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The Little French Clock

The Little French Clock

The Little French Clock

The Little French Clock is a charming story about love and a clock. It is written in a conversational manner for the acting-singer. Duration: 1:30

Little Lamb

Little Lamb

Little Pastorale

Little Boy Blue

This setting of the Mother Goose nursery rhyme is a lullaby disguised as a ballad. The scoring is for mixed chorus and jazz trio, but it could be performed with just a piano (probably best with three hands). Primarily in four parts, the tight harmonies and relaxed rhythms make for a cool but passionate presentation. The text allows for introspection on the stages of life that can provoke a thoughtful response from singers and listeners alike. Duration: 3:15

Little Boy Blue

O Come, Little Children

The Junior Choristers of the Birmingham Boys Choir enjoyed performing this piece with their Dads singing the TB parts. What a treat for fathers (uncles) and sons to sing together. This carol is a very useful teaching tool. The melody has four phrases: phrases 1 and 2 are the same- phrases 3 and 4 are different, and yet similar. This is an excellent piece for teaching leaps and skips. -Ken Berg Duration: 3:00 The Junior Choristers of the Birmingham Boys Choir enjoyed performing this piece with their Dads singing the TB parts. What a treat for fathers (uncles) and sons to sing together. This carol is a very useful teaching tool. The melody has four phrases: phrases 1 and 2 are the same- phrases 3 and 4 are different, and yet similar. This is an excellent piece for teaching leaps and skips. -Ken Berg Duration: 3:00

O Come, Little Children

A syncopated setting with a sweet, sprightly piano accompaniment, this piece is a fine teaching tool for unison singing, vowel formation, and handling skips and leaps. There are a very few places where two parts are written, but they are easy. Useful and charming for any treble group at Christmas time. Duration: 2:25 A syncopated setting with a sweet, sprightly piano accompaniment, this piece is a fine teaching tool for unison singing, vowel formation, and handling skips and leaps. There are a very few places where two parts are written, but they are easy. Useful and charming for any treble group at Christmas time. Duration: 2:25

The Little French Clock

This Little Light O' Mine

Lullaby for a Little One

Little Bells Through Dark of Night

Little Bells Through Dark of Night

Jazz Miniatures

Great for recitals and concerts, this delightful set of seven titles showcases music that is at once Jazzy while also showing Classical restraint.I. Cerulean BluesII. Cinco RitmoIII. Suede Shoes BluesIV. It Takes TwoV. MirageVI. Little Dish RagVII. Calaveras County Jump

Verbum caro factum est

This little Christmas motet, the Responsory to the eighth Lesson of Second Vespers on Christmas, was composed in honor of the Rev. Dr. Vahe Simonian who, toward the end of his illustrious career, served as Interim Pastor at Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church, where the composer was Music Director. A setting of John 1:14 sung in Latin, it is through composed in the Renaissance manner, with each new phrase of text being ushered-in by a new musical idea. Duration: 3:00

Illusions

One dictionary definition of illusion takes a psychological perspective in saying that an illusion represents something in a way that may differ from reality. I wrote these little pieces with that concept in mind, that each one might express a single thought or emotion, but that the performer or the listener might hear them in their own individual ways. While some might say that an illusion is a misrepresentation of reality I think of the familiar adage, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If that is true, then each person's perception of each piece possesses its own reality.

We Are the Stars from Stargazing

"In 2002, I was commissioned by the Turtle Creek Chorale to compose a three-movement star-themed piece for their upcoming 'celestial' concert. I immediately knew that I wanted strings and celeste to serve as my heavenly' accompaniment; but what text should I choose? After immersing myself in poetry, I whittled it down to three that sang to me: Creator of the Universe, a Plato translation, We Are the Stars, an Algonquin Native-American poem, and (I couldn't resist) Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.  We Are the Stars is a spirited movement whereby the poet declares 'We are the stars which sing, Ourlight is our voice,' The rapidly alternating 3/8 and 2/4 meters, and ebb-and-flow dynamics, dance in celebration with the text."  'James Eakin III Duration: 2:55