A Mohawk River Suite

Originally composed for a house concert involving various keyboard instruments (harpsichord, piano, and organ), flute, and singers, this work can also be seen as an anthology of musical settings and variations on the familiar hymn "Shall We Gather at the River?" The keyboard movements in various historical musical styles can be easily adapted for any keyboard instrument or performance context. Several of the movements with voice could be used as stand-alone settings, and there is also an ornamented baroque-style air for flute and keyboard that would make an effective offertory. The suite concludes with a solo organ toccata: an excellent postlude.