r e p e r t o i r e (choral  & orchestral works)

The following selections are available for purchase or even possible premiere. Please inquire with Christina.

Suite of Harry T. Burleigh Spirituals

Wade in the Water

Deep River

Ride On, King Jesus

For String Orchestra 

• COMMISSION & PREMIERE by the Erie Philharmonic

• arranged for strings from Burleigh's baritone vocal solos

Stars Alone

A look at the vastness of theUniverse

    and how small we are within it

SSAATTBB + String Chamber Orchestra 

• COMMISSION by the Erie Chamber Orchestra

• featuring the Erie Renaissance Singers

• premiered April 2016  

              Erie Chamber Orchestra 2015-2016 season

• 2nd Place in the 2016 Ernst Bacon Memorial Award    

                               for Performance of American Music through The American Prize

Silence

SSAATTBB

Emotions we experience from birth to death (from silence to silence)

• premiered by The Vocal Art Ensemble

            Davis, CA -- April 2014

            Edinburgh, Scotland -- May 2014

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• awarded Honorable Mention

         for The American Prize 2015

       in the Professional Choral Composition category

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• premiered for flute ensemble by Flutasia of SUNY Fredonia October 2017

The New Moon

SSAA + Piano

Finding a moment of light in an otherwise dark day

• WINNER of the 2014 Mary Bussman Emerging Female Choral Composer Competition

• premiered Nov & Dec 2014 by the Twin Cities Women's Choir

• awarded Honorable Mention

         for The American Prize 2015

       in the Professional Choral Composition category

 

Rocking Softly

SSAATTBB

A mother gently rocking her baby to sleep

• premiered November 2013 by The Vocal Art Ensemble

• performed May 2014 by The Sacramento Master Singers

• semi-finalist for The American Prize 2014

Absence

SATB + Piano

A family grieves the loss of a loved one

• commissioned by the Lincoln High School Chamber Choir, Stockton, CA

• premiered October 2014

• featured at the Golden State Choral Competition, May 2015, Napa, CA

Constellation

SSAATTBB + Prerecorded Track

An admiration of the heavens

• commissioned by the Davis Chamber Choir

• premiered December 2014

• performed by Kamerkoor JIP of the Netherlands

In the Year Light

SSAATTBB

A musical portrait of the four seasons

• selected for workshop by Musica Intima of Vancouver, BC. March 6, 2015

• premiered November 2015 by The Erie Renaissance Singers

Nightfall

SSAA + Prerecorded Track

Reminiscence of evening walks with a loved one long ago

• WINNER of the Vox Musica 2015 Composition Contest

• to be premiered by Vox Musica of Sacramento, CA, May 31, 2015

• featured at the SacSings: Sacrameto Choral Festival June 13-14, 2015

• Premiere for arrangement for flute ensemble by Flutasia of SUNY Fredonia April 10, 2018

Audio

Coming

Soon

Ave Maria

SSAATTBB

A call for meditation

• awarded as "Recommended Work" by The C7Prize 2014

• currently featured on The C7Prize Marketplace

• to be displayed at 2015 ACDA Convention (C7Prize booth), Salt Lake City, UT

• to be premiered January 2016 by the Chatauqua Chamber Singers

Life is Lovely All the Year

SSAATTBB

Barbershop meets Madrigal in this witty men vs women romp

           over which season is lovliest

• premiered by The Vocal Art Ensemble June 2016

Audio

Coming

Soon

Voices

SSAATTBB

Representing the lives and accomplishments of three prominent women in technological

            and scientific history: Ada Lovelace, Marie Curie, and Sally Ride

• written with special permission from family of Sally Ride

• available for premiere (inquire with composer)

Available for Premiere!

Summer Night, Riverside

SSAATTBB

Remembering young love and a walk along the river

• available for premiere (inquire with composer)

Available for Premiere!

Renew

SSAATTBB

The emotional experience of setting and achieveing a life changing goal

• available for premiere (inquire with composer)

Available for Premiere!