A tender one-movement work about eternal love. Poem by Walt Whitman.
Suitable for young or professional singers and high school, college, or professional English horn and piano players. 

A version for viola is in the works. Ask at email address below.

Pre-premiere audio rendition: Dorico and NotePerformer. (Vocal sounds are indeed lacking! Want to make a demo for me?!)

"Wow, this is gorgeous! The English horn sounds very vocal and I really love it." Beth Wheeler, principal English horn, Arkansas Symphony Orchestra

"Sensitive text setting, awareness of the voice's most natural moves up and down, intervals spelled intelligently, great harmonic support. Suitable for a professional or younger singers…I say, brava! This is wonderful!" Lisa Neher, soprano/vocal coach/composer

Score and parts available at Trevco Music. 
For more information, email: musicshopATscribelightmusicDOTcom.
Score and parts available at J. W. Pepper.
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Came a Drop Gently

Markovich: Came a Drop Gently

II. Danza Lenta

I. Scisma

III. Con Fuoco

This is an unmastered, raw sketch of an idea I'm working on.

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Soaking Winds

Mood Swing

This is the full rendition of HALLELUJAH IN THE DARKNESS, which is dedicated to my husband, Richard, who has recovered miraculously from an aggressive cancer through his faith in Jesus Christ, the Healer of healers.
The audio was created on Sibelius Notation Software with NotePerformer and is a computer rendition of the work. Score and parts available at J. W. Pepper.
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HALLELUJAH IN THE DARKNESS: COMPLETE SCORE

Beyond the Noble Way is a new additional to the brass repertoire. It is a story of married romance which begins with a call for two to become one. It weaves between two lovers and ends with Father God's assurance that, through it all, He is with them beyond the noble way. It is dedicated to the late Patricia Zadrozny, the wife of a dear friend of mine who is an incredible trombonist. The horn represents Pat and the trombone is her husband, Ed. The title came from her married name. Patricia means "noble." Zadrozny is a Polish name that means "beyond the way." This is a computerized version.

Score and parts available at J. W. Pepper
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Beyond the Noble Way

Beyond the Noble Way for Brass Quintet

"EMERGENCE was commissioned by Rebecca Vendemo, founder/conductor of the Spring Hill Orchestra, and premiered on October 26, 2019. It was on my heart to write with Tennessee in mind and to write about women rising up. The theme is about emerging purpose in a season where women, who have been traditionally undervalued, are being rightly recognized and brought forth. The motifs were gleaned from my childhood favorite hymn tune, "Purpose," by Martin F. Shaw. Shaw himself was an advocate for women. Just like our purpose emerges, fragments of the hymn emerge in this work and are nurtured and developed. They grow into the full-blown melody of the hymn, "Purpose," in all its triumph."     ~ Judith Markovich

Score and parts available at J. W. Pepper.
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EMERGENCE: Tone Poem on the Hymn Tune "Purpose"

This is the second edition, full version of The Looking Glass, a contemporary dance suite by Judith P. Markovich, is a unique five-movement piece for 13 players: woodwind quintet, trumpet, bass, and percussion. The TITLE was inspired by the poet Dale Wimbrow who challenges us to listen to the guy in the mirror.

Score and parts available at. TrevcoMusic.com

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The Looking Glass

LAMENT is for piano quintet and empty chair, dedicated to my dear friend, Laura Flax. Laura, the first female clarinetist of the New York City Ballet Orchestra and member of the Da Capo Chamber Players, was a fierce inspiration. I planned to meet up with her in NYC on a recent trip, but when I found out that she had passed, I was too numb to speak.

Like metal to a magnet, I was drawn into my studio and stared at my music notation software, unable to move. One lone, long note pushed through waves of grief. It came again, and again. I finally wrote it down but struggled. My familiar harmonic colors felt so shallow in light of my intense grief. I needed something deep. Suddenly I remembered the last time I heard Laura play. It was a Messiaen piece, which he wrote in a concentration camp. It then knew its octatonic mode brought the depth of color to my sound palette that I needed. 

Lament travels through undulations of numbness, anger, denial, and ends with a final surrender to acceptance. Though the empty chair represents my own friend's absence, performers are free to use the empty chair to represent any loss of their own. 

Laura, job well done.

Score available for perusal. Parts available at:
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Lament

LAMENT for Piano Quintet and Empty Chair

Three Miniatures for Viola is an unaccompanied solo chock full of spirited fun and challenge. A soft touch of romance is sandwiched between two rhythmic, multi-metered movements.  For violists longing for a short, showy contemporary piece to balance a future program, this may very well compliment your selections.

Premiere by international violist Brett Deubner, June 2020, at the Paris “Festival Komm, Bach!”

You can obtain a score at: J. W. Pepper
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THREE MINIATURES for Solo Viola

This is a frolicking, fun piece dedicated to Roger Wiesmeyer, English hornist of the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. When I talked about writing a duo for him, he requested cello. We talked about a rhapsody but what came out of me was this happy set of dances, something, we both agree, the world could use about now.

This fun piece is now available for two cellos, clarinet & bassoon or cello, English horn & bassoon, viola & bassoon.

A recording of the premiere is available at: https://youtu.be/d3Bqm_4pBq8. 

As always, you can request a perusal score or purchase this work at: https://jwpepper.com/

Thanks for listening!
Score and parts available at TrevcoMusic.com
https://judithmarkovich.com

The Dabbling Duck: Dance Suite for English Horn and Cello

"Remember" suspends sound and time to create a place where memory can move from treasured moment to moment. It is a piece that is part of a larger work called "Lost Daughters."

"Remember" for viola, piano, and chime is from the original version for piano. 
this viola version was requested by concert soloist Brett Douglas Deubner. It was released in June of 2021 by PARMA's Navona Records on the Album "Mother Earth." https://www.navonarecords.com/catalog/nv6351/ (Also, available on Apple Music, Amazon, and Spotify.

Subsequently, a version for English horn and another for clarinet were made available. Other versions can be arranged upon request.

For more information or to obtain the score/parts, they are available at J. W. Pepper: https://bit.ly/3zHw8xV
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Thank you for listening.

Remember for Viola, Piano, & Chimes

With an M.M. in performance from The Juilliard School, Judith Pauley Markovich, American composer of orchestral, choral, improvisational, and chamber works, began studying composition at 65. "It's never too late to find yourself. I hope to be a bridge between worthy ancient and future sound. Thanks for your hearts and comments! Feel free to share."

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