This is a theme and variations I composed using my own original melody.

Variations on an Original Theme for clarinet and piano

Psalm 13 (in Czech)
composer: Keith Ramsey

Sung by the Downingtown High School East Choir
Performance June 23, 2011
director: Adam Speakman

Psalm 13

Medallion of Saint Paul

The inspiration for this composition was both the technical framework and instrumentation of the recording session, and my desire and attempt to experiment with musical form in order to paint a character portrait and tell a story.

My inspiration here was Saint Paul of the New Testament. I wanted to portray his character as it strikes my imagination — his fiery temperament and the urgency and excitement with which he proclaimed the Gospel.

Medallion in this sense is a small framed image you might see at a church— a window into the past. A picture which tells a story.

Recorded at the Synchron Stage in Vienna, Austria, as part of the Hollywood Music Workshop 2019.

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