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. A categorized list of all choral works can also be downloaded by clicking here.
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)
Chamber Works
Piano trio/quartet
String quartet
Woodwind quintet
Brass quintet/trio
Chamber Works by Solo/Featured Instrument
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet
Bassoon
Trumpet
Tuba
Guitar/Lute
Violin
Viola
Cello
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)
God's Grandeur (2002) (7') ECS#6046 (SATB)
Texts by Gerald Manley Hopkins
Give Over Thine Own Willing (1997) (3'45") ECS#5252 (SATB)
Text adapted from the writings of Isaac Pennington by Paul Lacey
If Ever Two Were One (2003) (3'15") ECS#6227 (SATB)
Text by Anne Bradstreet (adp. composer)
Motherless Child (1996) (5') ECS#5131 (SATB)
Traditional text
One Faith (2007) (4') GW (SATB)
Text by John Oxenham and Cecil Frances Alexander (adp. composer)
Peace Like a River (1989) (2'30") ECS#4485 (SATB)
Traditional Text
The Right to Vote (1998) (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 (1985) (2') ECS#4318 (SATB)
Text from the Bible (Psalm 95)
Two Prayers from The Golden Harp (1999) (4') MMB#X940020 (SATB)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
This Train (1997) (3'45") ECS#5189 (SATB)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
The Troubled Sweet of Her (1978) ECS#4307 (2'45") (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
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
As a Branch in May (1983) (3'30") ECS#4888 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
Carol of the Brown King (2008) (4') ECS#7433 (SATB, 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
The Dreamers of Dreams (2003) (4') ECS#6291 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Arthur O'Shaughnessy
Every Life Shall Be a Song (2005) (3'30") ECS#7336 (SATB, Piano)
Text by John Addington Symonds, adp. composer
Feathers and Frogs (2006) (4') ECS#7035 (SATB, Opt. Percussion, Piano)
Texts by Emily Dickinson
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
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
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 -- Troubled Water (2007) (3'30") ECS#7284 (SATB, Piano)
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") #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
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)
More Love (2006) (6') ECS#7036 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional Shaker texts
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)
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)
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)
Sing On! (A Musical Toast) (2003) (3') ECS#6524 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Colonel Henry Heveningham
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
Tell the Earth to Shake (2004) ECS#6423 (4'15") (SATB, Piano)
Text by Thomas Merton
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
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
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
Wayfaring Stranger (2008) (4'30") ECS#7403 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional Text (adp. composer)
When Jesus Wept (2006) (4') ECS#7034 (SATB, Opt. Percussion, Piano)
Text by William Billings
White Horses (1979) (3'30") ECS#4548 (SATB, Piano)
Text by E. E. Cummings
The Whole World (in His Hands) (2008) (4'30") ECS#7269 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional text
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') #7621 (SATB, Organ)
Eternal Brightness: No. 2 - Lord Jesus, Think on Me (2009) (3'45") #7622 (SATB, Organ)
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") 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 Shepherd (2009) (4') (SATB, Organ)
Text by Henry W. Baker (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)
O Gracious Light (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) ECS#4476 (SATB, Organ)
Traditional Text
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
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) ECS#4932 (3'40") (SSAA, SSA Soli)
American Ballads: No. 4 - Clementine (1992) ECS#4933 (5'40") (TTBB, TBB Soli, Flute)
American Ballads: No. 5 - Shenandoah (1992) ECS#4934 (4'45") (SSAATTBB, Flute)
Traditional texts
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 - 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
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
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.
Piano/brass/percussion score ECS#7338; Organ/brass/percussion score ECS#7339; Brass parts ECS#7340
Text by John Addington Symonds, adp. composer
The Great Trees: No. 1 -- The Peace of Wild Things (2009) (3'30") (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 2 -- The Silence (2009) (2') (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 3 -- The Dark Around Us (2009) (2') (SATB, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 4 -- The Steps of the City (2009) (2'30") (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 5 -- The Timbered Choir (2009) (3'15") (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
Texts by Wendell Berry
The Golden Harp (1999) (30')
SATB Chorus and String Quartet
(Full score and string parts for sale from MMB; Choral scores for rental or sale from MMB)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
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)
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') #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
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") #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)
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, Piano)
Oboe part (#6209) 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
Sweet Molly and Friends (1998) (10') GW (SATB, Tuba)
Traditional texts (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
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)
(2002) (2'40") #7584 (SATB, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 2 - I Never Did Believe (2002) (4') #7585 (Soprano Solo, Tenor Solo, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 3 - Followers of the Lamb (2002) (4') #7586 (SATB, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 4 - Little Children (2002) (2'20") #7587 (Two-Part Children's Chorus, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 5 - Watch Ye (2002) (4') #7588 (SATB, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 6 - Hop Up and Jump Up (2002) (2'30") #7589 (SA, Two-Part Children's Chorus, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 7 - Come to Zion (2002) (3'30") #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)
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 Golden Harp (1999) (30')
SATB Chorus and String Orchestra
Texts by Rabindranath Tagore
How Can I Keep From Singing? (1995) (3'30") #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 (#6337).
Parts available for sale (#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") #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
Long Ago Lady (1984) (4'30") GW (SATB, Piano)
Version for two flutes and string orchestra available.
Text and melody by Jon Gailmor
New Millennium Suite: No. 1 -- Sinner Man (1999-2000) (4'30") #5865 (SATB, Piano [red])
New Millennium Suite: No. 2 -- Peace, I Ask of Thee, O River (1999-2000) (4'30") #5866 (SATB, Piano [red])
New Millennium Suite: No. 3 -- Down by the Riverside (1999-2000) (4'30") #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") #5383 (SATB, Piano [red])
River Songs: No. 2 -- A Mule Named Sal (1996) (5') #5384 (SATB, Piano [red])
River Songs: No. 3 -- The Water is Wide (1996) (8') #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
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") #5189 (SATB)
Optional accompaniment for string orchestra available.
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") #6570 (SATB, Piano)
Three Days by the Sea: No. 2 - Gifts from the Sea (2004) (3'30") #6571 (SATB, Piano)
Three Days by the Sea: No. 3 - Down to the Sea (2004) (5'00") #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
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
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
(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
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
Gifts from the Sea (2006) (3'30") #6717 (SSAA, Piano)
Text by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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
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
The Lord's Prayer (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) (4'30") ECS#6816 (SSA, Piano)
Text from the Bible (The Lord's Prayer)
Magnificat (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) ECS#6831 (SSAA, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Piano)
Traditional text
More Love (2006) (6') GW (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Piano)
Traditional Shaker texts
Mother Earth: Songs of a Strong Woman (2007) GW (8'30") (SA, Piano)
Texts by Alice Walker and 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
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
To Sing is to Fly (2003) (2'30") GW (SSAA, Piano)
Text by Joan Baez
The Tree of Peace (2002) (5'30") ECS#6463 (SSAA, Piano)
Text by John Greenleaf Whittier (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) 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") #7484 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 2 - Cherry Tree Carol (2008) (4'30") #7485 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 3 - Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head #7486 (2008) (3'20") (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 4 - Go Tell it on the Mountain #7487 (2008) (4') (SSAAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Full brass score and brass parts are also available.
SSAA (Score #7482, Parts #7483)
Traditional texts
Breath of God (2008) (4'15") GW (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)
Magnificat (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) #6831 (SSAA, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available for sale.
Full score #6832, Parts #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)
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
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
How Can I Keep From Singing? (2004) (3'30") #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 (#6337), SSAA (#6342), and TTBB (#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
Men's chorus
(1992) ECS#4933 (5'40") (TTBB, TBB Soli, Flute)
Traditional text
Carol of the Brown King (2008) (4') ECS#7435 (TTBB, Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes
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 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 -- Troubled Water (2007) (3'30") ECS#7300 (TTBB, Piano)
Texts by Langston Hughes
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) GW (2'45") (TTBB)
Text by St. Ignatius of Loyola (adp. composer)
Rejoice! -- Christmas Songs (2010) (11') #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
Three Days by the Sea: Down to the Sea (2004) (5'00") ECS#7301 (TTBB, Piano)
Text by Norah Mary Holland
The Tree of Peace (2007) (5'30") ECS#7145 (TTBB, Piano)
Text by John Greenleaf Whittier (adp. composer)
Children's/youth chorus
(2008) (4'30") #7484 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 2 - Cherry Tree Carol (2008) (4'30") #7485 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 3 - Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head #7486 (2008) (3'20") (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 4 - Go Tell it on the Mountain #7487 (2008) (4') (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 Night (2010) (4') (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Piano [red])
Blessings from the Children: No. 2 - The Circle of Days (2010) (4') (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Piano [red])
Blessings from the Children: No. 3 - On Morning Wings (2010) (4') (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Piano [red])
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Traditional texts adapted by Reeve Lindbergh and the composer
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") #7587 (Two-Part Children's Chorus, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 6 - Hop Up and Jump Up (2002) (2'30") #7589 (SA, Two-Part Children's Chorus, Piano)
Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 7 - Come to Zion (2002) (3'30") #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)
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
How Can I Keep From Singing? (1999) (3'30") ECS#5655 (SSA, Piano)
Traditional text (Quaker Hymn)
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
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) GW (4'30") (SATB, Piano)
Three Folk Hymns: No. 2 - Be Thou My Vision (2006) GW (4') (SATB, Piano)
Three Folk Hymns: No. 3 - Standing in the Need of Prayer (2006) GW (3'15") (SATB, Piano)
(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)
(1998) (4'30") ECS#5666 (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 2 - 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") GW (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
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, Organ)
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)
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') (SATB, Organ)
Good Shepherd (2009) (4') (SA, Organ)
Text by Henry W. Baker (adp. composer)
Hebrides Lullaby (1996) (3'45") ECS#5263 (SSA)
Traditional text
How Can I Keep From Singing? (1995) (3'30") ECS#5100 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional text (Quaker Hymn)
A Hymn of Resurrection (2007) (3'15") #7199 (SATB, Organ)
Brass parts available for sale (#7200).
Version for brass quartet, timpani, and organ available.
I Thank You God (2002) (4') ECS#5977 (SATB, Piano)
Text by E. E. Cummings
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) 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)
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)
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 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
Three Folk Hymns: No. 1 - I Will Arise (2006) GW (4'30") (SATB, Piano)
Three Folk Hymns: No. 2 - Be Thou My Vision (2006) GW (4') (SATB, Piano)
Three Folk Hymns: No. 3 - Standing in the Need of Prayer (2006) GW (3'15") (SATB, Piano)
(Note these three settings contain optional parts for children's chorus.)
Traditional texts
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)
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
(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 - 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)
Appalachian Carols: No. 1 - Wondrous Love (2008) (4'30") #7485 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 2 - Cherry Tree Carol (2008) (4'30") #7485 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 3 - Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head #7486 (2008) (3'20") (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Appalachian Carols: No. 4 - Go Tell it on the Mountain #7487 (2008) (4') (SSAAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Full brass score and brass parts are also available.
SATB (Score #5665, Parts #566A); SSAA (Score #7482, Parts #7483)
Traditional texts
Carol of the Brown King (2008) (4') ECS#7433 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes
The Christ-child's Lullaby (1988) (4'30") ECS#4380 (SATB, A Solo)
Traditional text
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) 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)
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
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
(1990) (15') Piano Trio -- LKMP X503009
four folk-inflected movements, inspired by scenes from Craftsbury, Vermont
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
Letters to the World (2001) (16') Piano Quartet -- LKMP X504041
Five movements based on poems of Emily Dickinson
Music for a Summer Evening (2010) (13') (Flute doubling Alto Flute/Piccolo, Piano Trio)
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 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
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
String quartet
(2000) (14') -- LKMP X652505
A three-movement concerto: bouncy & light; lyrical & expressive; rhythmic & assertive
Idyll for Flute and String Quartet (2008) (17') Flute/String Quartet -- LKMP X652510
Subtitled "Songs of the Land"; four bucolic movements
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
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
Traveling Songs (1996, rev. 2003) (16') String Quartet -- LKMP X504044
contemporary adaptations of four American "songs of travel"
Woodwind quintet
(1988) (21') WW Quintet -- LKMP X105003
contemporary adaptations of traditional hymns
Encounters (2007) (11') WW Quintet -- LKMP X105019
four characterful movements with much instrumental interplay
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
Brass quintet/trio
(1989) (4') Brass Quintet -- LKMP X205001
an energetic, single-movement work
The Circus of Creation (2009) (25') (Narrator, Brass Quintet, Percussion)
Texts by Robert Lax
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"
Raise the Roof! (1987) (4') Brass Quintet -- LKMP X205002
a dramatic presentation of "The Tortoise and the Hare"
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) ECS#4932 (3'40") (SSAA, SSA Soli)
American Ballads: No. 4 - Clementine (1992) ECS#4933 (5'40") (TTBB, TBB Soli, Flute)
American Ballads: No. 5 - Shenandoah (1992) ECS#4934 (4'45") (SSAATTBB, Flute)
Flute part available (ECS#4930a) is available and necessary for performance.
Traditional texts
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
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, Piano)
Oboe part (ECS#6209) 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
Clarinet
(1992) (10') A fable for Cl/Vc/Storyteller -- Sc/Pts X816203
Buffalo Gals and Other Songs (2005) (12') Cl/Pno -- X131019
Full Circle (2007) (11') Fl/Cl/Pno -- Sc/Pts X103010
The Great Trees: No. 1 -- The Peace of Wild Things (2009) (3'30") (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 2 -- The Silence (2009) (2') (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 3 -- The Dark Around Us (2009) (2') (SATB, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 4 -- The Steps of the City (2009) (2'30") (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
The Great Trees: No. 5 -- The Timbered Choir (2009) (3'15") (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
Texts by Wendell Berry
Like the First Bird (2006) (8'30") Fl/Cl/Pno -- X103011
Nocturne (1991) (17') Clarinet/String Orch -- Cl/Pno Red. X131010
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
(2006) (30') (Trumpet, Bassoon, Piano, Narrator, Actors/Dancers)
Texts by Robert Lax
Close Encounters (2006) (11') Tpt/Bsn -- Sc/Pts X620001
Concerto for Bassoon and Strings (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.
Circus Days and Nights (2006) (30') (Trumpet, Bassoon, Piano, Narrator, Actors/Dancers)
Texts by Robert Lax
Close Encounters (2006) (11') Tpt/Bsn -- Sc/Pts X620001
A Concerto of Hymns and Spirituals (1997) (16') Tpt/Orchestra -- Tpt/Pno Red.
Language of the Soul (2008) (15') Tpt/Strings -- Tpt/Pno Red.
Suite for Trumpet and Piano (2005) (6') (Trumpet, Piano)
Tuba
(2004) (14') Tuba/Organ -- Sc/Pts X241004
Chanties and Ballads (1995) (13') Tuba/Orchestra -- Tuba/Pno Red. X241002
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)
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
Fantasy Etudes (1992) (10') Vn/Pno -- Sc/Pts X511015
Vigil (1991) (10') Vln, Piano -- Sc/Pts X511029
Wake Up (1992) (5') (Vln)
Viola
(1982) (13') -- X521004
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) (18') (Cello, Piano)
The Green Mountains (2010) (15'30") (Cello)
In Memoriam (1980) (10') Solo Cello -- X530008
Journeys (1994) (8') Three Celli -- Sc/Pts X533002
North Country Concerto (1995) (18') Cello/Orchestra -- Cello/Pno Red. X531016
Songs Without Words (2009) (20'25") (Cello, Piano)
Touch the Sky (1986) (8') Cello/Pno -- Sc/Pts X531011
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 (2008) (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
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
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
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)
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
In a Time of Peace (2006) (20')
Cello Solo, 2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(2): Strings
Language of the Soul (2008) (15')
Solo Trumpet and 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')
Solo Flute and String Orchestra
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)
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)
The Golden Harp (1999) (30')
SATB Chorus and 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)
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)
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
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
(2006) (30') (Trumpet, Bassoon, Piano, Narrator, Actors/Dancers)
Texts by Robert Lax
Climbing to Heaven (2003) (22')
Staged Work for Readers, Actors, and Chamber Orchestra
1.1.1.1: 1.1.0.0: Perc(1): Strings
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 (2008) (22')
Narrator, 2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(2): Strings
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
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
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
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
Crossing the Bar (2000) (3') ECS#5758 (Voice, Piano)
Text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Deep Peace (2009) (3'15') (Soprano, Alto, String Quartet)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
I Speak For the Earth (1986) (13') #4322 (Soprano, Flute/Vln, Piano)
Texts by Michael Arnowitt, Leonard Nathan, and traditional hymns
Handfuls of Love! (2006) (6'30") (Soprano, Piano)
Handfuls of Love! (2007) (6'30") (Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Piano)
Traditional Shaker texts
The Laughter of Women (2000) (16') (Soprano, Violin, Piano)
The Laughter of Women (2002) (16') (Soprano, Clarinet, Piano)
Texts by Lisel Mueller
Mornings Innocent (1993) (12') ECS#5132 (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by May Swenson
Mother Earth: Songs of a Strong Woman (2007) (8'30") (Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Alice Walker and Langston Hughes
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)
Texts by Lucille Clifton
The Peace of Wild Things (2009) (2'45") (Soprano, Tenor, Piano)
Text by Wendell Berry
The Promised Land (2009) (16') (Soprano, Piano)
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
Psalm 23 (1998, 2000) (2'15") ECS#5740 (Voice, Piano)
Text from the Bible
Sleep, Little Bird (1982) (2'45") GW (Voices, Flute, Piano -- various versions)
Text by Jean Merrill
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 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)
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
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
Three Songs for Tres Voces (1983) (9') ECS#4325 (Countertenor, Tenor, Baritone, Guitar)
Texts by W. B. Yeats and George Mackay Brown
Weave No Cloak Against Tomorrow (1974, rev. 1986) (4') (Voice and Piano)
Text by Jean l'Heureux
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
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)
Handfuls of Love! (2007) (6'30") (Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Piano)
Traditional texts
The Laughter of Women (2002) (16') (Mezzo-Soprano, Clarinet, Piano)
Texts by Lisel Mueller
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
The Poet's Heart (2009) (17') (Mezzo-soprano, Piano Quartet)
Texts by Emily Dickinson
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)
Texts by Christopher Brunelle (trans.), Saint Francis, and Traditional Gaelic
Sleep, Little Bird (1982) (2'45") GW (Voices, Flute, Piano -- various versions)
Text by Jean Merrill
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
Three Songs for Tres Voces (1983) (9') ECS#4325 (Countertenor, Tenor, Baritone, Guitar)
Texts by W. B. Yeats and George Mackay Brown