About Me
Sydney Guillaume (b. 1982), originally from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, came to the United States at the age of 11. His compositions have been praised by the Miami Herald for their “impressive maturity and striking melodic distinction.” In 2004, he was named the Outstanding Graduate for the Department of Music Theory and Composition at the University of Miami Frost School of Music, where he received his Bachelor of Music in Composition with an emphasis in Media Writing and Production.
Guillaume is an active member of the choral community as a composer, singer and conductor. In 2013, he conducted the Pennsylvania Music Educators Assosiation (PMEA) District 12 Honor Choir. Taking great pride in his Haitian roots, Guillaume hopes that his choral works will serve as an ambassador for his country and foster an awareness of the beautiful culture that exists amidst the economic and political turmoil. Guillaume is in high demand for commissioned works. He has written original works for renowned choirs such as The University of Miami Frost Chorale, The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Seraphic Fire, Illinois Wesleyan University Collegiate Choir, The Saint Louis Chamber Singers, The Miami Children’s Chorus, Kokopelli Choir, and The Westminster Chorus. His music has been performed at numerious American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) conferences and abroad.
Beyond choral music, Guillaume has written original scores for Loyola Productions, a Los Angeles based non-profit creative media company, aiming to promote awareness of cultural and social justice issues. Guillaume currently resides in Portland, Oregon
Sydney Guillaume, conductor
Florida All-State Middle School Treble Chorus
January 12, 2019 - - -
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Sheet music available at:
https://sydneyguillaume.com/product/akeem/
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Spanish Translation
Veo el amor fluir en los ojos de la madre;
La ...
Performed by The Gustavus Choir (Gustavus Adolphus College) at "Christmas in Christ Chapel 2016". Watch the entire concert on YouTube at this link: https://youtu.be/b94LnwxjQFg - - For sheet music and recordings, go to: https://sydneyguillaume.com/product...
Biddeford High School Singers || Christopher N. Ferrell, conductor || World Premiere May 9, 2019 ||
for sheet music, go to: https://sydneyguillaume.com/product/leve-kanpe/
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2019 TMEA All-State Tenor-Bass Choir
Sandra Snow, conductor - - -
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The text of "Gagòt" is written by Sydney's father Gabriel T. Guillaume.
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Sheet music:
https://sydneyguillaume.com/product/gagot/
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(Spanish Translation)
Desde qu...
When I was a junior in college, my mother was fighting breast cancer and my way of coping with it was to write a choral piece for her. I wrote “Pour Toi, Mère” (For You, Mother) which premiered at my senior composition recital.
A few years later, Kevin F...
(La Esclavitud - Traducción al Español abajo)
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Lesklavaj (Slavery) is part of a 3-movement work titled “Ayiti” (Haiti). (listen to the other two movements at the links below). The first movement depicts the remarkable story of the captured African...
music starts at 1:30
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Lewis & Clark College Voces Auream
Brandon Brack, conductor
Stephanie Thompson, piano
Bailey Dean, soloist
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Portland, Oregon
December 6, 2019
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Score available at: https://sydneyguillaume.com/product/refugie-...
(Music begins at: 1:19)
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World Premiere - March 7, 2020
University of Oregon Chamber Choir - Sharon J. Paul, choir director
Text by Gabriel T. Guillaume
Lawrence Barasa, soloist
Robert Bohall and Jeffrey Boen, percussion
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Score availabl...
![2018 Maine All-State SATB Choir -- Au-Delà Du Chagrin [Guillaume] + Let My Love Be Heard [Runestad]](/public/video/f1/97/975a_aa06.jpg?c=dfb8)
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