CRAIG MADDEN MORRIS
COMPOSITIONS
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Opus Piece
36 This is the Fast 2015
Verses from Isaiah for SATB Chorus and Piano
35 A Child’s Day 2015
MicroSuite for Strings and Percussion
Morning Smiles
Playtime
Sweet Dreams
34 Crosscurrents for cello and piano 2014
33 Romance for Violin and Orchestra 2014
32 Oh, For A Kiss for SATB Chorus and Piano 2013
Verses from the Song of Songs
Composers’ Choir
Spring 2014
31 Wherever You Go for SATB Chorus and Piano 2012
Verses from the Book of Ruth
Composers’ Choir
March 2013
30 Two Are Better Than One for SATB Chorus and Piano 2011
Verses from Ecclesiastes
Performance: Composers’ Choir, March 2012
29 Benjamin Overture 2012
(Commission, Orange CC Symphonic Band)
Recording: The West Point Band, May 2013
Performance: SUNY Orange Symphonic Band, December 14, 2014
28 The Touch of Memory for SATB Chorus and Piano 2011
Performance: Composers’ Choir, August 2011
27 How Sweet Your Love for SATB Chorus and Piano 2011
Verses from the Song of Songs
Performance: Composers’ Choir, August 2011
26 Song of Peace Traditional Jewish Prayer for SATB/Piano 2011
Performance: Composers’ Choir, April 2011
25 Reflections Piano, four hands 2009
24 Tropical Dances for Piano 2009
Salta
Colores
Habanera
23 Piano Trio 2008
Performance: Chamber Music Society of Formosa
Daphne Su, violin; Hsiao-Ling Chang, piano; Nancheng Chen, cello
Taiwan Consulate, NYC, June 30, 2010
22 The Rubaiyat Verses by Omar Khayyam for SATB Chorus and Piano 2007
Performance: The Gregg Smith Singers
Composers’ Workshop, April 30, 2008
Finalist, 2010 Meistersingers Choral Competition
Composers’ Choir March, 2011
21 Dream Songs 2007
Tre Canzoni per Piano
1. Chanson Suave (Sweet Song)
2. Canción de Sílfide (A Sylph’s Song)
3. Canção Saudade (Song of Longing)
Performance: Conrad Winslow, Martha Locker
20 Arise, My Love, for SATB Chorus and Piano 2006
Verses from the Song of Songs Chapters 2,8
Performance: The Gregg Smith Singers
Composers’ Workshop, March 11. 2007
Finalist, 2010 Meistersingers Choral Competition
Composer’ Choir, March, 2011
19 Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra (piano reduction) 2005
Moderato, expansivePerformance:
Performance: Nyack College Gala Fall Concert; Chungsun Kim, cello
Tammy Lum, piano, September 27, 2005
18 Violin Concerto (Revised 2010) Vivace con brio, “By The River” 2003
Andante, “Breezes”
Rondo Allegro, “Dance”
Performance: Hamilton Fairfield Orchestra | Paul John Stanbery, conductor
Francisc Restesan, violin, October 18, 2014
17 Clarinet Concerto 2001
Andante, Canon
Allegro
Adagio, Romance
Performances: Bronx Symphony Orchestra | Alejandro Guzman, conductor
Gary Dranch, clarinet, November 16, 18, 2001
Fifth International Music Festival of Buenos Aires, August 23, 2002
Gary Dranch, clarinet; Patricia Costek, piano
North Jersey Symphony Orchestra | Marvin Von Deck, conductor
Gordon MacDonald, clarinet ,March 7, 2004
16 Piano Sonata #3 2000
Vivace, Pulses
Adagio, Reverie
Allegretto, Dance
15 The Tiger, for SATB Chorus and Piano 1999
based on the poem by William Blake
Performance: Nyack College Chorale; Joel Jameson, choral director
April 29th, 2006
Composers’ Choir, April, 2011
14 Piano Sonata #2 1998
Allegretto
Andante, Romance
Vivace, Rondo
13 Moody Day, Rondo for Piano 1997
12 Lullaby, for Orchestra 1996
Performance: Bronx Symphony Orchestra | Kevin Scott, conductor
November 1996
Brno Philharmonic | Mikel Toms, conductor
June 2013
Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra | Diane Wittry, conductor
October 25, 2014
11 Piano Sonata #1, Summer 1996
Vivace, By the River
Andante, Winds and Whispers
Rondo Vivace, Fireflies
10 The Touch of Memory Song for Voice and Piano 1989
Performance: Craig Morris, Tenor; Ted Ackerman, Piano
9 A Gentle Musaf for Shabbat 1987-95
Fifteen Vocal Pieces for Cantor and Congregation
1. Chassidic Ashray 2-5. Kedushah
6. Yis’m’chu 7. Sim Sholom 8. Y’hi’yu L’ro’tzon
9. Kaddish Shalem 10. Ain Kelohaynu
11. L’ma’an Achai V’ray’ay 12. Adon Olam
13. Yigdal 14. Benediction 15. L’ma’an Tzion
Publication:
Journal of Synagogue Music, Cantors Assembly
July 1987, Volume XVII, Number 1
8 David 1987
Song for voice and piano
7 And Abraham Remained Standing Before the Lord 1983
Concert Duet for Tenor, Soprano and Orchestra
Performance: Bronx Symphony Orchestra | Joseph DelliCarri, conductor
Catherine Williams, soprano; Paul Rogers, tenor, October 1983
6 Five Pieces for Piano 1982-84
Romance
Duet
Clowns
Kabob
Loss
Performance: Rita Feinauer
5 Untitled, Three Pieces for Orchestra 1982
Untitled
Ibid.
Op. Cit.
Performance: Bronx Symphony Orchestra | Joseph DelliCarri, conductor
April 1982
4 Song, for Orchestra 1978
Performance: CETA Orchestra of New York, May 1978
3 Sonatina for Orchestra 1975
Allegro
Allegretto, Flowers for Nancy
Rondo Allegro
Performance: Bronx Symphony Orchestra | Michael Spierman, conductor
June 1975
2 Two Pieces for Piano 1968
Flowers for Nancy
More Flowers
Performance: Rita Feinauer
1 Three Pieces for Piano 1966-68
Nocturne, Lily
Rhapsody, Sky
Intermezzo, Gnome
Performance: Rita Feinauer