Mark Twain Suite →
Texts adapted by the composer
Chorus SATB, tenor solo and orchestra
Commissioned by New York Choral Society
David Bender, Tenor
Robert DeCormier, conductor
Premiered in Carnegie Hall
Lawson-Gould Music Publishers
Centaur Records
Four movements, 30 minutes
Dayenu: A Passover Oratorio →
From Old Testament, Talmud, and Holocaust writings
Tenor and baritone solos, chorus SATB and orchestra
Commissioned by New York Choral Society and Central Synagogue
Premiered in Carnegie Hall
Adam Klein, tenor; Cantor Richard Botton, baritone
John Daly Goodwin, conductor
Mobart Music Publications
Two movements, 50 minutes
Dateless Calendar →
Poems by Sally Fisher
Chorus and six instruments
Commissioned by New Amsterdam Singers
Clara Longstreth, Music Director
Premiered in Church of the Holy Trinity, New York
12 mostly continuous short movements, 16-19 minutes
“In the Womb” →
From In the Beginning…
Libretto by Toni Mergentime Levi
Chorus with electronic accompaniment
Premiered by New Amsterdam Singers
Clara Longstreth, Music Director
Merkin Concert Hall
10 1/2 minutes
“Van Gogh at San Rémy” →
7 ½ minutes
Fourth movement of
Journeys & Secrets
Poems by Toni Mergentime Levi
Chorus and 12 instruments
Commissioned and premiered by New Amsterdam Singers
Clara Longstreth, Music Director
Mobart Music Publications
Four movements, c. 25 minutes
Bye, Bye Toots: A Memorial Cantata →
Poems by Ann and Burt Chernow
Chorus SATB and piano or guitar
Commissioned by Bert Chernow Memorial Concerts
Premiered by Orphenians of Staples High School, Norwalk, CT
Alice Lipson, conductor
Temple Shalom, Norwalk, CT
Recorded by Counterpoint, Robert DeCormier, conductor
Albany Records
Lawson-Gould Music Publishers
Four movements, 14 minutes
Holy Willie’s Prayer →
Poem by Robert Burns
Chorus SATB and chamber orchestra
Commissioned by and premiered by Robert DeCormier Singers
Robert DeCormier, conductor
Merkin Concert Hall, New York
Mobart Music Publications
One movement, 9 1/2 minutes
Acts of Love
Poems by Sally Fisher
Chorus SATB and chamber orchestra
Commissioned by New Amsterdam Singers
Clara Longstreth, Music Director
Merkin Concert Hall, New York
Albany Records
Six movements, 24 minutes
Bow Down Thine Ear, O Lord
Psalms 86 and 19
8 voices or double chorus, a cappella
Commissioned by Antonio and Marjorie Ramirez
Premiered by Choir of St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, New York
One movement, 5 minutes
Songs for the Synagogue
Co-composer: Rabbi Mark Lipson
Cantor, adult and children’s choirs, and quintet or chamber orchestra
Commissioned and premiered by Temple Shalom of Norwalk, CT
Conducted by the composer
Transcontinental Music Publications
Nine movements, 25 minutes