Compositions


In The Quiet Arms Of Grief

“If All The Skies” is the poem by Henry Van Dyke which is set here for SATB divisi chorus and piano. I have heard grief described as love with no place to go. To me, this poem validates the uncomfortable feelings we have during moments of grief. My aim in setting the music is to […]

Just A Closer Walk With Thee

A timeless classic spiritual set for TTBB a cappella chorus!

Mid-Life Songs

4 poems by Donald Justice for solo Tenor Voice, Cello, and piano

Joy To The World

This classic carol is an exciting setting for SATB and organ!

I Wonder As I Wander / O Come, O Come Emmanuel / Silent Night

These 3 classic Christmas songs blend together beautifully, with an exciting climax that ends wtih a solo.

Wreaths of Snow

This SATB song with piano accompaniment is based on the poem, “Fall, Leaves, Fall”, by Emily Brontë (1846). It is about 4 minutes long.

Symphony No. 1: The Age of Stars

We are living in the Age of Stars, which began shortly after the Big Bang sprang our universe into existence, and the first stars ignited their nuclear furnaces. Cosmologists predict that someday, trillions of years from now, there will be a final star, whose light will fade, plunging our universe into eternal, cold and still […]

Helios

This arrangement from Symphony No. 1: The Age of Stars is set for SATB chorus, cello, and piano. This song is a reflection of our star–the Sun, Helios–and our place in the universe. It’s about 6 minutes long.

Mother’s Lullaby

This song, for TTBB & piano, is about a son who returns the love and care in her last season what his mother has given him, and the hope of reuniting. It is approximately 4 minutes.

Where Your Treasure Is SATB

Based on the words of Jesus found in Luke 12, this a cappella choral song is about 4 minutes

Where Your Treasure Is TTBB

Based on the words of Jesus found in Luke 12, this a cappella choral song is about 4 minutes

The Quiet Land of Érin

TBB a cappella choral setting of the traditional Irish song, also known as Árdai Cuain, about 5 minutes long.

Christ the Lord Is Risen Today

SATB + organ, about 3:30 minutes – This classic hymn is set as an exciting conversation between voice parts.

The Old Rugged Cross

SATB + organ – Touching treatment of a timeless classic

Mourning Dove Suite

Chamber trio for Clarinet, Viola, & Piano, in 3 movements: I. Lament, II. Solace, III. Rest, about 16:30 minutes total. (Also arranged for clarinet, cello, & piano.)

Rainy Daydream

String quartet for any weather! About 6:30 minutes long.


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