Stanley M. Hoffman, Ph.D.

ECS Publishing

Composer, Arranger, Editor, Conductor, Baritone, Lecturer

Published Works

Works Published by ECS Publishing, Boston, MA

(arranged in descending order from the most recent to the oldest)

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Title of Work (Explanations, if any) - Scoring- Year - ECS Catalog Number - Recorded (Y or N) - Duration

All works are 2-5 minutes in duration unless otherwise noted.

Choral Compositions and Arangements - Mixed Chorus

In the Shadow of Your Wings (English) - SATB - 2009 - ECS #7394 - Y. Click here to see a PDF of the score and hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Robert Schuneman, conductor.

Nature (English) - SATB & piano - 2008 - ECS #7432 - Y. Click here to see a PDF of the score and hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Robert Schuneman, conductor.

A Prayer for Peace (English) - SATB - 2007 - ECS #7142 - Y. Click here to see a PDF of the score and hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jane Ring Frank, conductor.

An Easy Decision (English - text by Kenneth Patchen) - SATB & piano - 2006 - ECS #6747 - Y. Click here to see a PDF of the score and hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jane Ring Frank, conductor, Scott Nicholas, pianist.

The Scattered Leaves (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance - English - text by Joseph H. Albeck) - SATB & piano - 1995, arr. 2005 - ECS #6842 - Y. Click here to see a PDF of the score and hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jane Ring Frank, conductor, Scott Nicholas, pianist.

She Gave Him All Her Heart (English - text by Zallman Shneour) - SATB & piano - 2000 (arr. 2004) - ECS #6625 - Y. Click here to see a PDF of the score and hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jane Ring Frank, conductor, Scott Nicholas, pianist.

Mi y'maleil (Who can recount) (Hebrew and English - original setting of a traditional Chanukah text - Translation by S.M.H.) - SATB & piano - 2004 - ECS #6460 - Y. Click here to see a PDF of the score and hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor, Andrew Goodridge, pianist.

A Song (English - text by Howard Schwartz) - SATB & flute -2004 -ECS #6432 (flute part = ECS #6433) - Y. Click here to see a PDF of the score and hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor, Tim Macri, flautist.

A Prayer for the World (English - text by Harold S. Kushner, renowned author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People) - SATB - 2004 - ECS #6328 - Y. Click here to see a PDF of the score and hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor.

Yism'chu (Hebrew - original setting of a traditional Shabbat prayer - Transliteration by S.M.H.) - soprano solo, SATB - 2003 - ECS #6225 - Y. Click here to hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble Jennifer Lester, conductor, Margaret Hunter, soprano soloist,

Land of Crystal Dreams (a secular carol for the winter holiday season) - (English - text by Erica L. Hoffman) - SATB chorus & optional percussion (glockenspiel and vibraphone) - 2002 - ECS #6166 - Y. Click here to see a PDF of the score and hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor.

Psalm 84 - (English, Translation by S.M.H.) - SATB - 2002 - ECS #6065 - Y. Click here to see a PDF of the score and hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor.

Grant Us Peace (one of the selected works in the Waging Peace Through Singing repertoire) - (English - text from Gates of Prayer) - SATB - 2001 - ECS #6031 - Y. Click here to see a PDF of the score. Click here to listen to a performance of this work by the Philovox ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor.

Yih'yu l'ratson (May the words of my mouth) (Hebrew and English - original setting of a traditional Shabbat prayer - Transliteration and English Translation by S.M.H.) - SATB - 2001 - ECS #5864 - Y. Click here to see a PDF of the score. Click here to listen to a performance of this work sung in Hebrew by the Philovox ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor. Click here to listen to their performance of the English version. The performance in Hebrew below is by Alegria Oda Korosu (Alegria Chamber Choir), M. Inci Tigli, conductor, June 21, 2006, Dünya Müzik Günü, Ankara, Turkey.

A Prayer for Chanukah - (Al hanisim) - (English, Translation by S.M.H.) - SATB & chamber orchestra or piano - 2001 - ECS # 5884 - Y. Click here to hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor, Michael Olbash, baritone soloist, Linda Osborne Blashke, pianist.

Behold, God Is My Salvation - (English, Translation of Isaiah 12 by S.M.H.) - SATB & organ - 2001 - ECS # 5850 - Y. Click here to hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor, Heinrich Christensen, organist.

Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (German and English - singing translation by Robert Schuneman - music by Gustav Mahler from Lieder nach Ruckert - [soprano & orchestra], S.M.H., arr.) - SATB & piano (or orchestra) - 2000 - ECS #5755 - Y (with piano). Click here to hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor, Michael Monroe, pianist.

Psalm 117 - (English, Translation by S.M.H.) - SATB - 2000 - ECS # 5775 - Y. Click here to hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor.

Psalm 130 - (English, Translation by S.M.H.) - baritone solo, SATB - 1999 - ECS #5676 - Y. Click here to hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor, Aaron Engebreth, baritone soloist.

Psalm 146 - (English, Translation by S.M.H.) - SATB divisi - 1999 - ECS #5677- Y. Click here to hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor.

Three Miniatures (1. The Lute, 2. The Thunderbolt, 3. The Sun) - (Secular - English, Translation by S.M.H. of Hebrew text by Judah al Harizi,13th century) - SATB - 1999 - (arr. 2004) - ECS #6435 - N.

Haneirot halalu - (a piece for Chanukah - original setting of a traditional Hebrew text) tenor solo, SATB - 1999 - ECS #5492 - Y. Click here to hear a performance by the Philovox Ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor, Craig Hanson, tenor soloist.

The Writing of Autumn - (Secular - English, Translation by S.M.H. of Hebrew text by Solomon Ibn Gabriol, 11th century) - SATB & piano - 1999 - ECS #5421 - Y. Click here to listen to a performance of this work by the Philovox ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor, Ronald Maltais, pianist.

Psalm 67 - (English, Translation by S.M.H.) - SATB & organ - 1999 - ECS #5466 - Y. . Click here to listen to a performance of this work by the Philovox ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor, Mark Dwyer, organist.

Psalm 1 - (English, Translation by S.M.H.) - mezzo-soprano & tenor soli, SATB divisi - 1998 - ECS #5367 - N.

Psalm 23 - (English, Translation by S.M.H.) - alto solo, SATB divisi - 1998 - ECS #5316 - Y. Click here to listen to a performance of this work by the American Repertory Singers, Leo Nestor, conductor.

Psalm 121 - (English, Translation by S.M.H.) - SATB divisi - 1998 - ECS #5382 - Y. Click here to listen to a performance of this work by the American Repertory Singers, Leo Nestor, conductor.

A Psalm Beyond the Silences (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance - English - text by Joseph H. Albeck) - SATB & piano (or orchestra) - 1994 - ECS #5322 - Y (with piano). Click here to listen to a performance of this work by the Seraphim Singers, Jennifer Lester, conductor.

A Psalm Beyond the Silences (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance - English - text by Joseph H. Albeck) - SAB & piano - 1994, arr. 1999 - ECS #5323 - N.

Veshameru (a piece for Shabbat - original setting of a traditional Hebrew text) baritone or alto solo, SATB & organ - 1993, rev. 2000 - ECS #5493 - Y. Click here to listen to a performance of this work by the Philovox ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor, Heinrich Christensen, organist.

Rain - (Secular - English translation by Mark Elliott Shapiro of a Hebrew text by contemporary Israeli poet Haim Gouri) - SATB divisi - 1988, rev. 1999 - ECS #5315 - N.

Choral Compositions - Male Chorus

She Gave Him All Her Heart (English - text by Zallman Shneour) - TTBB & piano - 2000, arr. 2004 - ECS #6624 - N. Click here to see a PDF of the score.

Psalm 117 - (English, Translation by S.M.H.) - TTBB - 2000 - ECS # 5754 - Y. Click here and then click on "Listen" on the next page to hear a performance by the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Paul Rardin, director. This recording is used with the kind permission of Paul Rardin.

A Psalm Beyond the Silences (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance - English - text by Joseph H. Albeck) - TTBB & piano - 1994, arr. 1999 - ECS #5325 - Y. Click here and then click on "Listen" on the next page to hear a performance by the Richmond Men's Chorus, Timothy Gillham, conductor, Steve Austin, piano, which took place on March 16, 2003, at the First English Evangelical Lutheran Church in Richmond, Virginia.

Choral Compositions - Treble Chorus

An Easy Decision (English - text by Kenneth Patchen - unison treble chorus or mezzo-soprano solo & piano - 2006 - ECS #6748 - N. Click here to see a PDF of the score.

The Scattered Leaves (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance - English - text by Joseph H. Albeck) - unison chorus or solo voice and piano - 1995 (rev. 2005) - ECS #6841 - N. Click here to see a PDF of the score.

Psalm 117 - (English, Translation by S.M.H.) - SSAA - 2000 - ECS # 5776 - Y. Click here to listen to a performance by the Peace College Chamber Singers of Raleigh, NC, James S. Smith, conductor. This recording is used with the kind permission of James S. Smith.

The Writing of Autumn (arranged for the New England Conservatory Children's Chorus, Jean Meltaus conductor) - SA & piano - arr. 2000 - ECS #5722 - N.

Three Miniatures (1. The Lute, 2. The Thunderbolt, 3. The Sun) - (Secular - English, Translation by S.M.H. of Hebrew text by Judah al Harizi,13th century) - SSAA - 1999 - ECS #5678 - Y. Click on each of the following links to listen to a performance of this work by the women of the Philovox ensemble, Jennifer Lester, conductor. 1. The Lute, 2. The Thunderbolt, 3. The Sun

A Psalm Beyond the Silences (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance - English - text by Joseph H. Albeck) - SA & piano - 1994, arr. 1999 - ECS #5324 - N.

Compositions for Solo Voice and Other Instruments

An Easy Decision (English - text by Kenneth Patchen) - unison treble chorus or mezzo-soprano solo & piano - 2006 - ECS #6748 - N. Click here to see a PDF of the score.

She Gave Him All Her Heart (English - text by Zallman Shneour) - tenor & piano - 2000 - ECS #6626 - N. Click here to see a PDF of the score.

She Gave Him All Her Heart (English - text by Zallman Shneour) - baritone & piano - 2000 (arr. 2001) - ECS #6627 - N. Click here to see a PDF of the score.

Mi y'maleil (Who can recount) (Hebrew and English - original setting of a traditional Chanukah text - Translation by S.M.H.) - solo voice & piano - 2004 - ECS #6461 - N. Click here to see a PDF of the score.

Yih'yu l'ratson (May the words of my mouth) (Hebrew and English - original setting of a traditional Shabbat prayer - Transliteration and English Translation by S.M.H.) - high voice & keyboard - 2001 - ECS #5876 - N.

Yih'yu l'ratson (May the words of my mouth) - low voice & keyboard - 2001 - ECS #5877 - N.

Veshameru (a piece for Shabbat - original setting of a traditional Hebrew text) baritone or alto solo & organ - 1993 (rev. 2000) - ECS #5494 - N.

A Psalm Beyond the Silences (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance - English - text by Joseph H. Albeck) - high voice & piano - 1994 - ECS #5326 - Y.

Orchestral Composition With Voices

A Psalm Beyond the Silences (a piece for Jewish Holocaust remembrance - English - text by Joseph H. Albeck) - SATB chorus & orchestra - 1994, arr. 2000 - ECS #5723 - N. The full score and parts are available from the Rental Department of the publisher.

Orchestral Compositions

Variations for String Orchestra - 2006, arr. 2009 - ECS #7489 (score), ECS #7490 (parts) - N. The full score and parts are available for sale from the publisher.

Rain Is Falling - orchestra - 1988, arr. 2006 - ECS #6655 (score), ECS #6656 (parts) - N. The full score and parts are available for sale from the publisher.

Interlude for Orchestra - 1999, arr. 2005 - ECS #6631 (score), ECS #6632 (parts) - N. The full score and parts are available for sale from the publisher.

The Lord Is My Shepherd - string orchestra - 1998, arr. 2002 - ECS #6081 (score), ECS #6082 (parts) - N. The full score and parts are available for sale or on rental from the publisher.

Chamber Music

Not an Easy Decision - soprano saxophone & piano - ECS #7581 (score & part) - 2006 (arr. 2009) - N. The set is available for sale from the publisher.

Prayer - saxophone quartet - ECS #7580 (score & parts) - 2001 (arr. 2009) - N. The set is available for sale from the publisher.

Composition for Brass Ensemble

Psalm (By the Rivers of Water) - solo horn, solo trumpet, 2 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones - ECS #6650 (score), ECS #6651 (parts) - 1998 (arr. 2006) - Y. The full score and parts are available for sale from the publisher.

Compositions for Keyboard

Variations on "Dank sei dir, Herr" - organ manuals or piano solo - 2006 - ECS #6922 - N. Click here to see a PDF of the score.

Intermezzo (commissioned by Carson P. Cooman ) - organ solo - 1999 - ECS #5679 - N.

Composition for Horn Solo

A Song Without Words - horn solo - 1994 - ECS #6434 - Y.

Work Published by Fatrock Ink, Music Publishers, Los Angeles, CA

Title of Work (Explanations, if any) - Scoring- Year - Fatrock Ink Catalog Number - Recorded (Y or N) - Duration

Trio in One Movement for Flute, Viola and Harp - 2004 - 076-2248- N.

Work Published by Wehr's Music House, Winter Park, FL

Title of Work (Explanations, if any) - Scoring- Year - Wehr's Music House Catalog Number - Recorded (Y or N) - Duration

Naomi's Lullaby - oboe, or clarinet, or trumpet and piano (WM #338), or bass trombone & piano (WM #394) - 2005 - N - 4 minutes.