Just wading into an ocean of possibilities for what is considerably the most diverse, expressive, meaningful and sacred instrument.  Music and words, both ever-ubiquitous, infinitely transmutable, and immeasurably powerful in human life, often join to support each other in unforeseen ways.  The music below represents some basic and experimental steps taken into this area.

Art Song
A Cappella +


Art Song

WATER (2011)
    for soprano and piano,
    from a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson

From MY TRIUMPH (2011)

    for wide alto and piano,
    from a poem by John Greenleaf Whittier

SONNET – TO SCIENCE (2011)

    experimental piece for soprano and piano,
    from a poem by Edgar Allan Poe

AMERICA (2011)
    for very expressive soprano and jazz accompaniment,
    from a poem by Walt Whitman

From FOREVER – IS COMPOSED OF NOWS (2011)
    momentary piece for soprano and piano,
    from a poem by Emily Dickinson

SMILE (2007)
    for tenor and jazz accompaniment,
    in memory of Tara Davis

MARIPOSA (2002)

    for alto or mezzo and piano,
    from a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millet


A Cappella +

WHAT IS EVERYTHING?: Musical Commentary on a Review of the Fundamentals (2009-2010)
    Over 90 unique little songs for 1, 2, 3, and 4 voices (SATB+)

YOU'RE SO SWEET (2007)
    concise varied mirror canon for SATB

IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU (2007)
    friendly gesture for soprano and bass