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Finding the message from difficult experiences and telling the story is difficult but can be empowering. These words and personal experience serve as an inspiration for writing “The Wind will Carry My Song”, a SATB choral composition.

This beautiful traditional song from Scotland is arrangement for SSAA and was written for St. Patrick’s High School Treble Concert Choir. The piece includes tone clusters, rich harmonies and clever counterpoint and opportunities for solo or small ensemble work.

This original Celtic melody, based on 17th century text, is hauntingly beautiful and tells the story of a young women’s lament about losing her heart.

Decked with passages of counterpoint and homophony, this arrangement features the traditional New Zealand ballad with a catchy melody and driving rhythm. Commissioned by St. Patrick’s High School in 2021.

“Song to the Moon” (originally called “Hymn to the Moon”) portrays the moon as a powerful Goddess which provides light in the dark night. The beautiful imagery pays homage to the moon as a “deity of secret night.” An accessible piece for any SATB choir.It’s been 52 years since the blastoff of the Apollo 11 […]

I originally used the short piece in the Kodály method classroom teaching. This SATB arrangement is meant to be a little “joke” piece-humourous and light-but it can be used for seasonal, food-oriented concerts or for just having a fun piece. “Reinette” and “api” are apple varieties. Reinette apples are known for their tart and crisp […]