Sheet Music for Choir

This piece 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.

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...

Chant for a Long Day is inspired by two monophonic chants for women, the Mersiyét from Pakistan, and the “waulking songs” from the island of Barra in the Hebrides. The text is a depiction...

This Spanish folk song is widely known throughout Latin America as a symbol of peace and unity. The text speaks of the myriad of colors found in the rainbow and the sounds of animals set to playful mu...

An expansive and charming new melody, unfolding through a series of modulations, bring these familiar words to life.

It's a dance piece! Let the rhythm and accents hold sway as the piano rolics and the singers tease, tempt, cajole and invite the Bonnie Lassie!

The serene mood of the poem is expressed musically by the sustained lyrical lines of the voices above the rocking motion of the piano.

Contains seven Irish and nine Newfoundland folk songs.

This beautiful Scottish melody and words speak of love of place and longing for return to that much-loved place.

This poem, though describing the ebb and flow of a body of water, can also be interpreted as a metaphor for teamwork when difficulties occur in the flow of life.

The text from an anonymous aboriginal source captures youth's delight in the rush of spring, and its joyous and miraculous arrival to the northern landscape.