COMPOSER & ARRANGER
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Music should inhabit our minds, but also our bodies, and our spirits. As a composer, I want my music to breathe and pulse and move like we do. If our bodies can sync to the music, our emotions can awaken to join the dance — and our hearts can be moved to sing!
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NEW OFFERINGS
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Song of My Heart | nature song cycle for SATB choir, piano & flute
— "Absolutely lovely and inspirational, the harmonies are glorious!" Down by the Salley Gardens | Irish folk song for SATB choir
— "gloriously inventive" The Water Is Wide | Irish folk song for SATB choir — coming in 2023
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SPIRITUALS & GOSPEL
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Marchin' to Zion | gospel hymn for SATB choir & piano
— "This one is a great closer" — performed by the AR All-State Mixed Choir I' Been in the Storm | from Three Spirituals for SATB choir
— "splendid arrangement" I Want Jesus to Walk with Me | from Three Spirituals for SATB choir (& opt. piano)
— "Tears in our eyes. Please sing at my funeral!" Somebody's Knockin' at Your Door | from Three Spirituals for SATB choir
— "rhythmically unpredictable"! See below for additional selections under Christmas and Lent & Holy Week
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CHRISTMAS
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O Holy Night | gospel setting of the Christmas favorite for SATB choir & piano
— "gorgeous smooth harmonizes and a stylized piano ... will shine in both concerts and worship services" Go! Tell It on the Mountain | a rousing rendition for SATB choir & piano
— "swingin' jazzy setting" Shout for Joy | Christmas spiritual for SATB choir
Ding Dong! Merrily on High | for SATB choir & organ (or piano, or handbells, or brass)
— "very effective! I especially like the carillon motif" — coming in 2023 |
LENT & HOLY WEEK
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Calvary | Quick-to-learn and powerful Holy Week spiritual for SATB choir
— "just body shaking ... I could sure hear that hammer ringing" Motherless Child | Quick-to-learn and moving spiritual for SATB choir
— "passionate, heartrending and so so poignant" I Want Jesus to Walk with Me | from Three Spirituals for SATB choir (& opt. piano)
— "Tears in our eyes. Please sing at my funeral!" |
AMERICAN SONGBOOK
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Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) | Cole Porter, arr. Harbold for SATB choir & piano
— "the bee's knees!" Come Rain or Come Shine | Harold Arlen, arr. Harbold for SATB choir & piano
— coming in 2023 |
COMMISSIONSTo explore a commission for a specific choir or a special occasion, let's connect. I’m available via Zoom for a free consult.
RECENT NEWSWatch for the March 2023 release of Down by the Salley Gardens, available through Santa Barbara Music Publishing. Until then, I invite you to enjoy Ensemble Altera's spectacular recording of this arrangement, under the direction of Christopher Lowrey:
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Some choirs performing my music.... |