Composer · Choral Tenor · Publisher
Choral and vocal music rooted in poetry, shaped by craft, and written to be sung.
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SATB (a cappella) · 3′30″ · Level 3 (Intermediate)
A setting of Emily Dickinson’s poem for SATB a cappella choir, capturing the fleeting quality of early spring light. Luminous major-second harmonies evoke the poem’s central image, with suspended resolutions reflecting the bittersweet passage of a transient moment in nature.
SATB (a cappella) · 3′00″ · Level 3 (Intermediate)
Wistful Wind’s quick, rhythmic pattering of unaccompanied voices paints the scene for the listener: a chilly errant breeze in the hush before dawn. Just like the poet uses language to evoke imagery, the composer can use rhythm, melody, and harmony to support specific aspects of the text.
SATB, Piano / SSA, Piano / SATB (a cappella) · 4′00″ · Level 3 (Intermediate)
A vibrant new setting of Psalm 133, Hine Ma Tov celebrates the joy of community through a lyrical melody inspired by traditional Jewish tunes. Dramatic exclamations of Hine! (“Behold!”) build to a striking convergence on a single pitch—a musical portrait of the text’s vision of unity.
About the composer
I write choral music that grows out of the text, supporting and elevating the poetry. And as a singer myself, I ensure it always feels natural to sing.
My catalog of more than forty works spans sacred and secular, English and Hawaiian, intimate duets and full orchestral forces—always grounded in the human voice and the words it carries.
What I love most about Chris’s works is their immediacy. At every moment there is a potent direction, a flow that informs the listener that something interesting is happening now, that a story is being told, that emotions are steadily evolving toward some definable end. Chris imbues every page with structure and craftsmanship and careful planning, all geared toward the single purpose of a passionate, directly communicable, and intrinsically human experience.
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