In Spring

A short song cycle using a solo (unaccompanied) voice to vocalize the fanciful and magical poems of E. E. Cummings with glissandi, whistling, ghostly ...

A Prayer in Spring

String Quartet No. 8: Insect Dances

Variations on Outburst of Spring Triumphant : A Theme of Ludwig Diehn

This work is built on a theme of the late Virginia composer, Ludwig Liehn. Commissioned for the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Regional Convention of the American ...

String Quartet No. 7 : A Thousand Cranes

Triptych for Organ and Large Orchestra: Agape

Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee, BWV 140

Cantata 140: Now Let Every Tongue Adore Thee!

What Tongue Can Tell Thy Greatness, Lord : BWV Anh.162

Sound-Bite from Beijing : 4-Part Treble Chorus [divisi] Unaccompanied and opt. String Bass/Tuned Percussion

Nocturne from Shylock

Gabriel Fauré (1845 1924) composed his beautiful, brooding “Nocturne” from Shylock in 1889. Originally scored for string orchestra, it is deftly arran...

The Wind in the Willows

While studying at the American Academy in Rome from 1922 to 1925 on the first Damrosch Fellowship, Randall Thompson, fascinated with Kenneth Grahame’s...

From Starry Skies Descending

This Italian Christmas carol dates from 1732 and the lilting melody by Alfonso Liguori is associated with the zampogna, a large-format Italian bagpipe...

An Alleluia Flourish : Piano/Choral Score

Commissioned by Classical Movements for an incredibly large ensemble of primarily “older” singers. Along with some brass, keyboard, and timpani, this ...

Jazzonia : From Black Pierrot

From the large work Black Pierrot, Jazzonia (1923) describes the scene in a Harlem café of the 1920s in which “six long-headed jazzers play,” and beau...

How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place

The text of How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place is taken from Psalm 84:1–4 (NIV). The piece is an attempt to portray the beauty of the heavenly place wh...

The Gale

A creative and unusual work, The Gale uses text painting, sound effects, and crafty choral writing to bring to life the text written by Abraham (“Abra...

Back and Forth on the Ferry

The text by Edna St. Vincent Millay, speaks of a youthful all-night adventure riding the ferry back and forth with no destination in mind. There is mu...

Back and Forth on the Ferry

The text by Edna St. Vincent Millay, speaks of a youthful all-night adventure riding the ferry back and forth with no destination in mind. There is mu...

Refuge : from Sing Evermore!

An assuring text from master poet Sara Teasdale, its central theme is that one can take refuge in singing. Ever sensitive to the text, Walker crafts w...

Standin' in the Need of Prayer from 3 Folk Hymns

Standin’ in the Need of Prayer is a lively tune in swing rhythm. New words are added within the lighthearted approach. It becomes evident during the s...

American Death Ballads

American Death Ballads was composed especially for tenor Brian Thorsett. We have been frequent collaborators since 2011, when he premiered the complet...

American Death Ballads

American Death Ballads was composed especially for tenor Brian Thorsett. We have been frequent collaborators since 2011, when he premiered the complet...

Be Thou My Vision from Three Folk Hymns

Be Thou My Vision has a dimension of an entreaty to the Lord, as if asking for the Lord’s presence to be there at all times. Thus, the phrase “Be Thou...

Beloved, Let Us Love One Another

Written for the Choir of the Church of the Advent in Boston, Massachusetts (Dr. Edith Ho, director), this piece was composed for the wedding of John S...