Animalology (2013)

SA/Unison, piano

Duration: c. 8'

These four tuneful songs deal with four species that have gone extinct: Dodo, Woolly Mammoth, Galapagos Tortoise, and Tecopa Pupfish. The four songs – which can be performed as a set or separately – are sometimes set from a first-person POV where the singers take the role of the animals while pointing a wagging finger at us for allowing this to happen. A great teaching and learning experience.

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Fabric of Gratitude (2023)

SATB, Youth Choir, piano

Duration: c. 4'

Setting of a poem by Ronald W. Cadmus.

Commissioned by and to be premiered November 19, 2023 by Deer Creek Chorale, Marty Banghart conducting.

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My New York (2015)

SSA, piano, strings (synth)

Duration: c. 5'

A rock-influenced setting commissioned by the New York Children’s Aid Society Chorus. The libretto by Maria V.S. Seigenthaler is based on interviews with inner city children as to how they envision the city.

Performed by Matthew Curtis.

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Ode to a Toad (2006)

SA/Unison, piano

Duration: c. 3'

Setting of a humorous descriptive poem by Thomas Patrick Seigenthaler about a frog which crosses the road.

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The Dodo (2013)

SA, piano

Duration: c. 3'

A setting of a poem by Hilaire Beloc.

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The Field Mouse (2015)

SA/Unison, piano, handbells

Duration: c. 3'

A setting of an adorable poem by Cecil Frances Alexander that tenderly explores the idea of respecting other people’s spaces and possessions.

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The Joy of Simple Things (2023)

SA/Unison, piano

Duration: c.

Children's choirs will love singing about their favorite things in this charming two-part song with piano. "Clap your hands and join the dance, the joy of simple things!"

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Two Little Kittens (2015)

SA, piano

Duration: c. 3'

Setting of a 19th Century anonymous poem for SA & Piano that uses a quarrel between two kittens to suggest that it’s better to get along rather than fight.

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