Compositions

Choral texts by Carol Ann Weaver unless otherwise indicated. All available via caweaver@uwaterloo.ca or indicated publisher. See full list of compositions published by Canadian Music Centre, CMC http://www.musiccentre.ca/node/9539

CHORAL MUSIC – SATB

Generous Land, SATB, 2017. Publisher: Cypress Choral Music (3:31) premiered by Renaissance Singers, Gordon Burnett, cond., Kitchener, 2017

Dawn Chorus, SATB with string orchestra and Georgian Bay soundscape, 2017 (3:31) premiered, Whispering River Choir/orchestra, Catherine Maguire, cond., Parry Sound, June 17, 2017

West Wind, SATB with string orchestra, 2017 (5:21) premiered, Whispering River Choir/orchestra, Catherine Maguire, cond., Parry Sound, June 17, 2017

Georgian Bay, SATB with string orchestra, 2017 (4:07) premiered, Whispering River Choir/orchestra, Catherine Maguire, cond., Parry Sound, June 17, 2017

Earth Peace* – A Missa Brevis for Peace, 2016, SATB a cappella and soprano solo – Kyrie, Gloria, Laudamus, Dona Nobis Pacem, Agnus Dei, Lux Aeterna, Peace for the Planet, Ring Out Peace with optional hand drums and optional gamelan on last movement (17:00). These eight movements can be performed as a group, as individual pieces, or as part of the larger work. (*The larger work includes 7 additional pieces for string quartet plus 21 readings about conflict and resolution.) The entire work was premiered by University Choir, Gerard Yun conductor, and Stephanie Kramer, soprano; Factory Arts String Quartet; and Grebel Balinese Gamelan, Dewa Suparta, director, June 9, 2016, Theatre of the Arts, University of Waterloo, Canada.

Every Three Children, 2006, SATB, piano, optional hand drums, guitar (3:47). Anthem for African AIDS children. Score: CMC https://www.musiccentre.ca/sheet-music/browse/choral?page=63; CD: Every 3 Children, Grebel Choir, Leonard Enns, cond. https://www.musiccentre.ca/node/40495

Lobsang, 2006, SATB, piano (4:57). In memory of 5 Amish girls. Score with composer. CD: Every 3 Children (as above) and Praise Song, Rosthern Choirs, 2007, Richard Janzen, cond.

Dancing Dancing River, 2001, SATB a cappella (3:00). Publisher: Kellman Hall http://musicpluscorp.com/KELMAN%20HALL/88/0 CDs: How Can I keep from Singing, Grebel Choir, Leonard Enns, cond.; Faith and Life Choral Festival 2002, Henry Engbrecht, cond.

Shall We, 1997, SATB a cappella (7:31). Gospel feel. Score: CMC http://www.musiccentre.ca/node/91798. YouTube: Laurier Singers, Lee Willingham, cond. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrvRCxFr0XQ

Spirit Yet Known, 1996, SATB a cappella (8:00). Score with composer.

Our Prayer, 1993, SATB, piano (7:52). (Text, Judith Miller) Published: CMC http://www.musiccentre.ca/node/11941

Spirit Dance, 1988, SATB, piano, optional mandolin (12:05). Published: Mennonite Conference of North America, 1988.

Creator Spirit, 1986. SATB a cappella (4:55). Published: CMC http://www.musiccentre.ca/node/9539

Psalm 57, 1981, SATB, piano (15:00). Score with composer. Vinyl: Goshen College Choir, 1982.

Worthy the Lamb, 1980. SATB, piano (14:45). Score with composer.

Rejoice, 1980, for orchestra, SATB choir, soprano and tenor soloists, four readers. Mennonite Community Orchestra, with choirs from MBBC and CMBC, Winnipeg, CAWeaver, conductor, MBCI Auditorium, Winnipeg, October 19, 1980.

Psalm 68, 1978, double choir (SATB), brass, 2 pianos, percussion. Mennonite Community Orchestra, with choirs from MBBC and CMBC, Winnipeg, William Baerg, conductor, MBCI Auditorium, Winnipeg, April 7, 8, 1979. Score with composer.

Tower of Babel, 1972, SATB a cappella (6:56). Score with composer. Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/caweaver/carol-ann-weaver-tower-of-babel

CHORAL MUSIC – SSA

African Night, SSA with string orchestra and African soundscape, 2017 (2:42) premiered, Whispering River Choir/orchestra, Catherine Maguire, cond., Parry Sound, June 17, 2017

Dancing, Dancing River, 2014/1988, SSA, piano (4:05). Score with composer. CD: Sound in the Land 2014 Choral Concert, Inter-Mennonite Children's Choir, Carolyn Neumann VanderBurgh, cond.

How Can We Know, 2001, SSA, piano (5:02). Written on the day of 9/11, Score with composer. CD: Every 3 Children (listed above).

Wings of a Dove, 2003, SSAA a cappella (8:47). Score with composer. Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/caweaver/carol-ann-weaver-wings-of-a-dove with DaCapo Chamber Choir, Leonard Enns, cond.

Forest Country, 1994, SSA, piano, optional guitar, percussion (8:40). Publisher: CMC http://www.musiccentre.ca/node/12583

Greeting Song, 1983, SSA, piano (4:00). Published, Mennonite Publishing House, Scottdale, PA in Assembly Songs, 1983. On CD, We Are An Offering, by Lifted Voices, 1997.

Liberator, 1982, SA, piano (3:25). Published: Waterloo Music.

CDS & VOCAL MUSIC

(CDs largely feature solo vocal music. All texts by Weaver unless otherwise indicate. Also see http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/~caweaver/cds.html)

CD, PARAGUAY PRIMEVAL, 2012. Rebecca Campbell, vocals; CAW, piano; Emma Elkinson, flute; Ben Bolt Martin, cello; Kyle Skillman, drums; David Travers-Smith, recording engineer (Lorac Productions 026). A suite of nine vocal pieces, Puerto Casado, Well Water, Uncle Hans, November Eleven, Women’s Village, Der Mond, Chaco Christmas, Lengua Women, Chaco Spring, plus Tango for flute, cello and piano, and electroacoustic soundscape, Asunción to Chaco. (Texts by Rudy Wiebe, Dora Dueck and Paraguay Mennonites).

CD, EVERY 3 CHILDREN, 2007. Rebecca Campbell, vocals; CAW, piano; Mageshen Naidoo, guitar; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello; Mark Duggan, percussion; Emma Elkinson, flute; Leonard Enns & Conrad Grebel Chapel Choir; David Travers-Smith, recording engineer (Lorac Productions 025). Vocal pieces: This Sacred Earth, Anything World (text Kiera Schneider), A Cappella Zulu, Stand by You, Piece of a Rock, How Can we Know (with choir), Lobsang (with choir), Watersong, and Every Three Children (with choir).

CD, THISTLE & JEWEL, 2006. Rebecca Campbell, vocals; CAW, piano; David Travers-Smith, recording engineer (Lorac Productions 024). Ten vocal pieces: Orbit, North Line, Thistle Milkweed, Kentucky Hills, Deerfly (text Jeff Gundy); Still Life (text Ann Hostetler); Women Crazy (text Julia Kasdorf), Anything World (text K.Schneider); Keep Singing and Coming Home.

CD, AWAKENINGS, 2003, co-produced with Rebecca Campbell, featuring collaborative Weaver/Campbell composition based on text of Di Brandt and Dorothy Livesay. Campbell, voc; Weaver, pno; Jane Siberry, Mia Sheard, Jennifer Moore, vocals; Lyle Friesen, mandolin; David Travers-Smith, recording engineer. Songs by CAW: Tangle, Impossibly, Conversations, Waking Early, Jester, Nestle Me Down, Solstice, Sweet Energy, The Way Out.

CD, CAROL ANN WEAVER – DANCING RIVERS – From South Africa to Canada, 2001. Natalie Rungan, Thandeka Mazibuko, Rebecca Campbell, voc,; Mageshen Naidoo, gt; Bongoni Sokhela, bass; Jeff Robinson, sax; Maggie Deppe, oboe; Lebohang Methebeng & Jean Martin, dr; Weaver, piano; recorded SABC Studios, S. Africa; completed, Toronto. Songs: Back to the Light, Waiting Birth, You’ll Carry On, Learning to Fly, Beyond the Water, Beer-Pounding Song, Calabash Woman, Listen to the Silence, Dancing Dancing River.

CD, CAROL ANN WEAVER – JOURNEY BEGUN with Cate Friesen, voc, 1999. Weaver, piano; John Gzowski, guitar; Jeremy Kurtz, bass; Modern (String) Quartet. With two song cycles, I Have been a Traveller (text Judith Miller) and Houses (text Shari Wagner), plus West of Brutus (text Donna Burkhart), Little Creatures (text Chris Burkhart) and Journey Just Begun.

CD, DAUGHTER OF OLAPA – THE MUSIC OF CAROL ANN WEAVER, 1996 with Ardeleana Trio (Laurie Glencross, flute; Brenda Muller, cello: Ann Edwards, pno) plus Anne Lindsay, violin; Tilly (Prudom) Kooyman, clarinet; Margaret Hull & Nancy DeLong, singers; Weaver, pno. Chamber/vocal song cycle, Daughter of Olapa (text from Kenyan oral literature, arr. CAW; Out of the Quiet piano/vocal suite with text by Di Brandt: So Many Ancestors, Bound Woman, Song of the Lost, Jazz Pome.

Tape, TIMBREL IN HER HAND, 1988 Margaret Elligsen Hull, soprano; Dorothy Bowman, Margaret Hull, readers; Lyle Friesen, mandolin, Weaver, pno., programming. Suite of 18 vocal and spoken word songs and two instrumental pieces. Text by Judith Miller.

OTHER VOCAL MUSIC

Songs for My Mother, 2017, set of six songs for vocals, piano (text Miriam L. Weaver). Premiered, Eastern Mennonite University, June 24, 2017, Marge Maust, voc; CAW, pno.

Blue Green Planet, 2015, for vocals, piano, didgeridoo (text by John Weier). Rebecca Campbell, voc; CAW, pno; Jana Skarecky, didgeridoo, Conrad Grebel Chapel/UW, Sept. 16, 2015.

Sea and Sand, 2009, for vocals, flute, violin, cello, piano. Rebecca Campbell, voc; CAW, pno; Ann Lindsay, violin; Emma Elkinson, flute; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello, Conrad Grebel Chapel/UW, March 4, 2009.

Constellations, 2001, for vocals, piano, oboe, guitar, bass (text CAW/Giselle Turner). Natalie Rungan, voc; CAW, pno; Mageshen Naidoo, g; Maggie Deppe, oboe;Bongani Sokehla, bass; Howard College Theatre, U. of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban, S. Af, May, 2001.

My Crazy Heart, 2001, for vocals, piano, guitar, bass (text Giselle Turner). Natalie Rungan, voc; CAW, pno; Mageshen Naidoo, gt; Bongani Sokehla, bass; Bruce Baker, dr; Alliance Francaise, Durban, S. Af, June 1, 2001.

Moss Flowers, 1989, soprano and piano (text Judith Miller). Wendy Humphries, sop;, John Greer, pno., at Sharon Festival, Sharon Temple, Ontario, July 16, 1989. Recorded, broadcast by CBC Radio.

Afterday, 1984, for soprano, reader, tape, electronic piano, synthesizer, visuals (text Judith Miller and David Waltner-Toews). Iraina Neufeld, sop.; Wendalyn Bartley, reader; CAWeaver, keys; ACREC Festival U/Quebec, Montreal, May 4, 1985.

Five Voices of Earth, 1983 for tenor, mandolin, piano (text Henry Thoreau). Michael Lenz, tenor; Lyle Friesen, mandolin; CAWeaver, piano. Wilfrid Laurier University, March 27, 1983.

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC (unless otherwise indicated, scores are with composer)

The Blessing, 2012/2017 for soprano saxophone and string orchestra, performed by Ukrainian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mykola Diadiura, with Gaetano Di Bacco, saxophonist, in Kiev, Ukraine at the Opera Theatre of Kiev, May 20, 2017; and Parry Sound, June 2017, Whispering River Orch.

Parry Soundings, 2017 for string orchestra – Leaping Impala, Soaring Bateleur, Soul Dance, premiered, Whispering River Orchestra, Brenda Muller, cello, Catherine Maguire, cond., Parry Sound, June 17, 2017

Kgalagadi Calls, 2011, for orchestra. KwaZulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestra, Playhouse, Durban, SA, April 19, 2011; Waterloo Chamber Players Orchestra, Ben Bolt-Martin Cond, Humanities Theatre, UW, June 6, 2014.

Water, 2007, for orchestra, Orchestra@uwaterloo, Erna Van Daele, cond, Humanities Theatre, University of Waterloo, Nov. 29, 2007.

Fourteen Women/ Quatorze Femmes, 1990 for jazz orchestra plus string players. Hemispheres Orchestra, Michael J. Baker, conductor, Music Gallery, Toronto, ON, November 24, 1990.

Stephen's Feast, 1982, for symphonic wind ensemble, Wellington Winds, Michael Purves-Smith, conductor, Wilfrid Laurier Theatre-Auditorium, January 16, 1983.

CHAMBER MUSIC (indicating premiere, or prominent performance). Unless otherwise indicated, scores are with composer)

Earth Peace* – 7 pieces for string quartet, 2016 – Introduction, Hartebeest Tangle, Wild Dog Dervishes 1, 2, and 3, East Timor, Springbok Lamb Ode, and Ring Out Peace (14:00). These seven movements can be performed as a group, as individual pieces, or as part of the larger work. (*The larger work includes 7 additional pieces for SATB Choir and soprano solo, plus 21 readings about conflict and resolution.) The entire work was premiered by University Choir, Gerard Yun conductor, and Stephanie Kramer, soprano; Factory Arts String Quartet; and Grebel Balinese Gamelan, Dewa Suparta, director, June 9, 2016, Theatre of the Arts, University of Waterloo, Canada.

Soul Dance Solstice, 2015, solo cello. Brenda Muller, cello, Straw House Gallery, Parry Sound, ON, June 20, 2015.

The Leaving, 2013, soprano saxophone and piano. Mary Petrich, soprano sax, CAWeaver, piano, Conrad Grebel Chapel, January 29, 2014.

Three Seasons, 2012, flute, alto saxophone, cello, piano. Meaghan McCracken, fl; Willem Moolenbeek, sax; Ben Bolt-Martin, cello; CAWeaver, piano, Conrad Grebel Chapel, October 31, 2012. Three movements: Summer Silence, Autumn Dawn and Winter Prayers & Blessing.

All Night Beatrice, 2007, flute, cello, piano. Ardelena Trio, Blue Bridge Festival, Sutton ON, June 9, 2007.

Durban Seoul-Rock, 2005 two bass clarinets. Bass Impact (Tilly Kooyman/Katherine Ladano), World Bass Clarinet Convention, Rotterdam, Holland, October 23, 2005.

Tsetse Fly Dance, 2005, piano, tenor sax, bass, drums. CAWeaver, piano; Jeff Robinson, t. sax; Duane Nichol, bass, Lebohang Methebeng, dr. Jazz Centre, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban, S. Af., June 8, 2005.

Shoofly Dance, 2005, piano, turntables, percussion. CAWeaver, piano; Mason Marchildon, turntables; Arun Pal, perc., Aird Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, March 29, 2005.

Jive Afrique, 2003, two pianos. Karin Redekopp Edwards and Mark Edwards, pianos, Bernsen Concert Series, Tulsa, Oklahoma, April 16, 2010.

Durban Durban, 2000, saxophone quartet, piano, bass, drums. Mike Rossi, Milt Johnson, Simon Bates, Jeff Robinson, saxes; CAWeaver, pno; Bongani Sokehla, bass; Lebohang Mothebang, perc. Jazz Centre, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban, S. Africa, April 5, 2000.

Follow the Cheetah, 2000, saxophone quartet, piano, bass, drums. Mike Rossi, Milt Johnson, Simon Bates, Jeff Robinson, saxes; CAWeaver, pno; Bongani Sokehla, bass; Lebohang Mothebang, perc. Jazz Centre, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Durban, S. Africa, April 5, 2000.

Catharine Dance, 1997, piano trio (piano, vln, cello). Gallery Players, Rodman Hall, St. Catharines, ON.

Rites of Africa, 1994, flute, cello, piano. Ardeleana Trio, Conrad Grebel College Chapel, January 28, 1995. Heard here with Dumlavwalla-Deppe-Duo plus cello, 2015; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOJb4vRg2KI Score with Canadian Music Centre. On Daughter of Olapa CD, 1995.

Fourteen Women/Quatorze Femmes, 1990 for jazz orchestra plus string players. Hemispheres Orchestra, Michael J. Baker, conductor, Music Gallery, Toronto, ON, November 24, 1990 (also, see listing as “orchestral” above).

Otter Frolic, 1988, flute, cello, piano, Ardeleana Trio, St. Andrews Church, Toronto, December 10, 11, 1988. On Daughter of Olapa CD, 1995.

Saltarella, 1981/1986, 2013, mandolin (or soprano saxophone) and piano; Lyle Friesen, mandolin, CAWeaver, piano. Harbourfront, Toronto, August, 1986.

God-Bearing, 1985, keyboards, mandolin, actor/dancer. Patricia White, dancer; Lyle Friesen, mandolin; CAWeaver, keyboards, University Western Ontario, June 9, 1985.

Song of a Dove: In Memoriam Frank Epp, 1986, 2 pianos(keyboards), percusssion. Grace Louis, CAWeaver, keybds; Bill Hancock, percussion, Kitchener Auditorium, July 6, 1986.

Armageddon and the Child, 1984, for organ duo, commissioned by Marilyn Mason, University of Michigan.

Lyra, 1983, solo mandolin. Neil Gladd, mandolin, Harvard University, American Music Week, November 2, 1986. Published, Plucked Strings, 1988.

The Algonquin Trilogy:

Algonquin Dawn, 1989, electric mandolin, electric mandolin, DX7 and DX11 synthesizers, ocarina. Lyle Friesen, mandolin; Robert Norris, guitar; CAWeaver, synthesizers, orcarina, Fifth Stream Festival, WLU, May 4, 1989. Recorded and broadcast on “Two New Hours”, CBC radio.

Algonquin Noon, 1986, three percussionists and DX7 synthesizer. Carol Bauman, Lori West, Andrea McColman, percussion; CAWeaver, DX7, Princess Cinema, Waterloo, ON, March 18, 1988.

Algonquin Night, 1982, clarinet, mandolin, viola, cello, piano, percussion. ARRAYMUSIC, Winchester Street Theatre*, Toronto, February 11, 12, 1984.

Procession, 1982/2015, mandolin, guitar, piano. Lyle Friesen, mandolin; Bob Norris, guitar; CAWeaver, pno, recorded for A.R.C. Industries Documentary on Rogers Cable TV, 1982. (Revised in 2015).

Streams, 1981, alto saxophone and piano. Douglas Pullen, sax; CAWeaver, piano, Theatre-Auditorium, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, January 7, 1982.

City Primeval, 1978, 2 violins, oboe, clarinet, percussion, bass guitar, piano. Margie Chapman, Lee Wilkins, vlns; Larry Masterson, ob; Randy Cunningham, cl., Everett Sparks, bass; Adrienne Wilcox,Tom Boston, perc; CAWeaver, piano; Paul Emata, conductor, Indiana University, August 5, 1980.

Ad Cappellam Fortem, 1974, 4 pianos, percussion. CAWeaver piano; Dave Garber, percussion; others, Science Hall, Eastern Mennonite College, (now EMU) January 16, 1975.

Beyond Soundless Stars, 1973, prepared piano and tape. CAWeaver piano, Eastern Mennonite College, (now EMU) January 13, 1974.

ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC

Earth Voices, 2015, for readers, electroacousic soundscape, and visuals, featuring writings about the earth by 24 Mennonite writers from North and South America, Middle East, and Africa. Goshen College, Goshen, IN, April 9, 2015, Mennonite World Conference, Harrisburg, PA, July 24, 2015, Noon Hour Concert, Grebel Chapel/UW, Sept. 16, 2015.

Asunción to Chaco, 2010, field recordings from Asunción and the Chaco, on Paraguay Primeval CD.

Behind Bars, 2008, with field recordings from Durban, South Africa.

Early and Late Garden, 1989, for dance, Louise Azzerello, choreographer, at UW Dance Concert, Theater of the Arts, 22, 23, 1989.

In Flight, 1987, for dance, Paula Ravitz, choreographer, at Trickster Arts Festival, UWaterloo, February, 1987.

Pumps ’n Power, 1985, for dance, Conrad Alexandrowicz, choreographer at Inde ’85 Dance Festival, Music Gallery, Toronto, Oct. 18, 25, 27, 1985; and heard on CBC, The Journal, November, 1985.

Afterday, 1984, for soprano, reader, tape, electronic piano, synthesizer, visuals. Iraina Neufeld, sop; Wendalyn Bartley, reader; CAWeaver, keys; ACREC Festival U/Quebec, Montreal, May 4, 1985.

RECORD LABEL, PUBLISHERS
Lorac Productions; Kellman Hall, Canadian Music Centre, Pandora Press; Waterloo Music, University of Waterloo Press; Stonegarden Studios.