C55 Late for School (2023). Scored for flute, piano. This work was written for Lilia Niebuhr, flutist, and Krissy Weichelman, pianist, for the 2023 “In Good Hands” program of Cascadia Composers, the Portland, Ore-gon, chapter of NACUSA. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $10.
CH44 Was weinst du, Blümlein? (2023). Scored for SSAA and piano. Arrangement of Clara Schumann’s song with lyrics by Hermann Rollett, commissioned by Soli Deo Gloria, director Dr. Julie Carter, for the Soli Deo Gloria women’s choir of Fresno, California. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1:21. Price: $2.50.
CH43 Ubi Caritas (2022). Scored for SSSSAAAA a cappella. Commissioned by Soli Deo Gloria, director Dr. Julie Carter for the Soli Deo Gloria women’s choir of Fresno, California. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4:26. Price: $4.
C54 Street Music-Flute, Clarinet, Tuba (2022). Scored for flute, clarinet in Bb, tuba. A humorous, three-movement work, written for D.C. Street Music, a group of street musicians in Washington, DC. The last movement is a spoof of the famous fairy tale “The Bremertown Musicians.” New arrangement for Cornell College buskers. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 10′. Price: $35.95.
C53 Divertimento for Horn and Violin (2022). Scored for horn and violin. Dedicated to Vanessa and Richard Kunz, two of my students at Fresno Pacific University, this version, especially designed for them, celebrates the arrival of their third son. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 9′. Price: $14.
CH42 The Lord Bless You and Keep You (2022). Scored for SSAA a cappella. Arrangement of Peter Lutkin’s work with words from Numbers 6:24 commissioned by Soli Deo Gloria, director Dr. Julie Carter. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.
P73 Broken Pieces Brought Together (2022). Scored for piano solo. Inspired by Harry Potter, book 6, this reflects on Harry’s soul being assembled once again from disparate pieces. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2.5′. Price: $4.
OR11 Prelude in G (2022). Scored for organ. written originally in 1966. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $2.
V28 Aphorisms and Arias (2021). Scored for voice and piano. Consisting of aphorisms from Morrie Schwartz quoted in Tuesdays with Morrie, written by Mitch Albom, “arias” from Portland, Oregon, high school senior Athena VanDyke. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 8′. Price: $12.
C52 Divertimento for Flute and Horn (2021). Scored for flute and horn. For my daughter Charity on her 40th birthday. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 9′. Price: $14.
P72 Tapisseries, série 6: Jupiter (2021). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt series based on the planet Jupiter. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 8′. Price: $4.
P71 Tapisseries, série 5: Flora (2021). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s new quilt series of flowers. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 13′. Price: $4.
P64 Tapisseries, série 4: What Meteor? (2020). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt What Meteor?. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $4.
CH41 When Jesus left His Father’s Throne (2020). Scored for SATB and piano. Arrangement of English melody as arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1906 with words by James Montgomery (1818) commissioned by director Jeffrey Wilson for the Fresno Pacific University Concert Choir. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3:45. Price: $3.
P59 Tapisseries, série 4: Holloway (2020). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt Holloway. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $4.
P60 Tapisseries, série 4: Girl in a Live Oak (2020). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt Girl in a Live Oak. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $4.
P61 Tapisseries, série 2: Three Large Oaks in a Tree Museum (2020). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt Three Large Oaks in a Tree Museum. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1.5′. Price: $4.
P63 Tapisseries, série 4: Off the Grid (2020). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt Off the Grid. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1.5′. Price: $4.
P65 Tapisseries, série 4: Just One Degree Warmer (2020). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt Just One Degree Warmer. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1.7′. Price: $4.
P66 Tapisseries, série 4: Old Salem (2020). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt Old Salem. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2.2′. Price: $4.
P67 Tapisseries, série 4: Infrared Maria (2020). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt Infrared Maria. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1.5′. Price: $4.
P62 Tapisseries, série 4: The Wild Things are Watching (2020). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt The Wild Things are Watching. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $4.
C51 Fanfare for Eastman (2020). Scored for brass and percussion. A fanfare to celebrate the centennial of the Eastman School of Music. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $50.
HY29 God Speed the Year of Jubilee (2020). Scored for unison. Written to commemorate the 400th anniversary of slavery in the USA. Words by William Garrison, an early abolitionist quoted by Frederick Douglass. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
V27 Pacemaker Lament (2019). Scored for voice and piano. For soprano and piano, right hand alone, in commemmoration of a minor heart operation. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $5.
C49 Sonatina for Piccolo and Piano (2019). Scored for piccolo and piano. The Sonatina for Piccolo and Piano was commissioned for Nicola Mazzanti and Natasha Kislenko for the occasion of the Fresno Pacific University Flute Festival and its keynote concert on February 29, 2020. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 11′. Price: $25.
P57 Tapisseries, série 2: The Ogre’s Playhouse (2019). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt The Ogre’s Playhouse. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $4.
P56 Tapisseries, série 2: St. Phillips Through a Live Oak (2019). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt St. Phillips Through a Live Oak. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $4.
P54 Tapisseries, série 2: Interacting Galaxies (2018). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt Interacting Galaxies. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $4.
P53 Tapisseries, série 2: Hurricane Vs. Infrastructure (2018). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt Hurricane Vs. Infrastructure. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $4.
P55 Tapisseries, série 2: M100, A Subtle Sermon (2018). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt M100, A Subtle Sermon. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $4.
B11 Concerto for Flute and Symphonic Band (2018). Scored for Flute and Concert band. Composed for Fresno Pacific University student Lauren Nichols. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 6′. Price: $125.
CH40 O Come, Let Us Sing Unto the Lord (2018). Scored for SATB and organ. Commissioned by the Music Department of Fresno Pacific University, Fresno, California, to honor Judy Cockerham, administrative assistant, on her retirement. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.5.
C48 Suite For Percussion Quartet (2017). Scored for Percussion Quartet. The Suite for Percussion Quartet was commissioned by Impetus Percussion Quartet, consisting of Sarah Basiletti, Michael Downing, Adam Pietz and Robert Strong for their concert in the Pacific Artist Series at Fresno Pacific University on March 23, 2017. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 13′. Price: $50.
CH39 Now To the King Eternal (2017). Scored for SSAA a cappella. Commissioned by Soli Deo Gloria, a women’s choir, Julie Carter, director, for their 10th anniversary. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.
OR10 Processional on ‘How Firm a Foundation’ (2017). Scored for organ. A grand processional to celebrate the inauguration of Dr. Joseph Jones as the 13th President of Fresno Pacific University. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $5.
B10 Processional For Symphonic Band And Organ (2017). Scored for Concert band. An enlarged arrangement of Processional for Brass And Organ for the Fresno Pacific University Symphonic Band. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $50.
V26 A Triptych of Lullabies (2016). Scored for voice and piano. A fifth set of lullabies about the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit for my fifth granddaughter. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $6.
P52 Tapisseries: What’s Next? (2016). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt “What’s Next?”. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $4.
P50 Tapisseries: Pluto (2016). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt Pluto. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $4.
C45 Sonata for Violin and Piano (2016). Scored for violin and piano. Requested by Francesca Dego, this sonata celebrates the sacrament of marriage and the wedding feast of the Lord. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 20′. Price: $35.
O7 Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra (Kiev 2014) (2016). Scored for oboe solo and piano. Commissioned by oboist Rong-Huey Liu, the work meditates on Ukraine and its capital, Kiev, as they face old enemies, new crises, and enduring hope in the early 21st century. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 25′. Price: $250.
P48 Tapisseries: Overreaching for the Stars (2015). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt Overreaching for the Stars. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $4.
P45 Tapisseries: Yes Money Really Does Grow on Trees (2015). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt Yes Money Really Does Grow on Trees. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $4.
P51 Tapisseries: Moth Orchid (2015). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt Moth Orchid. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $4.
P49 Sonatina #5 for Piano (2015). Scored for piano solo. Commissioned by my good friend Walter Cosand. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 12′. Price: $4.
P47 Tapisseries: Climate Change (2015). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt Climate Change. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $4.
P46 Tapisseries: Susanna’s Family Tree (2015). Scored for piano solo. To portray Ann Harwell’s quilt Susanna’s Family Tree. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $4.
P44 Nocturne for All the Saints (2014). Scored for piano solo. In memory of Thomas Harabedian. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $4.
OR09 Sonatina for Organ (2014). Scored for organ. Commissioned by Carson Cooman. In three pithy movements: sonata allegro, song, and rondo. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 11′. Price: $10.
O6 Rhapsody for Oboe and Orchestra (Kiev 2014) (2014). Scored for orchestra. Requested by Theodore Kuchar for oboist Rong-Huey Liu, the Rhapsody is a threnody on the nation of Ukraine and its capital, Kiev, as they face old enemies and new crises in the early 21st century. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 7′. Price: $125.
CV6 My Soul Waiteth in Silence (2013). Scored for Two sopranos, violin, and piano. A setting of Psalm 62:1-2, 6-8 for two sopranos, violin, and piano, written for friends Leah and Colin Cameron. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $10.
CH38 Death Be Not Proud-choir (2013). Scored for SATB and concert band. A setting of John Donne’s defiant poem for choir and band. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $50.
P43 Quiltings (2013). Scored for piano solo. Pieces to portray the fiber art of Ann Harwell. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 75′. Price: $75.
B09 Death Be Not Proud (2013). Scored for SATB and concert band. A setting of John Donne’s defiant poem for choir and band. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $50.
V24 A Trio of Lullabies (2013). Scored for voice and piano. A third set of lullabies about the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit for my first granddaughter. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $6.
V25 A Trinity of Lullabies (2013). Scored for voice and piano. A fourth set of lullabies about the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit for my second granddaughter. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $6.
OR08 Now Unto Him That Is Able (organ solo) (2012). Scored for organ. Written for the Chancel Choir of First Presbyterian Church, Fresno, California, to celebrate the 20-year career of Dr. Julie Carter as Coordinator of Music and Worship. Arranged for organ solo and dedicated to First Presbyterian organist Margaret Licon. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.
V23 Feet Feat (2012). Scored for children’s voices, piano, rhythm section. A children’s musical celebrating the need of our feet taking us up the mountain to be with God, then into the valley to love others in His name. 11-year-old D. J. Sterling wrote one of the songs. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 21′. Price: $175.
C46 Processional for Brass and Organ (2012). Scored for brass quintet and organ. In honor of Dr. Pete Menjares, 11th president of Fresno Pacific University. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 7′. Price: $50.
C45 Sonatina for Harp (2012). Scored for Harp. A classical miniature in three movements for Fresno harpist Laura Porter. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 11′. Price: $12.5.
V22 Somewhere Beyond (with violin) (2012). Scored for high voice and piano. Words by my mother, Suzanne M. Saul. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
CH37 Sunnyside High School Alma Mater-choral (2012). Scored for SATB a cappella. The new music for the alma mater of Sunnyside High School, Fresno, CA. Inaugurated June 13, 2012.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $1.5.
P42 Nocturne: Light Shines Out of Darkness (2012). Scored for piano solo. In memory of my uncle, John Gouverneur Mosher.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $4.95.
C47 He Gives Strength to the Weary (2012). Scored for timpani and organ. Commissioned by Margaret Licon for a festival by the American Guild of Organists, in this work the organ and timpani combine old and new elements to convey this unchanging message of hope, joy, peace, and love from Is. 40:28-31. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $15.
B08 Sunnyside High School Alma Mater-band (2012). Scored for SATB and concert band. The new music for the alma mater of Sunnyside High School, Fresno, CA. Inaugurated June 13, 2012. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $25.
C39 Servant Song (Trumpet & Piano) (2011). Scored for trumpet and piano. In this five-movement work, a meditation on Isaiah 52:13-53:12, the trumpet takes on the role of the Servant, while the piano represents the world, including the Holy Land and its people. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 16′. Price: $35.
C38 Servant Song (2011). Scored for violin and piano. In this five-movement work, a meditation on Isaiah 52:13-53:12, the violin takes on the role of the Servant, while the piano represents the world, including the Holy Land and its people. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 16′. Price: $35.
P37 Sonatina #4 (2011). Scored for piano solo. A 30th birthday present for my daughter, Charity.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 9′. Price: $12.
P38 Church in the Wildwood (2011). Scored for piano solo. A piece from the collection Quiltings, reflections of the art quilts by my sister-in-law, Ann Harwell. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $2.95.
CH36 The Word Was Made Flesh (SSAA) (2011). Scored for SSAA a cappella. A setting of John 1:14 especially appropriate for Christmas or Epiphany. Arranged for women’s chorale especially for Soli Deo Gloria, Julie Carter, director.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $1.75.
V19 Three More Lullabies (2011). Scored for voice and piano. A second set of lullabies about the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit for John Cyrus Boman Williams, my second grandson. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $6.
P39 Hail Bopp (2011). Scored for piano solo. A piece from the collection Quiltings, reflections of the art quilts by my sister-in-law, Ann Harwell. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $2.95.
P41 Family Trees (2011). Scored for piano solo. A piece from the collection Quiltings, reflections of the art quilts by my sister-in-law, Ann Harwell. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $2.95.
P40 Weeping Dorothea (2011). Scored for piano solo. A piece from the collection Quiltings, reflections of the art quilts by my sister-in-law, Ann Harwell. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $2.95.
C42 Three Family Portraits (Fl/Pno) (2010). Scored for flute and piano. Commissioned by Alan Durst, saxophonist, and Corey Whitehead, guitarist, this suite consists of musical portraits of three women from the Biblical Book of Genesis: Leah, Rachel, and Tamar. New arrangement for Jane Shelly, flutist. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 11′. Price: $35.95.
C41 Three Family Portraits (Fl/Vc/Pno) (2010). Scored for flute, violoncello, and piano. Commissioned by Alan Durst, saxophonist, and Corey Whitehead, guitarist, this suite consists of musical portraits of three women from the Biblical Book of Genesis: Leah, Rachel, and Tamar. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 11′. Price: $35.95.
C40 Jerusalem (2010). Scored for trombone. Jerusalem was written for my younger brother Joshua to celebrate his 51st birthday. It complements two other trombone solos, Joshua (2004) and Jubilee (2009) that I have written for him. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
J5 Charity (jazz Combo) (2010). Scored for flute, 4 saxes, guitar, piano, bass, drums. An arrangement of Charity, named for my younger daughter, for a jazz combo. Commissioned by Chris Janzen for the Fresno Pacific University Jazz Band. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $50.
J6 Mary Anne (Jazz Combo) (2010). Scored for flute, 4 saxes, guitar, piano, bass, drums. An arrangement of Mary Anne, named for my younger daughter, for a jazz combo. Commissioned by Chris Janzen for the Fresno Pacific University Jazz Band. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $50.
V20 Set Me As A Seal (2010). Scored for voice and piano. This little song was written in Camas, Washington, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the wedding of the composer to his beloved wife. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $6.
V21 Father, We’re Wounded (2010). Scored for voice and piano. This prayer in song was written in reaction to the tragic death of Rev. Jamie S. Evans, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Fresno, California, on February 25, 2010. It was first sketched at three o’clock in the morning the day after his death. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $4.95.
C43 Three Family Portraits (Fl/Guitar) (2010). Scored for flute and guitar. Commissioned by Alan Durst, saxophonist, and Corey Whitehead, guitarist, this suite consists of musical portraits of three women from the Biblical Book of Genesis: Leah, Rachel, and Tamar. New arrangement for Jane Shelly, flutist, and the Guastavino Trio. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 11′. Price: $35.95.
CH35 Now Unto Him That Is Able (2010). Scored for SATB and organ. Written for the Chancel Choir of First Presbyterian Church, Fresno, California, to celebrate the 20-year career of Dr. Julie Carter as Coordinator of Music and Worship. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.
C38 Gracefully (2009). Scored for timpani and piano. This three-movement work is dedicated to my friend Chris Lamb, percussionist with the New York Philharmonic, on the occasion of his 50th birthday. Three movements, Boldly, Contritely, and Joyfully, trace the path of repentance and reconciliation with God. Published by Pioneer Percussion. Duration: 12′. Price: $18.
P36 Palingenesia (2009). Scored for piano solo. A meditation on the restoration of everything to its pre-fall created state, as described in Romans 8:22-23. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 6′. Price: $6.
CH34 The Word Was Made Flesh (2009). Scored for SATB divisi a cappella. A setting of John 1:14 especially appropriate for Christmas or Epiphany.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $1.75.
C44 Jubilee (2009). Scored for trombone. A 2nd trombone solo composed for my brother Joshua.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.95.
V18 Three Lullabies (2009). Scored for voice and piano. A first set of lullabies about the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit for Jesse Robyndronuth Williams, my first grandson. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $6.
B07 From Alpha To Omega: Prelude And Fugue X (2008). Scored for concert band. Arrangement of the Prelude and Fugue in C# Minor from my work for piano From Alpha to Omega. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $100.
V17 A Sonnet For Daphne (2008). Scored for voice and piano. In celebration of our 28th anniversary. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $6.
V16 A Gaelic Blessing (2008). Scored for voice and piano. A short song composed in honor of Will Friesen, Interim Dean of the School of Humanities, Religion, and Social Sciences of Fresno Pacific University. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $3.95.
C37 Praise The Lord In The Dance (2008). Scored for violin and violoncello. Scored for violin and violoncello. A suite of Baroque dances for the Emerald Duo: Susan Doering, violinist, and Dieter Wulfhorst, cellist.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 18′. Price: $35.95.
P34 Sonatina #3 (2007). Scored for student piano solo. This Nocturne is a musical reflection of my elder daughter, Charity.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 9′. Price: $8.
V15 Acts Alive! (2007). Scored for children’s voices, piano, rhythm section. Book and libretto by Daphne Saul. Dr. Luke signs copies of his new book, Acts, at the local mall. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 21′. Price: $175.
P31 Nocturne For Charity (2007). Scored for student piano solo. This Nocturne is a musical reflection of my elder daughter Charity.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $5.
P33 Sonata #5 For Piano (2007). Scored for piano solo. Commissioned by Arlene Steffen, my colleague at Fresno Pacific University, and based on Philippians 4, one of her favorite passages of Scripture. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 14′. Price: $20.
CH33 Spirit Of God, Descend Upon Your People-arrangement (2007). Scored for SATB and piano. An arrangement of the hymn by Timothy Winslea and Walter Saul.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.25.
P35 Nocturne For James Robyzad (2007). Scored for student piano solo. Composed to honor my son-in-law James Robyzad Williams.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $5.
OR07 Wedding March In D (2007). Scored for organ. For the wedding of Mary Anne to James Robyzad Williams.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $4.95.
P32 Lament For Marmalade (2007). Scored for piano solo. Composed in memory of our 19-year-old pet cat. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $5.
V14 Somewhere Beyond (2006). Scored for high voice and piano. Words by my mother, Suzanne M. Saul. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
V13 Queen Esther (2006). Scored for solo voices, SATB, flute, oboes, clarinet, trumpet, rhythm. A musical based on the Biblical book of Esther. Book by Joyel Daniels. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 70′. Price: $300.
C36 Two Gavottes (2006). Scored for violin and contrabass. A short duet written for the Eran Metzger family.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $3.95.
CH32 You Are The Strength Of My Heart-arr (2006). Scored for SSA and piano. Commissioned by Bill Thornberry.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.25.
C35 Three Family Portraits (2006). Scored for alto saxophone and guitar. Commissioned by Alan Durst, saxophonist, and Corey Whitehead, guitarist, this suite consists of musical portraits of three women from the Biblical Book of Genesis: Leah, Rachel, and Tamar.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 11′. Price: $35.95.
P30 Nocturne For Mary Anne (2006). Scored for student piano solo. This Nocturne is a musical reflection of my younger daughter, Mary Anne.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $5.
E4 Trojan Women – Incidental Music (2006). Scored for CD alone. This music provides 12 cues for incidental music to the Euripides tragedy TROJAN WOMEN. First performed November 9-11, 16-18, at Fresno Pacific University.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 25′. Price: $60.
HY28 In The Love Of Our Earthly Fathers (2006). Scored for unison. Written for Jesse and Virginia Johnson on Father’s Day, 2006.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
P29 Nocturne For My Mother (2006). Scored for piano solo. This work was written in honor of my mother, Suzanne M. Saul. The piece is a simple vision of the Lord descending quietly from heaven into the fretfulness she and we all face in life here on earth. A struggle for control ensues but eventually the Lord has. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $5.
V12 Vital Christmas Tree Information (2005). Scored for high voice and piano. A spoof on the Simonian Farms disclaimer for all its Christmas trees in recitative-aria form. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $9.95.
B06 Nannie (2005). Scored for concert band. In memory of Petrena V. Catania, and commissioned by her granddaughter, Patricia DeBenedetto, for the Fresno Pacific University Community Concert Band. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 6′. Price: $100.
P28 Nocturne For My Father (2005). Scored for piano solo. A nocturne composed in memory of my father, Richard Marshall Saul.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $5.
C34 French Fanfare For Fresno (2005). Scored for 2 horns. For Jenn McCarty and Richard Kunz.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
C30 String Quartet #1 (2004). Scored for 2 violins, viola, and violoncello. In four movements: Allegro molto, Adagio, Vivace (scherzo), and Largo-vivace.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 22′. Price: $52.95.
CH30 I Will Love Thee, O Lord, My Strength (2004). Scored for SSA and piano. Commissioned for the Fresno Pacific University Women’s Chorale by Arlene Steffen, director. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 7′. Price: $2.75.
C31 Come, Amazing Grace (2004). Scored for alto flute or flute alone. Commissioned by flutist Tadeu Coelho. A meditation on the tune of Amazing Grace.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
C32 Wings Of The Dawn (2004). Scored for flute choir plus bass clarinet, harp, and double bass. Commissioned by Janette Erickson for the Fresno Pacific University flute choir Flautas Pacifica. A meditation on Psalm 139:9-10.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $35.95.
C33 Joshua (2004). Scored for trombone. A trombone solo composed for my brother Joshua.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.95.
P27 Good Friday (2004). Scored for piano solo. An expansion of the C# Minor Prelude From Alpha and Omega commissioned by my father, Richard M. Saul, shortly before his death.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $3.
OR06 He Who Began A Good Work In You (2003). Scored for organ. A short processional for organ, designed especially for a convocation or commencement service.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $2.95.
CH31 Move (2003). Scored for SATB and piano. A setting of a poem from “If only you knew how much I smell you – True portraits of dogs” by Roy Blount, Jr.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $2.25.
V11 Thank You, Jesus (2003). Scored for high voice and piano. A lighthearted setting of an amazing prayer by seven-year-old Mary Smalley. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
C29 A Time For War, A Time For Peace (2003). Scored for marimba and violoncello. Commissioned by Dennis Plies for himself as marimbist and Jane Day as cellist. A meditation on the second war in Iraq fought by the United States and allied nations in early 2003.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 7′. Price: $11.95.
HY25 Breathing In I Call Your Spirit (2003). Scored for unison. #12 from the series of New Millennium Hymns, with words by Timothy Lewis.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
HY26 Our Prayers Like Incense Take To Flight (2003). Scored for unison. #14 from the series of New Millennium Hymns, with words by Timothy Lewis.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
HY27 Come Stand With Me (2003). Scored for unison. #13 from the series of New Millennium Hymns, with words by Timothy Winslea.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
OR05 Ode To Joy (Arrangement) (2003). Scored for organ. A reharmonization of the famous hymn tune by Beethoven. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $1.25.
HY24 When A Woman Is In Labor (2003). Scored for unison. #11 of Aldersgate Songs.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
HY20 Mount Of Ararat (2002). Scored for unison. #9 from the series of New Millennium Hymns, with words by Timothy Winslea.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
C28 Audrey Et Nicholas (2002). Scored for violoncello and piano. Two pieces for my niece Audrey (cellist) and nephew Nicholas (pianist). They are intended as short musical sketches of these two youths I have not yet met.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $9.95.
HY21 And Did Those Hands? (2002). Scored for unison. #10 from the series of New Millennium Hymns, with words by Timothy Lewis.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
H4 Prelude And Fugue In F# Major (2002). Scored for 5-octave handbell choir. Extracted from the piano work FROM ALPHA TO OMEGA and arranged for handbells, for the Ring of Fire Handbell Choir, Jason Wells, director.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $2.95.
HY22 Christ Is Alive! (2002). Scored for unison. #11 from the series of New Millennium Hymns, with words by Timothy Winslea. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
P26 From Alpha To Omega (2002). Scored for student piano solo. 48 preludes and fugues in the manner of each volume of J. S. Bach’s Well-tempered Clavier. The collection starts with A major and ends with G# minor, the Alpha and Omega of the musical alphabet.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 75′. Price: $35.
P24 Sonatina #2 (2001). Scored for student piano solo. Dedicated to my wife and daughters. This is a delightful miniature highly suitable for student use. Three movements: Moderato, Andante, and Vivace.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 8′. Price: $5.
P25 Nocturne From The Upper Room (2001). Scored for piano solo. Reflections on the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with His disciples, the night before His crucifixion.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 6′. Price: $4.
H3 Parousia (2001). Scored for 5-octave handbell choir. Commissioned by the Ring of Fire Handbell Ensemble. A meditation on the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.. Published by Red River Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $2.95.
HY18 Gather Around The Hearth (2001). Scored for unison. #8 from the series of New Millennium Hymns, with words by Timothy Lewis.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
OR04 Schlatter Chapel March (2001). Scored for organ. Named for Schlatter Chapel, an intimate and beautiful prayer chapel on the campus of Warner Pacific College in Portland, Oregon. The perfect wedding march for a small church.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $2.95.
HY16 You Are The Strength Of My Heart (2000). Scored for congregational use with guitar/piano accompaniment. #10 of Aldersgate Songs.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $3.95.
G1 Jacob’s Ladder (2000). Scored for guitar. A musical reflection on Jacob’s dream of the ladder to heaven as recorded in Genesis 28:10-17. Now the second movement of 4 Holy Places.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $4.5.
HY13 Alive We Are And Strong (2000). Scored for unison. #5 from the series of New Millennium Hymns, with words by Timothy Lewis.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
HY14 From A Mustard Seed (2000). Scored for unison. #6 from the series of New Millennium Hymns, with words by Timothy Lewis.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $3.95.
HY15 Seize The Moment, Claim The Day (2000). Scored for unison. #7 from the series of New Millennium Hymns, with words by Timothy Lewis.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
HY19 From A Mustard Seed (St. John UCC Version) (2000). Scored for unison. #6 from the series of New Millennium Hymns, with words by Timothy Lewis. Revised for St. John United Church of Christ.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $3.95.
C27 There Is A New Creation (2000). Scored for 2 trumpets, F horn, and 2 trombones. Dedicated to Duane Hamlin in recognition of his honorary doctorate granted by Warner Pacific College on May 6, 2000. The title is from I Corinthians 5:17.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $9.95.
C26 Jesus Of Nazareth The King Of The Jews (marimba) (2000). Scored for marimba and piano. A meditation, in three movements, on the Passion and Resurrection of our Lord. Originally scored for viola and piano in 1976.. Published by Pioneer Percussion. Duration: 19′. Price: $36.95.
V10 Twenty Years (2000). Scored for high voice and piano. A short love song written for my wife, Daphne. The fifth of a collection: Songs of Requited Love, with original lyrics. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
V09 Psalm 23 (2000). Scored for high voice and piano. A stirring setting of the beloved Psalm, dedicated to my beloved wife, Daphne. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 6′. Price: $5.95.
CH27 To Every Thing There Is A Season (2000). Scored for SATB, tenor saxophone, and piano. Commissioned by Rendell Frunk for the Estacada (Oregon) High School Concert Choir. This is a dramatic setting of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $2.75.
CH23 From A Mustard Seed (anthem) (2000). Scored for SATB, children’s choir, and piano. An anthem commissioned by St. John United Church of Christ for its centennial of 2002. Based on the New Millennium Hymn of the same name. Words by Timothy Lewis.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $2.75.
HY10 Spirit Of God, Descend Upon Thy People (1999). Scored for unison. #2 from the series of New Millennium Hymns, with words by Timothy Lewis.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
P23 For God Alone My Soul Waits In Silence (1999). Scored for piano solo. A meditative work in memory of Michael Spry, a recovered alcoholic who came to salvation in Jesus Christ. This composition portrays his life as a homeless person in despair and emptiness, and God’s grace in leading him to salvation.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 8′. Price: $12.
B05 You Have Turned My Mourning Into Dancing (1999). Scored for concert band. Commissioned by the White River High School Band, Kevin Walker, director, in memory of Les Walden, renowned band director of the Enumclaw, Washington, area. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 6′. Price: $100.
CV5 The Lord Is My Light (1999). Scored for soprano, piccolo, violin, and violoncello. Composed for the 1999 Ernest Bloch Composers Symposium in memory and hope of the victims of Kosovo. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $29.95.
HY17 Baby Bright (1999). Scored for congregational use with guitar/piano accompaniment. #9 of Aldersgate Songs.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $3.95.
HY09 From The Shore (1999). Scored for unison. #1 from the series of New Millennium Hymns, with words by Timothy Lewis.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
HY11 Gift Of Creation (1999). Scored for unison. #3 from the series of New Millennium Hymns, with words by Timothy Lewis.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
HY12 Ripples A Stone Doth Make (1999). Scored for unison. #4 from the series of New Millennium Hymns, with words by Timothy Lewis.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
V08 In Church (1999). Scored for high voice and piano. A short love song written for my wife, Daphne. The fourth of a collection: Songs of Requited Love, with original lyrics. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
HY08 Holy Spirit (1999). Scored for congregational use with guitar/piano accompaniment. #8 of Aldersgate Songs.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $3.95.
C25 My Soul Longs For Thee (1998). Scored for flute alone. A meditation on Psalm 63:1-2, dedicated to my older daughter, Charity.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.95.
P22 Sonatina #1 (1998). Scored for student piano solo. Dedicated to my younger daughter, Mary Anne. The first movement features a theme composed by her. In three movements: Allegro vivace, Andante, and Vivace.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 12′. Price: $10.
C23 Rainforest (1998). Scored for flute and piano. Representing all of God’s creation, the rainforest and its riches of life are celebrated in this work, which also mourns the wanton destruction of the rainforest by mankind and envisions its recreation by God through the Cross of Jesus Christ. Written in. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 14′. Price: $24.95.
C24 Exaltations (1998). Scored for 2 flutes. A lively celebration of the joy in Jesus Christ, written for my daughters, Charity and Mary Anne.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.95.
V06 Away (1998). Scored for high voice and piano. A short love song written for my wife, Daphne. The second of a collection: Songs of Requited Love, with original lyrics. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
HY07 He Knows (1998). Scored for congregational use with guitar/piano accompaniment. #7 of Aldersgate Songs.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $3.95.
V07 Cape Sebastian (1998). Scored for high voice and piano. A short love song written for my wife, Daphne. The third of a collection: Songs of Requited Love, with original lyrics. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
B04 Holocaust: A Silent Scream (1998). Scored for concert band. Commissioned by Kevin Sippel, director of the Warner Pacific Wind Ensemble, this work is written in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the tragic Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 6′. Price: $100.
C22 Four Holy Places (flute & Piano) (1997). Scored for flute and piano. In this work, musical portraits of Ararat (where Noah’s Ark landed), Bethel (where Jacob wrestled with the angel), Bethlehem (where King David and Jesus Christ were born), and Zion (the site of Solomon’s Temple) are painted. This work and this new arrange. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 14′. Price: $24.95.
CH29 O God, Why Hast Thou Cast Us Off Forever? (1997). Scored for SATB, piano, and organ. Written in commemoration of the many burnings of churches in the USA in the 1990’s, this is a setting of selected verses of Psalm 74.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 7′. Price: $15.75.
O5 Overture For The Jubilee (1997). Scored for orchestra. Commissioned by the Quincy Symphony Orchestra of Quincy, Illinois, for their 50th anniversary. This work explores the theme of Jubilee as outlined in Leviticus 25 and the history of Quincy and its namesake, John Quincy Adams, the 6th President of the USA. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 9′. Price: $100.
P20 The Chosen Twelve (1996). Scored for student piano solo. A study in the twelve-tone serial technique of Arnold Schoenberg. The title also refers to the twelve tribes of Israel and the twelve disciples of Jesus Christ. For my daughter Charity. Grade 7.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $2.
P21 Be Holy, For I Am Holy (1996). Scored for student piano solo. A piece in the whole-tone scale that sets up a musical pun on its title, which is from I Peter 1:16. It reflects the title further in its 9/8 meter, which was considered the perfect time in the Middle Ages because the three beats divided in three represen. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $2.
V05 Forever Is My Love (1996). Scored for high voice and piano. A short love song written for my wife, Daphne. The first of a collection: Songs of Requited Love, with original lyrics. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
CH28 Create In Me, O God, A Clean Heart (1996). Scored for SATB and piano, with optional rhythm group. A pop choral arrangement of the song from the Aldersgate II volume.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.25.
C21 Toccata In C (1996). Scored for marimba and piano. A virtuoso work written in celebration of the presidency of Marshall Christensen at Warner Pacific College. Published by HoneyRock.. Published by HoneyRock. Duration: 6′. Price: $16.95.
HY06 Create In Me A Clean Heart, O God (1996). Scored for congregational use with guitar/piano accompaniment. #6 of Aldersgate Songs.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $3.95.
CH26 God Is Our Refuge And Strength (SAB Version) (1996). Scored for SAB a cappella. A three-part arrangement of the original SATB version. Selected verses from Psalm 46. Reasonably easy.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $1.75.
P18 Dusk (1995). Scored for student piano solo. A nocturne in the pentatonic scale, written for my daughter Mary Anne. Grade 3.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.
CH25 Sing Praises Old And New (1995). Scored for Two SATB choirs, handbells (5 octaves), piano, and organ. Commissioned by the United Church of Christ, Forest Grove, OR, for its 150th anniversary. A festive anthem based on an original hymn tune and praise chorus, with words by Brian Wren.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 8′. Price: $20.25.
P19 Nocturne From Gethsemane (1995). Scored for student piano solo. A dramatic portrayal of Jesus Christ’s prayer and arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane, written for my daughter Charity. Grade 5-6.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $2.
C19 Cetacea (1995). Scored for tuba and piano. A musical depiction of whales, the favorite animals of Dr. Arthur Kelly, Provost of Warner Pacific College. This piece was written to honor him on the occasion of his farewell from the college, and was commissioned by Daniel Cole-McCullough. Published by. Published by TUBA Press. Duration: 4′. Price: $5.95.
C20 Four Holy Places (1995). Scored for flute and guitar. In this work, musical portraits of Ararat (where Noah’s Ark landed), Bethel (where Jacob wrestled with the angel), Bethlehem (where King David and Jesus Christ were born), and Zion (the site of Solomon’s Temple) are painted. This work was commissioned by. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 14′. Price: $24.95.
HY05 How Beautiful Upon The Mountains (1995). Scored for congregational use with guitar/piano accompaniment. #5 of Aldersgate Songs.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $3.95.
P15 Horses (1994). Scored for student piano solo. A rollicking tune written at my daughter Charity’s request to celebrate her favorite animals. In the Lydian mode, about grade 4-5.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $2.
C18 Street Music (1994). Scored for flute, clarinet in Bb, euphonium. A humorous, three-movement work, written for D.C. Street Music, a group of street musicians in Washington, DC. The last movement is a spoof of the famous fairy tale “The Bremertown Musicians.”. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 10′. Price: $35.95.
CH24 God Is Our Refuge And Strength (1994). Scored for SATB a cappella. Selected verses from Psalm 46. Reasonably easy.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $1.75.
HY04 I Will Rejoice (1994). Scored for congregational use with guitar/piano accompaniment. #4 of Aldersgate Songs.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
P16 St. Basil’s Cathedral (1994). Scored for student piano solo. Written for my daughter Charity to reflect her love of the Russian people. In the Phrygian mode. Grade 5.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.
V04 Salt (1994). Scored for high voice and piano. A setting in four songs of an epic poem about the sea by my mother. Features both singing and speaking. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 14′. Price: $19.95.
P14 Lament For Cookie (1994). Scored for student piano solo. A grade 2-3 piece in the Dorian mode in memory of my daughter Mary Anne’s pet mouse.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $2.
HY23 Sing Praises Old And New (Hymn) (1994). Scored for unison. Extracted from the festival anthem of the same title. Can be sung together with HOW BEAUTIFUL UPON THE MOUNTAINS.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
HY03 Not To Us, O Lord (1994). Scored for congregational use with guitar/piano accompaniment. #3 of Aldersgate Songs.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
HY02 Jesus Is The Wonderful (1994). Scored for congregational use with guitar/piano accompaniment. #2 of Aldersgate Songs. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
HY01 That’s How We Know (1994). Scored for congregational use with guitar/piano accompaniment. #1 of Aldersgate Songs.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
P17 Variations On “Bells” (1994). Scored for student piano solo. Written for my daughter Mary Anne on an original theme she wrote when she was eight years old. In the Mixolydian mode. Grade 3.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $2.
P13 Sonata #4 For Piano (1993). Scored for piano solo. This short piano sonata uses many jazz and popular harmonies and rhythms to create a light and joyful mood in the outer movements. The middle movement, however, is an elegy.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 11′. Price: $18.
P12 Wedding March After “Lohengrin” (1993). Scored for piano solo. A more contemporary setting of the renowned march from Wagner’s Lohengrin, especially arranged for piano. Commissioned by Sarah and Ryan Salisbury.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2-3′. Price: $3.
CH21 I Am The Resurrection (1993). Scored for SATB, organ, and 4 Bb trumpets. A majestic festive anthem for Easter or general use. This is a setting of Jesus’ words to Mary in John 11:25 and her response of faith in John 11:27 shortly before the resurrection of Lazarus her brother. Order two full scores for director and organist ($. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 9′. Price: $11.75.
J4 Polynomials (1993). Scored for 3 Bb/C/Eb instruments, guitar, piano, bass, drums, opt.vocal. A humorous tribute to struggling algebra students. The optional spoken vocals read various polynomials. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $25.
CH22 Yes (1993). Scored for SATB with divisions, a cappella. A melismatic setting of an immortal proverb by Dag Hammarskjold. Suitable for sacred or secular use.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.25.
CH16 Rounds (1992). Scored for 2 and 3 part chorus. These Rounds are intended to be table blessings or other short pieces of thanksgiving. They include rounds in all the ecclesiastical modes as well as major and minor keys.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1’ea. Price: $2.75.
CH20 Praise Ye The Lord (1992). Scored for SATB and organ. A celebration of the Lord’s greatness, featuring some aleatoric singing on “Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord.” Commissioned for the Sunnyside Centenary United Methodist Church Chancel Choir and their director Cliff Fairley.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.25.
O4 A Christmas Symphony (1992). Scored for orchestra. The Christmas Symphony was commissioned by the Mt. Hood Pops Orchestra in celebration of its 10th anniversary. Its four movements “Gabriel,” “Star,” “Simeon,” and “Gloria” paint four significant scenes of Christmas. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 17′. Price: $100.
J3 Mary Anne (1991). Scored for jazz band, 5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, and rhythm. A musical portrait of the composer’s daughter Mary Anne. Features bass, guitar, alto saxes, trumpet, trombone. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $50.
J2 Charity (1991). Scored for jazz band, 5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, and rhythm. A musical portrait of the composer’s daughter Charity. Features all saxes, piano, and trumpet. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $50.
B03 Dance For Joy (1991). Scored for concert band. Excerpted from the 3-movement work Advent for clarinet, marimba, and piano, by permission of its publisher, Pioneer Percussion, of Burke, Virginia. This work is a celebration of the coming of Christ to the world. It is dedicated to Dr. Ronald J. Dieker. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 9′. Price: $100.
OR02 Three Pieces For Organ (1991). Scored for organ. These short pieces are ideal for the church service or concert performance, and work well separately and as a suite. The “Processional” is well suited for weddings and graduations as well as prelude or postlude. The “Elegy” works well as an offertory. The. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 12′. Price: $6.95.
C05 Emmaus (1990). Scored for flute and marimba. A tone-poem based on the Luke 24:13-35 narrative on the disciples’ walk to Emmaus and their encounter with the risen Lord enroute. The slow opening section gives way to a rousing fugue celebrating the newfound joy of the disciples in seeing Jesus Christ a. Published by Pioneer Percussion. Duration: 6′. Price: $8.95.
P10 Cry Of The Untouchables (1990). Scored for piano solo. Cast in a three-movement sonata cycle, this work concerns the plight of street children and runaways. The movements (The Pleasures of This World, Lost Innocence, and Reconciliation) reflect on the rescue of such children and their reconciliation to God.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 18′. Price: $18.
C01 In The Name Of The Lord (1989). Scored for marimba and piano. This work is a set of nine variations in meditation on nine different names for the Lord Jesus Christ. The names describe His life from before the beginning of creation (Alpha) to beyond the end of all time (Omega). Published by Pioneer Percussion.. Published by Pioneer Percussion. Duration: 18′. Price: $18.95.
J1 Light Shines (1989). Scored for jazz band, 5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, and rhythm. A ballad tune, based on John 1:5. Features trumpet, alto sax, and trombone solos. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 6′. Price: $50.
C02 Advent (1988). Scored for clarinet, marimba and piano. A meditation in three movements on the Christmas event: 1) Prayer for the coming of Emmanuel, 2) The Mystery of His Appearance, and 3) Dance for Joy. The last movement has also been arranged for concert band. Published by Pioneer Percussion.. Published by Pioneer Percussion. Duration: 19′. Price: $24.95.
CV4 Visions Of The Glory Of God (1988). Scored for soprano and vibraphone. Here are settings of four poems by Gerard Manley Hopkins which beautifully portray the glory of the Lord. These may be performed as a cycle or individually. The last one is especially popular and, along with the others, may be performed on piano. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 14′. Price: $24.95.
C06 In Memory And Hope Of Mt.St. Helens (1987). Scored for vibraphone and piano. Inspired by a family visit to Mt. St. Helens National Monument, this work is in three movements: I. Nuees ardentes, II. Ashes, and III. Rebirth. Published by Pioneer Percussion.. Published by Pioneer Percussion. Duration: 13′. Price: $24.95.
P04 On The Transfiguration Of The Lord Jesus (1987). Scored for piano solo. A meditation on the Transfiguration scene of Luke 9:28-36. This one-movement work depicts not only the glory of our transfigured Lord, but also the Crucifixion which is discussed by Christ, Moses, and Elijah. Moderate difficulty.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 10′. Price: $6.
C07 On The Day Of Pentecost (1987). Scored for harp and percussion. This work is inspired by the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the waiting disciples as described in Acts 2. There are five scenes, from the “rush of the mighty wind” to the picture of the unity of the church in Jesus Christ.. Published by HoneyRock. Duration: 9′. Price: $16.95.
CH15 Recognize Him (1987). Scored for SATB and piano. A powerful Lenten/Passion Week meditation on a beautiful poem by Barbara Penwarden.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $2.25.
V02 Five Biblical Songs (1986). Scored for high voice and piano. Continues, yet breaks with the tradition of Biblical Songs as established by Dvorak. The texts are from John 1:1-5, Habakkuk 1:1-4 and 3:17-19, Isaiah 40:28-31, Romans 8:35-39, and Psalm 121. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 17′. Price: $15.95.
H2 Processional (1986). Scored for 3-octave handbell choir. This stately piece in ABABA rondo form is designed to be memorized and actually used as a processional in a handbell concert program or at the beginning of a service. Excellent for beginning choirs; if there are 12 ringers, each will hold only two bells.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.25.
CH14 The Stone Which The Builders Rejected (1985). Scored for SATB and piano. One of this composer’s most popular anthems.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.25.
P06 Half A Dozen In A Dozen (1985). Scored for student piano solo. Six short, highly contrasting pieces in the twelve-tone serial technique.. Published by MMB Music. Duration: 7′. Price: $6.
CH07 Magnificat (1984). Scored for Soprano solo and SATB divisi and organ. The second of Four Christmas Hymns. A setting of Mary’s song of praise to the Lord as recorded in Luke 1.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $2.25.
CH03 Glory Be To God (1984). Scored for SATB a cappella. This is the third of Four Christmas Hymns. However it is also quite suitable for use throughout the church year. A vibrant setting of the angels’ hymn in Luke 2:14.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.25.
C03 The Day After Trinity (1984). Scored for flute and piano. A threnody named for the code name of the first atomic bomb developed and tested July 16, 1945, shortly before it was used on Hiroshima. It ends as a testimony to the true Trinity, Who alone can grant peace.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 7′. Price: $6.95.
CH10 Psalm 98 (1984). Scored for SSAATTBB and organ. A jubilant setting featuring antiphonal singing. The first of Four Christmas Hymns.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $2.75.
P03 Sonata #3 For Piano (1984). Scored for piano solo. A joyous, buoyant work in three movements. Moderately difficult.. Published by MMB Music. Duration: 15′. Price: $30.
H1 Christmas Scenes (1983). Scored for 4-5 octave handbell choir. A dramatic interpretation of the Christmas story in five movements: I. Before the Advent of Christ, II. His Birth, III. The Wise Men, IV. Herod’s Slaughter of the Innocents, V. Return to Israel. These may be performed together or separately.. Published by Paraclete Press. Duration: 15′. Price: $3.25.
P08 Three Nocturnes (1983). Scored for piano solo. These are three highly contrasting numbers. The first recalls the chordal parallelism of Debussy. The second is in a free atonal style reminiscent of Schoenberg, while the third explores the limits of tertian harmony through exotic 11th and 13th chords. S. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 13′. Price: $4.
C04 De Profundis (1983). Scored for tuba and piano. This work takes its name from the Latin title of Psalm 130 “Out of the Depths.” The tuba’s full range and expressive qualities are exploited in this prayer from the depths of despair unto a listening God. Published by TUBA Press.. Published by TUBA Press. Duration: 8′. Price: $7.95.
B02 Festive Overture (1983). Scored for concert band. A joyous, high-spirited composition that serves well to open a program. Features solos for many of the instruments, including a trumpet quintet. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 6′. Price: $100.
CH06 Let The Children Come (1982). Scored for SATB and organ. Written for the baptism of Charity, the composer’s eldest daughter.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $1.75.
CH08 Nunc Dimittis (1982). Scored for SATB and organ. The last of Four Christmas Hymns. A setting of Simeon’s words in response to seeing the newborn Christ (Luke 2:29-32).. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3. Price: $2.25.
C08 Wedding March (1982). Scored for Bb trumpet and trombone. A fanfare-like work, written for the wedding of a family friend.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
CH13 This Is My Country (arrangement) (1982). Scored for SATTBB and concert band. A rousing arrangement of “This is My Country” and “Off We Go.”. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $25.25.
P02 Sonata #2 For Piano (1981). Scored for piano solo. Two highly-contrasting movements (Furioso, Andante espressivo) unite to form an unique entity, the second movement answering the many questions posed in the first. Difficult.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 15′. Price: $15.
V01 Five Songs For Daphne (1981). Scored for high voice and piano. Texts are five poems by the composer’s wife, Daphne Johnson Saul: “Listen,” “Deceiving Droplets,” “Ocean,” “Noir,” and “Death.” Somewhat challenging for both vocalist and pianist. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 14′. Price: $9.95.
CH01 America (arrangement) (1981). Scored for SSATTBB a cappella. For the Pfeiffer College Concert Choir and their director, the late Richard Brewer. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.25.
CV1 Give Ear, O Shepherd (1980). Scored for soprano, viola/clarinet, piano, and one percussion player. A dramatic setting of the opening of Psalm 80. Originally scored for viola; later revised for clarinet in 1983. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 8′. Price: $19.95.
O2 Concerto For Violin And Orchestra (1980). Scored for violin solo and orchestra. In two movements, connected by a cadenza for the solo violin. The slow first movement is in three main sections, each of which divides in three subsections. The second movement is a rousing passacaglia based on a 45-note theme created from a 12-tone row. Published by University Microfilms. Duration: 19′. Price: $125.
E3 Nocturne For Piano and Electronic Tape (1980). Scored for piano and tape. A scene of mystery and tranquility expressed through piano and a tape part, which can be recreated by the performer.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 6′. Price: $15.
E1 Etude #1 for tape (1979). Scored for tape alone. A study in musique concrete for tape.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $5.
V03 Songs Of Love (1979). Scored for high voice and piano. Very suitable for performance individually or as a suite, particularly at weddings. They trace the development of love from initial human attraction through despair to the love of Jesus Christ (John 17:18-26). Texts also by Byron, Browning, and Millay. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 18′. Price: $14.95.
E2 Behold, I Show You Another Mystery (1979). Scored for tape alone. This composition, realized on a Moog synthesizer at the Eastman School of Music, is a reflection on St. Paul’s gospel as recorded in I Corinthians 15: a promise of eternal life at the second coming of Jesus Christ.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 5′. Price: $5.
C16 Piano Trio (1979). Scored for violin, violoncello, and piano. An early version of Advent. The last two movements are basically parallel, but the first was substantially changed.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 18′. Price: $37.95.
C15 Divertimento (1979). Scored for 4 trumpets, 4 horns in F, 3 trombones, tuba, and 2 pianos. In three movements. It opens with a concise and lively Intrada, which features fugal writing for all instruments. The second movement is a monumental Adagio starting off with just the two pianos and building to a climax with all the instruments, then endi. Published by MMB Music. Duration: 13′. Price: $39.95.
CH11 Sanctus (1979). Scored for SATB and organ. A short setting of this hymn of praise from the Mass ordinary. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 1′. Price: $1.75.
O1 From Life To Greater Life (1978). Scored for orchestra. This work celebrates the transformation of life through death into the eternal life promised by Jesus Christ in the Scriptures. Previously published by MMB Music, Inc., of St. Louis, MO. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 10′. Price: $75.
CH05 Jubilate Deo (1978). Scored for 2-part chorus and organ. A lively setting of the 100th Psalm.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $2.25.
CH12 Teach Me, O Lord (1978). Scored for SATB a cappella. An a cappella setting of Psalm 119:33. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $2.25.
CH04 I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (1978). Scored for SATB a cappella. A vivid, modern interpretation of this text made so familiar by Handel!. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $2.25.
C09 Three Nocturnes (chamber) (1977). Scored for flute, oboe, viola, cello, and harp. These short pieces evoke the mystery of the night, featuring the harp throughout and the oboe in the second movement. The last movement is a requiem for Thomas Harte Candon, a friend of the composer’s brother.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 6′. Price: $28.95.
P05 Five Bagatelles For Piano (1977). Scored for student piano solo. These miniatures work well by themselves and as a suite. Highly suitable as teaching and concert pieces. Of medium difficulty.. Published by MMB Music. Duration: 6′. Price: $5.
CV2 Psalm 37 (1977). Scored for tenor and 2 flutes. Quite suitable for use in worship as a meditation on trusting quietly in the Lord. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $4.95.
OR01 Variations For Organ (1977). Scored for organ. This work is published by Hinshaw Music, Inc. The Variations are composed in the serial (twelve-tone) technique and conclude with a brilliant, virtuoso fugue using the row as a subject and stating the subject 12 times, each time in a different key accordi. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 8′. Price: $6.95.
CH09 Psalm 8 (1977). Scored for SSAATTBB and concert band or organ duet. Two versions as listed above. Full concert band score is $15.00; instrumental parts are $35.00 for the set. For the version with organ (two organists needed) order only vocal scores, which are $3.00 each.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 10′. Price: $3.25.
B01 Epilogue (1976). Scored for concert band. A tone poem inspired by the Biblical book of Revelation. This piece won the 1976 NBA/Ostwald Undergraduate Award. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 8′. Price: $100.
C11 Jesus Of Nazareth The King Of The Jews (1976). Scored for viola and piano. A meditation, in three movements, on the Passion and Resurrection of our Lord.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 19′. Price: $35.95.
CV3 Psalm 39 (1975). Scored for soprano, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, percussion. First performed in Vienna, Austria, this is a contemplation of the finite length of human life in the eyes of the eternal God. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 9′. Price: $19.95.
C14 Fantasy (1974). Scored for violoncello and piano. A single movement in several tempos. Winner of Duke University Henry Schuman Music Prize.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 8′. Price: $8.95.
O3 Metamorphosis (1974). Scored for piano and orchestra. A single movement fantasia quasi sonata. The piano has several solo passages, but is more of an obbligato than a concerto soloist. Previously published by MMB Music. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 18′. Price: $75.
C10 Trio For Flute, Clarinet, & Cello (1973). Scored for flute, clarinet, and violoncello. Three short movements. Winner of the Duke University Henry Schuman Music Prize.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 6′. Price: $15.95.
C12 Images (1973). Scored for 2 trumpets, horn, 2 trombones, and tuba. A single fantasia-like movement of many different moods.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 6′. Price: $20.95.
P11 Canonic Invention (1972). Scored for student piano solo. This contrapuntal study is a canon of the inversion at the 8ve throughout, modeled on Bach’s Inventions. Now also the Fugue in C minor in “From Alpha to Omega.”. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $2.
CH17 Dona Nobis Pacem (1972). Scored for SATB a cappella. Suitable for use as introit or response.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 2′. Price: $1.75.
P07 Prelude And Postlude (1972). Scored for piano solo. These two short pieces work especially well in “framing” a recital or a section thereof; also work well individually. Moderately difficult.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $4.
P09 Six Preludes For Piano (1971). Scored for piano solo. These pieces are slightly longer and more challenging than the Bagatelles. A highly varied set of pieces representing diverse classical and jazz styles.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 13′. Price: $6.
P01 Sonata #1 For Piano (1970). Scored for piano solo. In three movements: Andante-Moderato, Andante cantabile, and Allegro. Moderately difficult.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 15′. Price: $15.
C17 Presto For Two Flutes (1969). Scored for 2 flutes. A lively flute duet written when the composer was fourteen.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 3′. Price: $3.95.
CH19 When The Son Of Man Shall Come Forth (1969). Scored for SATB and organ. An early setting of Matthew 25:31-46.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 7′. Price: $2.75.
OR03 First Variations For Organ (1968). Scored for organ. An original theme and nine variations.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 6′. Price: $7.95.
CH18 Requiem Aeternam (1968). Scored for SATB and organ. First movement of a planned Requiem cycle, written to commemorate the death of a 14-year-old friend at school.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 4′. Price: $2.75.
C13 Movement For Chamber String Orchestra (1968). Scored for chamber string orchestra. An early work. Has multiple division of the strings, with three violin, two viola, and three violoncello parts.. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 8′. Price: $50.95.
CH02 Communion Service (1967). Scored for SATB and organ. An early work, written and performed when the composer was 13. Published by Tarsus Music. Duration: 15′. Price: $4.25.