Music by Karen Beaumont
American organist and composer Karen Beaumont (b. 1965) received her degree in Music History from the University of Wisconsin and studied organ with Gerre Hancock, John Behnke, Jeffrey Peterson, and Carol Haakenson. Beaumont has performed as a recitalist in numerous venues throughout the USA and the UK. From 1988 to 2011 she provided the organ and choral music for St. James Episcopal Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her album of classic French noëls was released on the Pro Organo label in 2020. Her musical compositions have been published by Lorenz, Leupold Editions, Fagus-Music, and SMP Press.
Carson Cooman has recorded a number of Beaumont’s works for organ and piano.
The recordings can be listened to online at YouTube (full playlist) or downloaded as MP3 files.
An Advent Quatrain (2023)
1) “…and waits in lonely exile…”
2) “Prepare the way…”
3) “The people who walked in darkness…”
4) “My soul doth magnify the Lord…”
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Air (2023)
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April: a little while in the shine of the sun (2024; piano)
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August…Interval of Peace (2024; piano)
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Autumn (2022; piano)
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A Bagatelle for Organ (2024)
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Benedictus es, Domine (2024)
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A Bergamesca for Organ (2024)
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Bicinium on “Nun danket all und bringet Ehr” (2022)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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Blow the Trumpet—Rend Your Hearts (2023)
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Blue July, Bright July (2024; piano)
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Borea, interludio e ciaccona da Schmelzer (2024)
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A Bruised Reed He Will Not Break (after Matthew 12:20) (2024)
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Cantabile (2024)
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A Canticle of Light (2023)
1) Arise, shine, for your light has come
2) A great ring of pure and endless light
3) Vesper light
4) The light shineth in the darkness
5) …by light their way to Light they trod…
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Canticle of the Animals (2023)
1) Praise the Lord from the earth, you sea monsters and deeps…
2) Birds and everything that creeps on the ground…two by two they went…
3) The wolf shall lie with the lamb…
4) Bless the Lord, you whales and all creatures…
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Canzona (2023)
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Canzona after Rimsky-Korsakov (2023)
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Canzona on Kyrie Orbis factor (2024)
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Canzona on the Seikilos Epitaph (2023)
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Canzona on the Te Deum (2023)
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Caprice on an Irish Reel (2024)
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Capricieux (2023)
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Ce l’ Akvo Forgeso: A Legend (2023)
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Celebration on “Viz, viz, viz” (2023)
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Ceļojuma Fragmenti (Fragments of the Journey) (2023)
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A Certain Slant of Light (2023)
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Chaconne on “Christe, eleison” (Orbis factor) (2024)
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Chaconne dorienne (2024)
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Chaconne mixolydienne (2024)
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Chaconne phrygienne (2024)
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Christ the Healer Organ Mass (2023)
1) Kyrie; 2) Gloria; 3) Creed; 4) Sanctus; 5) Agnus Dei
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A Christmas Quatrain (2023)
1) “Let every heart prepare him room…”
2) “What shall I give…give my heart.”
3) “…to follow the star wherever it went…”
4) “Alpha and Omega…evermore and evermore…”
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A Cinquain of Cinquains (2023)
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Collect (2024)
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A Colombian Christmas Rondo (2023)
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The Communion of Saints (2024)
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Contemplation on “Eventide” (2023)
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Contemplation on “Jesu, meine Freude” (2023)
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Contemplation on Psalm 138 (2023)
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Daisy to the Rain (2024; piano)
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Darkness Is Not Dark to You (A Contemplation on Psalm 139) (2023)
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December Twilight (2023; piano)
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Divertimento for Organ (2024)
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An Easter Quatrain (2023)
1) “The Lord is my strength and my song.” (Psalm 118:14)
2) “Open for me the gates of righteousness.” (Psalm 118:19)
3) “The same stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.” (Psalm 118:22)
4) “On this day the Lord has acted…” (Psalm 118:23)
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Elegy (2024)
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Estampie (2024)
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Expressions in Three (2023)
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A Fandango for Organ (2023)
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Fanfare, Passacaille e Dialogue sur les Grands Jeux: un voyage (2024)
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Fantasia on “Abram’s Call” (2024)
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Fantasia on Revelation 21:1–7 (2024)
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Fantasia on “Wondrous Love” (2023)
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Fantasy on “Lasst uns erfreuen” (2023)
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February Days (2023; piano)
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The Five Trees (Suite for Chamber Organ) (2023)
1) Oak; 2) Chestnut; 3) Cherry; 4) Maple; 5) Pine
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A Folia for Organ (2024)
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Four Gospels/Four Verses (2024)
1) “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8)
2) “This kind can come out only through prayer.” (Mark 9:28)
3) “Put out into the deep water, and let down your nets.” (Luke 5:4)
4) “What has come into being in Him is life.” (John 1:4)
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Four Miniatures (2023)
1) Vivo con fuoco
2) Poco lento
3) Vivace con brio: A Chaconne
4) Adagio e teneramente
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Four Sharp Lines: Variations on an Original Theme (2023)
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Four Versets and a Canzonetta (2023)
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Fragmentary Blue (2023)
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Freight of Stars (Suite for Chamber Organ) (2023)
1) The evening river is level and motionless.
2) The spring colors just open to their full,
3) Suddenly a wave carries the moon away,
4) And the tidal water comes with its freight of stars.
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Gavotte and Musette (2024)
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A Gift in March (2023)
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A Gigue for Organ (2024)
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Gigue on “In dulci jubilo” (2023)
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Habakkuk’s Vision: A Toccata (2024)
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A Horarium for Organ (2023)
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Hildegard’s Force: Four Episodes (2023)
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The Holy Grail (2024)
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I am the Vine, and You are the Branches (2024)
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I Dream a Dream of Good (2024; piano)
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In Praise of the Trinity: A Passacaglia (2024)
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Interlude on “The Gardengate” (2024)
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January Light (2023; piano)
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Joseph’s Inner Vision (2024)
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Julian’s Fantasia (2023)
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June…Perfect Days (2024; piano)
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A Kolomyjka on “O gwiazdeczko” (2023)
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Kurze Verse zum Thema “Allein Gott in der Höh” (2024)
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Lament (2024)
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The Last Things We Heard (2023)
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A Lenten Quatrain (2023)
1) “Your merciful promise is beyond all measure.”
2) “…I bend the knee of my heart…”
3) “You are the God of those who repent.”
4) “I will praise you without ceasing…”
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Life Springs Ever Green (2023)
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I Lift My Eyes to the Hills (A Contemplation of Psalm 121) (2024)
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A Light for Dmitri (A Fantasy on D-S-C-H) (2023)
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Litany (2024)
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Magnificat (2024)
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“March…the breath of thy lips is freedom…” (2024; piano)
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May: The Light in the Heart (2024; piano)
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A Meditation on the Angelus (2024)
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Meditation on “Dix” (2023)
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Milwaukee Waters: A Trilogy for Solo Piano (2018)
1) Lake Michigan Predawn: An Elegy
2) River Path: A Waltz
3) At the Waterfall: A Gigue
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Moonlight over the Purple Moor (2023)
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Morning Fragments (after Schumann) (2023)
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Music Called Them Home: Reflections on a Theme by Scriabin (2023)
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Nobadeer: Une Flânerie (2023)
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Note of Horn in Valleys Heard: A Trumpet Tune (2023)
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November Sky (2023; piano)
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Nunc Dimittis (2024)
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Orange: Color of the Sun (2023)
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Organ Mass for Our Lady of Częstochowa (2023)
1) Kyrie; 2) Gloria; 3) Creed; 4) Sanctus; 5) Agnus Dei
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Organ Mass for the Feast of All Souls (2023)
1) Kyrie; 2) Gloria; 3) Creed; 4) Sanctus; 5) Agnus Dei
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An Organ Mass for the Virgin of Guadalupe (2023)
1) Kyrie; 2) Gloria; 3) Creed; 4) Sanctus; 5) Agnus Dei
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Paean (2024)
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Passacaglia on B-A-C-H (2023)
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Passacaille Dorian (2024)
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Passacaille éolienne (2024)
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Passacaille ionienne (2024)
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Passacaille locrienne (2024)
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Passacaille lydienne (2024)
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Passacaille mixolydienne (2024)
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Passacaille phrygien (2024)
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Pastorale Bourguignonne (2024)
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Pavane and Galliard (2024)
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Peace (2022)
Published by Leupold Editions in “The Organist’s Companion” (September 2022)
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Plaint (2024)
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Plaint on “L’occasion manquée” (2023)
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Postlude on “Brother James’ Air” (2024)
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Postlude on “Leoni” (2023)
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Postlude on “Old 124th” (2022)
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Postlude on “Psalm 86” (2022)
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Postlude on “Wondrous Love” (2022)
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Prelude and Hymn: Worship the Lord in the Beauty of Holiness (2023)
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Prelude, Interlude, and Postlude on “Lobe den Herren” (2024)
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Prelude on “Adeste fideles” (2022)
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Prelude on “Greensleeves” (2022)
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Prelude on “Harewood” (2023)
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Prelude on “Rendez à Dieu” (2022)
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Prelude on “Salzburg” (2023)
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Prelude on “Veni Creator Spiritus” (2022)
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Preludio e canone sopra Picardy (2024)
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Preludio, interludio e toccata (2024)
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Preludio sul Kyrie Orbis factor (2024)
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Processional on “Helmsley” (2022)
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Psalm 7 (2024)
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Psalm 27 (2024)
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Psalm 29 (2024)
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Psalm 37 (2024)
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Psalm 91 (2024)
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Psalm 96: A Fanfare (2023)
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Psalm 118 (2024)
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Psalm 126 (2024)
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Psalm 134 (2024)
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Psalm Fantasia (after Psalm 21:14) (2023)
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A Quartet of Mysteries (2023)
1) Life; 2) Music; 3) Death; 4) Love
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Recollection (2024)
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Reflections on Well-Known Hymn Tunes, Book 1 (2022)
Reflection on “Westminster Abbey”
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Reflection on “Pange lingua”
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Reflection on “Ubi caritas”
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Reflections on Well-Known Hymn Tunes, Book 2 (2022)
Reflection on “Veni, veni, Emmanuel”
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Reflection on “Es ist das Heil”
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Reflection on “Erhalt uns Herr”
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Reflection on “Picardy”
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Reflection on “O filii et filiae”
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Reflection on “Divinum mysterium”
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Reflections on Well-Known Hymn Tunes, Book 3 (2022)
Reflection on “St. Denio”
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Reflection on “Tallis’ Canon”
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Reflection on “Verbum supernum prodiens (Nevers)”
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Reflection on “Hymn to Joy”
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Rétrospective (2024)
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Reverie on a Spanish Folk Song (2023)
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Rhapsody on “Conditor alme siderum” (2024)
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Rhapsody on “Lauda Sion salvatorem” (2024)
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Rigaudon on a Theme by Heinrich Biber (2023)
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River Women (2024; piano)
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A Romanesca for Organ (2024)
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Rondo mélancolique (2024; piano)
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A Ruggiero for Organ (2024)
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Sarabande Variations (2024)
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Scherzo on “Foundation” (2024)
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Scherzo on “Holy Manna” (2022)
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September…Let Me Remember You (2024; piano)
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The Seven Days of Creation (2023)
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Seven Episodes (2024; piano)
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Shall Stride into Light (2023)
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A Short Chaconne (2023)
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A Short Contemplation on “Christ is erstanden” (2022)
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A Short Folia (2023)
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A Short Passacaglia (2023)
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Short Postludes and Interludes (A Cycle for Organ) (2023)
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A Short Ricercare (after Johann Buttstett) (2023)
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A Short Romanesca (2023)
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Soliloquy on a Theme by Heinrich Biber (2023)
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The Song of the Redeemed (2024)
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The Sweet Calm Sunshine of October (2024; piano)
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Tallis Transformed: Five Vignettes on a Theme by Thomas Tallis (2023)
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Tambourin Germaine (2023)
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A Song of Ezekiel (2024)
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A Song of Hosea (2024)
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A Song of Exile (A Contemplation on Psalm 137) (2023)
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The Soul’s Invincible Surmise (2023)
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The Sound of Place (2023)
1) Appalachia
2) Oxford (UK)
3) New York City
4) Milwaukee (Wisconsin)
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St. John the Evangelist Organ Mass (2023)
1) Kyrie; 2) Gloria; 3) Creed; 4) Sanctus; 5) Agnus Dei
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The Statue (2024; piano)
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Suite modale pour orgue (2024)
1) Prélude en ré Dorien
2) Scherzo en fa Lydien
3) Contemplation en la Éolien
4) Toccata en mi Phrygien
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Sunrise over Lake Michigan: A Carillon (2024)
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Tarantella (2024)
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Think About These Things (2023)
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Three Contemplations (2023; piano)
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Three Short Pieces Inspired by Baroque Forms (2022)
1) Passacaglia in Mixolydian; 2) Chaconne; 3) Folia!
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To Feed with Dreams the Heart’s Perpetual Fire (2023)
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To Take the Cool and Pleasant Air (2023)
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To Watch Us Dance Is to Hear Our Hearts Speak (A Dance Suite for Organ) (2023)
1) Phrygian Waltz
2) Mixolydian Gigue
3) Dorian Paduana
4) Aeolian Fandango
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Toccata, Interlude, and Fugue (2023)
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Trauerlied (2023)
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Trilogie du Troubadour (2024)
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The Trilogy of St. James (2024)
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Trinity Organ Mass (2024)
1) Kyrie; 2) Gloria; 3) Creed; 4) Sanctus; 5) Agnus Dei
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A Triptych on “Victimae paschali laudes” (2024)
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Trisagion (2024)
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Trumpet Voluntary (2023)
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Variations on a Theme by Schubert (2023)
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Variations on “Aus der tiefe” (2023)
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Variations on “Jesu dulcis memoria” (2024)
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Variations on “Kingsfold” (2024)
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Variations on “La Lombarda” (2024)
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Variations on “Noël nouvelet” (2023)
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Variations on “Ratisbon” (2023)
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Variations on a Norwegian Christmas Carol (2024)
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Variations on “Tender Thought” (2023)
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Variations on a Theme by Carson Cooman (2024)
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Variations on a Villancico (2024)
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Variations on “Call to Remembrance” (2024)
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Variations on “Vater unser im Himmelreich” (2024)
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Voix des Béguines (2024)
1) Marguerite Porete (“Love is…instruction, nourishment, and sustenance…”)
2) Hadewijch (“…who wishes to follow Love’s way…”)
3) Mechthild (“I will dance as they; I move to the music of Thy song…”)
4) Beatrice of Nazareth (“…love powerfully cultivates the work of love…”)
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Weaver of the Stars (2024)
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Winter Suite (2023)
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With thee let me combine, and feel this day thy victory… (2023)
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