Vocal Music
Parkland Proverbs
for mezzo, baritone, flute and piano
A setting of ten Hebrew proverbs that cover a gamut of subjects: wisdom, integrity, drink, leadership.
Ce pas toute cloche
"It's not all bells that go ding! dong!"
A setting of nine Haitian proverbs for voice and piano.
Songs of Up and Down
A song cycle upon texts by Christina Rossetti for two sopranos, tenor and piano. A musical response to the events of 9/11/01, written to provide hope and comfort after a time of crisis.
An stand-alone version of Song 5 "Jesus alone" is also available.
Remember all my hope
A setting of Christina Rossetti's poem.
The least, if so I am;
If so, less than the least,
May I reach heaven to glorify the Lamb
And sit down at the Feast.
I fear and I am small,
Whence am I of good cheer;
For I who hear Thy call, have heard Thee call
To Thee the small who fear.
O Christ my God Who seest the unseen,
O Christ my God Who knowest the unknown,
Thy mighty Blood was poured forth to atone
For every sin that can be or hath been.
O Thou Who seest what I cannot see,
Thou Who didst love us all so long ago,
O Thou Who knowest what I must not know,
Remember all my hope, remember me.
Tonight the angels sing
solo voice and piano versions of the choral piece Tonight the angels sing.
Somewhere or other
A setting of Christina Rossetti's poem.
Somewhere or other there must surely be
The face not seen, the voice not heard,
The heart that not yet – never yet – ah me!
Made answer to my word.
Somewhere or other, may be near or far;
Past land and sea, clean out of sight;
Beyond the wandering moon, beyond the star
That tracks her night by night.
Somewhere or other, may be far or near;
With just a wall, a hedge, between;
With just the last leaves of the dying year
Fallen on a turf grown green.
