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…”
Published by SMP Press
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Air (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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April: a little while in the shine of the sun (2024; piano)
Published by SMP Press
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Autumn (2022; piano)
Published by SMP Press
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Benedictus es, Domine (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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A Bergamesca for Organ (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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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)
Published by SMP Press
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Borea, interludio e ciaccona da Schmelzer (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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A Bruised Reed He Will Not Break (after Matthew 12:20) (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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Cantabile (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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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)
Published by SMP Press
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Canzona after Rimsky-Korsakov (2023)
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Canzona on the Seikilos Epitaph (2023)
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Canzona on the Te Deum (2023)
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Capricieux (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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Ce l’ Akvo Forgeso: A Legend (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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Celebration on “Viz, viz, viz” (2023)
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Ceļojuma Fragmenti (Fragments of the Journey) (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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A Certain Slant of Light (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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Christ the Healer Organ Mass (2023)
1) Kyrie; 2) Gloria; 3) Creed; 4) Sanctus; 5) Agnus Dei
Published by SMP Press
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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…”
Published by SMP Press
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A Cinquain of Cinquains (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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Collect (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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A Colombian Christmas Rondo (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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The Communion of Saints (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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Contemplation on “Eventide” (2023)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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Contemplation on “Jesu, meine Freude” (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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Contemplation on Psalm 138 (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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Darkness Is Not Dark to You (A Contemplation on Psalm 139) (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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December Twilight (2023; piano)
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A 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)
Published by SMP Press
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Elegy (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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Expressions in Three (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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A Fandango for Organ (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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Fantasia on “Wondrous Love” (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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Fantasy on “Lasst uns erfreuen” (2023)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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February Days (2023; piano)
Published by SMP Press
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The Five Trees (Suite for Chamber Organ) (2023)
1) Oak; 2) Chestnut; 3) Cherry; 4) Maple; 5) Pine
Published by SMP Press
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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)
Published by SMP Press
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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.
Published by SMP Press
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Gavotte and Musette (2024)
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A Gift in March (2023)
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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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I am the Vine, and You are the Branches (2024)
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In Praise of the Trinity: A Passacaglia (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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January Light (2023; piano)
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Julian’s Fantasia (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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A Kolomyjka on “O gwiazdeczko” (2023)
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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…”
Published by SMP Press
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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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Magnificat (2024)
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“March…the breath of thy lips is freedom…” (2024; piano)
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A Meditation on the Angelus (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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Meditation on “Dix” (2023)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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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
Published by SMP Press
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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)
Published by SMP Press
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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
Published by SMP Press
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Passacaglia on B-A-C-H (2023)
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Passacaille phrygien (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 on “L’occasion manquée” (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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Postlude on “Leoni” (2023)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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Postlude on “Old 124th” (2022)
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Postlude on “Psalm 86” (2022)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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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)
Published by SMP Press
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Prelude on “Adeste fideles” (2022)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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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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Processional on “Helmsley” (2022)
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Psalm 7 (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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Psalm 37 (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 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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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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Published by Fagus-Music.com

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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Published by Fagus-Music.com

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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Published by Fagus-Music.com

Rétrospective (2024)
Published by SMP Press
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Reverie on a Spanish Folk Song (2023)
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Rigaudon on a Theme by Heinrich Biber (2023)
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A Romanesca for Organ (2024)
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A Ruggiero for Organ (2024)
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Scherzo on “Foundation” (2024)
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Scherzo on “Holy Manna” (2022)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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The Seven Days of Creation (2023)
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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)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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A Short Folia (2023)
Published by SMP Press
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A Short Passacaglia (2023)
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Short Postludes and Interludes (A Cycle for Organ) (2023)
Published by Lorenz Publishing Co.
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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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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 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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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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Trinity Organ Mass (2024)
1) Kyrie; 2) Gloria; 3) Creed; 4) Sanctus; 5) Agnus Dei
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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 “Noël nouvelet” (2023)
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Variations on “Ratisbon” (2023)
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Variations on “Tender Thought” (2023)
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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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