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Holiday Pops Arrangements with Chamber Orchestra
♦ You can learn more about this music here.
♦ To hear a sample of my full-orchestra pops music, please contact me.
"Go, Tell It on the Mountain!" / More info
"On This Day Earth Shall Ring" / More info
"The Seven Joys of Mary" / More info
"Ding Dong! Merrily on High" / More info
"See, Amid the Winter's Snow" / More info
"The Holly and the Ivy" / More info
"I Saw Three Ships" / More info
"In the Bleak Midwinter" / Watch video (of the piano acc. version) / More info
"Joy to the World!" / More info
"Sweet Baby, Sleep" (original composition) / More info
♦ The pieces below were professionally performed by Matthew Curtis of Choral Tracks:
"Have You Forgotten?" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"Old Joe Clark" (arr. of an American folk song) / Watch video / More info
"Loch Lomond" (arr.) / Watch video / More info
"Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day?" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"Afton Water" (arr. of a Scottish folk song) / Watch video / More info
"Night" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"Deck the Halls" (arr.) / Watch video / More info
"There Is No Rose of Such Virtue" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"Ding Dong! Merrily on High" (arr.) / Watch video / More info
"Silent Night" (arr.) / Watch video / More info
"Out of Your Sleep, Arise and Wake!" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"The Coventry Carol" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"Methinks I See an Heavenly Host" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"Behold a Simple, Tender Babe" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"Let Christians All with Joyful Mirth" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"Death, Be Not Proud" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"You Spotted Snakes" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
Choral Music — With Keyboard Accompaniment
♦ The pieces below were professionally performed by Matthew Curtis of Choral Tracks:
"Sleep" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"All This Night Shrill Chanticleer" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"All Through the Night" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"She's Like the Swallow" (arr.) / Watch video / More info
"The First Nowell" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"Simple Gifts" (arr.) / Watch video / More info
"This Endris Night" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"Balulalow" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"Jesus Christ the Apple Tree" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"Shenandoah" (arr.) / Watch video / More info
"See, Amid the Winter's Snow" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"My Heart Is Like a Singing Bird" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"Psalm 121 (I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes)" (orig. comp.) / Watch video / More info
"Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day" (arr.) / Watch video / More info
"My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose" (arr.) / Watch video / More info
~ FILM & ORCHESTRAL MUSIC ~
Film Music: "A Friend Indeed: The Bill Sackter Story"
Below are excerpts from my inspirational film score:
End Credits / Watch my music video*
Bill Moves to Iowa / Watch my music video*
Opening Credits / Watch my music video*
Movie Trailer #1
Movie Trailer #2
Film Company Logo
* Note: These music videos were made by me, to feature my music. They do not contain any images from the actual Bill Sackter film. The video I made for my End Credits music features photos of the real Bill Sackter.
♦ To hear more sound clips from this film, click here.
♦ To learn more about this film, click here.
Concert Suite from "A Friend Indeed: The Bill Sackter Story"
The following pieces are selections from my "A Friend Indeed ~ Concert Suite," which is a concert work based on the themes from my film score.
"Bill's Theme" / "New Beginnings"
To hear sound clips from the actual film score, click here.
With my background in film scoring, I decided to write some original concert pieces for full (or chamber) orchestra which have a cinematic feel to them. Each of these pieces has a different dramatic theme — they sound just like film music but were written for the concert hall. (Please note: They are not currently available for performance.)
A potpourri of dramatic themes:
"In a Hurry" (Comedy, portraying the hustle and bustle of a big city) / Watch video
"The Escape" (Action/Adventure music)
"The Fire" — excerpt (Eerie music)
"Learning the Truth" (Emotionally intense music)
"The Secret Treehouse" (Children's Adventure music) / Watch video
"Ireland ~ Land of Beauty" (A tribute to the Emerald Isle) / Watch video
"A Life of Honor" (Historical Drama theme)
"The Soldier's Dream" (Suspenseful music)
"The Journey Home" (Period Drama Romance):
1. Main Theme / Watch video
2. The Carriage Ride
3. Saying Goodbye
"Sketches from Appalachia" (Period Drama, 1930's):
1. Sunrise on the Mountain
2. Mountain Grandeur
3. Lost in the Forest
4. Nightfall on the Mountain
5. Night of Reflection / Watch video
Television Music (while working with Mike Post)
"L.A. Law" — Opening scene / Romantic scene
"Law & Order" — Dramatic scene
~ INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC ~
"Remembrances"
A string arrangement of Dvořák's "Songs My Mother Taught Me" and the traditional folk song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" — For more information, click here.
♦ To hear the entire piece, click here. (This is a large file, since the piece is ca. 8 mins.)
♦ Or, select from the following four excerpts:
Beginning of the piece / Middle of "Songs My Mother Taught Me" /
Transition from "Songs My Mother Taught Me" into "Twinkle" / Ending of the piece
"A Christmas Suite" for Flute, Viola, and Guitar
"Wassail!" / Watch video
"I Saw Three Ships" / Watch video
"Away in a Manger" / Watch video
"Ding Dong! Merrily on High" / Watch video
"Silent Night"
For more information on this music, click here.
Spillville Variations on a Theme by Dvorak
A set of 15 variations (each by a different composer) based on a theme by Dvořák, and scored for flute, viola, and guitar. My variation is a fugue based on the theme.
Main theme (transcribed by Jan Boland) / My variation (a fugue)
For more information on this music, click here.
Violin Sonatina
I. Andante / II. Allegro energico / III. Molto tranquillo (Watch video of mvt. 3)
For more information on this piece, click here.
~ CHURCH MUSIC ~
Hymn Arrangements
"Joy to the World" / More info
"It Came Upon the Midnight Clear" / Watch video / More info
"All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name" / Watch video / This piece is not currently available.
Choral Church Music
"Psalm 150" (Praise Ye the Lord!)* / More info
"Sing We All! 'Tis Christmas Morning" / Watch video / More info
* Sound clip coming soon
Organ Music
"Of the Father's Love Begotten" (Postlude) / Watch video / More info
"Blessed Be That Maid, Mary" (Offertory) / More info
Note: "Blessed Be That Maid Mary" is a noisy recording, but a wonderful performance!
"A Christmas Interlude for Oboe and Organ"
This offertory is an arrangement of "Lo, How a Rose" and "The Sussex Carol."
Sound clip (This is not a professional recording.) / Watch video / More info
"A Christmas Interlude for Strings"
This offertory is an arrangement of "In the Bleak Midwinter" and "Quem Pastores."
Hear excerpt (This is not a professional recording.) / More info
Hope you enjoyed what you heard!