Michael W Daugherty

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). (2005) After the public opening of the Brooklyn Bridge in 1883, Harper's Monthly reported, "The wise man will not cross the bridge in five minutes. . . .he will linger to get the good of the splendid view about him." The composer was inspired by the same stunning vis...

(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). (2007) Raise the Roof is inspired by the construction of grand architectural wonders such as the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (1345) and the Empire State Building in New York City (1931). Daugherty creates a grand acoustic construction by bringing the timpani into th...

(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). (2003) Raise the Roof is inspired by the construction of grand architectural wonders such as the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (1345) and the Empire State Building in New York City (1931). Daugherty creates a grand acoustic construction by bringing the timpani into th...

(Boosey & Hawkes Scores/Books). Trail of Tears (2010) was commissioned by a consortium consisting of the American Composers Orchestra, Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Omaha Symphony and Tupelo Symphony. The world premiere was given by the Omaha Symphony under the direction...

This concise guide, written by Registered Maine Guide and inveterate paddler Michael Daugherty, features 50 of the best sea kayaking adventures along the New England coast, from Maine's Bold Coast south to the mouth of the Connecticut River. These are trips that can be done in a day or turned into a...

(Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music). (2006) Diamond in the Rough is inspired by the multi-faceted music of Mozart - whose life, like a diamond, reflects and refracts many stories and myths. In the first movement ("Magic"), complex rhythms and unusual orchestrations create different angles on Papageno's ...

THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN WATCHING YOUR WORKSTATION LONGER THAN YOU THINK. Small business owner Michael J. Daugherty is fighting back against US Government's sinister surveillance tactics in his book, The Devil Inside the Beltway: The Shocking Expose of the US Government's Surveillance and Overreach i...