Jay Gordon's music explores the intersection where sound and spirituality meet.
Jay Gordon's works have been performed by Cantus and The National Lutheran Choir, the Rose Ensemble, the Dale Warland Singers and Duo Ahlert & Schwab. Since studying classical guitar and composition at the University of Minnesota, Jay has been active as composer, guitarist and concert producer. He's been composer-in-residence with the American Composers Forum's Faith Partners Program. In 1995 Jay founded and acted as Artistic Director for Music Saint Croix, an annual series of chamber music concerts and new music commissions based in Stillwater, Minnesota. He currently teaches guitar at Mount Calvary Academy of Music and at the Universal Strumming Guitar Studio.
RECENT WORK: Monte Jalama is a SATB setting of a nature poem by Abhinando Bhikkhu inspired by the Spanish mountain Jalama and it's resident Celtic rain god Xalamis. 
ALSO: a new setting of the 'Trust in Providence” text from Saint Matthew for SATB and guitar.
AND SO ON: 'The Impossible Trees' is a new work for flute & guitar.
Web: http://www.composersforum.org/member_profile.cfm?oid=11198 (2009)