Commissioned Works

Alley Cat Love Song
-- commissioned by the Naperville North High School Treble Choir --

    SSA/piano

    Secular text in English by Dana Gioia

    Difficulty rating (1-5): 2+
    Santa Barbara Music Pub #SMBP737

Endless Worlds
-- Commissioned by the H.D. Jacobs High School (Algonquin, IL) Performing Arts Boosters --
    SATB a cappella with divisi

    Sacred/Secular Text in English by Rabindranath Tagore

    Difficulty rating (1-5): 3.5
    Contact Paul Carey for availability

Four or Five Tadpoles
-- Commissioned by the Ft. Wayne Children's Choir --

    SA/musc percussion/marimba/vibraphone

    Text in English, translation of Japanese text by Shimpano Kusei

    Difficulty rating (1-5): 2
    Available directly
 

Lake Song
-- Commissioned by the Milwaukee Choral Artists --

    SSA/piano

    Text in English by Colette Inez

    Difficulty rating (1-5): 2.5
    Available directly
 

little tree
-- Commissioned by the Michigan State Children's Choir --

    SA/piano

    Text in English by E.E. Cummings

    Difficulty rating (1-5): 3
    Santa Barbara catalog # SMBP614

Tiny Stars
-- commissioned piece --

    String trio

    Difficulty rating (1-5): 3
    Available directly

Winter Solstice (extended work)
-- Commissioned by the Santa Fe Women's Ensemble --
     SSA / harp or piano
    Secular, but quite spiritual texts in English by Elizabeth Lamb/Lonnie Howard
    Difficulty rating (1-5): 3
    Available directly

Winter's Night Carol
-- Commissioned by the Nebraska Choral Art Society --
     SATB/SA children's choir (or use SA subgroup of main choir)/brass quintet
    Sacred texts in English by Thomas Merton
    Difficulty rating (1-5): 2.5
    Available directly