Anne McKennon, Composer - Printable Catalog
Mostly, I write the music I want to write.  I'm inspired by what's around me, especially nature and whimsy.  I believe in blooming where I'm planted and focusing on local musicians.  It is my sincere hope that people will buy my scores, love them, and play them.  If I'm lucky, my music will live beyond my own imagination.  While I don't chase commissions, occasionally those stars will align.  My commission fee is $25 per voice per minute.  Piano counts as 2 voices.

News:
* Backyard Polka & Segue Jig (community orchestra) released summer 2024: Instrumentation and Sheet Music
* Elegy (flute & piano) (or ob, clar, a sax, f horn, violin) released October 2024: Sheet Music
* Rival (flute & clarinet) featured at ICA & NFA summer 2024 by Duo Elektra: YouTube and Sheet Music
* Storybook Fanfare (various arrangements) released summer 2024: Download free Sheet Music
* We Wish You a Merry Christmas - Community Orchestra Edition released summer 2024: View Instrumentation and Sheet Music
 
Current Project:
Fanfare in the Weeds (est 7-9 minutes)
for Narrator (optional) and Full Orchestra (or subset thereof) - Instrumentation
Dedicated to Dr. June Hammond whose conversations helped inspire this idea.
A narrated stroll through weeds commonly found in southern lawns (Clover, Crabgrass, Dandelion, Dollarweed, Frogfruit) and their nemesis, the HOA.  (We can't forget the HOA, can we?)  Each weed is introduced and depicted in a short fanfare.  The fanfares may also be performed individually without narration to introduce a concert.  Suggestion: Start each concert of the season with a single un-narrated fanfare.  At the final concert, play the entire series with narration.  Estimated completion: TBD  This project is an evolving process - details are subject to change.
 
List of Compositions - Printable Catalog

Instrumental Chamber Music (including solos)

* Carnival Walk (9:00) - Trio/4tet in 4 mvts (3rd Edition 2020) - (Videos Below) - Sheet Music     1. Trio: Fl-Cl-Bsn (original)     2. Trio: Ob-Cl-Bsn     3. Trio: Picc-Fl-Alto Fl        4. Trio: Fl-Cl (Bb/Bass)-Sax (Alto/Bari)     5. Quartet: Fl-Ob-Cl-Bsn

* Desert Song (7-7:30) - Trumpet and Piano in 2 movements - (Video Below) - SheetMusic

* Elegy (5:00) - Flute and Piano (or oboe, clarinet, violin) - Sheet Music **NEW**

* Eviction (1:00) - Live Timpani and Fixed Media - (Demo & Media Below) *FREE*

* Fairy Tales (6-7:00) Percussion Quartet in 3 movements  (Video Below) - Instrumentation - Sheet Music

* Flamingo! (5:45) - Flute Quartet (3 C Flutes, 1 Alto Flute) - Sheet Music     Featured on album Aviary by Elizabeth Robinson

* Fledgling (3:00) - Duet for Piccolo and Flute (Falls House Press) - (Video Below) - Sheet Music

* Hard Place (3:45) - Duet for 2 Flutes (Falls House Press) - (Video Below) - Sheet Music

* McKennon's March (2:15) - March for 2 Fifes/Piccolos with optional Snare - (Video Below) - Sheet Music

* New Perspective (4:00) - Duet: Flute and Percussion (mba, 5 wd blocks, shaker) - (Video Below) - Sheet Music    Also available for Soprano Saxophone and Percussion

* Papillon (Kohler arrangement) (3:50) - Quintet: Piccolo, 3 Flutes, Alto Flute - Sheet Music

* Quietude (2:25) - Piano Solo - Sheet Music

* Rival (4:00) - Duet: Flute and Clarinet - (Video Below) - Sheet Music

* Storybook Fanfare (0:45) - Fl Duet, Fl/Vc/Pno Trio, WW 4tet, Perc 4tet, Wind 5tet, Fl Choir (8pc) Storybook

* String Quartet No. 1 (3:00) - 2 Violins, Viola, Cello - (Video Below) - Sheet Music

* Theorem (5:00) - Piano Solo for Jeanne Huebner - (not available yet)

* Thunderpaws (5:00) - Solo Flute (unaccompanied) - (Video Below) - Sheet Music

* Variations (2:00) - Trumpet -or- Alto Saxophone and Piano - (Video Below) - Sheet Music

* Winter's Journey (7:30) - Quartet: Flute, Violin, Cello, and Piano - (Video Below) - Sheet Music

* Duet Arrangements: Baby Elephant Walk, The Clock, Doctor Who, Red Red Robin - Sheet Music

* Planxty Mary Ellen, Two Part Invention, 2 Fugues, Eviction, Lead the Way (Children's Recessional) *FREE*

Video Playlist - Chamber Music Chamber Playlist: Carnival Walk (4) Desert Song Eviction (2) Fairy Tales Fledgling Hard Place McKennon's March N Perspective (score Rival Storybook (Perc.) String Quartet No. 1 Thunderpaws Variations W Journey (score) Baby Elephant Walk Planxty Mary Ellen

 

 

Large Ensemble Music (Instrumental)

* Backyard Polka & Segue Jig (4:45) - Medley for Full Orchestra - Instrumentation    Community Orchestra friendly - (Score Video Below) - Sheet Music

* Brian Boru's March (5:30) - Full Orchestra - Instrumentation    Irish Traditional arranged for Orchestra - (Score Video Below ) - Sheet Music

* Emergence (8:30) - Full Orchestra - Instrumentation    Original piece for Orchestra - (Video Below) - Sheet Music

* Ollie the Alligator 3rd Ed. (7:45) - Narrator and Orchestra OR Concert Band Instrumentation    Original narrated musical story - - (Score Videos Below) - Sheet Music

* Storybook Fanfare (45 seconds) - Full Orchestra - Instrumentation    Community Orchestra friendly - (Score Video Below) - Download free Sheet Music

* We Wish You A Merry Christmas (1:15-1:30 Encores) - Full Orchestra - Instrumentation    Community Orchestra Edition -and- College Orchestra Edition (Score Video Below) - Sheet Music

Video Playlist - Large Ensemble Large Ensemble: Backyard (score) Brian Boru (score) Emergence (concert) Ollie (Orch score) Ollie (Band score) Storybook (score) M Christmas (scores)

 
 
 

Voice and Choral Music

* 3 Songs for Voice and Timpani - Med Voice (C4-F5) with 4 Pedal Timpani - (Video Below) - Sheet Music

* The Arrow and the Song (3:15) - 2-part Treble Chorus with Piano - Text: Longfellow - (Vid Below) - Sheet Music

* Children of Earth (2:30) - SATB Choir with Piano and Glockenspiel - (not available yet)

* May (3:15) -SAT Choir with Piano - Text: L. M. Alcott - (Video Below ) - Sheet Music

* Sherwood Lullaby (3:20) - Med Voice (B3-D5) and Piano - (Video Below) - Sheet Music

Video Playlist - Voice and Choral Music Voice Playlist: 3 Songs Voice/Timp Arrow & the Song May Sherwood Lullaby Upside Down

 
 

Recordings

Aviary by Elizabeth Robinson features Flamingo! (flute quartet)
Available in digital format or physical CD
Get your copy today: Order Aviary


Ideas and Works in Progress - in no particular order
Black Velvet Elvis (W. Johnson) arrangement for SAT choir (premiere Dec 2024)
Peasants Rejoice (flute, guitar) transcribed for flute, cello, piano trio (in process)
Pieces designed for Community Orchestras (Backyard Segue, We Wish...Christmas)
Metallurgy - Brass 5tet (in process)
Zoo Album - Flute Duets (ideas dancing in my head)
Dead Trees & Tangled Roots (I don't know what this means yet)
Suite 108 (relates to a movie score)
Something creepy
More narrated musical stories
More arrangements of Ollie the Alligator
Tin Whistle duet book (in process)
Complete/revise pieces written in school (Frankenstein)

Updated: 10/27/24