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
Adoration was inspired by Revelation 5:13. “Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: ‘To him who sits on the throne
The beloved spiritual is set with jazzy harmonies and swinging rhythms. A fresh addition to your concert repertoire.
Transcribed by Bruce Gbur.
Vivaldi is usually associated in the minds of concert-goers with instrumental music-the hundreds of concertos and chamber music pieces he composed have cemented that
Adore Te Devote is an old French church tune, listed in the Processionale in 1697. This arrangement is a four-part, or voice, fugue. As the subject is repeated in the successive voices,
For Bassoon and organ, by Edouard Flament. This is the first known composition specifically for bassoon and organ, written by one of our most distinguished colleagues. The harmonic language is reminiscent
Exaltations was inspired by Psalm 100:4. “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name."
Five Arias from "Magnificat" BWV 243 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) I. Ex Exultavit Spiritus meus II. Quia respexit humilitatem III. Quia fecit mihi magna IV. Deposuit potentes de sede V.
Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 4 was written on 25 December 1944 as a Christmas present for his wife Sidney Robertson Cowell, a brilliant ethnomusicologist who had been instrumental in obtaining the
In Your Midst was written for and premiered by Danielle Sampson in February 2017. The text is a paraphrasing done by the composer of the ancient Hebrew text Zephaniah 3:17.
Lahairoi is a Hebrew word which means “The well of the Living One who sees me” and was inspired by Genesis 16:13. “She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: “You are the God
In Emily Dickinson's poem, written c. 1862, the opening line is especially hymn-like, declaring a faith greater than the greatest natural phenomena. Hills and sun stand for eternity, yet her religious faith
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
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 flute in
Hector Berlioz's magnificent 1854 Christmas oratorio, L'Enfance du Christ ("The Infancy of Christ"), features the wonderful Shepherd's Farewell, a softly rocking lullaby to the Christ