The Soul’s Expression | John Muehleisen | The Soul’s Expression – Voicing: SATB DIV Solo(s): Soprano Solo (short: 5 Measures Only) Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 2:30 Notation: Standard Text Source: Elizabeth Barrett Browning Language: English Descriptive Terms: Intensely Spiritual, Mystical, Apocalyptic, Surreal First Performance: May 06, 2006 : The Esoterics, Eric Banks, Christ Episcopal Church, Tacoma, WA Text SettingSource for Scores(P:E 302/1642~2022-Q2) |
Veni Sancte Spiritus | John Muehleisen | Veni Sancte Spiritus – Voicing: SATB (WITH DIVISI) Solo(s): Soprano (brief: 3 Measures) Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 13:30 Notation: Standard Text Source: Stephen Langton: Archbishop of Canterbury, Liturgical Latin, St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi Language: Latin Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Pentecost, Feasts And Services of the Holy Spirit Descriptive Terms: Holy Spirit, Light, Healing, Comfort First Performance: May 13, 2005 : Seattle Pro Musica, Karen P. Thomas, St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/1626~2022-Q1) |
Three Limericks | John Muehleisen | Three Limericks – Voicing: TTBB Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 11:45 Notation: Special presentation of frog sounds Text Source: Edward Lear Language: English, Frog Sounds In Multi-languages Descriptive Terms: Humor, Fun, Memorial, the Elderly First Performance: March 14, 2014 : #1: Illumni Men’s Chorale, #2 + #3: Univ. of Wyoming Singing Statesmen, #1. Scott Kovacs, #2 + #3: Nicole Lamartine, #1: Seattle, WA, #2 + #3: Laramie, WY Text SettingSource for Scores(P:E 302/1608~2021-Q4) |
Consolation (Requiem for Parkland) | John Muehleisen | Consolation (Requiem for Parkland) – Voicing: SSAA Instrumentation: Piano, Chimes (Tubular Bells) Performance Length: 12:00 Notation: There is some brief aleatoric notation in places. Text Source: Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Requiem Mass Language: English, Latin Descriptive Terms: Remembrance, Loss, Memorials, School Shootings, Hope First Performance: January 23, 2020 : Arvada West High School - Company West Treble Choir, Chris Maunu, The Broadmoor Conference Center, Colorado Springs, CO Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/1587~2021-Q3) |
Kyrie in Angustiis (Kyrie for Troubled Times) | John Muehleisen | Kyrie in Angustiis (Kyrie for Troubled Times) – Voicing: SSAATTBB Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 6:15 Notation: Standard Text Source: Liber Usualis, Sarum chant Language: Latin Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Lent Descriptive Terms: Mercy, Peace, Hope, Counterpoint, Emotional Contrast First Performance: May 20, 2017 : Bellingham Chamber Chorale, Ryan Smit, First Congregational Church, Bellingham, WA Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/1527~2021-Q2) |
Tides of Peace | John Muehleisen | Tides of Peace – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 7:00 Notation: Standard Text Source: Henry Van Dyke Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Music Festival, Festival Choir, Honor Choir Descriptive Terms: Music, Nature, Water, Peace, Beauty First Performance: December 14, 2013 : Bainbridge Chorale, Michael Austin Miller, Rolling Bay Presbyterian Church, Bainbridge Island, WA Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/1558~2021-Q2) |
Love is | John Muehleisen | Love is – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Trumpet Performance Length: 6:45 Notation: Standard Text Source: Rabi’a of Basra Language: English Descriptive Terms: Love, Meditation, Sufi, Persian, Music Festival First Performance: October 25, 2019 : Nicholls State University Concert Choir, John St. Marie, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/1514~2021-Q1) |
Ascendit | John Muehleisen | Ascendit – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 4:17 Notation: Standard Text Source: Acts 1, Feast of the Ascension Language: Latin Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Ascension Descriptive Terms: Celebratory, Uplifiting, Singing, Praise, Transcendance First Performance: May 07, 2005 : Opus 7, Dale Warland, St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/1509~2020-Q4) |
Eternity Passing Over - An Arctic Requiem | John Muehleisen | Eternity Passing Over - An Arctic Requiem – Voicing: SA-SATB Solo(s): Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass Instrumentation: Inupiat Drum Performance Length: 14:45 Notation: Standard Text Source: Gerard Manley Hopkins, Robert Service, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, John Henry, Cardinal Newman, Henry Vaughan, Richard Crashaw Language: English, Latin Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Memorial Services, Remembrance, Requiem Mass Descriptive Terms: Alaska, Arctic, Death, Hope, Nature First Performance: May 08, 2015: Seattle Pro Musica, Karen P. Thomas, St. James Cathedral; Seattle, WA Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/1181~2020-Q3) |
Eat Your Vegetables! - Set One | John Muehleisen | Eat Your Vegetables! - Set One – Voicing: SATB Solo(s): Soprano Instrumentation: Clarinet In B-flat Performance Length: 8:00 Notation: Standard Text Source: Joanne Gunnerson Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Spring, Summer Descriptive Terms: Food, Funny, Humor, Vegetables First Performance: Oct 28, 2010: Central Washington University, CWU) Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, cond), Dr. Wayne S. Hertz Concert Hall, CWU, Ellensburg, WA Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/1119~2020-Q2) |
Glory! | John Muehleisen | Glory! – Voicing: SSAA-SSAA Instrumentation: Piano, Snare Drum Performance Length: 8:15 Notation: Standard Text Source: Emily Dickinson Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Valentine’s Day Descriptive Terms: American Poets, History, Literature First Performance: May 31, 2008: Northwest Girlchoir, Sara Boos, Meany Hall, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/1018~2019-Q4) |
Making Peace | John Muehleisen | Making Peace – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Piano, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone Performance Length: 8:50 Notation: Standard Text Source: Denise Levertov Language: English Descriptive Terms: Darkness, Light, Peace, Politics, War First Performance: May 16, 2015: Choral Arts Northwest, Robert Bode, St. Joseph Catholic Church. Seattle Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/986~2019-Q3) |
Invocation | John Muehleisen | Invocation – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 4:30 Notation: Standard Text Source: Carmina Gadelica Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Advent, Christmas Descriptive Terms: Celtic First Performance: Dec 06, 2003: Dale Warland Singers, Dale Warland, St. Olaf Catholic Church, Minneapolis, MN Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/946~2019-Q2) |
River Moons | John Muehleisen | River Moons – Voicing: SSAATTBB Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 6:30 Notation: Standard Text Source: Carl Sandburg, Smoke and Steel (1920) Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Spring Descriptive Terms: Alzheimers, Memory, Moon, Nature, Water First Performance: Mar 06, 2006: Choral Arts Ensemble, Michael Culloton, Rochester, MN Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/919~2019-Q1) |
Singing Together | John Muehleisen | Singing Together – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 4:15 Notation: Standard Text Source: Jill Clymer Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Festival Descriptive Terms: Community, Healing, Hope, Music, Singing First Performance: Oct 07, 2017: Opus 7 Vocal Ensemble, Loren Pontén, University Congregational United Church of Christ, Seattle, WA Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/880~2018-Q4) |
The Stars Still Shine | John Muehleisen | The Stars Still Shine – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 7:30 Notation: Standard Text Source: Charles Anthony Silvestri Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Spring Descriptive Terms: Hope, Korea, Love, Nature, Stars, Trees First Performance: Mar 19, 2015: Dolce Canto, Peter Park, Missoula, MT Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/859~2018-Q3) |
Hope | John Muehleisen | Hope – Voicing: SSA Solo(s): Soprano, Alto Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 5:00 Notation: Standard Text Source: Emily Dickinson Language: English Descriptive Terms: Confidence, Courage, Faith, Inspiration, Optimism, Poetry First Performance: Jun 15, 2013: Seattle Girls’ Choir, Prime Voci, Jacob Winkler, Venue Town Hall, Seattle Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/726~2017-Q4) |
Prairie Waters by Night | John Muehleisen | Prairie Waters by Night – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 5:15 Notation: Standard Text Source: Carl Sandburg, Cornhuskers (1918) Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Spring Descriptive Terms: Birds, Moon, Nature, Night, Water First Performance: Apr 24, 2004: Dale Warland Singers, Dale Warland, Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church, St. Paul, MN Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/670~2017-Q3) |
Perplexed Music | John Muehleisen | Perplexed Music – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 3:45 Notation: Standard Text Source: Elizabeth Barrett Browning Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Memorial Services, Funerals, Remembrance, Afterlife, Music Theme Descriptive Terms: Comfort, Hope, Mourning, Music, Women Poets First Performance: May 06, 2006: The Esoterics, Eric Banks, Christ Episcopal Church, Tacoma WA Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/562~2016-Q4) |
Sing to Me! | John Muehleisen | Sing to Me! – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 4:00 Notation: Standard Text Source: Ella Wheeler Wilcox Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Spring Descriptive Terms: Celebration, Festival, Hope, Love, Music First Performance: Jun 10, 2013: Edmonds Community College Symphonic Choir, Kirk Marcy, Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/501~2016-Q3) |
Da pacem | John Muehleisen | Da pacem – Voicing: SSAA Solo(s): Soprano Instrumentation: Unaccompanied Performance Length: 7:25 Notation: Standard Text Source: Liturgical Latin Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Lent, Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day Descriptive Terms: Bach, Gregorian Chant, Peace, War First Performance: Mar 15, 2008: Seattle Pro Musica Women’s Schola, Karen P. Thomas, St. James Cathedral, Seattle, WA Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/325~2016-Q2) |
When All Is Done | John Muehleisen | When All Is Done – Voicing: SATB Instrumentation: Trumpet In C Performance Length: 9:25 Notation: Standard Text Source: Paul Laurence Dunbar Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Memorial Services, Funerals, Remembrance Descriptive Terms: African American, Matthew Shepard, Oppression, Remembrance, Social Justice First Performance: Apr 02, 2009: University of Wyoming Choir, Nicole Lamartine, University of Wyoming Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/306~2015-Q4) |
The Field | John Muehleisen | The Field – Voicing: TTBB Instrumentation: Field Drum Performance Length: 13:15 Notation: Standard Text Source: Stephen Crane, Herman Melville, Sara Teasdale Language: English Seasonal/Liturgical Use: Memorial Services, Veteran’s Day Descriptive Terms: Civil War, Military, Peace, Remembrance, Veterans, War First Performance: Mar 14, 2015: Harvard Glee Club, Andrew Clark, Christ Church, Johnson Square, Savanah, GA Text SettingComposer’s NotesSource for Scores(P:E 302/303~2015-Q3) |