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Musical Compositions
Film & Musical Theatre Scores When the Clock Strikes Twelve (a one-woman musical) book & lyrics by Lee Merrill Jennifer arrives as a young actress in NYC and talks to Dr. Sheldon about her problems...but is he really ever there? Songs include:
Marcella doesn't heed the warning of Pietro and ventures into the forest where she meets dashing Jerome. But things are not as they seem and she ends up facing danger, thorns and the Eltrusic. Only the Monarch can help her escape. Songs include:
book & lyrics by Karen Dann Sundquist Based on the true story of an African-American family who moves into a house across the street from racist neighbors in the 1970's. Because their parents keep them inside the house out of fear, the children only see life outside as “a glimpse through the curtains.” Songs include:
Fascinating intrigue, culture and music of Cyprus, Turkey and Greece (1834-1839) “The Shepherd/Shepherdess Song” from The Imaginary Invalid (musical theatre scene) Original French play by Moliere English adaptation by Miles Malleson Commissioned by Elmira College Theatre Department Instrumental Pieces Movie Theme Suite I (piano solo) Sunburst, Longing, Sophistication, Pensivity Etude in Asymmetrical Meter (piano solo) Theme With Inverted Melody & Twelve Variations (piano solo)* Lullaby (saxophone & piano duet) Cello Sonata Opus 15, Movement I (cello and piano accompaniment) Quando, Quando (harmonica arrangement) Custom arrangement for the Sgro Brothers harmonica players Dance Pieces By far one of Karen's biggest inspirations for composing is dance, whether it be on the floor, on the sidewalk or on the ice. She has always been drawn to it...choreographing her own theatrical dances as a child, accompanying her dad for his Vaudeville routines, and studying modern dance with Allison Rubin Forester. Karen has played professionally over the years as a dance accompanist (at Harkness School of Ballet, Lee Theodore's American Dance Machine, Steps Studio including a Theatre Dance class with Ann Reinking, and New Jersey School of Ballet). In spite of being around ballet so much, she had never actually taken a ballet class herself until a few years ago: "Even though I knew the French vocabulary in my mind when I started, me hoisting my leg up onto the bar for stretches was somewhat reminiscent of a Carol Burnett or Lucille Ball comedic routine! But ballet is a fabulous workout." For her daughter's ballet lessons, Karen had the privilege of accompanying the wonderful dancer and teacher Cherylyn Jones. Dance, Mime and Figure Skating Pieces (select list)
Vocal Pieces Two French Songs for Mezzo-Soprano (French text by Karen Dann Sundquist)
Nostalgic CD project (The Carousel, Eldridge Lake and the Legend of the Dragon Jasper)*:
True story about a runaway teenage boy Cherish the Days April 20, 1999 Columbine High School massacre September Psalm 9/11 Attacks Song for James Dedicated to my husband Watching the Faces of Every Child Adoption I've Got A Diamond Ring* Living within your means during hard times Flowers On The Rooftops For people working in an office cubicle You Changed Your Name Drastic change of identity Mary's Face Reaching out to a lonely and impoverished elderly woman Two Song Arrangements with Vocal and Instrumental Chamber Ensemble (jazz standard style) (words and music by my grandmother, Mildred Sandford Parsons):
Various 4-Part Choral Arrangements and Descants 
Commercial Music
Window City* A unique blend of music, movement and living art creates a sensation! Fabulous custom windows. 
Bromilow's Chocolates*
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Electronic Low-Impact Workout Music
Sample music for running and walking. Children's Theatre Curriculum Movement and Dance CD* Featuring original songs in many different styles to help families dance together and stay healthy, including island calypso (“The Sun/Rain Song”), polka, jazz, old-time country, samba, classic march, ragtime, blues (“Piano Lesson Blues”), Yiddish, hip-hop (“Gotta Move”), Irish jig, Italian tarantella, and ballad Melodrama & Vaudeville Vignettes* Vaudeville-style vignettes for young thespians Sacred Settings (Sola Scriptura text) Psaume 84:3 and 84:10 French translation (vocal solo & piano)* “3 Le passereau même a bien trouvé sa maison, et l'hirondelle son nid, ou elle a mis ses petits; tes autels,Eternel des armées! mon Roi, et mon Dieu! “ 10 Car mieux vaut un jour en tes parvis, que mille ailleurs. J'aimerais mieux me tenir a la porte en la maison de mon Dieu, que de demeurer dans les tentes des méchants.” Wedding Meditation (vocal solo, piano and flute) I Corinthians 13 Written as a dedication to Doug & Linda Humphreys Miller for their wedding day. The Time Is Coming (vocal solo with piano, percussion and back-up singers) Jeremiah 31:31 Commissioned by Katheryne Levin as a memorial for her father. Psalm 23 (vocal solo and chamber arrangement with piano) music by James Sundquist chamber music arrangement by Karen Dann Sundquist *indicates current composition(s) in progress. |