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Nicholas D. Palmer, composer
Nicholas D. Palmer (b.1963) is a composer, pianist, organist and choral director living and working in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. He currently serves as the director of music for the Cathedral of Saint Andrew, writing, directing and playing liturgical and concert music for the community. His primary writes music for liturgical use, but also writes for the concert stage, documentary film, multimedia and the choral classroom.

Palmer's liturgical and choral instruction began in the late 1970's with Paul Koscielniak, then choral instructor at Luke M. Powers High School in Flint, Michigan. He entered the University of Chicago and received his BA (1985)and MA (1987) in composition, while studying piano, organ and vocal performance privately. He worked as music director for St. Lawrence Church in Lafayette, Indiana, St. Robert of Newminster and St. Mary Magdalen Churches in Grand Rapids, Michigan, before taking the position of parish music director at the cathedral. Recordings of weekly Sunday Mass and episcopal Masses are available at the diocesan website.

Mr. Palmer keeps a catalogue of works on his website. Among these are numerous psalm settings for liturgical use as well as hymn concertos and various choral pieces. His published works can be found at GIA Publications, Oregon Catholic Press, World Library Publications, Masterworks Press, Latham Music, and MusicNotes.com. His self-published works are found at ScoreExchange.com. General-use recordings of digital orchestra for multimedia can be found at Pond5.com.