CHORAL WORKS- WITH ACCOMPANIMENT
1. WONDROUS WORLD (Yeats)(1984)
Vocal quartet(SATB) with self-prepared tape
Electric Phoenix premiere E. Berlin, Oct. 11, 1985
Electric Phoenix commission
14' 18" (1 movement)
2. WHAT EVE SANG (MacLeish)(1980)
Antiphonal chorus: SAT-SAB with handbells
Plymouth Congregational Church premiere-Brunelle
Minneapolis, June 15, 1980
A.G.O. National Convention & Minnesota Composers Forum commission
6' 20" (1 movement)
3. MATA EL PAJARO, GUARDA EL CANTO (Bustos)(1984)
Chorus(SATB) with rattles and Narrator
A.I.D.A. benefit premiere
Musikhochschule Koln, Nov. 24, 1982
3'35" (1 movement)
4. PEPPERCORN SONGS (Stokes)(1984)
Chorus(SATB) with pno. or optional ensemble
First Unitarian Soc. centennary premiere-Franklin
Charles Sigmund Memorial Fund commission
Minneapolis, May 13, 1984
6 minutes (1 movement)
5. PIED BEAUTY (Hopkins)(1997)
Chorus (SATB) 2 trpts; 2 horns; timp; organ
(7 minutes)
CHORAL WORKS - A CAPELLA
1. IVY IS GOOD (1962)
Chorus(SATB) 14th century English text
5'30"
2. A DOOMSDAY CAROL (1966)
Chorus(SATB) 14th century English text
4'45"
3. WHEN THIS YOU SEE, REMEMBER ME (1970)
Theatre piece for 12 solo voices (SATB)
Stanford University premiere-Bresnick (Nov. 12, 1974)
9'-14'
4. FIRECHO (1987)
5 or more solo voices with optional perc.
LISTEN premiere-Maye
Minneapolis, Aug. 23, 1987
10'-12'
5. INVERSNAID (1991)
Chorus(SATB)
Mankato St. University Chamber Singers premiere-Moxness
Mankato June 2, 1991
Mankato St. University commission
7'45"
CHORAL WORKS - WITH ORCHESTRA
1. SMOKE & STEEL (Sandburg)(1989-completely revised version)
Men's Chorus; Tenor Solo
4 horns; 6 trombones;
maximum strings= 8 violas; 6 cellos; 4 basses
excerpts: Frederick Jagel, tenor
56 minutes
2. THE RIVER'S MINUTE BY THE FAR BROOK'S YEAR (Crane)(1981)
Chorus(SATB); Narrator; 2(picc).2.2(b cl).2.-3.2.1.0.-4 perc-pno-strngs
First Unitarian Society premiere-Sigmund; Morris
Minneapolis, Nov. 18, 1981
20 minutes (1 movement)
3. HARBOR DAWN & PROEM (Crane)(1986)
Chorus(SATB); Narrator; organ; 3-4 perc;
antiphonal brass choirs:-
a. 4 trpt; 3 trbn
b. 2 flgl; 4 hrn; euph; 2 tuba
University of Minnesota Chamber Chorale premiere-Lancaster
St. Paul, May 8, 1986
24 minutes
4. HYMNS OF THE BURNING WILL (Greenberg)(1980)
Chorus(SATB); 2 keybd(pno. org. cel.); 1 perc;
Optional: 2 fl(picc). 2 cl(sax). 2 trbn.-strings
Dale Warland Singers premiere
St. Paul, 1981
43 minutes (from the opera, HORSPFAL )
5. MERMAIDS STAND BY THE KING OF THE SEA (Fulghum)(1991)
Chorus(SATB); Narrator; 2.2.2.2.-2.2.0.0.-2 perc-strings
Minneapolis Chamber Symphony
& Oratorio Society of Minnesota-Lantz-Chu premiere
St. Paul Sept. 12, 1991
10 minutes
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