choral / a cappella | chamber | opera/music theater | oratorio/cantata| piano
chorus and vocal ensemble
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The Bear 9:00 SATB, soprano solo, piano Lyrics bt Beatrix Gates
Coyote 2:40 SSA Lyrics: Trad. Pima, trans. Frank Russell. Performed (in order of appearance) by Mara Goodman, Anna Dembska, and Karen Haight
Earthly Light, cantata in three movements, commissioned by the Bagaduce Chorale
I Nuclear Sun
II Light Spectrum
III Photosynthesis (the plants sing to us)
13:00 SATB divisi, fl,ob,cl,2hn,btbn,cel,org. Lyrics by Anna Dembska
How Can I Keep from Singing? (arrangement in shape-note style) 2:16 SATB
Isn’t It True? Lyrics by Jacques Lusseyran
Life Is But a Dream 2:24 SATB Lyrics anon. Performed by Singin’ Local
Longing (Psalm 42) 5:00 SATB Lyrics: Psalm 42. Performed by Kiitos
¡Mira! (New York Harasses Sor Juana) 4:50 SATB divisi Lyrics by Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz. Performed by Singin’ Local
The Moth and the Fish Eggs
multiple voices Lyrics by Walt Whitman. Realized by Anna Dembska
Salt Marsh Suite 12:00 2 improvising sopranos
Three Pop Songs 7:30 SATB
Sittin’ Local Lyrics by Andrea Hawks. Performed by Singin’ Local
A Love Song Lyrics by Andrea Hawks
The Silver Pod Lyrics by Anna Dembska. Performed by Singin’ Local
Tiburon (chorale and round) 2:22 3 or 4 parts
Woody 3:30 SATB Lyrics anon. Performed by Chicago A Cappella
rounds
Joe Hill’s Will lyrics by Joe Hill
Three Refrigerator Rounds (from magnetic poetries)
Fish Song
Goodbye
Housekeeping
A Circle Is Cast lyrics: trad. Performed by Libana
Persephone Gathers Flowers (co-composed with Peter Dembski) lyrics by Clark Jordan
Kore Chant lyrics: trad., performed by Libana
Kriah 20:00 chorus, solo soprano and alto, giant puppets
chamber
Three Witch Songs
Invocation 3:45 improvising soprano
Flying (Drug Culture in Medieval Europe 4:25 2 sopranos and computer
Spellbound (A Witch Life, Part 1) 5:54 2 sopranos and computer
Lapis Lazuli 2:27 voice, piano
Heart Attack Soprano, Tenor, piano libretto by Betty Shamai
Songs from Storys for All 10:00 Lyrics by Andrea Hawks
The White Horse solo voice
The Sad Rabbit SATB
The Donkey With the Golden Shoes STB
The Fish with the Golden Teeth soprano
Dreaming 6:08 high male voice with 2 sopranos and piano
Wild Card Anatomy any number of improvisors
Hearing voice, piano
Light voice, piano
Touching voice, piano
Stop Thinking 4:30 soprano and string quartet Lyrics by Anna Dembska
Singing Bridge Songs 12:40 (from the original 1993 workshop version) Lyrics by Beatrix Gates
Lost Girl, Found Girl soprano, piano, percussion
Wild Blue soprano, piano, percussion
Green Leaves Be Green 2 sopranos, alto, piano, percussion
A Modern Woman 6:00 2 improvising sopranos and percussion
Bobby Shea 3:00 soprano, violin lyrics by Jean Marie Youngstrom.
Womens Song of the North 15:00 soprano, mezzo-soprano, percussion lyrics by Marsha Raredon
I Give You Back 4:35 soprano, drum Lyrics by Joy Harjo.
A Mother’s First Thoughts 3:30 voice, piano lyrics by Marsha Raredon
opera/music theater
The Singing Bridge, commissioned by Opera House Arts
80:00 s,s,s,a,t,t,bar/ct,b,fl,Bbcla/bcl,bn,perc,pump org,acc,vln,vla,vc Libretto by Beatrix Gates
To Music, commissioned by Karin Spitfire
45:00 soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto or tenor, piano/keyboard, 2 dancer/speakers
Enough is Enough, a puppet opera 40:00 7 singer/puppeteers and chorus Libretto by Andrea Hawks and Anna Dembska.
The Juniper Tree
60:00 soprano, harp, flute/saxophone Libretto by Anna Dembska, from the Brothers Grimm. Performed by Anna Dembska, Carol Emanuel, Tim Moran
oratorio/cantata
Kriah 20:00 chorus, solo soprano and alto, giant puppets
piano
Double Bounce: Ten Piano Duets for Adult Beginners piano 4-hand
Little Piano Pieces: 43 progressive pieces for beginning to intermediate adults piano 2-hand and 4-hand