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Compositions and Arrangements
(partial alphabetical list of works):
Looking for the new LIST OF SELECTED CHORAL WORKS?
| TITLE | DATE | TYPE | BUY @ LNP | NOTABLE PERFORMANCES |
| — A — | ||||
| Angels and Strangers | 2000 B | choral SATB/vc,org |
LNP-0177 | premiere: Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA |
| As Pants the Hart | 1993 | choral TTBB, Mz solo, unacc. |
4 | premiere: William Baker Festival Singers / William Baker, dir. - Morrow, GA |
| As Kingfishers Catch Fire | 2004 | choral SATB unacc. |
LNP-0167 | premiere: Athens Chamber Singers / Kevin Kelley, dir. - Athens, GA |
| Awake, My Soul | 1987 | choral SATB unacc. |
LNP-0011 | premiere: Unitarian Universalist Church, Buffalo / Barbara Wagner, dir. - Buffalo, NY |
| — B — | ||||
| Be Watchful | 1998 | choral SATB unacc. |
LNP-0034 | premiere: Candler Choraliers / Marian Dolan, dir. - Atlanta, GA |
| Behold, God Is My Salvation | choral SATB unacc. |
4 | ||
| Blessings (see: Make a Joyful Noise/Blessings) |
2001 B | choral | LNP-0101 | premiere: Candler Choraliers / Marian Dolan, dir. - Atlanta, GA |
| Built on a Rock (hymn concertato) | 1992 | choral SATB/org |
4 | commission and premiere: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church / Donal E. Snyder, cantor - Marietta, GA |
| — C — | ||||
| Christ Our Passover | choral SATB+SATB/org |
4 | ||
| Creation Fires My Tongue | 2000 B | choral SATB/org |
4 | premiere: First Congregational Church / Trey Clegg, dir. - Atlanta, GA |
| — D — | ||||
| Down the Drain | 2008 | musique concrète | audio only | premiere: Atlanta Composers Group, "Unseen Forces" @ Eyedrum - Atlanta, GA |
| — E — | ||||
| The Embrace | 1996 A | orchestral | LNP-0054 | premiere: Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra / Jere Flint, cond. - Atlanta, GA Second performance: by ASYO/Flint as part of the 1996 Olympic Arts Festival @ Symphony Hall, Woodruff Arts Center. |
| — F — | ||||
| Fanfare for Brass Quintet | chamber | LNP-0055 | premiere: Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet - Atlanta, GA |
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| Flight | 2003 C | choral mixed & perc. |
4 | premiere: Atlanta Young Singers of Callanwolde & Atlanta Boy Choir / Paige Mathis, cond. - Atlanta, GA |
| — G — | ||||
| A Garland for Easter | choral SATB/org |
LNP-0026 | ||
| Gloria Nova | 1988 | SATB, SAT soli, piano | LNP-0018 | premiere: Gwinnett Festival Singers / William Baker, dir. |
| Go Forth into the World | 2000 B | SAB, flute, piano | LNP-0063 | premiere: Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA |
| Go Now in Peace | 1984 | SATB, unacc. | LNP-0010 | premiere: UUCA, Atlanta, GA / Mark Gresham, dir. - Atlanta, GA |
| Great Are You, O Lord | 1999 | SATB + unison choir, organ | LNP-0047 | premiere: Candler Choraliers / Marian Dolan, dir. - Atlanta, GA |
| — H — | ||||
| Hail the Blest Morn | 1992 | choral SATB / fl, 2tpts, perc |
4 | commission and premiere: Fairbanks Choral Society / Suzanne Summerville, dir. - Fairbanks, AK |
| He That Ruleth over Men Must Be Just | choral | 4 | ||
| How Excellent Is Thy Name | 1996 | SATB, unacc. | LNP-0022 | premiere: Dacula High School Chorus / Judy Spears, dir. - Dacula, GA |
| — I — | ||||
| I Move, I Go, I Seek | 1985 | SATB, piano | LNP-0014 | as performed at: 44th World Science Fiction Convention (Mark Gresham, cond.) - Atlanta, GA |
| I Will Not Leave You Comfortless | 1986 | SSATB, unacc. | LNP-0013 | as performed by: Gwinnett Festival Singers / William Baker, dir. - Norcross, GA |
| Imponderables | 1990 A | chamber pno, perc |
4 | premiere: Thamyris (Laura Gordy, piano; Peggy Benkeser, perc.) - Atlanta, GA |
| — J — | ||||
| Jesus, Born in Bethl'em | 1996 | SATB, unacc. | LNP-0021 | premiere: San Francisco Symphony Chorus / Vance George, dir. - San Francisco, CA |
| Joy Is the Grace We Say to God | 1993 | solo vocal | LNP-0063 | premiere: William Baker, baritone; Mark Gresham, piano - Lilburn, GA |
| — K — | ||||
| Kedron arr. | choral | 4 | ||
| Keep Watch, Dear Lord | 2001 | SATB, unacc. | LNP-0105 | premiere: Candler Choraliers / Marian Dolan, dir. - Atlanta, GA commissioned by: Dr. Marian Dolan |
| — L — | ||||
| Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence | choral | 4 | ||
| Lo, How a Rose arr. | choral 2 | 4 | ||
| The Lord Is My Light | choral | LNP-0158 | ||
| — M — | ||||
| Magnificat | 1988 / 1992 | SATB, 3-pt treb., orchestra |
full score: LNP-0048 |
as performed by: St. Cloud Symphony Orchestra / Lawrence Eckerling, cond. - St. Cloud, MN |
| Make a Joyful Noise / Blessings | 2001 B | SATB, narrator, piano | LNP-0101 | premiere: Candler Choraliers / Marian Dolan, dir. - Atlanta, GA |
| Mortal Coils | 2009 | chamber | [cnna] | premiere: Bent Frequency (Sarah Ambrose, flute; Ted Gurch, clarinet; Helen Kim, violin; Brad Ritchie, cello) - Atlanta, GA |
| Music for Double Brass Sextet and Timpani | chamber | 4 | premiere: Emory Brass Ensemble / Michael Moore, dir. |
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| Music for a Summer Celebration | 2006 | orchestral | LNP-0182 | premiere: Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Jere Flint, cond. |
| Music for Marimba and String Quartet | chamber | LNP-0131 | ||
| My Cat Has Swallowed a Bumblebee | choral | LNP-0024 | ||
| — N — | ||||
| No Greater Love | 2001 | SATB, unacc. | LNP-0104 | premiere: Embry Hills United Methodist Church / Bryan Black, dir. - Chamblee, GA commissioned by: Elaine and Richard Puckett and Katie and Marshall Bruner |
| — O — | ||||
| O Lord, Make Haste to Hear My Cry | 2001 B | SATB, unacc. | LNP-0100 | premiere: First Congregational Church / Trey Clegg, dir. - Atlanta, GA |
| — P — | ||||
| Percussion Quartet | chamber | 4 | premiere: Emory University Percussion Ensemble / Michael Cebulski, dir. |
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| Psalm 150 | 1996 | SATB, organ | LNP-0023 | commission/premiere: Eastminster Presbyterian Church / Mary Root, dir. - Marietta, GA |
| — Q — | ||||
| Quick, Sunlight! Bring Noon! | 1987 | SATB, unacc. | LNP-0012 | as performed by: First Unitarian Church / Mark Slegers, dir. - Portland, OR |
| — R — | ||||
| Rainbow 'Round a Crescent Moon | 2004 | chamber cl,mar,bongos |
LNP-0180 | premiere: neoPhonia (Ricky Saucedo, clarinet; Drew Dolan, marimba; Caleb Herron, bongos) / Nick Demos, dir. - Atlanta, GA |
| Repeat That, Repeat | 1999 | SATB, unacc. | LNP-0044 | premiere: Emory University Concert Choir / Eric Nelson, dir. - Atlanta, GA |
| Ring Out, Ye Crystal Spheres | choral | cho. pt.: LNP-0020 full orch.: LNP-0052 red. inst.: LNP-0053 |
premiere: Gwinnett Festival Singers, Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra / William Baker, cond. - Stone Mountian, GA "reduced instrumentation" premiere: San Francisco Symphony Chorus, members of the SFSO / Vance George, cond., with David Higgs, organ - San Francisco, CA |
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| Rise up, My Love | 1988 | choral | LNP-0015 | |
| Rondo for Brass Quintet | chamber | 4 | premiere: Atlanta Symphony Brass Quintet |
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| — S — | ||||
| Set Me as a Seal | 1988 | SATB, unacc. | LNP-0017 | as performed & recorded by: National Lutheran Choir / Larry Fleming, dir. - Minneapolis, MN |
| Shenandoah | choral 1 | 4 | ||
| Sing to the Lord a New Song | 2006 | SATB, organ | LNP-0181 | premiere: Cathedral Church of St. Paul / Karl Henning, interim dir. - Boston, MA |
| Sonata for Violoncello and Piano | 1993 A | chamber | LNP-0042 | premiere: Dorothy Lewis, cello; Cary Lewis, piano - Lilburn, GA african premiere: Daniel Neal, cello; Francois du Toit - Cape Town, South Africa european premiere: Wouter Vercruysse, cello; Alexander Besant, piano - Ghent, Belgium |
| Song of the Chattahoochee | 2008 | voice and piano | 4 | premiere Maya Hoover, mezzo; Lisa Leong, piano - Morrow, GA |
| Steal Away - arr. | 1997 | SATB 1, 3 | satb: LNP-0027 ttbb: LNP-0032 ssaa: LNP-0033 |
SATB as performed by: Vocalessence / Philip Brunelle, dir. - Minneapolis, MN SATB African premiere: Chœur la Grace / Toko Kua-Nzambi, dir. - Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo SSAA rearrangement as performed by: Atlanta Young Singers of Callanwolde / Paige Mathis, dir. - Atlanta, GA TTBB rearrangement commmissioned by Donald E. Snyder for the men of Lutheran Church of the Redeemer - Atlanta, GA |
| — T — | ||||
| Te Deum | 1994 | SATB, orchestra | 4 | premiere (partial): Gwinnett Festival Singers / William Baker dir. - Piccolo Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC |
| Three Passages from the Song of Solomon see individual octavos by title: 1) Rise up, My Love 2) I Sleep, But My Heart Waketh 3) Set Me as a Seal |
choral | 6 | ||
| — U — | ||||
| — V — | ||||
| percussion ensemble | LNP-0201 | premiere: Georgia State University Percussion Ensemble / Stuart Gerber, dir. |
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| 2009 | percussion solo | LNP-0202 | premiere: Stuart Gerber, solo percussion |
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| percussion ensemble | LNP-0203 | premiere: Georgia State University Percussion Ensemble / Stuart Gerber, dir. |
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| — W — | ||||
| Welcome Evening | 1984 | choral | 4 | premiere: UUCA Choir / Mark Gresham, dir. |
| — X — | ||||
| — Y — | ||||
| The Young Galileo | 1985 | SSAA 3 | ssaa: LNP-0028 ttbb: LNP-0029 |
SSAA commissioned by: Chicago Children's Choir / Christopher Moore, dir. SSAA performed in 7 countries by: Atlanta Young Singers of Callanwolde / Paige Mathis, dir. - Atlanta, GA |
| — Z — | ||||
| Footnotes: 1 arranged 2 transcription 3 available in multiple voicings 4 unpublished 5 published in a collection 6 set published as individual octavos 7 available in multiple instrumental acc. scorings (other than piano reduction) 8 octavo is choral part only; not performable with only keyboard accompaniment 9 octavo is choral part only w/ cues A composed under an Individual Artist Grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts B composed during an American Composers Forum residency with support from The Rockefeller Brothers Fund C Premiered as an official outreach event of the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission's "Centennial of Flight, 1903 -2003" celebrations. |
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