SATB/SAT (double choir unacc.); Trad. Latin; U.S. Publisher Mark Foster #2143; Duration 5 minutes COMPOSER NOTES I have sung this work many times overseas, and it works very well in a cathedral setting or in a concert hall. The two choirs can be adjacent on stage/chancel, or separated across from each other. TEXT Sicut servus […]
SATB and Piano; Editor’s Choice, J.W. Pepper; (also available for SA and Piano; Duration 3:10 COMPOSER NOTES I combined the writings of three different pivotal figures in the arts/humanities to form the text for this work – Hildegard von Bingen, Rudi, and Kahlil Gebran. Their lives and words have made a hugely positive impact on the […]
SSAA/Flute/Oboe/Piano (also available for SATB/Flute/Oboe/Piano); text by Jaroslav Kvapil; U.S. Publisher – Walton Music 1452; Duration 5.5 minutes. COMPOSER NOTES This classic story was written by the poet, Jaroslav Kvapil, where a magical figure who lives in water has extraordinary powers, including immortality. This water nymph falls in love with a prince, who frequently comes […]
SPECTRA (Nature’s Eternal Sunrise) SATB/orchestra or SATB/wind ensemble (band); Duration 4’35” Premiered 2019 “Fountains of life! Eternal sunrise! Radiant white beams of light, And prisms on the crystal rocks. Mountains and prairies, The meadows and valleys, Flush of alpenglow, All nature rejoices! Snow is melting is music, singing stream bankfull of melodies rising with rhythm […]
SATB and Piano; text James Agee; U.S. Publisher Mark Foster 3057; Duration 4.5 minutes TEXT James Agee (1909-1955) from “Permit Me to Voyage” Sure on this shining night Of star made shadows round, Kindness must watch for me This side the ground. The late year lies down the nort. All is healed, all is health. […]
SATB and Piano or String Quartet; (also available TTBB and Piano or String Quartet); Text by Christopher Smart; Duration 3 minutes COMPOSER NOTES Christopher Smart (1722-1771), also known as “Kit Smart” or “Jack Smart,” was born in Kent, England and suffered from what is believed to be acute asthma and other health issues as a […]
SATB and Organ or piano; Editor’s Choice, J.W. Pepper; International Publisher, Oxford University Press X605; Duration 3.5 minutes COMPOSER NOTES I was invited by Oxford University Press to write a new carol for the “Carols for Choirs 5”. I chose this 15thc. text for the new carol. It has since been performed on the London Symphony […]
SATB/unacc. 1) The Collar (2:37) 2) I Saw Eternity the Other Night (1:52) 3) At the Round Earth’s Imagin’d Corners (2:48) Publisher: Alliance
SATB chorus/violin/mezzo & tenor solo; Text from two sources: Sonetto 30 by Michelangelo translated into English, and Foebus Abierat, an anonymous medieval Latin poem; subject – person is awakened by the “true image” of their lost beloved, and for a moment, believes the other person is actually standing there. Available E-MUSIC (pdf) only $75.00 allows purchaser to make as […]
SSATBB/SS duet (French) Offered as a FREE DOWNLOAD below (make as many copies as needed) Tu es belle, mon amie, You are beautiful, my love, fille de Jerusalem douce et fraîche, Lovely as Jerusalem, sweet and fresh (innocent), Détourne de moi tes yeux Turn your eyes away from me Car ils m’ont vaincu. For they […]