New Publications

“The Red Wheelbarrow,” an innovative environmental/imagist poem I first read as a teenager, struck me as an alluring and joyful means to immerse in a commission by Austin’s Inversion Ensemble for their Planet Home project. The score blossomed during a fellowship at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, a pastoral setting that nurtured embracing […]

Handel’s Messiah Re-Voiced for Three-Part MEN’S VOICES (T.T.B) and Small Chamber Ensemble Four of Handel’s inspiring choruses from “MESSIAH” are here re-voiced to be delightfully rendered with Men’s Voices alone and a small contingent of orchestral instruments (Violin, Trumpet & Trombone, or any other reasonable substitutes such as Clarinet, Cello or Bassoon) to give the […]

For years, choral directors have been asking me whether I have anything with a Jewish theme they can use for the holiday season. Well… turns out that an old girlfriend of mine recently became a Rabbi and wrote me a wonderful lyric about the history and meaning of Hanukkah. Set in a very accessible & […]

PLANNING A MAJOR WORK FOR NEXT SEASON? Beethoven’s beautiful Mass in C, Op. 86 is the perfect for community choruses, volunteer groups, and good high school groups wanting to do major works for chorus and orchestra: not nearly as formidable as Missa Solemnis, but with plenty of Beethoven vigor and personality. Creative Spirit Music Publisher […]

Hey directors, here’s a big help for you! The semester is coming to an end and boy has it been a great semester!! Lots of emotions and achievements. Today I wanted to congratulate you on your work offering you a great help for the headache that is usually doing magic with the budget that exists. […]

“The Final Word is Love” by Peter-Anthony Togni is so beautiful. This piece is Togni’s response to being deeply moved by the life and writing of American journalist, social activist and Catholic convert, Dorothy Day. “We cannot love God unless we love each other, and to love we must know each other.” Enjoy! Available at […]