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Gwyneth Walker (1947-    )

Gwyneth Walker, composerGwyneth Walker is a graduate of Brown University and the Hartt School of Music. A former faculty member of the Oberlin College Conservatory, she resigned from academic employment in 1982 in order to pursue a career as a full-time composer. She now lives on a dairy farm in Braintree, Vermont. She is the recipient of the Year 2000 "Lifetime Achievement Award" from the Vermont Arts Council. Walker's catalog includes over 130 commissioned works for orchestra, band, chorus and chamber ensembles. Recent works demonstrate the composer's interest in combining theatrical elements with musical composition. Letters to the World (2001), a piano quartet, incorporates readings from the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Acquaintance With Nature (2002),  for chorus, clarinet, piano and narrator, weaves music around the writings of Henry David Thoreau. This variety of genres is reflective of the composer's enthusiasm for a wide range of creative endeavors. Orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal and staged works are all part of the Walker musical life. The common element is the pursuit of imaginative expression.
Ball State University ACDA

"Gwyneth Walker work is characterized by a tremendous energy and a strong sense of humor. Even in her most calm and serene pieces, there is a constant undercurrent of energy -- a lifeblood that ties the music together. Many personal stylistic traits appear throughout her work including elements that have often been classified as characteristic of "American music" (including the strong rhythmic sense, open sonorities, and influences of rock, jazz, blues, and American folk music). She is strongly in the American tradition of composers such as Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein -- but is a slave to no compositional school or prescribed style. Her music is recognizably her own and thoroughly original."
-  Carson P. Cooman

COMPOSITIONS                                                            Walker Links     ~ ~ ~     Works by Genre    ~ ~ ~    Walker on Walker
[chronological works list under construction]


WORKS BY GENRE                                                            Walker Links     ~ top of page ~
Dramatic/Theater
An Expedition to the Pole, a story w/music for singers, dancers and instrumentalists, fl/picco/fife, vc, pf & perc (1989; rev. 2008)
Climbing to Heaven, a staged work, readers, actors and chamber orchestra (2003)

Music with Narrator
In Memoriam, cello, with narrator (1980)
Testimony, piano (or 2 pianos) and readers/narrators (1987)
An Adventure at Grannie's, a fable, storyteller, clarinet (or violin) and cello, with narrator (1992)
Let Freedom Ring!, chorus and band, with narrator (1995) [based on the speech, "I Have a Dream" of Martin Luther King, Jr.]
About Leaves, chamber orchestra, with narrator (1997)
Letters to the World, violin, viola, cello and piano, with narrator (2001)
Acquaintance With Nature, chorus, clarinet, piano, with narrator (2002)
Footsteps of Spring, violin, cello and piano, with narrator (2004)
The Race, a fable, brass quintet, with narrator (2004)
Circus Days and Nights, trumpet, bassoon, piano and actors/dancers, with narrator (2006)
Lessons from the Sea, chorus and piano, with narrator (2006)
Full Circle, flute, clarinet and piano, with narrator (2007)
Gestalt at Sixty, piano, with narrator (2007)
By Walden Pond, orchestra, with narrator (2008)
Muse of Amherst, orchestra, with reader(s)/narrator(s) (2008) [based on the poetry of Emily Dickinson]
The World-Filling Light, flute and reader(s)/narrator(s) (2009)

Orchestra
Theme from a Walk, orchestra (1965)
Fanfare, Interlude and Finale, orchestra (1980)
Essay for Orchestra (1985)
Match Point, orchestra (1985) [A musical dramatization of a tennis point for orchestra/band and conductor with tennis racquet]
The Light of Three Mornings, orchestra (1987; rev. 2001)
Fanfare for the Family Farm, orchestra (1989) Featuring a percussion section of farm implements: milk can, pails, and cowbells]
Bicentennial Suite, orchestra (1990)
Open the Door, orchestra (1990)
Concert Suite, orchestra (1994)
Suite for Strings, string orchestra (1996)
Sweet Land (of Liberty), string orchestra (1996) [variations on "My Country 'Tis of Thee"]
About Leaves, chamber orchestra, with narrator (1997)
Bicycle Waltz, orchestra (1997) [based on "Daisy Bell" ("A Bicycle Built for Two"), with bicycle horns in the Percussion section]
Overture 2000, orchestra (1998)
Symphony of Grace, orchestra (1999)
Overture of Diamonds, orchestra (2001)
Symphonic Dances, orchestra (2003)
The Rainbow Sign from American Songs, orchestra (2007)
By Walden Pond, orchestra, with narrator (2008)
Muse of Amherst, orchestra, with reader(s)/narrator(s) (2008) [based on the poetry of Emily Dickinson]
For Peace and Hope, orchestra (2009)

Band
Match Point, band (1985) [A musical dramatization of a tennis point for orchestra/band and conductor with tennis racquet]
Variations on "Amazing Grace", band (1985; rev. 1986)
Happy Birthday March, band (1987)
A Vermont Bicentennial Suite, band (1989)
Let Freedom Ring!, chorus and band, with narrator (1995) [based on the speech, "I Have a Dream" of Martin Luther King, Jr.]

Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Nocturne, clarinet and string orchestra (1991)
Up-Front Concerto, hand drums and orchestra (1993)
An American Concerto, violin and orchestra (1995)
Chanties and Ballads, "Songs of the Sea",  tuba and orchestra (1995)
North Country Concerto, cello and orchestra (1995)
    - Arc in the Sky, cello and string orchestra (1995) [from North Country Concerto]
A Concerto of Hymns and Spirituals, trumpet and orchestra (1997)
Concerto for Bassoon and Strings (string orchestra or string quintet) (2000)
The Magic Oboe, oboe and chamber orchestra (2003)
In a Time of Peace, cello and chamber orchestra (2006)
One Clear Call, flute and string orchestra (2009)

Chorus w/Orchestra or Band
Mass No. 1 in E minor, chorus and orchestra (1967)
Let Freedom Ring!, chorus and band, with narrator (1995) [based on the speech, "I Have a Dream" of Martin Luther King, Jr.]
The Golden Harp, chorus and string orchestra or string quartet (1999)

Choral
    Complete Works for Chorus - by Title
    Multi-movement Choral Works
    Choral Works Organized by Catagory (a cappella; chorus and piano; chorus and orch; etc) (via Composer's website)

The Radiant Dawn, chorus, cello and organ (1978)
Cheek to Cheek, chorus and piano (1978)
My Love Walks in Velvet, chorus (or female chorus) and piano (1978) [also w/orch, or brass qnt, perc and piano]
The Troubled Sweet of Her, chorus, opt. solo chorus and male speaker (1978)
As the Stars Had Told, chorus, organ and chimes (1979)
White Horses, chorus and piano (1979)
Songs from "Mary, Come Running", chorus, children's chorus, flute and piano (1982)
As a Branch in May, chorus and piano (1983)
Long Ago Lady, chorus and piano (1984) [also with 2 flutes and string orchestra]
Sounding Joy, chorus (1985)
This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made, chorus, soprano and baritone solos, and piano (1985)
For Ever and Ever, chorus (1986)
The Silver Apples of the Moon, female chorus and piano (1986)
Bethesda Evensong, chorus, w/soloist and organ (or piano) (1988) [4 pieces]
The Christ-child's Lullaby, chorus (1988)
Three Songs in Celebration of the Family Farm, chorus and piano (1988)
Peace Like a River, chorus (1989)
St. John's Trilogy, congregation, opt. chorus and organ) (1990)
American Ballads, chorus and flute (1992) [5 pieces]
Bones, Be Good!, female or youth chorus and piano or string quartet/orchestra (1992)
Dreams and Dances, chorus and piano or strings (1992) [3 pieces]
I Will Be Earth, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (1992) [also with chamber orchestra]
And Joyful Be, chorus, cello and piano (1993)
Songs for Women's Voices, female chorus and piano (1993) [also with  chamber orchestra] [6 pieces]
Two Songs, chorus and piano (1993) [2 pieces]
How Can I Keep From Singing?, chorus/female chorus/male chorus & pf (1995) [also w/chmbr orch, or brass qnt, perc & pf]
Let Freedom Ring!, narrator, chorus and band (1995)
Every Night (When the Sun Goes Down), chorus (1996)
Hebrides Lullaby, female chorus (1996)
Motherless Child, chorus (1996)
River Songs, chorus and piano (1996) [also with  chamber orchestra] [3 pieces]
Give Over Thine Own Willing, chorus (1997)
Love -- by the Water, chorus and piano (1997) [3 pieces]
This Train, chorus (1997) [optional accompaniment for string orchestra]
With Thee That I May Live, chorus, children's chorus, organ, brass quartet and timpani (1997)
An Hour to Dance, chorus and piano (1998) [7 pieces]
Appalachian Carols, chorus, brass quintet or piano (1998; arr. for female chorus, 2008) [4 pieces]
I Thank You God, female chorus (or chorus) and piano (1998) [also with chamber orchestra]
My Girls, female chorus (1998) [3 pieces]
Psalm 23, chorus and organ (1998)
The Right to Vote, chorus (1998)
Sweet Molly and Friends, chorus (or male chorus) and tuba (1998)
The Writings on the Wall, chorus and piano (1998)
God Speaks to Each of Us, chorus and organ (1999)
The Golden Harp, chorus and string orchestra or string quartet (1999)
Now I Become Myself, female chorus and piano (1999)
The Whole World (in His Hands), treble voices and piano (1999; arr. for chorus and piano, 2008)
New Millennium Suite, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (1999-2000) [3 pieces]
Harlem Songs, chorus (or female chorus, or male chorus) and piano (2000) [3 pieces]
The Spirit of Women, female chorus (2000) [3 pieces]
Let Evening Come, female chorus and piano; or chorus and piano, with opt. percussion (2001)
Love Came Down at Christmas, chorus and piano (or organ) (2001) [from "Rejoice!"]
Love Unfolding, chorus, organ (or brass quintet) (2001)
Quiet Wonder, chorus and organ (2001)
Rejoice! -- Christmas Songs, chorus and piano (or organ) (2001) [also with orchestra, or brass quintet, perc and piano]
Acquaintance With Nature, chorus, clarinet, piano, with narrator (2002)
Chords of Love, chorus and treble voices (2002)
Come Life, Shaker Life!, chorus, children's chorus and piano or orchestra (2002)
God's Grandeur, chorus (2002)
The Rose, the Briar, and the Bicycle, chorus, oboe and piano (2002)
The Tree of Peace, female chorus (or chorus, or male chorus) and piano (2002) [also with chamber orchestra]
Directions for Singing, chorus (2003)
The Dreamers of Dreams, chorus and piano (2003)
If Ever Two Were One, chorus (2003)
Let Music Fill the Air, chorus and piano (2003)
Love Was My Lord and King!, male chorus and piano (or orchestra) (2003) [3 pieces]
Now Let Us Sing!, chorus (or female chorus) and piano (2003) [also with brass quintet, percussion (1) and piano]
The Road to Freedom, chorus and piano (2003)
Sing On! (A Musical Toast), chorus and piano (2003)
A Song of Praise, chorus and organ (2003)
To Sing Is to Fly, female chorus and piano (2003)
Crossing the Bar, chorus/or female chorus/or male chorus and piano/or orchestra/or organ w/opt. brass quartet (2004)
Dazzling as the Sun, chorus and organ (2004)
Ever With Me, chorus and organ (or piano) (2004)
Love Flows from God, chorus, treble voice(s), brass quintet, percussion and organ) (2004)
Tell the Earth to Shake, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (2004) [also with chamber orchestra]
Three Days by the Sea, chorus and piano (2004) [also with orchestra] [3 pieces]
Walk On Up to Heaven, chorus, clarinet and piano (2004)
Words of Strength, female chorus, girl's chorus and piano (2004)
Every Life Shall Be a Song, chorus and piano (or organ) (2005) [also with brass quintet and percussion]
Faith Grows,  chorus, youth chorus and organ (2005)
Peace I Ask of Thee, O River, female chorus and piano (2005) [also w/string orch, or brass quintet, perc and piano]
To an Isle in the Water, chorus and piano (2005) [also with chamber orchestra] [4 pieces]
Together in Song, chorus, brass quintet, percussion and piano (2005) [3 pieces]
Chester, chorus and piano, w/opt. percussion (2006)
Feathers and Frogs, chorus and piano, w/opt percussion (2006)
Gifts from the Sea, female chorus and piano (2006)
A Heart in Hiding, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [6 pieces]
Lessons from the Sea, chorus and piano, with narrator (2006)
More Love, 2-part treble chorus and piano (or string quartet); or chorus and piano (2006)
My Beloved Son, chorus (or female chorus), mezzo-soprano solo & organ (2006) [also w/brass qnt, perc and organ]
Ring Out, Wild Bells, chorus and piano (or organ) (2006) [also with brass quintet, percussion (1) and organ]
The Road Goes Ever On, chorus (2006)
Songs to the Lord of Peace, chorus and piano (2006) [also with  chamber orchestra] [4 pieces]
Three Folk Hymns, chorus and piano (2006) [also w/opt. children's chorus] [3 pieces]
When Jesus Wept, chorus and piano, w/opt. percussion (2006) [also with organ and opt. brass quartet and percussion]
All the Beauty of the Lord, chorus and organ (2007)
Deep Peace, 2-part treble chorus and piano (or guitar, or string quartet) (2007)
A Hymn of Resurrection, chorus and organ (2007) [also with brass quartet, timpani and organ]
I've Known Rivers, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (2007) [4 pieces]
Light of Light, treble voice(s), chorus and organ (2007)
Mother Earth: Songs of a Strong Woman, female chorus and piano (2007) [3 songs] [also arr. for soprano and piano]
One Faith, chorus (2007)
Prayer for Generosity, male chorus (2007)
A Sacred Place, chorus and organ (2007) [also with string orchestra] [3 pieces]
Voices in Song, 2-part youth chorus and piano (2007) [also with orchestra] [4 pieces]
A Testament to Peace, chorus and piano (2004-07) [also with  chamber orchestra]
    [this work is a composite triptych of three works: Tell the Earth to Shake; The Tree of Peace; There is a Way to Glory]
Benediction at God's Acre, chorus (2008)
Breath of God, female chorus, flute and piano) (2008)
Carol of the Brown King, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (or organ) (2008)
Journey on the Open Road, chorus (w/soprano, alto, tenor solos) and piano (2008) [also with two pianos and percussion]
Our Dream of Freedom, chorus and piano (2008) [4 pieces]
Shepherd's Song at Christmas, chorus (or female chorus), soprano or tenor solo and piano (or organ) (2008)
Wayfaring Stranger, chorus and piano (2008) [also with brass quintet, percussion, and organ]
Followers of the Lamb, female chorus and piano (or string quartet) (2009)
Good Shepherd, chorus (or female chorus) and organ (2009)
The Great Trees, chorus, clarinet and piano (2009)
The Youthful Traveler, female chorus, flute and piano (2009)

Chamber
Trio for Two Violins and Piano (1965)
Five Pieces for Flute and Guitar (1980)
Theme and Variation, flute and guitar (1984)
Raise the Roof!, brass quintet (1987)
Braintree Quintet, woodwind quintet (1988)
Three American Portraits, string quartet (1988)
Bright Brass, brass quintet (1989)
Salem Reel, violin (or clarinet), cello and piano (1989)
Craftsbury Trio, violin (or clarinet), cello and piano (1990)
An Adventure at Grannie's, a fable, storyteller, clarinet (or violin) and cello, with narrator (1992)
Jubilee, brass ensemble and percussion (1992)
New World Dances, violin, cello and piano (1992)
Short Set for String Quartet (1993) [6 mvts: A Splash of Cold Water; River Song; Scarcely a Scherzo; Rhythm and Blues;
    Shadow of Evening; Don't Step on My Toes!]
Journeys, 3 cellos (1994)
Shaker Tunes, brass quintet (1994)
Traveling Songs, string quartet (1996; rev. 2003)
    - Coming Home, from Traveling Songs, string quartet (1996) [a movement about baseball, complete with a home run!]
Woodland Wind Quintet (1997)
About Trains, 6 cellos (1998)
Silvermine Suite, flute and guitar (1999)
Concerto for Bassoon and Strings (string orchestra or string quintet) (2000)
Hymns and Spirituals, brass trio (2000)
Quartet for Leap Year, string quartet (2000)
Seacoasts, brass quintet (2000)
Letters to the World, violin, viola, cello and piano, with narrator (2001)
Sweet Land (of Liberty), string quartet (2001)
Interval Games, violin, cello and piano (2002)
A Vision of Hills, violin, cello and piano (2002)
Footsteps of Spring, violin, cello and piano, with narrator (2004)
Fun-damentals of Music, woodwind quintet and audience (2004)
The Race, a fable, brass quintet, with narrator (2004)
A Time Apart, brass quintet (2004)
The Flying Trapeze, brass quintet (2005)
Ladders to the Sky, violin, cello and piano (2005)
Threesome, flute, oboe and clarinet; or flute and 2 clarinets (2005)
Circus Days and Nights, trumpet, bassoon, piano and actors/dancers, with narrator (2006)
Close Encounters, trumpet and bassoon (2006)
Like the First Bird, flute, clarinet and piano (2006)
Encounters, woodwind quintet (2007)
Full Circle, flute, clarinet and piano, with narrator (2007)
The Light Descending, brass quintet (2007)
A Season of Wonder, brass quintet (2007)
Sweet Imagination. brass quintet (2007)
Idyll for Flute and String Quartet (or Piano) (2008)

Brass
Raise the Roof!, brass quintet (1987)
Bright Brass, brass quintet (1989)
Jubilee, brass ensemble and percussion (1992)
Shaker Tunes, brass quintet (1994)
Hymns and Spirituals, brass trio (2000)
Seacoasts, brass quintet (2000)
The Race, a fable, narrator and brass quintet (2004)
A Time Apart, brass quintet (2004)
The Flying Trapeze, brass quintet (2005)
The Light Descending, brass quintet (2007)
A Season of Wonder, brass quintet (2007)
Sweet Imagination. brass quintet (2007)

Solo Instrument
Four Pieces for Lute (1977)
Sonata for Flute and Piano (1978)
Theme and Variation, flute and piano (1979)
In Memoriam, cello, with narrator (1980)
Sonata for Viola and Piano (1982)
Two Etudes for Flute and Piano (1983)
Touch the Sky, cello and piano (1986)
Vigil, violin and piano (1991)
Fantasy Etudes, violin and piano (1992)
Wake Up, violin (1992)
Celestial Keys, tuba and organ (2004)
Evening Magic, oboe and piano (2004)
Buffalo Gals and Other Songs, clarinet and piano (2005)
By Land and by Sea, cello and piano (2005)
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, "Genesis" (2005)
Suite for Oboe and Piano (2005)
Suite for Trumpet and Piano (2005)
Four American Folk Songs, guitar (2006)
Signs of Life, flute and piano (2007)
Idyll for Flute and Piano (2008) [from original for flute and string quartet]
Songs Without Words, 2 Books, cello and piano (2009) [Book 1: First Notes; Book 2: Journeys]
The World-Filling Light, flute and reader(s)/narrator(s) (2009)

Piano/Organ
Passacaglia and Fugue, organ (1976)
April, Rag and Fantasy, piano (1977)
Cantos for the End of Summer, piano (1980)
Semplice, piano (1983)
Bedeck the Halls!, piano (1985)
Variations on "Amazing Grace", organ (1985)
Rhythms from the North Country, piano (1987)
Testimony, piano (or 2 pianos) and readers/narrators (1987)
In Celebration, organ (1988)
Morning Songs, organ (2001)
One Morning, piano (2005)
Gestalt at Sixty, piano, with narrator (2007)
Sanctuary, organ (2009)

Vocal
Songs of 1966, voice and piano (1966)
Songs of 1967, voice and piano (1967)
Weave No Cloak Against Tomorrow, voice and piano (1974, rev. 1986)
Three Elizabethan Songs, voice and piano (1975)
Songs for Voice and Guitar (1976)
Collected Songs of 1976, voice and piano (1976)
My Love Walks in Velvet (voice and guitar/or piano (1978)
Five Songs for Baritone Voice, baritone and piano (1978)
Three Songs for High Voice and Guitar (1979)
Songs for Voice and Guitar (1966-79) [6 songs]
    - Tell Me Not Here (from "Songs of 1966")
    - Country Girl (from "Collected Songs of 1976")
    - Back and Side Go Bare (from "Three Elizabethan Songs", 1975)
    - After All White Horses Are in Bed (from "Though Love Be a Day", 1979)
    - Still (from "Though Love Be a Day", 1979)
    - My Love Walks in Velvet (1978)
Though Love Be a Day, song cycle, high voice and piano (1979) [6 songs]
Sleep, Little Bird, voices, flute and piano (1982) [also  various versions]
Songs of the Night Wind, song cycle, soprano and cello (or piano) (1982) [5 songs]
As a Branch in May, medium voice and organ/or guitar; or soprano/treble (or soprano/treble duet) and piano (1983; rev. 1988)
Three Songs for Tres Voces, countertenor, tenor, baritone and guitar (1983)
I Speak For the Earth, cantata, soprano, flute (or violin) and piano (1986)
Mornings Innocent, song cycle, high voice and piano (1993) [4 songs]
No Ordinary Woman!, song cycle, soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano (or string orchestra) (1997) [5 songs]
Psalm 23, voice and piano (1998/ 2000)
Crossing the Bar, voice and piano (2000)
The Laughter of Women, song cycel, soprano (or mezzo-soprano), violin (or clarinet), and piano (2000) [10 mvts]
The Sun is Love, song cycle, high voice and piano (2002) [6 songs]
Prayers and Blessings, bass-baritone, cello and organ; or bass-baritone and piano (2004) [3 songs]
Handfuls of Love!, soprano and piano; or soprano, mezzo-soprano and piano/or string quartet (2006)
Three Songs on Poetry of E. E. Cummings, high voice and piano (2006)
Mother Earth: Songs of a Strong Woman, soprano and piano (2007) [3 songs] [also arr. for female chorus and piano]
Three Songs for Lucille, soprano and piano (2007)
Good Shepherd, 2 tenors (or 2 treble voices) and organ (2008)
Tenderness (La Ternura), song cycle, soprano and piano (or chamber orchestra) (2008) [6 songs]
Deep Peace, soprano, alto and string quartet (2009)
Followers of the Lamb, soprano, mezzo-soprano and piano (or string quartet) (2009)
The Peace of Wild Things, soprano, tenor and piano (2009)
The Poet's Heart, song cycle, mz-sop, vln, va, vc and pf (2009) [6 songs] [new version of the earlier work, "A Heart in Hiding"]
The Promised Land, song cycle, soprano and piano (or orchestra) (2009) [4 songs]


WALKER  LINKS                                                    Works by Genre    ~ ~ ~    Walker on Walker      ~ top of page ~
Articles on Gwyneth Walker (@ Composer's website)
Gwyneth Walker: An Annotated Bio-Bibliography of Selected Works for Mixed Chorus (DRC/Ohiolink)
Gwyneth Walker Day - Feb. 25 (The Randolph Herald)
Gwyneth Walker To Receive VCA Lifetime Achievement Award (The Herald of Randolph)
An Interview with Gwyneth Walker (Gene Brooks, Kalvos & Damian)
A Performer’s Guide to the Songs of GwynethWalker (Tana Rene Field-Bartholomew, OhioLINK ETC)
To Sing Is to Fly (American Choral  Directors Association, North Central Division)

Composer's website

Walker @ Wikipedia
Walker @ Answers.com
Walker @ aworks
Walker @ Ball State University
Walker @ Bella Voce
Walker @ Classical Archives
Walker @ Classical Composers Database
Walker @ Composers on Composing for Choir (Tom Wine, David N. Childs, et al, GIA Pub, books.google.com)
Walker @ Dilettante Music
Walker @ Equinox Chamber Players
Walker @ Facebook
Walker @ InstantEncore
Walker @ Kalvos & Damian
Walker @ Leonarda.com
Walker @ Modern Lute Music
Walker @ MusicWeb International
Walker @ The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers (Sadie, Samuel, W.W. Norton, books.google.com)
Walker @ Records International
Walker @ E.C. Schirmer Publishing    also    here
Walker @ VocalArt Singers
Walker @ The Wolf River Singers

Streaming Audio
Walker @ Composer's websiteclick on works marked with a "disc" symbol
Walker @ Classical Archives
Walker @ last.fm
Walker @ Modern Lute Music
Walker @ VPR News/Vermont composer Gwyneth Walker on "Lessons From the Sea"

Recordings
Walker @ Composer's website
Walker @ ArkivMusic    also     here
Walker @ ClassicsOnline
Walker @ Discogs
Walker @ Gothic
Walker @ Innova
Walker @ Leonarda.com

Walker @ YouTube
Walker @ Vimeo
Walker @ Vermont Symphony Orchestra


 Walker on Walker: In Her Own Words (with views of her beloved Vermont)


Walker on Walker: Interview with David Ludwig


Multi-movement Choral Works
A Heart in Hiding, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [6 pieces]
    - 'Tis So Much Joy, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [from A Heart in Hiding]
    - Forever at His Side to Walk, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [from A Heart in Hiding]
    - A Kingdom's Worth of Bliss, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [from A Heart in Hiding]
    - The Moon Is Distant from the Sea, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [from A Heart in Hiding]
    - Wild Nights!, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [from A Heart in Hiding]
    - A Jewel, A Joy!, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [from A Heart in Hiding]
A Sacred Place, chorus and organ (2007) [also with string orchestra] [3 pieces]
    - Welcome to the House of the Lord, chorus and organ (2007) [also with string orchestra] [from A Sacred Place]
    - In This Still Room, chorus and organ (2007) [also with string orchestra] [from A Sacred Place]
    - Alleluia! Amen!, chorus and organ (2007) [also with string orchestra] [from A Sacred Place]
A Testament to Peace, chorus and piano (2002-07) [a collection of movements from other choral works]
    - Tell the Earth to Shak3 (2004)
    - The Tree of Peace (2002)
    - There is a Way to Glory (2006)

American Ballads, chorus and flute (1992) [5 pieces]
    - Lonesome Traveler, chorus and flute (1992) [from American Ballads]
    - Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies, chorus and flute (1992) [from American Ballads]
    - Careless Love, chorus (1992) [from American Ballads]
    - Clementine, male chorus and flute (1992) [from American Ballads]
    - Shenandoah, chorus and flute (1992) [from American Ballads]
An Hour to Dance, chorus and piano (1998) [7 pieces]
    - Key Ring, chorus and piano (1998) [from An Hour to Dance]
    - Summary By the Pawns, chorus and piano (1998) [from An Hour to Dance]
    - The April Lovers, chorus and piano (1998) [from An Hour to Dance]
    - An Hour to Dance, chorus and piano (1998) [from An Hour to Dance]
    - Slow Scythe, chorus and piano (1998) [from An Hour to Dance]
    - White Darkness, chorus and piano (1998) [from An Hour to Dance]
    - Take My Hand, chorus and piano (1998) [from An Hour to Dance]
Appalachian Carols, chorus, brass quintet or piano (1998; arr. for female chorus, 2008) [4 pieces]
    - Wondrous Love, chorus, brass quintet or piano (1998; arr. for female chorus, 2008) [from Appalachian Carols]
    - Cherry Tree Carol, chorus, brass quintet or piano (1998; arr. for female chorus, 2008) [from Appalachian Carols]
    - Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head, chorus, brass quintet or piano (1998; arr. for female chorus, 2008) [from Appalachian Carols]
    - Go Tell it on the Mountain, chorus, brass quintet or piano (1998; arr. for female chorus, 2008) [from Appalachian Carols]
Bethesda Evensong, chorus, w/soloist and organ (or piano) (1988) [at least 4 pieces]
    - Be Our Light in the Darkness, chorus, treble solo, organ and percussion (1988) [from Bethesda Evensong]
    - The Lord's Prayer, female chorus and organ (or piano) (1988) [also with string orchestra] [from Bethesda Evensong]
    - Magnificat, female chorus, mezzo-soprano solo & organ (or pf) (1988) [also w/brass qnt, perc & pf] [from Bethesda Evensong]
    - O Gracious Light, chorus and organ (1988) [from Bethesda Evensong]
Dreams and Dances, chorus and piano or strings (1992) [3 pieces]
    - Bones, Be Good!, chorus and piano or strings (1992) [from Dreams and Dances]
    - Some Dreams Hang in the Air, chorus and piano or strings (1992) [from Dreams and Dances]
    - Let There Be New Flowering, chorus and piano or strings (1992) [from Dreams and Dances]
Harlem Songs, chorus (or female chorus, or male chorus) and piano (2000) [3 pieces]
    - Spirituals, chorus (or female chorus, or male chorus) and piano (2000) [from Harlem Songs]
    - Harlem Night Song, chorus (or female chorus, or male chorus) and piano (2000) [from Harlem Songs]
    - Tambourines, chorus (or female chorus, or male chorus) and piano (2000) [from Harlem Songs]
Heart in Hiding  -  see "A Heart in Hiding"
Hour to Dance  -  see "An Hour to Dance"
I've Known Rivers, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (2007) [4 pieces]
    - My Soul Has Grown Deep, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (2007) [from I've Known Rivers]
    - Troubled Water, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (2007) [from I've Known Rivers]
    - Jump Right In!, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (2007) [from I've Known Rivers]
    - Troubled Water, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (2007) [from I've Known Rivers]
Love -- by the Water, chorus and piano (1997) [3 pieces]
    -  Blow the Candles Out, chorus and piano (1997) [from Love -- by the Water]
    - Fare Thee Well, chorus and piano (1997) [from Love -- by the Water]
    - Banks of the Ohio, chorus and piano (1997) [from Love -- by the Water]
Love Was My Lord and King!, male chorus and piano (or orchestra) (2003) [3 pieces]
    - A Sentinel, male chorus and piano (or orchestra) (2003) [from Love Was My Lord and King!]
    - There Rolls the Deep, male chorus and piano (or orchestra) (2003) [from Love Was My Lord and King!]
    - Crossing the Bar, male chorus and piano (or orchestra) (2003) [from Love Was My Lord and King!]
My Girls, female chorus (1998) [3 pieces]
    - This Morning, female chorus (1998) [from My Girls]
    - To My Girls, female chorus (1998) [from My Girls]
    - Sisters, female chorus (1998) [from My Girls]
New Millennium Suite, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (1999-2000) [3 pieces]
    - Sinner Man, chorus (or male chorus) and pf (1999-2000) [also w/orch, or brass qnt, perc(1) and piano] [New Millennium Suite]
    - Peace, I Ask of Thee, O River, chorus and pf  (1999-2000) [also w/orch, or brass qnt, perc(1) and pf] [New Millennium Suite]
    - Down by the Riverside, chorus (or male chorus) & pf (1999-2000) [also w/orch, or brs qnt, perc(1)& pf][New Millennium Suite]
Our Dream of Freedom, chorus and piano (2008) [4 pieces]
    - Freedom Will Not Come Today, chorus and piano (2008) [from Our Dream of Freedom]
    - Hold Fast to Dreams, chorus and piano (2008)
    - The Dream Keeper, chorus and piano (2008)
    - Dream of Freedom, chorus and piano (2008)
River Songs, chorus and piano (1996) [also with  chamber orchestra] [3 pieces]
    - Deep River, chorus and piano (1996) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from River Songs]
    - A Mule Named Sal, chorus and piano (1996) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from River Songs]
    - The Water is Wide, chorus and piano (1996) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from River Songs]
Sacred Place  -   see "A Sacred Place"
Songs for Women's Voices, female chorus and piano (1993) [also with  chamber orchestra] [6 pieces]
    - Women Should Be Pedestals, female chorus and piano (1993) [also with  chmbr orch] [from Songs for Women's Voices]
    - Mornings Innocent, female chorus and piano (1993) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from Songs for Women's Voices]
    - The Name is Changeless, female chorus (1993) [from Songs for Women's Voices]
    - Love is a Rain of Diamonds, female chorus and piano (1993) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from Songs for Women's Voices]
    - In Autumn, female chorus, soprano and alto solos, and pf (1993) [also with  chmbr orch] [from Songs for Women's Voices]
    - I Will Be Earth, female chorus and piano (1993) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from Songs for Women's Voices]
Songs to the Lord of Peace, chorus and piano (2006) [also with  chamber orchestra] [4 pieces]
    - Evening Prayer, chorus and piano (2006) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from Songs to the Lord of Peace]
    - I Have Called You, chorus and piano (2006) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from Songs to the Lord of Peace]
    - Be My Defender, chorus and piano (2006) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from Songs to the Lord of Peace]
    - There Is a Way to Glory, chorus and piano (2006) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from Songs to the Lord of Peace]
The Spirit of Women, female chorus (2000) [3 pieces]
    - So Many Angels!, female chorus (2000) [from The Spirit of Women]
    - Walk That Valley, female chorus (2002) [from The Spirit of Women]
    - Never Sit Down!, female chorus (2002) [from The Spirit of Women]
Testament to Peace  -  see " A Testament to Peace"
Three Days by the Sea, chorus and piano (2004) [also with orchestra] [3 pieces]
    - The Bottom of the Sea, chorus and piano (2004) [also with orchestra] [from Three Days by the Sea]
    - Gifts from the Sea, chorus and piano (2004) [also with orchestra] [from Three Days by the Sea]
    - Down to the Sea, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (2004) [also with orchestra] [from Three Days by the Sea]
Three Folk Hymns, chorus and piano (2006) [also w/opt. children's chorus] [3 pieces]
    - I Will Arise, chorus and piano (2006) [also w/opt. children's chorus] [from Three Folk Hymns]
    - Be Thou My Vision, chorus and piano (2006) [also w/opt. children's chorus] [from Three Folk Hymns]
    - Standin' in the Need of Prayer, chorus and piano (2006) [also w/opt. children's chorus] [from Three Folk Hymns]
To an Isle in the Water, chorus and piano (2005) [also with chamber orchestra] [4 pieces]
    - The Lake Isle of Innisfree, chorus and piano (2005) [also with chamber orchestra] [from To an Isle in the Water]
    - Shy One, chorus and piano (2005) [also with chamber orchestra] [from To an Isle in the Water]
    - When You Are Old, chorus and piano (2005) [also with chamber orchestra] [from To an Isle in the Water]
    - Song of Wandering Aengus, chorus and piano (2005) [also with chamber orchestra] [from To an Isle in the Water]
Together in Song, chorus, brass quintet, percussion and piano (2005) [3 pieces]
    - Hear the Trumpet Sound, chorus, brass quintet, percussion and piano (2005) [from Together in Song]
    - Prayer, chorus, brass quintet, percussion and piano (2005) [from Together in Song]
    - The Gospel Plow, chorus, brass quintet, percussion and piano (2005) [from Together in Song]
Two Songs, chorus and piano (1993) [2 pieces]
    - spring!, chorus and piano (1993) [from Two Songs]
    - i carry your heart, chorus and piano (1993) [from Two Songs]
Voices in Song, 2-part youth chorus and piano (2007) [also with orchestra] [4 pieces]
    - Shall We Gather at the River, 2-part youth chorus and piano (2007) [also with orchestra] [from Voices in Song]
    - Let Us Break Bread Together, 2-part youth chorus and piano (2007) [also with orchestra] [from Voices in Song]
    - Standin' in the Need of Prayer, 2-part youth chorus and piano (2007) [also with orchestra] [from Voices in Song]
    - Twelve Gates to the City, 2-part youth chorus and piano (2007) [also with orchestra] [from Voices in Song]


Complete Works for Chorus - by Title
A Heart in Hiding, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [6 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
A Hymn of Resurrection, chorus and organ (2007) [also with brass quartet, timpani and organ]
A Jewel, A Joy!, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [from A Heart in Hiding]
A Kingdom's Worth of Bliss, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [from A Heart in Hiding]
A Mule Named Sal, chorus and piano (1996) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from River Songs]
A Sacred Place, chorus and organ (2007) [also with string orchestra] [3 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
A Sentinel, male chorus and piano (or orchestra) (2003) [from Love Was My Lord and King!]
A Song of Praise, chorus and organ (2003)
A Testament to Peace, chorus & pf (2004-07) [3 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Acquaintance With Nature, chorus, clarinet, piano, with narrator (2002)
All the Beauty of the Lord, chorus and organ (2007)
Alleluia! Amen!, chorus and organ (2007) [also with string orchestra] [from A Sacred Place]
American Ballads, chorus and flute (1992) [5 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
An Hour to Dance, chorus and piano (1998) [7 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
An Hour to Dance, chorus and piano (1998) [from An Hour to Dance]
And Joyful Be, chorus, cello and piano (1993)
Appalachian Carols, chorus, brass quintet or piano (1998; arr. female chorus, 2008) [4 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
The April Lovers, chorus and piano (1998) [from An Hour to Dance]
As a Branch in May, chorus and piano (1983)
As the Stars Had Told, chorus, organ and chimes (1979)
Banks of the Ohio, chorus and piano (1997) [from Love -- by the Water]
Be My Defender, chorus and piano (2006) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from Songs to the Lord of Peace]
Be Our Light in the Darkness, chorus, treble solo, organ and percussion (1988) [from Bethesda Evensong]
Be Thou My Vision, chorus and piano (2006) [also w/opt. children's chorus] [from Three Folk Hymns]
Benediction at God's Acre, chorus (2008)
Bethesda Evensong, chorus, w/soloist and organ (or piano) (1988) [at least 4 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Blow the Candles Out, chorus and piano (1997) [from Love -- by the Water]
Bones, Be Good!, chorus and piano or strings (1992) [from Dreams and Dances]
Bones, Be Good!, female or youth chorus and piano or string quartet/orchestra (1992)
The Bottom of the Sea, chorus and piano (2004) [also with orchestra] [from Three Days by the Sea]
Breath of God, female chorus, flute and piano) (2008)
Careless Love, chorus (1992) [from American Ballads]
Carol of the Brown King, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (or organ) (2008)
Cheek to Cheek, chorus and piano (1978)
Cherry Tree Carol, chorus, brass quintet or piano (1998; arr. for female chorus, 2008) [from Appalachian Carols]
Chester, chorus and piano, w/opt. percussion (2006)
Chords of Love, chorus and treble voices (2002)
The Christ-child's Lullaby, chorus (1988)
Clementine, male chorus and flute (1992) [from American Ballads]
Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies, chorus and flute (1992) [from American Ballads]
Come Life, Shaker Life!, chorus, children's chorus and piano or orchestra (2002)
Crossing the Bar, chorus/or female chorus/or male chorus and piano/or orchestra/or organ w/opt. brass quartet (2004)
Crossing the Bar, male chorus and piano (or orchestra) (2003) [from Love Was My Lord and King!]
Dazzling as the Sun, chorus and organ (2004)
Deep Peace, 2-part treble chorus and piano (or guitar, or string quartet) (2007)
Deep River, chorus and piano (1996) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from River Songs]
Directions for Singing, chorus (2003)
Down by the Riverside, chorus (or male chorus) & pf (1999-2000) [also w/orch, or brass qnt, perc & pf] [New Millennium Suite]
Down to the Sea, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (2004) [also with orchestra] [from Three Days by the Sea]
The Dream Keeper, chorus and piano (2008)
Dream of Freedom, chorus and piano (2008)
Dreams and Dances, chorus and piano or strings (1992) [3 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
The Dreamers of Dreams, chorus and piano (2003)
Evening Prayer, chorus and piano (2006) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from Songs to the Lord of Peace]
Ever With Me, chorus and organ (or piano) (2004)
Every Life Shall Be a Song, chorus and piano (or organ) (2005) [also with brass quintet and percussion]
Every Night (When the Sun Goes Down), chorus (1996)
Faith Grows,  chorus, youth chorus and organ (2005)
Fare Thee Well, chorus and piano (1997) [from Love -- by the Water]
Feathers and Frogs, chorus and piano, w/opt percussion (2006)
Followers of the Lamb, female chorus and piano (or string quartet) (2009)
For Ever and Ever, chorus (1986)
Forever at His Side to Walk, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [from A Heart in Hiding]
Freedom Will Not Come Today, chorus and piano (2008) [from Our Dream of Freedom]
Gifts from the Sea, chorus and piano (2004) [also with orchestra] [from Three Days by the Sea]
Gifts from the Sea, female chorus and piano (2006)
Give Over Thine Own Willing, chorus (1997)
Go Tell it on the Mountain, chorus, brass quintet or piano (1998; arr. for female chorus, 2008) [from Appalachian Carols]
God Speaks to Each of Us, chorus and organ (1999)
God's Grandeur, chorus (2002)
The Golden Harp, chorus and string orchestra or string quartet (1999)
Good Shepherd, chorus (or female chorus) and organ (2009)
The Gospel Plow, chorus, brass quintet, percussion and piano (2005) [from Together in Song]
The Great Trees, chorus, clarinet and piano (2009)
Harlem Night Song, chorus (or female chorus, or male chorus) and piano (2000) [from Harlem Songs]
Harlem Songs, chorus (or female chorus, or male chorus) and piano (2000) [3 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Hear the Trumpet Sound, chorus, brass quintet, percussion and piano (2005) [from Together in Song]
A Heart in Hiding, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [6 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Hebrides Lullaby, female chorus (1996)
Hold Fast to Dreams, chorus and piano (2008)
An Hour to Dance, chorus and piano (1998) [7 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
How Can I Keep From Singing?, chorus (mixed/female/male) & pf (1995) [also w/ chmbr orch, or brass qnt, perc (1) & pf]
A Hymn of Resurrection, chorus and organ (2007) [also with brass quartet, timpani and organ]
i carry your heart, chorus and piano (1993) [from Two Songs]
I Have Called You, chorus and piano (2006) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from Songs to the Lord of Peace]
I Thank You God, female chorus (or chorus) and piano (1998) [also with chamber orchestra]
I Will Arise, chorus and piano (2006) [also w/opt. children's chorus] [from Three Folk Hymns]
I Will Be Earth, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (1992) [also with chamber orchestra]
I Will Be Earth, female chorus and piano (1993) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from Songs for Women's Voices]
If Ever Two Were One, chorus (2003)
In Autumn, female chorus, soprano and alto solos, and piano (1993) [also w/chmbr orch] [from Songs for Women's Voices]
In This Still Room, chorus and organ (2007) [also with string orchestra] [from A Sacred Place]
I've Known Rivers, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (2007) [4 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head, chorus, brass quintet or piano (1998; arr. for female chorus, 2008) [from Appalachian Carols]
A Jewel, A Joy!, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [from A Heart in Hiding]
Journey on the Open Road, chorus (w/soprano, alto, tenor solos) and piano (2008) [also with two pianos and percussion]
Jump Right In!, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (2007) [from I've Known Rivers]
Key Ring, chorus and piano (1998) [from An Hour to Dance]
A Kingdom's Worth of Bliss, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [from A Heart in Hiding]
The Lake Isle of Innisfree, chorus and piano (2005) [also with chamber orchestra] [from To an Isle in the Water]
Lessons from the Sea, chorus and piano, with narrator (2006)
Let Evening Come, female chorus and piano; or chorus and piano, with opt. percussion (2001)
Let Freedom Ring!, narrator, chorus and band (1995)
Let Music Fill the Air, chorus and piano (2003)
Let There Be New Flowering, chorus and piano or strings (1992) [from Dreams and Dances]
Let Us Break Bread Together, 2-part youth chorus and piano (2007) [also with orchestra] [from Voices in Song]
Light of Light, treble voice(s), chorus and organ (2007)
Lonesome Traveler, chorus and flute (1992) [from American Ballads]
Long Ago Lady, chorus and piano (1984) [also with 2 flutes and string orchestra]
The Lord's Prayer, female chorus and organ (or piano) (1988) [also with string orchestra] [from Bethesda Evensong]
Love -- by the Water, chorus and piano (1997) [3 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Love Came Down at Christmas, chorus and piano (or organ) (2001) [from "Rejoice!"]
Love Flows from God, chorus, treble voice(s), brass quintet, percussion and organ) (2004)
Love is a Rain of Diamonds, female chorus and piano (1993) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from Songs for Women's Voices]
Love Unfolding, chorus, organ (or brass quintet) (2001)
Love Was My Lord and King!, male chorus and piano (or orchestra) (2003) [3 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Magnificat, female chorus, mezzo-sop solo & organ (or piano) (1988) [also w/ brass qnt, perc & pf] [from Bethesda Evensong]
Mass No. 1 in E minor, chorus and orchestra (1967)
The Moon Is Distant from the Sea, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [from A Heart in Hiding]
More Love, 2-part treble chorus and piano (or string quartet); or chorus and piano (2006)
Mornings Innocent, female chorus and piano (1993) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from Songs for Women's Voices]
Mother Earth: Songs of a Strong Woman, female chorus and piano (2007)
Motherless Child, chorus (1996)
A Mule Named Sal, chorus and piano (1996) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from River Songs]
My Beloved Son, chorus (or female chorus), mezzo-sop solo & organ (2006) [also with brass quintet, percussion (1) and organ]
My Girls, female chorus (1998) [3 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
My Love Walks in Velvet, chorus (or female chorus) & pf (1978) [also w/orch, or brass quintet, percussion (1) and piano]
My Soul Has Grown Deep, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (2007) [from I've Known Rivers]
The Name is Changeless, female chorus (1993) [from Songs for Women's Voices]
Never Sit Down!, female chorus (2002) [from The Spirit of Women]
New Millennium Suite, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (1999-2000) [3 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Now I Become Myself, female chorus and piano (1999)
Now Let Us Sing!, chorus (or female chorus) and piano (2003) [also with brass quintet, percussion (1) and piano]
O Gracious Light, chorus and organ (1988) [from Bethesda Evensong]
One Faith, chorus (2007)
Our Dream of Freedom, chorus and piano (2008) [4 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Peace I Ask of Thee, O River, female chorus and piano (2005) [also w/string orch, or brass quintet, percussion (1) and piano]
Peace Like a River, chorus (1989)
Peace, I Ask of Thee, O River, chorus and piano  (1999-2000) [also w/orch, or brass qnt, perc & pf] [New Millennium Suite]
Prayer for Generosity, male chorus (2007)
Prayer, chorus, brass quintet, percussion and piano (2005) [from Together in Song]
Psalm 23, chorus and organ (1998)
Quiet Wonder, chorus and organ (2001)
The Radiant Dawn, chorus, cello and organ (1978)
Rejoice! -- Christmas Songs, chorus and piano (or organ) (2001) [also w/orch, or brass quintet, percussion (1) and piano]
The Right to Vote, chorus (1998)
Ring Out, Wild Bells, chorus and piano (or organ) (2006) [also with brass quintet, percussion (1) and organ]
River Songs, chorus and piano (1996) [also with  chamber orchestra] [3 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
The Road Goes Ever On, chorus (2006)
The Road to Freedom, chorus and piano (2003)
The Rose, the Briar, and the Bicycle, chorus, oboe and piano (2002)
A Sacred Place, chorus and organ (2007) [also with string orchestra] [3 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
A Sentinel, male chorus and piano (or orchestra) (2003) [from Love Was My Lord and King!]
Shall We Gather at the River, 2-part youth chorus and piano (2007) [also with orchestra] [from Voices in Song]
Shenandoah, chorus and flute (1992) [from American Ballads]
Shepherd's Song at Christmas, chorus (or female chorus), soprano or tenor solo and piano (or organ) (2008)
Shy One, chorus and piano (2005) [also with chamber orchestra] [from To an Isle in the Water]
The Silver Apples of the Moon, female chorus and piano (1986)
Sing On! (A Musical Toast), chorus and piano (2003)
Sinner Man, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (1999-2000) [also w/orch, or brass qnt, perc & pf] [New Millennium Suite]
Sisters, female chorus (1998) [from My Girls]
Slow Scythe, chorus and piano (1998) [from An Hour to Dance]
So Many Angels!, female chorus (2000) [from The Spirit of Women]
Some Dreams Hang in the Air, chorus and piano or strings (1992) [from Dreams and Dances]
A Song of Praise, chorus and organ (2003)
Song of Wandering Aengus, chorus and piano (2005) [also with chamber orchestra] [from To an Isle in the Water]
Songs for Women's Voices, female chorus and piano (1993) [also w/chmbr orch] [6 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Songs from "Mary, Come Running", chorus, children's chorus, flute and piano (1982)
Songs to the Lord of Peace, chorus and piano (2006) [also with  chmbr orch] [4 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Sounding Joy, chorus (1985)
The Spirit of Women, female chorus (2000) [3 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Spirituals, chorus (or female chorus, or male chorus) and piano (2000) [from Harlem Songs]
spring!, chorus and piano (1993) [from Two Songs]
St. John's Trilogy, congregation, opt. chorus and organ) (1990)
Standin' in the Need of Prayer, 2-part youth chorus and piano (2007) [also with orchestra] [from Voices in Song]
Standin' in the Need of Prayer, chorus and piano (2006) [also w/opt. children's chorus] [from Three Folk Hymns]
Summary By the Pawns, chorus and piano (1998) [from An Hour to Dance]
Sweet Molly and Friends, chorus (or male chorus) and tuba (1998)
Take My Hand, chorus and piano (1998) [from An Hour to Dance]
Tambourines, chorus (or female chorus, or male chorus) and piano (2000) [from Harlem Songs]
Tell the Earth to Shake, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (2004) [also with chamber orchestra]
A Testament to Peace, chorus & pf (2004-07) [3 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
There Is a Way to Glory, chorus and piano (2006) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from Songs to the Lord of Peace]
There Rolls the Deep, male chorus and piano (or orchestra) (2003) [from Love Was My Lord and King!]
This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made, chorus, soprano and baritone solos, and piano (1985)
This Morning, female chorus (1998) [from My Girls]
This Train, chorus (1997) [optional accompaniment for string orchestra]
Three Days by the Sea, chorus and piano (2004) [also with orchestra] [3 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Three Folk Hymns, chorus and piano (2006) [also w/opt. children's chorus] [3 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Three Songs in Celebration of the Family Farm, chorus and piano (1988)
Tis So Much Joy, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [from A Heart in Hiding]
To an Isle in the Water, chorus and piano (2005) [also with chamber orchestra] [4 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
To My Girls, female chorus (1998) [from My Girls]
To Sing Is to Fly, female chorus and piano (2003)
Together in Song, chorus, brass quintet, percussion and piano (2005) [3 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
The Tree of Peace, female chorus (or chorus, or male chorus) and piano (2002) [also with chamber orchestra]
The Troubled Sweet of Her, chorus, opt. solo chorus and male speaker (1978)
Troubled Water, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (2007) [from I've Known Rivers]
Troubled Water, chorus (or male chorus) and piano (2007) [from I've Known Rivers]
Twelve Gates to the City, 2-part youth chorus and piano (2007) [also with orchestra] [from Voices in Song]
Two Prayers from The Golden Harp, chorus (1999)
Two Songs, chorus and piano (1993) [2 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Voices in Song, 2-part youth chorus and piano (2007) [also with orchestra] [4 pieces]  -  see Choral Multi-movement Works
Walk On Up to Heaven, chorus, clarinet and piano (2004)
Walk That Valley, female chorus (2002) [from The Spirit of Women]
The Water is Wide, chorus and piano (1996) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from River Songs]
Wayfaring Stranger, chorus and piano (2008) [also with brass quintet, percussion, and organ]
Welcome to the House of the Lord, chorus and organ (2007) [also with string orchestra] [from A Sacred Place]
When Jesus Wept, chorus and piano, w/opt. percussion (2006) [also with organ and opt. brass quartet and percussion]
When You Are Old, chorus and piano (2005) [also with chamber orchestra] [from To an Isle in the Water]
White Darkness, chorus and piano (1998) [from An Hour to Dance]
White Horses, chorus and piano (1979)
The Whole World (in His Hands), treble voices and piano (1999; arr. for chorus and piano, 2008)
Wild Nights!, chorus, mezzo-soprano solo and piano (2006) [from A Heart in Hiding]
With Thee That I May Live, chorus, children's chorus, organ, brass quartet and timpani (1997)
Women Should Be Pedestals, female chorus and piano (1993) [also with  chamber orchestra] [from Songs for Women's Voices]
Wondrous Love, chorus, brass quintet or piano (1998; arr. for female chorus, 2008) [from Appalachian Carols]
Words of Strength, female chorus, girl's chorus and piano (2004)
The Writings on the Wall, chorus and piano (1998)
The Youthful Traveler, female chorus, flute and piano (2009)

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