* Michael was the 1st place winner of the Ninth Biennial Competition for the 2004 AGO/ E.C. Schirmer Publishing Award in Choral Composition * artfully crafted partita based on one of the church's most beloved hymn tunes * 5-movement chorale and variations: Cantilena, Canon at the Fifth, Trio and Fugue * Lenten prelude or offertory
....A theme, three variations and a fugue make up this splendid piece. A good pedal technique is needed for the final bars.... - Julian Elloway "Church Music Quarterly" November 2005
This variation set presents a nice harmonization of the theme and four subsequent variations.....The fugue concludes with a lovely harmonization of the final phrase of the melody. The registration is colorful and the music is not difficult..... - Richard A. Konzen, D.M.A. "Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians" March 2005.
