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Dan Locklair (1949-     )

Dan Locklair, composerOne of the most distinguished composers of his generation, Dan Locklair is Composer-in-Residence and Professor of Music at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His music is widely performed throughout the United States, Canada and abroad at venues such as Alice Tully Hall and the Kennedy Center. His compositions include symphonic works, a ballet, an opera, and numerous solo, chamber, vocal and choral compositions. His awards have included annual ASCAP awards, a Kennedy Center Friedheim Award, and the top Barlow International Competition Award. He was named Composer of the Year in 1996 by the American Guild of Organists. His many commissions have come from such organizations as the Knoxville Symphony, the Binghamton Symphony, the American Guild of Organists, the Mallorme Chamber Players and the Bel Canto Company. His music has been performed at major festivals around the world and broadcast over the BBC, Czech Radio, The CBC and National Public Radio. Dr. Locklair?s music has been extensively recorded and is available on many labels. Dr. Locklair holds a Master of Sacred Music degree from Union Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music.
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COMPOSITIONS                                                            Locklair Links     ~ ~ ~     Works by Genre
All My Heart This Night Rejoices, chorus and organ (1972)
Prayer of Supplication and Thanksgiving, chorus and organ (1972)
In Praise to Easter, cantata, chorus, brass quartet and organ (1973)
Triptych, organ manuals (1974)
Pageant for Sally, organ (1975)
O God of Earth and Altar, chorus and organ (1975)
Inventions [5 pieces], organ (1978)
Three Transcendental Odes, string quartet (1978)
A Celtic Invocation, female or male chorus and organ or piano (1978)
Desires, female chorus and organ or piano (1978)
The Force of Habit, treble voices and piano (1978)
Grace, chorus (1978)
On Cats, chorus and piano (1978)
Treble Woes, unison chorus and piano  (1978)
Three Nativity Songs, soprano and string quartet (1974/79)
Good Tidings from the Holy Beast, one act opera (1978-79; rev. 2009)
Phoenix Fanfare, brass quartet, organ and timpani (1979)
Cradle Song, chorus (1979)
Jubilate Deo , chorus, brass quartet, organ and percussion (1979; rev. 1996)
The Lone, Wild Bird, unison chorus and organ (1979)
Five Early (and Often Naughty) Odes, bass-baritone and piano (1979)
Three Short Anthems, chorus (1972/80)
Constellations, concerto, organ and 1 percussion player (1980)
Flutes. a suite of four inventions, flutes (1 player) (1980)
Constellations, a concerto, organ and 1 percussion player (1980)
Create in Me a Clean Heart, anthem, chorus and organ (1980)
Spring Thunder (5 songs), soprano and flute (1980) [text: Mark Van Doren]
Prism of Life, orchestra (1980/81)
Dances for Orchestra (1981)
Music of Quinc, a tone poem, flute, clarinet, violin and piano (1981)
A Christmas Carol, chorus (1981)
Mass Setting, unison chorus and organ (1981)
Visions in the Haze, a fantasy, piano (1982)
Tapestries, chorus, 4 handbells and piano (1982)
Lairs of Soundings, a triptych, soprano and double string orchestra (1982) [text: Ursula K. LeGuin]
Nursery Problems, song cycle (7 songs), soprano & percussion (ad lib. played by the singer) (1982) [text: James Broughton]
Portraits, song cycle (3 songs), soprano and piano (1982) [text: Emily Herring Wilson]
Two Soprano Songs, soprano and piano (1982)
Phoenix and Again, an overture, orchestra (1983)
Break Away!, chorus and piano (1983)
Festival Setting of Wake Forest University Alma Mater, audience, brass, organ and percussion (1983)
The Texture of Creation, chorus, brass quintet, organ and percussion (1983)
In the Almost Evening, a nocturne (3 songs), soprano, clarinet and piano (1983) [text: Joy Kogawa]
In the Autumn Days, a symphony for chamber orchestra (1984)
Peace Dance, clarinet and piano (1984)
Ecstasy in Jericho, a sonata, guitar (1984)
Ayre for the Dance, suite in 5 movements, piano (1984)
Phoenix Fanfare and Processional, brass quartet, organ and timpani (1979/85)
The Breakers Pound, a dance suite, harpsichord (1985)
Dona Nobis Pacem, chorus (1985)
Instant Culture, a choral drama, chorus, soloists and piano (1985)
Proclaim the Lord, chorus (1985)
“…the moon commands…”, a nocturne, soprano, flute, percussion and piano (1985) [text: d.R. Fosso]
Scintillations, ballet, organ, percussion, soprano, and orchestra (1986)
Creation Canticles, a song cycle, soprano and organ (1986)
Missa Brevis, “The Brass Mass”, chorus and brass quintet (1985/87)
Creation’s Seeing Order (A Prelude for Orchestra), orchestra (1987)
Pairing Around, a prelude, 2 trumpets and 2 bassoons (1987)
Sonata for Piano (1987) [Toccata; Canto (Reflections); Danza]
“changing perceptions”and EPITAPH, chorus and piano (1987)
Hymn to Christ, chorus (1987)
The Boswell Songs (4 songs), high voice and piano (1987)
Dayspring, a fanfare/concertino, guitar and orchestra (1988)
Trumpetings, a suite of 4 interval inventions, 2 trumpets (1988)
Rubrics, a liturgical suite, organ (1988)
Six Interval Inventions, piano (1988)
Forest Pipings, flute choir (1989) [Night Calm and Sunbreak]
Through the Winds,  wind quintet and piano (1989)
Cluster’s Last Stand (on the ground), harpsichord (1989)
Fantasy Brings The Day, harpsichord (1989)
A Christmas Pair, chorus and organ (1989)
Let the People Sing!, chorus and organ, with finger cymbals (ad lib) (1989)
Alleluia Dialogues, double chorus and 4 bells (ad lib) (1990)
Dancing in the Shadows (3 movements), 5 recorder players (1990)
Freedom’s Gate, a fanfare, 2 antiphonal brass quartets and percussion (1990)
Voyage, a fantasy, organ (1991)
The Columbus Madrigals, 3 theatrical choral pieces, treble voices with opt. speaking parts (1991)
Concerto Grosso, harpsichord solo, string orchestra and percussion (1990-92)
Windswept (the trees), a choral cycle in 9 movements, chorus, woodwind quintet and piano (1992)
    [I. Windy Morning with a Little Sleet; II. Recovery; III. March Song; IV. Still Frame; V. Interference; VI. Wiring; VII. Bay Bank;
    VIII. Shading Flight In; IX. In the Wind My Rescue Is]
(the trees), 4 movement cycle from "Windswept", chorus (1992) [Recovery; Still Frame; Wiring; Shading Flight In]
Hues, 3 brief tone poems, orchestra (1993)
Dream Steps, a dance suite, flute, viola and harp (1993)
In Gold and Black, a processional, organ (1993; rev.2002)
With One Accord, organ (1993) [included in "Basic Organ Repertoire Level 3, Elementary Keyboard Method"]
Brief Mass, chorus (1993)
For Amber Waves, a spatial choral piece, 5 choruses (1993)
Three Christmas Motets, chorus (1993)
Diminishing Returns, 7 percussionists and piano (1994)
A Spiritual Pair, a diptych, organ (1994)
Poems ‘N Pairs, a set of 2 choral cycles, children’s chorus and piano (1994)
Phoenix Processional, organ (1985/1996) [solo organ version]
“Ere long we shall see…”, concerto brevis, organ and orchestra (1995/96)
Since Dawn, a tone poem, narrator, chorus and orchestra (1996) [on Maya Angelou’s "On the Pulse of a Morning"]
Windows of Comfort, organ (1996) [Organbooks I and II]
Holy Canticles, a suite of 3 canticles, chorus (1996)
The Fancies Three, oboe (1988/1997)
Te Deum Laudamus: You are God, anthem, chorus, soloists and organ (1997)
Venite (O Come, Let Us Sing), female chorus, piano and bells (ad lib.) (1997)
Sonata da chiesa, flute and organ (1998)
Jubilo, a prelude, organ (1998)
Ave Verum, motet, female chorus (1998)
Gloria, chorus, brass octet and percussion (1998)
O Vos Omnes, male chorus (1998)
From the Mountains (3 songs), high voice and piano (1998) [text: traditional]
When Morning Stars Begin to Fall, a tone poem, orchestra (1986/1999)
Gentle Alleluias, a sacred song, high voice and organ (1989/1999)
En Natus Est Emanuel, a Christmas motet, chorus (1999)
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, chorus and organ (1999)
O Sacrum Convivium [O Sacred Banquet], motet, chorus (1999)
Shepherds Rejoice, 2 Christmas anthems based on texts and tunes from The Sacred Harp, 1860, chorus (1999)
St. Peter’s Rock, anthem, chorus and organ (1999)
A Pilgrim’s Lot, band (2000)
Reynolda Reflections (in 5 movements), flute, cello and piano (2000)
Fanfare, organ (2000)
Freedom, male chorus and piano (2000)
Pater Noster (Our Father), motet, chorus (2000)
A DuBose Heyward Triptych, a choral suite, chorus (2000-2001)
Petrus – In Bright Array, a suite, brass quintet (1988-89/2002)
Symphony of Seasons (Symphony No. 1), orchestra (2000-2002)
The Aeolian Sonata, organ (2002)
Verses of Peace, a motet, chorus and keyboard accompaniment (2002)
Celebration, variations for organ (2003)
Salem Sonata, organ (2003)
The Five Senses, suite in five movements (2003)
From East to West, a Christmas anthem, chorus and organ (2003) [or with brass quintet, timpani and organ, 2005]
O Sing to the Lord a New Song (Psalm 96), anthem, chorus and piano (2003)
Ubi Caritas [Where Affection and Love Abide], a motet, unison voices and organ (2003)
Concerto for Harp and Orchestra (2004)
Dance the Joy!, toccata, organ (2004)
In Mystery and Wonder, "The Casavant Diptych", organ (2004)
Ave Maria, motet, chorus (2004)
Bright as Lightning: The Hymns of Dan Locklair, chorus (2004) [Hymnal]
The Gift of Music, female chorus and piano (2004)
In Memory – H.H.L., string orchestra (2005)
Chautauqua Soliloquy, flute and piano (2005)
Spreckels’ Fancy, a festive piece, organ (2005)
The Isaiah Canticles, chorus (2005)
A Triptych of Gratitude to the Divine, soprano and piano (1976/2006)
Stirring the Silence, chorus, children’s voices (opt.) and string orchestra (2006)
The Gates of Morning, chorus, oboe and piano (2006)
In the Cross of Christ, an anthem, chorus (2006)
Lord Jesus, Think on Me, an anthem, chorus and organ (2006)
Remembrance, chorus, organ and optional trumpet (2006)
Cummings’ Suite, song cycle (5 songs), high voice and piano (2006) [text: e.e. cummings]
Phoenix, orchestra (2007)
Arias and Dances, (baroque or modern) flute, oboe, violoncello and harpsichord (2007)
St. John’s Suite [4 pieces], organ (2007)
DESCANTS to Traditional Hymns (2007-2008) [37 escants based on traditional hymns]
The Lord Bless You and Keep You, anthem, chorus, with treble soloist (or C trumpet) (2008)
Thanksgiving, anthem, chorus and organ (2008) [text: Psalm 65 vs. 6-13]
Glory and Peace, a Suite of 7 Reflections, organ (2008) [inspired by George Herbert’s poem "King of Glory, King of Peace"]
The Lilacs Bloomed, a choral triptych, chorus and piano (2009)
In the Sight of God, chorus (2009)
In the Sight of God, anthem, chorus (2009) [text: The First Letter of Peter: Ch. 2, vs. 2-5]
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra (2010)
Arise in Beauty, anthem, chorus and organ (2010) [text: Angier Brock]
Ave Verum Corpus (Hail, True Body), chorus (2010) [text: traditional]
Jubal’s Muse, harp (2010)
WINTER (from the Forgottens), choral cycle (4 songs), chorus and piano (2011) [mvts may be performed separately]
Trumpets of Light, a suite in 4 movements, trumpet and organ (2011)


WORKS BY GENRE                                                            Locklair Links     ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
Good Tidings from the Holy Beast, one act opera (1978-79; rev. 2009)
Scintillations, ballet, organ, percussion, soprano, and orchestra (1986)

Orchestra
Prism of Life, orchestra (1980/81)
Dances for Orchestra (1981)
Phoenix and Again, an overture, orchestra (1983)
In the Autumn Days, a symphony for chamber orchestra (1984)
Creation’s Seeing Order (A Prelude for Orchestra), orchestra (1987)
Hues, 3 brief tone poems, orchestra (1993)
When Morning Stars Begin to Fall, a tone poem, orchestra (1986/1999)
Symphony of Seasons (Symphony No. 1), orchestra (2000-2002)
In Memory – H.H.L., string orchestra (2005)
Phoenix, orchestra (2007)

Band
A Pilgrim’s Lot, band (2000)

Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Dayspring, a fanfare/concertino, guitar and orchestra (1988)
Concerto Grosso, harpsichord solo, string orchestra and percussion (1990-92)
“Ere long we shall see…”, concerto brevis, organ and orchestra (1995/96)
Concerto for Harp and Orchestra (2004)
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra (2010)

Chorus w/Orchestra
Since Dawn, a tone poem, narrator, chorus and orchestra (1996) [on Maya Angelou’s "On the Pulse of a Morning"]
Stirring the Silence, chorus, children’s voices (opt.) and string orchestra (2006)

Choral
All My Heart This Night Rejoices, chorus and organ (1972)
Prayer of Supplication and Thanksgiving, chorus and organ (1972)
In Praise to Easter, cantata, chorus, brass quartet and organ (1973)
O God of Earth and Altar, chorus and organ (1975)
A Celtic Invocation, female or male chorus and organ or piano (1978)
Desires, female chorus and organ or piano (1978)
The Force of Habit, treble voices and piano (1978)
Grace, chorus (1978)
On Cats, chorus and piano (1978)
Treble Woes, unison chorus and piano  (1978)
Cradle Song, chorus (1979)
Jubilate Deo , chorus, brass quartet, organ and percussion (1979; rev. 1996)
The Lone, Wild Bird, unison chorus and organ (1979)
Three Short Anthems, chorus (1972/80)
Create in Me a Clean Heart, anthem, chorus and organ (1980)
A Christmas Carol, chorus (1981)
Mass Setting, unison chorus and organ (1981)
Tapestries, chorus, 4 handbells and piano (1982)
Break Away!, chorus and piano (1983)
Festival Setting of Wake Forest University Alma Mater, audience, brass, organ and percussion (1983)
The Texture of Creation, chorus, brass quintet, organ and percussion (1983)
Dona Nobis Pacem, chorus (1985)
Instant Culture, a choral drama, chorus, soloists and piano (1985)
Proclaim the Lord, chorus (1985)
Missa Brevis, “The Brass Mass”, chorus and brass quintet (1985/87)
“changing perceptions”and EPITAPH, chorus and piano (1987)
Hymn to Christ, chorus (1987)
A Christmas Pair, chorus and organ (1989)
Let the People Sing!, chorus and organ, with finger cymbals (ad lib) (1989)
Alleluia Dialogues, double chorus and 4 bells (ad lib) (1990)
The Columbus Madrigals, 3 theatrical choral pieces, treble voices with opt. speaking parts (1991)
Windswept (the trees), a choral cycle in 9 movements, chorus, woodwind quintet and piano (1992)
    [I. Windy Morning with a Little Sleet; II. Recovery; III. March Song; IV. Still Frame; V. Interference; VI. Wiring; VII. Bay Bank;
    VIII. Shading Flight In; IX. In the Wind My Rescue Is]
(the trees), 4 movement cycle from "Windswept", chorus (1992) [Recovery; Still Frame; Wiring; Shading Flight In]
Brief Mass, chorus (1993)
For Amber Waves, a spatial choral piece, 5 choruses (1993)
Three Christmas Motets, chorus (1993)
Poems ‘N Pairs, a set of 2 choral cycles, children’s chorus and piano (1994)
Holy Canticles, a suite of 3 canticles, chorus (1996)
Te Deum Laudamus: You are God, anthem, chorus, soloists and organ (1997)
Venite (O Come, Let Us Sing), female chorus, piano and bells (ad lib.) (1997)
Ave Verum, motet, female chorus (1998)
Gloria, chorus, brass octet and percussion (1998)
O Vos Omnes, male chorus (1998)
En Natus Est Emanuel, a Christmas motet, chorus (1999)
Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis, chorus and organ (1999)
O Sacrum Convivium [O Sacred Banquet], motet, chorus (1999)
Shepherds Rejoice, 2 Christmas anthems based on texts and tunes from The Sacred Harp, 1860, chorus (1999)
St. Peter’s Rock, anthem, chorus and organ (1999)
Freedom, male chorus and piano (2000)
Pater Noster (Our Father), motet, chorus (2000)
A DuBose Heyward Triptych, a choral suite, chorus (2000-2001)
Verses of Peace, a motet, chorus and keyboard accompaniment (2002)
From East to West, a Christmas anthem, chorus and organ (2003) [or with brass quintet, timpani and organ, 2005]
O Sing to the Lord a New Song (Psalm 96), anthem, chorus and piano (2003)
Ubi Caritas [Where Affection and Love Abide], a motet, unison voices and organ (2003)
Ave Maria, motet, chorus (2004)
Bright as Lightning: The Hymns of Dan Locklair, chorus (2004) [Hymnal]
The Gift of Music, female chorus and piano (2004)
The Isaiah Canticles, chorus (2005)
The Gates of Morning, chorus, oboe and piano (2006)
In the Cross of Christ, an anthem, chorus (2006)
Lord Jesus, Think on Me, an anthem, chorus and organ (2006)
Remembrance, chorus, organ and optional trumpet (2006)
DESCANTS to Traditional Hymns (2007-2008) [37 escants based on traditional hymns]
The Lord Bless You and Keep You, anthem, chorus, with treble soloist (or C trumpet) (2008)
Thanksgiving, anthem, chorus and organ (2008) [text: Psalm 65 vs. 6-13]
The Lilacs Bloomed, a choral triptych, chorus and piano (2009) [text: Walt Whitman]
    - ... I mourned
    -  ... fallen star
    - ... a miracle
In the Sight of God, anthem, chorus (2009) [text: The First Letter of Peter: Ch. 2, vs. 2-5]
Arise in Beauty, anthem, chorus and organ (2010) [text: Angier Brock]
Ave Verum Corpus (Hail, True Body), chorus (2010) [text: traditional]
WINTER (from the Forgottens), choral cycle (4 songs), chorus and piano (2011) [mvts may be performed separately]
    - A Bell (SATB) [text: Clinton Scollard]
    - A Winter Twilight (SSAA) [text: Arlo Bates]
    - The Stars (TTBB) [text: Mary Mapes Dodge]
    - Sleighing Song (SATB) [text: John Shaw]

Chamber
Three Transcendental Odes, string quartet (1978)
Phoenix Fanfare, brass quartet, organ and timpani (1979)
Constellations, concerto, organ and 1 percussion player (1980)
Music of Quinc, a tone poem, flute, clarinet, violin and piano (1981)
Phoenix Fanfare and Processional, brass quartet, organ and timpani (1979/85)
    - Phoenix Processional (1985) (arr. 2011 for trumpet and organ)
Pairing Around, a prelude, 2 trumpets and 2 bassoons (1987)
Trumpetings, a suite of 4 interval inventions, 2 trumpets (1988)
Forest Pipings, flute choir (1989) [Night Calm and Sunbreak]
Through the Winds,  wind quintet and piano (1989)
Dancing in the Shadows (3 movements), 5 recorder players (1990)
Freedom’s Gate, a fanfare, 2 antiphonal brass quartets and percussion (1990)
Dream Steps, a dance suite, flute, viola and harp (1993)
Diminishing Returns, 7 percussionists and piano (1994)
Reynolda Reflections (in 5 movements), flute, cello and piano (2000)
Petrus – In Bright Array, a suite, brass quintet (1988-89/2002)
Arias and Dances, (baroque or modern) flute, oboe, violoncello and harpsichord (2007)

Brass
Phoenix Fanfare, brass quartet, organ and timpani (1979)
Phoenix Fanfare and Processional, brass quartet, organ and timpani (1979/85)
Pairing Around, a prelude, 2 trumpets and 2 bassoons (1987)
Trumpetings, a suite of 4 interval inventions, 2 trumpets (1988)
Freedom’s Gate, a fanfare, 2 antiphonal brass quartets and percussion (1990)
Petrus – In Bright Array, a suite, brass quintet (1988-89/2002)

Instrument and Piano, or Organ
Peace Dance, clarinet and piano (1984)
Phoenix Processional (1985) (arr. 2011 for trumpet and organ)
Sonata da chiesa, flute and organ (1998)
Chautauqua Soliloquy, flute and piano (2005)
Trumpets of Light, a suite in 4 movements, trumpet and organ (2011)

Solo Instrument
Flutes - a suite of four inventions, flutes (1 player) (1980)
Ecstasy in Jericho, a sonata, guitar (1984)
The Fancies Three, oboe (1988/1997)
Jubal’s Muse, harp (2010)

Piano/Harpsichord
Visions in the Haze, a fantasy, piano (1982)
Ayre for the Dance, suite in 5 movements, piano (1984)
The Breakers Pound, a dance suite, harpsichord (1985)
Sonata for Piano (1987) [Toccata; Canto (Reflections); Danza]
Six Interval Inventions, piano (1988)
Cluster’s Last Stand (on the ground), harpsichord (1989)
Fantasy Brings The Day, harpsichord (1989)
The Five Senses, suite in five movements (2003)

Organ
Triptych, organ manuals (1974)
Pageant for Sally, organ (1975)
Inventions [5 pieces], organ (1978)
Constellations, a concerto, organ and 1 percussion player (1980)
Phoenix Fanfare and Processional, brass, percussion and organ (1979/85)
Rubrics, a liturgical suite, organ (1988)
Voyage, a fantasy, organ (1991)
In Gold and Black, a processional, organ (1993; rev.2002)
With One Accord, organ (1993) [included in "Basic Organ Repertoire Level 3, Elementary Keyboard Method"]
A Spiritual Pair, a diptych, organ (1994)
Phoenix Processional, organ (1985/1996) [solo organ version]
Windows of Comfort, organ (1996) [Organbooks I and II]
Jubilo, a prelude, organ (1998)
Sonata da chiesa, flute and organ (1998)
Fanfare, organ (2000)
The Aeolian Sonata, organ (2002)
Celebration, variations for organ (2003)
Salem Sonata, organ (2003)
Dance the Joy!, toccata, organ (2004)
In Mystery and Wonder, "The Casavant Diptych", organ (2004)
Spreckels’ Fancy, a festive piece, organ (2005)
St. John’s Suite [4 pieces], organ (2007)
Glory and Peace, a Suite of 7 Reflections, organ (2008) [inspired by George Herbert’s poem "King of Glory, King of Peace"]

Vocal
Three Nativity Songs, soprano and string quartet (1974/79)
    - All Poor Men and Humble [text: Welsh Carol]
    - Righteous Joseph [text: Cornish Carol]
    - The Virgin’s Lullaby [text: William Ballet]
Five Early (and Often Naughty) Odes, bass-baritone and piano (1979)
Spring Thunder (5 songs), soprano and flute (1980) [text: Mark Van Doren]
    - Spring Thunder
    - Winter Fields
    - Song
    - All Seasons
    - Fall is a Crazy Dancer
Lairs of Soundings, a triptych, soprano and double string orchestra (1982) [text: Ursula K. LeGuin]
    - Invocation
    - Voicings
    - Wordhoard
Nursery Problems, song cycle (7 songs), soprano & percussion (ad lib. played by the singer) (1982) [text: James Broughton]
    - The Little Reader’s First Riddle
    - Mrs. Mother Has a Nose
    - Papa Has a Pig
    - Lullaby News
    - Berceuse Delicieuse
    - Junior’s Prayer
    - Ticklish Subject
Portraits, song cycle (3 songs), soprano and piano (1982) [text: Emily Herring Wilson]
    - Ernestine Saunders
    - Unknown
    - Brooksie Malloy
Two Soprano Songs, soprano and piano (1982)
    - There’s a Certain Slant of Light [text: Emily Dickinson]
    - Brooks [text: Robert Herrick]
In the Almost Evening, a nocturne (3 songs), soprano, clarinet and piano (1983) [text: Joy Kogawa]
    - In the Almost Evening
    - Snake Dance
    - Breezes
“…the moon commands…”, a nocturne, soprano, flute, percussion and piano (1985) [text: d.R. Fosso]
Creation Canticles, a song cycle, soprano and organ (1986)
The Boswell Songs (4 songs), high voice and piano (1987)
    - Scarecrow’s Song
    - The Abandoned Labyrinth
    - Soprano in the Ballroom
    - Grace Note
From the Mountains (3 songs), high voice and piano (1998) [text: traditional]
    - She’ll Be Comin’ Around the Mountains
    - O Shennandoah
    - Go Tell It on the Mountain
Gentle Alleluias, a sacred song, high voice and organ (1989/1999)
A Triptych of Gratitude to the Divine, soprano and piano (1976/2006)
    - The Lamb [text: William Blake]
    - A Pastoral Hymn [text: Cornish Carol]
    - Hymn [text: Carey, 1651]
Cummings’ Suite, song cycle (5 songs), high voice and piano (2006) [text: e.e. cummings]
    - i thank You God
    - You shall sing my songs
    - dive for dreams
    - there are so many tictoc
    - you shall above all things be glad and young


LOCKLAIR  LINKS                                                            Works by Genre      ~ top of page ~
"Do Not Take Up Music Unless..." - A Composer's Musings on "Classical Music" In Our Time (Jamesarts.com)
Letting the Music Grow - A Conversation with Dan Locklair (Carson Cooman, Music and Vision)
Orchestral Music by Dan Locklair (Mixed Media)

Composer's website

Locklair @ Wikipedia
Locklair @ Audiophile Audition
Locklair @ Classical Archives
Locklair @ Jeffery James Arts Consulting
Locklair @ Kalvos & Damian/Noizepunk & Krooner Shows
Locklair @ MusicWeb International
Locklair @ NationMaster
Locklair @ Naxos
Locklair @ The New York Times
Locklair @ Paraclete Press
Locklair @ REC Music Foundation /The Lied and Art Song Texts Page
Locklair @ Sigma Alpha Iota
Locklair @ Subito Music
Locklair @ Wake Forest University     also     here

Streaming Audio
Locklair @ Classical Archives
Locklair @ Kalvos & Damian/Noizepunk & Krooner Shows
Locklair @ Yahoo Music

Recordings
Locklair @ ArkivMusic
Locklair @ ClassicsOnline

Locklair @ YouTube
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