Alleluia (from Exaltations) – horn version

Movement 2 of Exaltations — can be performed as an individual work for double choir and horn. Program Notes (for entire set) Exaltations is a set of three interstitial works for double choir and brass quintet, written specifically to fit between the works on this program of Gabrieli and Bruckner. I love the sharp, sparkling attack and timbre … Read more

The Light is the Same (quintet version)

This is the original version of The Light is the Same, for woodwind quintet. Program Notes Religions are manyBut God is oneThe lamps may be differentBut the Light is the same Like many people, I spent the last half of 2016 trying to make sense of what was happening in our country and in our … Read more

Earth Speaks

Program Notes Earth Speaks is a large 45-minute choral work that explores different perspectives on our earth through the lens of three Pasadena institutions. It was commissioned by Pasadena Master Chorale in 2015. The first section looks at the earth through the lens of California’s Native Americans. After an exhaustive search for poetry from the Tongva … Read more