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Catalogue of works

Published choral works

Welcome all wonders.  For SATB choir (some divisi) and brass quintet or organ.  Paraclete Press PPM01032I (choir and organ); PPM01032II (choir and brass quintet); PPM01032BP (brass parts).  [Listen to both versions on the Recordings page.]  "Th[is] piece . . . stands so well on its own and is free from the usual Christmas 'schmaltz' . . . it's a profoundly expressive and musical setting of a lovely text which could be sung really at any time of the year."  The Edinburgh (Scotland) Music Review described this piece as "gloriously lush."  Challenging

O sacrum convivium.  For SSATB choir, a cappella.  Paraclete Press PPM0180.  [Listen on the Recordings page.]  Characterized by Lydian harmonies and long vocal phrases, this setting seeks to impart a sense of the mystery of the Eucharist.  Challenging

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Forthcoming from Paraclete Press:  Two Advent Pieces (Come, thou long-expected Jesus and The Lord will come and not be slow).  For SATB choir (optional two-part in Come, thou long-expected Jesus) and organ.  Come, thou long-expected Jesus pairs the Charles Wesley text with the tune Jefferson from The Southern Harmony, 1854, and The Lord will come and not be slow pairs John Milton's text with the tune Bedford by William Wheale.  Easy

Unpublished choral works

If you would like to receive a perusal score of any of these works that have not been submitted for publication, please email jaywilcox1685@gmail.com with your request.

Ave verum corpus.   For SATB choir, cello, and organ.  This is a harmonically rich yet gentle and reflective setting of the familiar text, enhanced by a lyrical cello solo.  Moderate

Blessed are those who trust in the Lord.  For SSATB choir and organ.  This piece sets the text of Jeremiah 17:7-8 (which parallels the beginning of Psalm 1) in a predominantly homophonic manner with a completely independent organ part.  Moderately easy

Canticle of Creation.  For SATB choir (divisi), two pianos, vibraphone, timpani, glockenspiel, and tam-tam.  Also available with organ reduction replacing the original instrumentation.  Other accompaniment adaptations can be made for specific circumstances.  Challenging

Come, my way, my truth, my life.  For SATB choir and organ.  This is a lyrical strophic setting of George Herbert's familiar text.  The first verse is for soprano and alto voices, the second verse is set for four-part choir, and the third verse is for unison choir and descant.  Easy

Evensong Service Music.  For Officiant and SATB choir (brief soprano divisi at the end of the suffrages). This is a setting of the Rite II text of the Invitatory, Phos hilaron, Suffrages, and Amens after the Collects, featuring a harmonized setting of the traditional Lord's Prayer that the choir sings to support the congregation which chants the text on one note.  Moderate

God be in my head.  For SATB choir (divisi) and organ.  Setting the familiar Sarum text and
1 John 4:16b, this anthem begins with a four part harmonization of the Sarum text, followed by a short contrapuntal section setting the 1 John text.  When the original music and text returns, there is choral divisi supported by a richly harmonized organ accompaniment.  The final phrase ends the piece gently.  Moderate
 
Hark, the sound of holy voices.  For SATB choir and organ.  This text (by Bishop Christopher Wordsworth) and tune (by the mysterious "S. Mason") were published together in Songs of Praise, 1931, and form the basis for this hymn-anthem suitable for All Saints.  The harmonization for the first verse is entirely new; the second draws on that in Songs of Praise; music for the third verse is entirely original; the final verse features a descant and a rich organ accompaniment.  The second verse text has been revised to be more inclusive.  Moderately easy  

How far is it to Bethlehem?  For SSA choir and keyboard.  This is a setting of the traditional tune and the lovely Frances Chesterton text, in which the three vocal parts unveil themselves gradually, then intertwine over a gentle accompaniment.  Suitable for use with adult women or children's choirs.  Easy

Judah's Land.  For SATB choir (alto divisi in one verse), a cappella, and solo soprano descant for last verse.  This is a setting of a little-known Appalachian carol.  Moderate

Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B minor.  For SATB choir (some divisi) and organ.  "[This] is a beautiful, and pleasingly manageable, setting. I was particularly struck by the manner in which you lit the Gentiles in the Nunc. Gorgeous and powerful in it’s simplicity . . . [T]he way you write is kind to the singers, satisfyingly challenging, and highly effective for the listener, with minimal fuss!"  Nicholas J. White, composer/conductor.  Moderately difficult

Psalm 8.  For double choir and organ.  This work was commissioned for the consecration of an Episcopal Bishop.  Challenging

The souls of the righteous.  For SATB choir and organ (5 measures of soprano divisi at the climax).  [Listen on the Recordings page.]  This is a rich and reflective setting of portions of the text of Wisdom, chapter 3.  One conductor said, "That is a gorgeous setting!"  Moderate

The Transfiguration.  This is a dramatic setting of the transfiguration of Jesus as recounted in the synoptic gospels for SATB (some divisi) choir and organ, which ends with an original hymn tune setting of two verses of the text "O light of light, love given birth."  Moderate

The Truth from above.  For SATB choir and organ.  This anthem sets the traditional text and melody but also includes a freely composed third verse.  Easy

What is the crying at Jordan?  For SATB choir and organ.  This anthem sets the wonderful text by Carol Christopher Stone to original music.  Special permission was obtained from the Stone estate to set this text.  Moderate
 

Music for instruments

Adagio in G minor for B flat clarinet and organ

Three Chorale Preludes on Eucharistic Hymns set to tunes by Orlando Gibbons [1. Thou, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray (Song 1); 2. Completed, Lord, the holy mysteries (Song 4); 3. Draw nigh and take the body of the Lord (Song 46)]

 
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