Take Me North has been featured on WCCO and includes the "State Fair Suite", a commission by Minnesota Public Radio!

"I swooned ... I laughed ... beautifully conceived, executed, performed and produced."     - V. McArthur, critic

The music is divided into four distinct groups, each voicing a different aspect of the North:

TAKE ME NORTH: This suite, originally commissioned by MTNA and MMTA for a music teachers convention, is based on the diverse Minnesota state symbols. Brief narrative has been designed to go before each piece, awakening the imagination of the listener. The music combines digital recording by the composer with live musicians.

Selections include:
Take Me North
Lady Slipper
Walleye Pike
Agate
Wild Rice and Morels
Norway Pines
Loon Conversation  (Click here to listen to this song) (*audio/flash 4.0+ enabled)

CREATURE VOICES: Composed for a cappella voice and performed by the acclaimed group Dare to Breathe, this six-piece suite communicates experience for the creature's point of view.

Selections include:
Frog Hunt  (Click here to listen to this song) (*audio/flash 4.0+ enabled)
Dirty Dog Delights
Songbird Solo
Mosquito
Rodent
Owls in the Night

NATURE PASSION POEMS: Nationally known soprano Maria Jette, accompanied by the composer, brings to life this playful, yet soulful song cycle.

Selections include:
To the Inland Sea
To Lightning
To Daisy
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To the Minnow
To the Oak
To Clouds
To the Common Rock
To Time

STATE FAIR SUITE: Commissioned by Minnesota Public Radio, this five-piece suite takes you into the heart of state fair experience. Brief narrative is also designed to link these pieces. Stephanie Wendt Johnson, former MPR host/producer and Wynn-Anne are at the piano. Soprano Maria Jette and tenor John David Moore join them for the finale.

Selections include:
Ferris Wheel
World's Biggest Pig and the Piglets
Machinery Hill
Butter Princess
Junk Food Blues   (Click here to listen to this song) (*audio/flash 4.0+ enabled)