Biography
Walker was born in New York to aAwards
*1999 Brock Commission (Works and discography
Walker's compositions include song cycles, jazz, folksongs and spirituals, rock-and-roll, choral music, traditional folk songs, ballads and cantatas. Orchestral: *''An American Concerto for Violin and Orchestra'' on the CD "''from the Mid-Columbia'' *''An American Concerto for Violin and Orchestra'' on the CD ''Paul Freeman Introduces... Siegmeister, Walker, Creston, Staar-Levy'' Instrumental: *''A Vision of Hills, Fantasy Etudes for violin and piano'', *''New World Dances for piano trio'', ''Craftsbury Trio for piano trio'', ''Touch the Sky for cello and piano'', and ''Vigil for violin and piano'' on the CD ''A Vision of Hills'' *''Fantasy Etudes for violin and piano'' on the CD ''Done e Doni'' *''Five Pieces for Flute and Guitar'' on the CD ''Returning the Muse to Music'' *''Five Pieces for Flute and Guitar'' and ''Silvermine Suite for flute and guitar'' on the CD ''Celestials'' *''Four American Folk Songs'' on the CD ''Birds'' *''Four Pieces for Lute'' on the CD ''The Renaissance Lute'' *''Raise the Roof! for brass quintet'' on the CD ''Americana: A University of Iowa Celebration'' and ''Strophes of the Night and Dawn'' *''Shaker Tunes for brass quintet'' on the CD ''Season to Dance'' *''Theme and Variation for flute and piano'' on the CD ''Legacy of the American Woman Composer'' Choral: *''An Hour to Dance'' for SATB chorus and piano *''Harlem Songs'' for SATB chorus and piano *''Love -- By the Water'' for SATB chorus and piano *''Three Days by the Sea'' for SATB chorus and piano *''This Train'' for SATB chorus *''God's Grandeur'' for SATB chorus on the CD ''An Hour to Dance'' *''Now Let Us Sing!'' for SSA chorus, brass quintet, percussion, and piano *''How Can I Keep From Singing?'' for SSA chorus, brass quintet, percussion, and piano *''Peace, I Ask Of Thee O River'' for SSA chorus, brass quintet, percussion, and piano *''Songs for Women's Voices'' for SSA chorus and piano *''I Thank You God'' for SSA chorus and piano *''Crossing the Bar'' for SSA chorus and piano *''Hebrides Lullaby'' for SSA chorus *''Let Evening Come'' for SSA chorus and piano *''The Spirit of Women'' for SSA chorus *''Gifts from the Sea'' for SSA chorus and piano on the CD ''Now Let Us Sing!'' *''Come All Ye Fair'' and ''Tender Ladies'' and ''Shenendoah'' on the CD ''Sounds So Entrancing'' *''The Christ-Child's Lullaby'' on the CD ''Christmas a cappella: Songs from around the World'' *''Three American Portraits for String Quartet'', ''The Golden Harp for Chorus and String Quartet'', and ''White Horses for SATB Chorus and Piano'', and ''Cheek to Cheek for SATB Chorus and Piano'' on the CD ''The Golden Harp'' *''Hebrides Lullaby'' on the CD ''A Retro Christmas With CONCORA'' *''Hebrides Lullaby'' on the CD ''Christmas in Our Time'' *''How Can I Keep from Singing?'' on the CD ''Abbondanza! Abundant Joys'' *''I Thank You God'' on the CD ''ACDA Raymond W. Brock Endowment, Commissioned Compositions, Volume I'' *''I Thank You God'' on the CD ''Amazing Day, 20th Century Music for Women's Choir'' *''My Girls'' on the CD ''Celestial Sirens Demo 2000'' *''My Love Walks in Velvet'' on the CD '' Vox Femina Los Angeles -- 2000 LA Regional ACDA Convention'' *''Rejoice! -- Christmas Songs'' on the CD ''Juletide 2001 -- Luther College'' *''River Songs'' on the CD ''Sounds & Colors of Vermont'' *''Songs for Women's Voices'' on the CD ''When I Sing'' *''Mornings Innocent'' and ''In Autumn'' on the CD ''Taking Shape'' *''Sounding Joy'' on the CD ''Sounding Joy'' *''This Train'' on the CD ''1998 All-OMEA Festival Concert'' Vocal Works: *Song cycles ''though love be a day'', ''Mornings Innocent'', ''The Sun is Love'', and solo piano ''Semplice and Rhythms from the North Country'' are on the CD "The Sun Is Love" performed by Michelle Areyzaga, soprano and Jamie Shaak, piano *Song cycles ''though love be a day'', ''Songs of the Night Wind'', ''No Ordinary Woman!'' and selected opera arias are on the CD ''Scattering Dark and Bright: Song Cycles and Arias by Gwyneth Walker'' *''As A Branch in May'' and ''Weave No Cloak Against Tomorrow'' are on the CD ''Music Sweet as Love'' *''Four American Folk Songs'' and ''Songs for Voice and Guitar'' on the CD ''Arise: Music of the Americas for Voice and Guitar'' *''maggie and millie and mollie and may'' on the CD "Women's Voices" *''No Ordinary Woman! on the CD "No Ordinary Woman!" *''though love be a day'' on the cassette "Music of Her Own" *''though love be a day'' on the CD "though love be a day" *''I Speak for the Earth'' on the CD "Donne e Doni Vol. II" Keyboard Works: *''Cantos for the End of Summer'' on the CD ''Character Sketches'' *''Evensong from Cantos for the End of Summer for piano'' on the CD ''Piano Portraits of the Seasons'' *''In Celebration for organ'' on the CD "Women Composers for Organ" *''Rhythms from the North Country for piano'' on the cassette ''Alive and Well''External links
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