For baritone/countertenor & cello. First printing. Composed for the Christopher Caines Dance Company. Premiered in New York, June 2004. Texts by Ezra Pound. Includes program and performance notes.

Love and loss are the themes of this moving poem by A.E. Housman. The musical setting for tenor and piano encapsulates the deep emotion inherent in the poem.

"Crossing the Bar" Alfred Tennyson's poem of approaching death is both beautiful and profound, expressing both his belief in God and his doubts. The line 'I hope to see my captain face to face,'

A set of four songs for tenor and piano based on the poetry of William Heyen. These are included in Cipullo's collection Songs for Tenor, Volume 1. Titles: Invocation; The Odor of Pear; The

A set of three love poems in three different languages: Latin, French, and English. In all three pieces, the violoncello represents the very soul of the speaker of these three texts as it moves through many

Based on six poems by American poet Billy Collins, these songs offer gentle, colorful, and playful glimpses into a narrator's past experiences taking piano lessons. This lighthearted song cycle possesses

The Poet's Calendar is based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's set of 12 poems of the same name, in which each song describes a month of the calendar year. Longfellow invokes vivid imagery from

A solo art song for tenor and piano, setting a text of George Eliot. A perfect choice for weddings or celebrations of love. Also included in Cipullo's collection Songs for Tenor, Volume 1.

An excerpt from the Western opera "Riders of the Purple Sage" based on the novel by Zane Grey, this triumphant aria about the hope of love is scored for tenor and piano.

A song cycle for tenor & piano, based on Robert Bode war poems. First printing. Titles: Antietam; Battleground; Memorial and Little Big Horn. Duration: ca. 12'. Score, 21 p.