All My Heart This Night Rejoices

SSATB unacc. US Publisher: Colla Voce Publishing 48-96750; Duration 4.5 minutes. TEXT “All my heart, all this night rejoices as I hear, far and near, sweetest angel voices, ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo!'”  

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All Who Dwell in the Shadow of the Lord

SATB div./unacc. US Publisher: E.C.Schirmer/MorningStar Music; Duration 4.5 minutes. TEXT “All who dwell in the shadow of the Lord find a refuge and comfort. Nation, village or faith of a small child — home they find in Him.”

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Call, The

SATB/organ (piano)  or  SA/piano George Herbert, poet (1633); U.S. Publisher, ECS-MorningStar 50-6515; Duration 2:05 TEXT Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: Such a Way, as gives us breath: Such a Truth, as ends all strife: Such a Life, as killeth death. Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength: Such a Light, as shows a […]

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Caritas et Amor

SSATB unacc; Latin text; U.S. publisher, Alliance Music Publ. 0500; Duration: 4.5 minutes COMPOSER NOTES I decided to use fragments of the antiphon, Ubi Caritas in this work which was commissioned by Northwest Missouri State University’s Tower Choir. “Caritas et amor” translates “Charity and Love.” The complete statement, then, is “where charity and love exist, […]

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Come Dwell in Solomon’s Walls

SATB/piano or orchestra; U.S. Publisher, ECS-MorningStar #50-7068 (or SATB/orch #50-7068A); Duration 4:45 COMPOSER NOTES The building and subsequent celebration of the great temple of Solomon was none like any other before or since. This great temple survived for about 400 years and was the center of worship at that time. My vision in writing the […]

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Come Walk with Me

SATB/Piano (opt. Ob., Vln, & Vla); Editor’s Choice, J.W. Pepper; Text inspired by St. Anthony in the Desert; U.S. Publisher, ECS/Morningstar MSM-50-0361; Duration 4:40 COMPOSER’S NOTES I wrote this text/work for the 2023 Saint Simons Sacred Music Festival on St. Simon’s Island, Georgia. The words were inspired by 3rd century Egyptian monk, St. Anthony. TEXT Come, […]

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Dona Nobis Pacem

SATB/Soprano solo and Organ; U.S. Publisher, Mark Foster MF 2099, Duration 6:50 COMPOSER NOTES This work is a full-blown festival hymn with organ, replete with a tutta forza ending. I performed this at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, as well as many other international venues. It was also performed on the St. Olaf Christmas Special.

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How Can I Keep From Singing?

SSATB unacc. and baritone solo; Robert Lowry (Philadelphia) wrote the tune; Anna Bartlett Warner (Long Island) wrote the text;  arranged by ZRS; U.S. Publisher, Alliance Music 0300; Duration 3 minutes. COMPOSER’S NOTES I grew up on a ranch in southern New Mexico. The surrounding communities had a tradition of gospel and hymn singing on Sunday […]

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Inscription of Hope

SATB and Piano (or flute, oboe and strings); also available for SA/Piano, SAB/Piano, and SSA/Piano; BASIC LIBRARY, J.W. Pepper; Holocaust text; U.S. Publisher, Heritage Music Press 15/1085H; Duration 3:10. COMPOSER NOTES This Holocaust text is a story survival, belief, and resilience, even in the most dire of circumstances. Inscription of Hope utilizes a folk tune and […]

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Let Us Go Into the House of the Lord

SATB and Organ; U.S. Publisher, Mark Foster 2041; 4 minutes. COMPOSER NOTES Some nudges in life are supernatural.  They just are. My parents were always quite supportive of my music studies.  By the time my career had taken off, I had written a myriad of commissions for various individuals and organizations.  Yet, I had never […]

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