Category Archives: composition

New Music for 2015

2015 has been good, compositionally. I started right off on January 1 with an arrangement of a work I wrote for Christmas 2014 and have written something every month since. Here’s the list through early August. There’s sure to be … Continue reading

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New Music for Fall 2013

It’s been a productive Fall, compositionally speaking, even though there was some personal downs among all the ups.My new compositions include: Two pieces for Handbell choir A new work for trumpet and organ Three sets of pieces for organ left-hand … Continue reading

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August updates

I’ve done a bit of reorganization of both choral and instrumental pages, and added in a bunch of titles. Having done so, I’ve noticed that a couple of categories, like choral/satb are getting a bit large. I’ll either trim some … Continue reading

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Three Psalm Preludes

In mid-July 2013 I realized that our Artist in Residence, Phil Sullivan, an outstanding trumpeter, was due to arrive shortly at St. Stephen’s for a three-week residency. While we had plenty to play, from his own repertoire, to my Five … Continue reading

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Christmas Fantasy

From time to time I like to comment on one of my compositions. The process gives me the opportunity to take a step back and look at the piece, and also helps me create program notes. Since the Christmas Fantasy … Continue reading

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