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My Letter from Carl (2007)
Commissioned by The New Jersey Gay Men's Chorus
Lyrics by Joseph Shapiro
Carl writes to tell his boyhood friend Joey how much he misses him. Click here for the lyrics and story behind the song.
World Premiere
~June 15, 2007 NJGMC, Unitarian Universalist Church, 268 Washington Crossing – Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ 08560, (609)737-0515
~June 16, 2007 NJGMC, Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church, 716 Watchung Avenue (Intersection of East 7th St.), Plainfield, NJ 07060-2502, (908)756-2468
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Listen to the World Premiere!
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TTBB Chorus, Oboe and Piano |
 9:45 min
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How I Found Sam (2006)
Commissioned by Colla Voce in San Francisco
~June 11, 2006 Colla Voce, Fairfield Center for Creative Arts, Fairfield, California
~July 9, 2006, Colla Voce, St. John the Evangelist Church, San Francisco, California
~August 1, 2006, Colla Voce, Centre Pierre-Péladeau, Montreal, Canada (The Outgames)
Lyrics by James Skofield
Bay Area Reporter Preview
Jeffrey James Arts Consulting Press Release
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TTBB Chorus and Piano |
7:47 min |
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 (Tessitura Conference August 2006 Toronto, photo by Ron Porras) |
Tessitura Mission Chorus (2005) |
Commissioned for the 2005 Tessitura Conference in Boston, this SATB hymn uses the Tessitura Mission Statement as lyrics. (Tessitura is a software program designed for arts organizations.) |
Introduction by Don Youngberg |
4:36 min |
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Live Recording by Tessitura Chorus, BWG conducting |
3:33 min |
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Vienna Symphonic Library rendition
(Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon & Piano) |
2:38 min |
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Tessitura Mission Encore |
2:17 min |
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Tessitura "Hallelujah" Chorus with words by Jan Larocque |
4:36 min |
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The Benefit of Going to Law (2004)
Words by Ben Franklin. (2004 realization by Vienna Symphonic Library with flute replacing the soprano.)
Benjamin Franklin’s poem by the same title provides inspiration for this song with guitar and soprano. Ben Franklin’s timeless work tells the amusing story about the pitfalls of litigation – for everyone except the lawyer. Not having a soprano in my studio, below is my Vienna Symphonic Library rendition with flute replacing soprano.
Classical guitarist J. Andrew Dickenson was just awarded an Encore Grant from the American Composers forum to play this piece. |
Soprano and Guitar |
4:45 min |
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Piano Version |
4:45 min |
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Simple Town (1997)
The joys of growing up gay in rural America. |
TTBB Chorus and Piano |
9:00 min |
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