Music with narraton

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Arise, My Soul, Arise!

SATB (some divisi) +piano & optional organ. Brass & percussion parts available.
Large festive anthem for special-event ceremonies.
Includes 3 passages for your narration texts.

 

 

EXTENDED VERSION (10 minutes) (PDF)  ? 

 $3.00/copy 

SHORT VERSION  (4 minutes)  (PDF)  ? 

 $1.50/copy 

Optional organ part  (PDF)  ? 

 $3.00 
 

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Jericho

Symphonic Winds.     16 minutes.    Grade 5-6.
A surround-sound story piece with narration, optional chorus, and unorthodox audience participation.
“The most imaginative, unusual, and successful work I have ever performed!”—Dr. Richard Fischer

 

 

Full Score (hardcopy) $40 
Parts (hardcopy)  $250 
PDF parts  what's this?  $125 
Optional Choral Parts-flat rate (PDF)  $30 

 

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Jericho

Orchestra.   16 minutes.  3333  4431  3 or 6 perc (2 versions)  hp  pno  strings
A surround-sound theater piece with narration and unorthodox audience participation.   
“JERICHO is absolutely stunning: tremendously effective.”—Les Marsden, conductor

 

Full Score  $40 
Parts rental   
Optional Choral Parts/flat rate PDF what's this?  $30 

 

Schools may be eligible to purchase parts 

 

Passion of John Brown, The

WINNER 2011 AMERICAN PRIZE for ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITION
Orchestra and narrator.  Surround-sound.   19 min.
3333 (or 2222)   4431   timp+3  pno  hp  strings
The life of controversial abolitionist John Brown.  Sinner or saint?
“An amazing work, beautifully paced and orchestrated. I love it.”—David Daniels, conductor

 


A private recording of the complete work is available to conductors.

 

Full Score  $45 
Parts  rental   

         Schools may be eligible to purchase parts 

Susanna and the Elders

Clarinet quartet, percussion, dancers, and storyteller.   35 minutes.
Eight dances, each can be performed alone.
* recommended listen-to-me-first tracks

 
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Dance 1 

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 #1 Score & parts (PDF) ?  $10 
Dance 2 

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Dance 3 

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 #3 Score & parts (PDF) ?  $10 
* Dance 4 

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Dance 5 

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Dance 6 

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* Dance 7 

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Dance 8 

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  Complete set  Score & parts (PDF) ?  $55 

Gary Sperl, William Scarlet, Wayne Dorothy, clarinets; John Snyder, bass clarinet;
F. Michael Combs, percussion; Delores Ziegler, soprano; Mitch Mundy, storyteller; Jesse Ayers, conducting

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