CHORUS

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All music published by E. B. Marks unless otherwise noted.

Alleluia (1992) 4'
For SATB a cappella
Premiere: The New York Concert Singers, Judith Clurman conducting, Merkin Concert Hall/NY, Nov 24, 1992
>>Available from Hal Leonard.

Carol (from The Wind in the Willows) (1981-82)
Co-composed with Joan Morris
For SATB and Piano
Text by Arnold Weinstein after Kenneth Grahame
Premiere:  The New York Concert Singers, Judith Clurman conducting, on New World Records A Season's Promise released in 2001
>>Available from Hal Leonard.

Chorale on St. Anne's Hymn (1988) 4'
For Sop., SATB, and Organ
Premiere: Grace Hanninen, soprano, First Baptist Church, Ann Arbor, MI, 1988
>>Available from Hal Leonard.

Four Piedmont Choruses (2007) 15'
For SATB, and Piano
Poems by Kathryn Stripling Byer
Premiere: The Piedmont Chamber Singers, William Osborne conducting, Winston-Salem, NC, May 5, 2008

Lady Liberty (2008) 5'
For SATB, and Piano
Poem by Arnold Weinstein
Premiere: The Ann Arbor Vocal Arts Ensemble, Benjamin Cohen conducting, Ann Arbor, MI, jointly with the Master Singers of Lexington, Adam Grossman conducting, Lexington, MA, May 9, 2009

Maha Sonnet (1990) 3'
For Male Chorus and Piano
Text by Arnold Weinstein
Premiere: New York City Gay Men's Chorus, Gary Miller conducting, Carnegie Hall/NY, December 18, 1990
>>SATB version available from Hal Leonard.

The Mask (1990) 20'
A Cycle of 5 Poems by African-American poets for SATB and Piano
Poems by T. J. Anderson III, Bennett, Bruce, Dunbar, Thomas
Premiere: The Philadelphia Singers, Leon Bates, piano, Michael Kom conducting, Philadelphia, PA, October 12, 1990
>>Available from Hal Leonard.

May-Day  (2002) 8'
For SATB Chorus and Piano or Organ
Text by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Premiere: The Emerson Choir, Elizabeth Norton conducting, 1st & 2nd U.U. Church of Boston, MA, March 7, 2003   
>>Available from Hal Leonard.

The Miracle (1999)
Nine madrigals after Giovanni Pascoli for male chorus, woodwind quintet, and 2 percussion
Text by Arnold Weinstein
Premiere: Rutgers University Glee Club, Patrick Gardner conducting, rutgers University/New Brunswick, NJ, April 29, 2000
>>Rental perusal available from Presser.

The More Loving One
(1989) (EBM) 4'
For Male Chorus and Piano
Text by W.H. Auden
Premiere: New York City Gay Men's Chorus, Gary Miller conducting, Carnegie Hall/NY, December 18, 1990
>>Available from Hal Leonard.

The Rhodora (2002)
For SATB Chorus and Organ
Text by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Premiere: The Otterbein College Choir, Gayle Walker conducting, Westerville, OH, May 25, 2003
>>Available from Hal Leonard.

Satires (1970) 20'
For Madrigal Group, SSAT (Bar.) B (T often CT)
Text by the composer
Premiere: The Western Wind, 1971

Simple Stories (1979 & 1991) 6'
A Setting of Two Poems by Donald Hall
I. Dancers, for Soprano and SATB a cappella
II. Wheel of the Oxcart for SATB, Fl., Cl., Hn., Vcl., Pno.
Premiere: Martina Arroyo, soprano, The Collegiate Chorale, Robert Bass conducting, Carnegie Hall/NY, January 25, 1992

Songs of Innocence and of Experience
A Musical Illumination of the William Blake Poems (1956-82) 160'
For Soloists, Choruses and Orchestra
Premiere: Stuttgart Opera Orchestra, chorus, and 9 soloists, Dennis Russell Davies conducting, January 8, 1984; U.S. premiere: University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra, chorus, and various soloists, Gustav Meier conducting, April 11, 1984
>>Vocal score available from Hal Leonard.

A Song for St. Cecelia's Day (2008) 15'
For SATB and Organ
Text by John Dryden
Premiere: Thomas Weisflog, organ, University of Chicago Rockefeller Choir and Motet Choir, James Kallembach conducting, Rockefeller Memorial Chapel/University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, June 7, 2008

Two Meditations (on poems by George Herbert) (2006) 8'
I Vertue, II Love Bade Me Welcome
For SATB and organ
Premiere: The Addison Singers, David Wordsworth conducting, St. Mary's Church, Ealing, London, UK, July 8, 2006
>>Available from Hal Leonard.

Vocalise (from Songs of Experience) (1977) 6'
For SATB a cappella (found in Songs of Innocence and of Experience vocal score)