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Noah’s “L’ark?”
Purely a novelty… with what Noah might have had to put up with. It begins with a flowing theme based on the call of the meadowlark, followed by the antics of the cuckoo. Then comes the arrogance of the woodpecker theme, concluded by the cacophony of all these “birds” carrying on at once. A “L’ark?” for Noah?
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O Holy Night (band acc.)
A band accompaniment for the trumpet solo based on the piano accompaniment of the trumpet/piano version. Colorful scoring for the contrasts presented in the composition.
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Jesus Loves The Little Children
Presented as a nationalist tour on the theme through variation styles of: Oriental, Scottish, Russia, Latin, and a touch of an American Sousa march. The coda even makes a point of its own.
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March of Faith
Written in the style of a Sousa march, the march includes I Know I Have Believed and Trusting Jesus for the first two strains and incorporates Faith Is The Victory for the Trio. The traditions of Sousa are present along with some typical Sousa deviations.
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Faith Of Our Fathers
The selection opens with a declamatory fanfare. Following, the theme is presented in solo clarinet and later joined with a flute obligato. The lower wind parts present the theme with fanfare flourishes followed by woodwind counterlines. Block chords give a feeling of strength and conclusion and then ends with the fanfare that it began.
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Take Time To Be Holy
The piece begins in a subdued fashion (in F). The theme is then presented by upper woodwinds while supported by contrasting brass accompaniments. The middle section is an episode based on the texture of the opening theme. The form is an overall ABA with a reflective coda.
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Nothing But the Blood
Beginning with a fanfare motif (in Eb) the theme alternates between dynamic shifts as though a question and answer. The lower instruments then augment the melody, followed by imitation in the upper voices. The ending mirrors the fanfare of the beginning.
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