stoughton public schools.
*Love is Little: A Sampling of Shaker Spirituals (1992/2nd edition, 1996) - a songbook of 36 Shaker spirituals from all 18 major Shaker communities. Notes and bibliography. Holland,Michigan: The World of Shaker. CD and Tape on Sampler Records, Rochester, New York, 1992. 2nd edition of the songbook published by Sampler Records in 1996.
*Joy of Angels: Shaker Spirituals for Christmas and the New Year (1995) - a songbook of 38 Shaker spirituals. Introduction and Notes about Shaker Christmas music. CD and Tape from Sampler Records.
*Music in Early Canton: Historical Notes and Music (1997) - with several early American tunes and highlights about music by local composers and the Stoughton Musical Society. Stoughton: PineTree Press.
*New England Songster (1998) - 18 songs written between 1768 and 1988, with CDR containing all the music. PineTree Press.
*Ten Town Tunes: Music from Stoughton (1998) - music by Stoughton composers from 1770 to 1990. PineTree Press.
*Memories of Music, 1960s - 1990s (1999) - collection of journal and newspaper articles, and other items. PineTree Press.
*MAJESTY: Being a Discussion of Facts and Fiction about William Billings and The Stoughton Musical Society (2000) - Genealogy of the Billings family and information about William Billings and his influence on the Stoughton Musical Society. Includes several Billings tunes and music by Roger Hall set to texts published by William Billings. Compiled for the bicentennial of the death of William Billings (1746-1800). Also available is the CD: "The Best of William Billings." PineTree Press.
*Six Shaker Spirituals (2001) - a collection of arrangements for solo voice and keyboard. PineTree Music.
*Celebrate, Rejoice and Sing! A Guide to Christmas Music in America (2nd edition, 2003) - chronology, early American Christmas carols, 25 most popular Christmas songs, bibliography and discography. PineTree Press.
*A Guide to George Gershwin (2nd revised edition, 2004) - essays, extensive bibliography and discography. PineTree Press.
"Come Life, Shaker Life" - The Life and Music of Elder Issachar Bates (2004) - based on his autobiography completed in 1836 and including eight of his Shaker spirituals, with extensive notes and recommended recordings. PineTree Press.
*Remembering Radio - Great Songwriters and Singers (2nd revised edition, 2005) - music featured on radio between 1923 and 1956, list of 50 radio shows, a sample radio script, radio highlights from 1985 to 1995. PineTree Press.
**"Following the Stars" - Music and Memories of Hopalong Cassidy (2005) - an illustrated e-book featuring a remembrance of meeting Hopalong Cassidy and being photographed for a Look magazine cover in 1950. Also chapters devoted to music in the Hopalong Cassidy westerns, and about several Hopalong Cassidy Festivals in Cambridge, Ohio. 50 photo illustrations, many in color.
**The Story of 'Simple Gifts' - Joseph Brackett's Shaker Dance Song (2006) - a monograph eBook with background on Elder Joseph Brackett, original words and music for "Simple Gifts," and an exclusive interview with Aaron Copland about his arrangements of the Shaker dance song. Aldo includes audio files with Shaker music. PineTree Press.
"The Best Choice" - A Sampling of American Communal Hymns (2nd edition, 2006) - Nine rare communal hymns from communities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts, plus a useful checklist of printed communal hymnals between 1730 and 1855. PineTree Press.
*A Guide to Shaker Music - With Music Supplement (editions: 1996/ 1997/ 1999/ 2001/ 2002/ 2006) - 15 Shaker text and tune arrangements are found in the Music Supplement. PineTree Press.
**"Dream World" - Songs, Poems and Stories (2007) - an illustrated eBook with the title song among the song lyrics included, also poems, and stories from the life of Roger Hall. The six stories included are:(1) "Growing Up in Bloomfield"; (2) "E.M.A. at OHEKA"; (3) "Lonely Boy at Home";
(4) "Electric Elvis and Bill Randle"; (5) "Struggling Songwriter"; (6) "Meeting the Shakers." There are also many photos in the eBook, plus audio files with early songs by Roger Hall. PineTree Press, 160 pages.
How Happy Are They: Twelve Shaker Spirituals from Kentucky and Ohio (2007) - includes background notes and sources. PineTreeMusic.
*For The Love Of Zion: Thirty Shaker Spirituals for Solo Quartet or SATB Chorus - Arranged by Jack Bomer (2007) - includes introduction and music sources. PineTreeMusic.
*A Guide to Film Music - Songs and Scores (1st edition, 1997/ 2nd edition, 2002/3rd edition, 2007) - chronology from 1926 to 2006, commentary from film composers, bibliography, discography, numerous autographs of film composers and songwriters. PineTree Press.
**"Free As The Breeze "- Confessions of a Struggling Songwriter (2008) - a second illustrated eBook named after another of Roger's early songs, concerning the years of listening and then the frustrations of a songwriting career during the 1960s. Also there are over 80 photos, and 28 audio files with 10 of Roger's songs from the 1960s. PineTree Press, 140 pages.

* = with music examples on CD
** = illustrated eBook on CD-ROM

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