Vocal
The Birth Project 2015
12 Songs for 2 Sopranos and Piano
- Text Phoebe Damrosch, Lauren Groff, Heidi Pitlor, A. E. Stallings, Cheryl Strayed & Akiko Yosano
- Two sopranos, piano
Composing an American Life
Opera
Clair de Lune 1984
Chamber opera in two acts
- Librettist Patricia Hampl
- SATB quartet, chamber ensemble* (14 performers)
Opera
Every Man Jack 2006
Chamber opera in one act
- Librettist Philip Littell
- Flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, multiple percussion + mallets, auxiliary player for assorted exotics (ukulele, accordion, harmonica, player piano, field organ)
Vocal
I love you through the daytimes 2003
- Text Ancient Egyptian tr. Dr. John L. Foster
- Baritone, piano
Vocal
Love After 1950 2000
- Text Rita Dove, Julie Kane, Kathryn Daniels, Liz Lochhead & Muriel Rukeyser
- Mezzo-soprano, piano
Choral
Music: A Fiddler; The Moon 2019
A set of three songs with texts by Walter de la Mare
- Poet Walter de la Mare
- SATB chorus, piano
Vocal
Try Me, Good King 2000
Last Words of the Wives of Henry VIII
- Text Katherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves & Katherine Howard
- Soprano, piano
Choral
VERDAD (True) 2019
- Poet Gabriela Mistral adpt. Libby Larsen
- SATB a cappella chorus, SATB solo quartet
Choral
The Ballerina and the Clown 2002
- Librettist Sally Gall
- Children's Chorus, harp and projected cut-work images.
Choral
Beneath These Alien Stars from The Settling Years 1988
- Text Vesta Pierce Crawford
- SATB chorus, piano
Choral
The Canticle of the Sun 1987
Francis of Assisi's "In Praise of Creatures"
- Text St. Francis of Assisi
- SSAAA chorus, finger cymbals, synthesizer, optional organ
Choral
A Creeley Collection 1984
Five pieces based on the poetry of Robert Creeley
- Text Robert Creeley
- SATB chorus, flute, percussion*
Vocal
The Fantom of the Fair 2014
- Text Based on the comic of Paul Gustavaon, with animation by Toni Lindgren
- Male voice, female voice, violin, cello, piano, animated comic book
Choral
A Garden Wall 1987
A Musical Lesson of Vision for Mission
- Text Libby Larsen
- Unison choir, keyboard, Orff instruments, 2 adults, 5 children with speaking roles, congregational singing
Choral
A Lover's Journey 2000
TTTBBB
- Text William Shakespeare & James Joyce
- 6-voice male a cappella chorus
VocalOrchestral
The Moabit Sonnets 2011
- Text Albrecht Haushofer tr. M.D. Herter Norton
- Two sopranos, tenor, bass baritone, chamber orchestra: 2d1,1,1,1/2,1,0,0/perc*/pno/str.
Choral
2. The Night of the Full Moon from Three Summer Scenes 1988
- Text Lloyd Frankenburg
- SATB chorus: picc,2,2,2,2/4,3,3,1/2 perc/hp/str.
Choral
The Nothing That Is 2004
- Text Excerpts from Apollo 13 flight transcript, Psalms 90, 13, and 131, Ptolemy, John Donne, Charles Pierce & John F. Kennedy, adpt. Libby Larsen
- Baritone, 2 speakers (backstage, amplified), child's voice (on-stage, amplified), SATB chorus, chamber orchestra: 1d1, 1,1,1/1,0,0,0/timp/perc*/pno/synth, vln,vnc, db.
Choral
3. Picking Apples from Three Summer Scenes 1988
- Text Maurice Lindsay
- SATB chorus, optional women's chorus, orchestra: picc,2,2,2,2/4,3,3,1/2 perc/hp/str.
Choral
1. Primrose (Yellow, Yellow) from Three Summer Scenes 1988
- Text William Carlos Williams
- SATB chorus, orchestra: picc,2,2,2,2/4,3,3,1/2 perc/hp/str.
Choral
The Settling Years 1988
- Text Robert V. Carr , Vesta Pierce Crawford & Song Primer, 1907
- SATB chorus, piano
Opera
A Wrinkle in Time 1991
Chamber opera in one act
- Librettist Walter Green
- Chamber orchestra: 3d1,1,2(d bs cl),1/1,1,1,1/timp/2perc*/synth/str.
Choral
A Young Nun, Singing 2003
- Poets Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Idea Vilarino & Anonymous
- SAA a cappella chorus
Choral
Alaska Spring 2011
A Choral Suite in Five Movements
- Text Tom Sexton
- SATB chorus, string quartet or piano
Choral
All Shall Be Well 1979
- Text Timothy Dudley-Smith
- SA chorus, soprano recorder, triangle, keyboard
Choral
And Sparrows Everywhere 1981
Three Songs for Unaccompanied Mixed Voices
- Text Keith Gunderson
- SATB a cappella chorus
Opera
Barnum's Bird 2000
Chamber opera in two acts
- Librettists Libby Larsen & Bridget Carpenter
- Flute, violin, cello, piano, and a pit chorus of 16–32 singers
Vocal
Beloved, Thou Hast Brought Me Many Flowers 1994
- Text Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Rainer Maria Rilke, Percy Bysshe Shelley & Hilda Doolittle
- Mezzo-soprano, cello, and piano
Choral
Buffalo Gals 2005
From a cycle of three "Western Songs"
- Text American Folksong
- SATB a cappella chorus
Choral
Celebration Mass: Lutheran Edition 2010
- Text Traditional Lutheran Liturgy
- Congregation, SATB chorus, organ, optional handbells, optional brass quartet/quintet, optional timpani
Choral
Come Before Winter 2003
- Text Arthur Mampel
- SSAATTBB chorus, baritone solo, piano (2 or 4 hands) or full orchestra: 1d1,cor ang, bsn, hrn, timp, 2 perc*, pno/cel, str quartet.
Vocal
Cowboy Songs 1979
Three character songs for soprano with piano or orchestra
- Poets Robert Creeley, Belle Star & Anonymous
- Soprano Solo and Piano (published in 1982) or Orchestra (published in 2005)
Vocal
De Toda la Eternidad 2002
- Poet Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz
- Soprano, piano or wind ensemble: fl1,fl2, cl1,cl2,, bs,cl, bsn1,bsn2,alto sax, hrn, tmbn,tba, pno,hp,perc*, db.
Choral
Dirty No Gooder Blues 1997
From the collection "Love Songs"
- Poet Bessie Smith
- SATB chorus, piano
Opera
Dreaming Blue 2002
Family opera in one act
- Librettist Libby Larsen in collaboration with students of Mountain View Elementary School, Salt Lake City, UT
- SSA children's chorus, rhythm chorus, drumming group, cued CD recording, and orchestra*
ChoralCantata
Eleanor Roosevelt 1996
A dramatic cantata based on her life and words
- Text Sally M. Gall
- Mezzo-soprano, narrator, SATB chorus, clarinet, cello, piano, and hand held instruments (played by chorus)*
Opera
Eric Hermannson's Soul 1998
Chamber opera in two acts
- Librettist Chas Rader-Shieber
- Flute (doubles piccolo), oboe, Bb clarinet (doubles bass clarinet, Eb clarinet), bassoon (doubles contrabassoon), horn, 2 percussion, keyboard/synthesizer, strings, chorus of 4-12 singers
Choral
Everyone Sang 1983
- Poet Sigfried Sassoon
- SATB Chorus, Harp, 2 Percussion* Parts include Harp and 2 Percussion Scores
Choral
Fanfare and Alleluia 1995
- Text Traditional
- SATB chorus, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, handbells, chimes, organ
Choral
Four Mediations of Mechthild of Magdeburg 2007
- Text Mechthild of Magdeburg
- SATB chorus, organ, and handbells
Opera
Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus 1990
Opera in three acts
- Librettist Libby Larsen
- Sound enhancement needed for proper electro-acoustical mix, flute (doubles piccolo), oboe (doubles English horn), clarinet (doubles bass clarinet), bassoon (doubles contrabassoon), horn, trumpet, 2 percussion, timpani, keyboard (piano, DX7 synthesizer), string quintet. Other requirements: Video and slide projection system needed to project details of eyes, hands, etc. on various layers of the scrim. Sound system needed to project backstage chorus into the hall and to amplify body microphones and mix orchestral sound.
Choral
God As Ribbon of Light 1993
- Text Sister Mary Virginia Micka
- SATB Chorus, *3 Cellos, and **Piano (2 Players: Pianist and Percussionist)
Choral
Green Grow the Lilacs 2005
From a cycle of three "Western Songs"
- Text Irish Folk Tune
- SATB a cappella chorus
Vocal
Hestene står i regnet 2015
- Text Astrid Hj. Andersen tr. Laura Loge
- High voice, piano, and Hardanger fiddle
Choral
Hey Nonny No! 1986
The fourth movement of "Songs of Youth and Pleasure" a Madrigal Suite
- Text Renaissance
- SATB a cappella chorus
CantataChoral
I It Am: The Shewings of Julian of Norwich 2003
- Text John Mauropus, Folquet de Marseille, Josephus, Konrad von Wuerzburg, Ratpert of Saint Gall, Theodore of Studite, Mechthild of Magdeburg & Psalms 17, 18, 27, 41, 54
- Soprano, countertenor, baritone, SSAATTBB chorus, chamber orchestra: 2fl, 2ob, ob d’amore, hrn, 3 tpt, timp, str.
Choral
I Just Lightning 1994
- Text Maria Sabina tr. Eloina Estrada de Gonzalez and Henry Munn
- SSAA chorus, percussion*
Choral
If I can stop one heart from breaking 2001
- SSA chorus, woodwind quintet, percussion (orchestral bells, vibraphone), strings
Choral
Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head 2004
- Text Traditional & Appalachian
- Three-part or two-part chorus, solo voice, piano
Choral
Looking at Each Other 1997
From the collection "Love Songs"
- Poet Muriel Rukeyser
- SATB chorus, piano
Vocal
Love Doctor 2017
- Text Based on the comic by Doug Wildey with animation by Toni Lindgren
- Mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, piano, and animated comic book
Choral
Love Songs 1997
- Poets Muriel Rukeyser, Jeanne Shepard, Bessie Smith, Willa Cather & Angelina Weld Grimke
- SATB chorus, piano
Vocal
Mary Cassatt 1994
Seven songs for mezzo-soprano, solo trombone, and piano
- Text Mary Cassatt adpt. Libby Larsen
- Mezzo-soprano, trombone, piano, 15 projections of Mary Cassatt's paintings
Choral
Missa Gaia: Mass for the Earth 1992
- Text The Bible, Joy Harjo and Maurice Kenny, Meister Eckhart, Chinook Psalter, M.K. Dean, Wendell Berry & Gerard Manley Hopkins
- SATB chorus, SSA chorus (opt.), oboe, percussion*, string quartet, 4-hand piano
Opera
Mrs. Dalloway 1993
An opera in two acts based on the novel by Virginia Woolf
- Librettist Bonnie Grice
Vocal
My Ántonia 2000
Seven Songs for high voice and piano based on the novel by Willa Cather
- Text Willa Cather adpt. Libby Larsen
- High voice, piano
Choral
Natus Est Emmanuel 2004
A Glee of Angels at the Birth
- Text Anonymous text from Piae Cantiones
- SSSAAA a cappella chorus
Choral
Novum Gaudium 2007
- Text Ecce Novum Gaudium, Angelus Emittitur & M.K. Dean
- SATB a cappella chorus
Vocal
O Magnum Mysterium 2011
- Author Gregorian
- Tenor solo with surround sound playback (voice, sitar, vibraphone, synthsized bells)
Choral
Pluck the fruit and taste the pleasure 1986
The second movement of "Songs of Youth and Pleasure" a Madrigal Suite
- Text Renaissance
- SATB a cappella chorus
Choral
Praise One 2004
- Text Psalms 146, 147, 148, and 150 adpt. Libby Larsen
- SSAATTBB chorus, SATB chorus favori, full orchestra: 2dq,2,2,2/4,3,3,1/timp/3 perc*/pno/cel/str.
Vocal
Raspberry Island Dreaming 2002
Mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra
- Poets Patricia Hampl & Joyce Sutphen
- Mezzo-soprano, chamber orchestra: 2,2,2,2,/1,1,0,0,/timp/perc*/hp/str.
Vocal
Raspberry Island Dreaming 2002
Mezzo-soprano and piano
- Poets Patricia Hampl & Joyce Sutphen
- Mezzo-soprano, piano
Vocal
Selected Poems of Rainer Maria Rilke 1975
- Poet Rainer Maria Rilke, tr. C.F. MacIntyre
- Soprano, flute, guitar, harp
Choral
Seven Ghosts 1995
A Choral Suite of Heroes
- Text Phillis Wheatley, Jenny Lind, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Clyde William Tombaugh, Charles A. Lindbergh & Scat
- SATB chorus, soprano solo (from chorus), brass quintet, piano, *percussion
Vocal
Sifting Through the Ruins 2005
- Text Martha Cooper, Ted Berrigan, Alicia Vasquez & Anonymous
- Mezzo-soprano, viola, piano
Choral
So Blessedly it Sprung 1996
- Text 12th century Old English poetry & Adam of St. Victor
- SATB chorus, oboe, viola, harp
ChoralOrchestral
Song - Dances to the Light 1994
- Text Texts by young people
- SA chorus, speaker, Orff instrumentarium*, full orchestra: 2d1,2,2,2/2,2,2+bs tmbn,1/timp/2 perc**/hp/str.
Choral
Song for a Dance 1986
The first movement of "Songs of Youth and Pleasure" a Madrigal Suite
- Text Renaissance
- SATB a cappella chorus
Vocal
Songs From Letters 1998
Calamity Jane to her daughter Janey, 1880-1902
- Text Calamity Jane
- Soprano, piano
Vocal
Songs of Light and Love 1998
- Text May Sarton
- Soprano, chamber ensemble: english horn, harp, bass marimba, string quintet
Vocal
Sonnets from the Portuguese 1991
- Poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Soprano, piano or chamber orchestra: 1,1,2,1/2,0,0,0,/perc*/hp/str.
Orchestral
Symphony no. 3: Lyric 1992
- Full orchestra: 3d1,3d+ cor ang, 3dEb-A+bs cl,2, cbsn/4,3,3,1/timp/3 perc*/kbyd(pno,cel,synth)/ str.(1 stand d elect.bs)
Choral
The Ol' Chisholm Trail 2005
From a cycle of three "Western Songs"
- Text Cowboy Song
- SATB a cappella chorus
Vocal
This Unbearable Stillness: Songs from the Balcony 2003
String Quartet
- Text Dima Hilal & Sekeena Shaben
- Soprano, string quartet
Vocal
This Unbearable Stillness: Songs from the Balcony 2008
String Orchestra
- Text Dima Hilal & Sekeena Shaben
- Soprano, 3 percussion*, celeste, string orchestra.
Choral
Three Summer Scenes 1988
- Text William Carlos Williams, Lloyd Frankenburg & Maurice Lindsay
- SATB chorus, optional women's chorus, orchestra: picc,2,2,2,2/4,3,3,1/2 perc/hp/str.
Choral
Today, This Spring 1995
Three pieces for treble voices and piano
- Poets Janice Kimes, Charles A. Wilson & Emily Dickinson
- SA chorus, piano
Choral
We Pray to Be at Peace 1992
from Missa Gaia: Mass for the Earth
- Text M.K. Dean
- SSAA Chorus and Piano or Optional Oboe, String Quartet and Suspended Cymbal
Choral
Welcome Yule 1985
- SATB chorus, handbells, string orchestra also available for TTBB chorus (No. 4788)
Choral
While We Are on Earth 2015
- Text Eleanor Roosevelt, Kahlil Gibran & Mother Teresa, aptd. Libby Larsen
- SSA chorus, piano
Choral
Who Cannot Weep, Come Learn of Me 1985
The Virgin's Lament Over Her Dead Son
- Text MS 09.38, Trinity College, Cambridge
- SSA chorus, mezzo-soprano, and tenor
Choral
Within the Circles of Our Lives 1992
from Missa Gaia: Mass for the Earth
- Text Wendell Berry
- SATB Chorus and Piano
Vocal
Wolf Song in Los Angeles 2017
from Songs from the Intergalactic Nightclub
- Text Bill Holm
- Medium voice, piano
Vocal
The Other Side of Silence 2021
On the writings of George Eliot
- Author George Eliot
- Soprano and Piano
Opera
A Wrinkle in Time 2015
Opera in two acts, based on the Book "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle
- 1(d pic),1(d bs cl),1,1/1,2,0,1/2perc*/hp/str**.
Vocal
Mary Cassatt 1994
Seven songs for mezzo-soprano, solo trombone, and orchestra
- Text Mary Cassatt adpt. Libby Larsen
- Mezzo-soprano, trombone, full orchestra: 3d1,2,2,2/4,2,0,0/timp/2 perc*/hp/str, 15 projections of Mary Cassatt's paintings
