W Richard St James

AngelsGlowing AngelsGlowing

ANGELS GLOWING ARE DECLARING WORDS OF COMFORT FROM ABOVE NOT ALL KNOWING BUT ALL CARING BORN TO SHOW US GOD'S TRUE LOVE SAINTS AND SAGES KNEEL BEFORE THEE POOR AND SIMPLE RICH AND WISE ALL THE AGES FIND THEIR GLORY IN THE WITNESS OF Y

12/6/2020 #24 in Choral

In The Garden In The Garden

I have wondered for a long time what prayer Jesus made that final night. Perhaps this one. For most of my songs I wrote the poem first, sometimes many years before the music. But this time I wrote the music first -- then the words came.

3/22/2021 Acoustic Folk

Jesus and the Devil Jesus and the Devil

A bit of levity for Lent

3/18/2020 Acoustic Folk

Memorial Day Memorial Day

Song with orchestral background. See the lyrics for the poem.

5/19/2015 Acoustic Folk

Autumn's Call Autumn's Call

Song with an orchestral background. See the lyrics for the poem.

5/18/2015 Acoustic Folk

Banshees Banshees

Song with orchestral background. See lyrics for the poem it is based on.

5/17/2015 Acoustic Folk

Gentle Rain Gentle Rain

Song with orchestral background. See the lyrics for the poem it is based on.

5/17/2015 Acoustic Vocals

Trees and Leaves Trees and Leaves

Song with orchestral background -- see lyrics for the poem it is based on

5/2/2015 Acoustic Folk

Texas Mermaids Texas Mermaids

Companion piece to Legend and Cathedral Bells

3/30/2015 Acoustic Piano

Cathedral Bells Cathedral Bells

Companion piece to Legend,

3/29/2015 Acoustic Piano

Legend Legend

3/26/2015 Acoustic Piano

Grand Waltz Grand Waltz

The companion piece to Beethoviana

3/25/2015 Acoustic Piano

Canyons (Maestoso in A Minor) Acoustic Piano Canyons (Maestoso in A Minor) Acoustic Piano

Acoustic piano. Soothing, lyrical and flowing.

3/16/2015 Acoustic Piano

Sleepy Kisses (Nocturne in A Minor) Acoustic piano Sleepy Kisses (Nocturne in A Minor) Acoustic piano

Acoustic piano. Soft, romantic, impressionistic.

3/16/2015 Acoustic Piano

Beethoviana Beethoviana

When I'm not playing my own compositions on the piano, I'm playing the late Beethoven sonatas. The influence is obvious is this piece -- the simplicity of the theme, the subtle complexity of the development -- and a little surprise.

3/15/2015 Acoustic Piano

Witches' Lament Witches' Lament

3/10/2015 Contemporary

Witches' Trial Witches' Trial

3/10/2015 Contemporary

Witches' Flight Witches' Flight

12/17/2017 Contemporary

Bliss (Andante in F) Bliss (Andante in F)

Theme and variations -- the companion piece to Heaven's Portals

3/13/2015 Contemporary

Heaven's Portals (Meditation in F) Heaven's Portals (Meditation in F)

Majestic, meditative

3/11/2015 Contemporary