John Robert Whitney
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Sing for the Morning
Sing for the Morning
I wrote this song in January of 1986 but never notated or recorded it. Thanks to Band in a Box and TC Helicon's harmonization tools for the backing and processing help - much faster than organizing a real band. Someday - real instrumentation!
I Can't Dance 'Cause I Didn't Wear My Boots
I Can't Dance 'Cause I Didn't Wear My Boots
This is a little novelty tune. I can hear it being played live with audience participation and a twist at the end bringing in the girls with boots to sing a variations with some patter listing all of the dances that are possible for boot wearers.
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
Brad Whitney, clarinet; John Whitney, guitar
Color My Prayers
Color My Prayers
Color My Prayers is a Contemporary Christian song although there are no specific Christian references beyond the reference to prayer common to most religious expressions. It is based on the work of Sybil and Andy MacBeth, "Praying in Color."
If I Asked You Today
If I Asked You Today
An anniversary waltz built around what may be a familiar theme
The Song of Simeon (Nunc dimittis)
The Song of Simeon (Nunc dimittis)
This is a companion to The Song of Mary written in dedication to Tom and Sue Broad for the occasion of Tom's ordination as an Episcopal priest in 2005.
The Song of Mary (Magnificat)
The Song of Mary (Magnificat)
This is a setting of The Song of Mary, also called The Magnificat as recorded in Luke 1:46-55.
Sheep May Safely Graze
Sheep May Safely Graze
J.S. Bach's Sheep May Safely Graze transposed and arranged for Bb Clarinet and Guitar (concert G)
Dance Across the Moon
Dance Across the Moon
Acoustic version of my 1989 lullaby, Dance Across the Moon - just me and my Epiphone 12-string.
Bats, Bats, Bats
Bats, Bats, Bats
This is a 2010 Band in a Box supported arrangement of my 1986 Halloween song, "Bats, Bats, Bats!"
The People of Haiti Sang Hymns
The People of Haiti Sang Hymns
"The People of Haiti Sang Hymns" is a meditation on the immediate aftermath of the January 12, 2010 earthquake that decimated Haiti causing the death of 200,000 to 300,000 people.
Pure Prairie Dreams
Pure Prairie Dreams
This is a 'country jazz waltz' with my vocal accompanied by my grandmother Doerler's old Buffalo, New York-built upright Kurtzmann piano and my Epiphone mandolin along with Band-in-a-Box generated midi slap bass and 'RealDrums.'
That's Where Life Is
That's Where Life Is
This down home, country tune is a tribute to Lyle Lovett.
