“What Shall We Bring?” (SSAATTBB a cappella) was featured at the CFAMC Virtual Conference, October 23, 2021. This work was recorded by the Concert Choir of Otterbein University, Westerville, Ohio, under the direction of Dr. Gayle Walker. The soloist was Caitlyn Mulkie.
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O, Death, Rock Me Asleep
“O, Death, Rock Me Asleep” (Soprano and Solo Violin) was featured at the NACUSA Dallas New Music Virtual Conference May 21-23, 2021. The soprano was Jessica Kahn, the violinist Erica Donahoe.
CFAMC 2020 Virtual Conference
The Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers (CFAMC) 2020 Virtual Conference was held October 17, 2020. My works presented for this conference were Suite for Brass and Percussion,(Amy Baker and Tom McKay, trumpets, Helen Doerring and Vivian Baker, horns, and Linda Dauwlder-Dachtyl, percussion); “You Speak of Color” (Tenor and solo Cello) from Seven Signs (A Song Cycle for Seven Singers and Seven Instrumentalists) a MIDI realization; and “Life and Love” from Three Love Songs (Rebecca Keck, soprano and Eileen Huston, piano).
Bird Raptures
The beautiful poem calls the sun to wake the skylark and the moon to wake the nightingale. I listened to the calls of these two birds and tried to imitate them and make them a part of this work.The skylark always appears in the bright Lydian mode; the nightingale, in the darker Phrygian mode. The first and third stanzas are set in a somewhat similar fashion while the middle stanza has a slightly different character. The nightingale is the true thrust of the poem.
| Length | 6 minutes and 10 seconds |
| Instrumentation | Soprano and Solo Flute |
| Item # | V-012 |
| Price (2 copies) | 7.95 |
Yet, I Will Rejoice (Habakkuk 3:17-19) (SSATB with chamber orchestra)
The text for this choral work is from the Old Testament book of Habakkuk. The prophet ponders the most tragic circumstances that could overtake an agrarian society—the fig tree shall not flourish, or grapes not grow on the vine, there is no food in the fields, or no sheep in the folds or no cows in the stalls. These words are set in a dark mode and in a fugal style. A long pause follows this grim tale. Using the pivotal word, “yet,” and starting with the low basses, a gradual crescendo reaches the highest sopranos in dramatic fashion. The choir bursts forth with the prophet’s affirmation, “I will rejoice in the Lord; I will joy in the God of my salvation.” These words set in a bright mode carry the anthem to its joyous conclusion, “I will rejoice in the Lord.”
| Length | 5 minutes and 30 seconds |
| Instrumentation | SSATB and chamber orchestra (2 fl, 2 ob, 3 tpt (C), timp, vln 1 , vln 2, vla, 1 vc, 1 bsn) |
| Item # | C-035 |
| Price | 12.00 |
Witness to the Light (SATB)
Inspired by John 1:34 (NAS) this anthem calls on all Christians to witness to Christ and to minister to those in need.
| Length | Approx 5 minutes |
| Instrumentation | SATB with piano |
| Item # | C-022 |
Who Would Have Thought? (SATB)
Who would have thought that salvation’s plan would include humble shepherds, Eastern Wise Men and a tiny babe? Who would have thought it? God did! This is a different type of Christmas anthem.
| Length | Approx 4 minutes |
| Instrumentation | SATB with piano |
| Item # | C-020 |
| Price | 1.95 |
Who Would Have Thought It? God Did (SATB, flute, B-flat clarinet, piano, and two narrators)
Christmas Musical for Choir, Narrators, and Instrumentalists (Order 1 copy receive a $4.00 rebate check. Not applicable on mutiple quantities.)
| Length | 40 minutes |
| Instrumentation | SATB, flute, B-flat clarinet, piano, and two narrators |
| Item # | C-021 |
| Price | 9.95 |
What a Friend We Have In Jesus (SAB)
In ‘laid-back” gospel style this new setting of familiar words seeks to stress some of the more important thoughts in the old hymn.
| Length | Approx 2 minutes |
| Instrumentation | SATB with piano |
| Item # | C-019 |
| Price | 1.70 |
The Very First Christmas (SSA)
A quiet night, a star-filled sky, a stable rude, an infant’s cry, all of these things remind us of the very first Christmas. (Also available in SATB).
| Length | Approx 2 minutes and 15 seconds |
| Instrumentation | SSA with piano |
| Item # | C-018 |
| Price | 1.70 |