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This arrangement contrasts the unbridled optimism and resolve of a person heading off to war with the bittersweet nostalgia of leaving a special person behind, along with the promise of return. The re...

On Compassion received its premiere performance by the Vox Nova Chorale. The text comes from two quotes by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the Tibetan Buddhist mantra, 'Om mani padme hum, ' which is...

A lovely arrangement of the traditional British folk song, direct in its delivery of the text. Duration: 3:00

SSAA Chorus, Oboe, and String Quartet or Piano American poet Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) won the Pulitzer Prize for her 1917 collection of poems titled Love Songs. The text for this song is taken from '...

Specks of Earth is a collection of choral miniatures that use poetry from Rabindranath Tagore's work Stray Birds, a collection of 326 short poems. Vivid language elicits a burst of imagery that is tra...

Commissioned for Choral Arts Northwest who gave its premiere performance in 2011 under their artistic director, Robert Bode. The music is primarily contrapuntal in texture, and its tonal language feat...

Written in 2010 in honor of the 30th anniversary season of Winchester (Virginia) Musica Viva, who gave its premiere performance under their music director, Kenneth Nafziger. The piece begins simply wi...

In 2002, I was commissioned by the Turtle Creek Chorale to compose a three-movement star-themed piece for their upcoming 'celestial' concert. I immediately knew that I wanted strings and celeste to se...

In 2002, I was commissioned by the Turtle Creek Chorale to compose a three-movement star-themed piece for their upcoming 'celestial' concert. I immediately knew that I wanted strings and celeste to se...

I really enjoy the lilt of the original tune, and was drawn to arrange it when I was struggling to find up-tempo music for the season of Advent that my women's choir would enjoy singing. Work to make...

Based on a poem by Sidney Lanier (1842-1881,) this journey into the future parallels Noah's journey on the Ark. The music opens with lines which flow like waves. The oboe has an octave motif which sig...

Winter's Lullaby evokes the tranquil beauty of a snow scene in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Clear treble voices, solo flute, and piano add simple melodies to a text which 'sings a lullaby to winter. '...