Brent Weaver: Musical Compositions

Larger Works                        Chamber Works                       Choral Works                        Solo Vocal/Arrangements

 

Choral

An Advent Magnificat (1988), SATB and organ. Setting of Latin Magnificat incorporating Christmas hymn VENI EMANUEL. Commissioned by All Saints Catholic Church, Dunwoody, Georgia. 8'.


On Singing (1996), for children's choir SSA and piano  on a text by William Byrd; commissioned by the Spivey Hall Children's Choir. 7'.


Teach Me Thy Truth (1997), festive anthem for SATB, organ and brass based on a hymn by Edith Witmer and Walter Yoder, 1937. Commissioned for the inauguration of Shirley Showalter as president of Goshen College. 6'.


I Sing with Exultation (1997), SATB with organ. Anthem on hymn Mit Lust so will ich singen by Felix Manz, translated by Marion Wenger and Harris Loewen. Written for organist Shirley King, Ken Nafziger and the Eastern Mennonite University Chamber Choir. 6'.


All People That On Earth Do Dwell (1999), SATB with organ. Anthem on paraphrase of Psalm 100 from Scottish Psalter. Written for Shaun Amos and the Clayton College & State University Concert Chorale. 3'.


With What Shall I Come Before the Lord? (2000), anthem for chorus SATB, children’s chorus and organ, on Micah 6:6-8 in English and Hebrew. Commissioned by First Presbyterian Church, Central Congregational Church and The Temple of Atlanta, with funds from The American Composers Forum and The Rockefeller Brothers Foundation. 4’.


Jesus on the Mountain Peak (2001), anthem for Transfiguration Sunday for chorus SATB and chamber orchestra on a text by Brian Wren. Commissioned by First Presbyterian Church, Central Congregational Church and The Temple of Atlanta, with funds from The American Composers Forum and The Rockefeller Brothers Foundation. 6’.


Shekinah (2001), anthem for wordless chorus, organ and violin solo. Commissioned by First Presbyterian Church, Central Congregational Church and The Temple of Atlanta, with funds from The American Composers Forum and The Rockefeller Brothers Foundation. 6’.


Will Still Live On (2001), for clarinet, cello, piano and 2-part children’s chorus, on a poem by Luba Gurdus. Composed for Yom Ha Shoah CE 2001. Commissioned by First Presbyterian Church, Central Congregational Church and The Temple of Atlanta, with funds from The American Composers Forum and The Rockefeller Brothers Foundation. 8’.


Here Am I; Send Me (2001), anthem for chorus SATB with soprano solo on Isaiah 6:8. Commissioned by First Presbyterian Church, Central Congregational Church and The Temple of Atlanta, with funds from The American Composers Forum and The Rockefeller Brothers Foundation. 5’.


When in Our Music God is Glorified (2001), anthem for chorus SATB, unison children’s chorus, handbells and organ. Commissioned by First Presbyterian Church in honor of its music directors, Charles and Dianne Whittaker. 4’.


God be in My Head (2002), anthem for women’s voices SSA on an old English text. Written for John Bowman and the George Fox University Bel Canto singers. 3’.


Heart with Loving Heart United (2004), anthem for chorus SATB with solo voice, flute and guitar. 6’.