The Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you sta...  moreThe Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.”) The soprano joins the choir for the twice-repeated middle section of the piece. The music here is contrastingly homophonic and intense. (“Where you die, I will die and be buried.”) The tune and harmonies are borrowed from a passage in my piece Selections from “The Song of Songs” for male voice and band. That piece is dedicated to my wife, Ruth, hence the connection. If that were not enough, our daughter is named Naomi! The Song of Ruth closes with a recapitulation of the music from the opening, but with new words assigned to it, and with the soprano soloist providing a descant for it. (“May the Lord cause ill fate to befall me, and more, if anything but death separates me and you.”) Appropriat...    less

Gospel style setting for 2 or 4 voices, 2 flutes, double bass, guitar and tambourine of my evangelical poem about Christmas. This is not typical of my usual style, but it's an interesting excursion into the evangelical music of mid-70s Oxford, where I ...  moreGospel style setting for 2 or 4 voices, 2 flutes, double bass, guitar and tambourine of my evangelical poem about Christmas. This is not typical of my usual style, but it's an interesting excursion into the evangelical music of mid-70s Oxford, where I was studying.  

This is a jazzed-up version by David W Solomons (www.dwsolo.com) of the old 16th Century French tune which was used in G R Woodward's carol "Ding Dong Merrily on High"; it is great fun to sing. It is quite different from the more well-known arrangeme...  moreThis is a jazzed-up version by David W Solomons (www.dwsolo.com) of the old 16th Century French tune which was used in G R Woodward's carol "Ding Dong Merrily on High"; it is great fun to sing. It is quite different from the more well-known arrangement and would make a nice change in a carol concert. The vocal parts here are all performed by Matthew Curtis (www.choraltracks.com) This is the mixed choir version (SAATBB) A version for men's voices is also available at http://www.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-85908_ding_dong_merrily_on_high_for_mixed_choir_or_for_men_s_voices.html#85908  less

Challenging but fun three part arrangement of my old song Wine and Water (The original song can be found on youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UYX_4Ape74 ) Satirical poem by G K Chesterton

Come Ye Sons of Art - Mvt 1 from the Birthday Ode for Queen Mary Cantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith, Director Emperor String Quartet Kate Carver, Piano Matthew Coons, Organ LIVE performance April 21, 2018 'Wrapped in Light' www.cant...  moreCome Ye Sons of Art - Mvt 1 from the Birthday Ode for Queen Mary Cantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith, Director Emperor String Quartet Kate Carver, Piano Matthew Coons, Organ LIVE performance April 21, 2018 'Wrapped in Light' www.cantorescelestes.com  

Sound The Trumpet Mvt 2 from 'Come Ye Sons ofArt' (The Birthday Ode for Queen Mary) Cantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith, Director Kate Carver, Piano Matthew Coons, Organ LIVE performance April 21, 2018 'Wrapped in Light' www.cantore...  moreSound The Trumpet Mvt 2 from 'Come Ye Sons ofArt' (The Birthday Ode for Queen Mary) Cantores Celestes Women's Choir Kelly Galbraith, Director Kate Carver, Piano Matthew Coons, Organ LIVE performance April 21, 2018 'Wrapped in Light' www.cantorescelestes.com  

composed by Alwin Michael Schronen for TTTTBBBB a cappella words by Charles Anthony Silvestri Copyright by SCHOTT MUSIC www.schott-musik.de/shop/1/show,315066.html

www.te-deum.org Live Performance, December 9, 2019 Sopranos: Katherine Dick, Julianna Fox, Rupal Gupta, Abby Helt, Victoria Olson, Sydney Seratte, Sarah Sheldon Altos: Joanna Ehlers, Julia Kasten, Katie Kendle, Nanette Kraus, Ann Lewis, Hilary Mor...  morewww.te-deum.org Live Performance, December 9, 2019 Sopranos: Katherine Dick, Julianna Fox, Rupal Gupta, Abby Helt, Victoria Olson, Sydney Seratte, Sarah Sheldon Altos: Joanna Ehlers, Julia Kasten, Katie Kendle, Nanette Kraus, Ann Lewis, Hilary Morton, Rosie Smith Tenors: Tom Assel, Josh Donaldson, Micah Horton, Jeff Jasperson, Colin Riley, Andrew Wilson Basses: Kyle Chamberlin, Andrew Cunard, JD Daniel, Jon Duncan, Ken Foley, Nick Gillock Text: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer  

Do You Love for Beauty? Liebst du um Schönheit) for SATB Chorus and Piano Music by Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) Arranged and Translated by Stanley M. Hoffman (b. 1959) Words by Friedrich Rückert (1788–1866) Performed by The Singers Con...  moreDo You Love for Beauty? Liebst du um Schönheit) for SATB Chorus and Piano Music by Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) Arranged and Translated by Stanley M. Hoffman (b. 1959) Words by Friedrich Rückert (1788–1866) Performed by The Singers Conducted by Matthew Culloton Recording Engineer David Trembley Soundmaster Productions Sheet Music Music and Words: Public Domain. Arrangement and English Singing Translation: © Copyright 2019 by Ione Press, Inc, a division of ECS Publishing Group. www.ecspublishing.com All rights reserved Artwork and Photographs Photograph of Gustav Mahler (1907): Public Domain Photograph of Stanley M. Hoffman by Naomi F. Hoffman: Freely Shareable Artwork of Friedrich Rückert: Public Domain Photograph “Person Blonde Girl” Courtesy of www.pixabay.com: No Usage Restrictions Artwork: “The Spring” by Franz Xaver Winterhalter: Public Domain Artwork by John William Waterhouse, “A Mermaid” (1900): Public Domain Photograph of Alma Mahler (ca. 1902): Public Domain ...    less

PRAIRIE SPRING by Greg Bartholomew A setting for SAB choir of the poem by Willa Cather. With optional piano accompaniment. Recording by Matthew Curtis (Choral Tracks). Willa Cather (1873-1947) was an American writer best known for her novels of fron...  morePRAIRIE SPRING by Greg Bartholomew A setting for SAB choir of the poem by Willa Cather. With optional piano accompaniment. Recording by Matthew Curtis (Choral Tracks). Willa Cather (1873-1947) was an American writer best known for her novels of frontier life on the Great Plains. Prairie Spring was first published in 1913 as the prologue to the novel O Pioneers! Sheet music is available from J. W. Pepper: https://www.jwpepper.com/11208222.item PRAIRIE SPRING Evening and the flat land, Rich and sombre and always silent; The miles of fresh-plowed soil, Heavy and black, full of strength and harshness; The growing wheat, the growing weeds, The toiling horses, the tired men; The long empty roads, Sullen fires of sunset, fading, The eternal, unresponsive sky. Against all this, Youth, Flaming like the wild roses, Singing like the larks over the plowed fields, Flashing like a star out of the twilight; Youth with its insupportable sweetness, Its fierce necessity, Its shar...    less