COMPOSITIONS
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Butterfly
Puccini, arr. Sheldon
Choreography by David Nixon
World premiere: BalletMet and the Columbus SymphonyCole
Cole Porter, arr. Sheldon Choreography by Wayne Soulant
World premiere: BalletMet and the Columbus Symphony"The maestro's arrangements of Cole Porter tunes, taken from the ballet "Cole", were exceptional."
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Variations on a Theme of Handel
World premiere: Columbus Symphony OrchestraFestival Overture
World premiere: Lancaster Festival OrchestraKlezmer Medley
World premiere: Lancaster Festival OrchestraCarmen Sandiego© Theme
Sean Altman & David Yazbek, arr. Sheldon
World premiere: Marin Symphony -
"Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" (Jerusalem of Gold)
Naomi Shemer, arr. Sheldon, publ. Transcontinental
World premiere: Marin Symphony at the Marin Jewish Community Center"Perhaps the most moving moment of the whole evening was Sheldon's rich arrangement of Naomi Shemer's Jerusalem of Gold, which featured the adult choir and two of the city's cantors, Vicki L. Axe and Jack Chomsky."
- Barnet D. Wolf, Columbus Dispatch -
Mississippi River Overture
First recording: The Ohio State University Concert Band
Klezmer Medley, 2005 -
Three Shakespeare Songs for soprano and piano
Three Wordsworth Songs for baritone and piano
World premiere: Cantor Jack Chomsky, Congregation Tifereth IsraelString Quartet, "Quartetto"
World Premiere, Stonegate Quartet"The Light from Long Ago"
Lyrics: Michael Bronshvag for solo voice or chorus, publ. TranscontinentalChoralleluia for brass septet
Winner: NYSSMA Composition prizeFestival Fanfare
World premiere: Lancaster Festival Brass QuintetThree Etudes for Marimba
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"Mississippi River Music"
World Premiere: Mississippi River Museum, Memphis
Recording by members of the New Orleans Symphony