Important: The commissioners of this piece have exclusions rights to public performance until February 1, 2023. However, this piece is currently available for private study or for use in an educational setting.

Woodland Preludes is a suite of twelve preludes for solo piano commissioned by pianists Blair McMillen, Erica Sipes, and Patricia Stowell. The preludes cover the course of a year and draw inspiration from the New England woods. Woodland Preludes were written with the teaching pianist in mind and are meant to be used not only for professional performance, but for introducing contemporary music to young students.

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Woodland Preludes

Spring

• dear flower, I do not know thy name

• fog rolling off the harbor

• skunk cabbage funk cabbage

  Summer

• shooting stars through a field of dew damp grass

• poison ivy is the devil

• woodpecker on a hollow tree

  Fall

• moonlight falling on pine needles

• feu de camp tournant dans l’air du soir

• raindrops on fall leaves

  Winter

• chickadee chatter

• petite waterfalls from late winter ice

• quiet summit