World premieres under Mr. Garber’s baton have included his own major works Magnificat, Jesus, Son of Our Father, Job, Mass for Peace, and Mary,
the Mother of Jesus, all scored for full orchestra, chorus, and
soloists. Other conducting credits
include Handel’s Messiah, the Dubois’ Seven Last Words, Vivaldi’s
Gloria, Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata, The Prince of Peace is
Come by Christian Gregor, Rutter’s
Gloria, the Fauré Requiem, the
Duruflé Requiem, and the Mozart Requiem.
Upcoming premieres include a commissioned work by the Lynchburg Symphony
Orchestra in May, 2011 and a commissioned work by the Masterworks Chorus of the
Shenandoah Valley and the Arts Academy Chorale of Winchester in April, 2011.
Mr. Garber won the 2001 Raymond W.
Brock Student Composition Contest, a national contest held in conjunction with
the American Choral Directors Association. The winning composition, Stabat
Mater, an a cappella choral work, was premiered at the ACDA National
Convention in