Any of these sound familiar?

Secular. Beginning. Original Composition. Into a Book I Love to Go was written for the Red Cedar Book Club, Spruceland Elementary School.

The text is a translation (by Alastair MacLean) of the Celtic prayer. It beautifully captures a steadfast hope for every day.

The poem by Emily Dickinson has a strong message of love that is particularly poignant for our times. A small amount of love is better than a large amount of “Hate” or “enmity.”

This expressive new choral setting of Emily Dickinson’s poem “Hope” offers an original melody built on the Dorian mode.

It provides many opportunities for building choral skills and developing vocal literacy (phrasing, vowel placement, breath support, and the use of solfege) and a way to build harmony in beginning choirs. Commissioned in 2022 by the Vancouver CanSing Choir.

This fun arrangement can be used for any Winter season concert or event. The traditional melody is combined with two short ostinato phrases that create a festive harmony for the main canon melody. Commissioned in 2021 by the Vancouver CanSing Choir.

Here’s some SPOOKTACULAR music based on a traditional melody that is accessible for the classroom or concert hall. This 2-4pt piece can work with any combination of voices so that young, changing voices will fit easily into one of the parts.