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I’m thrilled to announce that “Dried Up River”, SATB a cappella is now published by Cypress Choral Music: The SATB a cappella piece is accessible for medium to advanced mixed choir and is a stirring narrative about the realities of climate change. With accessible melodies interwoven with elements like body percussion, text painting, wind sounds, […]

I’m thrilled that Tux People’s Music has published “Ah Si Mon Moine Voulait Danser”, featuring my arrangement for SAB, piano and spoons (or sticks). I wrote this for my Prince George Bel Canto Youth Choir – mixed SAB voices – because I needed an energetic and spirited piece that could work well with changing voices […]

EXCITING NEW PUBLICATION! Tux People’s Music! I stumbled across this lively Norwegian traditional melody, that feels like a choral square dance, many years ago as a Kodály music specialist! I’ve had so much fun with this piece over the years with my choirs and it’s been used for contest pieces, mass choir pieces and generally […]

What a journey it’s been! Writing the music for the poem “Today, Under Darkened Skies” has been a profound learning curve and emotional rollercoaster. Written by my dear friend Jeanette Gallant, who continues to face enormous health challenges with incredible grace, the piece reflects her transformative experience at a Sooke, BC beach, where she found […]

Hurray! Thank you to Cypress Choral Music for publishing my new piece, “Today, Under Darkened Skies, I Watched the Water Breathe” in SATB, SSAA and TTBB. I am so grateful to Jeanette Gallant for the beautiful poem of resilience and hope and to the Vancouver Chamber Choir for their stunning LIVE PREMIERE PERFORMANCE last September. […]

This is a beautiful live recording premiere by the Vancouver Chamber Choir, September 22, 2023. I discovered “Today, Under Darkened Skies, I Watched the Water Breathe” in Dr. Jeanette Gallant’s November 2022 Facebook post. The poem’s deep reflection on beauty, resilience, hope, and our bond with nature struck me, especially upon learning it was inspired […]