INTRODUCTION
Performing music allows one to invite others into a very deep and spiritual realm; the essence of the music as expressed through the prism of the performer's soul creates what can be an intensely personal experience. Through my own performances as a pianist I have been grateful for those very rare moments of feeling connected to my listeners on a very deep level.

I have also felt the urge to connect and communicate through writing. The troubling political and social scenario in the United States calls for voices of dissent and reason. I have been inspired by many progressive thinkers and writers to add my own voice in this regard. I have also enjoyed reflecting on various life situations such as love and fatherhood, music, humor...whatever speaks to me in a particular way. These offerings represent for me a more direct mode of expression; the music of words and language.

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MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS
In The Morning (2003 - PDF Music File)

IN THE MORNING is a piece for three-part choir with piano accompaniment. This piece was sung at my ordination ceremony in June of 2003, by the choir of The New Seminary in New York City. The text is based on a passage from Psalm 30:5. "Sorrow may last through the night, but there is joy in the morning."

Use of this score for commercial purposes or for recording is strictly forbidden without written consent of the composer. For multiple scores, contact Will Duchon by phone at: (203) 283-3840 or e-mail him at: will@opus30.net

In The Morning ©2003 Will Duchon. All Rights Reserved.

POLITICS/SOCIAL ISSUES
Letters To The Editor (2002-Present) Some samplings of letters to The Connecticut Post regarding the Bush terrorist attacks on Iraq.

Illuminating The Past (February 2001) The legal battle over an African-American burial ground in Westchester County, NY raises larger issues of historical amnesia.

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid (December 2000) A reaction to the hijacked election of 2000.

An Acceptable Fast (October 2000) Examining social priorities during the 2000 Presidential campaign.

New Ghosts On Father's Day (June 2000) The experience of Father's Day as a divorced parent.

FICTION
A Musical Lunch (September 2001) Some prominent Romantic Era composers discuss their craft over lunch at The Westchester Mall in White Plains, NY.

Sonnet 104 (November 2000) The original Petrarch sonnet which inspired Liszt's piano piece.

Sonneto 104 del Petrarca (May 1999) A dream, a distant desire amidst a piano piece by Liszt.

When The World Was Young (April 1999) Images of first love and longing.

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