Pieces written for the theory class I'm doing. The projects tend to be rather strict on what I can and can't do... and it's sometimes formulaic but always stretching to write things that are "right" and yet sound not so right to my ear. But it's neat to see how little things like the type of a chord or its inversion make a genre what it is. 

Leaves

The Meaning Of What?

just a bit of silliness, really.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,
How I wonder where you are, 
Up above the world so high,
I see no diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,
I don't see you where you are.

Twinkle, little star,
Oh so small and yet so far,
So twinkle with all you are,
Little light, no' shinin' bright,
Can't see you a-way up there,
But twinkle, twinkle,
Lonely little star...

Little Star Blues

Lyrics by Edward Shillito. I know it's hard to follow without a score because of melisma, so hopefully I'll figure out a way to do that, but in the mean time I'd appreciate any comments on how it sounds. This is in 3/4, and I've since changed it to 4/4, beginning with a pickup, but haven't changed it on here because it's essentially the same.

If we have never sought, we seek Thee now;
Thine eyes burn through the dark, our only stars;
We must have sight of thorn-pricks on Thy brow;
We must have Thee, O Jesus of the Scars.
The heavens frighten us; they are too calm;
In all the universe we have no place.
Our wounds are hurting us; where is the balm?
Lord Jesus, by Thy Scars we claim Thy grace.
If when the doors are shut, Thou drawest near,
Only reveal those hands, that side of Thine;
We know today what wounds are; have no fear;
Show us Thy Scars; we know the countersign.
The other gods were strong, but Thou wast weak;
They rode, but Thou didst stumble to a throne;
But to our wounds only God’s wounds can speak,
And not a god has wounds, but Thou alone.

Jesus Of The Scars

words by Edward Shillito during WWI. 
Performed by the K family, Meaghan P, and Kyleigh Dunn.

copyright 2014 Kyleigh Dunn

Hiding Place

I Wonder As I Wander Acc by Baby

Mr. Tumnus's Lullaby

I Wonder As I Wander

oboe arrangement of Victor C. Johnson's SSA setting of Coventry Carol.

With the holidays so often being spoken of as a time of joy and celebrating, it feels like there is often no place for scars and sorrow. This song was frequently on my mind last Christmas, while praying for Aleppo and wading through postpartum depression, and it has been a good reminder to me that in Christmas God joined our suffering, carried our sorrows, and bore our grief.

Coventry Carol

Live recording of my hymn arrangement "Crucifixio," a meditative arrangement of "Ah, Holy Jesus" and "O Sacred Head Now Wounded." 

Piano: Mani B.
Cello: Marcella W.
Oboe: Kyleigh F. 

Kyleigh Dunn

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