Works for Chorus

(click the title of any piece for more information—see also HYMNS)

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Critters: Several American Folk Songs (1998) SSA, unaccompanied 10'

Premiere—1998, by the Summit Singers of Saint Paul Academy, Anne Klus, conductor, Saint Paul, MN.

Commissioned by The Commission Project.

Published by Yelton Rhodes Music: www.yrmusic.com.

The Dawning (1990) SATB (div.) unaccompanied 3'

Text: George Herbert

Premiere—1990, by the University of MN Chamber Singers, Thomas Lancaster, conductor.

Published by Yelton Rhodes Music: www.yrmusic.com.

The Digital Wonder Watch (1999) SATB, piano 4'

Text: May Swenson

Commissioned by the MMEA and the ACDA of Minnesota.

Premiere—1999, by the Minnesota All-State Chorus, Kathy Salzman Romey, conductor, Linda Berger, piano, St. Peter, MN.

Published by ECS Publishing, Boston, MA: www.ecspublishing.com.

Earthly Delights (2004) SATB, piano, incidental percussion 12'

Texts: Peacock, Carroll, Southey, Anon.

Commissioned by the Valley Chamber Chorale.

Premiere—2004, by the Valley Chamber Chorale, Carol Carver, conductor, Stillwater, MN.

Published by ECS Publishing, Boston, MA: www.ecspublishing.com.

An Echoing Song (2003) SATB, organ 4'

Text: Reiner Maria Rilke, from Stundenbuch I, trans. DET

Commissioned by the American Composers Forum through the Faith Partners Program.

Premiere—2003, by the Westminster Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Jere Lantz, conductor, Minneapolis, MN.

Published by ECS Publishing, Boston, MA: www.ecspublishing.com.

Esau Wood (1999) TTBB, piano 3'

Text: Traditional American

Commissioned by The Commission Project

Premiere—1999, by the Academy Chorale of Saint Paul Academy, Anne Klus, conductor, St Paul, MN.

Published by Yelton Rhodes Music: www.yrmusic.com.

Evensong (1980) SATB, 2 flutes, 2 cellos or SATB, organ 5'

Text: Based on the work of Thomas Merton.

Premiere—1980 by the Alice Millar Chapel Choir, conducted by the composer, Evanston, IL.

The Gift (2003) SATB, organ (2 tpt., 2 tbn., timp. optional) 3'

Text: Marilyn Biery

Commissioned by the American Composers Forum through the Faith Partners Program.

Published by MorningStar Music: www.morningstarmusic.com

God be in my head (2005) SATB unaccompanied 2'

Premiere—National Lutheran Choir, David Cherwien, cond., Roseville, MN 11/06

Published by MorningStar Music (MSM-50-6303)

Recorded by The National Lutheran Choir, David Cherwien, cond. NLCA 02022

With a Glorious Eye (2001) SATB, unaccompanied 3'

Text: John Clare (1793-1864)

Premiere—Westminster Cathedral Choir, Saint Paul, MN 11/06

Published by ECS Publishing, Boston, MA: www.ecspublishing.com.

Here am I (2004) SATB, piano or organ 5'

Text: Isaiah VI:8, 12:2, King James Version

Commissioned by Patty Lindholm for the ordination of John Lindholm.

Here We Can Dream (2007) SATB, opt. percussion 5'

Text: Anne Goetz

Commissioned by the Minnesota Chorale.

Premiere—2007, by the choir of Saint Paul Central High School, Martha Graber, conductor.

Published by ECS Publishing, Boston, MA: www.ecspublishing.com.

Ho, Butler! (1998) SSAB, piano or brass and percussion 2'

Text: 16th c. English

Commissioned by The Commission Project.

Premiere—1999, by the Academy Chorale of Saint Paul Academy, Anne Klus, conductor, St Paul, MN.

Holy Spirit, bestowing Life (2006) SATB unaccompanied 4'

Text: Hildegard of Bingen, trans. Norma Gentile

Commissioned by Commissioned by Grace University Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Premiere—Choir of Grace Church, Stephen Self, conductor, January 28, 2007.

In the Garden of Delight (2002) SAATB unaccompanied 3'

Text: Judah ibn Tibbon (12th c.)

Commissioned by The Friends of The Saint Paul Public Library for the reopening of the St Paul Central Library.

Premiere—2002, by The Rose Ensemble, Saint Paul, MN.

A Joyful Symphony (2004) SATB, treble chorus (SA), organ 5'

Text: Henry Vaughan (1621-1695), from "Palm Sunday."

Commissioned by the American Composers Forum through the Faith Partners Program.

Premiere—2003, by the Westminster Presbyterian Church Sanctuary Choir, Jere Lantz, conductor, Minneapolis, MN.

Published by ECS Publishing, Boston, MA: www.ecspublishing.com.

Lines Written on a Bookmark (2006) SATB unaccompanied 3'

Text: Teresa of Avila (tr. Longfellow)

Premiere—Schola Cantorum of the Basilica of Saint Mary, Teri Larson, conductor, Minneapolis, MN 3/16/08

Magnificat (2003) SSATTB unaccompanied 7'

Text: Luke I: 46-55, King James Version

Commissioned by The Schubert Club for The Rose Ensemble of Saint Paul, Jordan Sramek, Director.

Premiere—2003, by The Rose Ensemble, Montgomery, MN.

Mindfulness (1989) SA, piano 3'

Text: Composer

Premiere—1995, by the Eastman Bach Children's Chorus, Karla Torkildsen, conductor, Rochester, NY.

Published by Yelton Rhodes Music: www.yrmusic.com

A New American Sampler (1997) SAB, piano 15'

Text: Wendell Berry, from A World Lost, (Counterpoint).

Commissioned by The Commission Project

Premiere—1998, by the Spartan Singers of Saint Paul Academy, Anne Klus, conductor, Saint Paul, MN.

Published by Yelton Rhodes Music: www.yrmusic.com

Now you will feel no rain (2004) SATB unaccompanied 3'

Text: Apache blessing in anon. English translation

Commissioned by the Sanctuary Choir of Westminster Presbyterian Church for the wedding of Melanie Ohnstad and Philip Friedman.

Published by ECS Publishing, Boston, MA: www.ecspublishing.com.

O Little Town of Bethlehem (2006) SATB, harp 5'

Text: Phillips Brooks; Tune: St. Louis

Premiere—2006 by the Sanctuary Choir of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, MN.

Published by ECS Publishing, Boston, MA: www.ecspublishing.com.

O Taste and See (2008) SATB, organ 5'

Text: from Psalm 34, King James Version

Commissioned by Christ the King Lutheran Church in honor of the installation of Pastor Hans Lee.

Premiere—2008 by the Trinity Choir of Christ the King Lutheran Church, Andrew Crow, conductor, Anne Phillips, organ, Bloomington, MN.

The Off'rings of the Eastern Kings (2006) SATB, guitar 3'

Premiere—Choir of Olivet Congregational Church, Paul Boehnke, cond., Saint Paul, MN 12/08.

The Old Shepherd's Carol (1996) SATB or TTBB unaccompanied 2'

Text: William Blake, from Poetical Sketches, 1787

Premiere—1998, by Minneapolis Community and Technical College Choir, Elizabeth Pauly conductor, Mpls., MN.

Published by Yelton Rhodes Music: www.yrmusic.com

One Light (2006) SATB, piano 4'

Text: Sa'd al din Mahmud Shabistari (1288-1340), translated by Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut. Used by permission.

Commissioned by members of the 1st Universalist Church of Minneapolis in honor of the 150th anniversary of its founding.

Premiere—2009, by the First Universalist Church of Minneapolis Choir, Janice Hunton, cond., John Jensen, piano.

The Prayer of Saint Francis (2008) SATB unaccompanied 3'

Text: Francis of Assisi

Premiere—2008, by the Cathedral of St. Paul Choir, James Biery, cond.

Preiddiau'r Cymry (The Welsh Host) SATB, piano (1999) 5'

Text in Welsh and English: Menna Elvyn

Premiere—1999, by North American Welsh Choir, Mpls., MN.

Psalm 8 (1986) SATB, soprano solo, organ 6'

Winner, 1986 Möller-A.G.O Award in Choral Composition

Premiere—1986, by the Alice Millar Chapel Choir, Evanston, IL.

Published by ECS Publishing, Boston, MA: www.ecspublishing.com.

Psalm 23 (2006) SATB unaccompanied 5'

A Shining Peace (1998) SATB, tenor solo, piano 5'

Text: Rupert Brooke sonnet, "The Dead"

Awarded Top Honors by Waging Peace Through Singing, 2002

Premiere—2002. by the University of Oregon Chamber Singers, Sharon Paul, cond.

Published by ECS Publishing, Boston, MA: www.ecspublishing.com.

Singers to Come (2000) Soprano solo, SATB chorus, SATB semi-chorus, piano 13'

Text: Alice Meynell, P. B. Shelley, Galway Kinnell, Richard Eberhart

Commissioned by Geneva Eschweiler.

Premiere—2000, by the Fergus Falls Community College Choir, Teresa Ashworth, conductor.

Published by ECS Publishing, Boston, MA: www.ecspublishing.com, No. 7523.

A Song of the Open Road (1994) SATB or SAB, piano 2'

Text: Walt Whitman

Premiere—1994, by One Voice Chorus, Paul Siskind, conductor, Saint Paul, MN.

Published by Yelton Rhodes Music: www.yrmusic.com.

This is my beloved Son (2003) SATB, organ or unaccompanied 4'

Text: II Peter I: 17, 19, King James Version

Commissioned by the American Composers Forum through the Faith Partners Program

Premiere—2003, by the Cathedral of Saint Paul Choir, James Biery, Director.

Published by ECS Publishing, Boston, MA: www.ecspublishing.com.

Three Romantic Part Songs (2008) SATB 6'

Texts—Alfred Tennyson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Thomas Hood

A Timbered Choir (2005) SATB, organ 4'

Text: Wendell Berry, from A Timbered Choir.

Commissioned by Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, MN

Premiere—2005, by the choir of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church, Scott Rohr, Choirmaster.

Truly the Light is Sweet (1996) SATB, organ 5'

Text: Ecclesiastes XI: 7, 9, King James Version

Premiere—1998, by the House of Hope Presbyterian Church Choir, Thos. Lancaster, conductor, Saint Paul, MN.

Published by ECS Publishing, Boston, MA: www.ecspublishing.com.

What Can Please the Holy Presence? (2005) SATB, organ 4'

Text: Brian Wren

Commissioned by Yellowstone Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

Premiere—2005, at the Region VIII American Guild of Organists Convention, Billings, MT.

What We Know About Planets (1996) SSA, piano 13'

Text: Annie Dillard, "An Epistemology of Planets," from Tickets for a Prayer Wheel (HarperCollins).

When Jesus Was Born (1993) SATB unaccompanied 3'

Text: Composer, based on Matthew II-King James Version

Published by Yelton Rhodes Music: www.yrmusic.com.

Hymns

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Hymn to Song (2004) hymn

Tune: Chopin

Text: Nancy Wright

Johnson (1999) hymn

Tune: Johnson

Text: Composer

Commissioned by House of Hope Presbyterian Church, Saint Paul, MN for its 150th Anniversary.

A Just, Sweet Round (1998) hymn

Tune: Crashaw

Text: Robert Crashaw

Lord God, the source of every gracious gift (2003) hymn

Tune: The Gift

Text: Marilyn Biery

Commissioned by the American Composers Forum through the Faith Partners Program.

Published in Break Forth in Joyous Song by MorningStar Music Publishers.

The Spacious Firmament on High (2003) hymn

Tune: Firmament

Text: Joseph Addison

Westminster Centennial Hymn (1998) hymn

Tune: Wordsworth

Text: Composer

Commissioned by Diane and Paul Neimann for the 150th Anniversary of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Mpls., MN.

When Music Wakes My Sleeping Heart (2008) hymn

Tune: Kent

Text: Delores Dufner, OSB

Commissioned as part of Seasons of the Spirit on behalf of the College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Collegeville, Minn.