This list shows works of Gwyneth Walker works organized by various popular instrumentations/scorings, across all publishers. Click on any of the specific category headings below to jump to the specific section.
NOTE: This list is an in-progress document and is NOT a comprehensive listing of all compositions by Gwyneth Walker; also, many works are listed more than once in different categories. Click here for a complete list of all Walker works. Each category shown on the list below, however, is complete in its contents.
Choral Works
Mixed chorus unaccompanied
Mixed chorus with piano accompaniment
Mixed chorus with organ accompaniment
Mixed chorus with other instrumental accompaniment (solo or ensemble)
Mixed chorus with orchestral accompaniment (keyboard reductions available)
Women's chorus unaccompanied
Women's chorus with piano accompaniment
Women's chorus with organ accompaniment
Women's chorus with other instrumental accompaniment (solo or ensemble)
Women's chorus with orchestral accompaniment
Men's chorus
Children's/youth chorus
Selected Anthems/Sacred Works (also listed in their respective categories above)
Music for Christmas
Music for Easter
Dramatic Works
Staged works
Music with narrator
Vocal Works
Songs and cycles for high voice types (soprano, tenor)
Songs and cycles for low voice types (mezzo-soprano, alto, baritone, bass)
Songs and cycles for solo voice and strings
Chamber Works
Piano trio/quartet
String quartet/trio
Woodwind quintet
Brass quintet/trio
Chamber Works by Solo/Featured Instrument
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar/Lute
Violin
Viola
Cello
Piano (solo)
Organ (solo)
Orchestral and Band Works
Full orchestra
Chamber orchestra
String orchestra
Concerti
Band works
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Mixed chorus unaccompanied
(2002) (3'45") ECS#6238 (SATB, Treble Voices)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
The Christ-child's Lullaby (1988) (4'30") ECS#4380 (SATB, A Solo)
Traditional text
Directions for Singing (2003) (7') GW (SATB)
Text by John Wesley (adp. composer)
Every Night (When the Sun Goes Down) (1996) (4') ECS#5135 (SATB)
Traditional text
For Ever and Ever (1986) (3') ECS#4316 (SATB, S Solo)
Text from the Bible (The Lord's Prayer)
Give Over Thine Own Willing (1997) (3'45") ECS#5252 (SATB)
Text adapted from the writings of Isaac Pennington by Paul Lacey
God's Grandeur (2002) (7') ECS#6046 (SATB)
Texts by Gerald Manley Hopkins
Holy Water (2019) (3') (SATB)
Text by Raymond A. Foss (adp. composer)
If Ever Two Were One (2003) (3'15") ECS#6227 (SATB)
Text by Anne Bradstreet (adp. composer)
The Land of the Free (2016) (2') ECS#8527 (SATB)
Text by Francis Scott Key (adp. composer)
Let the Life I've Lived Speak for Me (2016) (3') #8659 (SATB)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Motherless Child (1996) (5') ECS#5131 (SATB)
Traditional text
My Father Lived His Soul (2016) (5'45") (SATB)
Text by E. E. Cummings
Notes Almost Divine: No. 1 - My Rising Sun (2019) (2'10") (SATB)
Notes Almost Divine: No. 2 - Notes Almost Divine (2019) (2'10") (SATB)
Notes Almost Divine: No. 3 - Never Turn Back (2019) (1'30") (SATB)
Notes Almost Divine: No. 4 - Sweet Prospect (2019) (2'20") (MS and Bar Soli, SATB)
Notes Almost Divine: No. 5 - On My Journey Home (2019) (3'20") (SATB)
Texts by William Cowper, Samuel Medley, Samuel Stennett, and Isaac Watts
One Faith (2007) (4') GW (SATB)
Text by John Oxenham and Cecil Frances Alexander (adp. composer)
Passion and Remembrance: No. 2 - Mindful of You (2018) (3') #8832 (SATB)
Texts by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Peace Like a River (1989) (2'30") ECS#4485 (SATB)
Traditional Text
Purer than Purest Pure (2023) (3'15") (SATB)
Text by E. E. Cummings
A Prayer in Spring (2012) (3') ECS#7915 (SATB)
Text by Robert Frost (adp. composer)
A Prayer of Compassion (2017) (1'45") #8730 (SATB)
Text from the Psalms and John Greenleaf Whittier, adp. composer
The Right to Vote (1996) (4'15") GW (SATB)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
The Road Goes Ever On (2006) (2'30") GW (SATB)
Text by J. R. R. Tolkien
Sounding Joy (1986) (2') ECS#4318 (SATB)
Text from the Bible (Psalm 95)
Songs of Ecstasy: No. 1 - Song: "When Rain Sings Light" (2011) (3'30") #7933 (SATB)
Songs of Ecstasy: No. 2 - A Psalm: "The Spirit Sings" (2011) (4') #7934 (SATB)
Songs of Ecstasy: No. 3 - Stranger: "Thou Inward Stranger Whom I Have Never Seen" (2011) (3'15") #7935 (SATB)
Texts by Thomas Merton
Sweet Freedom (2010) (3') ECS#7698 (SATB)
Text by Samuel Francis Smith (adp. composer)
Two Prayers from The Golden Harp (1999) (4') ECS#8295 (SATB)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
This Train (1997) (3'45") ECS#5189 (SATB)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
The Troubled Sweet of Her (1978) (2'45") ECS#4307 (SATB, Optional Solo SATB, Male Speaker)
Text by Amante
Mixed chorus with piano accompaniment
(2006) (4'30") #7216 (SATB, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Piano)
A Heart in Hiding: No. 3 - A Kingdom's Worth of Bliss (2006) (3'45") #7217 (SATB, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Piano)
A Heart in Hiding: No. 4 - The Moon Is Distant from the Sea (2006) (1'45") #7218 (SATB, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Piano)
A Heart in Hiding: No. 5 - Wild Nights! (2006) (3'15") #7219 (SATB, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Piano)
A Heart in Hiding: No. 6 - A Jewel, A Joy! (2006) (3') #7220 (SATB, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Piano)
Texts by Emily Dickinson
All My Trials (2014) (4'30") ECS#8226 (SATB, Piano)
Version for strings available as part of Gospel Songs.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
An Hour to Dance: No. 1 - Key Ring (1998) (2'30") ECS#5282 (SATB, Piano)
An Hour to Dance: No. 2 - Summary By the Pawns (1998) (2'40") ECS#5283 (SATB, Piano)
An Hour to Dance: No. 3 - The April Lovers (1998) (3') ECS#5284 (SATB, Piano)
An Hour to Dance: No. 4 - An Hour to Dance (1998) (3'30") ECS#5285 (SATB, Piano)
An Hour to Dance: No. 5 - Slow Scythe (1998) (3') ECS#5286 (SATB, Piano)
An Hour to Dance: No. 6 - White Darkness (1998) (2') ECS#5287 (SATB, Piano)
An Hour to Dance: No. 7 - Take My Hand (1998) (4'15") ECS#5288 (SATB, S Solo, Piano)
Texts by Virginia Hamilton Adair
And Death Shall Have No Dominion (2010) (4'30") ECS#7710 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Dylan Thomas
As a Branch in May (1983) (3'30") ECS#4888 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
A Bridge of Peace (2017) (4') ECS#8601 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Ada Aharoni
Brothers in Peace (2019) (6'30") (SATB/SATB, Narrator, Piano)
Version for string quartet (or string quintet/string orchestra) available.
Text adapted by the composer
Carol of the Brown King (2008) (4') ECS#7433 (SATB, Piano)
Carol of the Brown King (2008) (4') ECS#7435 (TTBB, Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes
Cheek to Cheek (1978) (1') ECS#4308 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Carll Tucker
Chester (2006) (2'40") ECS#7033 (SATB, Opt. Percussion, Piano)
Text by William Billings
Come and Go With Me to That Land (2014) (3'45") ECS#8154 (SATB, Piano)
Version for strings available as part of Gospel Songs.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
The Day is Done (2018) (5') ECS#8776 (Children's Chorus, SATB, Piano)
Version for flute, percussion, and strings available.
Score #8776A, Parts #8776B
Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Down to the River to Pray (2015) (3'30") ECS#8476 (SATB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet and percussion (1) available. Full score ECS#8476A; Parts ECS#8476B
The Dreamers of Dreams (2003) (4') ECS#6291 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Arthur O'Shaughnessy
The Ends of the Earth (are in Your Hand) (2020) (4') #50-2876 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Henry Richard McFayden (adp. composer)
Every Life Shall Be a Song (2005) (3'30") ECS#7336 (SATB, Piano)
Text by John Addington Symonds, adp. composer
Equality Is in the Air We Breathe (2020) (5'20") ECS#9155 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes (adp. composer)
Feathers and Frogs (2006) (4') ECS#7035 (SATB, Opt. Percussion, Piano)
Texts by Emily Dickinson
The Gift to Be Free (2021) (3'15") #9123 (SATB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion, and organ available.
Score #9123A, Parts #9123B
Text by Joseph Brackett (adp. composer)
A Glad New Song (2018) (3'15") #50-6129 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Jonathan B. Atchison (Sacred Harp) (adp. composer)
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice! from "Rejoice!" (2001) (3') #7820 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
The Gospel Ship (2012) (4'00") ECS#8230 (SATB, Opt. Children's Chorus, Piano)
Version for strings available as part of Gospel Songs.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
The Great Lakes (2018) (27') #8979 (SATB, Piano)
Texts by various authors
Version for orchestra (2(Picc).1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available; full score #8979A; parts on rental
Version for woodwind sextet (2.1.1.1.1), percussion (1), and piano available.
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
The Great Lakes: No. 1 - Lyric (2018) (3'10") #8980 (SATB Soli, SATB, Piano)
The Great Lakes: No. 2 - By Blue Ontario's Shore (A Vision of Democracy) (2018) (3'20") #8981 (SATB Soli, SATB, Piano)
The Great Lakes: No. 3 - Erie Waters (the calm and the storm) (2018) (4') #8982 (SAB Soli, SATB, Piano)
The Great Lakes: No. 4 - Lake Huron (Islands) (2018) (2'20") #8983 (A Solo, SATB, Piano)
The Great Lakes: No. 6 - Lake Superior (2018) (2'45") #8984 (SATB, Piano)
The Great Lakes: No. 7 - As Birds in Flight (2018) (4') #8985 (Mezzo, Bar Soli, SATB, Piano)
The above choral movements are also available individually.
Harlem Songs: No. 1 - Spirituals (2000) (3'45") ECS#5769 (SATB, Piano)
Harlem Songs: No. 2 - Harlem Night Song (2000) (3'15") ECS#5770 (SATB, Piano)
Harlem Songs: No. 3 - Tambourines (2000) (3'45") ECS#5771 (SATB, Piano)
Texts by Langston Hughes
The Heart of the Tree (2020) (4') (SATB, Piano)
Text by Henry Cutler Bunner (adp. composer)
How Can I Keep From Singing? (1995) (3'30") ECS#5100 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional text (Quaker Hymn)
I Thank You God (2002) (4') ECS#5977 (SSATB, Piano)
Text by E. E. Cummings
I Will Be Earth (1992) (2'30") ECS#4887 (SSATB, Piano)
Text by May Swenson
An Instrument of Your Peace (2020) (4') (SATB, Piano)
Text from the Prayer of St. Francis (adp. composer)
I've Got Some Singing To Do! (2010) (6'20") ECS#7801 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
I've Known Rivers: No. 1 - My Soul Has Grown Deep (2007) (3') ECS#7281 (SATB, Piano)
I've Known Rivers: No. 2 - Troubled Water (2007) (2'45") ECS#7282 (SATB, Piano)
I've Known Rivers: No. 3 - Jump Right In! (2007) (2'30") ECS#7283 (SATB, Piano)
I've Known Rivers: No. 4 - In a Time of Silver Rain (2007) (3'30") ECS#7284 (SATB, Piano)
Version for strings and percussion available.
Score #7281A-7284A, Parts #7281B-7284B
Texts by Langston Hughes
Journey on the Open Road (2008) (12'30") (SATB, Solo Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Piano)
Version for two pianos and percussion (5) available.
Text by Walt Whitman (adp. composer)
Let Evening Come (2001) (3'30") ECS#7014 (SATB, Opt. Percussion, Piano)
Text by Jane Kenyon
Let Music Fill the Air (2003) ECS#6363 (4') (SATB, Piano)
Text adapted by the composer from multiple sources
Let Us Break Bread Together (2017) (3'00") #8646 (SATB, Piano)
Version for string orchestra available.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Let Us Go Together (2022) (2'30") (SATB, Piano)
Text from traditional sources and Leo Tolstoy (adp. composer)
Long Ago Lady (1984) (4'30") GW (SATB, Piano)
Text and melody by Jon Gailmor
Love -- by the Water: No. 1 - Blow the Candles Out (1997) (3'30") ECS#5249 (SATB, Piano)
Love -- by the Water: No. 2 - Fare Thee Well (1997) (4'30") ECS#5250 (SATB, Piano)
Love -- by the Water: No. 3 - Banks of the Ohio (1997) (5'30") ECS#5251 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
Love Came Down at Christmas from "Rejoice!" (2001) (3') ECS#7395 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
Text by Christina Rossetti (adp. composer)
Love Shall Live Forever (2018) (9') ECS#8833 (SATB, Piano)
Texts by Sidney Lanier, W. B. Yeats, Lord Byron, and from the Song of Solomon (adp. composer)
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (2012) (7'30") ECS#7946 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (adp. composer)
More Love (2006) (6') ECS#7036 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional Shaker texts
The Morning Train: No. 1 - Going Home on the Morning Train (2010-11) (4'10") #7954 (SATB, Piano)
The Morning Train: No. 2 - Freight Train (2010-11) (3') #7955 (SATB, Piano)
The Morning Train: No. 3 - Maid of Constant Sorrow (2010-11) (4'15") #7956 (SATB, Piano)
The Morning Train: No. 4 - Worrisome Blues (2010-11) (5'15") #7957 (SATB, Piano)
Version for orchestra (2[both dbl. Picc].1.1.1: 0.0.0.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Full score #7950, Parts #7951
Version for brass quintet, percussion, and piano available.
Full score #7952, Parts #7953
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
My Love Walks in Velvet (1978) (4'30") ECS#4312 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
Now Let Us Sing (2003) (3'30") ECS#6600(SATB, Piano)
The Old Ball Game (2022) (3'30") (SATB)
Text by Jack Norworth (adp. composer)
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On Wings of Song (2020) (4') #50-0168 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Caroline L. Goodenough (adp. composer)
One Song (2021) (3'50") (SATB, Piano)
Text by Robert Lax
Open My Heart with Song (2013) (7') ECS#8128 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
Our Dream of Freedom: No. 1 - Freedom Will Not Come Today and No. 2 - Hold Fast to Dreams (2008) (4'30") #7342 (SATB, Piano)
Our Dream of Freedom: No. 3 - The Dream Keeper (2008) (3'15") #7343 (SATB, Piano)
Our Dream of Freedom: No. 4 - Dream of Freedom (2008) (2'45") #7344 (SATB, Piano)
Texts by Langston Hughes
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Passion and Remembrance: No. 1 - God's World (2012) (3'45") #8037 (SATB, Piano)
Passion and Remembrance: No. 2 - Mindful of You (2018) (3') #8832 (SATB)
Passion and Remembrance: No. 3 - Back and Forth on the Ferry (2018) (3'50") #8836 (SATB, Piano)
Texts by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Refuge from Sing Evermore! (2016) (2'50") ECS#8514 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Sara Teasdale (adp. composer)
Peace, My Heart (2012) (3'20") ECS#8072 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
Ring Out, Wild Bells (2006) (4') ECS#7457 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson adp. composer
The Road to Freedom (2003) (4') ECS#6036 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
She Walks in Beauty from Love Shall Live Forever (2018) (3'15") ECS#8834 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Lord Byron and from the Song of Solomon (adp. composer)
Sing On! (A Musical Toast) (2003) (3') ECS#6524 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Colonel Henry Heveningham
Songs of Home: No. 1 - A Home Song (2019) (2'20") (SATB, Piano)
Songs of Home: No. 2 - Take This Hammer (2019) (2'50") (SATB, Piano)
Songs of Home: No. 3 - A House of Love and Light (2019) (3'30") (SATB, Piano)
Songs of Home: No. 4 - Buildin' Me a Home (2019) (2'50") (SATB, Piano)
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Texts by Henry Van Dyke, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, and from traditional sources (adp. composer)
Songs to the Lord of Peace: No. 1 - Evening Prayer (2006) (4'00") ECS#6971 (SATB, Piano)
Songs to the Lord of Peace: No. 2 - I Have Called You (2006) (2'30") ECS#6972 (SATB, Piano)
Songs to the Lord of Peace: No. 3 - Be My Defender (2006) (3'30") ECS#6973 (SATB, Piano)
Songs to the Lord of Peace: No. 4 - There Is a Way to Glory (2006) (4'15") ECS#6974 (SATB, Piano)
Texts by Thomas Merton
Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") ECS#7438 (SATB, Solo Soprano or Tenor, Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes
Steal Away (2014) (3'40") ECS#8228 (SATB, Piano)
Version for strings available as part of Gospel Songs.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Tell the Earth to Shake (2004) (4'15") ECS#6423 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Thomas Merton
There is Joy in the Morning! (2018) (3'15") #50-4064 (SATB, Piano)
Text from Psalm 130 (adp. composer)
This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made (1985) (4'30") ECS#4314 (SATB, SB Soli, Piano)
Text by Isaac Watts and Gerard Manley Hopkins
Through Many Dangers (2021) (4'30") MSM#50-4765 (SATB, Piano)
Text by John Newton (adp. composer)
Look to Your Heart (2014) (3') (SATB, Piano)
Text by Anne Sexton
Three Days by the Sea: No. 1 - The Bottom of the Sea (2004) (3'00") ECS#6570 (SATB, Piano)
Three Days by the Sea: No. 2 - Gifts from the Sea (2004) (3'30") ECS#6571 (SATB, Piano)
Three Days by the Sea: No. 3 - Down to the Sea (2004) (5'00") ECS#6572 (SATB, Piano)
Texts by Thomas Merton, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and Norah Mary Holland
Three Songs in Celebration of the Family Farm (1988) (13') GW (SATB, Piano)
Texts by Martha Holden
To Everything There is a Season (2014) (3'30") #8145 (SATB, Piano)
Text from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (adp. composer)
To Love This Earth (2013) (20') ECS#8139 (SATB, Solo Baritone, Piano)
The three movements are also available as separate publications: 1. Observing Nature (#8140); 2. The Creatures (#8141); 3. A Greater Life (#8142).
Version for clarinet and string quartet available.
Full score (#8137) and parts (#8138)
Text by Henry David Thoreau (adp. composer)
The Tree of Peace (2006) (5'30") ECS#6939 (SATB, Piano)
Text by John Greenleaf Whittier (adp. composer)
Two Songs: No. 1 - spring! (1993) (2'30") ECS#5045 (SATB, Piano)
Two Songs: No. 2 - i carry your heart (1993) (2'30") ECS#5067 (SATB, Piano)
Texts by E. E. Cummings
Two Suffrage Songs: No. 1 - Sister, Come by Here! (2019) (2'40") #8944 (SATB, Piano)
Two Suffrage Songs: No. 2 - Never Sit Down! (2019) (3'15") #8945 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
Wayfaring Stranger (2008) (4'30") ECS#7403 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional Text (adp. composer)
Were You There? (2017) (4'30") #8554 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional Text (adp. composer)
What Child Is This? from "Rejoice!" (2001) (4') #8727 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
When Jesus Wept (2006) (4') ECS#7034 (SATB, Opt. Percussion, Piano)
Text by William Billings
When Music Sounds (2020) (3'15") #8997 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Walter de la Mare (adp. composer)
White Horses (1979) (3'30") ECS#4548 (SATB, Piano)
Text by E. E. Cummings
The Whole World (in His Hands) (2008) (4'30") #7269 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional text
With God's Love (2018) (2'20") #50-6135 (SATB, Piano)
Text from the Bible and Emma Lazarus (adp. composer)
The Writings on the Wall (1998) (7'30") GW (SATB, Piano)
Texts from Berlin Wall inscriptions
Mixed chorus with organ accompaniment
(2004) (3'30") ECS#6378 (SATB, Piano)
Version for organ with opt. brass quartet and percussion available.
Score ECS#7526, Parts ECS#7527
Text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Dazzling as the Sun (2004) (3'30") ECS#6513 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Delores Dufner, OSB
Eternal Brightness: No. 1 - Sweet Accord (2009) (3') ECS#7621 (SATB, Organ)
Eternal Brightness: No. 2 - Lord Jesus, Think on Me (2009) (3'45") ECS#7622 (SATB)
Eternal Brightness: No. 3 - The Beauty of the Earth (2009) (4') ECS#7623 (SATB, Organ)
Texts by Isaac Watts, Synesius of Cyrene/Allen W. Chatfield, and Folliott S. Pierpoint (adp. composer)
Ever With Me (2004) (3') ECS#6346 (SATB, Organ/Piano)
Text from Sarum Primer and the Psalms (adp. composer)
Every Life Shall Be a Song (2007) (3'30") ECS#7337 (SATB, Organ)
Text by John Addington Symonds, adp. composer
Faith Grows (2005) (4') GW (Adult Choir [SATB], Youth Choir, Organ)
Text by Frances Wile
God Speaks to Each of Us (1999) (3') ECS#5664 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Rainer Maria Rilke
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice! from "Rejoice!" (2001) (3') #7820 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Good Shepherd (2009) (4') ECS#8070 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Henry W. Baker (adp. composer)
The Heavens Delight (2013) (3'10") ECS#8515 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Josiah G. Holland (adp. composer)
A Hymn of Resurrection (2007) (3'15") ECS#7199 (SATB, Organ)
Brass parts available for sale (ECS#7200).
Text by Jessie B. Pounds (adp. composer)
Version for brass quartet, timpani, and organ available.
Light of Light (2007) (5'30") ECS#7455 (Treble Voice(s), SATB, Organ)
Texts from the Liturgy of St. James
Love Came Down at Christmas from "Rejoice!" (2001) (3') ECS#7395 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
Text by Christina Rossetti (adp. composer)
Love Unfolding (2001) (4') ECS#5947 (SATB, Organ or Brass Quintet)
Full brass score (ECS#5948) and brass parts (ECS#5949) are also available.
Text by Julian of Norwich
My Beloved Son (2006) (8'15") ECS#7452 (SATB, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Organ)
Texts by Charles Wesley and Hildegard von Bingen (translated by Christopher Brunelle)
My Faith, My Hope (2016) (3') MSM#50-8755 (SATB, Organ)
Text by George Herbert (adp. composer)
O Gracious Light (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) ECS#4476 (SATB, Organ)
Traditional Text
Peace, My Heart (2012) (3'20") #8072 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
Psalm 23 (1998) (3'15") ECS#5374 (SATB, Organ)
Text from the Bible
Quiet Wonder (2001) (3') ECS#5851 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
Ring Out, Wild Bells (2006) (4') ECS#7457 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson adp. composer
A Sacred Place: No. 1 - Welcome to the House of the Lord (2007) (3'15") ECS#7460 (SATB, Organ)
A Sacred Place: No. 2 - In This Still Room (2007) (3'15") ECS#7461 (SATB, Organ)
A Sacred Place: No. 3 - Alleluia! Amen! (2007) (3'50") ECS#7462 (SATB, Organ)
Text by John Greenleaf Whittier
Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") ECS#7437 (SATB, Solo Soprano or Tenor, Organ)
Text by Langston Hughes
A Song of Praise (2003) ECS#6286 (3'45") (SATB, Organ)
Text by Isaac Watts (adp. composer)
St. John's Trilogy (1990) ECS#4699 (Congregation, Optional SATB Chorus, Organ)
Texts from the Episcopal Eucharist Service, Rite II
What Child Is This? from "Rejoice!" (2001) (4') #8727 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
When Jesus Wept (2006) (4') ECS#7034 (SATB, Opt. Percussion, Piano)
Version for organ with opt. brass quartet and percussion available.
Score ECS#7528, Parts ECS#7529
Text by William Billings
With Thee That I May Live (1997) (5'45") ECS#5277 (SATB, Children's Choir, Organ, Brass Quartet, Timpani)
Full score (ECS#5278), children's chorus part (ECS#5279) and brass parts (ECS#5280) are also available.
Text by Anna Barbauld and Isaac Watts
Mixed chorus with other instrumental accompaniment (solo or ensemble)
(1992) (4'45") ECS#4930 (SATB, SATB Soli, Flute)
American Ballads: No. 2 - Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies (1992) (3'40") ECS#4931 (SSATBB, Flute)
American Ballads: No. 3 - Careless Love (1992) (3'40") ECS#4932 (SSAA, SSA Soli)
American Ballads: No. 4 - Clementine (1992) (5'40") ECS#4933 (TTBB, TBB Soli, Flute)
American Ballads: No. 5 - Shenandoah (1992) ECS#4934 (4'45") (SSAATTBB, Flute)
Traditional texts
Alpha and Omega: No. 1 - The Father's Love (2009) (4') ECS#7721 (SATB, Piano)
Alpha and Omega: No. 2 - Star of Night (2009) (4'45") ECS#7722 (SATB, Piano)
Alpha and Omega: No. 3 - The Child Is Born (2009) (3'20") ECS#7723 (SATB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and organ available.
Score ECS#7727; Parts ECS#7728
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#7724; Parts ECS#7725
Texts by John Mason Neale, John H. Hopkins, Jr., and Percy Dearmer
And Joyful Be (1993) (5'20") #5136 (SATB, Cello, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Appalachian Carols: No. 1 - Wondrous Love (1998) (4'30") ECS#5666 (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 2 - The Cherry Tree Carol (1998) (5') ECS#5667 (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 3 - Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head ECS#5668 (1998) (3'20") (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 4 - Go Tell it on the Mountain ECS#5669 (1998) (4') (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Full brass score (ECS#5665) and brass parts (ECS#5665A) are also available.
Traditional texts
Acquaintance With Nature (2002) (15') GW (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
Texts by Henry David Thoreau
Be Our Light in the Darkness (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) ECS#4480 (SATB, Treble Solo, Organ, Percussion)
Traditional text
Brothers in Peace (2019) (6'30") (SATB/SATB, Narrator, Piano)
Version for string quartet (or string quintet/string orchestra) available.
Text adapted by the composer
Down to the River to Pray (2015) (3'30") ECS#8476 (SATB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet and percussion (1) available. Full score ECS#8476A; Parts ECS#8476B
Dreams and Dances: No. 1 - Bones, Be Good! (1992) (2'50") ECS#5029 (SATB, Piano or Strings)
Dreams and Dances: No. 2 - Some Dreams Hang in the Air (1992) (4') ECS#5030 (SATB, Piano or Strings)
Dreams and Dances: No. 3 - Let There Be New Flowering (1992) (3'30") ECS#5031 (SATB, Piano or Strings)
Version for string orchestra available. (Score #5028, Set of Parts #5028A)
Texts by Lucille Clifton
The Earth Is Risen (2013) (3'30") ECS#8039 (SATB, Organ, Brass Quartet, Percussion)
Brass parts available for sale (#8040).
Text by Samuel Longfellow (adp. composer)
Every Life Shall Be a Song (2005) (3'30") ECS#7336 (SATB, Piano)
Every Life Shall Be a Song (2007) (3'30") ECS#7337 (SATB, Organ)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano or organ available.
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
SATB: Piano/brass/percussion score #7338; Organ/brass/percussion score #7339; Brass parts #7340; Orchestra score #8881; Orchestra parts available on rental.
Text by John Addington Symonds, adp. composer
The Friendly Beasts (and other Christmas Carols): No. 1 - Born in Bethlehem (2017) (4'15") #8794 (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Friendly Beasts (and other Christmas Carols): No. 2 - The Friendly Beasts (2017) (4'15") #8795 (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Friendly Beasts (and other Christmas Carols): No. 3 - Angels Singing (2017) (4'30") #8796 (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
Clarinet parts are available for each above octavo (#8794A, #8795A, etc.)
Traditional texts, adp. composer
The Gift to Be Free (2021) (3'15") #9123 (SATB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion, and piano available.
Score #9123A, Parts #9123B
Text by Joseph Brackett (adp. composer)
The Great Trees: No. 1 - The Peace of Wild Things (2009) (3'30") ECS#7744 (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 2 - The Silence (2009) (2') ECS#7745 (Soprano and Tenor, Clarinet, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 3 - The Dark Around Us (2009) (2') ECS#7746 (SATB, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 4 - The Steps of the City (2009) (2'30") ECS#7747 (Soprano and Tenor, Clarinet, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 5 - The Timbered Choir (2009) (3'15") ECS#7748 (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
Clarinet part available (ECS#7749) is available and necessary for performance.
Texts by Wendell Berry
The Golden Harp (1999) (30') #8290 (SATB, String Quartet or Orchestra)
SATB Chorus and String Quartet (Full score #8293; Parts #8294)
SATB Chorus and String Orchestra (Full score #8291; Parts #8292)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
The Heart of the Tree (2020) (4') (SATB, Clarinet or Flute or Oboe, Piano)
Text by Henry Cutler Bunner (adp. composer)
How Can I Keep From Singing? (1995) (3'30") ECS#5100 (SATB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available.
Full scores available for sale: SATB (ECS#6783), SSAA (ECS#6784), and TTBB (ECS#6785)
Parts available for sale (ECS#6786).
Traditional text (Quaker Hymn)
I've Got Some Singing To Do! (2010) (6'20") ECS#7801 (SATB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available.
Score #7802, Parts #7803
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Let Freedom Ring! (1995) (10') GW (SATB, Narrator, and Concert Band)
(2+Picc.1.3+BCl.1.AATB(or SATB) Saxes: 2.3 Cornets.3.Euph: Timp.Perc(4))
based on the speech, "I Have a Dream" of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Love Flows from God (2004) (14') ECS#6751 (SATB, Treble Voice(s), Brass Quintet, Percussion, Organ)
Full score ECS#6752, Parts ECS#6753
Text by Mechtild of Magdeburg (adp. composer)
Love Unfolding (2001) (4') ECS#5947 (SATB, Organ or Brass Quintet)
Full brass score (ECS#5948) and brass parts (ECS#5949) are also available.
Text by Julian of Norwich
Songs from "Mary, Come Running" (1982) (25') (SATB, Children's Chorus, Flute, Piano)
Texts by Jean Merrill
The Morning Train: No. 1 - Going Home on the Morning Train (2010-11) (4'10") #7954 (SATB, Piano)
The Morning Train: No. 2 - Freight Train (2010-11) (3') #7955 (SATB, Piano)
The Morning Train: No. 3 - Maid of Constant Sorrow (2010-11) (4'15") #7956 (SATB, Piano)
The Morning Train: No. 4 - Worrisome Blues (2010-11) (5'15") #7957 (SATB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion, and piano available.
Full score #7952, Parts #7953
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
My Beloved Son (2006) (8'15") ECS#7452 (SATB, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Organ)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and organ available for sale.
Full score ECS#7453, Parts ECS#7454
Texts by Charles Wesley and Hildegard von Bingen (translated by Christopher Brunelle)
New Millennium Suite: No. 1 - Sinner Man (1999-2000) (4'30") ECS#5865 (SATB, Piano [red])
New Millennium Suite: No. 2 - Peace I Ask of Thee, O River (1999-2000) (4'30") ECS#5866 (SATB, Piano [red])
New Millennium Suite: No. 3 - Down by the Riverside (1999-2000) (4'30") ECS#5867 (SATB, Piano [red])
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available for sale.
Full score ECS#6804, Parts ECS#6805
Traditional texts
Now Let Us Sing! (2003) (3'30") ECS#6600 (SATB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available for sale.
SATB full score ECS#6893, SSAA full score ECS#6894, Parts (for either version) ECS#6895
Traditional text (adp. composer)
A Star in the East: Three Carol Settings (2020) (9'30") #9162 (SATB, Brass Quintet, Percussion, and Organ)
Score #9162A, Parts #9162B
Traditional texts and Christina Rossetti (adp. composer)
Rejoice! -- Christmas Songs (2001) (11') ECS#6067 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (2), and keyboard available.
(Full score (ECS#6633) and parts (ECS#6634) are available.)
Texts by William Chatterton Dix, John Mason Neale, and Christina Rossetti; adp. composer
Ring Out, Wild Bells (2006) (4') ECS#7457 (SATB, Organ)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and organ available.
Score ECS#7458; Parts ECS#7459
Text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson adp. composer
The Rose, the Briar, and the Bicycle (2002) (10'30") ECS#6208 (SATB, Oboe or Sop Sax or Clarinet, Piano)
Oboe part (#6209) or Clarinet/Saxophone part (#6209A) available.
Traditional texts
A Sacred Place: No. 1 - Welcome to the House of the Lord (2007) (3'15") ECS#7460 (SATB, Organ)
A Sacred Place: No. 2 - In This Still Room (2007) (3'15") ECS#7461 (SATB, Organ)
A Sacred Place: No. 3 - Alleluia! Amen! (2007) (3'50") ECS#7462 (SATB, Organ)
Version for string orchestra available.
Score ECS#7463, Parts ECS#7464
Text by John Greenleaf Whittier
Songs of Faith: No. 1 - We Stand on a Rock (2011) (3') #7750 (SATB, Brass Quintet, Percussion, Organ)
Songs of Faith: No. 2 - Glorious Things (2011) (3'20") #7751 (SATB, Brass Quintet, Percussion, Organ)
Songs of Faith: No. 3 - The Gift of Love (2011) (4') #7752 (SATB Solo Quartet, Organ)
Songs of Faith: No. 4 - Were You There? (2011) (4'15") #7753 (Trumpet, Organ)
Songs of Faith: No. 5 - Abide With Me (2011) (4'30") #7754 (SATB, Organ)
Songs of Faith: No. 6 - Where Moses Stood! (2011) (3'45") #7755 (SATB, Brass Quintet, Percussion, Organ)
(Total duration: ca. 23')
Full score ECS#7756, Parts ECS#7757
Texts from traditional hymns and spirituals (adp. composer)
Sweet Molly and Friends (1998) (10') GW (SATB, Tuba)
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
To Love This Earth (2013) (20') ECS#8139 (SATB, Solo Baritone, Piano)
The three movements are also available as separate publications: 1. Observing Nature (#8140); 2. The Creatures (#8141); 3. A Greater Life (#8142).
Version for clarinet and string quartet available.
Full score (#8137) and parts (#8138) are available.
Text by Henry David Thoreau (adp. composer)
Together in Song: No. 1 - Hear the Trumpet Sound (2005) (3'40") ECS#6791 (SATB, Brass Quintet, Perc, Piano)
Together in Song: No. 2 - Prayer (2005) (5') ECS#6792 (SATB, Brass Quintet, Perc, Piano)
Together in Song: No. 3 - The Gospel Plow (2005) (4'30") ECS#6793 (SATB, Brass Quintet, Perc, Piano)
Full score (#6762) and parts (#6763) are available.
Traditional texts, adp. composer
The Tree of Peace (2006) (5'30") ECS#6939 (SATB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion, and organ available.
Score ECS#TBA, Parts ECS#TBA
Text by John Greenleaf Whittier (adp. composer)
Wayfaring Stranger (2008) (4'30") ECS#7403 (SATB, Piano)
Score #7401, Parts #7402
Version for brass quintet, percussion, and organ available.
Traditional Text (adp. composer)
With Thee That I May Live (1997) (5'45") ECS#5277 (SATB, Children's Choir, Organ, Brass Quartet, Timpani)
Full score (ECS#5278), children's chorus part (ECS#5279) and brass parts (ECS#5280) are also available.
Text by Anna Barbauld and Isaac Watts
Mixed chorus with orchestral accompaniment (keyboard reductions available)
(2009) (4') ECS#7721 (SATB, Piano)
Alpha and Omega: No. 2 - Star of Night (2009) (4'45") ECS#7722 (SATB, Piano)
Alpha and Omega: No. 3 - The Child Is Born (2009) (3'20") ECS#7723 (SATB, Piano)
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#7724; Parts ECS#7725
Texts by John Mason Neale, John H. Hopkins, Jr., and Percy Dearmer
Brothers in Peace (2019) (6'30") (SATB/SATB, Narrator, Piano)
Version for string quartet (or string quintet/string orchestra) available.
Text adapted by the composer
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 1 - Come Life, Shaker Life (2002) (2'40") ECS#7584 (SATB, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 2 - I Never Did Believe (2002) (4') ECS#7585 (Soprano Solo, Tenor Solo, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 3 - Followers of the Lamb (2002) (4') ECS#7586 (SATB, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 4 - Little Children (2002) (2'20") ECS#7587 (Two-Part Children's Chorus, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 5 - Watch Ye (2002) (4') ECS#7588 (SATB, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 6 - Hop Up and Jump Up (2002) (2'30") ECS#7589 (SA, Two-Part Children's Chorus, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 7 - Come to Zion (2002) (3'30") ECS#7590 (SATB, Two Part-Children's Chorus, Piano)
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.1: Pno: Perc(2): Strings) available.
Score ECS#7582, Parts ECS#7583
Traditional Shaker texts (adp. composer)
Crossing the Bar (2004) (3'30") ECS#6378 (SATB, Piano)
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#6375, Parts ECS#6376
Text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Day is Done (2018) (5') ECS#8776 (Children's Chorus, SATB, Piano)
Version for flute, percussion, and strings available.
Score #8776A, Parts #8776B
Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Every Life Shall Be a Song (2005) (3'30") #7336 (SATB, Piano)
Every Life Shall Be a Song (2007) (3'30") #7337 (SATB, Organ)
Every Life Shall Be a Song (2016) (3'30") #8600 (TTBB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano or organ available.
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
SATB: Piano/brass/percussion score #7338; Organ/brass/percussion score #7339; Brass parts #7340; Orchestra score #8881; Orchestra parts available on rental.
TTBB: Piano/brass/percussion score #8600A; Brass parts #7340; Orchestra score #8882; Orchestra parts available on rental.
Text by John Addington Symonds, adp. composer
The Golden Harp (1999) (30') #8290 (SATB, String Quartet or Orchestra)
SATB Chorus and String Quartet (Full score #8293; Parts #8294)
SATB Chorus and String Orchestra (Full score #8291; Parts #8292)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
Gospel Songs (2014) (20'25") (SATB, Strings)
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
The Great Lakes (2018) (27') #8979 (SATB, Piano)
Texts by various authors
Version for orchestra (2(Picc).1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available; full score #8979A; parts on rental
Version for woodwind sextet (2.1.1.1.1), percussion (1), and piano available.
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
The Heart of the Tree (2020) (4') (SATB, Clarinet or Flute or Oboe, String Orchestra)
Text by Henry Cutler Bunner (adp. composer)
How Can I Keep From Singing? (1995) (3'30") ECS#5100 (SATB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Full scores available for sale: SATB (ECS#6337).
Parts available for sale (ECS#6338).
Traditional text (Quaker Hymn)
I Thank You God (2002) (4') ECS#5977 (SSATB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#6794, Parts ECS#6795
Text by E. E. Cummings
I Will Be Earth (1992) (2'30") ECS#4887 (SSATB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.0.0.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#6538, Parts ECS#6539
Text by May Swenson
I've Got Some Singing To Do! (2010) (6'20") #7801 (SATB, Piano)
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#7804, Parts ECS#7805
Traditional text (adp. composer)
I've Known Rivers: No. 1 - My Soul Has Grown Deep (2007) (3') #7281 (SATB, Piano)
I've Known Rivers: No. 2 - Troubled Water (2007) (2'45") #7282 (SATB, Piano)
I've Known Rivers: No. 3 - Jump Right In! (2007) (2'30") #7283 (SATB, Piano)
I've Known Rivers: No. 4 - In a Time of Silver Rain (2007) (3'30") #7284 (SATB, Piano)
Version for strings and percussion available.
Score #7281A-7284A, Parts #7281B-7284B
Texts by Langston Hughes
Long Ago Lady (1984) (4'30") GW (SATB, Piano)
Version for two flutes and string orchestra available.
Text and melody by Jon Gailmor
The Morning Train: No. 1 - Going Home on the Morning Train (2010-11) (4'10") #7954 (SATB, Piano)
The Morning Train: No. 2 - Freight Train (2010-11) (3') #7955 (SATB, Piano)
The Morning Train: No. 3 - Maid of Constant Sorrow (2010-11) (4'15") #7956 (SATB, Piano)
The Morning Train: No. 4 - Worrisome Blues (2010-11) (5'15") #7957 (SATB, Piano)
Version for orchestra (2[both dbl. Picc].1.1.1: 0.0.0.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Full score #7950, Parts Rental #7951
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
New Millennium Suite: No. 1 - Sinner Man (1999-2000) (4'30") ECS#5865 (SATB, Piano [red])
New Millennium Suite: No. 2 - Peace I Ask of Thee, O River (1999-2000) (4'30") ECS#5866 (SATB, Piano [red])
New Millennium Suite: No. 3 - Down by the Riverside (1999-2000) (4'30") ECS#5867 (SATB, Piano [red])
Version for orchestra (2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc(3): Strings) available on rental
Second movement is scored for string orchestra alone.
Full score ECS#5868, Parts Rental ECS#5868a
Traditional texts
River Songs: No. 1 - Deep River (1996) (6'30") ECS#5383 (SATB, Piano [red])
River Songs: No. 2 - A Mule Named Sal (1996) (5') ECS#5384 (SATB, Piano [red])
River Songs: No. 3 - The Water is Wide (1996) (8') ECS#5385 (SATB, Piano [red])
Version for chamber orchestra (1.1.2.1: 1.1.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available on rental
Traditional texts
Rejoice! -- Christmas Songs (2001) (11') ECS#6067 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
Version for orchestra (2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Kbd: Perc(3): Strings) available.
(Full score (ECS#6068) and parts (ECS#6069) are available.)
Texts by William Chatterton Dix, John Mason Neale, and Christina Rossetti; adp. composer
A Sacred Place: No. 1 - Welcome to the House of the Lord (2007) (3'15") ECS#7460 (SATB, Organ)
A Sacred Place: No. 2 - In This Still Room (2007) (3'15") ECS#7461 (SATB, Organ)
A Sacred Place: No. 3 - Alleluia! Amen! (2007) (3'50") ECS#7462 (SATB, Organ)
Version for string orchestra available.
Score ECS#7463, Parts ECS#7464
Text by John Greenleaf Whittier
Sing Evermore!: No. 1 - Merlin's Song (2015) (5') #9212 (SATB, Opt. Flute, Piano)
Text by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sing Evermore!: No. 2 - In Praise of Music and Poetry (2015) (3'30") #9213 (Soprano and Baritone Soli, Piano)
Text by Richard Barnfield
Sing Evermore!: No. 3 - The Lost Chord (2015) (3'30") #9214 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Adelaide Anne Procter
Sing Evermore!: No. 4 - Refuge (2015) (2'15") #8514 (SATB, Piano)
Sing Evermore!: No. 4 - Refuge (2016) (2'15") #8509 (TTBB, Piano)
Sing Evermore!: No. 4 - Refuge (2016) (2'15") #9222 (SSAA, Piano)
Text by Sara Teasdale (adp. composer)
Sing Evermore!: No. 5 - The Caged Bird Sings (2015) (4') #9215 (SATB, Opt. Flute, Piano)
Text by Paul Laurence Dunbar
Sing Evermore!: No. 6 - The Gift to Sing (2015) (3'30") #8518 (SSAA, Piano)
Text by James Weldon Johnson (adp. composer)
Sing Evermore!: No. 7 - I Hear America Singing (2015) (2'30") #9216 (TTBB)
Text by Walt Whitman (adp. composer)
Sing Evermore!: No. 8 - Sky-Born Music (2015) (2'45") #9217 (SATB, Opt. Flute, Piano)
Text by Ralph Waldo Emerson (adp. composer)
Sing Evermore!: No. 9 - Everyone Sang (2015) (3') #9218 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Siegfried Sassoon
Choral score of entire work (Sing Evermore!) available. #8542; Flute part #8542A
Version of entire work (Sing Evermore!) for flute and string quartet available. Score #8542B; Parts #8542C
Version of entire work (Sing Evermore!) for flute and string orchestra available. Score #8542D; Parts #8542E
Songs of Home: No. 1 - A Home Song (2019) (2'20") (SATB, Piano)
Songs of Home: No. 2 - Take This Hammer (2019) (2'50") (SATB, Piano)
Songs of Home: No. 3 - A House of Love and Light (2019) (3'30") (SATB, Piano)
Songs of Home: No. 4 - Buildin' Me a Home (2019) (2'50") (SATB, Piano)
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Texts by Henry Van Dyke, Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, and from traditional sources (adp. composer)
Songs to the Lord of Peace: No. 4 - There Is a Way to Glory (2006) (4'15") ECS#6974 (SATB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra for 4th movement only (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#6975, Parts ECS#6976
Texts by Thomas Merton
Tell the Earth to Shake (2004) ECS#6423 (4'15") (SATB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#6937, Parts ECS#6938
Text by Thomas Merton
This Train (1997) (3'45") ECS#5189 (SATB)
Optional accompaniment for string orchestra available, and as part of Gospel Songs.
Score ECS#7212, Parts ECS#7213
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Three Days by the Sea: No. 1 - The Bottom of the Sea (2004) (3'00") ECS#6570 (SATB, Piano)
Three Days by the Sea: No. 2 - Gifts from the Sea (2004) (3'30") ECS#6571 (SATB, Piano)
Three Days by the Sea: No. 3 - Down to the Sea (2004) (5'00") ECS#6572 (SATB, Piano)
Version for orchestra (2(both d. Picc).1.1.1: 2.0.1.1: Perc (1): Strings) available.
The Tree of Peace (2006) (5'30") ECS#6939 (SATB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#6940, Parts ECS#6941
Text by John Greenleaf Whittier (adp. composer)
To an Isle in the Water: No. 1 - The Lake Isle of Innisfree (2005) (4'15") ECS#6708 (SATB, Piano [red])
To an Isle in the Water: No. 2 - Shy One (2005) (3'45") ECS#6709 (SATB, Piano [red])
To an Isle in the Water: No. 3 - When You Are Old (2005) (3'30") ECS#6710 (SATB, Piano [red])
To an Isle in the Water: No. 4 - Song of Wandering Aengus (2005) (4'15") ECS#6711 (SATB, Piano [red])
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.0.1: 2.0.0.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
(Full score (ECS#6712) and parts (ECS#6713) are available.)
Texts by W. B. Yeats
Women's chorus unaccompanied
(1996) (3'45") ECS#5263 (SSA)
Traditional text
The Land of the Free (2016) (2') ECS#8528 (SSAA)
Text by Francis Scott Key (adp. composer)
Let the Life I've Lived Speak for Me (2017) (3') #8660 (SSAA)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
My Girls: No. 1 - This Morning (1998) (3') #TC-151 (SSA)
My Girls: No. 2 - To My Girls (1998) (2'30") #TC-152 (SSA)
My Girls: No. 3 - Sisters (1998) (3'40") #TC-153 (SSA)
Texts by Lucille Clifton
Peace Attend Thee (2013) (4'30") (Youth Chorus, SSA)
Text by Harold Boulton and Thomas Oliphant (adp. composer)
The Spirit of Women: No. 1 - So Many Angels! (2000) (3'40") ECS#6184 (SSA)
The Spirit of Women: No. 2 - Walk That Valley (2002) (3'15") ECS#6185 (SSAA)
The Spirit of Women: No. 3 - Never Sit Down! (2002) (3'45") ECS#6186 (SSAA)
Traditional texts
Women's chorus with piano accompaniment
(2014) (4'30") ECS#8227 (SSA, Piano)
Version for strings available as part of Gospel Songs.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Back and Forth on the Ferry (2018) (3'50") #8836 (SSA, Piano)
Texts by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Be Thou My Vision (2017) (4') #TBA (SSAA, Piano)
Traditional text
Bones, Be Good! (1992) (2'50") ECS#6561 (SSA [Treble/Youth Chorus], Piano)
Bones, Be Good! (1992) (2'50") ECS#7010 (SSAA [Women's Chorus], Piano)
Text by Lucille Clifton
Come and Go With Me to That Land (2014) (3'45") ECS#8224 (SSA, Piano)
Version for strings available as part of Gospel Songs.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Crossing the Bar (2004) (3'30") ECS#6377 (SSAA, Piano)
Text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Deep Peace (2007) (3'15') (2-part Treble Chorus, Piano or Guitar)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Followers of the Lamb (2009) (3'20") (SA, Piano)
Traditional Shaker text
From Dusk to Dawn (2012) (4') ECS#8157 (SSA, Piano)
Text by Martha Greene Eads after the writings of Leymah Gbowee
The Gift to Sing from Sing Evermore! (2015) (3'30") #8518 (SSAA, Piano)
Text by James Weldon Johnson (adp. composer)
Gifts from the Sea (2006) (3'30") ECS#6717 (SSAA, Piano)
Text by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
The Gospel Ship (2012) (4'00") ECS#8045 (SSA, Opt. Children's Chorus, Piano)
Version for strings available as part of Gospel Songs.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Harlem Songs: No. 1 - Spirituals (2000) (3'45") ECS#6813 (SSAA, Piano)
Harlem Songs: No. 2 - Harlem Night Song (2000) (3'15") ECS#6814 (SSAA, Piano)
Harlem Songs: No. 3 - Tambourines (2000) (3'45") ECS#6815 (SSAA, Piano)
Texts by Langston Hughes
How Can I Keep From Singing? (1999) (3'30") ECS#5655 (SSA, Piano)
Traditional text (Quaker Hymn)
I Thank You God (1998) (4') ECS#5331 (SSA, Piano)
Text by E. E. Cummings
I, Too, Sing America (2013) (3'30") ECS#8051 (SSAA [Youth Chorus], Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes
Lessons from the Sea (2006) (30') ECS#7373 (SSAA, Narrator, Piano)
Texts by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Let Evening Come (2001) (3'30") ECS#5946 (SSA, Piano)
Text by Jane Kenyon
Let Us Break Bread Together (2017) (3'00") #8647 (SSAA, Piano)
Version for string orchestra available.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
The Lord's Prayer (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) (4'30") ECS#6816 (SSA, Piano)
Text from the Bible (The Lord's Prayer)
Maid of Constant Sorrow (2014) (4'15") ECS#8216 (SSA, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Magnificat (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) (5'45") ECS#6831 (SSAA, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Piano)
Traditional text
More Love (2006) (6') GW (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Piano)
Traditional Shaker texts
Mother to Son (2007) ECS#8678 (3'45") (SA, Piano)
Text Langston Hughes
My Love Walks in Velvet (1978, 1999) (4'30") ECS#5663 (SSA, Piano)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
Now I Become Myself (1999) (4') ECS#5409 (SSA, Piano)
Text by May Sarton
Now Let Us Sing! (2004) (3'30") ECS#6601 (SSAA, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Peace I Ask of Thee, O River (2005) (4'30") ECS#6550 (SSAA, Piano)
Traditional text
Peace, My Heart (2012) (3'20") ECS#8074 (Voice+Opt. harmony = SSA, Piano)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
Refuge (2017) (2'50") #9222 (SSAA, Piano)
Text by Sara Teasdale (adp. composer)
Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") ECS#7440 (SSA, Solo Soprano, Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes
The Silver Apples of the Moon (1986) (2'45") ECS#4313 (SSA, Piano)
Text by William Butler Yeats
Songs for Women's Voices: No. 1 - Women Should Be Pedestals (1993) (2'15") ECS#5020 (SSA, Piano)
Songs for Women's Voices: No. 2 - Mornings Innocent (1993) (2'30") ECS#5021 (SSAA, Piano)
Songs for Women's Voices: No. 3 - The Name is Changeless (1993) (1'15") ECS#5022 (SSA)
Songs for Women's Voices: No. 4 - Love is a Rain of Diamonds (1993) (2'45") ECS#5023 (SSA, Piano)
Songs for Women's Voices: No. 5 - In Autumn (1993) (3'20") ECS#5024 (SSA, S & A Soli, Piano)
Songs for Women's Voices: No. 6 - I Will Be Earth (1993) (2'30") ECS#5025 (SSA, Piano)
Texts by May Swenson
Steal Away (2014) (3'40") ECS#8229 (SSA, Piano)
Version for strings available as part of Gospel Songs.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
To Sing is to Fly (2003) (2'30") GW (SSAA, Piano)
Text by Joan Baez
This Train (2013) (4'30") ECS#8100 (SSAA, Piano)
Optional accompaniment for string orchestra available, and as part of Gospel Songs.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
The Tree of Peace (2002) (5'30") ECS#6463 (SSAA, Piano)
Text by John Greenleaf Whittier (adp. composer)
Were You There? (2015) (4'30") #8285 (SSA, Piano)
Traditional Text (adp. composer)
The Whole World (in His Hands) (1999) (4'30") ECS#6228 (Treble Voices, Piano)
Traditional text
Words of Strength (2004) (5') ECS#6680 (Women's Chorus [SSA], Girls' Chorus [SA], Piano)
Girls chorus part available (#6681)
Traditional text, adp. composer
The Youthful Traveler (2009) (12'30") (SSA, Flute, Piano)
Texts by Walt Whitman, the Song of Songs, and Edna St. Vincent Millay
Women's chorus with organ accompaniment
(from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) (4'30") ECS#4479 (SSA, Organ)
Text from the Bible (The Lord's Prayer)
Magnificat (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) (5'45") ECS#4477 (SSAA, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Organ)
Traditional text
My Beloved Son (2008) (8'15") ECS#7451 (SSA, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Organ)
Texts by Charles Wesley and Hildegard von Bingen (translated by Christopher Brunelle)
Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") ECS#7439 (SSA, Solo Soprano, Organ)
Text by Langston Hughes
Women's chorus with other instrumental accompaniment (solo or ensemble)
(2008) (4'30") ECS#7484 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 2 - The Cherry Tree Carol (2008) (4'30") ECS#7485 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 3 - Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head (2008) (3'20") ECS#7486 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 4 - Go Tell it on the Mountain (2008) (4') ECS#7487 (SSAAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Full brass score and brass parts are also available.
SSAA (Score ECS#7482, Parts ECS#7483)
Traditional texts
Breath of God (2008) (4'15") ECS#7989 (SSA, Flute, Piano)
Text by Edwin Hatch (adp. composer)
Followers of the Lamb (2009) (3'20") (SA, String Quartet)
Traditional Shaker text
How Can I Keep From Singing? (1999) (3'30") ECS#5655 (SSA, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available.
Full score available for sale (ECS#6784).
Parts available for sale (ECS#6786).
Traditional text (Quaker Hymn)
Love Shall Live Forever (2018) (9') ECS#8917 (SSA, Piano)
Texts by Sidney Lanier, W. B. Yeats, Lord Byron, and from the Song of Solomon (adp. composer)
Magnificat (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) (5'45") ECS#6831 (SSAA, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available for sale.
Full score ECS#6832, Parts ECS#6833
Traditional text
Now Let Us Sing! (2004) (3'30") ECS#6601 (SSAA, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available in Summer 2006
Traditional text (adp. composer)
A Star in the East: Three Carol Settings (2020) (9'30") ECS#9167 (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Brass Quintet, Percussion, and Organ)
Score #9167A, Parts #9162B
Traditional texts and Christina Rossetti (adp. composer)
Peace I Ask of Thee, O River (2005) (4'30") ECS#6550 (SSAA, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available for sale.
Full score ECS#6806, Parts ECS#6807
Traditional text
A Song of the Future (2016) (3'15") ECS##1.3495 (SSAA, Oboe, Piano)
Text by Sidney Lanier (adp. composer)
Sweet Molly and Friends (2010) (10') GW (SSAA, Tuba)
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
The Tree of Peace (2006) (5'30") ECS#6463 (SSAA, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#8115, Parts ECS#8116
Text by John Greenleaf Whittier (adp. composer)
Women's chorus with orchestral accompaniment
(1992) (2'50") ECS#7010 (SSAA [Women's Chorus], Piano)
Version for string quartet or string orchestra available for SSAA version.
Score ECS#7011, Set of Parts ECS#7012, Individual Parts ECS#7013
Text by Lucille Clifton
Crossing the Bar (2004) (3'30") ECS#6377 (SSAA, Piano)
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#6374, Parts ECS#6376
Text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Gospel Songs (2014) (20'25") (SATB, Strings)
Gospel Songs (2014) (20'25") (SSA, Strings)
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
How Can I Keep From Singing? (2004) (3'30") ECS#5100 (SSAA, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Full scores available for sale: SATB (ECS#6337), SSAA (ECS#6342), and TTBB (ECS#6343)
Traditional text (Quaker Hymn)
I Thank You God (1998) (4') ECS#5331 (SSA, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#6595, Parts ECS#6596
Text by E. E. Cummings
The Lord's Prayer (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) (4'30") ECS#6816 (SSA, Piano)
Version for string orchestra available.
Score ECS#6817, Parts Set ECS#6818, Individual Parts ECS#6819
Text from the Bible (The Lord's Prayer)
Peace I Ask of Thee, O River (2005) (4'30") ECS#6550 (SSAA, Piano)
Version for string orchestra available.
Score ECS#6551; Parts ECS#6552
Traditional text
Songs for Women's Voices: No. 1 - Women Should Be Pedestals (1993) (2'15") ECS#5020 (SSA, Piano)
Songs for Women's Voices: No. 2 - Mornings Innocent (1993) (2'30") ECS#5021 (SSAA, Piano)
Songs for Women's Voices: No. 3 - The Name is Changeless (1993) (1'15") ECS#5022 (SSA)
Songs for Women's Voices: No. 4 - Love is a Rain of Diamonds (1993) (2'45") ECS#5023 (SSA, Piano)
Songs for Women's Voices: No. 5 - In Autumn (1993) (3'20") ECS#5024 (SSA, S & A Soli, Piano)
Songs for Women's Voices: No. 6 - I Will Be Earth (1993) (2'30") ECS#5025 (SSA, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.0.0.0: Perc(1): Strings) available for sale from ECS Publishing.
Consult this table for sales item catalogue numbers.
Texts by May Swenson
This Train (2013) (4'30") ECS#8100 (SSAA, Piano)
Optional accompaniment for string orchestra available, and as part of Gospel Songs.
SSAA: Score ECS#8098, Parts ECS#8099
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Men's chorus
(1992) ECS#4933 (5'40") (TTBB, TBB Soli, Flute)
Traditional text
Be Thou My Vision (2017) (4') #TBA (SSAA, Piano)
Traditional text
Carol of the Brown King (2008) (4') ECS#7435 (TTBB, Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes
Descent: "Sequoia" from Touching the Infinite Sky (2016) (4') #8517 (Tenor Solo, TTBB, Piano)
Text by John Muir, adp. composer
Every Life Shall Be a Song (2016) (3'30") ECS#8600 (TTBB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano or organ available.
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
TTBB: Piano/brass/percussion score #8600A; Brass parts #7340; Orchestra score #8882; Orchestra parts available on rental.
Text by John Addington Symonds, adp. composer The Friendly Beasts (and other Christmas Carols): No. 1 - Born in Bethlehem (2018) (4'15") #8797 (TTBB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Friendly Beasts (and other Christmas Carols): No. 2 - The Friendly Beasts (2018) (4'15") #8798 (TTBB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Friendly Beasts (and other Christmas Carols): No. 3 - Angels Singing (2018) (4'30") #8799 (TTBB, Clarinet, Piano)
Clarinet parts are available for each above octavo (#8794A, #8795A, etc.)
Traditional texts, adp. composer
Harlem Songs: No. 1 - Spirituals (2008) (3'45") ECS#7294 (TTBB, Piano)
Harlem Songs: No. 2 - Harlem Night Song (2008) (3'15") ECS#7295 (TTBB, Piano)
Harlem Songs: No. 3 - Tambourines (2008) (3'45") ECS#7296 (TTBB, Piano)
Texts by Langston Hughes
How Can I Keep From Singing? (2004) (3'30") ECS#6336 (TTBB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Full score available for sale. (ECS#6343)
Parts available for sale (#6338).
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available.
Full score available for sale. (ECS#6785)
Parts available for sale (#6786).
Traditional text (Quaker Hymn)
I Thank You God (2020) (4') #9117 (TTBB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score #9117A, Parts #6596
Text by E. E. Cummings
I Will Be Earth (2008) (2'30") ECS#7293 (TTBB, Piano)
Text by May Swenson
I've Known Rivers: No. 1 - My Soul Has Grown Deep (2007) (3') ECS#7297 (TTBB, Piano)
I've Known Rivers: No. 2 - Troubled Water (2007) (2'45") ECS#7298 (TTBB, Piano)
I've Known Rivers: No. 3 - Jump Right In! (2007) (2'30") ECS#7299 (TTBB, Piano)
I've Known Rivers: No. 4 - In a Time of Silver Rain (2007) (3'30") ECS#7300 (TTBB, Piano)
Texts by Langston Hughes
The Land of the Free (2016) (2') ECS#8529 (TTBB)
Text by Francis Scott Key (adp. composer)
Let the Life I've Lived Speak for Me (2017) (3') #8661 (TTBB)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Let Us Break Bread Together (2017) (3'00") #8648 (TTBB, Piano)
Version for string orchestra available.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Love Was My Lord and King!: No. 1 - A Sentinel (2003) (3'45") ECS#6371 (TTBB, Piano)
Love Was My Lord and King!: No. 2 - There Rolls the Deep (2003) (3'45") ECS#6372 (TTBB, Piano)
Love Was My Lord and King!: No. 3 - Crossing the Bar (2003) (3'30") ECS#6373 (TTBB, Piano)
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available. (Score #6369, parts #6370)
Texts by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
New Millennium Suite: No. 1 - Sinner Man (2008) (4'30") ECS#7302 (TTBB, Piano [red])
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available for sale.
Full score #7309, Parts #7310
New Millennium Suite: No. 2 - Peace, I Ask of Thee, O River (2008) (4'30") ECS#7303 (TTBB, Piano [red])
Traditional texts
Prayer for Generosity (2007) (2'45") GW (TTBB)
Text by St. Ignatius of Loyola (adp. composer)
Refuge from Sing Evermore (2016) (2'50") ECS#8509 (TTBB, Piano)
Text by Sara Teasdale (adp. composer)
Rejoice! -- Christmas Songs (2010) (11') ECS#7641 (TTBB, Piano/Organ)
Version for orchestra (2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Kbd: Perc(3): Strings) available.
(Full score (#6068) and parts (#6069) are available.)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (2), and keyboard available.
(Full score (#7642) and parts (#6634) are available.)
Texts by William Chatterton Dix, John Mason Neale, and Christina Rossetti; adp. composer
Sweet Molly and Friends (2009) (10') (TTBB, Tuba)
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
Tell the Earth to Shake (2009) ECS#7553 (4'15") (TTBB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#7626, Parts ECS#6938
Text by Thomas Merton
There Is a Way to Glory (2006) (4'15") #8422 (TTBB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score #8425, Parts #8426
Text by Thomas Merton
Three Days by the Sea: Down to the Sea (2004) (5'00") #7301 (TTBB, Piano)
Text by Norah Mary Holland
Touching the Infinite Sky (2016) (22') #8516 (Tenor Solo, TTBB, Piano)
Text by John Muir, adp. composer
The Tree of Peace (2007) (5'30") ECS#7145 (TTBB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#8423, Parts ECS#8424
Text by John Greenleaf Whittier (adp. composer)
Children's/youth chorus
(2008) (4'30") ECS#7484 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 2 - The Cherry Tree Carol (2008) (4'30") ECS#7485 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 3 - Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head (2008) (3'20") ECS#7486 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 4 - Go Tell it on the Mountain (2008) (4') ECS#7487 (SSAAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Full brass score (#7482) and brass parts (#7483) are also available.
Traditional texts
As a Branch in May (1988) (3'30") ECS#6350 (Soprano [or Treble] Duet, Piano)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
Blessings from the Children: No. 1 - The Blessing of Light (2010) (4') ECS#7761 (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Piano [red])
Blessings from the Children: No. 2 - The Circle of Days (2010) (4') ECS#7762 (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Piano [red])
Blessings from the Children: No. 3 - On Morning Wings (2010) (4') ECS#7763 (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Piano [red])
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#7764, Parts ECS#7765
Chords of Love (2002) (3'45") ECS#6238 (SATB, Treble Voices)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 4 - Little Children (2002) (2'20") ECS#7587 (Two-Part Children's Chorus, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 6 - Hop Up and Jump Up (2002) (2'30") ECS#7589 (SA, Two-Part Children's Chorus, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 7 - Come to Zion (2002) (3'30") ECS#7590 (SATB, Two Part-Children's Chorus, Piano)
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.1: Pno: Perc(2): Strings) available.
Score #7582, Parts #7583
Traditional Shaker texts (adp. composer)
The Day is Done (2018) (5') ECS#8776 (Children's Chorus, SATB, Piano)
Version for flute, percussion, and strings available.
Score #8776A, Parts #8776B
Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Deep Peace (2007) (3'15') (2-part Treble Chorus, Piano or Guitar)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Faith Grows (2005) (4') GW (Adult Choir [SATB], Youth Choir, Organ)
Text by Frances Wile
First Chair from "Shoe Jazz" (2020) (3'15") #1.3651 (Youth Chorus, Piano)
Version for string quartet available. (Score #1.3651A; Parts #1.3651B)
Version for brass quintet available. (Score #1.3651C; Parts #1.3651D)
Texts by Nikki Giovanni
The Gospel Ship (2012) (4'00") ECS#8045 (SSA, Opt. Children's Chorus, Piano)
Version for strings available as part of Gospel Songs.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
How Can I Keep From Singing? (1999) (3'30") ECS#5655 (SSA, Piano)
Traditional text (Quaker Hymn)
I, Too, Sing America (2013) (3'30") ECS#8051 (SSAA [Youth Chorus], Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes
Light of Light (2007) (5'30") ECS#7455 (Treble Voice(s), SATB, Organ)
Texts from the Liturgy of St. James
The Lord's Prayer (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) (4'30") ECS#4479 (SSA, Organ)
Text from the Bible (The Lord's Prayer)
More Love (2006) (6') GW (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Piano)
Traditional Shaker texts
Star in the East: Three Carol Settings (2020) (9'30") ECS#TBA (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Brass Quintet, Percussion, and Organ)
Traditional texts and Christina Rossetti (adp. composer)
Peace Attend Thee (2013) (4'30") (Youth Chorus, SSA)
Text by Harold Boulton and Thomas Oliphant (adp. composer)
Shoe Jazz (2020) (12'10") ECS#1.3650 (Youth Chorus, Piano [red])
Version for string quartet available. (Score #1.3650A; Parts #1.3650B)
Version for brass quintet available. (Score #1.3650C; Parts #1.3650D)
Texts by Nikki Giovanni
Songs from "Mary, Come Running" (1982) (25') (SATB, Children's Chorus, Flute, Piano)
Texts by Jean Merrill
Three Folk Hymns: No. 1 - I Will Arise (2006) 4'30") #8256 (SATB, Piano)
Three Folk Hymns: No. 2 - Be Thou My Vision (2006) GW (4') #8257 (SATB, Piano)
Three Folk Hymns: No. 3 - Standing in the Need of Prayer (2006) #8258 (3'15") (SATB, Piano)
All three settings are also available in a single publication: #8255
(Note these three settings contain optional parts for children's chorus.)
Traditional texts
Voices in Song: No. 1 - Shall We Gather at the River (2007) (3'30") ECS#7207 (Two-Part Youth Chorus, Piano [red])
Voices in Song: No. 2 - Let Us Break Bread Together (2007) (4'40") ECS#7208 (Two-Part Youth Chorus, Piano [red])
Voices in Song: No. 3 - Standin' in the Need of Prayer (2007) (3'15") ECS#7209 (Two-Part Youth Chorus, Piano [red])
Voices in Song: No. 4 - Twelve Gates to the City (2007) (4'15") ECS#7210 (Two-Part Youth Chorus, Piano [red])
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#7204, Parts ECS#7205
Traditional texts
The Whole World (in His Hands) (1999) (4'30") ECS#6228 (Treble Voices, Piano)
Traditional text
Selected Anthems/Sacred Works (also listed in their respective categories above)
(2009) (4') ECS#7721 (SATB, Piano)
Alpha and Omega: No. 2 - Star of Night (2009) (4'45") ECS#7722 (SATB, Piano)
Alpha and Omega: No. 3 - The Child Is Born (2009) (3'20") ECS#7723 (SATB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and organ available.
Score ECS#7727; Parts ECS#7728
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#7724; Parts ECS#7725
Texts by John Mason Neale, John H. Hopkins, Jr., and Percy Dearmer
All the Beauty of the Lord (2007) (2'15") ECS#7143 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Frederick W. Faber (adp. composer)
Appalachian Carols: No. 1 - Wondrous Love (1998) (4'30") ECS#5666 (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 2 - The Cherry Tree Carol (1998) (5') ECS#5667 (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 3 - Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head ECS#5668 (1998) (3'20") (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 4 - Go Tell it on the Mountain ECS#5669 (1998) (4') (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Full brass score (ECS#5665) and brass parts (ECS#5665A) are also available.
Traditional texts
Benediction at God's Acre (2008) (1'20") (SATB)
Text from the Sarum Primer (adp. composer)
Breath of God (2008) (4'15") ECS#7989 (SSA, Flute, Piano)
Text by Edwin Hatch (adp. composer)
Carol of the Brown King (2008) (4') ECS#7433 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes
Chords of Love (2002) (3'45") ECS#6238 (SATB, Treble Voices)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
The Christ-child's Lullaby (1988) (4'30") ECS#4380 (SATB, A Solo)
Traditional text
Dazzling as the Sun (2004) (3'30") ECS#6513 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Delores Dufner, OSB
The Earth Is Risen (2013) (3'30") ECS#8039 (SATB, Organ, Brass Quartet, Percussion)
Brass parts available for sale (#8040).
The Ends of the Earth (are in Your Hand) (2020) (4') #50-2876 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Henry Richard McFayden (adp. composer)
Eternal Brightness: No. 1 - Sweet Accord (2009) (3') #7621 (SATB, Organ)
Eternal Brightness: No. 2 - Lord Jesus, Think on Me (2009) (3'45") #7622 (SATB)
Eternal Brightness: No. 3 - The Beauty of the Earth (2009) (4') #7623 (SATB, Organ)
Texts by Isaac Watts, Synesius of Cyrene/Allen W. Chatfield, and Folliott S. Pierpoint (adp. composer)
Ever With Me (2004) (3') ECS#6346 (SATB, Organ/Piano)
Text from Sarum Primer and the Psalms (adp. composer)
Every Life Shall Be a Song (2007) (3'30") (SATB, Organ)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano or organ available.
Text by John Addington Symonds, adp. composer
Faith Grows (2005) (4') GW (Adult Choir [SATB], Youth Choir, Organ)
Text by Frances Wile
For Ever and Ever (1986) (3') ECS#4316 (SATB, S Solo)
Text from the Bible (The Lord's Prayer)
A Glad New Song (2018) (3'15") #50-6129 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Jonathan B. Atchison (Sacred Harp) (adp. composer)
Give Over Thine Own Willing (1997) (3'45") ECS#5252 (SATB)
Text adapted from the writings of Isaac Pennington by Paul Lacey
God Speaks to Each of Us (1999) (3') ECS#5664 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Rainer Maria Rilke
God's Grandeur (2002) (7') ECS#6046 (SATB)
Texts by Gerald Manley Hopkins
The Golden Harp (1999) (30')
SATB Chorus and String Quartet (or String Orchestra)
(Full score and string parts for sale from MMB; Choral scores for rental or sale from MMB)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
Good Shepherd (2009) (4') ECS#8070 (SATB, Organ)
Good Shepherd (2009) (4') ECS#8069 (SA, Organ)
Text by Henry W. Baker (adp. composer)
Hebrides Lullaby (1996) (3'45") ECS#5263 (SSA)
Traditional text
The Heavens Delight (2013) (3'10") ECS#8515 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Josiah G. Holland (adp. composer)
Holy Water (2019) (3') (SATB)
Text by Raymond A. Foss (adp. composer)
How Can I Keep From Singing? (1995) (3'30") ECS#5100 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional text (Quaker Hymn)
A Hymn of Resurrection (2007) (3'15") ECS#7199 (SATB, Organ)
Brass parts available for sale (ECS#7200).
Version for brass quartet, timpani, and organ available.
I Lift My Lamp (With God's Love) (2018) (2'20") #50-6135 (SATB, Piano)
Text from the Bible and Emma Lazarus (adp. composer)
I Thank You God (2002) (4') ECS#5977 (SATB, Piano)
Text by E. E. Cummings
An Instrument of Your Peace (2020) (4') (SATB, Piano)
Text from the Prayer of St. Francis (adp. composer)
Let Us Break Bread Together (2017) (3'00") #8646 (SATB, Piano)
Version for string orchestra available.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Let Us Go Together (2022) (2'30") (SATB, Piano)
Text from traditional sources and Leo Tolstoy (adp. composer)
Light of Light (2007) (5'30") ECS#7455 (Treble Voice(s), SATB, Organ)
Texts from the Liturgy of St. James
The Lord's Prayer (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) (4'30") ECS#4479 (SSA, Organ)
Text from the Bible (The Lord's Prayer)
Love Came Down at Christmas from "Rejoice!" (2001) (3') ECS#7395 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
Text by Christina Rossetti (adp. composer)
Love Flows from God (2004) (14') #6751 (SATB, Treble Voice(s), Brass Quintet, Percussion, Organ)
Full score ECS#6752, Parts ECS#6753
Text by Mechtild of Magdeburg (adp. composer)
Love Unfolding (2001) (4') ECS#5947 (SATB, Organ or Brass Quintet)
Full brass score (ECS#5948) and brass parts (ECS#5949) are also available.
Text by Julian of Norwich
Magnificat (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) (5'45") ECS#4477 (SSAA, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Organ)
Traditional text
My Beloved Son (2006) (8'15") ECS#7452 (SATB, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Organ)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and organ available for sale.
Full score ECS#7453, Parts ECS#7454
My Beloved Son (2008) (8'15") ECS#7451 (SSA, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Organ)
Texts by Charles Wesley and Hildegard von Bingen (translated by Christopher Brunelle)
My Faith, My Hope (2016) (3') MSM#50-8755 (SATB, Organ)
Text by George Herbert (adp. composer)
Notes Almost Divine: No. 1 - My Rising Sun (2019) (2'10") (SATB)
Notes Almost Divine: No. 2 - Notes Almost Divine (2019) (2'10") (SATB)
Notes Almost Divine: No. 3 - Never Turn Back (2019) (1'30") (SATB)
Notes Almost Divine: No. 4 - Sweet Prospect (2019) (2'20") (MS and Bar Soli, SATB)
Notes Almost Divine: No. 5 - On My Journey Home (2019) (3'20") (SATB)
Texts by William Cowper, Samuel Medley, Samuel Stennett, and Isaac Watts
O Gracious Light (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) ECS#4476 (SATB, Organ)
Traditional Text
One Faith (2007) (4') GW (SATB)
Text by John Oxenham and Cecil Frances Alexander (adp. composer)
Prayer for Generosity (2007) GW (2'45") (TTBB)
Text by St. Ignatius of Loyola (adp. composer)
A Prayer of Compassion (2017) (1'45") #8730 (SATB)
Text from the Psalms and John Greenleaf Whittier, adp. composer
Psalm 23 (1998) (3'15") ECS#5374 (SATB, Organ)
Text from the Bible
Quiet Wonder (2001) (3') ECS#5851 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
A Sacred Place: No. 1 - Welcome to the House of the Lord (2007) (3'15") ECS#7460 (SATB, Organ)
A Sacred Place: No. 2 - In This Still Room (2007) (3'15") ECS#7461 (SATB, Organ)
A Sacred Place: No. 3 - Alleluia! Amen! (2007) (3'50") ECS#7462 (SATB, Organ)
Version for string orchestra available.
Score ECS#7463, Parts ECS#7464
Text by John Greenleaf Whittier
Rejoice! -- Christmas Songs (2001) (11') ECS#6067 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
Version for orchestra (2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Kbd: Perc(3): Strings) available.
Full score (ECS#6068) and parts (ECS#6069) are also available.
Texts by William Chatterton Dix, John Mason Neale, and Christina Rossetti; adp. composer
Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") ECS#7438 (SATB, Solo Soprano or Tenor, Piano)
Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") ECS#7437 (SATB, Solo Soprano or Tenor, Organ)
Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") ECS#7440 (SSA, Solo Soprano, Piano)
Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") ECS#7439 (SSA, Solo Soprano, Organ)
Text by Langston Hughes
A Song of Praise (2003) ECS#6286 (3'45") (SATB, Organ)
Text by Isaac Watts (adp. composer)
Songs of Faith: No. 1 - We Stand on a Rock (2011) (3') #7750 (SATB, Brass Quintet, Percussion, Organ)
Songs of Faith: No. 2 - Glorious Things (2011) (3'20") #7751 (SATB, Brass Quintet, Percussion, Organ)
Songs of Faith: No. 3 - The Gift of Love (2011) (4') #7752 (SATB Solo Quartet, Organ)
Songs of Faith: No. 4 - Were You There? (2011) (4'15") #7753 (Trumpet, Organ)
Songs of Faith: No. 5 - Abide With Me (2011) (4'30") #7754 (SATB, Organ)
Songs of Faith: No. 6 - Where Moses Stood! (2011) (3'45") #7755 (SATB, Brass Quintet, Percussion, Organ)
(Total duration: ca. 23')
Full score ECS#7756, Parts ECS#7757
Texts from traditional hymns and spirituals (adp. composer)
Songs for Women's Voices: No. 3 - The Name is Changeless (1993) (1'15") ECS#5022 (SSA)
Text by May Swenson
St. John's Trilogy (1990) ECS#4699 (Congregation, Optional SATB Chorus, Organ)
Texts from the Episcopal Eucharist Service, Rite II
There is Joy in the Morning! (2018) (3'15") #50-4064 (SATB, Piano)
Text from Psalm 130 (adp. composer)
Three Folk Hymns: No. 1 - I Will Arise (2006) 4'30") #8256 (SATB, Piano)
Three Folk Hymns: No. 2 - Be Thou My Vision (2006) GW (4') #8257 (SATB, Piano)
Three Folk Hymns: No. 3 - Standing in the Need of Prayer (2006) #8258 (3'15") (SATB, Piano)
All three settings are also available in a single publication: #8255
(Note these three settings contain optional parts for children's chorus.)
Traditional texts
Through Many Dangers (2021) (4'30") MSM#50-4765 (SATB, Piano)
Text by John Newton (adp. composer)
Two Prayers from The Golden Harp (1999) (4') MMB#X940020 (SATB)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
Wayfaring Stranger (2008) (4'30") ECS#7403 (SATB, Piano)
Score #7401, Parts #7402
Version for brass quintet, percussion, and organ available.
Traditional Text (adp. composer)
Were You There? (2017) (4'30") #8554 (SATB, Piano)
Were You There? (2015) (4'30") #8285 (SSA, Piano)
Traditional Text (adp. composer)
When Jesus Wept (2006) (4') ECS#7034 (SATB, Opt. Percussion, Piano)
Text by William Billings
With Thee That I May Live (1997) (5'45") ECS#5277 (SATB, Children's Choir, Organ, Brass Quartet, Timpani)
Full score (ECS#5278), children's chorus part (ECS#5279) and brass parts (ECS#5280) are also available.
Text by Anna Barbauld and Isaac Watts
Music for Christmas
(2009) (4') ECS#7721 (SATB, Piano)
Alpha and Omega: No. 2 - Star of Night (2009) (4'45") ECS#7722 (SATB, Piano)
Alpha and Omega: No. 3 - The Child Is Born (2009) (3'20") ECS#7723 (SATB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and organ available.
Score ECS#7727; Parts ECS#7728
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score ECS#7724; Parts ECS#7725
Texts by John Mason Neale, John H. Hopkins, Jr., and Percy Dearmer
And Joyful Be (1993) (5'20") #5136 (SATB, Cello, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Appalachian Carols: No. 1 - Wondrous Love (1998) (4'30") ECS#5666 (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 2 - The Cherry Tree Carol (1998) (5') ECS#5667 (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 3 - Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head (1998) (3'20") ECS#5668 (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 4 - Go Tell it on the Mountain (1998) (4') ECS#5669 (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 1 - Wondrous Love (2008) (4'30") ECS#7485 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 2 - The Cherry Tree Carol (2008) (4'30") ECS#7485 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 3 - Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head (2008) (3'20") ECS#7486 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 4 - Go Tell it on the Mountain (2008) (4') ECS#7487 (SSAAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Full brass score and brass parts are also available.
SATB (Score ECS#5665, Parts ECS#566A); SSAA (Score ECS#7482, Parts ECS#7483)
Traditional texts
Carol of the Brown King (2008) (4') ECS#7433 (SATB, Piano)
Carol of the Brown King (2008) (4') ECS#7435 (TTBB, Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes
The Christ-child's Lullaby (1988) (4'30") ECS#4380 (SATB, A Solo)
Traditional text
The Friendly Beasts (and other Christmas Carols): No. 1 - Born in Bethlehem (2017) (4'15") #8794 (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Friendly Beasts (and other Christmas Carols): No. 2 - The Friendly Beasts (2017) (4'15") #8795 (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Friendly Beasts (and other Christmas Carols): No. 3 - Angels Singing (2017) (4'30") #8796 (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Friendly Beasts (and other Christmas Carols): No. 1 - Born in Bethlehem (2018) (4'15") #8797 (TTBB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Friendly Beasts (and other Christmas Carols): No. 2 - The Friendly Beasts (2018) (4'15") #8798 (TTBB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Friendly Beasts (and other Christmas Carols): No. 2 - Angels Singing (2018) (4'30") #8799 (TTBB, Clarinet, Piano)
Clarinet parts are available for each above octavo (#8794A, #8795A, etc.)
Traditional texts, adp. composer
The Heavens Delight (2013) (3'10") ECS#8515 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Josiah G. Holland (adp. composer)
Hebrides Lullaby (1996) (3'45") ECS#5263 (SSA)
Traditional text
Light of Light (2007) (5'30") ECS#7455 (Treble Voice(s), SATB, Organ)
Texts from the Liturgy of St. James
Love Came Down at Christmas from "Rejoice!" (2001) (3') ECS#7395 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
Text by Christina Rossetti (adp. composer)
Magnificat (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) (5'45") ECS#6831 (SSAA, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Piano)
Traditional text
My Beloved Son (2006) (8'15") ECS#7452 (SATB, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Organ)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and organ available for sale.
Full score ECS#7453, Parts ECS#7454
My Beloved Son (2008) (8'15") ECS#7451 (SSA, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Organ)
Texts by Charles Wesley and Hildegard von Bingen (translated by Christopher Brunelle)
A Star in the East: Three Carol Settings (2020) (9'30") #9167 (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Brass Quintet, Percussion, and Organ)
Score #9167A, Parts #9162B
A Star in the East: Three Carol Settings (2020) (9'30") #9162 (SATB, Brass Quintet, Percussion, and Organ)
Score #9162A, Parts #9162B
Traditional texts and Christina Rossetti (adp. composer)
Rejoice! -- Christmas Songs (2001) (11') ECS#6067 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (2), and keyboard available.
(Full score (ECS#6633) and parts (ECS#6634) are available.)
Ring Out, Wild Bells (2006) (4') ECS#7457 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson adp. composer
A Season of Wonder (2007) (12') Brass Quintet (no voices) -- Sc/Pts X205018
Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") ECS#7438 (SATB, Solo Soprano or Tenor, Piano)
Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") ECS#7437 (SATB, Solo Soprano or Tenor, Organ)
Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") ECS#7440 (SSA, Solo Soprano, Piano)
Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") ECS#7439 (SSA, Solo Soprano, Organ)
Text by Langston Hughes
What Child Is This? from "Rejoice!" (2001) (4') #8727 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Music for Easter
(1997) (5'45") ECS#5277 (SATB, Children's Choir, Organ, Brass Quartet, Timpani)
Full score (ECS#5278), children's chorus part (ECS#5279) and brass parts (ECS#5280) are also available.
Text by Anna Barbauld and Isaac Watts
Piano trio/quartet
(2017) (3'15") (Piano Trio)
a calm meditation
Climbing to Heaven (2003/11) (22')
staged Work for Readers, Optional Actors, Percussion, and Piano Quartet
based on the writings of Thomas Merton
Craftsbury Trio (1990) (15') Piano Trio -- LKMP X503009
four folk-inflected movements, inspired by scenes from Craftsbury, Vermont
Earth and Sky (2018) (19'30") (Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano [or Chamber Orchestra], Readers)
four movements inspired by the writings of Chief Seattle, Chief Joseph, and Henry David Thoreau
Footsteps of Spring (2004) (20') Piano Trio and Narrator -- LKMP X815007
a musical journey through the world of author and naturalist Henry David Thoreau
Interval Games (2002) (9') Piano Trio -- LKMP X503025
an educational work; each movement focuses on a musical interval
Ladders to the Sky (2005) (17'30") Piano Trio -- LKMP X503030
three movements inspired by photographs of Mesa Verde National Park
Let Us Break Bread Together (2017) (3'00") ECS#8652 (Piano Trio)
a brief arrangement of the traditional spiritual
Letters to the World (2001) (16') Piano Quartet -- LKMP X504041
five movements based on poems of Emily Dickinson
Mornings of Creation (2015) (20'45") (Piano Trio) -- ECS 1.3433
four movements inspired by the freshness of a new day and the energy of creative impulse
Music for a Summer Evening (2010) (13') (Flute doubling Alto Flute/Piccolo, Piano Trio) -- LKMP
a five-movement divertimento based on images from summer evenings
New World Dances (1992) (13') Piano Trio -- LKMP X503017
four energetic dance movements influenced by American folk, jazz, and rock styles
The Northlands (2015) (13'30") (Piano Trio)
five evocative movements inspired by the North Country
The Poet's Heart (2009) (17') (Mezzo-soprano, Piano Quartet)
Passionate love songs on poetry of Emily Dickinson
Salem Reel (1989) (2'30") Piano Trio -- LKMP X503005
a brief piece in the style of a French-Canadian clogging tune
Shadows and Light (2015) (12'20") (Piano Trio)
Four short images of a gentle, flowing, and calm nature
Shall We Gather at the River (2020) (3'10") (Piano Trio)
based on the American hymn
Suddenly Calm (2017) (6'15") (Piano Trio)
Music inspired by the beauty of a peaceful landscape
A Vision of Hills (2002) (11'30") Piano Trio -- LKMP X503024
a moving and expressive single movement work based on the hymn
and the landscapes of the composer's Vermont home
Wayfaring Stranger (2020) (3') (Piano Trio)
based on the American folk hymn
Where There Is Hope (2020) (3'20") (Piano Trio)
an evocation of hope and light
String quartet/trio
(2023) (3'10") (String Quartet)
Advent Hymns: 2. A Winter Rose (2024) (3") (String Quartet)
Advent Hymns: 3. The Youngest Angel (2024) (2'45") (String Quartet)
Coming Home from Traveling Songs (1996) String Quartet -- LKMP X504022
a movement about baseball, complete with home run!
Concerto for Bassoon and Strings (2000) (14') -- LKMP X652505
A three-movement concerto: bouncy & light; lyrical & expressive; rhythmic & assertive
A Cup of Rejoicing (2012) (3'15") ECS #8512 Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello
A short "musical greeting," based on a Shaker song
The Dove (2014) (15') ECS #1.3542 String Quartet
Four movements based on traditional folk songs and spirituals about peace and one original concluding movement
Folk Carols for Strings (2019) (11') (String Quartet) -- ECS #1.3616
Idyll for Flute and String Quartet (2008) (17') Flute/String Quartet -- LKMP X652510
Subtitled "Songs of the Land"; four bucolic movements
Let Us Break Bread Together (2017) (3'00") ECS#8651 (String Trio)
a brief arrangement of the traditional spiritual
The Peacemakers (2012) (14') ECS#8511 (Cl, Vn, Va, Vc, Opt. Readers)
Poetry by Martha Greene Eads after the writings of Leymah Gbowee, inspired by the peaceful struggle of the Liberian women
The Turtle Dove (2023) (5'30") (Oboe, String Orchestra or Quintet or Quartet) -- ECS 9270
Quartet for Leap Year (2000) (12') String Quartet -- LKMP X504035
a simple work in four movements: "A Jolly Rag", "Light Waltz", "Fast Fiddling", "Walking Bass."
Short Set for String Quartet (1993) (18') -- LKMP X504007
short movements in an American vernacular language
Sounds and Colors (2016) (12'35") (String Quartet)
movements inspired by different visual colors
Sweet Land (of Liberty) (1996) String Quartet (6') -- LKMP X504039
a contemporary American set of variations on "My Country 'Tis of Thee"
Three American Portraits (1988) (13') String Quartet -- LKMP X504004
three dramatic movements with uniquely American characteristics
Trails and Open Spaces (2022) (13'40") (String Quartet)
five movements, with readings by Thoreau, inspired by nature
Traveling Songs (1996, rev. 2003) (16') String Quartet -- LKMP X504044
contemporary adaptations of four American "songs of travel"
When the Spirit Sings (2011) (9'15") (String Trio) -- LKMP X503042
contemporary adaptations of three American spirituals
Woodwind quintet
(1988) (21') WW Quintet -- LKMP X105003
contemporary adaptations of traditional hymns
Brevities by the Bay (2015) (7'45') (WW Quintet)
four short character pieces inspired by waterfront imagery; particularly suitable for amateur or student players
Climbing to Heaven (2012) (22')
Staged Work for Readers, Optional Actors, Percussion, and Woodwind Quintet
based on the writings of Thomas Merton
Encounters (2007) (11') WW Quintet -- LKMP X105019
four characterful movements with much instrumental interplay
Movie Music (2023) (4'40") (WW Quintet)
two pictorial movements inspired by classic films: "Tarzan and His Elephants" and "The Mark of Zorro"
Off to the Races! (2012) (9') (WW Quintet)
inspired by horse racing; three movements based on traditional American songs
Woodland Wind Quintet (1997) (6') WW Quintet -- LKMP X105016
a lively work in a single-movement inspired by the natural world
Fun-damentals of Music (2004) (14'30") WW Quintet and Audience -- LKMP X105018
an educational work with audience participation; presenting the basic elements of music
Sunshine State (2014) (11') WW Quintet -- GW
a bright and sunny divertimento, inspired by the state of Florida and the tropical climate
Brass quintet/trio
(1989) (4') Brass Quintet -- LKMP X205001
an energetic, single-movement work
The Circus of Creation (2009) (24') (Narrator, Brass Quintet, Percussion)
Texts by Robert Lax
Fanfare Among Friends (2012) (4') (Brass Quintet) -- LKMP HL00128133
a work featuring joyous, tight interplay among the five players
Hymns and Spirituals (2000) (11') Brass Trio -- LKMP X203001
contemporary adaptations of three familiar hymns
The Flying Trapeze (2005) (11') Brass Quintet -- LKMP X205019
contemporary adaptations of four popular songs from the turn of the 20th century
The Light Descending (2007) (4'15") Brass Quintet -- LKMP X205020
a single-movement work based on the hymn "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence"
The Race (2004) (12') A fable for Brass Quintet and Narrator -- LKMP X812501
a fable (with narrator) based on the story of the Tortoise and the Hare
Raise the Roof! (1987) (4') Brass Quintet -- LKMP X205002
an energetic, single-movement work inspired by the spirit of barn raisings
Seacoasts (2000) (10') Brass Quintet -- LKMP X205013
three movements inspired by scenes of the sea
A Season of Wonder (2007) (12') Brass Quintet -- LKMP X205018
contemporary adaptations of four Christmas carols
Shaker Tunes (1994) (18') Brass Quintet -- LKMP X205003
contemporary adaptations of five Shaker songs
Sweet Imagination (2007) (12') Brass Quintet -- LKMP X205021
four movements based on imaginary stories/scenarios
A Time Apart (2004) (5') Brass Quintet -- LKMP X205017
a lyric single-movement nocturne
Flute
(1992) (4'45") ECS#4930 (SATB, SATB Soli, Flute)
American Ballads: No. 2 - Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies (1992) (3'40") ECS#4931 (SSATBB, Flute)
American Ballads: No. 3 - Careless Love (1992) (3'40") ECS#4932 (SSAA, SSA Soli)
American Ballads: No. 4 - Clementine (1992) (5'40") ECS#4933 (TTBB, TBB Soli, Flute)
American Ballads: No. 5 - Shenandoah (1992) (4'45") ECS#4934 (SSAATTBB, Flute)
Flute part available (ECS#4930a) is available and necessary for performance.
Traditional texts
Drawing Closer (2016) (9'45") (Flute, Clarinet, Cello)
Duos by the Lake (2016) (11'40") (Flute, Piano)
Equality Now! (2017) (14-20') (Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Opt. Readers)
Five Pieces for Flute and Guitar (1980) (15') (Flute, Guitar)
Full Circle (2007) (11') Fl/Cl/Pno -- Sc/Pts X103010
Idyll for Flute and String Quartet (2008) (17') Flute/String Quartet -- Sc/Pts X652510
Idyll for Flute and String Quartet (2008) (17') Flute/String Quartet -- Fl/Pno Red. X111018
Like the First Bird (2006) (8'30") Fl/Cl/Pno -- X103011
Music for a Summer Evening (2010) (13') (Flute/Alto Flute/Piccolo, Piano Trio)
One Clear Call (2009) (9') Fl/Strings
Silvermine Suite (1999) Flute and Guitar (10') -- Sc/Pts X622503
Theme and Variation (1979) (2') Fl/Pno -- Sc/Pts X111008
Threesome (2005) (8') Flute, Oboe, Clarinet or Flute and Two Clarinets -- Sc/Pts X103007
Signs of Life (2007) (10') Fl/Pno -- Sc/Pts X111019
Sonata for Flute and Piano (1978) (12')
The World-Filling Light (2009) (c. 15') (Flute, Reader(s))
Texts by Rabindranath Tagore
Oboe
(2004) (6') Oboe/Pno -- Sc/Pts X121006
Four Duets (2023) (10'55") (Oboe and Clarinet)
The Magic Oboe (2003) (16')
Oboe Solo, 1.0.0.1: 0.1.0.0: Perc(1): Strings
The Rose, the Briar, and the Bicycle (2002) (10'30") ECS#6208 (SATB, Oboe or Sop Sax or Clarinet, Piano)
Oboe part (ECS#6209) or Clarinet/Saxophone part (#6209A) available.
Traditional texts
Suite for Oboe and Piano (2005) (12') Oboe/Pno -- Sc/Pts X121007
Threesome (2005) (8') Flute, Oboe, Clarinet or Flute and Two Clarinets -- Sc/Pts X103007
The Turtle Dove (2023) (5'30") (Oboe, String Orchestra or Quintet or Quartet) -- ECS 9270
Clarinet (and Saxophone)
(1992) (10') A fable for Cl/Vc/Storyteller -- Sc/Pts X816203
Beneath the Blue Ridge (2017) (9'30") (Clarinet, Violin, Cello)
Buffalo Gals and Other Songs (2005) (12') Cl/Pno -- X131019
A Cup of Rejoicing (2012) (3'15") (Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello)
A short "musical greeting," based on a Shaker song
Drawing Closer (2016) (9'45") (Flute, Clarinet, Cello)
Duets (2017) (11'40") (Clarinet and Alto Saxophone, Piano)
Equality Now! (2017) (14-20') (Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Opt. Readers)
Four Duets (2023) (10'55") (Oboe and Clarinet)
Full Circle (2007) (11') Fl/Cl/Pno -- Sc/Pts X103010
The Great Trees: No. 1 - The Peace of Wild Things (2009) (3'30") ECS#7744 (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 2 - The Silence (2009) (2') ECS#7745 (Soprano and Tenor, Clarinet, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 3 - The Dark Around Us (2009) (2') ECS#7746 (SATB, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 4 - The Steps of the City (2009) (2'30") ECS#7747 (Soprano and Tenor, Clarinet, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 5 - The Timbered Choir (2009) (3'15") ECS#7748 (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
Clarinet part available (ECS#7749) is available and necessary for performance.
A Joy Not Forgotten (2021) (12') (Clarinet, Piano)
Texts by Wendell Berry
Like the First Bird (2006) (8'30") Fl/Cl/Pno -- X103011
Moments of Music (2021) (12'20") (Viola or Clarinet, Cello, Piano)
Nocturne (1991) (17') Clarinet/String Orch -- Cl/Pno Red. X131010
The Peacemakers (2012) (14') ECS#8511 (Cl, Vn, Va, Vc, Opt. Readers)
Poetry by Martha Greene Eads after the writings of Leymah Gbowee, inspired by the peaceful struggle of the Liberian women
The Rose, the Briar, and the Bicycle (2002) (10'30") ECS#6208 (SATB, Oboe or Sop Sax or Clarinet, Piano)
Oboe part (ECS#6209) or Clarinet/Saxophone part (#6209A) available.
Traditional texts
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano: "Genesis" (2005) (11'30") Cl/Pno -- Sc/Pts X131016
Threesome (2005) (8') Flute, Oboe, Clarinet or Flute and Two Clarinets -- Sc/Pts X103007
Walk On Up to Heaven (2004) (3'30") #6430 (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
Clarinet part (#6431) available.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Bassoon
(2000) (14') Bsn/Strings -- Bsn/Pno Red. X141003
Concerto for Bassoon and Strings (2000) (14') Bsn/Strings -- Sc/Pts (bsn, string qt) X652505
Trumpet
(2008) (5'45") Tpt/Strings -- Tpt/Pno Red.
Close Encounters (2006) (11') Tpt/Bsn -- Sc/Pts X620001
A Concerto of Hymns and Spirituals (1997) (16') Tpt/Orchestra -- Tpt/Pno Red.
Footprints on the Sand (2022) (9'15") (Trumpet, Piano)
Language of the Soul (2008) (15') Tpt/Strings -- Tpt/Pno Red.
Suite for Trumpet and Piano (2005) (6') (Trumpet, Piano)
When the Trumpets Sound (2021) (8') #9247 (Eight Trumpets)
Tuba
(2015) (10') (Tuba, String Quartet or Piano)
Celestial Keys (2004) (14') Tuba/Organ -- Sc/Pts X241004
Chanties and Ballads (1995) (13') Tuba/Orchestra -- Tuba/Pno Red. X241002
Profound Praise (2013) (17') Tuba/Organ -- ECS#8254
Sweet Molly and Friends (1998) (10') GW (SATB, Tuba)
Sweet Molly and Friends (2009) (10') GW (TTBB, Tuba)
Traditional texts
Guitar/Lute
(1988) (3'30") #4309 (Medium Voice, Guitar)
Close to Home (2018) (8') (Viola, Guitar)
Five Pieces for Flute and Guitar (1980) (15') (Flute, Guitar)
Four American Folk Songs (2006) (14'30") (Guitar) -- Sc/Pts X560018
Four Pieces for Lute (1977) (10') (Lute)
Songs for Voice and Guitar (1966-79) (20') (Voice, Guitar)
Texts by A. E. Housman, George Mackay Brown, E. E. Cummings, Gwyneth Walker, and Anonymous
Silvermine Suite (1999) Flute and Guitar (10') -- Sc/Pts X622503
Three Songs for Tres Voces (1983) (9') ECS#4325 (Countertenor, Tenor, Baritone, Guitar)
Texts by W. B. Yeats and George Mackay Brown
Violin
(1992) (10') A fable for Vn/Vc/Storyteller -- Sc/Pts X816202
An American Concerto (1995) Vn/Orchestra -- Vn/Pno Red. X511019
Viva Violin! (2016) (7') (Violin, Piano)
Fantasy Etudes (1992) (10') Vn/Pno -- Sc/Pts X511015
Vigil (1991) (10') Vln, Piano -- Sc/Pts X511029
Viva Violin! (2016) (7') (Violin, Piano)
Wake Up (1992) (5') (Vln)
Viola
(2018) (8') (Viola, Guitar)
Duets at Home (2020) (12'05") (Viola, Cello)
Fantasy Etudes (2024) (10') (Viola, Piano)
Moments of Music (2021) (12'20") (Viola or Clarinet, Cello, Piano)
Sonata for Viola and Piano (1982) (13') -- X521004
The Viola Speaks (2016) (10')
Viola, String Ensemble
Cello
(1998) (11') Six Celli -- Sc/Pts X539001
An Adventure at Grannie's (1992) (10') A fable for Cl/Vc/Storyteller -- Sc/Pts X816203
An Adventure at Grannie's (1992) (10') A fable for Vn/Vc/Storyteller -- Sc/Pts X816202
By Land and by Sea (2005) (14'15") (Cello, Piano)
Duets at Home (2020) (12'05") (Viola, Cello)
Drawing Closer (2016) (9'45") (Flute, Clarinet, Cello)
The Green Mountains (2010) (15'30") (Cello)
In Memoriam (1980) (10') Solo Cello -- X530008
Journeys (1994) (8') Three Celli -- Sc/Pts X533002
The Marriage of True Minds (2018) (9') (Cello, Narrator)
Moments of Music (2021) (12'20") (Viola or Clarinet, Cello, Piano)
North Country Concerto (1995) (18') Cello/Orchestra -- Cello/Pno Red. X531016
Of Cliffs and Sacred Spaces (2023) (9'45") (Two Cellos)
Songs Without Words (2009) (20'25") (Cello, Piano)
Touch the Sky (1986) (8') Cello/Pno -- Sc/Pts X531011
Piano (solo)
(2013) (4') (Piano, Four-hands)
Bedeck the Halls! (1985) (1') GW
Cantos for the End of Summer (1980) (10') ECS#4335
Carols of Light (2018) (8') (Piano)
Folk Carols for Christmas (2019) (10'15") (Piano)
Music for Cazenovia (2013) (15'30") ECS#1.3373
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (2018) (5'30") (Piano)
One Morning (2005) (4') GW
Piano Book (2013-ongoing) (Variable) (Piano)
Riddle Variations (2016) (5'20") (Piano)
Rhythms from the North Country (1987) (4'15") ECS#4331
Semplice (1983) (3') (Piano) GW
Shady Grove (2014) (14') (Piano) ECS#1.3436
Organ (solo)
(2014) (3'30") ECS#8148
Brevities (2013) (10'50") GW
Greet the Day (2024) (2'30") (Organ)
In Celebration (1988) (4') ECS#4481
Morning Songs (2001) (8'10") ECS#7620
Sanctuary (2009) (10'45") ECS#7531
Variations on "Amazing Grace" (1985) (3') ECS#4336
Full orchestra
(1990) (15')
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(3): Strings
Bicycle Waltz (1997) (4'10")
Based on "Daisy Bell" ("A Bicycle Built for Two"), with bicycle horns in the Percussion section
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc(3): Strings
By Walden Pond (2009) (22')
Narrator, 2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(2): Strings
based on the writings of Henry David Thoreau
Concert Suite (1994) (10')
2.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(3): Strings
Essay for Orchestra (1985) (9')
2.2.2(1d BCl).2: 4.2.3.0: Timp.Perc(2): Strings
Fanfare for the Family Farm (1989) (4')
Featuring a percussion section of farm implements: milk can, pails, and cowbells
2.2.2.2: 4.2.3.1: Perc(3): Strings
Fanfare, Interlude and Finale (1980) (11')
2(1d Picc).1(+1 opt).1.1: 2.2.0.0: Timp: Strings
(Fanfare may be performed separately)
For Peace and Hope from American Songs (2009) (5'30")
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(2): Strings
Habitat (2018) (10')
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc(3): Strings
Let America Be America Again (2011) (10'15")
Narrator, 2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc(2): Strings
Text by Langston Hughes
Let There Be Music! (2022) (3'40")
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc(3): Strings
The Light of Three Mornings (1987) (18')
2.2.2.2: 2.2.1.0: Perc (1-2): Strings (rev. 2001)
(Last movement, Hints and Tappings, may be performed separately)
Match Point for Orchestra (1985) (6')
A musical dramatization of a tennis point for orchestra and conductor with tennis racquet
2.2.2.2: 4.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(2): Strings
Muse of Amherst (2008) (22')
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc(3): Strings
Music Alone Shall Live (2022) (2'40")
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc(3): Strings
Open the Door (1990) (5')
2.2.2.2: 4.2.3.1: Perc(3): Strings
Overture 2000 (1998) (4')
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(2): Strings
Overture of Diamonds (2001) (6')
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(3): Strings
The Rainbow Sign from American Songs (2007) (4'15")
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(2): Strings
A Time to Vote (2019) (8')
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc (2-3): Strings
Symphonic Dances (2003) (16')
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc(3): Pno: Strings
Symphony of Grace (1999) (21')
2.2.2.2: 3.2.1.0: Pno: Perc(3): Strings
Chamber orchestra
(1987) (18')
2.2.2.2: 2.2.1.0: Perc (1-2): Strings (rev. 2001)
Alternate orchestration available: 1.1.1.1: 1.1.1.0: Perc(1): Strings (minimum 4.2.1.1.1)
(Last movement, Hints and Tappings, may be performed separately)
Music of the Land: Portraits of Rural America (2017) (14')
1(Picc).1.1.1: 2.0.0.0: Perc(1): Strings
My Native Soil (2022) (12'30")
2.1.1.1: 1.1.1.0: Perc(1): Strings
Concerti
(1995) (13')
Songs of the Sea for Tuba and Orchestra
Tuba Solo, 2(1d Picc).2.2.2: 2.2.1.0: Timp.Perc(2): Strings
Concerto for Bassoon and Strings (2000) (14')
Solo Bassoon and Strings (Orchestra, Quintet, or Quartet)
A Concerto of Hymns and Spirituals (1997) (16')
Trumpet Solo, 2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc(3): Strings
Earth and Sky (2018) (19'30") (Violin, Viola, Cello, Chamber Orchestra or Piano, Readers)
1(Picc).1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings
Language of the Soul (2008) (15')
Trumpet Solo, String Orchestra
The Magic Oboe (2003) (16')
Oboe Solo, 1.0.0.1: 0.1.0.0: Perc(1): Strings
Nocturne (1991) (17')
Clarinet Solo, String Orchestra
North Country Concerto (1995) (20')
Cello Solo, 2.2.2.2: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings
One Clear Call (2009) (9')
Flute Solo, String Orchestra
The Turtle Dove (2023) (5'30")
Oboe Solo, String Orchestra (or Quintet or Quartet)
The Viola Speaks (2016) (10')
Viola, String Ensemble
Up-Front Concerto (1993) (10')
Hand drums Solo, 1.1.1.1: 1.1.1.0: Strings
String orchestra
(1995)
Cello Solo, String Orchestra
Concerto for Bassoon and Strings (2000) (14')
Solo Bassoon and Strings (Orchestra, Quintet, or Quartet)
The Dove (2014) (15') ECS #1.3543 (String Orchestra)
Dreams and Dances: No. 1 - Bones, Be Good! (1992) (2'50") (SATB, Piano or Strings)
Dreams and Dances: No. 2 - Some Dreams Hang in the Air (1992) (4') (SATB, Piano or Strings)
Dreams and Dances: No. 3 - Let There Be New Flowering (1992) (3'30") (SATB, Piano or Strings)
Folk Carols for Strings (2019) (11') #1.3615
String Orchestra
The Golden Harp (1999) (30')
SATB Chorus and String Orchestra
Here to Stay (2024) (2'15") #1.3764
String Orchestra
Language of the Soul (2008) (15')
Solo Trumpet and String Orchestra
No Ordinary Woman! (1997) (15') (Soprano, Strings)
Nocturne (1991) (17')
Clarinet Solo, String Orchestra
One Clear Call (2009) (9')
Solo Flute and String Orchestra
Peace I Ask of Thee, O River (1999-2000, 2005) (4'30") (SATB or SSAA, Strings)
Shady Grove (2017) (13') #1.3530
String Orchestra
The Spirit of the Mesa (2015) (7') #1.3531
String Orchestra
Suite for Strings (1996) (8')
for youth string orchestra
Sweet Land (of Liberty) (1996) (6')
Variations on "My Country 'Tis of Thee" for string orchestra
This Train (1997) (3'45") ECS#5189 (SATB)
Optional accompaniment for string orchestra available.
Score ECS#7212, Parts ECS#7213
Traditional text (adp. composer)
The Viola Speaks (2016) (10')
Viola, String Ensemble
Band
(1987) (1'15")
2+Picc.1.3+BCl.1.AATB Saxes: 2.3.3.1:Perc(4)
Let Freedom Ring! (1995) (10') (SATB, Narrator, and Concert Band)
(2+Picc.1.3+BCl.1.AATB(or SATB) Saxes: 2.3 Cornets.3.Euph: Timp.Perc(4))
based on the speech, "I Have a Dream" of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Match Point for Band (1985) (6')
A musical dramatization of a tennis point for band and conductor with tennis racquet
2+Picc.1.3+ACl(opt)+BCl(opt).1.AATB(or SATB) Saxes: 4.3 Cornets.3.Euph: Timp.Perc(4-5): String Bass
Ready to Swing! (2024) (3'30") #1.3747 (Concert Band)
2+Picc.1.2+BCl.0.AAT Saxes: 0.2.1.Bar: Perc(5+)
Variations on "Amazing Grace" (1985, rev. 1986) (4')
2+Picc.1.3+BCl.1.AATB(or SATB) Saxes: 2.3 Cornets.3.Euph: Timp.Perc(4): String Bass
A Vermont Bicentennial Suite (1989) (15')
2+Picc.1.3+BCl.1.AATB Saxes: 2.3 Cornets.3.Euph.1: Timp.Perc(3-4)
Staged Works
(2009) (24') (Narrator, Brass Quintet, Percussion)
Texts by Robert Lax
Climbing to Heaven (2003/11) (22')
Staged Work for Readers, Optional Actors, Percussion, and Piano Quartet
Staged Work for Readers, Optional Actors, Percussion, and Woodwind Quintet
based on the writings of Thomas Merton
Evangeline (2014) (60') ECS#8513 (SATB Soli, Piano, Violin [Fiddle], and Narrator)
a chamber opera based on the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
An Expedition to the Pole (1989, rev. 2008) (60')
A Story with Music for Singers, Dancers, and Instrumentalists
Flute (Piccolo/Fife), Cello, Piano, Percussion
based on the short story by Annie Dillard
Prayers from the Ark (2011) (23') (SATB Solo Quartet, Piano)
Songs of Noah and his animals (a dramatic, staged work)
Version for string quartet available.
Texts by Carmen Bernos de Gasztold (translated by Rumer Godden)
Music with narrator
(2002) (15') GW (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
Texts by Henry David Thoreau
An Adventure at Grannie's (1992) (10') A fable for Cl/Vc/Storyteller -- Sc/Pts X816203
An Adventure at Grannie's (1992) (10') A fable for Vn/Vc/Storyteller -- Sc/Pts X816202
By Walden Pond (2009) (22')
Narrator, 2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(2): Strings
or Woodwind Quintet and Percussion
based on the writings of Henry David Thoreau
Footsteps of Spring (2004) (20') Piano Trio, Narrator - Sc/Pts X815007
Texts by Henry David Thoreau
Full Circle (2007) (11') Fl/Cl/Pno -- Sc/Pts X103010
In Memoriam (1980) (10') Solo Cello -- X530008
Poem by Richard C. Raymond
Let America Be America Again (2011) (10'15")
Narrator, 2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc(2): Strings
Text by Langston Hughes
Lessons from the Sea (2006) (30') (SSAA, Narrator, Piano)
Texts by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Let Freedom Ring! (1995) (10') (SATB, Narrator, and Concert Band)
(2+Picc.1.3+BCl.1.AATB(or SATB) Saxes: 2.3 Cornets.3.Euph: Timp.Perc(4))
based on the speech, "I Have a Dream" of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Letters to the World (2001) (16') Piano Quartet -- Sc/Pts X504041
Poetry by Emily Dickinson
Mother of Exiles (2018/19) (4'15") (Narrator, Orchestra or Piano)
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc (1): Strings
Text by Emma Lazarus
Muse of Amherst (2008) (22')
Orchestra and Readers
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc(3): Strings
Poetry by Emily Dickinson
The Race (2004) (12') A fable for Brass Quintet and Narrator -- Sc/Pts X812501
Music for narrator and piano
(2013) (15') (Piano, Narrator)
Gestalt at Sixty (2007) (9') (Narrator, Piano)
Text by May Sarton
Let America Be America Again (2011) (10'15") (Narrator, Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes
Lovesongs (2011) (7'40") (Narrator, Piano)
Texts by Edna St. Vincent Millay, Henry David Thoreau, and Colonel Henry Heveningham
The Race (2011) (12') (Piano, Narrator)
Sportsongs (2011) (10'40") (Narrator, Piano)
Texts by May Swenson and Virginia Hamilton Adair
Songs and cycles for high voice types (soprano, tenor)
(1988) (3'30") ECS#6349 (Soprano [or Treble], Piano)
As a Branch in May (1988) (3'30") ECS#6350 (Soprano [or Treble] Duet, Piano)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
Ballads Alive! (2015) (25') (Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Contralto Soli, Piano)
Traditional texts, adp. composer
Be Thou My Vision (2016) (4') (Voice, Piano)
Traditional text
Birds of Peace (2015) (9'05') (High Voice, Flute, Piano)
Texts by Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ewan McColl, and Siegfried Sassoon
Celtic Songs (2021) (6') (Voice, Guitar)
Texts by William Butler Yeats and George Mackay Brown
Come Life, Shaker Life! (2017) (21'15") (High Voice, Clarinet, Piano, and opt. Children's Chorus)
Traditional Shaker texts (adp. composer)
Crossing the Bar (2000) (3') ECS#5758 (Voice, Piano)
Text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Deep Peace (2020) (3') (High Voice, Piano)
Deep Peace (2009) (3'15') (Soprano, Alto, String Quartet)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
The Dying of the Light (2011) (10'10") ECS#8329 (Tenor, Piano)
Optional accompaniment for string quartet available.
Score #8330, Parts #8331
Texts by Dylan Thomas
Emily! (from New England) (2014) (14') ECS#8317 (Soprano, Piano)
Version available for soprano, clarinet, and piano.
Score #9240; Clarinet part #9240A
Version available for soprano, clarinet, and string quartet.
Score #9240B; Parts #9240C
Texts by Emily Dickinson
Good Shepherd (2008) (4') ECS#8071 (Two Tenors or Two Treble Voices, Organ)
Text by Henry W. Baker (adp. composer)
The Grace of the World (2020) (7'30") #9171 (High Voice, Organ)
The Grace of the World (2020) (7'30") (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by Wendell Berry
Handfuls of Love! (2006) (6'30") (Soprano, Piano)
Handfuls of Love! (2007) (6'30") (Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Piano)
Traditional Shaker texts
I Speak For the Earth (1986) (13') #4322 (Soprano, Flute/Vln, Piano)
Texts by Michael Arnowitt, Leonard Nathan, and traditional hymns
I've Known Rivers (2018) (12') #8825 (Tenor, Piano)
Texts by Langston Hughes
The Laughter of Women (2000) (16') (Soprano, Violin, Piano)
The Laughter of Women (2002) (16') (Soprano, Clarinet, Piano)
Texts by Lisel Mueller
Let the Life I've Lived Speak for Me (2017) (3') #8662 (Voice, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Let Us Break Bread Together (2017) (3'00") #8649 (High Voice, Piano)
Version for string orchestra available.
Score #8649A; Parts #8649B
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Love Shall Live Forever (2016) (8'15") #8918 (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by Sidney Lanier, W. B. Yeats, Lord Byron, and from the Song of Solomon (adp. composer)
Love! Yes! (2022) (8') #9276 (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by E. E. Cummings
Mornings Innocent (1993) (12') ECS#5132 (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by May Swenson
Mother to Son (2007) (3'45") ECS#8469 (Soprano, Piano)
Text Langston Hughes
Motherless Child (2022) (3'45") (High Voice, Piano)
Traditional text
My Father Lived His Soul (2016) (5'45") (Voice, Piano)
Text by E. E. Cummings
My Love Walks in Velvet (1978) (4'30") ECS#4515 (Medium/High Voice, Piano)
No Ordinary Woman! (1997) (15') ECS#5728 (Soprano, Piano)
Version for string orchestra available (Score ECS#6541, parts ECS#6542)
Version available for soprano, clarinet, and piano (Score ECS#9192, Parts ECS#9192A)
Tets by Lucille Clifton
A Star in the East: Three Carol Settings (2020) (9'30") #9163 (Soprano, Brass Quintet, Percussion, and Organ)
Score #9163A, Parts #9162B
Traditional texts and Christina Rossetti (adp. composer)
Passion and Remembrance (2019) (11'30") ECS#8879 (High Voice, Piano)
Text by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Peace, My Heart (2012) (3'30") ECS#8073 (Voice, Piano)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
Peace Like a River (2020) (3'30") (Voice or Treble Duet, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
The Peace of Wild Things (2009) (2'45") (Soprano, Tenor, Piano)
Text by Wendell Berry
The Promised Land (2009) (16') ECS#8247 (Soprano, Piano)
Version for orchestra (2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc(3): Strings) available.
Score #8245, Parts #8246
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
Prairie Songs (2019) (14'30") ECS#8994 (Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Carl Sandburg and Willa Cather
Psalm 23 (1998, 2000) (2'15") ECS#5740 (Voice, Piano)
Text from the Bible
Rising from Sorrow (2021) (11'15) (Voice, Guitar)
Texts by Langston Hughes and from traditional spirituals
Sacred Songs (2012-13) #8066 (Voice, Organ)
collection of nine songs transcribed from original versions, various authors
Sacred Songs, Vol. 2 (2020) #9165 (High Voice, Organ)
collection of ten songs in three groupings, various authors
Shoe Jazz (2021) (12'10") (Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Nikki Giovanni
Sleep, Little Bird (1982) (2'45") GW (Voices, Flute, Piano -- various versions)
Text by Jean Merrill
Songs for the Christ-Child (2013) ECS#8121 (16') (Voice, Piano)
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
Songs from the High Sierra (2014) (15'15") ECS#8318 (High Voice, Piano)
Text by John Muir, adp. composer
Songs of the Spirit (2013) ESC#8123 (17'30") (Soprano, Piano)
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
Songs for Voice and Guitar (1966-79) (20') (Voice, Guitar)
Texts by A. E. Housman, George Mackay Brown, E. E. Cummings, Gwyneth Walker, and Anonymous
Songs of Ecstasy (2012) (11') #7936 (Tenor, Organ)
Texts by Thomas Merton
Songs of the Night Wind (1982) (15') GW (Soprano, Cello)
Songs of the Night Wind (1982) (15') GW (Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Louise Bogan, Lisel Mueller, and H.D.
The Sun is Love (2002) (20') ECS#6162 (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by Jelaluddin Rumi (translated by Coleman Barks)
Suffrage Songs (2019) (7'35") (Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Lucille Clifton and traditional sources (adp. composer)
Tagore: Songs of Heaven and Sky (2020) (6') #9279 (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by Rabindranath Tagore
La Ternura (Tenderness) (2008) (22') #7576 (Soprano, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (0.1.0.0: 0.0.0.0: Perc(1): Strings) available. (Score #7577, Parts #7578)
Texts by Gabriela Mistral
Though Love Be a Day (1979) (17') ECS#4319 (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by E. E. Cummings and Gwyneth Walker
A Thousand Prayers (2014) (13') (High Voice, Piano)
Text by Anne Sexton
Three Songs for Lucille (2007) (5') (Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Lucille Clifton
Three Songs on Poetry of E. E. Cummings (2006) (8'30") ECS#6843 (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by E. E. Cummings
Wayfaring Stranger (2020) (3'10") (High Voice, Piano)
Traditional text
Weave No Cloak Against Tomorrow (1974, rev. 1986) (4') (Voice and Piano)
Text by Jean l'Heureux
The Wings of a Dove (2020) (14'20") ECS##9246 (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by Henry Richard McFayden, Caroline Goodenough, Gerald Manley Hopkins, and traditional (adp. composer)
Songs and cycles for low voice types (mezzo-soprano, alto, baritone, bass)
(1988) (3'30") ECS#6349 (Soprano [or Lower Voice], Piano)
As a Branch in May (1988) (3'30") ECS#4309 (Medium Voice, Guitar)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
Ballads Alive! (2015) (25') (Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Contralto Soli, Piano)
Traditional texts, adp. composer
Be Thou My Vision (2016) (4') (Voice, Piano)
Traditional text
Celtic Songs (2021) (6') (Voice, Guitar)
Texts by William Butler Yeats and George Mackay Brown
Collected Songs for Medium-Low Voice (1978-2003) #6642 (Medium-Low Voice, Piano)
collection of nine songs transcribed from original versions, various authors
Deep Peace (2009) (3'15') (Soprano, Alto, String Quartet)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Emily! (from New England) (2016) (14') ECS#8460 (Mezzo-Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Emily Dickinson
The Dying of the Light (2011) (10'10") (Baritone, Piano)
Optional accompaniment for string orchestra available.
Score #8333, Parts #8334
Texts by Dylan Thomas
From the Depths of the Soul (2016) (14'30) (Contralto, Viola)
From the Depths of the Soul (2016) (14'30) (Contralto, Piano)
From the Depths of the Soul (2017) (14'30") (Bass-Baritone, Cello)
From the Depths of the Soul (2017) (14'30") (Bass-Baritone, Piano)
Traditional texts, adp. composer
Handfuls of Love! (2007) (6'30") (Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Piano)
Traditional texts
I Feel the Spirit! (2018) (13'20") #8976 (Contralto or Baritone, String Trio or Piano)
String trio score #8976A, parts #8976B
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
I've Known Rivers (2018) (12') #8826 (Baritone, Piano)
Texts by Langston Hughes
The Laughter of Women (2002) (16') (Mezzo-Soprano, Clarinet, Piano)
Texts by Lisel Mueller
Let the Life I've Lived Speak for Me (2017) (3') #8662 (Voice, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Let Us Break Bread Together (2017) (3'00") #8650 (Low Voice, Piano)
Version for string orchestra available.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Love Shall Live Forever (2018) (8'15") #8919 (Low Voice, Piano)
Texts by Sidney Lanier, W. B. Yeats, Lord Byron, and from the Song of Solomon (adp. composer)
My Father Lived His Soul (2016) (5'45") (Voice, Piano)
Text by E. E. Cummings
My Love Walks in Velvet (1978) (4'30") ECS#4516 (Medium/Low Voice, Piano)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
No Ordinary Woman! (1997) (15') ECS#5729 (Mezzo-soprano, Piano)
Texts by Lucille Clifton
Peace Like a River (2020) (3'30") (Voice or Treble Duet, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Peace, My Heart (2012) (3'30") ECS#8073 (Voice, Piano)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
The Poet's Heart (2009) (17') ECS#7498 (Mezzo-soprano, Piano Quartet)
Texts by Emily Dickinson
Prairie Songs (2019) (14'30") ECS#8970 (Contralto, Piano)
Texts by Carl Sandburg and Willa Cather
Prayers and Blessings (2004) (10') (Bass-Baritone, Cello, Organ)
Score ECS#6591; Cello part ECS#6592
Prayers and Blessings (2004) (10') ECS#6593 (Bass-Baritone, Piano)
Prayers and Blessings (2015) (10') ECS#8348 (Baritone, Piano)
Texts by Christopher Brunelle (trans.), Saint Francis, and Traditional Gaelic
Rising from Sorrow (2021) (11'15) (Voice, Guitar)
Texts by Langston Hughes and from traditional spirituals
Sacred Songs (2012-13) #8066 (Voice, Organ)
collection of nine songs transcribed from original versions, various authors
Shoe Jazz (2020) (12'10") (Mezzo-Soprano, Piano)
Version for string quartet available.
Version for brass quintet available.
Sleep, Little Bird (1982) (2'45") GW (Voices, Flute, Piano -- various versions)
Text by Jean Merrill
Song and Dance (2021) (5'30") (Mezzo-Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Nikki Giovanni
Songs for the Christ-Child (2013) ECS#8121 (16') (Voice, Piano)
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
Songs for Voice and Guitar (1966-79) (20') (Voice, Guitar)
Texts by A. E. Housman, George Mackay Brown, E. E. Cummings, Gwyneth Walker, and Anonymous
Songs in Motion (2015) (16') (Mezzo-Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Virginia Hamilton Adair
"Steal Away" from Songs of the Spirit (2021) #9164 (3'40") (Medium Voice, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Suffrage Songs (2019) (7'35") (Contralto, Piano)
Texts by Lucille Clifton and traditional sources (adp. composer)
Were You There? (2021) #9179 (4'30") (Contralto, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Songs and cycles for solo voice and strings
(2011) (10'10") ECS#8329 (Tenor, Piano)
Optional accompaniment for string quartet available.
Score #8330, Parts #8331
Texts by Dylan Thomas
The Dying of the Light (2011) (10'10") (Baritone, Piano)
Optional accompaniment for string orchestra available.
Score #8333, Parts #8334
Texts by Dylan Thomas
From the Depths of the Soul (2016) (14'30) (Contralto, Viola)
From the Depths of the Soul (2017) (14'30") (Bass-Baritone, Cello)
I Feel the Spirit! (2018) (13'20") #8976 (Contralto or Baritone, String Trio or Piano)
String trio score #8976A, parts #8976B
Let Us Break Bread Together (2017) (3'00") #8649 (High Voice, Piano)
Version for string orchestra available.
Score #8649A; Parts #8649B
Traditional text (adp. composer)
No Ordinary Woman! (1997) (15') ECS#5728 (Soprano, Piano)
Traditional texts, adp. composer
Version for string orchestra available (Score ECS#6541, parts ECS#6542)
Tets by Lucille Clifton
The Poet's Heart (2009) (17') ECS#7498 (Mezzo-soprano, Piano Quartet)
Texts by Emily Dickinson