Light, ‘ragtime’ feel

A Rich Heffler Music arrangement. This solo is presented in a pastoral setting being very reflective. Melodic material is not modified to a larger degree allowing for a solemn setting

Traditional setting; acc.

Traditional setting

March setting paired with the Irish song “Brian Boru”

A Rich Heffler Music arrangement. This solo is presented in a reverent setting in a minor key. The middle section shifts momentarily to a major mode and then quickly back to a minor mode. The soloist is provided the opportunity to express with a fluid cadenza which gives way to a final statement of harmonic shifts coming to a solemn close.

A Rich Heffler Music arrangement. The solo begins in a plaintive manner with light embellishment modulating upward in key to a more florid rendition of the melody. The final section goes back to the original key and continues onward in a florid manner.

Combined with music from Brahms Second Symphony in the opening. The second section is more straight-forward of the tune itself where it moves to the thematic material of Brahms once again. The coda section is tranquil where it comes to a final rest.

A Rich Heffler Music arrangement. The introduction establishes a dirge-like atmosphere joined in by the solo line carrying on the mood. The second section puts the melody in the piano part while solo soars above with a flowing obbligato and then shifts to the melody and concludes with a brief cadenza. The piece concludes with a melodic fragment in the piano and a smooth overflowing obbligato in the solo line

Traditional setting; acc.

A collection for viola and piano including arrangements on “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly,” ” O Hearken Ye,” and “Silent Night, Holy Night.” A set of solos that range from vigorous to solemn. With the ornamentation involved it lends a real opportunity for real artistry.