Stressed by pandemic isolation, suffering, dying? Try “My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?” (Ps. 22) – Challenge, push your choir into 2020-1’s recollection of the ‘suffering servant’s’ grief, isolation, anguish! (This is not shallow stuff!)

Foot-stomping Blue-grass/Celtic settings of Sacred Harp songs (with folk instrument parts). Enriched by canon, augmentation, antiphony, solo; fiddle/t.whistle/banjo breaks. Familiar, rollicking “Brethren (& Sisters), we have met to worship…”

Foot-stomping Blue-grass/Celtic settings of Sacred Harp songs (with folk instrument parts). Haunting, plaintive solo/cho. vs. ‘fuguing’ sections.

Foot-stomping Blue-grass/Celtic settings of Sacred Harp songs (with folk instrument parts). Enriched by canon, augmentation, antiphony, solo; fiddle/t.whistle/banjo breaks. Familiar text enlivened with tunes MY HOME and PROMISED LAND, combined and broadened into a grand finale ‘at home’!

B & H-“Dear Lord, and Maker of Us All” [orig…’Father of Mankind’]-Enhancing the famous Whittier poem by modally modernizing the Victorian tune REST in a spirit of prayer, with final ‘peace’ enclosing inner points of imitation, text painting and drama.

API-“MARK’S GOOD STORY”-hour-long scriptural choral-passion(optional staging/chamber orchestra, congregational inclusion) structured with 7 mainline hymns/spirituals (Four published separately)2.(API)- “Let Us Break Bread Together”(from feeding…/ Last Supper)…”Let us praise God…” swings into N.O.-style jazz with clarinet improvisation.

Male chorus arrangement (TBB) Easy/quick, effective—sounds like 4 parts (LYONS)-Mannheim-like rolling cresc.to triumphant finale.

Male chorus arrangement (TBB) Easy/quick, effective—sounds like 4 parts (LYONS)- Campfire-like with guitar; sonorous, soft low ending.

(1) Allegro

(2) Andante

(3) Allegro

(SSA) – lilting, canonic, faithful presentation of Song of Solomon text.

Bourne-“Peace I Leave With You” – Contemplative chorale on John 14:27 (Easter VI)

API-“Nunc Dimittis”* – Contemporized Simeon’s Canticle propelled by organ, chant, canon/cantus firmus & clusters, culminating in a post-modern contrapuntal Gloria Patri.

API-“Magnificat”* – Contemporized Canticle of Mary” “Gloria Patri [*May be combined]

Psalm 121- API- scriptural solos for medium high (mezzo) voice, organ & viola (or Bb Clarinet) “”- favorite images with psalter and oratorio quod libets

Philippians 4 -“”- showpiece with optional virtuosic ending.