Anthony Doherty graduated with a major in composition from the Catholic University of America and received a master’s degree in music history from Princeton University. He studied medieval liturgical and chant manuscripts in Italy on a Fulbright Scholarship, served on the staff of the Library of Congress’s Music Division, and contributed articles on music and musicians to the New Catholic Encyclopedia.

 

His works include numerous sacred and secular choral compositions, including commissions and/or first performances by St. Thomas Apostle Choir, Washington DC (where he was designated Composer to the Choir under director James Walsh), the College of New Rochelle Glee Club, and the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Other vocal works include songs as well as performing editions of liturgical chants and other medieval and Renaissance music.

 

His orchestral and chamber works have been performed by the Arlekin String Quartet and the Warsaw Symphony, and the Kensington Symphony commissioned and performed Anniversary Overture for its 30th anniversary. The Oakland Chamber Orchestra commissioned and performed his arrangements of selections from Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha. His festive overture Celebration was awarded an Honorable Mention in the CUA Benjamin T. Rome School of Music 50th Anniversaty Competition.

 

He has trained and conducted choirs at churches in the Washington DC area, Central Florida (where he was also Musical Director of the Opera Arts Association), and the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as conducting opera and musical theater. He also teaches voice privately. He has served as Staff Arranger for the internationally acclaimed Contra Costa Children’s Chorus, for which he has composed a number of pieces, including My Voice, a major work with text by his late wife, novelist Patricia Doherty, commissioned by the Chorus for its 25th anniversary season. He is a member of St. Demetrios Church in Concord, CA, where he serves as Music Director and Conductor of the choir.