Choral

We Move Homeward (2011) 8 min 15 sec

Text: three poems by Marilyn Lerch

SATB, mezzo soprano & piano

Premiere: June 12, 2011, West Vancouver; Edith Pritchard, mezzo soprano; West Vancouver United Church, Gerald Van Wyck, conductor

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The Faerie Queene (2009)

Text: six poems by Robin Blaser

SATB a cappella

lake of souls (2008) 12 min

Text: four poems by Robin Blaser

SATB, flute, sax, violin, cello & piano

Commissioned by Erato Ensemble

Premiere: November 15, 2008, Vancouver; Emily Cheung, soprano; Grace Chan, mezzo-soprano; William George, tenor; Joel Klein, baritone; Tanya Kliefoth, flute; Julia Nolan, sax; Yuri Zaidenberg, violin; Stefan Hintersteininger, cello; Rachel Iwaasa, piano

Audio tracks recorded at premiere:

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O Jesu Parvule (1990) 5 min

Text: from Carol of the Nativity, 15th Century

SATB a cappella

Commissioned by Vancouver Chamber Choir

Premiere: December, 1990, Vancouver; VCC, Jon Washburn, conductor

Audio track recorded at premiere:

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For the One I Love (1992)  6 min

Text: Walt Whitman

SATB, oboe, piano

Commissioned by Vancouver Lesbian & Gay Choir

Premiere: July 1,1992, Denver, Colorado;  VLGC, Michael Grice, conductor

Audio track recorded in 1998: Benita Wolters & Joanna Dundas, soprano; Sophie Vassiliadis, alto; Jonathan Quick & John Bacon, tenor; Tyler Duncan, baritone; Dan Lauterbach, piano; Roger Cole, oboe

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Score available from Yelton Rhodes Music

Five Miniature Songs (1999; revised 2010) 5 min 30 sec

Text: five Haiku in English from Basho

SSAA

Lord Make Me An Instrument of Thy Peace (1984) 2 min 15 sec

Text: St Francis 14th century

TTBB, a capella or with piano
Also arranged for SATB

Audio track recorded in 2002: Chor Leoni, Diane Loomer, conductor

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