Occasionally, Scot spends some time creating arrangements and compositions. For scores and materials, please reach out to Scot directly.
Compositions
Four Principles of Marriage (SATB, Tenor and Bass solos, String Orchestra or Quintet, Piano, Percussion) [ 2023] – 30′
The Water Project (SATB, electronics) [2022] – 45′
The Play of Light (SATB, Piano) [2021] – 3.5′
America, You’re Beautiful (SATBB Film Score) [2021] – 6′
To Plead Guilty (SATB, Portatiff Organ) [2020] – 10′
The Wound (SATB div) [2017] – 6′
Buck v Bell (SATB, String Quartet, Piano, Marimba) [2017] – 10′
Sympathy (SATB, Soprano Solo, Smartphones) [2015] – 6′
Il Bianco e Dolce Cigno… e Dolce Cigno… (SATB, Live-looping electronics) [2015] – 5′
Four Principles of Marriage (SATB, Tenor and Bass solo, String Orchestra or Quintet, Piano, Percussion) [2023]
A 9 movement work on texts excerpted and adapted from Justice Kennedy’s opinion of the court in Obergefell v. Hodges, the Alternative Service Book, and 5 U.S. Code §3331. Dedicated to Mary Hanna-Weir and commissioned by the Santa Clara Chorale for their 60th season. First performance by the Santa Clara Chorale, Santa Clara University Chamber Singers, and San José Chamber Orchestra in May 2023. East Coast premiere [string quintet version] by Allan Laiño and the Congressional Chorus in Washington, DC in March 2024. See the complete libretto here.
The Water Project (SATB choir, electronics) [2022]
A multi-disciplinary collaborative theater and dance project with a team of faculty from Santa Clara University. The premiere was given in the fall of 2022 at the Mayer Theatre on the campus of Santa Clara University. Singers on the project were the San Francisco Bay Area Chamber Choir.
The Wound (SATB div) [2017]
A setting of Ruth Stone’s poem by the same name, the Wound deals with the shock after a traumatic experience, and was written as part of the San Diego Pro Arte Voices Disarm Hate project in response to gun violence and suicide.
Buck v Bell (SATB + String Quartet, Piano, Marimba) [2017]
A setting of the 1927 Supreme Court decision by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Buck v Bell upheld the legality of sterilizing the mentally “feeble”. First presented as a performance/discussion in collaboration with the SCU Law School, the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, the Gerald and Sally DeNardo Lectureship, and the SCU Music Department, it was then performed again at the 2017 SCU Voices concert. Both performances were by the SCU Chamber Singers.
Sympathy (SATB + Soprano Solo + Smartphones) [2015]
Composed with my frequent SCU collaborator, Bruno Ruviaro, check out more information about the piece on its GitHub page.
Recent performances:
- Biola University, Shawna Stewart (May 6, 2016)
- Irvine High School, Tina Peterson (March 2016)
- MiraCosta College, Arlie Langager (January 2016)
- Piedmont Hills High School, Myles Ellis (December 9, 2015)
Il Bianco e Dolce Cigno… e Dolce Cigno… (SATB + live looping electronics) [2015]
Composed by Scot with electronics realized by Bruno Ruviaro, the piece is based on Jacques Arcadelt’s Il Bianco e Dolce Cigno and then uses electronics to capture audio live and play it back to create a double choir with a single ensemble. More information is available about the piece on its GitHub page.
Come Let Us All Sweet Carols Sing (SATB a cappella, arr.) [2014]
As part of the December 2014 Christmas Truce themed program with the Santa Clara Chorale, Scot arranged several christmas carols sung at the front. Come Let Us All Sweet Carols Sing by Champneys opened the concert.
Champneys – Come let us all sweet carols sing (SATB)
O Du Fröhliche (SATB a cappella, arr.) [2014]
As part of the December 2014 Christmas Truce themed program with the Santa Clara Chorale, Scot arranged several christmas carols sung at the front. The traditional german carol, O Du Fröhliche was particularly hard to find in a suitable arrangement.
Scot Hanna-Weir 