Coro y canto

Hamisha Asar are the Ladino words (the Spanish Hebrew language spoken by the Sephardic Jews) for “Tu Be'Shevat,” the Jewish holiday in the spring that celebrates the time when sap begins f...

Nothing comes easily in life, but, as poet Sarah Teasdale assures us, life holds such treasures that we must give our all and “never count the cost.”

Run Children Run is based on a field yell, from the days when the slaves sang as they worked, both to keep the work rolling, and to send each other messages of support and solidarity.

With a flowing piano accompaniment, the vocal texture is mainly homophonic, interspersed with brief contrapuntal sections. This particular poem speaks of remembering a relationship, and the need for r...

Roses I Send to You is a tender song of love and devotion expressed in turn by a woman, her lover, and together as a couple.

The Calliope, or steam organ, common in the old west. This particular calliope, 'Connie,' is full of steam and full of noise. Lies he tells without a blink on a chance to have a frink - to the refrain...

The Scout is an original spirited folk-like tune about a miner and the rough, difficult life he leads.

Pals is about two scouts who 'tramped the hills together hunting for silver, gold and copper.' The text alludes to the many hardships of miners in the wild west.

While this is scored for two cellos, SAB chorus and piano, it should be noted that this piece can be performed with any combination of 2 cellos, 1 cello or no cello with piano. The cello parts were de...

Chanflín is a typical Dominican merengue in its melody and form. Chanflín is a young woman, very good looking. The merengue section refers to a 'neighborhood gossip.' The jaleo section refers to Chanf...

Each movement of this mass incorporates folk melodies from a different country. The moods and the tempi of the originals have been altered; melodies have been unraveled, spliced together and persuaded...

This setting's reassuring words, bidding a peaceful night of rest, are especially welcome in an increasingly hectic modern age.

In this concert setting, the voices are used as a means to create a meditative dwelling for prayer. The low voices drone (using nasal resonance) to symbolize a sense of eternity suspended. The isolate...

The antiquity of the text is suggested by introducing the primary melodic material in plainsong fashion by the keyboard. Within a few measures it takes on more modern dress in anticipation of the entr...

Fuguing Tunes is the fourth movement of the work Millennial Suite: Hymns through the Ages. The work's six movements make imaginative use of popular hymns that are presented in chronological order.The...