Wilmer Hayden Welsh

Wilmer Hayden Welsh (born July 17, 1932 in Cincinnati, Ohio- died March 5, 2008 in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina)—composer, organist, and teacher.

EARLY LIFE

Welsh came from a musical family learning piano at an early age from his mother, Dorothy Mary Exon Welsh, who was a soprano soloist and choir director. His father, Wilmer Wesley Welsh, a violinist and baritone, was signal engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad first in Cincinnati and from 1943 in Baltimore. He and his father sang together first in the Choir of Men and Boys at the Church of Our Savior, Cincinnati, and later in the Choir of Men and Boys at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Baltimore, where he was treble soloist in such works as Mendelssohn’s Hear My Prayer, Gounod’s St. Cecilia Mass, and Spohr’s Last Judgement. He studied piano with Pasquale Tallerico of the Peabody Conservatory of Music faculty, who recognized him as a child prodigy. When Welsh was eleven, Tallerico offered to prepare him for his New York debut if his parents would remove him from school. However his parents thought it would be best to complete his schooling in the traditional manner. When his voice was changing in 1946, he began organ studies with Edmund Ender, organist-choirmaster at St. Paul’s. By July 1947 he was playing services at St. Paul’s in Ender’s absence and in January 1949 officially named Assistant Organist of the parish by the vestry. At the age of 15 Welsh played the Grieg Piano Concerto with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on a television broadcast. He graduated with honor in 1949 from Baltimore City College, an all-male high school, where he had been editor of the yearbook and won the school newspaper’s short story competition.

EDUCATION

In September 1949 Welsh won the annual Peabody Award for organ playing which provided a three- year scholarship at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. He studied organ with Richard Ross and composition with Henry Cowell and Nicholas Slonimsky while simultaneously working on a degree from Johns Hopkins University. In 1952 Welsh received his Teaching Certificate in organ from Peabody. He served as president of the student body at Peabody during the 1952-1953 school year. Two events of 1953 made an enormous impact on Welsh. Paul Hindemith was composer in residence at Peabody for several weeks, and Welsh performed Hindemith’s three organ sonatas for him. He also played the American premiere of French composer Jean Langlais’s Concerto No. 1 for Organ and Orchestra with George Hurst conducting the Peabody Orchestra. In 1953, Welsh received the B.S. from Johns Hopkins University and the Artist Diploma in Organ from Peabody Conservatory of Music. Continued studies at Peabody led to the B.Mus. in 1954 and the M.M. in 1955. Further studies included work with Nadia Boulanger at Fontainebleau and with Mátyás Seiber in London. Welsh recalled, “She thought I was too much influenced by the Germans, especially Hindemith, while Mátyás Seiber thought that my music sounded too French. At that point I decided I was an American and didn’t really worry any more about the international influence on what I sounded like.” In the fall of 1958 he began doctoral studies at Cornell University, studying composition with Robert Palmer. In 1960 Welsh won a Ford Foundation study grant for a special study program with the New York City Opera working with Gian Carlo Menotti. Further study with Menotti occurred in the summer of 1963 in Spoletti, Italy.

PERSONAL LIFE

On June 30, 1957 Welsh married Constance DeBear, a New Yorker he met while she was associate director of the Children’s Theater Association in Baltimore. After dating for four years, the relationship broke off and Connie moved back to New York. Two years later, the courtship was revived when Connie mailed Welsh the first draft of a libretto for an oratorio. The subject was the Old Testament Joseph, a story Welsh had often dreamed of setting. The gift of the libretto was immediately accepted, and they were engaged. She would write several more librettos which he set to music. They had two sons: Benjamin Hayden (born 1960) and Stephen Andrew (born 1962). The Welshes would divorce in 1981. Welsh had also been in a relationship with Ralph Blakely, Jr. since 1963 and would live with Blakely after his separation, first in Davidson, North Carolina and from 1994 in Charleston, South Carolina, where they were often sited walking their two Great Danes. Welsh was known to family and friends as Bill.

POSITIONS

1947-1950 – Assistant Organist at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland 1950-1952 – Organist of Seventh Baptist Church, Baltimore, Maryland 1952-1953 – Organist-Choirmaster at St. Paul’s Chapel, Baltimore, Maryland 1953-1954 – Organist-Choirmaster of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Baltimore, Maryland 1953-1954 – College Organist and Instructor of Theory and Organ at Hood College, Frederick, Maryland September 1954-September 1958 – Organist-Choirmaster at Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church, Baltimore, Maryland 1959-1963 – College Organist and Assistant Professor of Music at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina 1962-1963 – Taught organ at Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina one day a week 1963-1991 – College Organist and Associate Professor of Music at Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina; made a Full Professor in 1972; awarded the Thomas Jefferson Award for excellence in teaching in 1977; named chairman of the Music Department in 1981; made Composer-in- Residence in 1988 ; retired under disability of tinnitus in 1991. October 1971-October 1975 – Organist of Davidson College Presbyterian Church October 1975-August 1979 – Organist-Choirmaster of Davidson College Presbyterian Church

GRANTS AND COMMISSIONS FOR COMPOSITIONS

Grants from: The National Endowment for the Arts The North Carolina Arts Council Davidson College Commissions came from prominent churches in the East and the South, as well as colleges and individuals: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Baltimore Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, New York Christ Episcopal Church, Lexington, Kentucky St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Charlotte, North Carolina Myers Park Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina Trinity Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Concord, North Carolina Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington, Kentucky Charlotte Chapter of the American Guild of Organists Erskine College, Due West, South Carolina Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Virginia Southern Saxophone Quartet Meralyn Mason, Chairman of the Organ Department of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

OVERVIEW OF HIS COMPOSITIONS

Welsh was a tonal composer, even when several compositions from the late 1970s forward use the twelve-tone technique. Two compositions use electronic sounds: Symphony No. 1 in E-flat and Benedictus Es, Domine: A Dialogue on a Canticle for Organ, Tape and Audience with Audience Leader.

Welsh composed over 135 works including two symphonies—both premiered by the Charlotte Symphony, Jacques Brourman, conductor, and Leo Driehuys, conductor. As Welsh was a virtuoso organist, 27 of the works are for solo organ including 3 organ sonatas—with premieres by Marilyn Mason of the University of Michigan and David Creaghead of the Eastman School of Music. There is also an organ duet, an organ concerto. 14 works are for organ with other instruments including flute, trumpet, horn, saxophone, brass quintet, and saxophone quartet. Other keyboard works include 5 solo piano works and a few for piano, four hands. There are several oratorios—with Joseph premiered by the Charlotte Oratorio Singers, Donald Plott, conductor. Several one-act operas show the influence of Hindemith’s Gebrauchsmusik with works written for the Winthrop College Chorus, the Davidson College Male Chorus, and the Davidson College Opera Workshop. Other examples of Gebrauchsmusik include chamber music for woodwind trio, flute trios and sextets. Music for solo voice includes 2 cycles among 9 works along with 3 duets. Music for the church includes over 20 anthems, a complete setting of the Evensong service, 2 congregational settings of the mass, and several hymns.

Works

Solo Organ Organ with Instruments Solo Piano Piano Four Hands Orchestral Concerti Other instrumental Secular Choral Cantatas and Oratorios Anthems and Motets Services for the Episcopal Church Hymns Solo Voice Vocal Duets Operas Film and Theatrical Music Music for Children’s Plays Radio Jingle

Discography

Bibliography

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WORKS SOLO ORGAN Autumn Hymn Composed late 1940s.

“And Lo! A Star Appeared Unto Them” Composed 1952. Performed December 7, 1952 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh at First Methodist Church, Canton, Ohio.

Meditation Composed early 1950s.

Partita on a Secular Tune (With Apologies to Mozart) For organ or piano. Composed in 1953 or 1954 for a recital by Wilmer Hayden Welsh at St. Michael and All Angels

		Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland.

Benedicite, Omnia Opera: A Canticle for Organ Originally titled Mobile. Composed Summer 1954. First performed October 3, 1954 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh at the Washington Cathedral. Revised April 1959 in Ithaca, New York.

Sonata for Organ, No. 1: Psalm 30 “In memorium: Henry Cowell” I. Strong, not too fast “I will magnify thee, O Lord; for thou hast set me up, and not made my foes to triumph over me. . .” II. Slow; lively; slow “. . .heaviness may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. . .” III. Gently singing, expressively “. . .Thou didst turn thy face from me, and I was troubled. . .” IV. With good humor “. . .Thou hast turned my heaviness into joy. . .” Composed 1955. First performed December 5, 1955 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh for the dedication recital of the Moeller organ at Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church, Baltimore, Maryland. Revised 1960.

Idle Interludes I. Progress; Waltzily II. A Breakfast Serial for Monday Morning; Drearily III. Madison Avenue Cakewalk; The way the ball bounces IV. In Memoriam: Oedipus Rex; Slurpily V. Festival Fanfare, March, and Collapse; Brassily, Jauntily Completed May 1959. First performed July 9, 1959 by James F. Armstrong at Sage Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca,

           	     New York.

Passion Music 1. Prelude: “Entry into Jerusalem” 2. Kyrie eleison: “Lament for Jerusalem” 3. Credo: “Preaching in the Temple” 4. Sanctus: “The Last Supper” 5. Agnus Dei: “Gethsemane” 6. Gloria in Excelsis: “The Trial before Pilate” 7. Fugue: “Golgotha—It Is Finished” Dedicated to Dr. Jess Casey, Chairman of Department of Music, Winthrop College, Rock Hill,

    	     South Carolina.

Completed December 1961, Rock Hill, South Carolina. First performed April 25, 1962 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh at Byrnes Auditorium, Winthrop

      	     College, Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Partita: Now Thank We All Our God Chorale Allemande Courante March Air Musette Jig Fugue Composed 1964. First performed February 14, 1965 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh at Davidson College Presbyterian

	     Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Chorale Prelude on Covenanters: “The Race That Long in Darkness Pined” Composed 1964. First performed December 13, 1964 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh for Davidson College Christmas

	     Vespers, Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Scored for woodwing trio (flute, clarinet, and bassoon) in 1969 and titled Trio: Hymn and Variation on Covenanters: “The Race That Long in Darkness Pined.”

Chorale Prelude on Kingfold: “O Sing a Song of Bethlehem” Composed 1964. First performed December 13, 1964 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh for Davidson College Christmas

	     Vespers, Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Chorale Prelude on Neumark: “If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee” Completed November 11, 1966, Davidson, North Carolina. First performed November 18, 1966 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh for the dedication of Spencer

	     Love Auditorium, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina.

Canzona Cromatica alla Frescobaldi Completed January 10, 1969, Davidson, North Carolina. First performed April 7, 1969 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh in Love Auditorium, Davidson College,

	     Davidson, North Carolina.

Sonata for Organ, No. 2: Isaiah the Prophet I. Fast and Strong; Slow, with Resignation “Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth! My people have forsaken the Lord, they have

		provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger.”  Isaiah 1:2, 4.

II. Slowly Lamenting “Hear the word of the Lord! When ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.” Isaiah 1: 10, 15 III. Fast, with Joy “Fear not! I hid myself from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on you. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” Isaiah 53:4, 8; 54:12. IV. Very slow and Gentle “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth. The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock. They shall not hurt nor kill in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord.” Isaiah 65:17, 25. Commissioned by Martin M. Wick, President of Wicks Organ Company, for the dedication of the

    Wicks organ in the Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Completed January 11, 1970, Davidson, North Carolina. First performed April 13, 1970 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh for the inaugural recital of the Wicks

    organ in Davidson College Presbyterian Church.

Christmas Minatures: A Suite for Organ on Biblical Texts I. The Annunciation

   “And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with
   thee:  Blessed art thou among women.”  Luke 1:28.

II. Advent

   “Oh that I knew where I might find him!  that I might come even to his seat!”  Job 23:3.

III. The Nativity

   “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their
   flock by night.”  Luke 2:8.

IV. Epiphany

   “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there
   came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, saying Where is he that is born King of the Jews?
                  for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.”  Matthew 2:1, 2.

Composed 1971. Originally titled Iconostasis, Part I: The Incarnation. First performed December 12, 1971 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh for Davidson College Christmas

Vespers, Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Jubilee: A Celebration for Organ Completed March 1971, Davidson, North Carolina. First performed April 12, 1971 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh at the Davidson College Presbyterian

		Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Published by Augsburg, 1972.

Benedictus Es, Domine: A Dialogue on a Canticle for Organ, Tape and Audience with Audience Leader Commissioned by Marilyn Mason, Chairman of the Organ Department, University of Michigan. Completed January 17, 1974, Davidson, North Carolina. First performed February 21, 1974 by Dr. Mason at the Church Street United Methodist Church, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Seven Organ Preludes on Hymns from the Original Sacred Harp 1844-1966 (Denson Revision, 1966) I. Advent: “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” (Warrenton) II. Christmas: “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” (Cookham) III. Epiphany: “Hark! How the Gospel Trumpet Sounds!” (Gospel Trumpet) IV. Lent: “He Dies! The Friend of Sinners Dies!” (Sinners’ Friend) V. Easter: “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name!” (Coronation) VI. Ascension: “Jesus My All, to Heav’n Is Gone, Save, Mighty Lord” (Save, Mighty Lord) VII. Pentecost: “Come Holy Spirit, Come with Energy Divine” (Abbeville) Composed 1976-1977. Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany first performed December 4, 1977 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh for the dedication of the Blakely organ in Davidson United Methodist Church, Davidson, North Carolina. Easter first performed April 19, 1976 by Gary L. Rowe at the Davidson College Presbyterian

	Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Plainsong Prelude: “O Trinity of Blessed Light” Composed 1977. First performed February 6, 1977 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh at the Davidson College Presbyterian

		Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Mosaic Portrait I: Jonah For Narrator and Organ. Completed July 11, 1978, Davidson, North Carolina. First performed December 3, 1978 by David Craighead, organist, and James G. Swisher, narrator, for the dedication of the Blakely organ at Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Dulcet Variations: “Sing to Me of Heaven” Theme: “Sing to Me of Heaven” Variation 1. Farewell to Earth

         		   2. The Soul’s Ascent

3. Gabriel’s Call 4. March of the Saints 5. Flight of Angels 6. God’s Throne 7. Confession of Sins 8. Washed Clean 9. Glimpse of the Pit 10. Reunion with Loved Ones 11. Eternal Home Dedicated to Arthur Lawrence “This work was composed for the Henry Erben organ, located in the First Baptist Church of Charleston, South Carolina. Built in 1848, the organ was restored by Blakely Organbuilders of Davidson, North Carolina, in 1982 as part of the 300th anniversary of the founding of the church.” Completed Summer 1980. First performed November 3, 1982 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh for the inaugural recital of the

		Blakely organ in the home of Price and Margaret Zimmerman, Davidson, North Carolina.

Prelude on a Sarum Plainsong: “O Lux Beata Trinitas” In Memory of Albert Ernest Bollinger (1865-1959), granduncle of the composer and organist of

		Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington, Kentucky from 1890 to 1947.

Completed April 12, 1984. First performed on May 6, 1984 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh at Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington, Kentucky.

Triptych on a Sarum Plainsong: “O Lux Beata Trinitas” I. Prelulde II. Fugue III. Recitative For Anne Wilson. In Memory of Albert Ernest Bollinger. Completed July 23, 1984. Movement III: Recitative is the Prelude on a Sarum Plainsong: “O Lux Beata Trinitas” in the

previous entry.

First performed November 9, 1984 by Anne Carolyn Wilson at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina for the 25th Annual Sacred Music Convocation at Davidson College.

Sonata for Organ, No. 3: Sacred Songs and Dances I. Songs of Being, I II. Quark Dance III. Cosmic Dance IV. Songs of Being, II Completed May 14, 1987 Davidson, North Carolina. First performed October 11, 1987 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh in Spencer Love Auditorium, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina.

Parade for Organ Originally titled “Circus Parade.” Completed 1988. Performed on March 12, 1989 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Hampton, Virginia.

Mosaic Portrait No. 3: The Sacrifice of Isaac For Organ and Narrator. For John Pagett. Completed June 1, 1989, Davidson, North Carolina. First performed on February 25, 1990 by John Pagett, organist, and Marc H. Wilson, narrator, at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Rondo on a Row For David Mulbury. Completed September 4, 1991, Davidson, North Carolina.

ORGAN DUET

Variations: Yankee Doodle Visits New York City: An Organ Duet I. Stacked over J.F.K. II. Manhatten! III. Sightseeing IV. Around the Park in a Hansom Cab V. The Cloisters VI. The Plaza VII. Chinatown VIII. The Statue of Liberty For Todd and Anne Wilson. Completed July 1, 1985, Davidson, North Carolina. First performed on September 29, 1985 by Todd and Anne Wilson, organists, at Second Presbyterian Church, Little Rock, Arkansas.

ORGAN WITH INSTRUMENTS

Sonatina for Violin and Organ (Withdrawn—material used in A Classical Sonatina for Viola and Piano,

	1978)

Composed 1957. First performed March 11, 1957 by Anne Lane Wilson, violinist, and Wilmer Hayden Welsh,

		organist, at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland.

Sonatina for Trumpet and Harpsichord or Organ Spirited, not too fast; slower, more lyrically Quietly singing Vigorously Composed 1964. First performed March 12, 1965 by Grier M. Williams, trumpeter, and Wilmer Hayden Welsh,

		harpsichordist, at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Pastorale for Clarinet and Organ Composed 1965. First performed November 23, 1965 by Arnold Lee Hindin, clarinetist, and Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist, for the dedication of the Zimmer organ in Shearer Auditorium, Mitchell College, Statesville, North Carolina.

Variations and Fugue on a Gregorian Nunc Dimittis for Flute and Organ Composed 1970. First performed December 13, 1970 by Shirley Jackson, flutist, and Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist, for Davidson College Christmas Vespers, Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Sonatina for Oboe, Clarinet and Organ Strong; more lyrical Gently rocking Jauntily “For John [Magee], Allan [Ware], and Tom [Turner]” Commissioned by Ralph Blakely, Jr. for the dedication of the Wicks organ at First Presbyterian

Church, Mocksville, North Carolina.

Composed 1973. First peformed October 14, 1973 by John Magee, oboist, Allan Ware, clarinetist, and Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist, at First Presbyterian Church, Mocksville.

Festival Music for French Horn and Organ in the Form of a Low Mass 1. Introit 2. Kyrie 3. Gloria 4. Credo 5. Offertory 6. Sanctus and Benedictus 7. Agnus Dei 8. Deo gratias Composed 1975. First performed February 3, 1975 by John Gabriel, hornist, and Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist,

		at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Five Incantations for Brass Quintet and Organ Completed April 1981. First performed May 11, 1981 by the Carolina Brass: Robert Blalock, horn; Robert Jackson, trumpet; William D. Lawing, trumpet; David Mills, tuba; Derl Sanderson, trombone; and Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist, at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Sonata da Camera: Dance Variations on a Theme by Orlando di Lasso for Soprano Recorder, Alto Krummhorn, and Chamber Organ Tema Allemanda Corrente Sarabanda Giga Coda Completed July 23, 1982. “Composed for Price and Margaret Zimmerman with affectionate best wishes.” First performed November 3, 1982 by Margaret Zimmerman, recorder, Price Zimmerman, krummhorn, and Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist, for the inaugural recital of the Blakely organ in the Zimmerman home, Davidson, North Carolina.

Mosaic Portrait II: The Golden Calf For Saxophone Quartet, Narrator, and Organ. Completed July 26, 1982. First performed October 17, 1982 by the Southern Saxophone Quartet (Kenneth M. Fisher, Robert Haley, Christopher T. Kelton, and Frank Folds), James Swisher, narrator, and Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist, at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Three Tunes in Triple Time for Soprano Recorder and Organ I. The Philadelphia Minuet II. The Boston Waltz III. The Davidson Jig Composed for Margaret and Price Zimmerman, Christmas 1982.

Processional Music for Trumpet and Organ Completed June 6, 1983. Composed for the wedding of Kelly Ann Craft and Benjamin Hayden Welsh on October 8, 1983. First performed by Jan Lawry, trumpeter, and Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist, at St. Mary’s

		Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Variations on “DAVIDSON” for Trumpet and Organ Theme and Seven Variations Completed July 15, 1983. First performed September 11, 1983 by William D. Lawing, trumpeter, and Wilmer Hayden

		Welsh, organist, at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Nuptial March for Three Trumpets and Organ Completed July 22, 1983. Composed for the wedding of Leslie Acker Rowe and the Rev. Gary Lee Rowe on October 2, 1983. First performed by Stephen L. Woytowicz, Edward F. Brehony, and Robert R. Barron, Jr.,

        trumpeters, and Douglas J. Tester, organist, at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, Abington, Pennsylvania.

Versets for Trumpet and Organ on the Sarum Plainsong Mass: In Die Sanctae Trinitatis Kyrie Gloria Offertory Sanctus Agnus For William David Lawing with gratitude Completed 1986.

Liturgical Music for Soprano Saxophone and Organ (Low Mass) 1. Introit 2. Kyrie 3. Gloria 4. Credo 5. Offertory 6. Sanctus and Benedictus 7. Agnus 8. Deo gratias Completed July 28, 1986, Davidson, North Carolina.

SOLO PIANO

Partita on a Secular tune (With Apologies to Mozart) For organ or piano. Composed in 1953 or 1954. See listing under SOLO ORGAN.

Polychrome: A Suite for Piano Prelude Alman Corranto Saraband Jig Interlude I Pavan Galiard Dump Hornpipe Interlude II Rag Processional Tango Reel Postlude Composed for James G. Swisher. Completed July 17, 1979. First performed May 5, 1980 by James G. Swisher in Hodson Hall, Cunningham Fine Arts Center, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina.

Touch and Go: A Flourish for Piano For James G. Swisher. Completed June 30, 1981. First performed September 11, 1981 by James G. Swisher for the dedication of the Donald Bryce Plott Memorial Steinway Concert Grand Piano in Hodson Hall, Cunningham Fine Arts Center, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina.

Jots and Tittle Jot One Tittle One Jot Two Tittle Two Jot Three Tittle Three Composed for Richard Wardlow. Completed April 12, 1985, Davidson, North Carolina.

Rondo on a Row (withdrawn) For Cynthia Lawing. Composed 1988.

Haiku Sonata for Piano I. Passacaglia II. Nocturne III. Jig Fugue IV. Sonata For Priscilla Fullerton. Composed 1989 or 1990.

Hymn Prelude: Rhosymedre “For Jean Roberts with many thanks.” Composed 1990.

PIANO FOUR HANDS

Tom Sawyer’s Song for Piano Duet Composed 1972. Written for and first performed by Benjamin Hayden Welsh and Stephen Andrew Welsh.

Games for Piano Duet Commissioned by Katherine Boardman and Karen Hudson-Brown. First performed April 14, 1975 by Katherine Boardman and Karen Hudson-Brown, Hodson Hall,

		Cunningham Fine Arts Center, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina.

Symphony No. 2: “Davidson College” I. Work (sonata) II. Play (scherzo) III. Faith (fugue) IV. Testimony (theme and variations) Version for Piano, Four Hands. Completed July 14, 1986.

Mosaic Portrait No. 5: A Book of Hours to the Blessed Trinity For Piano, Four Hands and Narrator I. Matins (Music: Deus in adjutorium; Gloria Patri) II. Lauds (Music: Deo Patri) III. Prime (Music: Gloria tibi) IV. Terce (Music: Benedicamus) V. Sext (Music: Benedictus) VI. None (Music: Ex quo) VII. Vespers (Music: Iam sol) VIII. Compline (Music: Noctem quietam; Gloria Patri) Composed 1992. Commissioned for the Sesquicentennial Observance of Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington by

		John A. Deaver.

First performed November 18, 1992 by Mary Jo Farrand Louis and John A. Deaver, pianists, and the Rev. Joseph Pennington, narrator, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington, Kentucky.

John’s Lilt Composed 1992. [For John A. Deaver]. First performed October 20, 1993 by Mary Jo Farrand Louis and John A. Deaver, pianists, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington, Kentucky.

ORCHESTRAL

Overture for Orchestra Allegro For 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, English Horn, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones,

	     tuba, tympani, percussion (bass drum, cymbal, triangle), and strings.

Composed 1953 or 1954. Played by the Peabody Conservatory Orchestra, Nicholas Slonimsky, conductor.

Symphony No. 1 in E-flat I. Slowly, with strength; Faster, lively II. Gently lyrical; Faster, playfully III. Whimsically, not too fast IV. Serenely sustained; Faster, majestically Orchestration: Tape, piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns,

    3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, tympani, percussion (glockenspiel, triangle, tam tam, hanging 
    cymbal, cymbal, snare drum, bass drum, tambourine) and strings.

Composed 1973. First performed March 7, 1973 by the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Jacques Brourman, Music

    Director, at Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Symphony No. 2: “Davidson College” I. Work (sonata) II. Play (scherzo) III. Faith (fugue) IV. Testimony (theme and variations) Completed 1986. “This work is dedicated to the men and women of Davidson College and to all people of good

	     will everywhere who gladly teach and gladly learn.”

Commissioned by the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and funded by a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts to celebrate Davidson

	     College’s Sesquicentennial.

First performed March 10, 1987 by the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Leo Driehuys, Music

 	     Director, at Spencer Love Auditorium, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina.

CONCERTI

Concerto for Voice and Orchestra I. Slow, expressively II. Slow, mysteriously III. Freely, expressively slow For soprano solo, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, harp, tympani, percussion, (hanging cymbal, triangle, cymbal, snare drum, tambourine), and strings. Text from the Song of Solomon. Completed June 15, 1967. First performed January 15, 1968 by Ilona Kombrink, soprano, and the Chicago Little Symphony, Thor Johnson, Conductor, at Spencer Love Auditorium, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina.

Concerto for Organ and Orchestra Energetically Slow, Deliberately; Faster, Lyrically Heavily Humorous; Slower, Lyrically Briskly; Much Slower Orchestration: Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, tympani, percussion

		(cymbal, hanging cymbal, triangle, snare drum, tambourine, tam tam, cylindrical bells), 

and strings. Composed Summer of 1971. First performed March 17, 1972 by Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist, and instrumentalists from the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and the Davidson College Music Department, Donald B. Plott, Conductor, at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

OTHER INSTRUMENTAL

Carillon Arrangement of Hymns Westminster O God, Our Help (2) O Saviour Sweet Come, Holy Spirit (2) Immortal, Invisible (2) Composed c. 1951.

Prelude for String Quartet Completed March 1959, Ithaca, New York. First performed April 12, 1959 by Sheldon Kurland, violinist, Sanford Reuning, violinist, Joan Reuning, violist, and John Hsu, violoncellist, at the 13th Festival of Contemporary Arts, Barnes Hall Auditorium, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Two Jaunts for Violin and Piano One: Quietly merry Two: Sparkling Dedicated to Isaac Ostrow. Composed 1962. First performed February 20, 1968 by Douglas Vaughan, violinist, Elizabeth Owen, pianist, at

Erskine College, Due West, South Carolina.

String Quartet #1 I. Gently moving II. Happily, not too fast Composed 1963 or 1964. Movement I same as Prelude for String Quartet.

Trio: Hymn and Variation on Covenanters: “The Race That Long in Darkness Pined.” For flute, clarinet, and bassoon. Arranged 1968. Originally composed for organ titled Chorale Prelude on Covenanters. (See listing under SOLO

		ORGAN.)

First performed December 8, 1968 by Shirley Jackson, flutist, Leonard Tyson, clarinetist, and Joseph Delk, bassoonist, for Davidson College Christmas Vespers, Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Lament for Clarinet Solo Composed Holy Week 1974, New York City. First performed April 12, 1974 (Good Friday) by E. Allan Ware at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City.

Dance for Clarinet Solo Composed Holy Week 1974, New York City. First performed April 14, 1974 (Easter) by E. Allan Ware at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City.

A Classical Sonatina for Viola and Piano In memory of David Richey. Completed June 12, 1978, Davidson, North Carolina.

Trigon (for flute sextet) For Shirley Jackson. Completed January 28, 1981. First performed February 28, 1981 by the Davidson College Flute Ensemble, Shirley Jackson, director, at First Presbyterian Church, Marietta, Georgia.

Tone Photograph: Sham Chun River Bridge for Trumpet and Piano “A Tribute to the People of Hong Kong for William and Cynthia Lawing” Completed June 1981. First performed July 13, 1981 by William D. Lawing, trumpeter, and Cynthia Fok Lawing, pianist, in Hong Kong.

Hymn Variations: Covenanters, “The Race That Long in Darkness Pined” for Flute Trio Hymn: Lilting Variation I: Somberly Variation II: Playfully Variation III: Gracefully Variation IV: Jig Variation V: Stately Completed November 6, 1981. First performed December 13, 1981 by the Davidson College Flute Ensemble for Davidson College Christmas Vespers, Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Morning Psalm for Two Violoncelli Completed August 4, 1983. First performed May 27, 1984 by Dorothy Cole and Carol Bjorlie at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Passacaglia for One Saxophonist (playing Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone Saxophones in Alternation)

    and Piano	

Completed November 24, 1983. First performed March 26, 1984 by Christopher T. Kelton, saxophonist, and Sandra Deaton,

		pianist, in Kaeuper Hall, Millikin University, Decatur, Illinois.

Sonata in One Movement for Trumpet and Piano For William and Cynthia Fok Lawing. Completed November 20, 1984. First performed on February 17, 1985 by William D. Lawing, trumpeter, and Cynthia Fok Lawing,

	pianist, in Hodson Hall, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina.

Hymn and Fuging Tune for Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, and Piano Completed January 8, 1988.

Mosaic Portrait No. 4: One Language, One Speech For Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Piano, and Narrator Part I: The Tower of Babel 1. Prelude 3. Organum of Praise 5. Invention of Building 7. March of Pride 9. Fanfare of Arrogance Part II: Pentecost 12. Toccata of the Wind 14. Caprice of the Tongues of Fire 16. Canticle of the Great Commandments 18. Postlude Narration in Sections 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17 is taken from Genesis 11:1-9, Acts 2:1-6, and

		Mark 12:29-31.

Composed 1990 or 1991.

Sonatina for Soprano Saxophone and Piano Composed 1993.

Saxophone Quartet I. Briskly II. Tenderly III. Cheerfully IV. Restlessly Composed 1994.

SECULAR CHORAL

A Suite for the American Revolution: Based on Popular Ballads of the American Revolution for Women’s

    Chorus (SSAA), Flute, and Harpsichord

I. Overture à Lafayette* II. The Patriot’s Gavotte III. The Mount Vernon Air* IV. The Loyalist’s Pavanne V. The Monticello Salterello* VI. The Turncoat’s Jig *Flute and Harpsichord alone Originally called: A Suite for the Bicentennial. Commissioned by Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Virginia. Completed October 16, 1974, Davidson, North Carolina. First performed April 23, 1975 by the Sweet Briar Singers, John R. Shannon, conductor, at Sweet

		Briar Memorial Chapel, Sweet Briar College.

A Silent Song For SATB chorus, soprano solo, flute, suspended cymbal, crotales, and guitar. Poem and Music by Wilmer Haden Welsh. For Carolyn Darr. Completed July 23, 1980, Davidson, North Carolina. First performed October 13, 1980 by Lauda Musicum, Carolyn Darr, conductor; Mary Lou Paschal, soprano; Shilrley Jackson, flute; Edward Farrell, cymbal; Rita Freimanis, crotales; Greg Hill, guitar; at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

CANTATAS AND ORATORIOS

Cantata No. 1: A Forest Hymn For SATB chorus; soprano, alto, tenor, and bass solos; organ. Words by William Cullen Bryant. Written for the Rev. John Henry Day, D.D. and the members of Seventh Baptist Church, North Avenue and St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Maryland. “Dedicated to my friend Richard V. Ross with thanks for his inspiring guidance” Completed Summer 1951. First performed February 24, 1952 by the Choir of Seventh Baptist Church, Baltimore, Maryland; Wilmer Hayden Welsh, conductor; Josephine Bailey, organist; Mildred Reynolds, soprano soloist; Ann Marks, contralto soloist; Jack Marvin, tenor soloist; Howard Schlutter, bass soloist.

Cantata No. 2: Psalm of Thanskgiving For SATB chorus, bass solo, and organ. Words adapted from Psalms 103 and 23, The 1928 Book of Common Prayer. “Dedicated to my father.” Copyright 1953. First performed November 25, 1954 by the Choir of Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church, Baltimore, Maryland; Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist-director; James Smith, bass soloist.

Requiem For SSAATTBB Chorus, soprano and baritone solos, and organ. 1. Processional 2. Baritone solo: Lord, let me know mine end. 3. Chorus: I will lift up mine eyes. 4. Soprano solo: Let not your heart. 5. Chorus: Man that is born of woman. 6. Chorus: Blessed are the dead. “To the glory of God and in loving memory of Wilmer Wesley Welsh and Richard Vernon Ross.” Copyright 1954. First performed October 31, 1954 by the Choir of Men and Boys of the Washington Cathedral, Paul Calloway, organist-choirmaster, at the Washington Cathedral.

Joseph: An Oratorio in Three Parts For narrator (spoken), soprano solo, tenor solo, baritone solo, bass solo, divided SATB chorus, male chorus (TTBB), flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, harp, celesta, tympani, percussion (snare drum, bass drum, tambourine, triangle, cymbals,

    	     tam tam), and strings.

Part I: The Coat of Jacob’s Love Joseph’s Song (Tenor Solo and Chorus) Jacob’s Coat (Bass and Soprano Soli) The Gifts of Jacob (Trio and Chorus) Song of the Brothers (Male Chorus) The Greeting (Tenor Solo and Male Chorus) Joseph’s Dreams (Tenor Solo) The Questioning (Tenor and Baritone Soli and Male Chorus) The Answer (Tenor and Baritone Soli) Music of the Pit Presentation of the Coat (Bass Solo and Male Chorus) Jacob’s Lament (Bass Solo and Chorus) Part II: The Sackcloth of Slavery Psalm of Praise (Soprano and Chorus) Joseph’s Duty (Tenor Solo) The Betrayal (Soprano Solo and Chorus) Music of the Prison Joseph’s Plea (Tenor Solo) Incantation of the Priests (Chorus) Pharoah’s Dreams (Baritone and Tenor Duet) Joseph’s Interpretation of the Dreams (Tenor Solo) The Proclamation (Baritone Solo and Chorus) Part III: The Coat of Egypt’s Gold The Seven Years of Plenty (Chorus) The Famine (Chorus) March to Egypt (Chorus) The Brothers’ Plea (Male Chorus) Refrain of the Dreams (Tenor Solo) The Accusation (Mixed Chorus and Male Chorus) The Brothers’ Protest (Male Chorus) The Brothers Return to Canaan (Male Chorus) Jacob’s Farewell (Bass Solo) Leah’s Plea (Soprano Solo) March to Egypt (Chorus) The Brothers’ Plea (Male Chorus) Judah’s Plea (Baritone Solo) The Brothers of Joseph (Male Chorus) Joseph and His Brothers (Tenor Solo and Male Chorus) Psalm of Thanksgiving (Chorus) Libretto by Constance DeBear. Completed September 30, 1964, Davidson, North Carolina. Copyright 1965. First performed January 21, 1967 by the Charlotte Oratorio Singers, Donald B. Plott, conductor; Robert Reed, narrator; Ilona Kombrink, soprano; Walter Carringer, tenor; Gordon Myers, baritone; John West, bass; at Ovens Auditorium, Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Passion according to Pilate: A Multi-Media Musical for the Church in Ten Sections and an Epilogue

    on Texts from the Bible

1. Jesus is Condemned to Death 2. Jesus Receives the Cross 3. Jesus Falls under the Weight of the Cross 4. The Cross is Laid on Simon of Cyrene 5. The Women of Jerusalm Lament for Jesus 6. Jesus is Nailed to the Cross 7. The Soldiers Cast Lots for Jesus’ Garments 8. Jesus Dies 9. Jesus’ Body is Taken Down from the Cross 10. Jesus’ Body is Laid in the Tomb Cast: Pantomine Players (Minimum of 22 Actors); Musicians: Mixed Chorus, Soprano Soloist,

	     Tenor Solist(s), Baritone Soloist(s), Soloists from the Chorus, Organist, and Percussionist.

Commissioned by Trinity Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina in commemoration of

    its twentieth anniversary.

First performed March 28, 1971 by the Choir of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Carolyn Darr,

                  director; Moffatt Sherard, Alton Little, Jodie Emerson, and Joe McLaney, soloists; Mary Lou
                  Paschal, organist; Christopher Stanley, percussionist.

Mara: A Christmas Antiphon For SATB Chorus, Narrator, and Organ. Words and music by Wilmer Hayden Welsh. I. Organ Introduction II. Narrator III. Chorus: Song of the Caravaneers IV. Narrator V. Chorus: Song of the Guests VI. Narrator VII. Chorus: Song of Mary and Joseph VIII. Narrator IX. Chorus: Song of the Animals X. Narrator XI. Chorus: Song of the Shepherds XII. Narrator XIII. Chorus: The Christ-Child’s Lullaby XIV. Narrator XV. Chorus: Hallelujah Written for the Adult Choir, Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina, Wilmer Hayden Welsh, Organist-Choirmaster. First performed December 5, 1976 by the Adult Choir of Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Wilmer Hayden Welsh, conductor; Charles L. Cornell, narrator; Gary L. Rowe, organist; at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Judas Iscariot: A Choric Drama of the Crucifixion Words and Music by Wilmer Hayden Welsh. Prelude Choir I (Psalm 86:1-6, 9, 10) Choir II (Psalm 36:5-11) Choir III (Psalm 27:7-10, 12, 13) Choir IV (Psalm 22:1, 2, 6-11) Choir V (Psalm 22:12-16, 18-21) Choir VI (Psalm 31:1, 2, 4, 5, 9-11, 14, 16) Choir VII (Isaiah 53:3-5, 8, 10) Performing Forces: Judas, spoken; Reader, spoken; Chorus, spoken (two or more persons);

	     Choir, sung (mixed voices); Percussion: Bass Drum, Triangle, Suspended Cymbal, French  
                   Cymbal, Crotale (any high pitch), Crash Cymbal, Tam Tam; Organ.

First performed February 26, 1978 by the combined choirs of the Davidson United Methodist

	     Church, Samuel J. Gardner III, choirmaster, and the Davidson College Presbyterian Church,
	     Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist-choirmaster, at the Davidson United Methodist Church; Jack 

Beasley, Judas; Kenneth Chadwick, reader; Charles Cornwell, Carol Jacobus, and Ellen

    Winkler, chorus members; Constance Welsh, chorus director; Douglas Crosby and Glenn
    Simpson, percussionists; Ralph Blakely, Jr., organist; Wilmer Hayden Welsh, conductor.

ANTHEMS AND MOTETS

Motet: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes (Psalm 121) For SSAATTBB unaccompanied. Movement 3 of Requiem; see listing under CANTATAS AND ORATORIOS. Composed 1954.

Motet: Be Gracious to Me, O Lord For SATB unaccompanied. From Three Motets of Supplication (lost) Text from Psalm 31. Composed c. 1956.

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: An Anthem for Advent For SATB (optional accompaniment). Text: “Veni Emmanuel,” First Verse Written for the Choir of Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church, Baltimore, Maryland. Composed between 1955 and 1958.

Prayer for the New Year For SATB and organ. Text by Wilmer Hayden Welsh. Written for a New Year’s Eve Watchnight Service at Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church,

Baltimore, Maryland c. 1956 or 1957.	

Three Motets of Praise 1. Praise the Lord 2. Who is like the Lord our God 3. Praise Ye the Lord Composed c. 1956.

A Canticle of Advent For SATB chorus, baritone solo, with either 1. Organ Accompaniment or 2. Orchestral

		Accompaniment (flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 trumpets, 2 horns, tympani, 

percussion [cymbal, triangle], and strings). Commissioned by Myers Park Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina for the 40th anniversary of the church. Composed 1966. First performed November 6, 1966 by the Choir of Myers Park Presbyterian Church, Robert

		Stigall, director of music and organist, at Myers Park Presbyterian Church, Charlotte,

North Carolina. Anthem: Grace Be Unto You and Peace For SATB chorus, soprano, tenor and baritone solos, and organ. Text from Romans and Acts. Originally titled: The Chosen Vessel: An Anthem for St. Paul’s Day Composed for the 275th anniversary of the founding of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland. Completed November 28, 1967, Davidson, North Carolina. First performed January 28, 1968 by the Choir of Men and Boys of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland, R. Donald McDorman, organist-choirmaster, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Maryland.

Anthem: Ave Verum Corpus For SATB and organ. “For Alec Wyton” Published by Associated Music Publishers, 1969.

At the Lamb’s High Feast: An Anthem for Easter, Holy Communion, or General Use for High and Low

    Voices in 2 parts with Organ Accompaniment on a Hymn Text

Completed Holy Week 1974, New York City. First performed April 14, 1974 (Easter Sunday) by the Davidson College Music Study Group, Wilmer Hayden Welsh, conductor, at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City.

One Language: One Speech: An Anthem for Children, Spoken Narration, and Piano Accompaniment Commissioned by the Charlotte Chapter of the American Guild of Organists for the Junior Choir Festival, 1974. Composed 1974. First performed April 28, 1974 at the Junior Choir Festival, Wilmer Hayden Welsh, conductor; Jerry Johnson, narrator; Robert P. Ludwig, pianist; at Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church, Charlotte, North Carolina. Jubilate Deo: An Anthem for Men’s Voices For TB chorus with tenor and baritone solos, and organ. Completed December 12, 1975. Composed for the dedication of the Blakely organ in the Easley Presbyterian Church, Easley, South Carolina. First performed February 1, 1976 by the Davidson College Male Chorus, Donald B. Plott, conductor, at Easley Presbyterian Church, Easley, South Carolina.

Lighten Our Darkness: An Anthem for Epiphany or General Use For SATB chorus and organ. Text: Psalm 18:28, Psalm 43:3, and “A Collect for Aid against Perils” Composed 1977. First performed February 20, 1977 by the Adult Choir of Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist-choirmaster, at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Palm Procession on the Sarum Plainsong, “Vexilla Regis” For Two Choirs and Organ. Composed 1979. First performed April 8, 1979 (Palm Sunday) by the Choirs of Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina, Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist-choirmaster, at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Anthem: Sing to the Lord a New Song For SSAATTBB chorus, baritone solo, and organ. Composed 1979. Anthem in the setting of Evensong (see listing under SERVICES FOR THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH).

Watchman, Tell Us: A Christmas Carol For SATB chorus, triangle, cymbal, and organ. For the choirs of Christ Episcopal Church, Lexington, Kentucky. First performed December 14, 1980 by the Choirs of Christ Episcopal Church, Robert P. Ludwig, organist-choirmaster, at Christ Episcopal Church, Lexington, Kentucky.

Festival Introit: “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men” from Ecclesiasticus 44 An anthem for SATB chorus, brass, percussion, and organ. Dedicated to the Memory of Donald Bryce Plott (1922-1981). Completed December 2, 1982. First performed January 23, 1983 by the Davidson College Concert Choir, W. Vladimir Morosan, director, and the Davidson College Brass Ensemble, William D. Lawing, director, at the Festival Convocation of Davidson College conferring honorary degrees on Joseph Robinson and William Workman at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Anthem for Epiphany: The Light of the World For SATB chorus, speaking chorus, 3 handbells, and organ. Text: Isaiah 60:1-3, John 8:12, Matthew 5:14, 16 (KJV) Commissioned by the Choir of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Concord, North Carolina. Completed August 1982. First performed January 30, 1983 by the Choir of All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Joel Harrison, organist-choirmaster, at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Concord, North Carolina.

Anthem: Praise the Lord, O My Soul For SATB chorus, brass choir, timpani, and organ. Text from Psalm 146. Commissioned by Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington, Kentucky for the Institution of the Rev. Robin P. Smith as its 26th Rector. Dedicated to John Austin Deaver. Completed April 1983. First performed June 26, 1983 by the Choir and Brass Ensemble of Trinity Episcopal Church, John A. Deaver, director of music/organist, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington, Kentucky.

Lord God of Hosts: An Anthem for Advent or General Use For SATB chorus, soprano solo, and organ. Text: Psalm 89:9, 10, 12, 20, 26-29, and 51. Composed for the Centennial Anniversary of the Choir of Men and Boys of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, New York. Dedicated to Todd Wilson. Completed October 5, 1983. First performed December 11, 1983 by the Choir of Men and Boys of the Cathedral of the

Incarnation, Todd Wilson, organist-choirmaster, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, 
Garden City, New York.

Sing to the Lord a New Song: An Anthem for SATB and Organ Text: Psalm 96:1-7. Composed for the 150th Anniversary of the Founding of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Charlotte, North Carolina; The Rev. Hunt Williams, Rector; Cynthia Fok Lawing, organist- choirmaster. Completed September 7, 1984. First performed October 21, 1984 by the Choir of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church with Wilmer Hayden Welsh conducting and Ralph Blakely, Jr., organist, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Charlotte, North Carolina.

The Lamb’s High Feast For soprano solo or unison chorus and organ. Text: Hymn 89, vv. 1 and 3, The Hymnal, 1940. For Easter or Holy Eucharist. In Memory of the Right Reverend Harry Lee Doll. Completed September 4, 1984. (Also listed under SOLO VOICE)

The Song of Simeon: An Anthem for Mixed Chorus and Handbells with Organ Composed 1989 for the Davidson College Concert Choir, Mary Nell Saunders, director. First performed at the 1989 Davidson College Christmas Vespers, Davidson College Presbyterian

		Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

SERVICES FOR THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Saint Alban’s Mass for Unison Voices and Organ Kyrie Eleison Gloria in Excelsis Deo Credo in Unum Deo Sanctus (optional Benedictus) Agnus Dei Setting of the Eucharist in English for Rite I of The Book of Common Prayer, 1979. Copyright 1971. For Saint Alban’s Episcopal Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Evensong Greeting Short Lesson Prayer for Light Collect for Easter Season Hymn: O Gracious Light (Unison unaccompanied) Psalm 103 (SSAATTBB) The Prayers Suffrages A Collect for the Fourth Sunday of Easter A Collect for Sundays A Collect for Peace A Collect for Aid against Perils A Prayer for Mission The Grace 3-fold Amens for Trebles Alternate Amen Settings Magnificat (SAATBB and organ) Nunc Dimittis (SSAATBB and organ) Anthem: Sing to the Lord a New Song (text: Psalm 98) (SSAATTBB, baritone solo, and organ) For Robert Ludwig, Organist-Choirmaster, Christ Episcopal Church, Lexington, Kentucky. Completed November 28, 1979, Davidson, North Carolina. First performed May 25, 1980 by the Choir of Men and Boys and the Girls’ Choir of Christ Episcopal Church, Lexington, Kentucky.

Mass for All Saints (Rite II Communion Service) for Unison Voices and Organ Lord, have mercy Glory to God Creed Lift up your hearts Holy, Holy, Holy and Blessed is he who comes in the name. . . Christ has died Christ our Passover Lamb of God Copyright 1974. Minor revisions, 1982.

Saint Peter’s Mass in the Phrygian Mode (Rite I) Saint Alban’s Mass with Sursum Corda, Christ our Passover, and Dismissal added in July 1982. For Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, Cynthia Lawing, organist- choirmaster.

HYMNS

Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus Tune: Mount Vernon Written for the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church, Baltimore, Maryland (c. 1956).

The Time Has Come 3 Verses. Words and Music by Wilmer Hayden Welsh. Tune: Plott Completed May 1964, Davidson, North Carolina. Written for the Montreat Conference on Worship and Music, 1964.

Blest Be the Tie That Binds Tune: Davidson First sung August 20, 1977 at the wedding of Nancy Grieg Shearer and Robert Paul Ludwig at St. John’s Episcopal Church on the Green, Waterbury, Connecticut. (See Variations on “DAVIDSON” for Trumpet and Organ listed under ORGAN WITH INSTRUMENTS.)

All the Works of the Lord Bless the Lord Words and Music by Wilmer Hayden Welsh. Tune: Benedicite Composed 1988 for Arnold Briggs.

Holy Father, Cheer Our Way Unison or two parts. Tune: Transfiguration Text: Richard Hayes Robinson, 1869, from The Hymnal 1916. Composed 1989 for the Community of the Transfiguration, Glendale, Ohio after a visit to the

	community.

HYMN DESCANTS FOR TRUMPET

Descant for Trumpet: Ein feste Burg First performed at the Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church, Baltimore, Maryland (c. 1955- 1958).

Descant for Trumpet: Sine Nomine First performed September 28, 1980 by William D. Lawing, trumpeter, and Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist, in a recital celebrating the restoration of the John Baker organ at Trinity Episcopal Church, Abbeville, South Carolina.

SOLO VOICE

Lullaby for Voice and Piano Text: “Evening Song” by Fannie Stearns Davis. For Martha Bensor. Composed 1951. Revision completed July 2, 1968. Revision first performed February 21, 1969 by Ilona Kombrink, soprano, and Arthur Becknell, pianist, at Erskine College, Due West, South Carolina.

The Song of Songs: A Religious Dance for Voice and Organ (Withdrawn—material used in Concerto for Voice and Orchestra) Composed 1954. First performed October 31, 1954 at Washington Cathedral.

Blessed Be the Dear Uniting Love for Soprano and Keyboard Words by Charles Wesley. Composed 1955. Composed for the wedding of Constance J. Ramsey and the Rev. Melvin D. Hughson on June 26, 1955. First performed by Martha Bensor, soprano, and Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist, at Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church, Baltimore, Maryland.

Songs of Eve: A Cycle of Six Songs for Soprano and Piano Poems by Constance DeBear Welsh 1. Creation 2. Temptation 3. Expulsion 4. Birth 5. Death 6. Consummation Composed with a matching grant from Erskine College, Due West, South Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts. Completed December 15, 1968, Davidson, North Carolina.

	First performed February 21, 1969 by Ilona Kombrink, soprano, and Arthur Becknell, pianist, at 

Erskine College, Due West, South Carolina.

When the Leaves Fall Down (from Murder in the Cathedral) For Voice, Flute, and Violin. Composed 1970 for a production of T. S. Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral May 25-27, 1970 by the Davidson Community Players, Hansford Epes, director, at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Ave Maria for Soprano and Keyboard For the family of Martin and Barbara Wick. Completed September 25, 1970. Melody is used in “The Annunciation” of Christmas Miniatures: A Suite for Organ on Biblical Texts. (See listing under SOLO ORGAN).

Ave Maria for Soprano, Trumpet, and Organ Arrangement of “The Annunciation” from Christmas Miniatures: A Suite for Organ on Biblical Texts (see listing under SOLO ORGAN). Completed November 16, 1979. First performed January 13, 1980 by Linda Warren, soprano, William D. Lawing, trumpeter, and Sara Spencer, organist, at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Carol for Voice and Piano Text: Anonymous 15th Century Completed April 8, 1983. First performed May 3, 1983 by Cynthia Anne Clarke, soprano, and Joel Harrison, pianist, at Hodson Hall, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina.

Songs of the Seasons: A Cycle of Four Songs for High Voice and Piano I. Summer II. Autumn III. Winter IV. Spring Words and Music by Wilmer Hayden Welsh. Completed July 1, 1983. First performed November 6, 1983 by Richard Kennedy, tenor, and Joel Harrison, pianist, at Hodson Hall, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina.

The Lamb’s High Feast For soprano solo or unison chorus and organ Text: Hymn 89, vv. 1 and 3, The Hymnal, 1940. For Easter or Holy Eucharist. In Memory of the Right Reverend Harry Lee Doll. Completed September 4, 1984. (Also listed under ANTHEMS AND MOTETS) VOCAL DUETS Is It Nothing to You? A Duet for Two Sopranos with Organ Accompaniment Text: Lamentations 1:12. Completed February 14, 1979. First performed April 8, 1979 (Palm Sunday) by Ellen Rolland and Trissy Lomax, sopranos; Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist; at Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

The Water: A Song for Soprano, Baritone, and Organ Words: Benjamin Hayden Welsh. Completed June 17, 1983. Composed for the wedding of Kelly Ann Craft and Benjamin Hayden Welsh on October 8, 1983. First performed by Nicole Evans, soprano, Christopher Trueblood, countertenor, and Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist, at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Can It Be? A Song for Baritone with Trumpet, ‘Cello, and Piano Words and Music by Wilmer Hayden Welsh. “For Jim and Peggy Vail with Thanks” Completed July 29, 1987. First performed October 1, 1987 for the dedication of the Bösendorfer Imperial Concert Grand Piano at Hodson Hall, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina.

OPERAS

Faith and the Sewing Circle A One-Act Opera for Women’s Voices and Male Evangelist on a Libretto by Constance DeBear

    Welsh.

For 2 soprano soloists, contralto soloist, male speaking role, SSAA chorus, piano four hands. Commissioned by Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina. Completed January 31, 1960. First performed March 30, 1960 by the Winthrop College Chorus, Adrian Ketcham, director, at Citadel Square Baptist Church, Charleston, South Carolina.

Please Get Out of the Way While We Rehearse: A One-Act Opera for Christmas Libretto by Constance DeBear Welsh and Wilmer Hayden Welsh. For male chorus or SATB chorus, soprano soloist, 2 tenor soloists, 2 baritone soloists, 2 bass

	     soloists, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, horn, bass trombone, tympani, percussion
    (snare drum, bass drum, triangle, hanging cymbal, tam tam), 2 violins, viola, ‘cello,
    double bass, and piano.

Copyright 1969. Written for the Davidson College Male Chorus, Donald B. Plott, director. First performed December 13, 1970 by the Davidson College Male Chorus; Miriam Booth,

    soprano soloist; Alexander J. McKelway and Allan Turner, tenor soloists; John Tyler Tippett
    and Bruce Schoonmaker, baritone soloists; Charles F. Timmons and John D. Oliver, bass 
    soloists; Donald B. Plott, conductor; for Davidson College Christmas Vespers, Davidson
    College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina.

Waiting for Lila Sinclair: An Opera in One Act for 6 sopranos, 1 mezzo-soprano, and piano. Characters: Mrs. Kolowitz, a cleaning woman (mezzo-soprano) Susan White, local secretary of the Society for the Advancement of Women (soprano) Pamela Morris, local president of the Society for the Advancement of Women (soprano) Doris Reinberg, an office clerk (soprano) Maria Pedrell, a housewife (soprano) Ruth King, a librarian (soprano) Bobbie Jo Davis, a model (soprano) Composed for the Davidson College Opera Workshop. Completed March 30, 1985. First performed May 10, 1985 by the Davidson College Opera Workshop, Sopranos: Liz Carlton, Kathy Clark, Catherine Melton, Anne Miano, Alva Moore, Catherine Norton; Henny Driehuys,

    Mezzo-Soprano and Director; Wilmer Hayden Welsh, Stage Director; Joel Harrison, Pianist at
    Hodson Hall, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina.

Audition: An Opera in One Act for 6 sopranos, 2 mezzo-sopranos, and piano. Characters: Karrin, a dancer (mezzo-soprano) Evelyn, a housewife (soprano) Danielle, a clerk (soprano) Alexis, a tomboy (soprano) Phoebe, a chemistry student (soprano) Isabella, a mental patient (soprano) Charlie, a dishwasher (soprano) Secretary (mezzo-soprano) Composed for the Davidson College Opera Workshop. Completed March 20, 1986. First performed May 7, 1986 by the Davidson College Opera Workshop at Hodson Hall, Davidson

    College, Davidson, North Carolina.	

FILM AND THEATRICAL MUSIC

Film Music for “The Winthrop Girl” for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, ‘Cello, and Clavichord IV Sections. Completed July 1962, Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Play Music: Time of Harvest (A One-Act Play by Wilmer Hayden Welsh) For alto recorder, tambourine, tam tam, snare drum, cymbal, bass drum, tympani. 8 musical selections. Composed 1965 for a production July 9-10, 1965 by the Davidson Community Players,

		Constance Welsh, director, at Hodson Hall, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina.

Play Music: The Cherry Orchard for Flute, 2 Violins, ‘Cello, and Piano Waltz Polka Solo song for voice and guitar, “Not for me this winter world.” First performed June 25, 1980 in a production of Chekhov’s play by the Davidson Community Players at Hodson Hall, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina.

MUSIC FOR CHILDREN’S PLAYS Alice in Wonderland Song: Glad to Meet You (with piano) Bookworm Music (piano) Alice’s Music (piano)

Pinocchio (Overture and Interludes are for piano; songs are accompanied by piano.) Overture Song: It’s a Wonderful Day Interlude: Blue Fairy Song: I’m Alone Interlude: Puppet Theater Song: Something for Nothing Song: Donkey Song Interlude: Stormy Ocean Jack, Be Nimble Pease Porridge Hot

The Sword and the Mirror (originally titled The Play of Innocence and Change. A Journey for Children.) by Jonathan Levy. For flute, harp, cymbal, and drum with 55 separate cues for music.

The House at Pooh Corner The House at Pooh Corner (piano) Pooh’s Song: The More It Snows (with piano) Eeyore’s Theme (piano) Tigger’s Theme (piano) Pole Song (with piano) March (piano)

RADIO JINGLE

W-D-A-V Celebration 81 Two-part vocal with keyboard.

DISCOGRAPHY Welsh, Wilmer Hayden.

Joseph. The Oratorio Singers of Charlotte, Donald B. Plott, conductor. Recorded 21 January 1967. Released by the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte.

Judas Iscariot: A Choric Drama of the Crucifixion. The Choirs of Davidson United Methodist Church and Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Wilmer Hayden Welsh, conductor. Recorded 1978. Ars Mation Records, KM 4292.

Mara: A Christmas Antiphon. Davidson College Presbyterian Church Adult Choir, Wilmer Hayden Welsh, conductor. Recorded 1976. Ars Mation Records, KM 9942.

Sonata for Organ, No. 2: “Isaiah the Prophet” and Passion Music. Wilmer Hayden Welsh, organist. The Wicks Organ Concert Series: Vol. 1, Series 8, A4RS-2427.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

I. By Wilmer Hayden Welsh

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II. About Wilmer Hayden Welsh

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