Music for Orchestra
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Description |
| In the Beauty of Holiness (2008) |
A setting of combined passages from Psalms and 1 Chronicles for mixed chorus and orchestra. Duration: 6' |
| Glory (2008) |
A Christmas anthem for mixed chorus and orchestra adapted from the second chapter of Luke. Duration: 3' 45" |
| The Martyrdom of St. Polycarp (2004) |
An oratorio for mixed chorus, soloists and orchestra to a libretto by Scott Cairns. Duration: 80' |
| Tidestar Pulling (2004) |
An elegy for orchestra. Duration: 14' |
| arkexit (2002) |
A divertimento for orchestra. Duration: 5' 30" |
| The Story the Skin Tells (2000) |
A work for orchestra from the score for subVersions, a site-specific modern dance work. Duration: 13' 15" |
| Shepherd Story (1995) |
A Christmas narrative for mixed chorus and orchestra adapted from the second chapter of Luke. Duration: 7' |
| Welcome All Wonders: A Christmas Celebration (1993) |
A Christmas cantata for mixed chorus and orchestra. Duration: 25'
- Welcome All Wonders (Richard Crashaw)
- Christmas Mourning (Vassar Miller)
- The Nativity of Christ (Robert Southwell)
- Good Is the Flesh (Brian Wren)
- Christmas Now (Brian Wren)
Single movements can also be programmed individually.
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| The Ancient of Days (1993/2007) |
A dramatic music narrative for large orchestra and a speaker. Duration: 26' 20" |
| Prologue: The Great Adventure (1992) |
A fanfare for orchestra from Steven Curtis Chapman's 1992 Grammy Award-winning CD, The Great Adventure. Duration: 2' 45"
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| St. Elsewhere (1990) |
A suite from scores for the 1982–1988 television series. Duration: 16' 15" |
| A Paschal Feast (1988) |
An Easter symphony for soprano and baritone soloists, a reader, mixed chorus and orchestra. Duration: 35'
- New Readings (Gerard Manley Hopkins)
- Still Falls the Rain (Dame Edith Sitwell)
- A Better Resurrection (Christina Rosetti)
- He hath abolished the old drouth (Gerard Manley Hopkins)
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| The Key to Rebecca (1988) |
A suite from the score for the 1985 television mini-series. Duration: 16' 20" |
| The Growing Season (1987) |
Version for string orchestra. Duration: 9' 30" |
| October Overtures (1980/2007) |
A divertimento for orchestra. There is also a version for chamber orchestra. Duration 10' 30" |
Chamber Music
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Description |
| Phantastes (2008) |
A fantasia for solo piano. Duration: 12'
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| Via Gioiosa (2006) |
A theme and variations for solo piano. Duration: 10' |
| The Alphabet of Revelation (2002) |
A piano quartet. Duration: 28'
- The Treachery of Images
- The Persistence of Memory
- The Melancholy of Departure
- Dance
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| Waltzing with Shadows (2000) |
A duo for ’cello and piano. Duration: 4' 30" |
| Easy to Digest (2000) |
A work for bari sax, bass clarinet, bassoon and tenor voice from the score for subVersions, a site-specific modern dance work. Duration: 10' 30" |
| The Dance of Forgetting (2000) |
A work for English horn, violin, ’cello and jazz trio (piano, bass, drums) with two readers (optional) from the score for subVersions, a site-specific modern dance work. Duration: 6' 15" |
| The Conscience of the King (1995) |
A work for classical guitar adapted from the score for Walt Disney Pictures’ A Kid in King Arthur’s Court. Duration: 4' 30" |
| In Dulci Jubilo (1994) |
A suite of five traditional Christmas carols for brass quintet. Duration: 16' 45"
- In Dulci Jubilo
- The Wexford Carol
- Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine
- I Wonder As I Wander
- Susanni
Single movements can also be programmed individually.
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| The Ancient of Days (1993) |
A dramatic music narrative for brass quintet, organ, percussion and a speaker. Duration: 26' 20" |
| Water Walker (1993) |
A trio for flute, viola and harp. Duration: 6' 30" |
| The Growing Season (1987) |
Version for string quartet. Duration: 9' 30" |
| Diminutiae (1986) |
A set of four unaccompanied inventions for two violins. Duration: 10' 30" |
| Inside Passage (1984) |
A work for solo trombone, trombone choir, and percussion (optional). Duration: 7' 30" |
| Five Songs for Flute and French Horn (1982) |
An unaccompanied duo. Duration: 14' 30"
- Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting
- Behold the Child among his new-born blisses
- The world is too much with us, late and soon
- Do not go gentle into that good night
- O soft embalmer of the still midnight
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| Dream Dances (1982) |
A duo for violin and harp. Duration: 8' 30" |
| Valse Triste (1980) |
An unaccompanied duo for ’celli. There is also a version for viola and ’cello. Duration: 7' |
Choral Music
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Description |
| What the Bird Said Early in the Year (2008) |
An a cappella setting for mixed chorus of a poem by C. S. Lewis. Duration: 3' 15" |
| In the Beauty of Holiness (2008) |
A setting of combined passages from Psalms and 1 Chronicles for mixed chorus and orchestra. Duration: 6' |
| Glory (2008) |
A Christmas anthem for mixed chorus and orchestra adapted from the second chapter of Luke. Duration: 3' 45" |
| Time and a Summer's Day (2006) |
An a cappella setting for mixed chorus of two sonnets by William Shakespeare. Duration: 6' |
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Of Mercy and Judgment (2005)
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An anthem for choir with piano accompaniment. Duration: 4' 30" |
| Evening Wind (2005) |
An a cappella setting for mixed chorus of a poem by Marjorie W. Avery. Duration: 5'
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| Night Pieces (2004) |
A setting of three Wordsworth nocturnes for mixed chorus and five instruments. Duration: 16' |
| The Martyrdom of St. Polycarp (2004) |
An oratorio for mixed chorus, soloists and orchestra to a libretto by Scott Cairns. Duration: 80' |
| Down to the River to Pray (2003) |
An a cappella arrangement by Elizabeth Ladizinsky and J.A.C. Redford of the traditional song made popular by the film, O Brother, Where Art Thou. Duration: 3' 40" |
| Napili Bay, 2PM (2002) |
An a cappella setting for mixed chorus of a poem by the composer. Duration: 5' 15" |
| love is the every only god (2001) |
A song cycle for mixed chorus with piano accompaniment to poems by E. E. Cummings. Duration: 25'
- love is the every only god
- what time is it?it is by every star
- lady will you come with me into
- white guardians of the universe of sleep
- now that, more nearest even than your fate
- silently if,out of not knowable
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| Great is the Lord (2001) |
A setting of Psalm 145 from A Psalm Triptych for women’s voices (SASA) with piano accompaniment. Duration: 4' |
| A Psalm Triptych (2001) |
Psalm settings for mixed chorus with piano accompaniment. Duration: 16' 45"
Single movements can also be programmed individually.
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| Wine Thou Blessing (1999) |
An a cappella diversion for mixed chorus. Duration: 3' 45" |
| Love Never Fails (1998) |
A setting of 1 Corinthians 13 for mixed chorus with piano and ’cello accompaniment. There is also a version for women’s voices (SA). Duration: 4' |
| A Connoisseur's Confession (1998) |
An a cappella diversion for mixed jazz chorus including vocal percussion. Duration: 4' 15" |
| At Cana's Feast (1998) |
An anthem for women’s voices (SSA) with piano accompaniment. Duration: 2' 30" |
| Shepherd Story (1995) |
A Christmas narrative for mixed chorus and orchestra adapted from the second chapter of Luke. Duration: 7' |
| Welcome All Wonders: A Christmas Celebration (1993) |
A Christmas cantata for mixed chorus and orchestra. Duration: 25’
- Welcome All Wonders (Richard Crashaw)
- Christmas Mourning (Vassar Miller)
- The Nativity of Christ (Robert Southwell)
- Good Is the Flesh (Brian Wren)
- Christmas Now (Brian Wren)
There is also a version for mixed chorus with brass ensemble, organ and percussion. Single movements may be programmed individually.
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| A Paschal Feast (1988) |
An Easter symphony for soprano and baritone soloists, a reader, mixed chorus and orchestra. Duration: 35'
- New Readings (Gerard Manley Hopkins)
- Still Falls the Rain (Dame Edith Sitwell)
- A Better Resurrection (Christina Rosetti)
- He hath abolished the old drouth (Gerard Manley Hopkins)
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Vocal Solos
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Description |
| A Psalm Triptych (2001) |
Psalm settings for soprano with piano accompaniment. Duration: 16' 45"
Single movements can also be programmed individually.
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| Easy to Digest (2000) |
A work for bari sax, bass clarinet, bassoon and tenor voice from the score for subVersions, a site-specific modern dance work. Duration: 10' 30" |
| Love Never Fails (1998) |
A setting of 1 Corinthians 13 for soprano with piano and ’cello accompaniment. Duration: 4' |
| Five Sonnets (1976) |
A song cycle for soprano with piano accompaniment to poems by E. E. Cummings. Duration: 13' 30"
- i thank You God
- when serpents bargain for the right to squirm
- so many selves
- all ignorance toboggans into know
- your homecoming will be my homecoming
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Music for Churches
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Description |
| Great Is Thy Faithfulness (2007) |
An orchestral arrangement of the classic hymn. Duration: 8' 30"
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| Psalm 22 (2007) |
An Anglican chant setting of the psalm for Maundy Thursday. |
| Mass (2006) |
A congregational setting of the English liturgy for the Episcopal Church of the Blessed Sacrament on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
- Lord have mercy upon us. Duration: 1' 15"
- Glory be to God on high. Duration: 2' 15"
- We believe in one God. Duration: 4' 10"
- Holy, holy, holy. Duration: 1' 05"
- Our Father. Duration: 2' 25"
- O Lamb of God. Duration: 1' 10"
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| Hearts on Pilgrimage (2001) |
A set of six wordless prayers for strings, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn and harp.
- Adoration I: Thanksgiving. Duration: 4' 50"
- Adoration II: The Mystery. Duration: 2' 35"
- Confession I: Longing for Home. Duration: 3' 25"
- Confession II: The Burden. Duration: 3' 45"
- Invocation I: Conversation. Duration: 3' 05"
- Invocation II: Practicing the Presence. Duration: 2' 10"
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| Do You Bring Hurt to My Table (1999) |
An anthem for choir with piano and/or guitar accompaniment. Duration: 5' 30" |
| Thy Kingdom Come (1999) |
An anthem for choir and orchestra. Duration: 5' 45" |
| Love Never Fails (1998) |
A setting of 1 Corinthians 13 for soprano with piano and ’cello accompaniment. There are also choral versions for mixed chorus or women’s voices (SA). Duration: 4'
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| He Is Risen Indeed! (1997) |
An Easter anthem for choir and orchestra. Duration: 3' |
| Shepherd Story (1995) |
A Christmas narrative for mixed chorus and orchestra adapted from the second chapter of Luke. Duration: 7' |
| It Is Well with My Soul (1990) |
An arrangement of the Phillip P. Bliss hymn for brass quintet and percussion. Duration: 3' 30" |
| Christ is Alive! (1986) |
An Easter anthem for choir and orchestra. Duration: 4' 45" |
| Softly and Tenderly (1985) |
An arrangement of the Will Thompson hymn adapted from the Academy Award-winning film, The Trip to Bountiful. Duration: 7’ |
Music for Dance
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Description |
| subVersions (2000) |
The score for a site-specific modern dance work. Duration: 50' 45"
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| Clementina's Cactus (1983) |
A ballet for children based on the book by Ezra Jack Keats. Duration: 16' 30" |
