John 14

Combining the traditional Latin text from Psalm 149 with driving rhythms and rich, contemporary harmonies, this piece will make a strong opening selection. Set as a modern motet, the dance-like texture is

A commissioned work intended to feature Suzuki students in performance alongside Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra (Nebraska) for a multilevel holiday concert performance. This unique concert band arrangement

This work was commissioned to feature Suzuki students in performance alongside Lincoln's Symphony Orchestra for a multi-level holiday concert performance. This unique full-orchestra arrangement can be

Hope is the thing with feathers by Emily Dickinson was written in 1861 and first published in 1891. The text presents hope as a quality that shines even throughout adversity and that only hope can

This piece was commissioned by Georges Vilson and the Kandelab Foundation to bring awareness to Haitian folk and Vodou music. Minis Azaka is known as the great Minister of Agriculture in Haitian Vodou. Iwa

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

A New Beginning is a piece about second chances and hope. Hope for peace throughout the world. Hope for tolerance and hope for better times. It ponders the question, "What if we had a chance to do it all

Nordic Adventure was written as an extended version of the work, Nordic Overture. The work goes through various transitions and textural changes before eventually reaching its energetic

Squirrel, Squirrel is an original setting of a fun text from an 1800's children's poem. The poem begins by describing a child watching a squirrel play in the yard. The end of the poem reminds us