We wait all year long for various milestones, both those natural and those declared.Ī CHRISTMAS LULLABY (2010) for Dan Forrest Advent is a time of waiting, of preparation. The images here are among the multiple roles the Mother plays as the wheel of the seasons turns about us. THE CHELSEA CAROL (2012) for Eric Whitacre įor this Advent text I chose a darker, more overtly pagan hymn to the Mother (Virgin or otherwise) adapted from an earlier version entitled Adveni, Sapientia. Dan wanted a text about a bell, and I chose to tell the story of the bronze bell, from the mining of the copper and tin from the ground, to the early life of that bronze as weapons of war, and then to its reforging as a bell.ĬANTATA CAFFEINATA (2021 ) for John Muehleisen A charming accompaniment to the Bach Coffee Cantata, a contemporary commentary on modern coffee culture, commissioned by the American Guild of Organists for their 2022 National Convention in Seattle. The text is hopeful, that the bright light of those we have lost shines still in our voices and our memory.Ī BRONZE TRIPTYCH (2012) for Dan Forrest Ĭommissioned in celebration of the anniversary of a university whose symbol was a bell. Ola had asked me for several poems relating to the theme of rebirth, and I gave him this twist on the usual theme, using the image of the phoenix as the symbol of rebirth.īRIGHT LIGHT (2022 ) for Michael Bussewitz-Quarm A memorial text, honoring the life of a young man who died tragically. A LIGHT WITHIN (2023) for Sean Ivory A text from the time of the pandemic lockdown, which seeks to demonstrate that there is hope in the darkness, and that we will emerge from our isolation into the light.ĪCROSS THE VAST, ETERNAL SKY (2010) for Ola Gjeilo Ĭommissioned for the Salt Lake Vocal Artists and their conductor, Brady Allred.
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