I am a landscape artist.
I listen to the living, sacred spaces of our Earth.
Trees
Old Growth for symphony orchestra
Ode to Trees, from Earth: The Beloved
Living landscapes travel through time
reflecting light
holding space
Water
Fading Radiance: CoralEssence for mixed chamber ensemble
On the River Sky, a poem
Song of the Wind and Waters (from Earth: the Beloved) for choir and piano
Gleaming Tide, for symphony orchestra.
dying landscapes only survive by changing
disturbance is their sustenance
Fire
FireBirth for violin and piano
Landscapes are
divine imagination
mirrors of dreams
Sky
December Sky for soprano and mezzo soprano
Burning Eventide for symphony orchestra
Exquisite eventide,
shimmering blue light:
we praise you, O Bearer of Radiance,
at the gloaming of the day.
Deep pool of blue, azure, sapphire.
Nebulous realm, everlasting space,
infinite sphere.
- from Earth: the Beloved
Landscapes bear witness to the slow transformations of time
making everything new
Desert
Arroyo, for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, and piano
Deep, Blue Silence, for mezzo-soprano
On the clean edge, a poem
trembling with the unceasing rhythms of time
The Seasons
Song of the Spring, a poem
Song of the Autumn, a poem
Landscapes are larger bodies
that teach smaller bodies
to be at home in themselves.
Photo by Jorie Van Nest
The Human Family
breathless, a poem for choir
Reclaim, a poem for chamber orchestra
Come, Sacred Joy, string quartet
Thank You for Being Here, for choir
