The Long Goodbye” traces the emotional journey of gradually losing a loved one to Alzheimer’s disease. It begins with the sudden, but not completely unexpected diagnosis, and then evokes the highs and lows of the good and bad days in which the present and memories of the past become intertwined. Near the end of the piece, there is dramatic passage in which the profound sense of loss is keenly felt. The piece concludes with an epilogue that conveys the Christian hope of eternal life for our loved ones.

This work is an arrangement of my orchestra piece of the same name. It reflects the jubilant, creative nature of the Holy Spirit. The music is a combination of ancient liturgical chant and modern harmonic idioms, with a healthy dose of 16th-century polyphony for good measure!

I. Somber

II. Joyful

III. Confident

I. Agitated

II. Tenderness

III. Playful

I – The Shadow Lengthens
II – The Fall of Nargothrond
III – Upon Hearing the Nightingale
IV – The Morningtide of Númenor

I. Uma laranja

II. Meu benzinho

III. La vai o comboio

I. Prelude

II. March

III. Ballade

IV. Waltz

V. Two-Step

I. Whirling Dervish

II. Night Sighs

III. Mischief

I. Viva Vivaldi

II. Long Live Liszt

III. Forever Fauré

The Long Goodbye” traces the emotional journey of gradually losing a loved one to Alzheimer’s disease. It begins with the sudden, but not completely unexpected diagnosis, and then evokes the highs and lows of the good and bad days in which the present and memories of the past become intertwined. Near the end of the piece, there is dramatic passage in which the profound sense of loss is keenly felt. The piece concludes with an epilogue that conveys the Christian hope of eternal life for our loved ones.

Piccolo Trumpet in A, Piccolo Trumpet in G, Trumpet in D, Rotary Trumpet in C, Trumpet in C, Piccolo Trumpet in Bb, Trumpet in Eb, Trumpet in Bb, Cornet, Flugelhorn, Low Trumpet in F, and Bass Trumpet in Bb.

1. What Child is This?
2. Greensleeves
3. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
4. We Three Kings
5. Good Christian Men Rejoice

I. Intensity

II. Solemnity

III. Jollity

I. Prelude

II. Chorale

III. Time

I. Watch Out!

II. Take a Break

III. Get Up, Get Moving!

I. A Pastorinha

II. Carro amaricano

III. Coradinha

IV. Mourisca

V. O ai, o linda!

VI. O Xi-Xi

This piece is a VERY jazzy version of a Portuguese folksong.

Featurette I: A Little Work

Featurette II: A Little Rest

Featurette III: A Little Play

I. Sun Rising

II. Heat

III. No Vacation

IV. Early evening

I. The Procession of the Valar, With the Interludes of Melkor

II. The Song of Yavanna, Creating Telperion and Laurelin

III. The Treachery of Melkor, the Theft of the Silmarils

IV. The Ascent of Vingilot, the Rise of the Star of Eärendil

I. Viva Vivaldi

II. Long Live Liszt

III. Forever Fauré

Piccolo Trumpet in A, Piccolo Trumpet in G, Trumpet in D, Rotary Trumpet in C, Trumpet in C, Piccolo Trumpet in Bb, Trumpet in Eb, Trumpet in Bb, Cornet, Flugelhorn, Low Trumpet in F, and Bass Trumpet in Bb.

The Long Goodbye” traces the emotional journey of gradually losing a loved one to Alzheimer’s disease. It begins with the sudden, but not completely unexpected diagnosis, and then evokes the highs and lows of the good and bad days in which the present and memories of the past become intertwined. Near the end of the piece, there is dramatic passage in which the profound sense of loss is keenly felt. The piece concludes with an epilogue that conveys the Christian hope of eternal life for our loved ones.

I. Somber

II. Joyful

III. Confident

Dedicated to Susie Rockett.

Dedicated to the Abilene Chamber Consortium.

I. Chant du feu

II. Chanson triste

III. Chant de la montagne

IV. Chanson de la route (Nord)

I. Intensity

II. Solemnity

III. Jollity

I. The Procession of the Valar, With the Interludes of Melkor

II. The Song of Yavanna, Creating Telperion and Laurelin

III. The Treachery of Melkor, the Theft of the Silmarils

IV. The Ascent of Vingilot, the Rise of the Star of Eärendil

I. Sun Rising

II. Heat

III. No Vacation

IV. Early evening

1. What Child is This?
2. Greensleeves
3. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
4. We Three Kings
5. Good Christian Men Rejoice

I. Noodles

II. Ice Tea

III. Soup

I. A Pastorinha

II. Carro amaricano

III. Coradinha

IV. Mourisca

V. O ai, o linda!

VI. O Xi-Xi

This piece is a VERY jazzy version of a Portuguese folksong.

I. Trees

II. Hills and Mountains

III. The Vineyard

IV. Water Colors

I. Night

II. Day

Featurette I: A Little Work

Featurette II: A Little Rest

Featurette III: A Little Play

1. Trees
2. Hills and Mountains
3. The Vineyard
4. Water Colors

I. Watch Out!

II. Take a Break

III. Get Up, Get Moving!

I. Os Reis, Ó da casa carvalheira

II. A Nossa Senhora d’Aires

III. Cana Verde

I. Prelude

II. March

III. Ballade

IV. Waltz

V. Two-Step

I. O “melitar, melitar”!

II. Namorei a Felismina

III. Eu esta “manhé áchei”

IV. Brincas tu

V. Cravos em teu peito

VI. Esta Noite Rodou um Carro

VII. Donde vens, ó Agostinho?

I. A “Fecha” da Mijarela

II. A Senhora da Saúde

III. Dai voltas, Senhor!

IV. Á Sombra do arvoredo

V. Os Reis

VI. Aldeia não vale nada

VII. O menina “Delaidinha”!

I. Expectation

II. Waiting

III. Arrival

I. With intensity

II. Adagio

III. Chaconne

I. Prelude

II. Chorale

III. Time

I. March

II. Lament

III. Chorale

IV. Rondo

I. Prelude

II. Sarabande

III. Estampie

No. 1 based on Agnus Dei for Feasts of the Blessed Virgin (Cum jubilo)

No. 2 based on Veni, Veni Emmanuel

No. 3 based on Alma Redemptoris

No. 4 based on Ryrie for Feasts of the Blessed Virgin (Cum jubilo)

No. 5 based on Pange lingua gloriosi

No. 6 based on Stabat Mater

No. 7 based on O Filii et Filiae

No. 8 based on Of the Father’s Love Begotten

No. 9 based on Jesu dulcis memoria

No. 10 based on Creator alme siderum

No. 11 based on Victimae Paschali Laudes

No. 12 based on Veni Creator Spiritus

I. Whirling Dervish

II. Night Sighs

III. Mischief

I. Adagio – Allegro

II. Andante tranquillo “Ode”

III. Moderato sostenuto

I. Psalm 6

II. Psalm 121

III. Psalm 93

I. Ring Out, Wild Bells (1995 96) for sop. and piano, text by Alfred Tennyson

II. I Like To See It Lap The Miles (1996) for sop. and piano, text by Emily Dickinson

III. Because I Could Not Stop For Death (1997) for sop. and piano, text by Emily Dickinson

IV. Sweet and Low (1998) for sop. and piano, text by Alfred Tennyson

V. Home They Brought Her Warrior Dead (1998) for sop. and piano, text by Alfred  Tennyson

VI. Hope (1999) for sop. and piano, text by Emily Dickinson

The original oboe part was for flugelhorn.

I. Ana Mariana

II. Conde Albano

III. Berde Gaio

IV. Rosa, a pastorinha

V. Ciranda

I. The Annunciation

II. The Visitation

III. The Magnificat

IV. The Canticle of Zechariah

V. The Gloria

VI. The Canticle of Simeon

The Annunciation – Luke 1:28-38

The Visitation – Luke 1:42-45

The Magnificat – Luke 1:46-55

The Canticle of Zechariah – Luke 1:68-79

The Gloria – Luke 2:11-14

The Canticle of Simeon – Luke 2:29-32

Church-musick

Sweetest of sweets, I thank you: when displeasure
Did through my bodie wound my minde,
You took me thence, and in your house of pleasure
A daintie lodging me assign’d.
Now I in you without a bodie move,
Rising and falling with your wings:
We both together sweetly live and love,
Yet say sometimes, God help poore Kings.
Comfort, I’le die; for if you poste from me,
Sure I shall do so, and much more:
But if I travell in your companie,
You know the way to heavens doore.

George Herbert (1593-1633)

I. Roses (1995), SATB, text by Louise Chandler Moulton

II. Nobody Knows This Little Rose (1995), SATB, text by Emily Dickinson

III. A White Rose (1998), SATB, text by John Boyle O’Reilly

IV. Fifty‑fourth Sonnet (1998), SATB, text by William Shakespeare

V. The Last Rose of Summer (1998), SATB, text by Thomas Moore

VI. A Single Rose (1998), SATB, text by Rainer Maria Rilke

God, Father; Spirit, Lover;

Son, Savior, hear my prayer.

Come to me, touch my soul,

in this hour of Mystery.

I hear the sighs of wife and son;

I hear the scattered noises of the city.

I search the ceiling above my place,

I pray you reveal thy wondrous face.

Hunger, shame; sadness, joy;

these rush through me as I grasp for thee.

I ache to do thy will each day,

constantly reminded of my failings.

Dwell in me; take my soul;

let thy songs spring forth in me.

Let me feel thy presence, and thy love;

overwhelm me with thy infinite beauty.

Amen

Scored for SATB chorus, 2 Bb trumpets, 2 F horns, 2 trombones, tuba, and timpani

I. Somber

II. Joyful

III. Confident

I. Whirling Dervish

II. Night Sighs

III. Mischief

No. 1 based on Agnus Dei for Feasts of the Blessed Virgin (Cum jubilo)

No. 2 based on Veni, Veni Emmanuel

No. 3 based on Alma Redemptoris

No. 4 based on Ryrie for Feasts of the Blessed Virgin (Cum jubilo)

No. 5 based on Pange lingua gloriosi

No. 6 based on Stabat Mater

No. 7 based on O Filii et Filiae

No. 8 based on Of the Father’s Love Begotten

No. 9 based on Jesu dulcis memoria

No. 10 based on Creator alme siderum

No. 11 based on Victimae Paschali Laudes

No. 12 based on Veni Creator Spiritus

I. Expectation

II. Waiting

III. Arrival

I. Prelude

II. March

III. Ballade

IV. Waltz

V. Two-Step

I. Os Reis, Ó da casa carvalheira

II. A Nossa Senhora d’Aires

III. Cana Verde

I. Trees

II. Hills and Mountains

III. The Vineyard

IV. Water Colors

I. Chant du feu

II. Chanson triste

III. Chant de la montagne

IV. Chanson de la route (Nord)

This is an orchestral arrangement of a piece that was commissioned by the Lone Star State Trumpet Guild in 2021. The parts also include B-flat Bass Clarinets as substitutes for bassoons.

In 2022 we saw no spring in the region in which I live.
There were no wildflowers and rich green grasses covering
the meadows and pastures. Fields of winter wheat, planted
months before with the promise of spring rains, withered
and died under oppressive heat and no life-giving moisture.
This piece expresses the emotional “dryness” of missing spring.
And yet hope still lives because God is good.

I. Grave

II. Vivace

III. Allegro

I. Formal

II. Informal

I. The Annunciation

II. The Visitation

III. The Magnificat

IV. The Canticle of Zechariah

V. The Gloria

VI. The Canticle of Simeon

I. Chaconne

II. Chorale prelude

III. Air

IV. Fugue

I. Energetically (6:37)

II. Grave (7:40)

III. Molto Allegro (7:17)

I. Where the Trees Go (7:22)

II. Here is Where Heaven Starts (5:55)

III. Settling the Plains (7:50)

I. Out of the Deep

II. Rescue Me

III. Yahweh Hears the Desire of the Poor

IV. I Love You, Yahweh

V. Bless Yahweh

I. Victimae Paschali Laudes (1995, rev. 2024) – based on an Easter sequence (6:36)

II. Crux Fidelis (1999) – based on a Good Friday plainsong and the Stabat Mater (6:30)

III. Ubi Caritas (1999) – based on a Holy Thursday plainsong  (6:05)

IV. Veni Creator Spiritus (2000) – based on a Pentecost plainsong (6:51)

I. Andante, piu mosso

II. Allegro

III. Allegro moderato

I. Where the Trees Go (7:22)

II. Here is Where Heaven Starts (5:55)

III. Settling the Plains (7:50)

I. Energetically (6:37)

II. Grave (7:40)

III. Molto Allegro (7:17)

I. Chaconne

II. Chorale prelude

III. Air

IV. Fugue

1. Trees
2. Hills and Mountains
3. The Vineyard
4. Water Colors

I. Chant du feu

II. Chanson triste

III. Chant de la montagne

IV. Chanson de la route (Nord)

I. Adagio – Allegro

II. Andante tranquillo “Ode”

III. Moderato sostenuto

I. Prelude

II. Sarabande

III. Estampie

I. With intensity

II. Adagio

III. Chaconne

I. Expectation

II. Waiting

III. Arrival

I. O “melitar, melitar”!

II. Namorei a Felismina

III. Eu esta “manhé áchei”

IV. Brincas tu

V. Cravos em teu peito

VI. Esta Noite Rodou um Carro

VII. Donde vens, ó Agostinho?

I. A “Fecha” da Mijarela

II. A Senhora da Saúde

III. Dai voltas, Senhor!

IV. Á Sombra do arvoredo

V. Os Reis

VI. Aldeia não vale nada

VII. O menina “Delaidinha”!

Dedicated to Susie Rockett.

I. Prelude

II. Sarabande

III. Estampie

I. March

II. Lament

III. Chorale

IV. Rondo

I. With intensity

II. Adagio

III. Chaconne

I. Night

II. Day

I. Noodles

II. Ice Tea

III. Soup