ROSS C. BERNHARDT,
composer, performer
C o m p o s e r
"...a quietly powerful and moving work."
Jeffrey Williams for New York Concert Review, on the premiere of "In Memoriam" at Carnegie Hall, May 2014
Score samples are partial scores for self-published works. Full perusal scores can be obtained at no charge by contacting the composer via the "Contact" tab above. All vocal works in English unless otherwise indicated.
CHORAL COMPOSITIONS
Al tramontar del sol (2018)
SATB, AB solos, jazz combo
Sound Music Publications - in preparation
Barter (2015)
SSATBB, unaccompanied
Swirly Music
Blessings (1994)
SATB divisi, S solo, 2 pianos
3 movements
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From the Mass (Latin) Score sample Audio
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From the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh Score sample Audio
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From the Meaning of the Holy Qur'an Score sample Audio
The Colour of His Hair (2011)
*Second prize, Ithaca College Choral Composition Competition 2015
SATB divisi, unaccompanied
Dresden Meditation (2007)
SATB divisi, unaccompanied
Excelsior (2011)
*First prize, Longfellow Choral Composition Competition 2012
SATB divisi, unaccompanied
The Gift Disguised (2007)
*First prize, Ithaca College Choral Composition Competition 2010
SATB divisi, unaccompanied
God Is in the All-Time (2000)
SATB divisi, unaccompanied
Hinshaw Music HMC1739
How Clear, How Lovely Bright (2011)
*Special commendation, Phoenix Choral Composition Competition (UK) 2010
*Finalist, Ithaca College Choral Composition Competition 2015
SATB divisi, unaccompanied
I Sat Down Under His Shadow (2004)
SATB divisi, unaccompanied
Self published
In Memoriam (2014)
SATB divisi, unaccompanied
3 movements
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In paradisum (Latin) Score sample
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Póstuma ofrenda (Spanish) Score sample
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The Choir Invisible Score sample
Self published
Irish Blessing (1996)
SSAATTBB unaccompanied
Listen to the Song in You (2010)
SATB divisi, unaccompanied
Out of the Deep (2005)
SATB divisi, A or T solo, piano, opt. bass/drums/guitar
Sound Music Publications - in preparation
Prayer of St. Patrick (2007)
SSAATTBB unaccompanied
Colla Voce 47-96900
Psalm 23 ((2000)
SATB divisi, Hebrew, unaccompanied
Mark Foster MF 2152
Salmo 23 (2005)
*First prize, Concurso Internacional Amadeus de Composición Coral 2011 (Spain)
SATB divisi, Spanish, unaccompanied
Instituto Extremeño de Canto y Dirección Coral
She Walks in Beauty Like the Night (2012)
SATB divisi, piano, cello
Self published
Te Deum for the New Millennium (2004)
SATB divisi, and pre-recorded accompaniment track - Latin and English
Self published
'Tis You That Are the Music (2006)
*First prize, Vincent Brown Silliman Anthem Competition 2008
SATB divisi, unaccompanied
Under an English Heaven
*Finalist, Phoenix Choral Composition Competition 2015 (UK)
SATB divisi, unaccompanied
Wants-n-Tides (2011)
SATB divisi, S/Bar solos, marimba, vibraphone, piano, ocean drum
Self published
We Are Enclosed (2012)
SSA, bodhrán
Self published
Wexford Carol (2005)
SATB divisi, flute, tambourine
Wild Mountain Thyme (2005)
SSAA, S solo, violin, harp (piano), guitar, bass
Also arranged for SATB divisi with same instrumentation (2019)
Self published
OPERAS
Olivia's Ocean (2021)
Libretto by Dr. Ellen Denham
Sop/Mezzo/Ten/Bar soloists, chorus, piano, marimba, vibraphone,
oboe, violin, ocean drum
Premiere by the TAMUCC Opera Workshop - April 2021
Made possible by a grant from the Harte Research Institute
for Gulf of Mexico Studies
Perusal score on request
SOLO VOCAL COMPOSITIONS
Magnetic Musings (2012, rev. 2015)
Soprano, marimba (or piano)
Self published
Score sample and audio forthcoming
Rilke-Lieder (expected completion 2019)
Song cycle for baritone and piano
INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITIONS
Coastal Bend Suite (2018)
Trombone, piano
Premiered at the 2018 International Trombone Festival
ITA Press - submitted for consideration