SKU: A0.1016751

Acapella arrangement of The Star-Spangled Banner for Soprano and Alto voices. SSAA with divisi in the first soprano part. 

Arranged for Denison University's Ladies Night Out. Commissioned by the Denison Varsity Field Hockey Team.

SKU: A0.923360

This is a joyful, a capella song written for a small female choir. The parts (SSAA) come in, one after another. It is a delightfully conceived work which, when it was performed in December 2018, was received by audience extremely well.  The work is fairly short and was designed for the end of the song set. .

SKU: A0.844645

This piece is a Showstopper! Rock-a-My-Soul is a Choral piece based on the traditional folk/gospel/spiritual. I originally envisioned this piece for a Middle School Choir, but it works well with any group that wants to have fun. It is written in 3 part Treble clef which the conductor may assign as they see fit for their choir and performance. (Part 3 works very well with male voices.) Parts all stay within an octave from Middle C to C above.  
This lively version uses many styles of jazz to drive this piece, yet there is also a recurring descending third ostinato which is the rocking comfort this piece imparts.   The piano part plays an important role in driving this piece and setting the moods. Each of the seven sections shifts the mood and jazz style but maintains a level of energy.  
After completing the jazz arrangements of the traditional chorus I tried various ways to extend the piece. One day while working on this piece I saw a news clip about another school bullying incident. I immediately made the connection -- at its heart Rock-a-My-Soul is really about overcoming obstacles to find comfort and acceptance. So I wrote some additional lyrics to create an anti-bullying, anti-depression section. I have soloists deliver the main lines to make it personal and invitational then the choir backs them up, call and response style, with Everything's gonna be alright.  
Lyrics throughout are all carefully worded so that the song may be used for either secular or sacred purposes. The context and location where it is sung will flesh out the implied and intended meaning. If sung in school it means you have friends here who accept you; if sung in your place of worship then it means that your God accepts you.
Simple power, beauty and meaning all wrapped in joyous jazz!
13 page score, 4:00 minute performance
recording is various excerpts of the accompaniment to show different stylistic sections

SKU: A0.1122824

The folky Sans Day Carol (Now the holly bears a berry) Easy arrangement for tenor, baritone and bass Make sure you sing it with a Cornish accent, haha.

SKU: A0.724331

SKU: A0.842451

I have been asked to arrange this Cornish song for Male Voice Choir.