Choral Works

Op. 797Festival Sanctus (2008) for SATB Chorus and Piano2.5 min.

Traditional Latin text and from the Book of Common Prayer

Aire Born Singers; Max Murphy, conductor

Dedication: for Judith Clurman

Publisher: The Sacred Music Press

Op. 1129Festlicher Lobgesang (2015) for SATB Chorus and Keyboard Instrument1.5 min.

Text of Psalm 136:1 (Lutherbibel; in German)

The Composers' Choir, Daniel Shaw, conductor

Dedication: für Lothar Graap und den Ökumenischen Chor Schöneiche

Publisher: Strube Verlag in "Zwei Lobgesänge"

Op. 917Finding You (2011) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied2.5 min.

Text by Robert Creeley

Harvard Commencement Choir; Andrew Clark, conductor

Dedication: for the commencement exercises of Harvard University

Commission: Commissioned by the Holden Choirs at Harvard University

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 467Five Short Amens (2002) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied
  • G major
  • C major (“Alto” Amen)
  • C major
  • D minor/major
  • D major

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Dedication: for the Choral Fellows of the Harvard University Choir

Publisher: free download

Op. 1012From Your Heart (2013) 4-part Canon1.5 min.

Anonymous text

Matthew Curtis/Choral Tracks LLC

Publisher: Santa Barbara Music Publishing in "Three Love Canons"

Op. 1252Gentle Joseph Heard a Warning (2017) for TTBB Chorus and Organ3 min.

Text by Carl P. Daw, Jr.

Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor

Dedication: for Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J.

Commission: Commissioned by The Memorial Church, Harvard University

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Op. 1161Give All to Love (2016) for SATB Chorus and Organ2.5 min.

Text by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Huff Memorial Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor

Dedication: in memoriam Harry Lyn Huff (1952–2016)

Publisher: The Sacred Music Press

Op. 910Give Me (2011) 4-part Canon1.5 min.

Text by Khwaja Abdullah Ansari

St. James Singers

Dedication: for Karen Armstrong

Commission: Commissioned by The Memorial Church, Harvard University

Publisher: St. James Music Press

Op. 322Go Worship at Emmanuel’s Feet (2001) for Unison Chorus (opt. divisi) and Organ2 min.

Text by Isaac Watts and Richard Leach

Dedication: for Andrew Paul Holman and the choir of Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, Cambridge, Mass.

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc. (forthcoming)

Op. 320God Spoke With Varied Voices (2001) for SATB Chorus and Piano4.5 min.

Text by John Core

Dedication: for Daniel Allen and the Hills Alive Chorale

Commission: Commissioned by Daniel Allen and the Hills Alive Chorale for Christmas In Our Town, 2001

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

Op. 657God, You Move Among Us (2005) for SATB Chorus and Organ2.5 min.

Text by Thomas H. Troeger

Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London; Rupert Gough, conductor

Dedication: for Marisa Green and the choir of Marquand Chapel, Yale Divinity School

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Op. 958Golden Callings (2012) for SSAA Chorus Unaccompanied or SATB Chorus Unaccompanied4 min.

Text by Elizabeth Kirschner

Lorelei Ensemble; Beth Willer, conductor

Dedication: for Beth

Commission: Commissioned by Lorelei Ensemble

Publisher: See-a-dot Music Publishing, Inc.

Op. 1226Grow in Grace (2017) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied1.25 min.

Text adapted from the Bible: II Peter 3:18

Harvard Choral Fellows; David von Behren, conductor

Dedication: in honor of Michael Kraft, organist and choir director

Commission: Commissioned by the Dover Church Choir, Dover, Massachusetts

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Op. 886Hope (2010) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied2 min.

Text by Emily Dickinson

Cambridge Consonance; Jeffrey Grossman, conductor

Dedication: for the Rev. Erin Splaine on her installation as minister of the First Unitarian Society in Newton, Massachusetts, November 21, 2010

Commission: Commissioned by the First Unitarian Society in Newton, Massachusetts

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 881Hope and Love (2010) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied3 min.

Text by Jane Hirshfield

Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum; Andrew Clark, conductor

Dedication: for Andrew Clark

Publisher: Santa Barbara Music Publishing

Op. 423How Far Away is Heaven (2002) for SATB Chorus and Organ2.5 min.

Text by Richard Leach

Dedication: for Curt Oliver

Commission: Commissioned by Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Op. 937How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place (2011) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied2.5 min.

Text from the Bible: Psalm 84:1–2, 4

Matthew Curtis/Choral Tracks LLC

Dedication: for Stephen Layton

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1103I Am Loved As I Love (2015) for 2-part Voices and Drone2.5 min.

Text by Andrew Barrett

Dedication: for Joseph Gregorio

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc. (forthcoming)

Op. 688I Have Seen the Lord: a Mary Magdalene Sequence (2006) for SATB Chorus, Alto Saxophone, Organ4.25 min.

Text adapted from the Bible

California Diocesan Choir; Jeffrey Smith, conductor

Dedication: for the installation of the Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus as the eighth Bishop of California, July 22, 2006, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, California

Commission: Commissioned by the Episcopal Diocese of California

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1481I Lift Up My Eyes (2022) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied2.5 min.

Text from the Bible: Psalm 121 (BCP)

Dedication: for Martin R. Sunderland on his retirement from Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Commission: Commissioned by Holly B. Sunderland

Op. 683I Will Pour Out My Spirit (2006) for SATB (or SAB) Chorus and Organ2.75 min.

Text adapted from the Bible: from Acts 2

Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London; Rupert Gough, conductor

Dedication: for Mark Hijleh

Commission: Commissioned by St. James Music Press

Publisher: St. James Music Press

Op. 739If Ye Love Me (2007) for SA Voices and Drone2 min.

Text from the Bible: John 14:15–17a

Radcliffe Choral Society; Kevin Leong, conductor

Dedication: for Edward Elwyn Jones

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 222In Thanks of Life (2000) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied2 min.

Text by Peter J. Gomes

Matthew Curtis/Choral Tracks, LLC

Dedication: for Murray Forbes Somerville and the Harvard Morning Choir

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing in "Two Harvard Motets"

Op. 161In the Beginning Was the Word (1999, rev. 2003) for SATB Chorus and Organ2.75 min.

Text from the Bible: John 1:1–2, 4–5

Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London; Rupert Gough, conductor

Dedication: for Robert Ferris and the choir of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Rochester, New York

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1373In the Doorway (2021) for SATB Chorus and Piano2 min.

Text by Paula J. Diehl

Dedication: for Anne Watson Born and the Sanctuary Choir of the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, Massachusetts

Commission: Commissioned by the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, Massachusetts

Op. 745In the Midst of Wild Being (2007) for SATB Chorus, Horn, Harp10 min.

Text by Elizabeth Kirschner

King's Chapel Choir; Heinrich Christensen, conductor

Dedication: for the King’s Chapel Concert Series, Heinrich Christensen, director, and Choral Arts New England in memory of Daniel Pinkham (1923–2006)

Commission: Commissioned by King’s Chapel and Choral Arts New England

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 765It Is I! (2008) for Unison (opt. 2-part) Treble Chorus and Organ2.5 min.

Text by Melito of Sardis, adp. by the composer

Blair Singers; Hazel Somerville, conductor

Dedication: for Tim Knight

Commission: Commissioned by St. James Music Press

Publisher: St. James Music Press

Op. 1164Jahreslosung 2017 (2016) 2-part Canon1.5 min.

Text of Ezekiel 36:26a (in German)

Matthew Curtis/Choral Tracks LLC

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Publisher: free download

Op. 743Jesus is Here! (2007) for 2-part Treble Chorus and Keyboard2 min.

Text by the composer

St. James Singers

Dedication: for Hazel Somerville

Commission: Commissioned by St. James Music Press

Publisher: St. James Music Press

Op. 334Jesus, Gift of God (2001) for 2-part Treble Chorus and Keyboard1.5 min.

Text by Richard Leach

The Singing Girls of Texas; Mark Stamper, conductor

Dedication: for M.W.G.

Commission: Commissioned by the Noteworthy Voices for Christmas Celebration 2001

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Op. 331Jesus, You Are a Stone (2001) for SAB Chorus and Organ2 min.

Text by Richard Leach

Dedication: for Andrew Paul Holman and the choir of Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, Cambridge, Mass.

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Op. 1462Joy and Woe (2022) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied1.75 min.

Text by William Blake, adp.

Dedication: for Erin and the next chapters

Commission: Commissioned by the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, Massachusetts

Op. 662Just Now (2006) for SATB Chorus and Orchestra
2.2.2.2/2.2.2.0/1perc.timp/strings
4.5 min.

Text by Elizabeth Kirschner

Albany Pro Musica; David Griggs-Janower, conductor

Dedication: n honor of the 25th anniversary of Albany Pro Musica, David Griggs-Janower, Founding Director and Conductor

Commission: Commissioned by Albany Pro Musica in celebration of its 25th anniversary

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 1030King of Glory, King of Peace (2013) for SATB Chorus and Organ3.5 min.

Text by George Herbert

Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor

Dedication: in thanksgiving for Christine Whiteside‘s ministry of hospitality at The Memorial Church of Harvard University, 2003-2013

Commission: Commissioned by The Memorial Church, Harvard University

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 869Kings Are Sleeping (2010) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied1.5 min.

Text by Richard Leach

Cambridge Consonance; Jeffrey Grossman, conductor

Dedication: for Harry Lyn Huff and Old South Church, Boston, Massachusetts

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Op. 924Know That God Loves You (2011) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied2.5 min.

Text adapted from the Bible

Matthew Curtis/Choral Tracks LLC

Dedication: for Holland and Nick

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 909Kyrie (2011) for Unison Voices and Clarinet3 min.

Traditional text (in Latin)

Dedication: for David Schaap and Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Commission: Commissioned by Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 941Leap into Love (2011) 3-part Canon1.5 min.

Text by Mechthild of Magdeburg

Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor

Dedication: for George Llewelyn Forsythe-Jones on his birthday, November 30, 2011

Publisher: Santa Barbara Music Publishing in "Three Love Canons"

Op. 1363Legend of the Little Child (2020) for Unison Voices and Organ4 min.

Text by Euan Tait

Harvard University Choir (recorded in isolation)

Dedication: for the 111th Annual Christmas Carol Services of The Memorial Church, Harvard University, December 2020

Commission: Commissioned by The Memorial Church, Harvard University

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1410Let the Morning Bring (2021) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied2 min.

Text from the Bible: Psalm 143:8 (NIV)

Harvard Choral Fellows; David von Behren, conductor

Dedication: for Calvon and Alleya Jones, in celebration of their marriage

Op. 847Love Came Down at Christmas (2009) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied3.5 min.

Text by Christina Rossetti

Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor

Dedication: for Richard and Sara Patterson and the 100th Annual Christmas Carol Services of The Memorial Church, Harvard University

Commission: Commissioned by The Memorial Church, Harvard University

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1209Love Flows from God (2017) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied1.75 min.

Text by Mechthild of Magdeburg

Harvard University Choir; Edward Elwyn Jones, conductor

Dedication: for the unveiling of “The Divine Journey, Companions of Love and Hope”

Commission: Commissioned by The Memorial Church, Harvard University

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc. (forthcoming)

Op. 1052Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (“Prescott”) (2014) for SATB Chorus and Organ6 min.

Text from the Bible

The Composers' Choir; Daniel Shaw, conductor

Dedication: for Prescott Jun Burt-Chung on his birthday, March 10, 2014

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Op. 470Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (“St. Peter’s, Cambridge”) (2002) for SATB Chorus and Organ6.75 min.

Text from the Bible

Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London; Rupert Gough, conductor

Dedication: for Matthew F. Burt and the choir of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts on the occasion of the church’s 160th anniversary

Commission: Commissioned by Matthew F. Burt

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

Op. 1416Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (The Third Service) (2021) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied6.5 min.

Text from the Bible

  • Magnificat
  • Nunc dimittis (in memoriam Louis Andriessen, 1939–2021)

Dedication: for Matthew Owens

Op. 598Maker of the World (2004) for 2-part Chorus and Keyboard
based on NEW DISCIPLES by Alfred V. Fedak
2.5 min.

based on the hymn tune NEW DISCPLES by Alfred V. Fedak

Text by Richard Leach

Dedication: for David Schaap and Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Publisher: Selah Publishing Co., Inc.

Op. 782Man Proposes, but God Disposes (2008) for SATB Chorus Unaccompanied2 min.

Text by Thomas à Kempis

Cambridge Consonance; Jeffrey Grossman, conductor

Dedication: for Rupert Gough and the Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 558Missa Brevis (“Trottier”) (2004) for SATB Chorus and Organ7.25 min.

Text from the Book of Common Prayer (Rite II)

Choir of Royal Holloway, University of London; Rupert Gough, conductor

Dedication: in celebration of the Rev. François Trottier’s installation as rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ascension Day, 2004

Commission: Commissioned by St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Publisher: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.

Op. 1257Missa in incerto tempore (The Davison Mass) (2018) for SATB Chorus, Men's Chorus, and Two Organs (opt. One Organ)20 min.

Text from the Ordinary of the Mass (Latin)

  • Kyrie
  • Gloria
  • Sanctus and Benedictus
  • Agnus Dei

Harvard Glee Club; All Saints’ Choir of Men and Boys; Andrew Sheranian and Thomas Sheehan, organs; Andrew Clark, conductor

Commission: Commissioned by the Harvard Glee Club

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1130Morning Star (2015) for SSA Voices and Piano3 min.

Text from the tomb inscription of the Venerable Bede

Aire Born Singers; Max Murphy, conductor

Dedication: for Nancy Menk

Commission: Commissioned by Heritage Music Press

Publisher: Heritage Music Press