The list belows shows all compositions of Gwyneth Walker organized by publisher. Click here to see a list of works organized by instrumentation type and choral genre.
With few exceptions, published works for instrumental forces (including orchestra and band music) are available from Lauren Keiser Music Publishing, and works for chorus, solo voice, or solo keyboard are available from ECS Publishing. Lists of works by publisher are available below.
The published works of Gwyneth Walker are available for purchase (and/or rental) from the publishers, not from the composer. See below for order numbers and contact information for all publishers.
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Works available from Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
Works available from ECS Publishing (E. C. Schirmer Music Company) / MorningStar Music Publishers / Canticle Distributing
Works available from Treble Clef Music Press
Works available from Arsis Press
Works available from the composer (most all freely downloadable from this site)
Works recently completed with upcoming premieres
Works available from Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
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Available for Sale
Available on Rental (Perusal PDFs of the full scores are provided for all rental titles.)
- About Leaves (1997) (11'15")
1.0.2.1: Strings
- Across the Water (2011) (13'45")
Piano Solo, 2[both dbl. Picc].1.1.1: 1.1.1.0: Perc(1): Strings
- An American Concerto (1995) (15')
Violin Solo, 2.2.2.2: 2.2.1.0: Timp.Perc(2): Strings
- Arc in the Sky (4') from North Country Concerto (1995)
Cello Solo, String Orchestra
- Bicentennial Suite (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
- Chanties and Ballads (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
- Concert Suite (1994) (10')
2.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(3): 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
- 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
- Jubilee (1992) (10')
3 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Percussion (2)
- 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
- The Light of Three Mornings (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)
- The Magic Oboe (2003) (16')
Oboe Solo, 1.0.0.1: 0.1.0.0: Perc(1): Strings
- 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
- 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
- Muse of Amherst (2008) (22')
Readers, 2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc(3): Strings
based on the poetry of Emily Dickinson
- 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
- 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
- Sweet Land (of Liberty) (1996) (6')
Variations on "My Country 'Tis of Thee" for string orchestra
- 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
- Up-Front Concerto (1993) (10')
Hand drums Solo, 1.1.1.1: 1.1.1.0: Strings
- 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)
Works available from E. C. Schirmer Music Company (ECS Publishing) / MorningStar Music Publishers / Canticle Distributing
(Gwyneth Walker and Robert Schuneman, the late president of ECS Publishing; 2012)
all ECS publications are distributed by:
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1727 Larkin Williams Road
Fenton, MO 63026
Telephone: 636.305.0100; 800.647.2117 (USA/Canada)
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Telephone: 508.620.7400; 800.777.1919 (USA/Canada)
Fax: 508.620.7401
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(Gwyneth Walker, soprano and teacher Maria Lagios, and Mark Lawson, president of the ECS Publishing Group and Canticle Distributing; 2016)
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Choral Music
- All My Trials (2014) (4'30") #8226 (SATB, Piano)
- All My Trials (2014) (4'30") #8227 (SSA, Piano)
Version for strings available as part of Gospel Songs.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- All the Beauty of the Lord (2007) (2'15") #7143 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Frederick W. Faber (adp. composer)
- Alpha and Omega: No. 1 - The Father's Love (2009) (4') #7721 (SATB, Piano)
- Alpha and Omega: No. 2 - Star of Night (2009) (4'45") #7722 (SATB, Piano)
- Alpha and Omega: No. 3 - The Child Is Born (2009) (3'20") #7723 (SATB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and organ available.
Score #7727; Parts #7728
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score #7724; Parts #7725
Texts by John Mason Neale, John H. Hopkins, Jr., and Percy Dearmer
- American Ballads: No. 1 - Lonesome Traveler (1992) (4'45") #4930 (SATB, SATB Soli, Flute)
- American Ballads: No. 2 - Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies (1992) (3'40") #4931 (SSATBB, Flute)
- American Ballads: No. 3 - Careless Love (1992) (3'40") #4932 (SSAA, SSA Soli)
- American Ballads: No. 4 - Clementine (1992) (5'40") #4933 (TTBB, TBB Soli, Flute)
- American Ballads: No. 5 - Shenandoah (1992) #4934 (4'45") (SSAATTBB, Flute)
Flute part available (#4930a) is available and necessary for performance.
Traditional texts
- An Hour to Dance: No. 1 - Key Ring (1998) (2'30") #5282 (SATB, Piano)
- An Hour to Dance: No. 2 - Summary By the Pawns (1998) (2'40") #5283 (SATB, Piano)
- An Hour to Dance: No. 3 - The April Lovers (1998) (3') #5284 (SATB, Piano)
- An Hour to Dance: No. 4 - An Hour to Dance (1998) (3'30") #5285 (SATB, Piano)
- An Hour to Dance: No. 5 - Slow Scythe (1998) (3') #5286 (SATB, Piano)
- An Hour to Dance: No. 6 - White Darkness (1998) (2') #5287 (SATB, Piano)
- An Hour to Dance: No. 7 - Take My Hand (1998) (4'15") #5288 (SATB, S Solo, Piano)
Texts by Virginia Hamilton Adair
- And Death Shall Have No Dominion (2010) (4'30") #7710 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Dylan Thomas
- And Joyful Be (1993) (5'20") #5136 (SATB, Cello, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- Appalachian Carols: No. 1 - Wondrous Love (1998) (4'30") #5666 (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
- Appalachian Carols: No. 2 - The Cherry Tree Carol (1998) (5') #5667 (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
- Appalachian Carols: No. 3 - Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head (1998) (3'20") #5668 (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
- Appalachian Carols: No. 4 - Go Tell it on the Mountain (1998) (4') #5669 (SATB, Brass Quintet or Piano)
- Appalachian Carols: No. 1 - Wondrous Love (2008) (4'30") #7484 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
- Appalachian Carols: No. 2 - The Cherry Tree Carol (2008) (4'30") #7485 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
- Appalachian Carols: No. 3 - Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head (2008) (3'20") #7486 (SSAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
- Appalachian Carols: No. 4 - Go Tell it on the Mountain (2008) (4') #7487 (SSAAA, Brass Quintet or Piano)
Full brass score and brass parts are also available.
SATB (Score #5665, Parts #5665A); SSAA (Score #7482, Parts #7483)
- As a Branch in May (1983) (3'30") #4888 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
- Be Our Light in the Darkness (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) #4480 (SATB, Treble Solo, Organ, Percussion)
Traditional text
- Blessings from the Children: No. 1 - The Blessing of Light (2010) (4') #7761 (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Piano [red])
- Blessings from the Children: No. 2 - The Circle of Days (2010) (4') #7762 (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Piano [red])
- Blessings from the Children: No. 3 - On Morning Wings (2010) (4') #7763 (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Piano [red])
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score #7764, Parts #7765
Traditional texts adapted by Reeve Lindbergh and the composer
- Bones, Be Good! (1992) (2'50") #6561 (SSA [Treble/Youth Chorus], Piano)
- Bones, Be Good! (1992) (2'50") #7010 (SSAA [Women's Chorus], Piano)
Version for string quartet or string orchestra available for SSAA version. (Score #7011, Set of Parts #7012, Individual Parts #7013)
Text by Lucille Clifton
- Breath of God (2008) (4'15") #7989 (SSA, Flute, Piano)
Text by Edwin Hatch (adp. composer)
- A Bridge of Peace (2017) (4') #8601 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Ada Aharoni
- Carol of the Brown King (2008) (4') #7433 (SATB, Piano)
- Carol of the Brown King (2008) (4') #7435 (TTBB, Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes
- Cheek to Cheek (1978) (1') #4308 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Carll Tucker
- Chester (2006) (2'40") #7033 (SATB, Opt. Percussion, Piano)
Text by William Billings
- Chords of Love (2002) (3'45") #6238 (SATB, Treble Voices)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- The Christ-child's Lullaby (1988) (4'30") #4380 (SATB, A Solo)
Traditional text
- Come and Go With Me to That Land (2014) (3'45") #8154 (SATB, Piano)
- Come and Go With Me to That Land (2014) (3'45") #8224 (SSA, Piano)
Version for strings available as part of Gospel Songs.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- Come Life, Shaker Life!: No. 1 - Come Life, Shaker Life (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") #6377 (SSAA, Piano)
- Crossing the Bar (2004) (3'30") #6378 (SATB, Piano)
- Crossing the Bar (2004) (3'30") #6373 (TTBB, Piano)
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
SSAA (Score #6374, Parts #6376); SATB (Score #6375, Parts #6376); TTBB (Score #6506, Parts #6507)
Version for SATB and organ with opt. brass quartet and percussion available.
Score #7526, Parts #7527
Text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- The Day is Done (2018) (5') #8776 (Children's Chorus, SATB, Piano)
Version for flute, percussion, and strings available.
Score #8776A, Parts #8776B
Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Dazzling as the Sun (2004) (3'30") #6513 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Delores Dufner, OSB
- Descent: "Sequoia" from Touching the Infinite Sky (2016) (4') #8517 (Tenor Solo, TTBB, Piano)
Text by John Muir, adp. composer
- Down to the River to Pray (2015) (3'30") #8476 (SATB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet and percussion (1) available. Full score #8476A; Parts #8476B
- The Dreamers of Dreams (2003) (4') #6291 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Arthur O'Shaughnessy
- Dreams and Dances: No. 1 - Bones, Be Good! (1992) (2'50") #5029 (SATB, Piano or Strings)
- Dreams and Dances: No. 2 - Some Dreams Hang in the Air (1992) (4') #5030 (SATB, Piano or Strings)
- Dreams and Dances: No. 3 - Let There Be New Flowering (1992) (3'30") #5031 (SATB, Piano or Strings)
Version for string orchestra available. (Score #5028, Set of Parts #5028A)
Set of parts: Violin 1 #5028A, Violin 2 #5028B, Viola #5028C, Cello #5028D (Contrabass plays from cello part)
Texts by Lucille Clifton
- The Earth Is Risen (2013) (3'30") #8039 (SATB, Organ, Brass Quartet, Percussion)
Brass parts available for sale (#8040).
Text by Samuel Longfellow (adp. composer)
- Equality Is in the Air We Breathe (2020) (5'20") #9155 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes (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') #6346 (SATB, Organ/Piano)
Text from Sarum Primer and the Psalms (adp. composer)
- 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
- Every Night (When the Sun Goes Down) (1996) (4') #5135 (SATB)
Traditional text
- Feathers and Frogs (2006) (4') #7035 (SATB, Opt. Percussion, Piano)
Texts by Emily Dickinson
- 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)
- 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. 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
- From Dusk to Dawn (2012) (4') #8157 (SSA, Piano)
Text by Martha Greene Eads after the writings of Leymah Gbowee
- For Ever and Ever (1986) (3') #4316 (SATB, S Solo)
Text from the Bible (The Lord's Prayer)
- 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)
- Gifts from the Sea (2006) (3'30") #6717 (SSAA, Piano)
Text by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
- Give Over Thine Own Willing (1997) (3'45") #5252 (SATB)
Text adapted from the writings of Isaac Pennington by Paul Lacey
- A Glad New Song (2018) (3'15") #50-6129 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Jonathan B. Atchison (Sacred Harp) (adp. composer)
- God Speaks to Each of Us (1999) (3') #5664 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Rainer Maria Rilke
- God's Grandeur (2002) (7') #6046 (SATB)
Texts by Gerald Manley Hopkins
- 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
- Good Christian Friends, Rejoice! from "Rejoice!" (2001) (3') #7820 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- Good Shepherd (2009) (4') #8070 (SATB, Organ)
- Good Shepherd (2009) (4') #8069 (SA, Organ)
Text by Henry W. Baker (adp. composer)
- The Gospel Ship (2012) (4'00") #8230 (SATB, Opt. Children's Chorus, Piano)
- The Gospel Ship (2012) (4'00") #8045 (SSA, Opt. Children's Chorus, Piano)
Version for strings available as part of Gospel Songs.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- Gospel Songs (2014) (20'25") #8231 (SATB, Strings)
- Gospel Songs (2014) (20'25") #8232 (SSA, Strings)
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- 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.
Version for woodwind sextet (2.1.1.1.1), percussion (1), and piano available.
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
- The Great Trees: No. 1 - The Peace of Wild Things (2009) (3'30") #7744 (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
- The Great Trees: No. 2 - The Silence (2009) (2') #7745 (Soprano and Tenor, Clarinet, Piano)
- The Great Trees: No. 3 - The Dark Around Us (2009) (2') #7746 (SATB, Piano)
- The Great Trees: No. 4 - The Steps of the City (2009) (2'30") #7747 (Soprano and Tenor, Clarinet, Piano)
- The Great Trees: No. 5 - The Timbered Choir (2009) (3'15") #7748 (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
Clarinet part available (#7749) is available and necessary for performance.
Texts by Wendell Berry
- Harlem Songs: No. 1 - Spirituals (2000) (3'45") #5769 (SATB, Piano)
- Harlem Songs: No. 2 - Harlem Night Song (2000) (3'15") #5770 (SATB, Piano)
- Harlem Songs: No. 3 - Tambourines (2000) (3'45") #5771 (SATB, Piano)
- Harlem Songs: No. 1 - Spirituals (2000) (3'45") #6813 (SSAA, Piano)
- Harlem Songs: No. 2 - Harlem Night Song (2000) (3'15") #6814 (SSAA, Piano)
- Harlem Songs: No. 3 - Tambourines (2000) (3'45") #6815 (SSAA, Piano)
- Harlem Songs: No. 1 - Spirituals (2008) (3'45") #7294 (TTBB, Piano)
- Harlem Songs: No. 2 - Harlem Night Song (2008) (3'15") #7295 (TTBB, Piano)
- Harlem Songs: No. 3 - Tambourines (2008) (3'45") #7296 (TTBB, Piano)
Texts by Langston Hughes
- A Heart in Hiding: No. 1 - 'Tis So Much Joy and No. 2 - Forever at His Side to Walk (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
- The Heavens Delight (2013) (3'10") #8515 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Josiah G. Holland (adp. composer)
- Hebrides Lullaby (1996) (3'45") #5263 (SSA)
Traditional text
- How Can I Keep From Singing? (1995) (3'30") #5100 (SATB, Piano)
- How Can I Keep From Singing? (1999) (3'30") #5655 (SSA, Piano)
- How Can I Keep From Singing? (2004) (3'30") #6336 (TTBB, 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)
Parts available for sale (#6338).
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available.
Full scores available for sale: SATB (#6783), SSAA (#6784), and TTBB (#6785)
Parts available for sale (#6786).
Traditional text (Quaker Hymn)
- A Hymn of Resurrection (2007) (3'15") #7199 (SATB, Organ)
Brass parts available for sale (#7200).
Text by Jessie B. Pounds (adp. composer)
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 (1998) (4') #5331 (SSA, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score #6595, Parts #6596
- I Thank You God (2002) (4') #5977 (SSATB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score #6794, Parts #6795
Text by E. E. Cummings
- 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, Too, Sing America (2013) (3'30") #8051 (SSAA [Youth Chorus], Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes
- I Will Be Earth (1992) (2'30") #4887 (SSATB, Piano)
- I Will Be Earth (2008) (2'30") #7293 (TTBB, 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
- If Ever Two Were One (2003) (3'15") #6227 (SATB)
Text by Anne Bradstreet (adp. composer)
- 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 #7804, Parts #7805
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available.
Score #7802, Parts #7803
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
- I've Known Rivers: No. 1 - My Soul Has Grown Deep (2007) (3') #7297 (TTBB, Piano)
- I've Known Rivers: No. 2 - Troubled Water (2007) (2'45") #7298 (TTBB, Piano)
- I've Known Rivers: No. 3 - Jump Right In! (2007) (2'30") #7299 (TTBB, Piano)
- I've Known Rivers: No. 4 - In a Time of Silver Rain (2007) (3'30") #7300 (TTBB, Piano)
Texts by Langston Hughes
- The Land of the Free (2016) (2') #8527 (SATB)
- The Land of the Free (2016) (2') #8528 (SSAA)
- The Land of the Free (2016) (2') #8529 (TTBB)
Text by Francis Scott Key (adp. composer)
- Lessons from the Sea (2006) (30') #7373 (SSAA, Narrator, Piano)
Texts by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
- Let Evening Come (2001) (3'30") #5946 (SSA, Piano)
- Let Evening Come (2001) (3'30") #7014 (SATB, Opt. Percussion, Piano)
Text by Jane Kenyon
- Let Music Fill the Air (2003) (4') #6363 (SATB, Piano)
Text adapted by the composer from multiple sources
- Let Us Break Bread Together (2017) (3'00") #8646 (SATB, Piano)
- Let Us Break Bread Together (2017) (3'00") #8647 (SSAA, Piano)
- Let Us Break Bread Together (2017) (3'00") #8648 (TTBB, Piano)
Version for string orchestra available.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- Let the Life I've Lived Speak for Me (2016) (3') #8659 (SATB)
- Let the Life I've Lived Speak for Me (2017) (3') #8660 (SSAA)
- Let the Life I've Lived Speak for Me (2017) (3') #8661 (TTBB)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- Light of Light (2007) (5'30") #7455 (Treble Voice(s), SATB, Organ)
Texts from the Liturgy of St. James
- The Lord's Prayer (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) (4'30") #4479 (SSA, Organ)
- The Lord's Prayer (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) (4'30") #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)
- Love -- by the Water: No. 1 - Blow the Candles Out (1997) (3'30") #5249 (SATB, Piano)
- Love -- by the Water: No. 2 - Fare Thee Well (1997) (4'30") #5250 (SATB, Piano)
- Love -- by the Water: No. 3 - Banks of the Ohio (1997) (5'30") #5251 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
- Love Came Down at Christmas from "Rejoice!" (2001) (3') #7395 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
- Love Came Down at Christmas from "Rejoice!" (2010) (3') #7643 (TTBB, 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 Shall Live Forever (2018) (9') #8833 (SATB, Piano)
- Love Shall Live Forever (2018) (9') #8917 (SSA, Piano)
Texts by Sidney Lanier, W. B. Yeats, Lord Byron, and from the Song of Solomon (adp. composer)
- Love Unfolding (2001) (4') #5947 (SATB, Organ or Brass Quintet)
Full brass score (#5948) and brass parts (#5949) are also available.
Text by Julian of Norwich
- Love Was My Lord and King!: No. 1 - A Sentinel (2003) (3'45") #6371 (TTBB, Piano)
- Love Was My Lord and King!: No. 2 - There Rolls the Deep (2003) (3'45") #6372 (TTBB, Piano)
- Love Was My Lord and King!: No. 3 - Crossing the Bar (2003) (3'30") #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
- Maid of Constant Sorrow (2014) (4'15") #8216 (SSA, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- Magnificat (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) (5'45") #4477 (SSAA, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Organ)
- Magnificat (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) (5'45") #6831 (SSAA, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available for sale.
Full score #6832, Parts #6833
Traditional text
- The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere (2012) #7946 (7'30") (SATB, Piano)
Text by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (adp. composer)
- More Love (2006) (6') #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)
- Mother to Son (2007) #8678 (3'45") (SA, Piano)
Text by Langston Hughes
- Motherless Child (1996) (5') #5131 (SATB)
Traditional text
- My Beloved Son (2006) (8'15") #7452 (SATB, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Organ)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and organ available for sale.
Full score #7453, Parts #7454
- My Beloved Son (2008) (8'15") #7451 (SSA, Solo Mezzo-soprano, Organ)
Texts by Charles Wesley and Hildegard von Bingen (translated by Christopher Brunelle)
- My Faith, My Hope (2016) (3') #50-8755 (SATB, Organ)
Text by George Herbert (adp. composer)
- My Love Walks in Velvet (1978) (4'30") #4312 (SATB, Piano)
- My Love Walks in Velvet (1978, 1999) (4'30") #5663 (SSA, Piano)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
- 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
Full score #5868, Parts Rental #5868a
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available for sale.
Full score #6804, Parts #6805
Traditional texts
- New Millennium Suite: No. 1 - Sinner Man (2008) (4'30") #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") #7303 (TTBB, Piano [red])
Traditional texts
- Now I Become Myself (1999) (4') #5409 (SSA, Piano)
Text by May Sarton
- Now Let Us Sing! (2003) (3'30") #6600 (SATB, Piano)
- Now Let Us Sing! (2004) (3'30") #6601 (SSAA, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available for sale.
SATB full score #6893, SSAA full score #6894, Parts (for either version) #6895
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- O Gracious Light (from Bethesda Evensong) (1988) #4476 (SATB, Organ)
Traditional Text
- Open My Heart with Song (2013) (7') #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
- 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") #8835 (SATB, Piano)
- Passion and Remembrance: No. 3 - Back and Forth on the Ferry (2018) (3'50") #8836 (SSA, Piano)
Texts by Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Peace I Ask of Thee, O River (2005) (4'30") #6550 (SSAA, Piano)
Version for string orchestra available.
Score ECS#6551; Parts ECS#6552
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and piano available for sale.
Full score #6806, Parts #6807
Traditional text
- Peace Like a River (1989) (2'30") #4485 (SATB)
Traditional Text
- Peace, My Heart (2012) (3'20") #8072 (SATB, Piano)
- Peace, My Heart (2012) (3'20") #8074 (SSA, Piano)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
- A Prayer in Spring (2012) (3') #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
- Psalm 23 (1998) (3'15") #5374 (SATB, Organ)
Text from the Bible
- Quiet Wonder (2001) (3') #5851 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
- Refuge (2015) (2'50") #8514 (SATB, Piano)
- Refuge (2016) (2'50") #8509 (TTBB, Piano)
- Refuge (2017) (2'50") #TBA (SSAA, Piano)
Text by Sara Teasdale (adp. composer)
- Rejoice! -- Christmas Songs (2001) (11') #6067 (SATB, 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 (#6633) and parts (#6634) are available.)
Texts by William Chatterton Dix, John Mason Neale, and Christina Rossetti; 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
- Ring Out, Wild Bells (2006) (4') #7457 (SATB, Piano)
Version for brass quintet, percussion (1), and organ available.
Score #7458; Parts #7459
Text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (adp. composer)
- 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
- The Road to Freedom (2003) (4') #6306 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- The Rose, the Briar, and the Bicycle (2002) (10'30") #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") #7460 (SATB, Organ)
- A Sacred Place: No. 2 - In This Still Room (2007) (3'15") #7461 (SATB, Organ)
- A Sacred Place: No. 3 - Alleluia! Amen! (2007) (3'50") #7462 (SATB, Organ)
Version for string orchestra available.
Score #7463, Parts #7464
Text by John Greenleaf Whittier
- She Walks in Beauty from Love Shall Live Forever (2018) (3'15") #8834 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Lord Byron and from the Song of Solomon (adp. composer)
- Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") #7438 (SATB, Solo Soprano or Tenor, Piano)
- Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") #7437 (SATB, Solo Soprano or Tenor, Organ)
- Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") #7440 (SSA, Solo Soprano, Piano)
- Shepherd's Song at Christmas (2008) (3'45") #7439 (SSA, Solo Soprano, Organ)
Text by Langston Hughes
- Shoe Jazz (2020) (12'10") #1.3650 (Youth Chorus, Piano)
Version for string quartet available. (Score #1.3650A; Parts #1.3650B)
Version for brass quintet available. (Score #1.3650C; Parts #1.3650D)
- The Silver Apples of the Moon (1986) (2'45") #4313 (SSA, Piano)
Text by William Butler Yeats
- Sing Evermore!: No. 1 - Merlin's Song (2015) (5') #TBA (SATB, Opt. Flute, Piano)
Text by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Sing Evermore!: No. 2 - In Praise of Music and Poetry (2015) (3'30") #TBA (Soprano and Baritone Soli, Piano)
Text by Richard Barnfield
- Sing Evermore!: No. 3 - The Lost Chord (2015) (3'30") #TBA (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)
Text by Sara Teasdale (adp. composer)
- Sing Evermore!: No. 5 - The Caged Bird Sings (2015) (4') #TBA (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") #TBA (TTBB)
Text by Walt Whitman (adp. composer)
- Sing Evermore!: No. 8 - Sky-Born Music (2015) (2'45") #TBA (SATB, Opt. Flute, Piano)
Text by Ralph Waldo Emerson (adp. composer)
- Sing Evermore!: No. 9 - Everyone Sang (2015) (3') #TBA (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
- Sing On! (A Musical Toast) (2003) (3') #6524 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Colonel Henry Heveningham
- A Song of Praise (2003) (3'45") #6286 (SATB, Organ)
Text by Isaac Watts (adp. composer)
- Songs for Women's Voices: No. 1 - Women Should Be Pedestals (1993) (2'15") #5020 (SSA, Piano)
- Songs for Women's Voices: No. 2 - Mornings Innocent (1993) (2'30") #5021 (SSAA, Piano)
- Songs for Women's Voices: No. 3 - The Name is Changeless (1993) (1'15") #5022 (SSA)
- Songs for Women's Voices: No. 4 - Love is a Rain of Diamonds (1993) (2'45") #5023 (SSA, Piano)
- Songs for Women's Voices: No. 5 - In Autumn (1993) (3'20") #5024 (SSA, S & A Soli, Piano)
- Songs for Women's Voices: No. 6 - I Will Be Earth (1993) (2'30") #5025 (SSA, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.0.0.0: Perc(1): Strings) available on sale.
Consult this table for sales item catalogue numbers.
Texts by May Swenson
- A Song of the Future (2016) (3'15") #1.3495 (SSAA, Oboe, Piano)
Text by Sidney Lanier (adp. composer)
- 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
- 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 #7756, Parts #7757
Texts from traditional hymns and spirituals (adp. composer)
- Songs to the Lord of Peace: No. 1 - Evening Prayer (2006) (4'00") #6971 (SATB, Piano)
- Songs to the Lord of Peace: No. 2 - I Have Called You (2006) (2'30") #6972 (SATB, Piano)
- Songs to the Lord of Peace: No. 3 - Be My Defender (2006) (3'30") #6973 (SATB, Piano)
- Songs to the Lord of Peace: No. 4 - There Is a Way to Glory (2006) (4'15") #6974 (SATB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra for 4th movement only (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score #6975, Parts #6976
Texts by Thomas Merton
- Sounding Joy (1985) (2') #4318 (SATB)
Text from the Bible (Psalm 95)
- The Spirit of Women: No. 1 - So Many Angels! (2000) (3'40") #6184 (SSA)
- The Spirit of Women: No. 2 - Walk That Valley (2002) (3'15") #6185 (SSAA)
- The Spirit of Women: No. 3 - Never Sit Down! (2002) (3'45") #6186 (SSAA)
Traditional texts
- 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)
- Steal Away (2014) (3'40") #8228 (SATB, Piano)
- Steal Away (2014) (3'40") #8229 (SSA, Piano)
Version for strings available as part of Gospel Songs.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- St. John's Trilogy (1990) #4699 (Congregation, Optional SATB Chorus, Organ)
Texts from the Episcopal Eucharist Service, Rite II
- Sweet Freedom (2010) (3') #7698 (SATB)
Text by Samuel Francis Smith (adp. composer)
- Tell the Earth to Shake (2004) (4'15") #6423 (SATB, Piano)
- Tell the Earth to Shake (2009) (4'15") #7553 (TTBB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score #6937 (SATB), Score #7626 (TTBB), Parts #6938 (SATB/TTBB)
Text by Thomas Merton
- A Testament to Peace (2004-07) (14') (SATB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
This work is a composite triptych of three works, each published separately as listed here.
Tell the Earth to Shake -- Choral/piano octavo #6424; Full score #6937; Parts #6938
The Tree of Peace -- Choral/piano octavo #6939; Full score #6940; Parts #6941
There is a Way to Glory -- Choral/piano octavo #6974; Full score #6975; Parts #6976
Texts by Thomas Merton and John Greenleaf Whittier
- A Testament to Peace (2004-07) (14') (TTBB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
This work is a composite triptych of three works, each published separately as listed here.
Tell the Earth to Shake -- Choral/piano octavo #7553; Full score #7626; Parts #6938
The Tree of Peace -- Choral/piano octavo #7145; Full score #8423; Parts #8424
There is a Way to Glory -- Choral/piano octavo #8422; Full score #8425; Parts #8426
Texts by Thomas Merton and John Greenleaf Whittier
- 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
- 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") #4314 (SATB, SB Soli, Piano)
Text by Isaac Watts and Gerard Manley Hopkins
- This Train (1997) (3'45") #5189 (SATB)
- This Train (2013) (4'30") #8100 (SSAA, Piano)
Optional accompaniment for string orchestra available, and as part of Gospel Songs.
SATB: Score #7212, Parts #7213
SSAA: Score #8098, Parts #8099
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)
- Three Days by the Sea: Down to the Sea (2004) (5'00") #7301 (TTBB, Piano)
Version for orchestra (2(both d. Picc).1.1.1: 2.0.1.1: Perc (1): Strings) available.
Texts by Thomas Merton, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, and Norah Mary Holland
- Three Folk Hymns: No. 1 - I Will Arise (2006) (4'30") #8256 (SATB, Piano)
- Three Folk Hymns: No. 2 - Be Thou My Vision (2006) (4') #8257 (SATB, Piano)
- Three Folk Hymns: No. 3 - Standin' in the Need of Prayer (2006) (3'15") #8258 (SATB, Piano)
All three SATB settings are also available in a single publication: #8255
(Note these three SATB settings contain optional parts for children's chorus.)
Traditional texts
- Through Many Dangers (2021) (4'30") #50-4765 (SATB, Piano)
Text by John Newton (adp. composer)
- 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') #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)
- To an Isle in the Water: No. 1 - The Lake Isle of Innisfree (2005) (4'15") #6708 (SATB, Piano)
- To an Isle in the Water: No. 2 - Shy One (2005) (3'45") #6709 (SATB, Piano)
- To an Isle in the Water: No. 3 - When You Are Old (2005) (3'30") #6710 (SATB, Piano)
- To an Isle in the Water: No. 4 - Song of Wandering Aengus (2005) (4'15") #6711 (SATB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.0.1: 2.0.0.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
(Full score (#6712) and parts (#6713) are available.)
Texts by W. B. Yeats
- Together in Song: No. 1 - Hear the Trumpet Sound (2005) (3'40") #6791 (SATB, Brass Quintet, Perc, Piano)
- Together in Song: No. 2 - Prayer (2005) (5') #6792 (SATB, Brass Quintet, Perc, Piano)
- Together in Song: No. 3 - The Gospel Plow (2005) (4'30") #6793 (SATB, Brass Quintet, Perc, Piano)
Full score (#6762) and parts (#6763) are available.
Traditional texts, adp. composer
- Touching the Infinite Sky (2016) (22') #8516 (Tenor Solo, TTBB, Piano)
Text by John Muir, adp. composer
- The Tree of Peace (2002) (5'30") #6463 (SSAA, Piano)
- The Tree of Peace (2006) (5'30") #6939 (SATB, Piano)
- The Tree of Peace (2007) (5'30") #7145 (TTBB, Piano)
Version for chamber orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
SATB Score #6940, SATB Parts #6941
SSAA Score #8115, SSAA Parts #8116
TTBB Score #8423, TTBB Parts #8424
Version for SATB, brass quintet, percussion, and organ available.
Score #TBA, Parts #TBA
Text by John Greenleaf Whittier (adp. composer)
- The Troubled Sweet of Her (1978) (2'45") #4307 (SATB, Optional Solo SATB, Male Speaker)
Text by Amante
- Two Prayers from The Golden Harp (1999) (4') #8295 (SATB)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
- Two Songs: No. 1 - spring! (1993) (2'30") #5045 (SATB, Piano)
- Two Songs: No. 2 - i carry your heart (1993) (2'30") #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)
- Voices in Song: No. 1 - Shall We Gather at the River (2007) (3'30") #7207 (Two-Part Youth Chorus, Piano [red])
- Voices in Song: No. 2 - Let Us Break Bread Together (2007) (4'40") #7208 (Two-Part Youth Chorus, Piano [red])
- Voices in Song: No. 3 - Standin' in the Need of Prayer (2007) (3'15") #7209 (Two-Part Youth Chorus, Piano [red])
- Voices in Song: No. 4 - Twelve Gates to the City (2007) (4'15") #7210 (Two-Part Youth Chorus, Piano [red])
Version for orchestra (2.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings) available.
Score #7204, Parts #7205
Traditional texts
- Walk On Up to Heaven (2004) (3'30") #6430 (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
Clarinet part (#6431) available.
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- Wayfaring Stranger (2008) (4'30") #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)
- White Horses (1979) (3'30") #4548 (SATB, Piano)
Text by E. E. Cummings
- With Thee That I May Live (1997) (5'45") #5277 (SATB, Children's Choir, Organ, Brass Quartet, Timpani)
Full score (#5278), children's chorus part (#5279) and brass parts (#5280) are also available.
Text by Anna Barbauld and Isaac Watts
- What Child Is This? from "Rejoice!" (2001) (4') #8727 (SATB, Piano/Organ)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- When Jesus Wept (2006) (4') #7034 (SATB, Opt. Percussion, Piano)
Version for organ with opt. brass quartet and percussion available.
Score #7528, Parts #7529
Text by William Billings
- When Music Sounds (2020) (3'15") #8997 (SATB, Piano)
Text by Walter de la Mare (adp. composer)
- The Whole World (in His Hands) (1999) (4'30") #6228 (Treble Voices, Piano)
- The Whole World (in His Hands) (2008) (4'30") #7269 (SATB, Piano)
Traditional text
- Words of Strength (2004) (5') #6680 (Women's Chorus [SSA], Girls' Chorus [SA], Piano)
Girls chorus part available (#6681)
Traditional text, adp. composer
Vocal Music
- As a Branch in May (1988) (3'30") #4309 (Medium Voice, Guitar)
- As a Branch in May (1988) (3'30") #6349 (Soprano [or Treble], Piano)
- As a Branch in May (1988) (3'30") #6350 (Soprano [or Treble] Duet, Piano)
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
- Crossing the Bar (2000) (3') #5758 (Voice, Piano)
Text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Good Shepherd (2008) (4') #8071 (Two Tenors or Two Treble Voices, Organ)
Text by Henry W. Baker (adp. composer)
- The Dying of the Light (2011) (10'10") #8332 (Baritone, Piano)
- The Dying of the Light (2011) (10'10") #8329 (Tenor, Piano)
Optional accompaniment for string quartet (tenor) or string orchestra (baritone) available.
Tenor/string quartet score #8330, parts #8331; Baritone/string orchestra score #8333, parts #8334
Texts by Dylan Thomas
- Emily! (from New England) (2014) (14') #8317 (Soprano, Piano)
Version available for soprano, clarinet, and piano.
Version available for soprano, clarinet, and string quartet.
- Emily! (from New England) (2014) (14') #8460 (Mezzo-Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Emily Dickinson
- The Grace of the World (2020) (7'30") #9171 (High Voice, Organ)
Texts by Wendell Berry
- 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 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)
- I've Known Rivers (2018) (12') #8826 (Baritone, Piano)
Texts by Langston Hughes
- 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)
- Let Us Break Bread Together (2017) (3'00") #8650 (Low Voice, Piano)
Version for string orchestra available to match high voice version.
Score #8649A; Parts #8649B
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- Love Shall Live Forever (2016) (8'15") #8918 (High Voice, Piano)
- 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)
- Mornings Innocent (1993) (12') #5132 (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by May Swenson
- Mother to Son (2007) #8469 (3'45") (Soprano, Piano)
Text Langston Hughes
- My Love Walks in Velvet (1978) (4'30") #4515 (Medium/High Voice, Piano)
- My Love Walks in Velvet (1978) (4'30") #4516 (Medium/Low Voice, Piano)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
- No Ordinary Woman! (1997) (15') #5728 (Soprano, Piano)
Version for string orchestra available (Score #6541, Parts #6542)
Version available for soprano, clarinet, and piano (Score #9192, Parts #9192A)
- No Ordinary Woman! (1997) (15') #5729 (Mezzo-soprano, Piano)
Texts by Lucille Clifton
- Passion and Remembrance (2019) (11'30") #8879 (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Peace, My Heart (2012) (3'15") #8073 (Voice, Piano)
- Peace, My Heart (2012) (3'15") #8074 (Voice, Opt. harmony, Piano)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
- The Poet's Heart (2009) (17') #7498 (Mezzo-soprano, Piano Quartet)
String parts #7499 (pianist plays from the score)
Texts by Emily Dickinson
- Prairie Songs (2019) (14'30") #8970 (Contralto, Piano)
- Prairie Songs (2019) (14'30") #8994 (Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Carl Sandburg and Willa Cather
- The Promised Land (2009) (16') #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)
- Psalm 23 (1998, 2000) (2'15") #5740 (Voice, Piano)
Text from the Bible
- Prayers and Blessings (2004) (10') (Bass-Baritone, Cello, Organ)
Score #6591; Cello part #6592
- Prayers and Blessings (2004) (10') #6593 (Bass-Baritone, Piano)
- Prayers and Blessings (2015) (10') #8348 (Baritone, Piano)
Texts by Christopher Brunelle (trans.), Saint Francis, and Traditional Gaelic
- 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
- Songs for the Christ-Child (2013) #8121 (16') (Voice, Piano)
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
- Songs from the High Sierra (2014) (15'15") #8318 (High Voice, Piano)
Text by John Muir, adp. composer
- Songs of Ecstasy (2012) (11') #7936 (Tenor, Organ)
Texts by Thomas Merton
- Songs of the Spirit (2013) #8123 (17'30") (Soprano, Piano)
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
- "Steal Away" from Songs of the Spirit (2021) #9164 (3'40") (Medium Voice, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- The Sun is Love (2002) (20') #6162 (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by Jelaluddin Rumi (translated by Coleman Barks)
- 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)
- 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') #4319 (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by E. E. Cummings and Gwyneth Walker
- Three Songs on Poetry of E. E. Cummings (2006) (8'30") #6843 (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by E. E. Cummings
- Were You There? (2021) #9179 (4'30") (Contralto, Piano)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
Staged Music
- Evangeline (2014) (60') #8513 (SATB Soli, Piano, Violin [Fiddle], and Narrator)
a chamber opera based on the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
String Orchestra Music ("Galaxy String Orchestra Library")
Chamber Music
Organ Music
Piano Music
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Choral Music
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- Acquaintance with Nature (2002) (15') (SATB, Clarinet, Piano)
Texts by Henry David Thoreau
- All Things Wonderful (2021) (4') (SATB, Two Trumpets, Organ)
Texts by Gerald Manley Hopkins and Cecil Frances Alexander (adp. composer)
- Three Folk Hymns: No. 2 - Be Thou My Vision (2017) (4') #TBA (SSAA, Piano)
- Three Folk Hymns: No. 2 - Be Thou My Vision (2017) (4') #TBA (TTBB, Piano)
Traditional text
- Benediction at God's Acre (2008) (1'20") (SATB)
Text from the Sarum Primer (adp. composer)
- 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
- Deep Peace (2007) (3'15') (2-part Treble Chorus, Piano or Guitar or String Quartet)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- Directions for Singing (2003) (7') (SATB)
Text by John Wesley (adp. composer)
- The Ends of the Earth (are in Your Hand) (2020) (4') (SATB, Piano)
Text by Henry Richard McFayden (adp. composer)
- Faith Grows (2005) (4') (Adult Choir [SATB], Youth Choir, Organ)
Text by Frances Wile
- Followers of the Lamb (2009) (3'20") (SA, Piano)
- Followers of the Lamb (2009) (3'20") (SA, String Quartet)
Traditional Shaker text
- The Heart of the Tree (2020) (4') (SATB, Piano)
- The Heart of the Tree (2020) (4') (SATB, Clarinet or Flute or Oboe, Piano)
- The Heart of the Tree (2020) (4') (SATB, Clarinet or Flute or Oboe, String Orchestra)
Text by Henry Cutler Bunner (adp. composer)
- Holy Water (2019) (3') (SATB)
Text by Raymond A. Foss (adp. composer)
- An Instrument of Your Peace (2020) (4') (SATB, Piano)
Text from the Prayer of St. Francis (adp. composer)
- 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 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.
- Let Us Go Together (2022) (2'30") (SATB, Piano)
Text from traditional sources and Leo Tolstoy (adp. composer)
- Look to Your Heart (2014) (3') (SATB, Piano)
Text by Anne Sexton
- Long Ago Lady (1984) (4'30") (SATB, Piano)
Version for two flutes and string orchestra available.
Text and melody by Jon Gailmor
- More Love (2006) (6') (Two-Part Treble Chorus, Piano)
- More Love (2008) (6') (Two-Part Treble Chorus, String Quartet)
Traditional Shaker texts
- 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') (SATB)
Text by John Oxenham and Cecil Frances Alexander (adp. composer)
- One Song (2021) (3'50") (SATB, Piano)
Text by Robert Lax
- Peace Attend Thee (2013) (4'30") (Youth Chorus, SSA)
Text by Harold Boulton and Thomas Oliphant (adp. composer)
- Prayer for Generosity (2007) (2'45") (TTBB)
Text by St. Ignatius of Loyola (adp. composer)
- The Right to Vote (1996) (4'15") (SATB)
Text by Gwyneth Walker
- The Road Goes Ever On (2006) (2'30") (SATB)
Text by J. R. R. Tolkien (adp. composer)
- Songs from "Mary, Come Running" (1982) (25') (SATB, Children's Chorus, Flute, Piano)
Texts by Jean Merrill
- 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)
- Sweet Molly and Friends (1998) (10') (SATB, Tuba)
- Sweet Molly and Friends (2009) (10') (TTBB, Tuba)
- Sweet Molly and Friends (2010) (10') (SSAA, Tuba)
Traditional texts (adp. composer)
- To Sing Is to Fly (2003) (2'30") (SSAA, Piano)
Text by Joan Baez
- Three Songs in Celebration of the Family Farm (1988) (13') (SATB, Piano)
Texts by Martha Holden
- The Wings of a Dove (2020) (4') (SATB, Piano)
Text by Caroline L. Goodenough (adp. composer)
- The Writings on the Wall (1998) (7'30") (SATB, Piano)
Texts from Berlin Wall inscriptions
- The Youthful Traveler (2009) (12'30") (SSA, Flute, Piano)
Texts by Walt Whitman, the Song of Songs, and Edna St. Vincent Millay
Instrumental Music
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- After Manhattan (2022) (6'30") (Bassoon, Tuba)
- All Nature Sings (2021) (12') (WW Quintet)
- August Rhythms (2013) (4') (Piano, Four-hands)
- Awaiting Spring (2017) (10') (Two Violins, Piano)
- Bedeck the Halls! (1985) (1') (Piano)
- Beneath the Blue Ridge (2017) (9'30") (Clarinet, Violin, Cello)
- Beneath the Stars (2015) (10') (Tuba, String Quartet or Piano)
- Benediction: To Hold in the Light (2017) (3'15") (Piano Trio)
- Brevities (2013) (10'50") (Organ)
- Brevities by the Bay (2015) (7'45") (WW Quintet)
- By Land and by Sea (2005) (14'15") (Cello, Piano)
- The Circus of Creation (2009) (24') (Narrator, Brass Quintet, Percussion)
Texts by Robert Lax
- Close to Home (2018) (8') (Viola, Guitar)
- Drawing Closer (2016) (9'45") (Flute, Clarinet, Cello)
- Duets (2017) (11'40") (Clarinet or Alto Saxophone, Piano)
- Duets at Home (2020) (12'05") (Viola, Cello)
- Duos by the Lake (2016) (11'40") (Flute, Piano)
- Earth and Sky (2018) (19'30") (Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano [or Chamber Orchestra], Readers)
- Equality Now! (2017) (14-20') (Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Opt. Readers)
- Five Pieces for Flute and Guitar (1980) (15') (Flute, Guitar)
- Footprints on the Sand (2022) (9'15") (Trumpet, Piano)
- Four Pieces for Lute (1977) (10') (Lute)
- The Green Mountains (2010) (15'30") (Cello)
- A Joy Not Forgotten (2021) (12') (Clarinet, Piano)
- Moments of Music (2021) (12'20") (Viola or Clarinet, Cello, Piano)
- The Northlands (2015) (13'30") (Piano Trio)
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (2018) (5'30") (Piano)
- One Morning (2005) (4') (Piano)
- Piano Book (2013-ongoing) (Variable) (Piano)
- Riddle Variations (2016) (5'20") (Piano)
- Semplice (1983) (3') (Piano)
- Shadows and Light (2015) (12'20") (Piano Trio)
- Shall We Gather at the River (2020) (3'10") (Piano Trio)
- Songs Without Words (2009) (20'25") (Cello, Piano)
- Sounds and Colors (2016) (12'35") (String Quartet)
- Suddenly Calm (2017) (6'15") (Piano Trio)
- Sunshine State (2014) (11') (WW Quintet)
- Suite for Trumpet and Piano (2005) (6') (Trumpet, Piano)
- Testimony (1987) (16') (Piano and Readers)
- Testimony (1987) (16') (Two Pianos and Readers)
- Trails and Open Spaces (2022) (13'40") (String Quartet)
- Ukrainian National Anthem (2022) (1'20") (Piano)
- Ukrainian National Anthem (2022) (1'20") (String Quartet)
- Viva Violin! (2016) (7') (Violin, Piano)
- Wake Up (1992) (5') (Vln)
- Wayfaring Stranger (2020) (3') (Piano Trio)
- Where There Is Hope (2020) (3'20") (Piano Trio)
- The World-Filling Light (2009) (c. 15') (Flute, Reader(s))
Texts by Rabindranath Tagore
Narrator and Instruments Music
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- Equality Now! (2017) (14-20') (Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Opt. Readers)
- Let America Be America Again (2011) (10'15") (Narrator, Piano)
See above for orchestral scoring.
Text by Langston Hughes
- Gestalt at Sixty (2007) (9') (Narrator, Piano)
Text by May Sarton
- Lovesongs (2011) (10'40") (Narrator, Piano)
Texts by Edna St. Vincent Millay, Henry David Thoreau, and Colonel Henry Heveningham
- The Race (2004) (12') A fable for Piano and Narrator
- The Race (2008) (12') A fable for Piano Trio and Narrator
- The Race (2008) (12') A fable for Piccolo, Bass Clarinet, Piano, and Narrator
- Sportsongs (2011) (10'40") (Narrator, Piano)
Texts by May Swenson and Virginia Hamilton Adair
Orchestral/Band Music
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- All Through the Night (2008) (5'45")
Trumpet Solo, String Orchestra
- 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
- Flying Colors (2016) (9'45")
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(2): Strings
- The Great Lakes Overture (2019) (3'15")
1+Picc.1.1.1: 2.2.1.0: Perc(1): Strings
- Habitat (2018) (10')
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc(3): Strings
- Happy Birthday March (1987) (1'15")
2+Picc.1.3+BCl.1.AATB Saxes: 2.3.3.1:Perc(4)
- Language of the Soul (2008) (15')
Trumpet Solo, String Orchestra
- 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.
- Music Alone Shall Live (2022) (2'40")
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc(3): Strings
- Music of the Land: Portraits of Rural America (2017) (14') (Chamber Orchestra)
1(Picc).1.1.1: 2.0.0.0: Perc(1): Strings
- One Clear Call (2009) (9')
Flute Solo, String Orchestra
- A Time to Vote (2019) (8')
2+Picc.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Perc (2-3): Strings
- The Viola Speaks (2016) (10')
Viola, String Ensemble
Staged Music
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- The Circus of Creation (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
- 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)
Vocal Music
These free PDFs are provided as gifts for students and other performers on a limited budget. We request that no more than one free work be performed on a program and suggest that each free title be balanced with a published work by the composer. Selecting and purchasing other published Walker works supports the composer and her publishers.
- 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
- Deep Peace (2020) (3') (High Voice, Piano)
- Deep Peace (2009) (3'15') (Soprano, Alto, String Quartet)
Traditional text (adp. composer)
- Followers of the Lamb (2009) (3'20") (Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Piano)
- Followers of the Lamb (2009) (3'20") (Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, String Quartet)
Traditional Shaker text
- 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
- 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)
- Handfuls of Love! (2009) (6'30") (Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, String Quartet)
Traditional Shaker texts
- The Laughter of Women (2000) (16') (Soprano, Violin, Piano)
- The Laughter of Women (2002) (16') (Soprano, Clarinet, Piano)
- The Laughter of Women (2002) (16') (Mezzo-Soprano, Clarinet, Piano)
Texts by Lisel Mueller
- Love! Yes! (2022) (8') (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by E. E. Cummings
- 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
- Rising from Sorrow (2021) (11'15) (Voice, Guitar)
Texts by Langston Hughes and from traditional spirituals
- Sleep, Little Bird (1982) (2'45") (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 in Motion (2015) (16') (Mezzo-Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Virginia Hamilton Adair
- Songs of the Night Wind (1982) (15') (Soprano, Cello)
- Songs of the Night Wind (1982) (15') (Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Louise Bogan, Lisel Mueller, and H.D.
- Suffrage Songs (2019) (7'35") (Contralto, Piano)
- Suffrage Songs (2019) (7'35") (Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Lucille Clifton and traditional sources (adp. composer)
- Tagore: Songs of Heaven and Sky (2020) (6') (High Voice, Piano)
Text by Rabindranath Tagore
- A Thousand Prayers (2014) (13') (High Voice, Piano)
Text by Anne Sexton
- Three Songs for Lucille (2007) (5') (Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Lucille Clifton
- 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") (High Voice, Piano)
Texts by Henry Richard McFayden, Caroline Goodenough, Gerald Manley Hopkins, and traditional (adp. composer)
Works recently completed with upcoming premieres
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Orchestral Music
- 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
Instrumental Music
Choral Music
Vocal Music
- Come Life, Shaker Life! (2017) (21'15") (High Voice, Clarinet, Piano, and opt. Children's Chorus)
Traditional Shaker texts (adp. composer)
- 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
- Shoe Jazz (2020) (12'10") (Mezzo-Soprano, Piano)
Version for string quartet available.
Version for brass quintet available.
- Shoe Jazz (2021) (12'10") (Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Nikki Giovanni
- Song and Dance (2021) (5'30") (Mezzo-Soprano, Piano)
Texts by Nikki Giovanni
Staged Music