Gerd Rienäcker

Dedicated to teachers, parents, neighbors, and all the other unsung heroes of everyday life. This tone poem is quintessential Mahr at its best: woodwind flourishes and flashy fanfares, lyrical melodie...

A musical 'greeting,' Hey! is a rousing piece and a great opener for your next concert! The declamatory beginning demands attention from the outset and features the composer's signature flourishes and...

A musical 'greeting,' Hey! is a rousing piece and a great opener for your next concert! The declamatory beginning demands attention from the outset and features the composer's signature flourishes and...

Mourning Dances is a work that 'structures itself as a series of dances, all of which seem to be natural responses involving physical movement to the wide array of emotional states encountered after t...

There's never a dull moment in this masterpiece by Timothy Mahr! Alternating passages of tender, robust, and stately music combine into a heartwarming reflection on the nobility and dedication of the...

This is the second collaboration between Dr. Timothy Mahr, a member of the music faculty at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, where he conducts the St. Olaf Band and teaches conducting, compo...

Just as an anniversary provides time for quiet reflection of the past and optimistic dreams for the future, Argentum is constructed in a similar manner. The work opens with bold, strong rhythms and ch...

Another exciting selection from Timothy Mahr! Featuring a pensive introduction, a heavy, martial middle section, and a dazzling conclusion, 'Honoris Causa' tells a vivid and inspirational musical stor...

Pride, Promise and Progress was commissioned by St. Olaf College to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the City of Northfield, Minnesota, 1855-2005. The composition was premiered under the composer's b...