Sacred Music for Oboe, Bassoon and English Horn

This set of variations was written for oboist and friend Lindsey Lyrenmann. They were designed to be a launching point for improvisation during the communion portion of the December 21, 2014 services at

Based on the familiar melody, this is an engaging and lyrical chamber work for violin solo and piano, with optional strings and oboe.  It can be easily adapted for flute solo with several passages

Beginning with a calm, reverent setting, these solos are expressive throughout. The middle section is somewhat freer in melodic presentation with the solo treated more as an obbligato line. The quiet ending

A traditional early American hymn scored for a medium-advanced instrumental soloist. A good choice for communion and other special moments during a worship service.

The tune is an English melody dating from the late sixteenth century. The Coventry Carol lyrics describe what is known in Matthew's biblical accounts as the 'slaughter of the innocents.' The

Here are six simple arrangements of traditional hymns for young instrumentalists. Each book contains a piano part plus detachable solo and duet parts. Keys allow any combination of brass and woodwinds to

Traditional setting, slightly contemporary- begins with piano in a motif of the theme. The first section is a stylized rendition of the theme. Then, it continues in the chorus much the same.  A

This solo begins with a easy lilt underpinned by a gentle accompaniment. Moving into the second section of the piece the tune is embellished in a variation format of chromatic triplets. It repeats

Written in typical passacaglia (theme in the bass line) and Fugue fashion, the theme is presented in the piano.  The first variation is a gently modified tune in duple with the accompaniment in

This piece would serve well as a meditation. Beginning with a quiet Celtic lilt, the center section is stronger and bolder. After several bell effects, the piece returns to the mood of the beginning.

Prayer originated as an interlude for flute and piano in my choral setting of Psalm 19, Requiem, written in memory of Marie Mountain Clark. She was a friend and former principal

A Rich Heffler arrangement. This solo starts out with a great deal of flourish based on Come Ye Thankful People, Come" and then settles down for a solemn rendition of We Gather Together.

A solo that begins with a brief introduction in the piano. The soloists then presents the tune in a straight-forward rendition. The second section presents the tune in the piano while the soloist overlays

This solo begins with a polite introduction and then is joined with the soloist in a gentle alteration of the tune in its entirety. A second verse is modulated upward with the tune with even more variation.