Matt Van  Brink - composer, pianist, lyricist, educator

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Matt Van  Brink - composer, pianist, lyricist, educator

July 3, 2017

Solo instrumental

Solo instrumental


Dal Dosai Sonata for Flute and Piano
Heirlooms guitar solo
Prelude Miniatures guitar solo 
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Songs of Stephen Foster violin and piano
Sparkle Epoxiplast 2000 piano solo 
Sunspots piano solo 
Swan Lake Fantasy Suite for Piano on Themes from Tchaikovsky's Op.20
Up, Up and Up violin and piano / or string orchestra
Zephyr violin solo


July 2, 2017

Chamber and orchestral

Chamber and orchestral


Bedrock, gently tilting flute, bassoon, guitar, piano, violin & cello
Birthday Wish flute & guitar / or horn & guitar
Chimes saxophone quartet
Copycats guitar quartet / or guitar ensemble
Francine St. Claire's Mail jazz combo - film score
Guru chamber orchestra
The Heart Grows Fonder violin & viola
Ich Habe Genug (J.S. Bach) cello and piano / or viola and piano
Incubator saxophone quartet
Initial Ascent orchestra / or two pianos
Le Tombeau De Couperin (M. Ravel) violin, cello and piano / or violin and piano
Liminal flute and guitar
Only the piano will give us our peace flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, & cello
Phosphorescence string orchestra
Running at the Sunshine percussion ensemble and actors
Sarabande guitar quartet / or solo piano
Shabu Shabu two flutes / or flute and clarinet
Sic Semper Nobis
orchestra
Skitter violin, viola, and cello
String Quartet
Turceasca (S. Perapaskero) Two Violins, Viola, Cello & Contrabass
Violin Duets
Whims and Wisps flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello, & contrabass
You are always distracted by something flute, cello, and piano
& Instrumental Music for Young Performers »

August 1, 2018

Choral

Choral


Among the Redwoods Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | text by John Steinbeck
Be Music, Night Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | text by Kenneth Patchen
Blancos los que se quedaron quietos Mixed Chorus (SATBB) a cappella
Hashkiveinu Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | traditional text
Honeycombs Mixed (SAT) or Treble Chorus (SAA) & piano | text by Mary Britton Miller
The Lower Leaves of Trees Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | text by Yoshitada / Rexroth
Lull the Solemn Night Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | text by Thomas Merton
More Dappled Than Color Treble Chorus (SSA) & piano | text by Hannah Senesh
Pine Tree Tops Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | text by Gary Snyder
Summer Stars Treble Chorus (SA) a cappella | text by Carl Sandburg
They Disappear Mixed Chorus (SATB) & Violin | text by Abraham Reisen
West Wind Treble Chorus (SAA) & harp (or piano) | text by Arnold Caplan
White, Those that Stayed Still Mixed Chorus (SATBB) a cappella | text by E. Galeano
With its Wonders Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | text by Rabindranath Tagore
Without Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | text by Gary Snyder
& Choral music for young performers »

July 3, 2017

Vocal

Vocal


Arietta: Music & Moonlight mezzo-soprano, cello & piano | text by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Hello & Goodbye Song voice & piano | music & lyrics by Matt Van Brink
It's Never the Same Without Snow voice & piano | music & lyrics by Matt Van Brink
Kathryn Falls in Love voice & piano | music & lyrics by Matt Van Brink
Kiss the Stars Goodnight » song cycle for voices & piano
» A Dance vocal duet & piano | text by Karla Kuskin
» Cricket soprano (or tenor) & piano | text by Deborah Chandra
» Encounter soprano (or tenor) & piano | text by Lilian Moore
» Honeycombs vocal trio & piano | text by Mary Britton Miller
» Kiss the Stars Goodnight mezzo sopr. (or baritone) & piano | text by Karla Kuskin
» Summer Stars mezzo sopr. (or baritone) & piano | text by Carl Sandburg
» The Tree and Me mezzo sopr. & piano | text by Karla Kuskin
Take the Burden Upon You mezzo-sopr. & ensemble (or piano) | text by Hannah Senesh
V'sham'ru voice & piano | setting of the traditional Hebrew prayer
When You're Dancing voice & piano | music & lyrics by Matt Van Brink
Wasn't That Something? baritone & piano | lyrics by Charlie Sohne
& Musical theater songs »
& Musicals for young audiences and young performers »


July 31, 2019

Musicals for young audiences and young performers

Musicals for young audiences and young performers


The Little Bees' First Time Out A show about trusting your instincts
Animal Estates A show about habits, habitats and a sense of home
Helplessly Lost A desert-island musical!
Flip the Switch Staring down technological dependency, but with jokes

April 16, 2015

Choral music for young performers

Choral music for young performers


A Dance Treble Chorus (S.A.) & piano | text by Karla Kuskin
Follow the Leader Treble Chorus (3-part) & piano | text by Matt Van Brink
Hello & Goodbye Song Treble Chorus (Unison) & piano | text by Matt Van Brink
Honeycombs Mixed (S.AT.) or Treble Chorus (S.A.A.) & piano | text by Mary Britton Miller
Spring Morning Treble Chorus (S.A.) & piano | text by A. A. Milne

April 15, 2015

Vocal Music for Young Performers

Vocal Music for Young Performers


Arietta: Music & Moonlight mezzo-soprano, cello & piano
Hello & Goodbye Song voice & piano
It's Never the Same Without Snow voice & piano
Kiss the Stars Goodnight » song cycle for voices & piano
» A Dance vocal duet (S.A.) & piano
» Cricket soprano (or tenor) & piano
» Encounter soprano (or tenor) & piano
» Honeycombs vocal trio (S.A.T. or S.A.A.) & piano
» Kiss the Stars Goodnight mezzo sopr. (or baritone) & piano
» Summer Stars mezzo sopr. (or baritone) & piano
» The Tree and Me mezzo sopr. & piano
When You're Dancing
voice & piano
& Musical theater songs »

February 3, 2014

Instrumental music for young performers

Instrumental music for young performers


Around the House 6-hands piano
Cat Got Your Tongue
two cellos & piano
Chase violin, cello & piano
Chimes saxophone quartet
Copycats
guitar quartet or guitar ensemble
Empty Nest cello & piano
Flopitopitot strings & percussion
Janus
alto saxophone & piano
Mischief flute, clarinet & piano
Photo Album
saxophone quartet
Road Trip violin ensemble, string quartet, or string orchestra
Roller Skates 4-hands piano
Temper Tantrum violin, cello & piano
Thick and Thin 4-hands piano
Toy Soldiers two violins & piano, or string orchestra


July 3, 2017

Arrangements

Arrangements


Bowfire Sabre Dance (Khatchaturian's classic, for Bowfire)
Ich Habe Genug (J.S. Bach's aria, arranged for cello & piano or viola & piano)
Perspective (A deep cut from Peter Gabriel, arranged for student performers)
Polkastra arrangements: violin, trumpet, horn, contrabassoon, accordion and percussion
 Apolkalypse Now! »
 » Allegro a la polka
(Smetana's String Quartet, "II. Allegro a la polka")
 » The Hora! The Hora! (Charles Prouché's "Rumanian Song and Kolo")
 » Light as a Feather Polka (J. Strauss's Op.319 "Leichtes Blut")
 » Ludwig van Polka (A medley of Beethoven tunes)
 I Do: The Wedding Album »
 » Bridle Chorus (Wagner's "Bridal Chorus" arranged in equine fashion)
 » Canon in D, Mostly (Bluegrass arrangement of Pachelbel's "Canon in D")
 » Flumpet Voluntary (Jeremiah Clarke's "Trumpet Voluntary")
 » J.S. Bachelor Party (Quodlibet of Bach's "Wachet Auf" & "Jesu Joy")
 » Shotgun Wedding March (Mendelssohn's "Wedding March")
 Ride of the Polkyries (A Wagner medley)
Songs of Stephen Foster (A medley of Stephen Foster tunes for violin and piano)
Swan Lake Fantasy (Suite for Piano on Themes from Tchaikovsky's Op.20)
Le Tombeau de Couperin (Ravel's suite, arranged for vln. & pno ; or vln., vcl, & piano
Turceasca (Perapaskero's barnstormer, arranged for string quintet)
Vals Azul (Lecuona's showpiece, transcribed for solo piano)

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Matt Van  Brink - composer, pianist, lyricist, educator





July 3, 2017

Solo instrumental

Solo instrumental


Dal Dosai Sonata for Flute and Piano
Heirlooms guitar solo
Prelude Miniatures guitar solo 
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano
Songs of Stephen Foster violin and piano
Sparkle Epoxiplast 2000 piano solo 
Sunspots piano solo 
Swan Lake Fantasy Suite for Piano on Themes from Tchaikovsky's Op.20
Up, Up and Up violin and piano / or string orchestra
Zephyr violin solo


July 2, 2017

Chamber and orchestral

Chamber and orchestral


Bedrock, gently tilting flute, bassoon, guitar, piano, violin & cello
Birthday Wish flute & guitar / or horn & guitar
Chimes saxophone quartet
Copycats guitar quartet / or guitar ensemble
Francine St. Claire's Mail jazz combo - film score
Guru chamber orchestra
The Heart Grows Fonder violin & viola
Ich Habe Genug (J.S. Bach) cello and piano / or viola and piano
Incubator saxophone quartet
Initial Ascent orchestra / or two pianos
Le Tombeau De Couperin (M. Ravel) violin, cello and piano / or violin and piano
Liminal flute and guitar
Only the piano will give us our peace flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, & cello
Phosphorescence string orchestra
Running at the Sunshine percussion ensemble and actors
Sarabande guitar quartet / or solo piano
Shabu Shabu two flutes / or flute and clarinet
Sic Semper Nobis
orchestra
Skitter violin, viola, and cello
String Quartet
Turceasca (S. Perapaskero) Two Violins, Viola, Cello & Contrabass
Violin Duets
Whims and Wisps flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello, & contrabass
You are always distracted by something flute, cello, and piano
& Instrumental Music for Young Performers »

August 1, 2018

Choral

Choral


Among the Redwoods Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | text by John Steinbeck
Be Music, Night Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | text by Kenneth Patchen
Blancos los que se quedaron quietos Mixed Chorus (SATBB) a cappella
Hashkiveinu Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | traditional text
Honeycombs Mixed (SAT) or Treble Chorus (SAA) & piano | text by Mary Britton Miller
The Lower Leaves of Trees Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | text by Yoshitada / Rexroth
Lull the Solemn Night Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | text by Thomas Merton
More Dappled Than Color Treble Chorus (SSA) & piano | text by Hannah Senesh
Pine Tree Tops Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | text by Gary Snyder
Summer Stars Treble Chorus (SA) a cappella | text by Carl Sandburg
They Disappear Mixed Chorus (SATB) & Violin | text by Abraham Reisen
West Wind Treble Chorus (SAA) & harp (or piano) | text by Arnold Caplan
White, Those that Stayed Still Mixed Chorus (SATBB) a cappella | text by E. Galeano
With its Wonders Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | text by Rabindranath Tagore
Without Mixed Chorus (SATB) a cappella | text by Gary Snyder
& Choral music for young performers »

July 3, 2017

Vocal

Vocal


Arietta: Music & Moonlight mezzo-soprano, cello & piano | text by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Hello & Goodbye Song voice & piano | music & lyrics by Matt Van Brink
It's Never the Same Without Snow voice & piano | music & lyrics by Matt Van Brink
Kathryn Falls in Love voice & piano | music & lyrics by Matt Van Brink
Kiss the Stars Goodnight » song cycle for voices & piano
» A Dance vocal duet & piano | text by Karla Kuskin
» Cricket soprano (or tenor) & piano | text by Deborah Chandra
» Encounter soprano (or tenor) & piano | text by Lilian Moore
» Honeycombs vocal trio & piano | text by Mary Britton Miller
» Kiss the Stars Goodnight mezzo sopr. (or baritone) & piano | text by Karla Kuskin
» Summer Stars mezzo sopr. (or baritone) & piano | text by Carl Sandburg
» The Tree and Me mezzo sopr. & piano | text by Karla Kuskin
Take the Burden Upon You mezzo-sopr. & ensemble (or piano) | text by Hannah Senesh
V'sham'ru voice & piano | setting of the traditional Hebrew prayer
When You're Dancing voice & piano | music & lyrics by Matt Van Brink
Wasn't That Something? baritone & piano | lyrics by Charlie Sohne
& Musical theater songs »
& Musicals for young audiences and young performers »


July 31, 2019

Musicals for young audiences and young performers

Musicals for young audiences and young performers


The Little Bees' First Time Out A show about trusting your instincts
Animal Estates A show about habits, habitats and a sense of home
Helplessly Lost A desert-island musical!
Flip the Switch Staring down technological dependency, but with jokes

April 16, 2015

Choral music for young performers

Choral music for young performers


A Dance Treble Chorus (S.A.) & piano | text by Karla Kuskin
Follow the Leader Treble Chorus (3-part) & piano | text by Matt Van Brink
Hello & Goodbye Song Treble Chorus (Unison) & piano | text by Matt Van Brink
Honeycombs Mixed (S.AT.) or Treble Chorus (S.A.A.) & piano | text by Mary Britton Miller
Spring Morning Treble Chorus (S.A.) & piano | text by A. A. Milne

April 15, 2015

Vocal Music for Young Performers

Vocal Music for Young Performers


Arietta: Music & Moonlight mezzo-soprano, cello & piano
Hello & Goodbye Song voice & piano
It's Never the Same Without Snow voice & piano
Kiss the Stars Goodnight » song cycle for voices & piano
» A Dance vocal duet (S.A.) & piano
» Cricket soprano (or tenor) & piano
» Encounter soprano (or tenor) & piano
» Honeycombs vocal trio (S.A.T. or S.A.A.) & piano
» Kiss the Stars Goodnight mezzo sopr. (or baritone) & piano
» Summer Stars mezzo sopr. (or baritone) & piano
» The Tree and Me mezzo sopr. & piano
When You're Dancing
voice & piano
& Musical theater songs »

February 3, 2014

Instrumental music for young performers

Instrumental music for young performers


Around the House 6-hands piano
Cat Got Your Tongue
two cellos & piano
Chase violin, cello & piano
Chimes saxophone quartet
Copycats
guitar quartet or guitar ensemble
Empty Nest cello & piano
Flopitopitot strings & percussion
Janus
alto saxophone & piano
Mischief flute, clarinet & piano
Photo Album
saxophone quartet
Road Trip violin ensemble, string quartet, or string orchestra
Roller Skates 4-hands piano
Temper Tantrum violin, cello & piano
Thick and Thin 4-hands piano
Toy Soldiers two violins & piano, or string orchestra


July 3, 2017

Arrangements

Arrangements


Bowfire Sabre Dance (Khatchaturian's classic, for Bowfire)
Ich Habe Genug (J.S. Bach's aria, arranged for cello & piano or viola & piano)
Perspective (A deep cut from Peter Gabriel, arranged for student performers)
Polkastra arrangements: violin, trumpet, horn, contrabassoon, accordion and percussion
 Apolkalypse Now! »
 » Allegro a la polka
(Smetana's String Quartet, "II. Allegro a la polka")
 » The Hora! The Hora! (Charles Prouché's "Rumanian Song and Kolo")
 » Light as a Feather Polka (J. Strauss's Op.319 "Leichtes Blut")
 » Ludwig van Polka (A medley of Beethoven tunes)
 I Do: The Wedding Album »
 » Bridle Chorus (Wagner's "Bridal Chorus" arranged in equine fashion)
 » Canon in D, Mostly (Bluegrass arrangement of Pachelbel's "Canon in D")
 » Flumpet Voluntary (Jeremiah Clarke's "Trumpet Voluntary")
 » J.S. Bachelor Party (Quodlibet of Bach's "Wachet Auf" & "Jesu Joy")
 » Shotgun Wedding March (Mendelssohn's "Wedding March")
 Ride of the Polkyries (A Wagner medley)
Songs of Stephen Foster (A medley of Stephen Foster tunes for violin and piano)
Swan Lake Fantasy (Suite for Piano on Themes from Tchaikovsky's Op.20)
Le Tombeau de Couperin (Ravel's suite, arranged for vln. & pno ; or vln., vcl, & piano
Turceasca (Perapaskero's barnstormer, arranged for string quintet)
Vals Azul (Lecuona's showpiece, transcribed for solo piano)



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