Originally a homage to Jennifer Higdon’s trumpet songs, but I strayed.

Trumpet Song

Homage to Vivaldi

Stillborn

Monkey Pox

Carmel Beach

Hide And Seek

The slow movement from a suite of duets for soprano sax and piano (an excerpt). Global Warming was included in the nationwide series of events that Al Gore organized to raise awareness of global warming in 2008, in a San Francisco concert.  Lara Bolton is the pianist and Joshua Van de Hey is the saxophonist.

Global Warming / 3rd Movement

The gods were generous with rain in California during the Winter of 2023 and 24.  This Spring, the wildflowers have been spectacular.

Wild Flowers

Scored for SATB  chorus, with two pianos and percussion, this uplifting setting of e.e. cummings’ “i thank You God for most this amazing” was commissioned by the Wilmington Friends School to celebrate their 250th Anniversary. It is an excellent choice for pairing with the Killmayer reduction of Orff’s Carmina Burana.

There is, unfortunately, no live recording of the work.  This computer-generated recording attempts to give a general sense of what the piece is like.

View the score at https://www.swirlymusic.org/music/choral-music/michael-kaulkin-most-this-amazing/

Wild Flowers

Steve Conrad

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