SSA/Piano (also available for SATB/Piano and TBB/Piano); apocalyptic and epic text; U.S. Publisher Alliance Music Publ. AMP 1090; Duration 4 minutes COMPOSER NOTES This is an absolutely dramatic and epic text about the Last Judgment. It is attributed to a Franciscan monk named Tomaso de Celante (ca. 1190-1255). The complete poem contains 18 rhymed stanzas. […]

SATB and Piano (or flute, oboe and strings); also available for SA/Piano, SAB/Piano, and SSA/Piano; 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 anonymous text in […]

SA and Piano or SSA and Piano; (opt. flute, oboe and strings); also available for SATB/Piano,and SAB/Piano; BASIC LIBRARY, J.W. Pepper; Holocaust text; U.S. Publisher, Heritage Music Press [SA/Piano 15/1081] and [SSA/Piano 15/2940H]; Duration 3:10. COMPOSER NOTES This Holocaust text is a story survival, belief, and resilience, even in the most dire of circumstances. Inscription of […]

SSA/Piano (also SATB/Piano, SSAB/Piano, TBB/Piano); Optional brass quartet acc.); BASIC LIBRARY, J.W. Pepper; Text – from Carmina Burana; U.S. Publisher – Heritage Music Press; Duration 4 minutes COMPOSER NOTES OMNIA SOL is a musical reflection on the constant passage of events and people who have been pillars along life’s way. “Omnia Sol” or “everywhere light” [sun] depicts this […]

SSA/piano; BASIC LIBRARY, J.W. Pepper;  text – Richard Le Gallienne & ZRS; U.S. Publisher, Heritage Music Press 15/1376H; Duration 3 minutes COMPOSER NOTES I wrote this work for the Bel Canto National Tour Choir – a youth treble ensemble that I directed for 18 years. It was written in memory of an elementary teacher who taught […]

SSA /piano/flute/oboe; U.S. Publisher, Alliance Music Pub. AMP 463; Duration 5.5 minutes COMPOSER NOTES Psalm 23 has universal appeal because its message is one of hope, promise, faithfulness, comfort and a sense of destiny.  I dedicated my musical interpretation of this very special text to my daughter, Brittany, who was a member of the first […]

S(S)A / organ (piano version in back of score);  trad. Latin; U.S. Publisher, Alliance Music AMP 0917; Duration 4:15 COMPOSER NOTES There is also a duet version (free download from this website under “Sanctus – duet”) for two coloratura sopranos/organ.  

SSA, Oboe, and Piano; text – 15th c. anon.; U.S. Publisher Alliance Music Publ. AMP 0392; Duration 6 minutes COMPOSER NOTES I wrote this work as a gift to the 47 singers of the Bel Canto National Touring Choir.  It would be accurately counted as one of my two or three favorite works that I […]

SSA and Piano;  Text – Maria Rainer Rilke; U.S. Publisher Walton Music WW1486; Duration 4:45 “But all that touches us, you me, together, like a single bow” Commissioned by George Malkasian for Bella Voce