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Nothing is known about the life of Mrs. M. A. Bryan except what appears on the title page of A Divertimento for Solo Piano or Pedal Harp. Even her full name is not known. Written in a late 18th or

An American poet, short story writer, screenwriter, satirist and critic, Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) had an unerring acuity for commenting on twentieth-century urban peculiarities.  She became renowned

Early American Scandals (2017) are four snapshots that look back to the turbulence, revolution, slavery, civil war, and social unrest of the 18th and 19th centuries. Early American

Scored for flute, clarinet, piano and strings.

When the people saw that the moon was beginning to cover the sun, they became deeply distressed and anxious.  To drive out the evil spirit that was covering the sun, they thought that music might

These three suites by women composers are great advanced teaching material or concert repertoire for piano or harpsichord. Typically with fast-slow-fast movements, with the middle movement being in the

I. Morning Fantasy

II. Reeling Chester

Emanations of the Sacred Harp is a two-movement work for tuba and piano.

The first movement, Morning

Fanfare for Grand Center for Brass Quintet by Barbara Harbach is an exuberant celebration for brass with triumphant rising themes and exciting rhythms that provide an exhilarating nobility and

Fantasy and Gigue for flute, clarinet, and cello has two theme areas that alternate, whirl and twirl, and are coupled with unusual meters that produce a shimmering ensemble that is

Read, Gardner. Published by Vivace, Pullman, Washington. Copyright 1992. The work for harpsichord from a name that is already familiar to American organists who haveused his famous Preludes on Southern

This dramatic fantasy opens with an unmeasured prelude section followed by a toccata area of mixed meter utilizing the full range of the Keyboard. These two sections combine and intertwine before

Fantasy and Fugue on "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" by Barbara Harbach.  A woodwind quintet setting of one of America’s most popular spirituals. The dramatic fantasy section includes a

Written for the 75th Anniversary of the National Association of Negro Musicians, this work was premiered by Dr. Herman Taylor at that celebration. The fantasy opens with a bold call-response passage before

This dramatic Fantasy and Fugue also has a section that includes a lyrical rendition of the melody; this is followed by alternating sections of repose and a lively fugue based on this beloved tune.

Fantasy and Fugue on a Hungarian Melody is based on the Hungarian folk melody Erre Gyre and features toccata figurations, canon, inversion, retrograde and fugue.

As an organist, I am always looking for festive pieces for a special celebration or for an exciting postlude.  

Festive Toccata is an exuberant setting with dueling manuals over a

Eubanks, Rachel. Ed. Helen Walker-Hill Published by Vivace, Pullman, WA. Copyright 1996. Eubanks was a student of Nadia Boulanger. This work combaines intellectual rigor with intense expressivity. Series: