Sonata in C Minor in Modo Preclassico

A Babe Is Born, All of a Maid

Commissioned for Choral Arts Northwest who gave its premiere performance in 2011 under their artistic director, Robert Bode. The music is primarily contrapuntal in texture, and its tonal language features a certain level of dissonance but within a diatonically modal context. There is a textual climax about two-thirds of the way through, mirrored in the music: a short quieter section follows, leading to an ecstatic "Gloria" conclusion. Duration: 3:40

Poor Mourner Got a Home at Last

A deeply moving lament that perfectly captures the feelings of the African-American slaves. Their existence was so dire that “going home” in death was, for many, a welcome relief. This arrangement has a slow, jazz feel but is reverent and dignified. The texture is wonderfully varied through the use of homophony, ostinati, and imitation. Duration: 5:15 A deeply moving lament that perfectly captures the feelings of the African-American slaves. Their existence was so dire that “going home” in death was, for many, a welcome relief. This arrangement has a slow, jazz feel but is reverent and dignified. The texture is wonderfully varied through the use of homophony, ostinati, and imitation. Duration: 5:15

Mary Had a Baby

"This gentle spiritual from St. Helena Island is often associated with the Christmas season, rich with images of the manger and the star illuminating the skies over Bethlehem. But a unique turn is found in the final line of each stanza: 'People keep a-comin' but the train done gone.' Train imagery is often found in Spirituals dating from this era. For the slaves, trains were synonymous with freedom and escape'whether spiritual freedom as represented by the Gospel Train, or the literal freedom the Underground Railroad provided. This metaphor adds a poignant and uniquely human exclamation point to the celebration of the birth of the one who cameto set us free." -Craig CarnahanDuration: 4:00

A Boy Is Born in Bethlehem

Written in 2010 in honor of the 30th anniversary season of Winchester (Virginia) Musica Viva, who gave its premiere performance under their music director, Kenneth Nafziger. The piece begins simply with an almost folk-like melody whose brief phrases are heard throughout, fragmented, varied, and recombined in counterpoint. The music builds to a satisfying climax before a quietly mysterious œalleluia ending, returning to the original simple melody. Duration: 3:50

A Glimmering Girl: The Song of Wandering Aengus

A Glimmering Girl is a lyrical setting of Yeats's The Song of Wandering Aengus. It was composed for the composer's friend Dr. Elizabeth Pauly and the Choir at Minneapolis  Community and Technical College, which gave the premiere in May 2013. Composition of this work was supported in part by the American Composers Forum through the 2013 McKnight Composer Fellowship Program. Duration: 3:00

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God : SATB/Guitar/Piano Score

This arrangement is a re-imagining of Martin Luther’s iconic hymn melody. New harmonies and ambient electric guitar accompaniment create an ancient/modern feel—giving new life to this classic hymn. Should you want to do this with piano alone, a piano accompaniment part is available. Duration: 4:20 Part of the Lee Nelson Choral Series. This arrangement is a re-imagining of Martin Luther’s iconic hymn melody. New harmonies and ambient electric guitar accompaniment create an ancient/modern feel—giving new life to this classic hymn. Should you want to do this with piano alone, a piano accompaniment part is available. Duration: 4:20 Part of the Lee Nelson Choral Series.

Pieces Written in a Time of War

Two moving settings of wrenching poems by W.B. Yeats (An Irish Airman Foresees His Death) and Sara Teasdale (There Will Come Soft Rain) comprise the master title, Pieces Written in a Time of War. Duration: 6:00

Shine! shine! shine! from A Song of Joys

An arrangement of the second movement of Stephen Chatman's A Song of Joys. The piano accompaniment replicates pitches within an extensive set of Chinese bao gongs featured in the original version. The number two is the primary concept of the song—two lovers, two timbres (voice and piano), two pairs of flowing contrapuntal vocal lines, two additional contrapuntal “gong” parts, two formal sections, harmonic dissonance versus resolution, tutti versus a cappella, and two climactic cadences. Duration: 2:45

Michael John Trotta: Wealth Enough For Me (From 'For A Breath Of Ecstasy') (SATB)

Wealth Enough for Me from 'For a Breath of Ecstasy' by Micheal John Trotta with words by Sara Teasdale. This work is for SATB choir with Oboe and String Quartet or Piano.

A Farewell

A Christmas Triad

A Welcome Song

A New Psalm

A Christmas Pageant

Sound a Trumpet!

A Burgundian Noel

Alice, A Cabaret

With a Spark

A Dance Pageant

Make a Joyful Noise

To a Wild Rose

This well-known, bucolic piano piece is arranged here for Oboe and Two English Horns. The arrangement could not be more simple in its intent to remain true to the source composition by not embellishing the music in any substantial way. Duration: 1:54 Includes score and parts.

I Have a Dream

A Heritage of Spirituals

Golgotha Is A Mountain

Simon Kerwin's brass band arrangement of the traditional Christmas carol. Easier in difficilty to Darrol Barry's arrangement.