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Not sure if this counts, but i'd love to add the Poulenc Double Piano Concerto. The writing is amazingly French, and always crystal clear. It's amazing the way Poulenc handles the piano parts. Price Walden

Sorry to keep on, but I keep getting reminded of new pieces. Alfred Reed's First Suite for Band, especially the last movement. (It makes for an excellent finish to any concert.) To Walk With Wings by Julie Giroux Solas Ane by Samuel Hazo Anahita by Roshanne Etezady Shadow Dance by David Dzubay A Movement for Rosa by Mark Camphouse Ok. I promise I'll stop now. At least for tonight. Price Walden

Yikes! Can't believe I left out the two Holst Suites! I'm dissapointed in myself. Also, Southern Harmony by Donald Grantham Waking Angels by David Gillingham Give Us This Day by David Maslanka Niagra Falls by Michael Daugherty (ran out of David's) Red Cape Tango by Michael Daugherty Any movement of The Divine Comedy by Robert W. Smith Fusion by Brian Balmages In Wartime by David del Tredici Hammersmith: Prelude and Scherzo by Gustav Holst Symphony No. 1, "My Hands Are a City" by Jonathan Newman Slalom by Carter Pann Symphonic Dance No. 3 "Fiesta" by Clifton Williams La Fiesta Mexican by H. Owen Reed I Wander the World in a Dream of My Own Making by Christopher Theofanidis (there's a moutful..) Vientos y Tangos by Michael Gandolfi Suite Dreams by Steven Bryant (would go exactly behind Holst's Suite in Eb for obvious reasons..) Eternal Father, Strong to Save by Claude T. Smith Ecstatic Waters by Steven Bryant (you'll need an electronics set up, but it's well worth it.) Ok, so I kind of like wind ensemble music. This should keep you busy for a while though. Price Walden

Children's March is wonderful. It never fails to get stuck in my head. Some other cool pieces: Any piece by John Mackey (Welcome to Osti Music) Windsprints and the "sequel" Whirlwinds by Richard Saucedo Ride by Samuel Hazo Any piece by David Holsinger Mambo Furioso by Brant Karrick

First impressions: I absolutely loved it. To me, I hear a lot of Barber, but it still very fresh and unique. The piano writing was very nice, and I think it all worked together to create the perfect mood for the poem. Bravo on a great piece and a great performance! -PW.

There's no way I can pick just five, so I'm going to create a running list. (in no particular order.) Tchaikovsky 1 Rach 2 Grieg Ravel G Major Ravel Left Hand Gershwin Corigliano Barber Beethoven Emperor Rach Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (can't believe nobody's mentioned it yet) Price Walden

Recipient of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize. All the info, program notes, and a recording can be found here. Im not sure quite what to call this, but whatever it is, its pure genius (imho.) Price Walden

Try telling that to all the sopranos hitting those high Eb's. (not to mention all the Cs, Dbs, scales, etc...)

Actually, these books were written for children. Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll was his pseudonym) told these stories to three little girls while floating down the River Thames one afternoon. The middle girl, Alice Pleasance Liddell (whom the books were named after) begged Dodgson to write them down. You can read all about the history here. But the pieces are great. Good job. Price Walden

Thanks for the kind words. I thought the same thing about the dynamic contrast, but the choir only had about a week with the piece before the premiere, so I didn't complain. Price Walden

It's been a while, but I finally found time to post the recording from the premiere performance. It's at my local community college's spring chorus concert from last year. The performance is by the chamber choir which consists of about 20 singers, (14 of which were men!). You can find the original thread for this piece here. And the mp3 can be found here. And the score (viewable, not printable) is attached below. Any comments/suggestions are appreciated. Thanks Price Walden The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls (protected).pdf

True, most pieces do tend to go overboard on the same subjects. But if you are not going to add anything to or enhance the text you're setting, the choir might as well be singing their ABCs. I agree, this is WONDERFUL music, but it fails to paint the text, IMHO.

Since when is there anything wrong with setting english texts?...

Hey! I think you have done a great job with this setting, however i think you might have done yourself in with your text choice. As far as i know, e.e. cummings is still under copyright. So unless you got permission from his estate, you can't use his text. But great setting though. Price Walden

Jeff- Thanks for the nice words. I really wanted to wait a while until we reached the climax. It was the first part of the piece I wrote, so I had that feeling stuck in the back of my head as I wrote the rest of the piece. I think saving the climax until last makes it much more effective, and it goes more in line with the poem. Thanks again.