The Prelude for Horn and Organ was composed for a Hymn Fest on September 11, 2015 honoring the life of Walter R. Bouman, a personal friend of the composer. It is dedicated "To the memory of Rev. Dr. Walter R. Bouman (1929 - 2005)".

The prelude is in ABA form with the organ playing a solo in the middle section. The range of the horn part is between the transposed pitches of F-sharp 4 and E-natural 5. Rhythmically the horn part is very easy.

Music from the Ottawa River where rafts of lumber were floated to sawmills guided by men perched on the logs. The arrangement recalls the vibrant, outdoor life of the raftsmen in a setting for the complete woodwind choir. An earlier version was performed by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at children’s concerts to demonstrate the woodwind instruments. For Pic, 2Fl, 2Ob, EH, 2Cl, BCl, 2Bn, CBn, 2ASx, TSx, BarSx.

The arranger pouts while stating, “This arrangement can be performed without the English horn and contrabassoon parts.”

Variations for solo bassoon [6'25]

A demanding work written in the twelve-tone technique. Many non-traditional techniques without multi-phonics. Compact disc recording of the work included with the performance score. RECORDED by the composer on Innova Recordings CD 520.

Listen to the recording of Christopher Weait's Variations for solo bassoon

Yankee Flutle is a retrospective of the time-honored "Yankee Doodle" from the American Revolution. The melody occurs in five sections each with a different metric and rhythmic treatment. The flute part has alternative notations allowing the piece to be played in turn by a fife in A-flat, a baroque flute (tuned to A=440), an alto flute in G, the C flute and C piccolo, but the piece can be played entirely on the flute if desired.

The two contrasting movements of Christopher Weait's "Reverie and Revelry" was composed for Trifecta, the trio that premiered the work: Lori Baruth, clarinet, David Oyen, bassoon and and Chialing Hsieh, piano. The set comes with parts for clarinet in A, bassoon and a piano score.

This is the printed version of the score and parts, ready for shipping to you. A downloadable PDF version for self-printing is also available.