OBEDIENCE (2008) Solo cantata in eight episodes for soprano, bass, and organ. Commissioned by soprano Kristi Vrooman, this twelve-minute cantata draws on biblical texts from Leviticus, Exodus, Proverbs, Deuteronomy, and the Psalms.

AVE MARIA (2007) Simple anthem designed for workship service for SATB chorus, unaccompanied.

MISSA SANCTI STEPHANI (2007) Commissioned by James Busby for the Scholar Cantorum of S. Stephen's Church. The work is a missa brevis (Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus/Benedictus and Agnus Dei) for SATB chorus and solosits, unaccompanied.

JACOB VS. ANGEL (2007) Jacob vs. Angel is a piece about crisis of conscience, ambiguity, and misinterpretation expressed through the depiction of a major battle—the goal of which is never made entirely clear. Based on the biblical story, this solo organ work evolved from an idea for an oratorio. Composed as a vehicle for organist Heinrich Christensen, Jacob vs. Angel is an unusual collaboration between composer, performer, and librettist. Graham Gordon Ramsay originally conceived the work as an oratorio with text by Alice Flaherty. At the same time that Ramsay and Flaherty were discussing the libretto for the oratorio project, Christensen and Ramsay were planning the creation of a new solo organ work, one to be performed on a summer 2007 concert tour of Denmark and Sweden . The organ piece, too, began to revolve around the battle of Jacob and the angel. Composing for organ generated not only a piece in its own right, but also an opportunity to work out musical materials that would later expand into a full oratorio. For the solo organ work, Flaherty contributed six short stanzas, each reflecting the tone of the corresponding musical movement.

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