"Waltz-Scherzo" is inspired by Chopin's scaler chromatic waltzes. Since the call for one-minute scores for which this title was composed involved a virtuoso pianist, I did not hold back regarding the difficulty level of the music. Accompanied chromatic scales are shared between the hands in the two outer sections. The middle section features accompanimental figuration doubled in octaves. Link to scrolling score music video on YouTube. https://youtu.be/KVxPe_9XnBE

I’m pleased to be back at editing sheet music for customers, and to composing new music after eight months of fighting and apparently defeating a particularly nasty case of malignant, internal cancer of the head and neck. Among my freelance editing clients are the NYC-based choirs Empire City Men's Chorus, and Choral Chameleon. Both groups are conducted by Vince Peterson. Among my projects are editing his transcription of the opening movement of J. S. Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio” from its...