Choral
I Know the Plans I Have for You (2019)
SSAATTBB and piano 4-hands
Dedicated to Lynette Chambers, Lauren and Mark Puckett, and Clell Wright
Text Jeremiah 29:11-4, adapted by Bernie Scherr
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Psalm 148 (2016) 3:15
for SATB chorus and organ
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By Night When Others Soundly Slept (2014)
for SATB chorus and piano
Commissioned by Dr. Clell Wright, Director, Abilene Chamber Singers.
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To My Dear and Loving Husband (2014)
for SATB chorus and piano
Commissioned by Dr. Clell Wright, Director, Abilene Chamber Singers.
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Daybreak (2013)
for SATB chorus, children, brass quintet, and organ
Commissioned by the Abilene Classical Chorus.
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There Came A Wind (2012)
for SATB chorus, brass quintet, and organ
Commissioned by the Abilene Classical Chorus.
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Cancioneiro Minhoto – five Portuguese folksongs (2011)
SATB choir, guitar and double bass in five movements
I. Ana Mariana
II. Conde Albano
III. Berde Gaio
IV. Rosa, a pastorinha
V. Ciranda
These Portuguese folksong settings were commissioned and performed by Dr. Clell Wright, Director of Choral Activities at Hardin-Simmons University. Recordings of these folksong texts by a native continental Portuguese speaker are available for download. Please use the “Contact” page to receive a link for downloading these recordings. The link will be made available to those that have purchased the piece.
Ana Mariana
Conde Albano
Berde Gaio
Rosa a pastorinha
Ciranda
The Lord is My Shepherd (2010)
SATB and organ, Psalm 23
This piece was commissioned by the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest in Abilene, Texas, in honor of the retirement of Conrad Bratton, their long-time music director.
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Today A Savior Has Been Born (2003)
SATB, Luke 2:11-14
Arranged for orchestra and chorus as “The Gloria” as part of “Scenes from the Nativity.” This piece was commissioned by Dr. Loyd Hawthorne, former conductor of the Hardin-Simmons University Concert Choir.
Agnus Dei (2001)
for SATB chorus, English horn, and cello
This piece was recognized in the Waging Peace through Singing Project in Oregon.
The Spirit of Our God Rests in Christ Jesus (1999, revised 2022) 3:16
SATB, assembly, text based on Isaiah 61
This piece was commissioned by St. Thomas More Newman Center in Eugene, Oregon. It is appropriate as a liturgical hymn.
The Spirit of God Rests in Christ Jesus
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Sweetest of Sweets (1996)
SATB, text by George Herbert
This piece was commissioned by Dennis Davenport, former director of the Adult Choir, St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Eugene, Oregon.
Six Songs on Rose Texts (1995-98) 12:36
for SATB choir
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
Several of these pieces were premiered by the University of Oregon Chamber Choir. Several others saw their premiere by the Hardin-Simmons University Concert Choir.
Six Songs on Rose Texts for SATB chorus
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God, Father (1993‑94)
SATB, text by Bernard Scherr
This piece was premiered by the University of Oregon Chamber Choir under the direction of Kathryn Olson.
Psalm 22 (1991)
SATB and organ, text adapted by Bernard Scherr
Fanfare for Easter for SATB chorus, brass septet, and timpani (1987) 7:22
Scored for SATB chorus, 2 Bb trumpets, 2 F horns, 2 trombones, tuba, and timpani