Charles Collins

Boiled Beef and Carrots composed by Charles Collins and Fred Murray for piano and voice.

When There Isn't A Girl About written and composed by Harry Castling and Charles Collins in the key of D Major arranged for voice and piano.

This Finnish poem makes it clear that this lullaby is being sung by a peasant mother to her dead child, wishing it safe passage to the afterlife.

This is a free adaptation of nursery rhyme texts in blues style.

Joulupuu On Rakennettu is a lovely Finnish Christmas carol. Each of the three verses is given individual treatment.

The Wheels of Fateis a ballad in Country-Western style with piano accompaniment.

The Rose Tree is a setting of the poem “Envy” by brother and sister poets Charles and Mary Lamb. The poem is a beautiful affirmation that each of us has a unique contribution to make to th...

The text of I have had singing comes from an oral history collected in the small village of Akenfield, England. The same text is a fitting tribute to young Benjamin Kuylen, a singer with the New Orlea...

Dog Days reflect the composer's discomfort with the high humidity and high tempertures often encountered in July and August; air so heavy and heat so oppressive that one can barely move. The compositi...

This setting of a prayer from the traditional Requiem mass uses added-tone harmonies and repetition to create a serene, prayerful mood.

Taivas on Sininen expresses the longing of youth (and all people) to voice care and concerns about the world and to express the secrets of our hearts.

The melodic material of Chatter with the Angels is pentatonic. Optional improvisatory section for either solfa or Orff instruments.

This setting of the familiar poem by Jane Taylor is through-composed but conservative in its re-use of melodic materials. The strophic nature of the original text is avoided by irregular phrase length...

Islands was inspired by an eight mile strip of revitalized prairie along Illinois Route 6 between Litchfield and Gillespie. The subtly changed colors of the prairie grasses and the surrounding farmlan...

In a Valley Low combines folksongs from American and Finland in a light, melancholy jazz style. The folksongs share the idea of passing through the world and carrying the beauty encountered there in y...

The Shehecheyanu prayer is a gathering prayer, giving thanks for having been sustained and guided to the joy of the present day. This setting hopes to express the sorrow that accompanies each joy, rec...