Glenn McClure, Composer

Glenn McClure travels the world, seeking the musical voice of the Earth. He listens to the natural world and the people who study it and live within it.

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  • “Encountering the music of Glenn McClure is pure joy as a performer.… it is mesmerizing to hear and sing while riding the edge of an excitement that leaves you wanting more.”
    Kearstin Piper Brown
    Metropolitan Opera Soprano
About Glenn
  • “Encountering the music of Glenn McClure is pure joy as a performer.… it is mesmerizing to hear and sing while riding the edge of an excitement that leaves you wanting more.”
    Kearstin Piper Brown
    Metropolitan Opera Soprano
About Glenn

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  • “Glenn’s music makes us feel like better musicians and better citizens of the world.”
    Eric Townell
    Rochester Oratorio Society
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  • “Glenn’s music makes us feel like better musicians and better citizens of the world.”
    Eric Townell
    Rochester Oratorio Society
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Composing + Speaking

Projects

  • La Nature de l’Eau: Premieres Celebrating Earth and Spirit May 3 & 4, 2025

    Experience the power and poetry of nature through music at La Nature de l’Eau, presented by the Chœur Classique de l’Outaouais under the direction of Tiphaine Legrand. Taking place at Église Saint-François de Sales in Gatineau, Québec, this stunning concert features the world premiere of Sister Water, a luminous Missa Brevis for choir, piano, and percussion, alongside the Canadian premiere of Wind and Rain. Join us Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 PM or Sunday, May 4 at 3:30 PM for an unforgettable musical journey inspired by earth’s elemental beauty.

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  • “Glenn is an architect of emotion…”
    “Glenn est un architecte de l’émotion…”
    Francois Ponsot
    Choeur Tongues Joviales, France
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  • “Glenn is an architect of emotion…”
    “Glenn est un architecte de l’émotion…”
    Francois Ponsot
    Choeur Tongues Joviales, France
Contact Glenn

Voices of Inspiration

  • “Glenn chamber music explores the meeting point of various disciplines to spark our imaginations and sense of curiosity.”
    Laura Lentz
    Artistic Director and flutist for fivebyfive
  • “McClure creates beautiful, lyrical scores that are at once grounded in folk music, yet operatic in scope.”
    Eric McKeever, Baritone
  • “Glenn’s music supports communities by digging deep into their histories and values…as a soloist and artistic director, it is a pleasure to be wrapped up in the excitement of his music”
    Jason Holmes Alexander, Artistic Director
    Cincinnati Boychoir
  • “McClure’s earnest, honest, and fervent passion combines the serious rigors of opera with the purpose of integrating communities…”
    Louis Lohraseb, Assistant Conductor
    Los Angeles Opera
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  • “McClure’s earnest, honest, and fervent passion combines the serious rigors of opera with the purpose of integrating communities…”
    Louis Lohraseb, Assistant Conductor
    Los Angeles Opera
Commission Request
Speaking Request