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Songs from the Chinese (Hsiao Yen)
for Soprano and  Guitar
This is a setting of six short poems by the Chinese poet Hsiao Yen who was born A.D. 464 and died A.D. 549. He was a founder of the Liang Dynasty, reigning as Emperor Wu from A.D. 502 until A.D. 549, the longest reign in the southern dynasties era. A devout Bhuddist, he became a monk twice, retiring to a monastry three time in his life. He was a man of great learning and considerable poetic ability.

Lamentation
for High Voice and Piano
This is a setting of the last chapter of Lamentations. It is available in a version string orchestra.

Five Love Songs from Shakespeare  pdf extract 
for High Voice and Piano
O Mistress Mine; Fear no more the heat o' the sun; Take, O take those    lips away; Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?; It was a lover and his lass;

Six Fragments from Rimbaud's "A Season in Hell"
for Medium Voice and Piano

Two Comic Songs   pdf extract  
for Medium Voice and Piano
'My familiar' (poem by John Godfrey Saxe), and 'Limericks from  Lear' (Edward Lear).

Songs of Ashes
for High Voice and Piano
A setting of fifteen poems by Jerzy Fitcowski concerned with the Holocaust.

In the dark times there will also be singing
for Soprano, Baritone and Piano (Poems by Bertolt Brecht)

Love Songs  pdf extract  
for Medium Voice and Piano
The dawning morn; Weep you no more sad fountains; And is it night?; I ne'er was stuck before that hour; O my luve's like a red, red rose;

Songs from Hanagid  pdf extract
  
for Tenor and Piano
A setting of eight poems by the Jewish poet Samuel Hanagid (993-1056CE).

Psalm 147
for Soprano, Clarinet in B flat and Piano

'I think continually of those who were truly great'  pdf extract  
for Voice, Horn and Piano '
(poem by Stephen Spender)

Songs from Emily Dickinson

for Soprano, Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano

Eleven Jewish Songs  pdf 
extract 
for Voice and Piano

'I never saw another butterfly'

for childrens' voice and piano
A setting of poems written by children in Terezin.

'My garden in the seasons'
for Voice and Piano (poems by Esther Orden)

'Who can find a woman of virtue'
for Voice, Violin, Alto Saxophone and Piano (Proverbs Ch 31 Vs 10-31)

'Love, Life and Lyric  pdf extract  
for Voice and Piano (poems by Marketa J. Zvelebil)

'A Slash of Blue'  pdf extract  mp3
for vocal duet and piano (poem by Emily Dickinson)

Three Liturgical pieces for Selichot
for four part choir (SATB) HaN'Shamah Lach; Mi She'anah; Rachamana.

Kaddish Yatom
for Two Soprano's  (Tenor's/Soprano and Tenor) and Piano