The Music of D. V. Montoya, 1991 to Present (as catalogued by the composer, revised 2-1-22)
OPUS DATE TITLE 1 1991-1998 Art Songs for voice and piano 1. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (Frost) 2. Psalm 131 3. Batter My Heart Three-Person'd God (Donne) 4. I Saw a Young Lady (Roman) 5. When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer (Whitman) 6. On the Blessed Virgin's Bashfulness (Crashaw) 7. Go, Lovely Rose (Waller) 2 1992 Super Flumina Babylonis (Psalm 137) for SATB w/divisi and oboe 3 1994 Three Poems by St. John of the Cross for SATB acapella, div. 1. Del Verbo Divino 2. Llama de Amor Viva – Himno 3. Suma de Perfección 4 1995 Three Requiem Chants for four equal voices acapella 5 c. 1997 Farewell to the Farm (Stevenson) for treble voices acapella (rev. 2003) 1. The Wind 2. The Swing 3. The Sun’s Travels 4. Marching Song 5. Rain 6. Whole Duty of Children 7. Farewell to the Farm 6 c. 1997 Variations in C (rev 2003) for solo piano 7 1996-1999 Los Animales de Me Casa (Montoya/Ortiz-Smith) for SAB, tambourine, and piano 1. El Nombre de Mi Gato 2. Pobrecita, Sasha 3. Mi Lagartijita Feliz 8 1999 African Processional: Jambo rafiki yangu (Reed/Montoya) for SATB, unison choir, and percussion (also TTBB or SSA) 9 2002 Sonatina for solo guitar 1. Rondo giocoso 2. Theme in D 3. Allegro feroce 10 2003 Go, Lovely Rose (Waller) for SATB and piano (after the 1998 version for tenor and piano) 11 2004 Ave Maria for SSAA acapella Little Mass for Men’s Voices for TTBB w/div. acapella 12 2004 Two Childhood Memories of Rachel McBride (Sousa) for SATB acapella 1. B is for Bunny (begun c. 1992) 2. Can You Run the 100-Mile Dash? (2004) 13 2004 El Abuelo y el Arcoiris (Charpentier) for SATB, SA treble choir, guitar, bass, and percussion 14 2004 Dicen que me case yo (Vicente) for SSA, guitar and finger cymbals 15 2006 Sonnet 65 (Shakespeare) for SATB w/div. acapella 16 2006 Bless the Lord, O My Soul (Psalm 103) for SATB acapella Nada te Turbe (St. Teresa of Avila/Longfellow) for SATB acapella 17 2006 missa: pueri cantores for SSA acapella i. kyrie eleison ii. sanctus iii. agnus dei 18 2008 Francis’ Prayer (Vanzillotta) for soprano, tenor and baritone solo voices, flute, oboe, clarinet, cello, and piano 19 2008 Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace (St. Francis of Assisi) for SATB and organ 20 2009 I Wish I Were the Sweet Tick-Tock (Ferguson) for SATB acapella 21 2010 Remember Me When I Am Gone Away (Rossetti) for SSAATTBB acapella 22 2010 Passacaglia for Three Trombones 23 2011 Don’t Go Back to Sleep (Rumi/Barks) for SAB choir and ukulele ensemble (or guitar) 24 2011 Song of the Virgin Mary (Vanzillotta) for tenor and soprano soloists, oboe, cello, and piano 25 c. 1992 Sicut Cervus (Psalm 42) for SSA acapella (rev 2013) c. 1997 Upon Julia’s Clothes (Herrick) for TTBB acapella (rev 2019) 26 2013 Songs of Fatherhood (Wallis) for SATB w/div. acapella 1. Little Fish 2. So, Little Rabbit 3. Awaken 4. Fly Free by Day, Swim Deep at Night 5. Eternal Laugh 27 2015 Magdalene (Wallis) for SSA, mezzo-soprano solo, hand percussion, oboe, French horn, cello and piano 1. Youth Spent 2. Meeting 3. Follow 4. Chosen 5. Ascension 28 2015 Songs of Youth: An Exploration of the Church Modes for Young Singers for SA and piano 1. Ladybug in G Mixolydian (Anglund) 2. When All the World is Full of Snow in F Dorian (Bodecker) 3. The Major in D Ionian (Anonymous) 4. I Heard a Bird Sing in E Phrygian (Herford) 5. Daylight Savings Time in Bb Lydian (McGinley) 6. The Universe in D Aeolian (Britton Miller) 29 2015 This Light Is Mine (Wallis) for SATB acapella and percussion 30 2016 Our True Heritage (Thich Nhat Hanh) for SATB, baritone solo, and harp 1. “The cosmos is filled” 2. Interlude No. 1 for harp 3. “It needs you to breathe gently” 4. Interlude No. 2 for harp 5. “You the richest person on earth” 31 2017 La Danza (del Corazon) (Hernandez/Montoya) for SATB acapella and percussion 32 2017 Light of Mary for SSAATTBB acapella Peace is Every Step (Thich Nhat Hanh) for SATB, drum, and harp 33 2018 Eight Noble Miniatures for harp and flute duo 1. Right Mindfulness 2. Right Concentration 3. Right Vision 4. Right Intention 5. Right Action 6. Right Speech 7. Right Livelihood 8. Right Effort 34 2019 Waves of the K’Guttrian Sea for three amplified steel string guitars 35 2020 A Wish (Wallis) for SATB w/div. acapella 36 2020-2021 Four Winter Études for solo double bass 1. Tracks on Snow 2. Sledding 3. Solstice Song 4. Twilight 37 2021 Four Curiously Unrelated Art Songs for tenor solo, mezzo-soprano solo, and woodwind quintet (after Art Songs, 1991-1998) 1. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (Frost) 2. I Saw a Young Lady (Roman) 3. When I Hearn the Learn’d Astronomer (Whitman) 4. On the Blessed Virgin’s Bashfulness (Crashaw)
Forthcoming works: 38 2022 Fight Song No. 25 in G Minor (after Mozart) for marching band 39 2022 Franklin’s Noble March of the Turkeys for marching band 40 2022 Two Short Pieces for Band 1. Piece in G minor (after an original figured bass by D. V. M. and W. A. Mathieu) 2. Piece in A Major (after a Paul Vidal Figured Bass realization) 41 2022 Undetermined work to be included in the N.E.O. Voice Festival, Los Angeles, Summer 2022 42 2022 Brass Quintet No. 1 for two trumpets, French horn, trombone and tuba