The Eric Lane Barnes Music Catalog

To order music, call (206) 325-2021 or email: music@ericlanebarnes.com

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SATB

Come Dance With Me • NEW •
Three pieces for SATB chorus. Mvt 1 (Come Dance With Me) is an a capella, rhythmic piece inviting lesbians and gay men to accept themselves fully in life. Mvt 2 (Lullaby) is a touching lullaby to a newly-adopted baby girl. Mvt 3 (Celebrate) is a multi-layered joyful celebration of unity and diversity.
A capella and piano accompaniment.
Commissioned by The Quire, Marlys Boote, director, May 2001.
Available for license June of 2002.

Lambscapes • NEW •
Four movement work describing a brief history of choral music using Mary Had a Little Lamb. Gregorian Chant, Handel, Schubert and Verdi covered in a light-hearted fashion. Available June 2002 from Shawnee Press.
Three additional movements available from ELB Music: Orff, Sons of the Pioneers and Gospel.
    I. a la Gregorian Chant (Listen)
    II. a la Handel (Listen)
    III. a la Schubert (Listen)
    IV. a la Verdi (Listen)
    V. a la Orff (Listen)
    VI. a la Sons of Pioneers (Listen)
    VII. a la Gospel (Listen)
Production number possibilities.
Piano accompaniment.
Commissioned by Turtle Creek Chorale, Tim Seelig Artistic Director, March 2001.
Also available TTBB.

Am I Welcome Here? • NEW • HOLIDAY •
Tender ballad describing a young man’s journey back to a loving church home. Solo/chorus. Suitable for holiday concerts.
Piano accompaniment with optional oboe.
Commissioned by Seattle Men’s Chorus, Cincinnati Men's Chorus and Saint Paul United Methodist Church, Cincinnati Ohio.
Also available TTBB.

Bittersweet Tango • NEW • HOLIDAY • (Listen)
Mock-serious tango praising chocolate as the only reason to live. While not specifically a holiday song, it has been used to success at holiday concerts.
Piano accompaniment with optional bass and drums.
CD: Joy, Seattle Men’s Chorus.
Also available TTBB and SSA.

Boogie Woogie Hanukkah • NEW • HOLIDAY •
Fast and funny piece describing how fun Hanukkah can be.
Production number possibilities.
Suitable for holiday concerts.
Piano accompaniment with optional bass and drums.
CD: Joy, Seattle Men’s Chorus.
Also available TTBB.

I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day • HOLIDAY •
About 2:30
New setting of Longfellow poem. Gene Puerling-like chords.
Suitable for Christmas.
A capella.
Also available in TTBB.

Keepers of the Light • (Listen)
About 4:50
Uplifting anthem about finding and sending forth light.
Piano accompaniment. Also available in TTBB. From the show 'Fairy Tales.'
CD: Home, Seattle Men’s Chorus.
CD: One Voice, One Voice Charlotte.
CD: 'Fairy Tales Original Cast Recording' firefly records; Woodside Avenue Music Productions.

Little Tree • HOLIDAY • (Listen)
About 4:30
Words by ee cummings. Lyrical, haunting piece about a tiny Christmas tree. Piano accompaniment.
CD: 'Glad Tidings We Bring,' Windy City Performing Arts.

Miracle • HOLIDAY •
About 6:30
Based on the Lakota Sioux legend of the White Buffalo Calf, and the actual birth of a white buffalo calf named Miracle in 1994 in Janesville, WI. Music inspired by Papago Tribal melody. Suitable for but not limited to Christmas performance. Piano, flute and percussion accompaniment. Also available in SSA and TTBB.
CD: 'LGCW LIVE!' Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington DC:

Parade • (Listen)
About 4:00
Gay specific. Up tempo, funny, uplifting song about a gay pride parade.
Production number possibilities. Piano accompaniment.
CDs: 'One Voice,' One Voice Charlotte, PO Box 9241, Charlotte NC 28299;
'One: the Song of Unison,' Windy City Performing Arts.

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To order music, call (206) 325-2021 or email: music@ericlanebarnes.com

TTBB

Lambscapes • NEW •
Four movement work describing a brief history of choral music using Mary Had a Little Lamb. Gregorian Chant, Handel, Schubert and Verdi covered in a light-hearted fashion. Available June 2002 from Shawnee Press. Three additional movements available from Eric Lane Barnes: Orff, Sons of the Pioneers and Gospel.
    I. a la Gregorian Chant (Listen)
    II. a la Handel (Listen)
    III. a la Schubert (Listen)
    IV. a la Verdi (Listen)
    V. a la Orff (Listen)
    VI. a la Sons of Pioneers (Listen)
    VII. a la Gospel (Listen)
Production number possibilities.
Piano accompaniment.
Commissioned March 2001 by Turtle Creek Chorale, Tim Seelig Artistic Director.
Also available SATB.

Am I Welcome Here? • NEW • HOLIDAY •
Tender ballad describing a young man’s journey back to a loving church home. Solo/chorus.
Suitable for holiday concerts.
Piano accompaniment with optional oboe.
Commissioned by Seattle Men’s Chorus, Cincinnati Men's Chorus and Saint Paul United Methodist Church, Cincinnati Ohio.

Available • NEW •
60’s girl-group style comedy song about being in love with a totally unavailable man.
Production number possibilities.
Piano accompaniment with optional bass and drums.
CD: Fruit of the Month Club, Seattle Men’s Chorus.
Also available SSA.

The Caffeine Overload Polka • NEW •
Fast and furious comedy song about coffee addiction.
Production number possibilities.
Piano accompaniment with optional bass and drums.

Hark! Calypso Angels Sing! • NEW • HOLIDAY •
Calypso/salsa take on Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Big, bright and fun, with optional Boomwhacker instrumental section in the middle.
Production number possibilities.
Suitable for holiday concerts.
Piano with optional percussion and trumpet accompaniment.

The Letter Song • NEW • (Listen)
Funny Motown-inspired song about bad grammar.
Production number possibilities.
Piano accompaniment with optional bass and drums.
CD: Fruit of the Month Club, Seattle Men’s Chorus.

A PC Christmas • NEW • HOLIDAY •
Secretary Marge Williams tries (and fails) to offer something for everyone’s diverse taste as she plans Pacific Corporation’s annual Christmas Party.
Production number possibilities.
Suitable for holiday concerts.
Piano accompaniment.
Commissioned by Seattle Men’s Chorus and Cincinnati Men’s Chorus.

Shave and a Haircut • NEW • (Listen)
Poignant, funny barbershop song about how barbershops are disappearing.
Production number possibilities.
A capella.
CD: Fruit of the Month Club, Seattle Men’s Chorus.

Three Shakespeare Sonnets • NEW •
Set to three different kinds of pop music styles. Sonnet #147 (My love is as a fever longing still/for that which nurseth the disease) is a 50s doo-wop setting; Sonnet #138 (When my love says that he is made of truth/I do believe him though I know he lies) is set to a gently pulsing beguine; Sonnet #130 (My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun/coral is far more red than her lips red) is set to a sprightly 6/8 Irish jig. All three put together are a lot of fun for both singers and audience. Connecting script available, pointing up the fact that William Shakespeare was most likely bisexual.
Production number possibilities.
Piano accompaniment with optional clarinet, bass and drums.

Vitamin Q • NEW •
Cool swing song about that special ‘ingredient’ that makes most gay men sparkle.
Production number possibilities.
A capella.

Another Christmas • HOLIDAY •
About 3:00
Tender ballad dealing with appreciating continued presence of loved ones during the holiday season. Very subtle 'age of AIDS' subtext.
Suitable for Christmas.
Piano accompaniment.

Choice
About 4:00
Gay specific. Rockabilly song blasting the myth that being gay is somehow chosen. From the musical show 'Fairy Tales.'
Piano accompaniment.

Christmas Angles • HOLIDAY •
About 3:00
Gay specific. The group is split into 'cynics' and 'sunbeams.' One group sings of how they hate Christmas. The other group sings of how they love Christmas. The two halves sing together.
Production number possibilities.
Piano accompaniment. (The title is 'angles' and not 'angels')
Could be arranged for SSA.

Christmas in the Cloister • HOLIDAY •
About 3:00
Gay specific. Plainsong parody in which a cloister of rather sensitive monks review this year's festivities. Suitable for Christmas.
A capella. Works well in concert with 'New Year's Eve in the Cloister.'

Christmas Cheer • HOLIDAY •
About 4:00
Fight-song-like music; Highly comic concept song in which the holidays of the year are seen as teams competing. Suitable for Christmas. Production number possibilities (picture pompons and cheerleader choreography).
Piano and snare drum accompaniment.

Drama Queen • (Listen)
About 4:30
Theatrically comic Kurt Weill-like piece celebrating the highest of drama. Production number possibilities.
Piano accompaniment.
CD: 'Fruit of the Month Club,' Captain Smartypants.
CD: 'Sunday,' Windy City Slickers.

Garbage • (Listen)
About 4:00
Gay specific. Gritty country-rock song detailing attraction for the wrong type of man. Piano accompaniment.
CD: 'Legacy' Windy City Gay Chorus.

I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day • HOLIDAY •
About 2:30
New setting of Wordsworth poem. Gene Puerling-like chords. Suitable for Christmas.
A capella.
Also available in SATB.

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear • HOLIDAY • (Listen)
About 4:20
Country-gospel arrangement of the traditional carol.
CD: 'Glad Tidings We Bring' Windy City Performing Arts.

Jonathan and David (Cantata)
About 35:00
This seven movement piece concerns the relationship of the Biblical characters Jonathan and David.
Chicago critic Jeff Rossen called Jonathan and David 'richly textured... gripping and soul-stirring'
Lawrence Bommer of the Windy City Times wrote, '... a stunning world premiere. A sensuous cantata rich with supple melodic invention and a lush orchestration... an evocative Old Testament tone poem destined for a full life on the concert stage.'
Scored for men's chorus, three soloists (bass, lyric baritone and tenor) spoken narrator, piano, harp, oboe, cello and percussion.
Three movements are recorded on the CD 'Legacy,' Windy City Gay Chorus.

Keepers of the Light • (Listen)
About 4:50
Uplifting anthem about finding and sending forth light.
Piano accompaniment.
Also available in SATB.
From the show 'Fairy Tales.'
CD: 'Fairy Tales Original Cast Recording' firefly records; Woodside Avenue Music Productions

Love Don't Be a Stranger • (Listen)
About 3:00
Gay specific. Fun medium tempo pop song about wanting the kind of love you hear about in songs.
Piano accompaniment.
From the show 'Fairy Tales.'
CD: 'Legacy' Windy City Gay Chorus.

Love Rain Down (Listen)
About 3:00
Uplifting contemporary gospel piece inviting 'peace into this earth, good will to everyone.' Suitable, but not limited to Christmas.
Piano accompaniment.
Also available in SSA.

Miracle • HOLIDAY •
About 6:30
Based on the Lakota Sioux legend of the White Buffalo Calf, and the actual birth of a white buffalo calf named Miracle in 1994 in Janesville, WI. Music inspired by Papago Tribal melody.
Suitable for but not limited to Christmas performance.
Piano, flute and percussion accompaniment.
Also available in SATB and SSA.
CD: 'LGCW LIVE!' Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington DC

New Year's Eve in the Cloister • HOLIDAY •
About 3:00
Gay specific. Barber shop harmony tune in which a cloister of rather sensitive monks bemoan their vow of celibacy on New Year's Eve.
Suitable for Christmas.
A capella, with optional chime accompaniment.
Works well in concert with 'Christmas in the Cloister.'

Pansies Everywhere • (Listen)
About 5:30
Gay specific. Comic Ziegfield Follies-type send-up praising pansies in all their glory. Production number possibilities (picture A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody) Piano accompaniment.
CD: 'Sunday,' Windy City Slickers.

Samba Para Mama • (Listen)
About 4:00
Comic Jobim-like samba describing what happens as we turn into our own mothers.
Piano accompaniment.
CD: 'Sunday,' Windy City Slickers

Stonewall Serenade • (Listen)
About 2:30
Gay specific. Comic piece about the Stonewall riots, as if sung by clueless members of the Lawrence Welk Show. From the musical show 'Fairy Tales.'
Piano accompaniment.
CD: 'Fairy Tales Original Cast Recording' firefly records; Woodside Avenue Music Productions

Sunday • (Listen)
About 3:40
Sweet, rhythmic Motown-like love ballad: Title cut from the 'Sunday' CD. A capella.
CD: 'Sunday,' Windy City Slickers.

Three Little Words • (Listen)
About 2:30
Comic doo-wop piece in which all manner of words except 'I Love You' are spoken.
A capella.
CD: 'Sunday,' Windy City Slickers.

We Sing Together
About 3:40
Pop, uplifting anthem about the healing bond that happens while singing together.
Piano accompaniment.
CD: 'Detroit Together Mens Chorus 15th Anniversary Live in Concert,' Detroit Together Mens Chorus:

Welcome Home • (Listen)
About 5:00
Bright ballad describing a sense of home and belonging. Note: this works best when done with a large group and a smaller group together: the song splits into two sections which then go together.
Piano, bass and drum accompaniment.
CD: 'Sunday,' Windy City Slickers

Your Man • (Listen)
About 2:30
Wry and comic rock tune about all the different kinds of ways one can be viewed as a lover. But it all comes down to: I just want to be your man.
A capella.
CD: 'Sunday,' Windy City Slickers

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To order music, call (206) 325-2021 or email: music@ericlanebarnes.com

SSA

Note: Arrangements noted 'SSA' sometimes split into SSAA. Many pieces arranged for SSA could be arranged for TTBB.

Available • NEW • (Listen)
60’s girl-group style comedy song about being in love with a totally unavailable woman.
Production number possibilities.
Piano accompaniment with optional bass and drums.
CD: Fruit of the Month Club, Seattle Men’s Chorus.
Also available TTBB.

Boogie Woogie Hannukah • HOLIDAY •
About 3:00
Comic up-tempo piece encouraging a swing approach to Hannukah songs.
Suitable for holiday concerts.
Piano accompaniment.

Du Bist Die Ruh
About 3:00
Arrangement of Schubert lied with piano accompaniment.

Hang Up and Drive
About 2:30
Up-tempo blues number about those damned car phones.
Production number possibilities.
Piano accompaniment.

Invocation
About 3:00
Uplifting 'alternative spirituality' piece about calling forth all that is good.
Piano accompaniment.

Miracle • HOLIDAY •
About 6:30
Based on the Lakota Sioux legend of the White Buffalo Calf, and the actual birth of a white buffalo calf named Miracle in 1994 in Janesville, WI. Music inspired by Papago Tribal melody.
Suitable for but not limited to Christmas performance.
Piano, flute and percussion accompaniment.
Also available in SATB, TTBB.
CD: 'LGCW LIVE!' Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington DC

Muses • (Listen)
About 3:20
Haunting lullaby recalling ancient Greece.
Piano accompaniment.
From the musical show 'Fairy Tales.'
CD: 'Fairy Tales Original Cast Recording' firefly records; Woodside Avenue Music Productions

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How To Order a Piece

To order music, call (206) 325-2021 or email: music@ericlanebarnes.com

Commissions

For commission inquiries, call (206) 325-2021 or email: music@ericlanebarnes.com

Eric Lane Barnes is available for specific commission. Broad range of styles from comic to serious, pop to 'classical.' Prefers to write both music and lyrics, though will consider setting the right lyrics to music.

References available.

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