SSATB/sopr, solo/piano/crotales; from the epic text, depicting the journey of Odysseus (the mythological seafarer) as he approaches the Island of the Sirens; Randall performed this work on the Southwestern ACDA convention; written and premiered for Dr. Trent Brown the choirs at Florida Gulf Coast University  

Macaronic text (English/Latin mix); Latin text: From Carmina Burana – “The sun warms everything, even when I am away.” Two voicings: 1) SATB/piano 2) SSA/piano Optional brass/perc.   Performed on at least 10 all-states; performed by over 3200 choirs in the United States. Publisher: Heritage 15/2134H

SSATBB unaccompanied; Written as a gift to friend, and former Maestro di Cappella at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Pablo Colino. Premiered at mass at the Vatican.

SATB/piano (or SATB/orch) BASIC LIBRARY, J.W. Pepper; US Publisher: Colla Voce Music (#1102); Robert Lee Frost, poet; Duration 5 minutes. NOTES FROM THE COMPOSER I grew up on a ranch in New Mexico, and the quiet, gentle power and love of nature was something I experienced on a daily basis. One learns to “listen” to […]

Peter (Petrus) was a Galilean fisherman and the brother of Andrew. Early on, Peter had many seemingly contradicting tendencies – fickle one day, while fiercely committed the next; afraid of being accused as a religious zealot, but willing to sacrifice his life for his values; gentle but tempestuous; quick to anger, but infinite in his […]

SATB/pno or SSA/pno;  Sara Teasdale, poetess: “When I think of you, I am at rest. My thoughts seek you as waves that seek the shore. Lover of beauty, knightliest and best; when I think of you, I am at rest.” Publisher: Colla Voce 1091 (SATB version)

SATB div./Piano & Cello; EDITOR’S CHOICE, J.W. Pepper; US Publisher: Carl Fischer CM9704 (SATB version); also published for SSAA/piano/cello; Robert Lee Frost, poet; Duration 4:40 minutes. TEXT “Two roads diverged in a yellow work, and I chose the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” Commissioned by Dr. and Mrs. Charles […]

SATB/pno (also for solo voice/pno);  William Shakespeare, poet. Publisher: Alliance 454

Carl Fischer (CM9607); SATB & piano;  Lord George Gordon Byron, described as “mad, bad and dangerous to know,” is one of the greatest British poets. He was known for his brilliant use of the English language, as well as his flamboyant lifestyle and romantic escapades. Scholars believe that Byron wrote She Walks in Beauty in 1814 when […]

SATB/SAT (double choir adjacent or separated); particularly effective in cathedral setting; large, full refrain Publisher: Mark Foster (Hal Leonard)