John David Earnest

The conductor of Choral Arts Northwest, Robert Bode, asked the composer to write a work based on a text about The Blessed Virgin Mary. The final poem in Petrarch's most famous work, Il Canzoniere, wa...

The beloved hymn Be Thou My Vision has long been part of our rich musical heritage of hymnody. The text is by St. Dallan Forgaill (6th Century Irish), and the tune is Slane (Traditional Irish) which w...

In one movement with two contrasting sections, the work opens with the Serenade, which is tranquil and melodic. It is followed by the energetically angular, raucously rhythmic Dance that features a ca...

Written as one continuous movement, the music begins with a haunting 'Aria. ' A chromatic musical language creates a mysterious mood. The pianist and violinist trade musical motives back and forth as...

Take My Hand was composed as a gift for a friend of the composer. It is a setting for medium voice and piano based on a poem by Robert Bode that celebrates the union of two lives. Rich keyboard harmon...