{"id":7253,"date":"2021-04-07T02:53:52","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T02:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/warren\/?p=7253"},"modified":"2021-04-07T03:03:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T03:03:29","slug":"roger-emerson-class-of-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/warren\/2021\/04\/07\/roger-emerson-class-of-1968\/","title":{"rendered":"Roger Emerson (Class of 1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/warren\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2021\/04\/emerson-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7256\" width=\"200\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/warren\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2021\/04\/emerson-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.dusd.net\/warren\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2021\/04\/emerson-1-227x300.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A professional composer and arranger with over 900 choral titles in print and over 30 million copies in circulation. He is the most widely performed composer\/arranger of popular choral music in the world today. His works include the choral arrangements of Josh Groban&#8217;s \u201cYou Raise Me Up,\u201d \u201cSeasons of Love\u201d from <em>Rent<\/em>, \u201cDefying Gravity\u201d from <em>Wicked, <\/em>\u201cJoyful, Joyful\u201d from <em>Sister Act<\/em>, \u201cDon&#8217;t Stop Believin&#8217;\u201d from <em>Glee<\/em>, and most recently, \u201cMy Shot\u201d from <em>Hamilton. <\/em>Mr. Emerson has been the recipient of ASCAP&#8217;s Standard Award for 20 years running and his works have been performed at the White House, Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. He is in constant demand as a lecturer on pop music and the changing voice and has appeared at numerous MENC and ACDA conferences.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A professional composer and arranger with over 900 choral titles in print and over 30 million copies in circulation. 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