Mittelschwere Noten für Gemischter Chor

Composed in celebration of a storied career on behalf of Susan Ihnen, the accompanist at Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, for twenty-five years. This skilled young composer has managed to...

This setting of the Mother Goose nursery rhyme is dangerously close to a groovy choral vamp! The scoring is for mixed chorus and jazz trio, but it certainly could be performed with just a piano (proba...

Text painting abounds in this setting of a Dickinson poem concerning the brief time gifted to our human condition. To match the topic and brevity of the poem, the work itself isn't long, lasting only...

The work opens with a sardonic take on the title line, the first reaction being one of malice towards recollection. The piece then transitions to a nostalgic perspective, as continued pondering gives...

The SATB version of Moonlight Sound Design was commissioned and premiered by the youth choir Kam r conducted by M ris Sirmais in Riga, Latvia in 2012. In USA, it was performed by the Wartburg Choir co...

Seven night-themed poems by the mother of the talented artist Malcolm Tuffnell became the basis for this piece. The poems are short and the piece is through-composed, unfolding like a night-blooming f...

A deeply moving lament that perfectly captures the feelings of the African-American slaves. Their existence was so dire that 'going home' in death was, for many, a welcome relief. This arrangement has...

Nine separate songs, which can be performed individually, yet are ordered for a cohesive flow. The texts span many centuries (1598-1919), and all celebrate music, specifically the joys of singing. Per...

Released in 2007, this original setting of an anonymous 19th-century text is written in verse-anthem style. The scoring for chorus, harp, and keyboard makes it an ideal companion piece for Britten's A...

Commissioned by Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to celebrate the service of William H. Mathis, Minister of Music and Fine Arts. It was first performed on June 11, 20...

The well-known poet, Christina Rossetti, provides this text for Michaelmas, the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels (September 29). Broad Anglican-styled vocal lines, harmonies and a majestic organ...

This simple but tender setting of The Lord's Prayer features a cantor who intones the text on a single note, and a chorus that echoes the text with rich chords. Composed in 2010 for Stephen Kennedy an...

This is the central movement of Angel of Light, a cantata based on Shaker themes. A dancing and playful rhythmic ride, it is ideal as a light-hearted opening or closing piece. The text dates from 1844...

Commissioned in 2010 to be performed alongside Gabriel Faure's Requiem, and utilizes the same combination of instruments. The texts for Songs for the Journey have a particularly personal nature. The f...

Selected by the National Endowment for the Arts as an one of the American Masterpieces of choral music.