Choral Music - Sacred
I've always loved this hymn and all the choral arrangements I've heard of it. It was several years before I made one of my own in 2021. Best suited for advanced choral groups.
SATB div., 2-3 soloists of choice, female trio or small group unaccompanied.
c. 3' 10''. Score + Listening Link.
This hymn arrangement was created as part of a project I undertook around ten years ago to create a book of unaccompanied arrangements. Best suited for advanced choral groups.
SSAATTBB, soprano soloist unaccompanied. c. 3' 30''.
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This was one of my first Jamaican chorus arrangements. Driving and vibrant, it draws on rhythms and texts commonly used in Jamaica. Best suited for intermediate to advanced choral groups.
SATB div., baritone soloist, unaccompanied. c. 2 minutes.
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This composition was commissioned by my friend Carl Cunningham for his graduate conducting recital in 2016. It contains some Jamaican musical elements. Best suited for intermediate to advanced choral groups.
SATB div., accompanied (string quartet, piano, percussion).
c. 5' 55''. Score + Listening Link.
This anthem was written as a literal prayer of thanksgiving to God. It was inspired by the performance of the Jamaican track team in the 2008 Olympics. Best suited for intermediate to advanced choral groups.
SATB div., accompanied (orchestra or keyboard accompaniment). c. 4' 20''.
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This arrangement is part of the unaccompanied hymn arrangement set I created around 2013. It is joyous and challenging. Best suited for advanced choral groups.
SATB div., soprano or tenor soloist, unaccompanied. c. 2' 40''.
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This piece is suitable for church use as a general anthem. Arranged for mixed voices and organ. Suitable for all ensembles.
SATB, accompanied (organ). c. 2' 45''. Score + Listening Link.
This is another hymn arrangement from my project. This piece was done with a professional sound in mind and is best suited for advanced vocal groups.
SATB, div., female trio or small group, unaccompanied.
c. 4 mins. Score + Listening Link.
An arrangement of Thomas Dorsey's well-known song, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand." is Arranged for mixed voices and organ or orchestra. Suitable for all ensemble levels.
SATB, accompanied (organ). c. 4' 25''. Score + Listening Link.
An arrangement of Charles Tindley's well-known song, "We Shall Overcome." Arranged for mixed voices and organ or orchestra. Suitable for all ensemble levels.
SATB, accompanied (organ).
c. 4' 10''. Score + Listening Link.
Choral Music - Secular
I was moved to set this poem by Jane Taylor to music soon after my mother's passing in 2012. The text is spoken from the perspective of a mother's offspring, celebrating her influence throughout their lives. Best suited for intermediate to advanced levels.
SATB, minimal div., unaccompanied.
c. 3' 14''. Score + Listening Link.
This work is a setting of the Claude McKay poem of the same name. It is expressive and moderate in tempo. The text utters sentiments of one reminiscing on his island home with every intention to go back. Suited for all levels.
SATB, minimal div., unaccompanied.
c. 3' 10''. Score + Listening Link.
April was the winning composition of the Huntsville Master Chorale Choral Composition Competition in 2018. The piece is a setting of Ella Higginson's poem where a fair maiden is portrayed as a metaphor of spring. Expressive and dance-like in nature. Suitable for all levels.
SATB, unaccompanied. c. 3' 10''. Score + Listening Link.
This Jamaican folk song arrangement for mixed voices is vibrant and energetic in nature. It tells of a famer's donkey that needs to be held tightly before it gets out of control. Suitable for all levels.
SATB, unaccompanied. c. 1' 25''. Score + Listening Link.
This is a setting of Joan Andrea Hutchinson's poem honouring the late Louise Bennett-Coverley, an iconic Jamaican poet, folklorist, and writer. Sentimental and reflective in style. Suitable for all levels.
SATB and soloist, unaccompanied. c. 2' 20''. Score + Listening Link.