Vocal Compositions

SATB Chorus (2:30)

‘Tis a Gift to be Simple

I composed ‘Tis You, a setting of Amy Lowell’s poem, Listening, for the Centennial of Douglass College. Created for the Voorhees Choir, in my day the women's chorus of Douglass (now of Rutgers University), the premiere takes place on 12/3/17 during the Yule Log Ceremony at the Voorhees Chapel on the Douglass campus.

‘Tis You: Music for Douglass College Centennial

Soprano or Mezzo and Piano (4:10)

A Line-Storm Song

Soprano or Mezzo, Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano (13:10)

Akhmatova Songs

SATB Chorus + brief soprano solo (4:00)

Alleluia

Soprano and organ (6:00)

And the Night Will Shine as Day

Three-part chorus, flute, cello, piano (3:00)

Aseret Makot (The Ten Plagues)

Voice (1:00)

Baruch HaBa

Piano/Mezzo-soprano (one or two players, 20:00)

Carreño

Soprano and english horn (or alto flute, or clarinet, or viola) (5:00)

Come Live With Me

Solo Voice (1:40)

Entreat Me Not To Leave Thee

Soprano, Mezzo, Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Piano (orchestrated version, with fl, bssn, vln, vcl, hpschd) (55:00)

Follies and Fancies

SSA + electronic playback (3:00)

I Am Rose

Soprano, flute and piano (1:00)

Ki Koleich Arev

Vocal quartet and piano 4-hands (19:00)

Marvelous Pursuits

Three-part chorus with optional piano accompaniment (3:00, variable repetition)

Nun, Gimel, Hei, Shin

Patterns

Patterns

Female vocal quartet or women's chorus + harp (15:00)

Selah

Mezzo, Baritone, Orchestra (2,2, 2,2,2,2,2,1,2, strings) electronics (CD) made from indigenous wild animal calls (14:00)

Singing the Blue Ridge

Soprano and viola, also available for soprano and clarinet (2:00)

Sister Thou Wast Mild and Lovely

SATB Chorus + piano (also check out version for SATB + chamber orchestra) (16:30)

Songs of War and Peace

Soprano and Piano (1:30)

Sweet Harmony

I composed The Best Angel in Heaven in memory of Sandra Santos-Vizcaino, the wonderful third-grade teacher at PS 9 in Brooklyn, NY who passed away from Covid-19.

The Best Angel in Heaven

SATB Chorus (4:45)

The God of Glory

Mezzo or soprano and electronic playback (19:00)

Three Summers Heat

Three Summers Heat (Draft – Consolidated into other version)

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Bass (or Bass-baritone), clarinet, cello, piano (15:45)

Vayter un Vayter