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Forthcoming Events

Antiphon: The Wild Echoes for 2 alto saxophones
To be premiered by Claudia Schaetzle and Volker Ax at the Goethe-Institute in Hanoi, Vietnam at a concert on June 26th, 2009at 8:00pm

Dance, mon, moin', Dansefor chorus & piano (ad lib) from Six Canadian Folk Songs: Set 1
To be performed by the Counterpoint Chorus, directed by Robert de Cormier, as part of the Lake Champlain Quadricentennial Festival at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Burlington, Vermont on July 8th, 2009 at 8:00pm

The White Dove for 2 soprano soloists, SATB & organ
To be performed by Sacred Heart's Schola Cantorum, directed by Donald Kendrick, during their tour of Austria in the Cathedrals of Vienna (St. Stephen's), Salzburg and Graz, July 1st - 9th, 2009

The Silvered Lute: A Wang Wei Song Album(soprano & piano)
To be performed by Mei Zhong - soprano & pianist - TBA during the International Congress of Voice Teachers at Les Folies Bergere, Paris taking place July 15th to July 19th 2009



Recent Events

Meet the Composer, Derek Healey
An Interview with Derek Healey by Mark Hopkins Included in the Journal of the Canadian Band Association June issue of Canadian Winds Spring 2009 Issue, Vol. 7, No. 2. Email: canadianwinds@sasktel.net

The Silvered Lute: A Wang Wei Song Album (soprano & piano)
Performed by Nancy Wood - soprano and Jeff Winslow - piano. During the Tiananmen Remembered - 20 Years Concert at the First Congregational United Church of Christ, Portland, Oregon, on Friday, June 3rd 2009

Dance, Mon Moine, Danse for chorus & piano (ad lib) from Six Canadian Folk Songs: Set 1
Performed by the Chamber Choir of Sacramento State University, director Don Kendrick, during a tour of Canada, at St. Patrickšs Basilica, Montreal on May 25th, at Marie-Rhein de Monde Cathedral, Montreal, on May 26th, and in the Dominion Chambers United Church, Ottawa on May 28th, 2009.

Northern Landscapes for soprano saxophone and organ
Performed by David Palmer - organ and Wallace Halladay - soprano saxophone during a Organix Concert at the Church of the Redeemer, Toronto, on May 27th at 6:00pm

Pastorale and Jig for piano - 4 hands
Performed by Amelie Langlois and Catherine Donkin during duet recitals at Glebe St. James United Church, Ottawa, on May 3rd, 2009 at 4:00pm and also at the Woodroffe United Church, Ottawa, on May 23rd, at 7:30pm

Danse, Mon Moine, Danse for chorus & piano (ad lib) from Six Canadian Folk songs: Set 1
Performed by the North Shore Chorus, directed by Terry Pitt-Brooke at the 'What a Wonderful World' concert at Mount Seymour United Church, North Vancouver on May 9th, 2009 at 7:30pm.

One Midsummer's Morning: an English folk-set for wind band
Performed by musicians of Nova Scotia, directed by Mark Hopkins at a concert at Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia, on May 2nd, 2009

The Silvered Lute: A Wang Wei Song Album (soprano & piano)
Performed by Nancy Wood - soprano and Jeff Winslow - piano at 'A Quartet in Blue, The Silvered Lute, and other Music for a Quiet Sunday', Cherry Blossom Musical Arts Concert, at the Central Lutheran Church, Eugene, Oregon, on April 26th 2009

Danse, Mon Moine, Danse for chorus and piano ad lib, from Six Canadian Folk Songs: Set I
To be performed by the Greenwood Chamber Singers of Edmonton, Helen Stuart - piano, directed by Robert de Frece at the 'Singing and Dancing in Song' concert, at All Saint's Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton, on April 17th, 2009, at 8:00pm

Inuit Hunting Song and Danse, Mon Moine, Danse for chorus & piano ad lib, from Six Canadian Folk Songs: Set 1
Performed by the Chamber Choir of Sacramento State University, director Don Kendrick, during the "Entre Amis" concert at Sacramento's Sacred Heart Church, Sacramento, California, on March 14th at 8:00pm

Salish Song for chorus and piano (ad lib) from Six Canadian Folk Songs: Set 1
Performed by the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir, director Yuri Klaz, at the Celebration of Canadian Music concert at Westworth United Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba, on March 8th 2009

The Banks of Sweet Primroses and Strawberry Fair
                    2 movements from One Midsummer's Morning for wind band
Performed by the Reading Civic Band, directed by Lucinda Ellert at First Congregational Church of Reading, MA, on February 28th, 2009

A Mass for San Corrado for baritone voice, choir, flute, saxophone octet, percussion & organ
Performed by Carmelo Corrado Caruso (baritone), 'G. De Cicco' choir - director, Maria Carmela De Cicco, Quartetto do Sassofoni ARCADIA, Sikelia Saxophone Quartet, Barbara Rosana (flute), Sebastiano Nane (friscaletto - Sicilian flute), Salvatore Scucces & Andrea Ferraguto (percussion), Cunegonda De Cicco (organ) and conducted by Gabriele Verdinelli, at the Cathedral of San Nicolo, Noto, Sicily on February 21st, 2009

Five Edward Thomas Songs (soprano & piano)
Performed by Liana Valente - soprano and Christine Arens - piano at a recital in the School of Music Recital Hall of the University of South Florida, Tampa on January 30th, 2008 at 8:00pm

The White Dove for 2 soprano soloists, SABT and organ
Performed on The Baptism of the Lord Sunday, January 11th, 2009 by those listed below:
The Choir of the Church of the Holy Family, (The United Nations Parish), 315 East 47th St., New York, director, Paul J. Murray
The Choir of the Church of Saint Patrick, Huntington, New York, director Frank Crosio
The Choir of First-St. Andrew's United Church, London, Ontario, directed by Paul Merritt
The Choir of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia, directed by Grant Hellmers
The Choir of Canterbury United Methodist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, directed by Lester Seigel

Preludio - The Baptism of Christ for organ
performed during Baptism Sunday Service at First-St. Andrew's United Church, London, Ontario, by Paul Merritt on January 11th, 2009

Elevation (to the memory of Davide Caligiore) for choir, flute, saxophone octet and organ
Performed by Coro Polyphonic 'G. De Cicco', Quartetteo di sassofoni ARCADIA, Sikelia Saxophone Quartet, directed by Maria Carmela De Cicco, at the Cathedral of San Nicolo, Noto, Sicily on December 28th 2008

As I Was A-Walking and When Christ Was Born of Mary SATB (unaccompanied)
Two carols performed by The Tri-City Community Chorus, directed by Matthew Murray at St. Joseph's Church, Biddeford, Maine on December 20th, 2008

Salish Song for chorus and piano (ad lib) from Six Canadian Folk Songs: Set 1
Performed by Les Echos du Pacifique, conductor Jean-Charles Cote at the Celebrations! concert at Blessed-Sacrament Catholic Church, Vancouver, on December 14th 2008

The Virgin (Soprano solo & SATB) A carol
Performed by Schola Cantorum on Hudson, directed by Deborah Simpkin King during the 'Tis the Season' concert, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Jersey City, New Jersey, on December 7th 2008 at 4:00pm, and also at St. John's-in-the-Village, Manhattan, NY, on December 12th 2008

The Virgin (Soprano solo & SATB) A carol
Performed by the Charleston Civic Chorus, conductor, Truman Dalton at the Winter Concert in the Charleston Baptist Temple, Charleston, West Virginia on December 7th 2008

The Virgin (Soprano solo & SATB) A carol
performed by the Vancouver Chamber Choir, conductor Jon Washburn at Ryerson United Church, Vancouver on December 5th and 7th 2008

Get to Bed (chorus & piano (ad lib) from Six Canadian Folk Songs: Set I)
Performed by Hart House chorus of the University of Toronto, conductor Brad Ratzlaff at the Great Hall, Hart House, U of T, Toronto, on November 30th 2008

Lost Traveller's Dream (organ)
Performed by Aaron James at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, on November 23rd 2008

Salish Song & Inuit Hunting Song (chorus & piano (ad lib) from Six Canadian Folk Songs: Set I)
Performed by The Amadeus Choir, director, Lydia Adams at Erin Mills United Church, Mississauga, Ontario, on November 20th, 2008

Tribulation and the Morning Trumpet for orchestra
Performed by the Toronto Philharmonia, conductor Kerry Stratton, at George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts, Toronto, on November 13th 2008 at 8:00pm

The Silvered Lute: A Wang Wei Song Album (for soprano & piano)
Performed by Mei Zhong (soprano) and David Chapman (piano) at the Art Songs of China recital given at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Roockville, Maryland, on October 18th 2008

Northern Landscapes - (movements 3, 4 & 6) for soprano saxophone and organ.
Performed by Claudia Schaetzle (saxophone) and Stefan Poll (organ) at Kath, Kirche St. Remigius, Epfendorf, Germany, on October 18th 2008

This way, this way for soprano and piano
Performed at the College Music Society's Fifty-first National Conference by Mei Zhong, soprano and James Helton, piano, at the "50 for Fifty" Composer's Concert in the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel on September 26th 2008

Towards a New Chinoiserie
Utilizing Chinese Compositional and Performance Devices in Western Art Songs
- a lecture/recital (soprano & piano) - Presented at the College Music Society's Fifty-first National Conference "A Changing Profession in a Changing World", by Derek Healey (presenter), Mei Zhong (soprano) and James Helton (piano) at Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, September 25th, 2008

English Dances (4 of the 6 movements) for wind band with percussion
Performed by the West of Scotland Schools Concert Band, conductor Nigel Boddice MBE, at Central Hall, Edinburgh on August 25th and at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama on August 26th, 2008

Inuit Hunting Song chorus and piano (ad lib) from Six Canadian Folk Songs: Set I
Performed by 'musica intima' at The World Choral Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 21st, 2008

Northern Landscapes - 3 movements (for soprano saxophone and organ)
Performed by Claudia Schaetzle (saxophone) and Stefan Poll (organ) at St. Galluskirche Kirchzarten, Germany, on June 8th, 2008 at 7:30pm and also at St. Martinus-Kirche Fridingen, Germany, June 15th, 2008 at 7:30pm

English Dances - (5 of the 6 movements) for wind band with percussion
Performed by the West of Scotland Schools Concert Band, conductor Nigel Boddice MBE, at Greenock Town Hall, Dunoon, Scotland on June 13th, 2008

Consider the Lilies -- Pastoral form Three Quiet Pieces for organ
Performed by Bruce Kirkpatrick Hill, Organist and Director at Christ Church Deer Park, during the Eucharist Service at Christ Church Deer Park, Toronto, on May 25th 2008

Toccata per l'Elevatione (Homage to Frescobaldi) for saxophone octet
Performed by Quartetto dio sassofoni ARCADIA and Sikelia Saxophone Quartet, directed by Maria Carmela De Cicco, at the 'In domum Domini ibimus' concert at Chiesa di S. Lucia alla Badia, Siracusa, Sicily on May 9th, 2008

O Magnum Mysterium (Homage to Frescobaldi) for soprano, saxophone octet and choir
Performed by Barbara Carre - soprano, Coro Polyphonic 'G. De Cicco', Quartetteo di sassofoni ARCADIA, Sikelia Saxophone Quartet, directed by Maria Carmela De Cicco, 'In domum Domini ibimus' concert at Chiesa di S. Lucia alla Badia, Siracusa, Sicily on May 9th, 2008

Inuit Hunting Song chorus and piano (ad lib) from Six Canadian Folk Songs: Set I
Performed by 'musica intima' on tour on January 27th at Saltspring Island, BC, Artspring; February 2nd Alma, Quebec; Feb 7th Chapelle historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montreal; Feb 8th Palais Montcalm, Quebec; Feb 10th Shawinigan, QC; Feb 14th at the American Choral Directors Association Eastern Division Convention, Hartford, Conneticut; Feb 22nd at the ACDA Northwestern Division Convention in Vancouver; April 24th at the Annual Fundraiser Concert, Heritage Hall, Vancouver, and May 1st at Cork International Choral Festival, City Hall, Cork, Ireland.

Six Canadian Folk Songs: Set II for choir and piano (ad lib)
Preformed by the Gerald Fagan Singers, directed by Gerald Fagan at Windermere on the Mount Hall, London, Ontario, on April 27th 2008

Eight Bagatelles for piano
Performed by Holly Roadfeldt-O'Riordan at the 2008 College Music Society's Northeast - Mid-Atlantic SuperRegional Conference at Gettysburg College, Christ Chapel Sanctuary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on April 3rd, 2008

The Silvered Lute: A Wang Wei Song Album (for soprano & piano)
Performed by Mei Zhong (soprano) and James Helton (piano) - March 14th at a recital given at Lynchburg College, Virginia; March 20th at Ball State University Festival of New Music 2008, Muncie Indiana; March 30th at Ball State University, College of Fine Arts, Faculty Artist Series, also at Muncie, Indiana

Sonata Barocca for soprano instrument, bass baroque instrument & clavier
Performed by Kathleen Kajioka - baroque violin, Joelle Morton - viola da gamba and Jeanie Chung - piano, at the "Musica Humana: Garden of Earthly Delights" Concert held at Victoria Chapel, University of Toronto, on February 2nd 2008

The White Dove for 2 soprano soloists, SATB and organ
Performed by the choir of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, directed by Grant Hellmers at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia; by Schola Cantorum, directed by Don Kendrick at Sacred Heart Church, Sacramento, California; by the choir of First St. Andrew's United Church, London, Ontario, directed by Paul Merritt and by the choir of All Saints Church, Winter Park, Florida, directed by Hugh McLean - all perfomances on January 13, 2008

Preludio 'The Baptism of Christ' for organ
Played during Sung Eucharist Service by Bruce Kirkpatrick Hill at Christ Church Deer Park, Toronto on January 13th 2008

Three Characteristic Pieces for saxophone octet
Performed by the Quartetto di Sassofoni Acadia (Sicily) with the Quartuor de Saxophones Nelligan (Montreal) conducted by Maria Camela De Cicco, at the Carmelite Church of Madonna delle Lacrime, Trappeto, Sicily on January 2nd 2008 and at the Church of Santa Lucia alla Badia, Syracuse, Sicily on January 3rd, 2008

O Magnum Mysterium for soprano solo, choir and saxophone octet
Performed by the Quartetto di Sassofoni Acadia (Sicily), the Quatuor de Saxophones Nelligan (Montreal) with the choir of the Cathedral of San Nicolo, Noto, Sicily, to celebrate the re-opening of the Cathedral, December 30th, 2007

Toccata per l'Elevazione for saxophone octet
Performed by the Quartetto di Sassofoni Acadia (Sicily), with the Quartuor de Saxophones Nelligan (Montreal) at the same concert on December 30th, 2007

Northern Landscapes for soprano saxophone and organ
Performed by Claudia Schaetzle (saxophone) and Patrick Wedd (organ) at a concert during 'The Arrival of the Saxophone' concert at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, December 11th 2007 at 12:30pm

The Lord He Comes
Performed by the First-St. Andrew's Choir, conductor Paul Merritt at Centennial Hall, London, Ontario on December 10th 2007

English Dances (for Wind Band with Percussion)
Performed by students of The Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College C.U.N.Y. during the Festival and Conference of New Music for the Society of Composers, Region 2 and the Long Island Composers Alliance, at Queens College, New York, November 15th -18th 2007

Three Characteristic Pieces
Performed by the Quartetto di Sassofoni Acadia (Sicily) with the Quatuor de Saxophones Nelligan (Montreal), and Movements 2 & 3 of Saxophone Quartet, To be premiered by the Quatuor de Saxophones Nelligan, as part of the Jusqu' aux Oreilles Festival at Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, on August 12th, 2007

The Silvered Lute: A Wang Wei Song Album (for soprano & piano)
Premiered by Mei Zhong and James Helton at The College Music Society's 2007 International Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, in Kasetsat University Main Hall on July 19th 2007

Salish Song and Inuit Hunting Song (for choir and piano [ad-lib])
Performed by the music intima vocal chamber ensemble during the Festival de Lanaudiere, Joliette, Quebec, on July 17th, 2007; also during the Elmira Festival in Ontario, and the baie des chaleurs international chamber music festival at St-Jean-Baptiste Church, Dalhousie, New Brunswick

A Hymn of Glory (an anthem for SSATB chorus & organ)
Performed by the Church Choir, David McConnell, Minister of Music at Immanuel United Church of Christ, Shillington, Pennsylvania on May 20th, 2007

Salish Song and Inuit Hunting Song (for choir and piano [ad-lib])
Performed by the Elmer Iseler Singers, conductor Lydia Adams at the Y.C.D.S.B. Centre of the Arts, Thornhill, Ontario in the 'Get Music!' Educational Outreach Initiative concert on May 11th 2007

Salish Song (for choir and piano [ad-lib])
Performed by The Chamber Singers of the University of Victoria, conductor Bruce Moore in their Pre-Tour Concert at St. Aidan's United Church, Victoria B.C. on April 25th, 2007 (Concert Tour, April 27th - May 15th ,2007 to Budapest, Oradea, Baia Mare, Ditrau, Sf. Gheorghe, Tg. Secuiesc, Odessa, Kiev, Yasnaya Polyana, Moscow)

Danse, Mon Moin, Danse and Jovial Young Sailor (for choir and piano [ad-lib])
Performed by University of Montana Chamber Chorale, conductor Gary Funk at University Theatre, University of Montana, Missoula on April 30th 2007

God Be in Head (an anthem for SA & organ)
Sung by the Children's Choir at Holy Name Cathedral Parish, Chicago, on March 4th, 2007

Pastorale and Jig (piano - four hands)
Premiered by Antonietta Notariello and Sanja Lagumdzija Hadzic in the Church of St. Anne and St. Anges, in the City of London, England, on March 2nd, 2007 at 1:10pm

Three Characteristic Pieces 1) Fanfares, 2) Ancient Rite, 3) Humoresque
Premiered by Quartetto di Sassofoni Arcadia of Sicily, with the Quatuor de Saxophones Nelligan of Montreal, at the Church Notre Dame de la Defense, Montreal, on February 18th 2007 at 3:30pm

English Dances (for Wind Band)
Performed by the University of Toronto Wind Ensemble, conductor Jeffrey Reynolds at the MacMillan Theatre, University of Toronto, Toronto, on February 10th, 2007 at 7:30pm



Recent Recordings

Publishers name given when work is currently in print;
copies of unpublished works obtainable from the composer
Drderekhealey@aol.com


The Virgin (soprano solo and SATB)
CD: Love's Pure Light Christmas with Wheaton College Concert Choir and Sylvia McNair (soprano) Label: Wheaton College [08156] available through CDBaby 1-800-289-6923 (ID, F. 2478607) (includes music of Britten, Howells, Rutter, Shaw, and more)

The Banks of Loch Erin (from 6 Canadian Folk Songs: Set 1)
      and
Harbour Grace Diddling (from 6 Canadian Folk Songs: Set 2)
CD: Celtic Jounrney by Laudate Singers, conductor Lars Kaario
Laudate Singers - LS1004

One Midsummer's Morning (mvts 1-5)
CD: the gathering by the West Lothian Celebrity Winds, director Nigel Boddice.
Amadeus AMSCD069.

Four Preludes on Latino Religious Songs
CD: All American Works for Violin & Organ, Vol. 5 The Murray/Lohuis Duo
Raven OAR-650 www.ohscatalog.org

One Midsummer's Morning
CD: An Artist's Neighbourhood The Wellington Winds, director Michael Purves-Smith.
Chestnut Hall Music www.chestnuthallmusic.com



Recent Publications

Love came down at Christmas
A carol for SSA or SATB and piano or harp: available in two versions: www.ecspublishing.com

Two Christina Rossetti Carols Before the Paling of the Stars and Christmas hath a Darkness
Two carols for SATB & piano (ad lib): www.ecspublishing.com

Three Album Leaves 1) The Ravine 2) Spring Blossom 3) The Hunt
Included in an Anthology of Chinese Songs - Traditional and Modern Chinese Art Songs Vol. II by Mei Zhong, with accompanying audio CD: Mei Zhong - soprano, James Helton - piano: www.leyerlepublications.com

For all Thy Saints, O Lord
An anthem for SAB and organ: www.ocp.org

The Prayer of St. Francis
An anthem for SATB and organ; www.paracletepress.com

Ye Angels, whose Harmonious Strains
A carol for SATB and organ: www.paracletepress.com

Thou Whose Birth on Earth
A carol for SATB and piano or harp: www.paracletepress.com

O Blessed Queen of Mercy
An anthem for SSA Choir and organ: www.ocp.org

The Lord He Comes
A carol for SATB with organ, or brass trio; www.ecspublishing.com

The Virgin
A carol for soprano solo or instrument & SATB; www.ecspublishing.com

When Shades of Night
A carol for SATB and organ or piano ad-lib; www.ecspublishing.com

The White Dove
An anthem for Baptism/General for 1 or 2 sop. Soli, SATB Chorus & Organ (ad lib) www.ecspublishing.com

The Lowly Child
A carol for SSA Choir and organ; by www.ocp.org

Two Pieces for Four Trombones
1) Chorale 2) Tarantella; by Gold Branch Music

Awake, and Join the Cheerful Choir
A carol for SATB chorus and organ; by ECS Publishing

A Hymn of Glory
an anthem for SSATB and organ; by ECS Publishing. www.ecspublishing.com

Concerto for organ, strings and timpani
Royal Canadian College of Organists. www.rcco.ca

"Romany" Variations for organ, strings and percussion
Royal Canadian College of Organists. www.rcco.ca

Divisions
for brass (2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba or equivalent instruments)
A set of tonal variations suitable for both education and concert use; by Gold Branch Music, Inc www.goldbranchmusic.com

A Maiden Mild
a carol for SATB and piano or harp (ad lib); by ECS Publishing www.ecspublishing.com

The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky
a carol for SATB choir, soprano solo and organ; by OCP Publications; Portland. OR. www.ocp.org

Rejoice, O Land
an anthem for SATB or Unison voices and organ to text of Robert Bridges; by ECS Publishing www.ecspublishing.com

God be in my Head
an anthem for SA and organ. OCP Publications; Portland. OR; by www.ocp.org

From Our Happy Home
a carol to words of Louisa May Alcott; by ECS Publishing www.ecspublishing.com

From the Gaelic
a set of ten preludes for organ based on Irish hymns; by ECS Publishing www.ecspublishing.com

Hark, how the Voice is Echoed 'round
a carol set to a traditional Dorset text
for choir ad lib organ; by the G V Thompson division of Warner Bros.

The Influence of Afro-American Music on the Works of Frederick Delius
A 120 page study released June 1st, 2004 in both the USA and the UK by The Delius Society - Philadelphia Branch
(3432, Bleigh Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19136) .



Recent Awards

Derek Healey was recently awarded Third Prize in the ArtSong Competition
organized by the American Composers Forum and The Schubert Club
- from a field of more than 500 entries!
Derek Healey was recently awarded a prize by the Children's Aid Society for a work written for the CAS Chorus, conductor Elizabeth Parker titled Yellow Butterflies.



Biographies

Meet the Composer, Derek Healey An Interview with Derek Healey by Mark Hopkins
    Journal of the Canadian Band Association, June issue of Canadian Winds, Spring 2009, Vol. 7, No. 2.
    Email: Canadian winds@sasktel.net
New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2001 Edition
The Oxford Dictionary of Music 1994 Second Edition
Encyclopedia of Music in Canada 1981 Edition
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians 1978 Edition





Discography

Opus# Title Year Duration
8 Concerto for organ, strings & timpani
The CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra,
conducted by John Avison with Derek Healey, organist.
CBC/Radio Canada (LP) SM-143 stereo
(also includes works by Healey Willan, Murray Adaskin & Bruce Mather)
1970 13'
40 Arctic Images (orchestral suite)
The CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra, conducted by John Avison
Contemporary Canadian Compositions for Orchestra
CBC/Radio Canada (LP) SM-265 stereo
(also includes music by Robert Turner)
1973 16'
41b Six Canadian Folk Songs
The Festival Singers of Canada, conducted by Elmer Iseler
with Ruth Henderson piano
Canadian Landscapes I CBC Radio Canada
Broadcast Recording (LP) SM-274 stereo
(also includes works by Thomas Baker, Murray Schafer & Violet Archer)
1973 25'
45 Primrose in Paradise (orchestral fantasy)
The CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra , conducted by John Avison
CBC/SRC (LP) SM331
(also includes music by Robert Turner & Bruce Mather)
1977 8'
40 Arctic Images (orchestral suite)
The Louisville Orchestra, conductor Pierre Hetu
The Louisville Orchestra First Edition Records
(LP) LS-769 stereo
(also includes music by Jacques Hetu)
1980 16'
30a Cookham Notebook (suite for organ)
Hugh McLean organ CBC Transcription (LP) CBC/RCI - 481
(also includes works by Healey Willan, Barrie Cabena, Bengt Hambraeus, etc)
1977 21'
As I was a-walking (carol)
Greenwood Singers, directed by Robert de Frece
Winter Green: Songs for Christmas - Arktos 96013CD
(also includes works by Gustav Holst, Kenneth Leighton, Elizabeth Poston, etc)
1996
Salish Song (folk song arrangement)
Elmer Iseler Singers, conducted by Elmer Iseler
The Maple Leaf Forever - Opening Day Records ODR 9314
(also includes works by John Beckwith, Howard Cable, Harry Freedman, etc)
1998
82 One Midsummer's Morning (folksong suite for band)
Wellington Winds, directed by Michael Purves-Smith
An Artist's Neighbourhood - Chestnut Hall Music CHM 02003
(also includes works by Glenn Buhr, Peter Hatch,
Boyd McDonald & Michael Purves-Smith)
2002 20'
89 Four Preludes on Latino Religious Songs (violin & organ)
The Murray/Lohuis Duo
All American
Raven Recordings OAR-650 2003
(also includes works by John Corigliano, Leo Sowerby, John Weaver, etc)
2003 16'
82 One Midsummer's Morning (mvts 1-5) (folksong suite for band)
West Lothian Celebrity Winds, director Nigel Boddice
the gathering Amadeus AMSCD069
(also includes works by John Maxwell Geddes, Stephen Dodgson, etc).
2004 18' 45"
41b The Banks of Loch Erin (from 6 Canadian Folk Songs: Set 1)
      and
Harbour Grace Diddling (from 6 Canadian Folk Songs: Set 2)
Laudate Singers, conductor Lars Kaario Celtic Jounrney Laudate Singers - LS1004
(also includes works by M. McGlynn, A. Stephen, E. Whitacre, King Henry VIII, etc)
2007 6' 03"
The Jovial Young Sailor, Get to Bed and The Banks of Loch Erin
     (from 6 Canadian Folk Songs: Set II -- SATB & piano ad lib)
Mount Union College Choir, Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio # MusSoldOutCD
(also includes works by Leonard Bernstein, Philipp Nicolai, Antonio Lotti, Thomas Dorsey & others)
2007




Recent Compositions

Opus# Title Publisher Year Duration
118 Antiphon: The Wild Echoes - 2 alto saxophones
An echo piece - the performers to be separated by some distance. May also be performed as a solo piece, when it should be re-named 'Monodia'
2009 6' 50"
119 Fantasia: Forty Days and Forty Nights (Aus der Tiefe rufe ich)     -     organ
This choral Fantasia, on the well-known Lenten Hymn, consists of six verses based on the hymn's text, separated by episodes.
2009 11' 45"
Two Christina Rossetti Carols
(Christina Rossetti) (SATB & piano (ad lib)
       1) 'Before the Paling of the Stars'
       2) 'Christmas hath a Darkness'
These contrasting settings are suitable for college or high school choirs, or if performed a cappella, for liturgical use.
ECS (E.C.Schirmer)
www.ECSpublishing.com
2005/08/09 1) 2' 30"
2) 2'10"
Love came down at Christmas
(Christina Rossetti) (SSA or SATB, and piano or harp)
An easy setting of the well-known poem: available in two versions
ECS (E.C.Schirmer)
www.ECSpublishing.com
2005/2009 2' 15"
117 To the Ear of God: Five Prayers
choir with ad lib. accompaniment
       1) Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit
           (St. Augustine)       
     2) O Lord Jesus Christ
          (St. Apollonius of Rome)
       3) O God, who art the Author of Peace
           (Book of Common Prayer)       
     4) Alas, Dear Christ
           (St. Gregory Nazianzus)
       5) Thank you, Lord Jesus Christ
           (St. Richard of Chichester)       
2009 11' 30"
116 A Mass for San Corrado
Baritone voice, choir, flute, saxophone octet, percussion and organ
       1) Preludio: in a forest near Piacenza        2) Kyrie Eleison        3) Credo
       4) Sanctus        5) Benedictus        6) Elevation       
       7) Agnes Dei        8) Gloria in Excelsis        9) Ite Missa est,
     and Postludio in folk style       
2008 55' 00"
114 Syracusan Motets     (Traditional and DEH)
A Cappella choir
       1) Tantum ergo Sacramentum        2) Guade et Laetare        3) Prex Sanctae Luciae
       4) Paschae Prima Lux        5) Ave Regina Caelorum       
2008 14' 00"
113 Golden Apples   (Oscar Wilde)
High soprano and piano
       1) From Spring Days to Winter        2) Le Jardin        3) Theocritus
       4) Chanson        5) Ave Mari Gratia Plena       
2007 12' 10"
112 Toccata per l'Elevazione: Homage to Frescobaldi
Saxophone octet
2007 4' 40"
111 O Magnum Mysterium (Motet V)
Solo soprano, SATB, saxophone octet
A setting of the well-known response text for Christmas Morn, in four sections with a triumphant close.
2007 5' 13"
110 Quartet for Saxophones (movements 2 & 3)
soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones
2007 10' 14"
79a Cedar: Three Pieces
string quartet
      1) Fanfare       2) A Summer's Evening       3) Totem Fragments
2007 10' 00"
109 3 Characteristic Pieces
8 saxophones
      1) Fanfares       2) Ancient Rites       3) Humoresque
2007 12' 52"
108 Pastorale and Jig
Piano: 4 hands
2006 5' 43"
107 The Silvered Lute: a Wang Wei Song Album
soprano & piano
       1) The Ravine       2) The Grove of Dark Bamboo       3) Green Creek
       4) Green Willows       5) Cold Mountains       6) The Autumn Moon
       7) The Hunt       8) Old Home       9) The Empty Mountain
2006 16' 00"
106 Eight Variations on an Original Theme
xiao (or dizi), erhu, zheng, pipa, daruan & percussion
2006 14' 00"
105 A Northern Phantasy
clarinet, viola & piano
2006 9' 55"
104 Larus goes to Far Rockaway
solo alto saxophone
2006 6' 35"
103 Bagatelles - piano
An ongoing work of a biographical nature - as of writing, consists of ten movements.
2006 -
102 Northern Landscapes
soprano saxophone and organ
       1) 'Nature enduring'        2) 'Raftsman's Song'        3) 'Quiet Autumn'
       4) 'Tumbling River'        5) 'Below freezing'        6) 'High Summer'
2006 15' 15"
101 Cinco Preludios
clarinet, violin, viola or cello, & piano
2006 10' 10"






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