Michael Sitton

Department of Music, P.O. Box 9581  

Hollins University         

Roanoke, VA  24020  

w. 540-362-6262

fax 540-362-6648        -

msitton@hollins.edu     

 

              

 

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No.

 

Title/Description/Information

 

Publisher/

cat. number

 

Forces

 

acc/unacc

 

Year

 

1/1

 

Phos hilaron (in English)

(Orig. “A Service for St. John,” with 1/2 and 1/3)

dedication:      For the Chapel of St. John the Divine

Champaign, Illinois (2/21/88)

première:        Canterbury Choir, Chapel of St. John the Divine

other documented performances:  

  Hollins College Chapel Choir, 10/6/91 and 5/3/92; Spring Woods United Methodist Church, Houston, TX, 11/2/92; Church of the Good Shepherd, Columbia, SC (100th Anniv. Evensong), 10/7/01; St. David’s Episcopal Church, Roswell, GA, 10/21/01

comments:       BCP 1979 text. Relatively easy, fully supported in accompaniment.

 

Cathedral Music Press

(Mel Bay imprint)

MB 94397 A

(no longer in print; copies may be requested from the composer)

Published 1990

 

unison

 

acc.

(organ)

 

1986

 

1/2

 

Magnificat (in English)

(Orig. “A Service for St. John,” with 1/1 and 1/3)

comments:       BCP 1979 text. Fast, rhythmic; optional alternation between men and women, octave doublings, but can be sung in unison

 

 

 

unison

(opt. 2-pt.)

 

acc.

(organ)

 

1986

rev. 2001

 

1/3

 

Nunc dimittis (in English)

(Orig. “A Service for St. John,” with 1/1 and 1/2)

comments:       BCP 1979 text. Slow-moving melody over chordal accompaniment

 

 

 

unis.

 

acc.

(organ)

 

1986

rev. 2001

 

1a

 

Nunc dimittis (in English)

(Revised from 1/3 above)

comments:       BCP 1979 text. Chordal accompaniment distributed among voice parts

 

 

 

SATB

 

acc.

(organ)

 

1987

 

2

 

Propterea captivus ductus (in Latin)

comments:      Isaiah. 5:13, Vulgate  (“Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because they have no knowledge.”)

 

 

 

SATB

 

acc.

(organ)

 

1987

 

2a

 

Propterea captivus ductus (same text as 2, but a completely new setting)

dedication:      for Stuart

première:        ordination of Stuart Smith, Lincoln Park Presbyterian Church, Chicago, 12/3/89

 

 

 

unison

 

acc.

(organ)

 

1989

 

3

 

Sycamore

hymn tune (89. 8.11)

 

 

 

hymn tune

(intended for unison singing)

 

 

 

1987

 

4

 

Three Short Antiphons from Crashaw's Office of the Holy Cross (1652)

1. Christ when he dy’d deceived the crosse

2. O strange mysterious strife

3. Victorious Sign that now dost shine

 

comments:       Each Antiphon quite brief; fairly difficult (chromaticism, interplay of parts).

 

 

 

SATB

 

unacc.

 

1987

 

5

 

A Star Shone Down

dedication:      for Kenneth Wilmot and the choir of St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Hartsville, South Carolina

première:        St. Bartholomew’s, 12/24/87

comments:       Eda Lassetter text (“A star shone down/and light was born/and love was born/ and life was born/when Christ was born/on Christmas morn./He came to die,/take sin for me,/take shame for me,/all blame for me, an everlasting Gift for me.”) Short, rather simple; much of the writing in unison, somewhat chant-like over sustained accompaniment.

 

 

 

SATB

 

acc.

(organ)

 

1987

 

6

 

A Prayer of St. Francis (“Lord, make us instruments of your peace...”)

dedication:      for Jerald Hamilton and the Canterbury Choir, Chapel of St. John the Divine, Champaign, Illinois

première:        Chapel of St. John the Divine,  9/6/87

other documented performances:  

  Cathedral Church of St. John, Albuquerque, 5/28/89

comments:       Medium difficulty; fair amount of unison writing.

 

 

 

SATB

 

acc.

(organ)

 

1987

 

7

 

Only a Broken Flask

dedication:      for Joseph Jackson and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Darlington, SC

première:        First Presbyterian Church, Hartsville, SC, 4/10/88 (to my best knowledge)

other documented performances:  

  Grandin Court Baptist Church, Roanoke, VA, 11/7/93

comments:       Contemporary British text by Lorna Inman text refers to anointing of Christ’s feet;  suitable especially for communion. Relatively easy, somewhat popular style.

 

 

 

unison with descant

 

acc.

 

1987

 

8

 

The Garden of Love

dedication:      for the Champaign-Urbana Men’s Chorus

première:        C-U Men’s Chorus, 4/30/88

comments:       William Blake poem. Waltz-like accompaniment; some divisi writing (to three parts maximum).

 

 

 

TB

 

acc. (piano)

 

 

1987

 

9

 

Peace

dedication:      for Carolyn Swallow and the choir of the First Presbyterian Church, Hartsville, SC

comments:       Henry Vaughan text (“My soul, there is a country...”). Anthem suitable for general use; medium difficulty.

 

 

 

SATB

 

acc.

(organ)

 

1988

 

10

 

Amice Christe Johannes

première:        Champaign-Urbana Men’s Chorus (10/15/88)

comments:      Anonymous macaronic text; a hymn to St. John [orig. title: “A Song to John, Christ’s Friend]; Middle English verses with Latin refrain.  Pronunciation guide in Earthsongs edition. Challenging (chromaticism, close harmonies); short tenor solo at end with high A’s.

 

Earthsongs

(published 1993)

 

TTBB  

 

unacc.

 

1988

 

11

 

Chorale Partita on Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort

dedication:      for Linda Buzard and Frances Reedy

première:        St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Champaign, Illinois (organ dedication), 10/30/88

other documented performances:  

  Linda Buzard and Frances Reedy, Chapel of St. John the Divine, Champaign, IL, 2/19/89; Sidney Baker (cello) and Donna Robertson, Broyhill Chapel, Mars Hill College, 11/27/90; Jay Good (cello) and Michael Sitton, St. James’ Episcopal Church, Roanoke, VA, 8/8/93; Reedy/Buzard, Chapel of St. John the Divine, 3/11/01

comments:       Five variations on the chorale, ranging from slow and expressive to quick and angular.  Fairly challenging for organist and cellist.

 

 

 

organ/ cello

 

 

 

1988

 

12

 

An Endless Alleluia

dedication:      for Jerald Hamilton

première:        Chapel of St. John the Divine, Champaign, Illinois, 5/15/88

other documented performances:  Chapel of St. John the Divine, 11/4/01

comments:       Hymnal 1940 version of Latin 5th-8th c. text, in Hymnal 1982 at No. 619; setting of all seven verses. Substantial, somewhat challenging setting; begins and ends with strong tuneful verses, with freer central section; important organ part.

 

 

 

SATB 

 

acc.

(organ)

 

1988

 

13

 

There Is a Child Born of Mary

première:        Coker Singers, Coker College, SC, 12/11/89other documented performances:  

  Coker Singers, 12/6/94

comments:       Anon. 16th c. macaronic Christmas text; mostly English with Latin verse endings. Bright, quick, substantial setting.

 

Paraclete Press

PP M00008 (published 2000)

 

SATB 

 

acc.

(organ)

 

1988

 

14

 

In This Time

comments:       16th c. anon. Christmas text [”In this time God hath sent His own Son to be present...”]). Not difficult from harmonic point of view, but some divisi writing; basses to low F, sopranos to high G.  Slow and sustained.

 

 

 

SATB

 

unacc.

 

1988

 

15

 

And So We Come

comments:  Communion text by William Bright; see v. 4 of No. 337 in The Hymnal 1982. Short, quiet, voices mostly supported by accompaniment.

 

 

 

SATB

 

acc.

(organ)

 

1988

 

16

 

Tantum ergo (in Latin)

dedication:      for Ben Hutto

première:        Christ Church, Charlotte, NC, 3/23/89

other documented performances:  

  Chapel of St. John the Divine, Champaign, IL, 9/3/89; St. Bartholomew’s Church, Hartsville, SC, 1/21/90; Christ Episcopal Church, Bradenton, FL, 3/4/90; Christ Episcopal Church, San Antonio, TX, 9/19/93; Calvary Episcopal Church, Memphis, TN, 10/10/93; Boy and Girl Choirs, St. Phillip’s In The Hills, Phoenix, AZ, 1/15/95; Roanoke College Choir at Lutheran Reformation Festival, Washington National Cathedral, 10/27/96; Church of the Good Shepherd, Columbia, SC, 9/27/98; Second Presbyterian Church, Roanoke, VA, 5/1/01; Trinity Episcopal Church, Hartford, CT, 6/17/01; Episcopal Church of the Nativity, Huntsville, AL, 9/23/01; Church of the Good Shepherd, Columbia, SC (100th Anniv. Mass), 10/7/01

recordings:      Ex Ore Innocentium, Girls’ Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, Buffalo, Pro Organo CD 7076; My Spirit Sang All Day, The Choir of Christ Church Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (private issue); Sing In Exultation!, Choristers of St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York, Pro Organo CD 7150

comments:       simple strophic setting.  Can be effectively sung by trebles, men, or both together

 

Paraclete Press

PP M09111

(published 1991)

 

unison

 

acc.

(organ)

 

1989

 

17

 

Espalier           

comments:      Contemporary British Passion poem by Rosemary Bazley. Medium difficulty.          

 

 

 

SATB

 

unacc.

 

1989

 

18

 

Thy Name, O Christ, as Incense

comments:       Short Christina Rossetti text (“Thy Name, O Christ, as incense  streaming forth / Sweetens our names before God’s Holy Face; / Luring us from the south and from the north / Unto the sacred place”).  Brief setting probably most useful as an introit.  Medium difficulty.

 

 

 

SATB 

 

acc.

(organ)

 

1989

 

19

 

Third Street                             

hymn tune (L.M., 88.88.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1989

 

20

 

Venite  (Ps. 95, in English)

 

comments:       BCP 1979 text. Rather easy setting fully supported in the accompaniment.  Quick, sturdy.

 

 

 

unison  

 

acc.

(organ)

 

1989

 

21

 

Benedicite (Doxology only)

 

 

 

unison

 

acc.

 

1989

 

22

 

Hugo                           

hymn tune (12.12.12.12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1989

 

23

 

Colorado

hymn tune (12.14.12.14)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1989

 

24

 

Kirby                          

hymn tune (12.12.12.12)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1989

 

25

 

Prairie Waters by Night

dedication:      for Sandra Chabot and the Parkland College Camerata, Champaign, Ill.

première:        midwest regional meeting of the American Choral Directors’ Assn.

comments:       Pastoral Carl Sandburg poem. Medium difficulty; some chromaticism.  Quiet, flowing setting

 

Mark Foster MF 3039

(published 1992)

(now owned by Shawnee Press)

 

SATB

 

unacc.

 

1989

 

26

 

Prelude on an Appalachian Melody

comments:       short, quiet organ solo based on an Appalachian tune (“Where will I shelter my sheep tonight?”)

première:        Kenneth Wilmot, organ; St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, Hartsville, SC, 1/21/90other documented performances:  

  Ric Owen, Wesley United Methodist Church, Hartsville, SC, 1/21/90; Kenneth Wilmot, St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church, New Orleans, 3/4/90; Michael Sitton, Calvary Baptist Church, Roanoke, VA, 7/14/02

 

 

 

organ

(solo)  

 

 

 

1990