All compositions below are available as sheet music. Please contact Melanie Joy for purchase.
Death Hath No End
For All Hallow's Eve 2025:
“REMEMBERING THE DEAD, CARING FOR THEIR TOMBS AND PRAYERS OF SUFFRAGE ARE TESTIMONY TO CONFIDENT HOPE, ROOTED IN THE CERTAINTY THAT DEATH DOESN'T HAVE THE LAST WORD ON HUMAN DESTINY, AS HUMANITY IS DESTINED FOR A LIFE WITHOUT END, THAT HAS ITS ROOT AND ITS FULFILLMENT IN GOD.” - Pope Francis, Angelus, St. Peter's Square, Nov 2, 2014 |
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String Quintet No. 1: Scene Shifting
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1st movement: Call to Respond
During an artist’s journey of creating a new work of art, she must respond to the call of creation. Despite fears or feelings of inadequacy, the artist knows she will not feel complete without her artwork being available to the world. A dialogue between herself and God allows her to put aside her insecurities so her creativity can flourish. |
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2nd Movement: Call to Rest
The artist feels a calling to rest in the middle of our creation process. This is our moment to sit and listen to our influences and allow God to speak new ideas into our hearts. |
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3rd Movement: Call to Resolve
An artist’s final step in the creation process is to simply move forward with full momentum. The initial ideas have been set, the influences have been established, and now the artist must finish, even if it means collapsing in a heap at the end. |
Bach's Partita No. 2 in D minor
String Quintet Arrangement
String Quintet Arrangement
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Sarabanda
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Giga
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Empathy
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Good Christian Men Rejoice/Still Still Still
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Angels From the Realm of Glory/In the Bleak Midwinter
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See Amid the Winter's Snow/Leise Rieselt Der Schnee (The Snow Falls Quietly)
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Lydian Dance
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