Welcome! Kick off your shoes, lean back, and enjoy some of my Original Compositions in Midi, MP3, and Sheet Music formats. Many of the scores are offered in Scorch format, and are mostly free. You will find a lot of music for piano, flute, clarinet, saxophone, and trombone, as well as for vocal groups, and larger instrument ensembles and orchestras.
Lots of new music! It has been a while since I posted new music on my web site...not because I've stopped composing, but because I've been busy! Here it is ....
Sunday Evening in the Snow is an educational piece for flute, three clarinets, and horn. This piece has an ABA form. The first section starts slowly, and the second section--though not changing in tempo--has a faster rhythm. Full of counterpoint, each instrument gets a chance to shine by playing the melody. It is an old melody I composed as a teen-ager, but revived for this unusual ensemble. Listen to the live performance MP3 by Shelly Suarez (flute), Gina Ebhardt (clarinet), David LaMay (clarinet), Laura Siberts (oboe), and Steve Rennings (bassoon). And, you can view/listen/print the score and parts in sheet music format. Spirit and Spice is an upbeat, modern piece for woodwind quintet. It is a lot of fun for performers and audience, alike! The jazzy feel uses lots of contemporary harmonies and rhythms. Much of the piece has a big-band feeling. The melody gets handed off to each instrument, allowing each instruments a chance to shine.Listen to the marvelous performance by the Ensemble a la Carte quintet, in this MP3 recording, or view/listen/print the score and parts in sheet music format. Melody for a New Age is a new piano solo. This is a Romantic-style flowing piece with a bit of New-Age flavor. Listen to the MP3 recording, a beautiful performance by Susan Alexander. You can also view/listen/print the score in sheet music format. Fantasy for Clarinet and Piano is a beautiful, flowing duet in a true modern-day Romantic style. This music will capture your heart and demand an encore! This piece is not a clarinet solo--it is a true duet, with clarinet and piano taking equal turns in the spotlight. Listen to the wonderful performance by Amy Rothstein and Nancy Genovese, or view/listen/print the score and parts in sheet music format. Dance of the Sprites, at Daybreak is a piano solo in a contemporary style. Full of spicy dissonances and rapidly modulating keys, this piece is designed to keep an audience dazzled, but should not be very difficult to play. Listen to the great performance by Jeffery Beaudry, or view/listen/print the score in sheet music format. Folk Tunes is a simple piece for flute, violin, piano and tuba. This piece was composed for the InterPLAY Company at Strathmore, a band for people with and without cognitive disabilities. Paula Moore directs the band and the entire experience is incredible! Listen to the synthesized MP3 recording, or view/listen/print the score and parts in sheet music format. Not a new composition, but a new performance of Voyage to a New Land, written both for mixed chorus (SATB) and for a two-part women's chorus (SA) and piano accompaniment. Take the time to listen to this MP3 file, which is a recording of a great performance by the Collegium Musicum of the Friday Morning Music Club Chorale! Here is a list of performers: Thomas Meier, director; Christine Wells, accompanist; Cherrie Anderson, Kathleen Meier, Philippa Shepherd, Christine Wells (sopranos); Leah Baum, Joyce Korvick, B.J. Stone (altos); Mathew Blum, Thomas Meier, Geoffrey Shepherd (tenors); Peter Baum, Ned Dearborn, William Van Stone, John Weiner (basses).
You may also be interested in reading the lyrics and the score in PDF format. This piece was written in collaboration with British lyricist Simon Read. This piece is an epic drama, and lasts about 11 minutes in duration.
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to perform a new composition, one written expressly for you or your ensemble?
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me! It is a wonderful experience to play a brand new piece, one that
is just the right duration and skill level for your performance.
With the free downloadable
"Scorch" plugin, you can view and simultaneously listen to my sheet music
at the SibeliusMusic
site. You can print the scores for some of my compositions for free, while
others can be printed for a nominal price. In addition, parts for some
of the pieces are available for printing.
Last updated on May 30, 2009