Michael S. Bryson

composer

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INSTRUMENTAL WORKS

Quaternity for Woodwind Quintet  6 min.

• premiered by the Graduate Quintet at the University of Houston

   

  LISTEN:  Quaternity

Sleepers on the Hill 12 min.

• for baritone and chamber ensemble (flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano, and percussion)

• texts from Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters

   

  LISTEN:  I. Richard Bone    II. Franklin Jones   III. Joseph Dixon

   

Ancedote 4:30 min.

• light-hearted piece for solo bassoon

LISTEN:  Anecdote

Flashpoint for Brass Quintet 3:10 min.

• Pattern-based piece for 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, and tuba

• Premiered at the Moores School of Music in 2007

LISTEN:  Flashpoint

Mikado-mas, or A Seasonal Festive Fuss 6 min.

• for soprano, tenor, violin, oboe, and piano

• a mixed-up marriage of Gilbert & Sullivan and traditional Christmas carols

• commissioned by Dave Stertzbach for the Tri-City Christian Academy music faculty

Dispositions for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano 20 Min.

•  First prize winner of the Sarofim Composition Contest

• Premiered by AURA (Moores School of Music contemporary music ensemble) in 2007

LISTEN:  I. Disturbed Rattlings    II. Freely Floating    III. Playful and Dance-like

 Patriotic Medley 4 Min.

•  brass sextet, piano , and unison voices

 Sonata for Violin and Piano 12 min.

•  written for and premiered by violinist Alyssa Pritchard

LISTEN:  I. Allegro capriccioso  II. Andante moderato   III. Animé

 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise 3 Min.

• Euphonium/ tuba choir

• commissioned for and premiered by Bob Jones University Euphonium Choir

• published by Jantz Music Publications

 I Love to Tell the Story 4 Min.

• brass quintet

• commissioned for and premiered by the Foundation Brass Quintet

• published by Jantz Music Publishers

 Prelude on REDHEAD 5 Min.

• chamber  orchestra

• Commissioned for and performances at The Living Gallery production, Bob Jones University

 My Savior’s Love 4 Min.

• brass quintet

LISTEN:  My Savior's Love

 Incidental Music for Much Ado about Nothing

• baritone, harp, piano

• commissioned for the faculty production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado about Nothing at Bob Jones University

 Bartok Hungarian Dances 3 Min.

•  chamber orchestra

•  transcription of Hungarian Dances No. 12, 13

 Three Pieces for Piano 10 min.

•  SC MTNA composition competition winner (2nd place)

• Performances at California State University, Hayward; Bob Jones University; International Baptist College

 VOCAL SOLO WORKS

 Songs of the Comforter 12 Min.

• baritone, violoncello, and piano

• text by Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)

• commissioned for and premiered by baritone Andy Merkle and pianist Scott Ashby

 Hand in Hand  3 Min.

•  vocal solo with keyboard accompaniment

 My Song Shall Be of Jesus 10 Min.

• baritone and piano

• composed for and premiered by baritone, Stan Eby

• title work published by Valor Press

 White in the Moon 4 Min.

• tenor and piano

• SC MTNA composition competition winner (1st place)

• Southern Regional MTNA composition competition winner (runner-up)

CHORAL WORKS

In Him, We Are One 3:30 Min.

• SATB accompanied with optional trumpet and congregation

• based on Romans 15:6 and Ephesians 4:4-6

Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire 5 Min.

• SATB with keyboard accompaniment

• text by James Montgomery

LISTEN:  Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire

Blessed Is Everyone That Feareth the Lord 5 Min.

• SATB with keyboard accompaniment

 Fight the Good Fight 4 Min.

• SATB with keyboard accompaniment and opt. brass with percussion

 Incarnate Grace (Christmas Musical) 60 Min.

• 3 Soloists, SATB choir, Children’s Choir, keyboard accompaniment

• book and lyrics by author Lorene M. Lambert

• Premiered at Tri-City Baptist Church, Tempe AZ

 The Light of the World Is Jesus 4 Min.

• SATB with keyboard accompaniment

• recorded on album Not I, but Christ, released by International Baptist College

 Rescue the Perishing 4 Min.

• SATB with keyboard accompaniment

• recorded on album Not I, but Christ, released by International Baptist College

 The Sands of Time Are Sinking 3 Min.

• TTBB with harp

• written for harpist Emily Zane Waggoner

 Sooner or Later 3 Min.

• SATB a capella

• text by Christina Rosetti

• Performances at Bob Jones University and Tri-City Christian Academy

 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross 3 Min.

• SATB with keyboard accompaniment

• Performances at Bob Jones University, Tri-City Baptist Church, Tempe AZ; Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Greenville SC

PIANO SOLO / PIANO FOUR-HAND

HYMN ARRANGEMENTS

God Leads Us Along 2:30 Min.

•  piano solo

‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus 2:30 Min.

•  piano solo

How Firm a Foundation 3 Min.

• piano four-hand

• composed with pianist Tiffany Brock

• recorded on album Not I, but Christ, released by International Baptist College

 Send the Light 3 Min.

• piano four-hand

• composed with pianist Tiffany Brock

• recorded on album Not I, but Christ, released by International Baptist College

 Grace Greater Than Our Sin 3 Min.

• piano solo

 I Sing the Mighty Power of God 3 Min.

• piano solo