Santorini degli Archangeli

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A piece for double men's chorus (TTBB/TTBB) and orchestra.  It tells the story of a man, seeking his path through the world amidst doubts and insecurities, but trusting that his steps will not falter.  It speaks to the larger human condition and how we each traverse the unknown paths of life.

The Path

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A demanding, but short, choral overture, from the composer's Neo-Baroque era.  It features brilliant and lively melismata for SATB Chorus and Pianoforte.

Unto the Heavens Shall Ye Raise

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As the Christ child sleeps, nestled in his mother's bosom, dawn quietly creeps over the landscape, ushering in a new day for all mankind.  Tenor Solo with SATB Chorus &amp; Pianoforte.

Quiet' Sings the Dawn

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An a cappella Trio for 2 Soprani and 1 Tenore. The piece premièred in December 2011 at the opening of Il Coro Accademia Trascendenza's "In Dulci Jubilo" concert in Kingston, Jamaica. It is a short vocal declaration that rings in an acoustically live space, filling it with bright, joyous sound.

Alleluia

Vocal Trio Trio

A beautiful setting of the beloved Christmas motet for SATB Chorus, the style reminiscent of Renaissance polyphony, but featuring the composer's signature approach to harmony and texture.

O Magnum Mysterium

(* Quoted from Programme Notes from the première performance, written by renowned pianist Barbara Lloyd.)  This duet starts in E minor, at a slow speed of 65 crotchets to the minute.  The words, "We said farewell to the Earth, as friends often did," are sung by the soprano; the tenor continues, "but sadly we knew that we would never see Her again."  This period ends with a build in tension to the words, "For we destroyed the Earth!"  There are strong dissonances, and the voices sing at high pitch.  The setting of the words: "Man, woman and child were left to face their fate... " is in 5/4 time, and features an inverted canon in the voices.  The words: "Dear Mother, we know that we were wrong to take your loving arms for granted... " are set in 4/4 time; after the melody line is heard on the piano, in E minor, the soloists have a perfect, complete canon at the 4th.

The setting of the final verse, "For many years we scarcely took the time to think of how much you were suffering, but now it is too late... " ends with the voices at top itch, the soprano singing the E above top C.  There are two sustained bars on each of the words, "too late": in the first two there is a 4-3 appoggiatura in the tenor on the dominant chord of E minor; in the last two, the mediant and the tonic are sung sustained, forte, while the piano descends into the bass register for a dark, fateful close.  (Composed 2008)

We Said Farewell

Soprano/Tenor Duet

Solo for Soprano, text in French, with String Ensemble accompaniment. A poignant, stirring setting of the beloved text.

Ave Maria

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A highly contemplative, plaintive exploration. Sections repeat, inviting both performer and listener to delve deeper into not only the material itself, but into their own psyches. The opening theme demands a particular stillness within, growing in intensity throughout the piece until finally resolving in a powerful, then quiet and intense declaration of personal understanding.

In the Heart of Sadness...

Piano Solo

A meditative chant on the Latin text, inviting both vocalist and audience to occupy a harmonious space and envision universal peace for all of Earth's inhabitants. The setting is trance-like, invoking a monastic experience that requires one to set aside, for just a moment, all earthly distractions and find inner peace. The piece is composed for a cappella SATB chorus.

Dona Nobis Pacem

A concert arrangement of the Tenor solo from the oratorio, with string ensemble.

The Dark Voyage (Concert Arrangement)

Tenor Selections

Secondary school: you become friends with another schoolmate, and one day after school, you give him a ride home, only to discover that you live on the same street.  Soon, you're spending more and more time with each other, and sharing so much of yourselves and your lives.  He becomes so much more than a friend to you.  Shortly before Christmas, a couple of years later, he comes by to tell you that his family has decided to emigrate, but promises are made to stay in touch and, heartbroken though you may be, you both have little choice in the matter.  Years go by, with no word from your friend, and you never quite shake the worry about whether he made it safely, how he is doing, if he yet lives or not, and the ghosts of everything you shared still linger.  The love you felt for him has nowhere to go, it only grips you tighter, slowly squeezing the breath from your lungs.  Then, one day, you decide to pour it all out; and from that love, emerges a work that encapsulates everything you didn't know if you would ever be able to say: how safe he made you feel with him; loved; seen; respected; and most of all, happy, to have known and loved him at all.

Endless Dream

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Family, whether biological and/or chosen, is there for us through the ups and downs of life. To lose a sibling, is a singular and inexplicable experience. It was from the immense grief of such a loss that this work came into being. It is filled with great joy, pain and tumult; but unparalleled grief is a testament to unparalleled love; and this work delicately and dramatically juxtaposes both.

Elegy: Oratorio for Joseph Michael Buchanan

SATB/SATB Full Score

A contemplative art song for solo voice and pianoforte.

The Enchanted Dream

High Solo

In times of sorrow and grief, many seek solace in prayer, the church, or other religious rites; and some do find it. For those who find comfort in religious observances, this piece acknowledges that fact and conveys that peace and understanding to them. It is unaccompanied, relying on the power and healing of the human voice in harmony to lift troubled hearts during those most difficult of times.

Thou Healest the Anguish'd Heart

A short solo for pianoforte, somewhat reminiscent of a Baroque two-part invention, but clearly contemporary, with more Romantic colouring, and a more relaxed structure.

While Teardrops Fell to the Earth

A song of anguished yearning and whispered declarations of love.

When Your Heart Speaks to Mine

Tenor Solo

This setting of the beloved Negro Spiritual is hauntingly harrowing, but incredibly beautiful. This is, in all practicality a trio, a conversation among the Soprano soloist, Pianist and the Ancestors themselves.

There is a Balm in Gilead

Soprano Solo

An amorous song of the mountain, wind and sea. It speaks to the universality of Love from the perspective of these three aspects of Nature.

The Mountain's Song (Wind & Sea)

This second version of Santorini degli Archangeli's setting of "The Lord's Prayer" was composed for, and premièred at, their mother's memorial in the Spring of 2017. The piece was conducted by them and performed by their chorus Il Coro Accademia Trascendenza at the Chapel of the University of the West Indies, Mona. It features darker, deeper colours and sonorities, reflective of the sombreness of the occasion for which it was composed, but ends hopefully with a bright, lyrical, and harmoniously transcendent "Amen" that lifts both the piece and the listener.

The Lord's Prayer (Version 2)

Art Song for Tenor, Clarinet and Pianoforte.

Labyrinth of Dreamers (Ver. A)

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