From the Halls of Montezuma (The Marine Hymn) - Individual Parts

Montezuma - BASS

Montezuma - TEN

Montezuma - ALT

Montezuma - SOP

Montezuma - SATB

The premiere is set for May 2016!

THIS NIGHT

This night, though silent, stars will speak
While distant planets seem to sleep
As twinkling eyes reflect such dreams
A billion lights; unending deep

Your bed becomes a lunar scene
You leap across each bright moonbeam
No care at all what rest may bring
A brand-new day, a new daydream

O'er silver moons, with silver wings
Fly strange, yet wondrous, silly beings
Red mountain ranges, wide and steep
And rocket ships that hang from strings

From ‘top the moon, I’ve seen you leap
Your footprints there eternal keep
Across the void, so cold and vast
I feel your warmth, I feel you weep

Bring comfort, comfort, comfort fast
Another hour I cannot last
Like weary eyelids, shades are drawn
In finite time, one moment passed

If now your shining voice is gone
Then let me sleep forever on
And trace your luminescent path
And watch the glow of earth 'till dawn

This night, while silent stars still speak
Your company I'll always keep
If all the while I sleep, sleep, sleep
If all the while I sleep, sleep, sleep

This Night is an expression of deep love and loss, but also a connection that goes far beyond life or death...It is about hope and the anticipation of being together again someday in the heavens. It begins as a father finds himself in his child’s empty, unchanged room one evening, awake, remembering -- quite vividly, as if she were there -- how her imagination and dreams made him laugh and smile. And while he has been consumed with grief and loss, he begins to reconnect through memories and dreams, discovering that the spiritual bond between them is far more powerful than death, reaching across the vast emptiness of despair and comforting them both.

A theme of space and time are prevalent throughout, both sonically and in the text. Rich and colorful sonorities amplify the emotional context of the work and reflect the infinite imagination of a child’s mind.

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Cover Art, Words and Music Copyright 2015 D. M. Gardner
The background image of Earth is a public domain image from NASA.

This Night SOP 1 and 2

This Night SATB (pno)

This Night SATB (voices)

"Shenandoah" is among one of the most beloved and well known American folk songs. In this version, the subject of the voyager's song is that of his beloved homeland in Virginia, its natural beauty, and the deep, emotional connection to a land that continues to call him home.

This unique and memorable arrangement is great for any sized choir. It captures many colors and textures, representing not only the varying, beautiful landscapes and river scenes of the Shenandoah valley, but also the emotional turmoil of being separated from the places and loved ones left behind by the traveler.

Shenandoah BAS

Shenandoah TEN

Shenandoah ALT

Shenandoah SOP

Shenandoah SATB (piano playback)

Shenandoah (voices playback)

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A quick sight-read (or Finale playback)of choral music parts on a keyboard intended to help choir members learn their parts more easily.  Please note that because many songs have multiple verses, the rhythm will not always exactly match the score.  Additionally, since some of these are all quickly sight read, they are not perfect.  The full score playback is simply a compilation of all four parts to double check their accuracy.

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