Christopher Schmitz
Christopher Alan Schmitz is an American composer and winner of the 2007 Sammy Nestico Award in Jazz Composition. He is currently a professor of music theory at Mercer University, having previously taught at Southwestern College in Kansas.Compositions
Selected Ensemble Works
- Suite for MLK
- Hugh Smalling
- Lilac Dream
- "Gloria"
- "Gloria"
- "Georgia On My Mind"
- "Georgia On My Mind"
- Berkshire Fantasy
- Sussurus
- Walnut Valley March for the Winfield Municipal Band
- Symphony for Winds and Percussion
- Frozen Sun
- After Dark for concert choir
- Pine Grove for jazz ensemble
- Transformation for jazz ensemble
- Equilibrium for jazz ensemble
- "Akerage" for solo tenor saxophone with jazz ensemble
- Set of Patriotic Duets
- Gentle Light
- Rhapsody
- Five Miniatures
- Strange Birds
- Through primrose tufts...
- Out in Front
- Austin-tatious
- Three Lyric Songs
- Rhapsody
- Palindrome for Anna
- Nyxian Progeny
- Trio for Horn, Violin, and Piano
Selected Solo Works
- All-State Sight Reading Etudes, Complete Set
- Concertino
- Escape!
- Arctic Vision
- Organ Toccata for Dr. James Leland
- Arctic Circle
- Sonata No. 1
Commercial Recordings and Publications
- ACE Composers: Ravello Records
- Irrational Exuberance: Beauport Classical
- Awaiting the Sun: Beauport Classical
- Transformation: Sea Breeze
- Opus Music Publishers: Northfield, IL
- Cimarron Music Publishers: Salem, CT
- Walrus Music Publishers: Pismo Beach, CA
