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Year
Title
Original Artist
Instrumentation
2024
The Christmas Cantata (25′)
Lena McLin
Symphony Orchestra – sop., ten., bar., 1111/4441, SATB choir, strings
2024
I Have Nothing (5′)
Whitney Houston
Symphony Orchestra – 1110/2321, pno., el. bass, drum set, strings
2024
Traditional African American Spiritual, Mahalia Jackson
Solo voice, pno., org./kbrd., el. bass, drum set
Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat is based on the well-known poem of the same title by Ernest L. Thayer in the late 1800s. This musical version of the famous story was commissioned by the Dallas Symphony, followed by the composer arranging the work for wind ensemble at the request of Col. Michael Colburn, director of the “President’s Own” Marine Band in Washington, DC. I was commissioned to make this arrangement for my good friend Casey Delsandro’s senior bassoon recital.
Poem by Ernest L. Thayer
Original piece by Frank Proto
Wind Ensemble arrangement by Randol Alan Bass
Woodwind Quintet arrangement by Corey Stark
The Christmas Cantata
Rev. Dr. Lena McLin (1928-2023) was a prolific composer and educator and her Christmas Cantata has finally been recorded on stage, decades after its publication. This realization is thanks to Dr. Khyle Wooten’s vision and passion for bringing this music to a larger audience to share the work of underrepresented composers. I had the honor of orchestrating the accompaniment as well as stitching together the themes throughout the piece to craft an original overture for this renaissance performance and I am thrilled to be able to share it! Bravo to an outstanding performance by the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers.
I Have Nothing
Hear a cover of Whitney Houston’s chart-topping smash hit take the stage accompanied with expressive orchestral writing.
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Click play to automatically start @33:44 (or watch the whole thing, it’s great)
Soon I Will Be Done
A spin on the famous recording by Mahalia Jackson of this spiritual, performed by the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers.
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Click play to automatically start @1:07:13 (or watch the whole thing, it’s great)
Moment Musicaux no. 3
Orchestrated from a collection of 6 short solo piano pieces by Schubert, played by the Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra. Transposed down from F minor to E minor. Hats off to Franz for this one.
St. Thomas
My roots are really in jazz – check out this big band arrangement of the classic tune played by Governor Livingston High School jazz band (featuring me on alto 1!).
Click play to automatically start @13:36
Amazing Grace
Virtual wind ensemble arrangement of the popular hymn, published during April 2020 in light of the covid pandemic.