April
The Yellow House Mystery (The Boxcar Children No. 3) - youth chorus, soloists, keyboard, guitar, bass, drums; book by Gertrude Chandler Warner; adaptation by Jerry Seifert; lyrics by Leanna Kirchoff and Jerry Seifert; Stages Theatre Company; Hopkins, MNMay
The Yellow House Mystery (The Boxcar Children No. 3) - youth chorus, soloists, keyboard, guitar, bass, drums; book by Gertrude Chandler Warner; adaptation by Jerry Seifert; lyrics by Leanna Kirchoff and Jerry Seifert; Stages Theatre Company; Hopkins, MNJune
Edith’s Rag - two vocalists, flute, trombone, piano, bass; text by Leanna Kirchoff; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble; Stow, MAEdith’s Rag - two vocalists, flute, trombone, piano, bass; text by Leanna Kirchoff; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble; Bedford, MA
November
A Little Princess - youth chorus, soloists, keyboard, string quartet; book by Frances Hodgson Burnett; adaptation and lyrics by Randy Latimer; Stages Theatre Company; Hopkins, MNDecember
A Little Princess - youth chorus, soloists, keyboard, string quartet; book by Frances Hodgson Burnett; adaptation and lyrics by Randy Latimer; Stages Theatre Company; Hopkins, MN
April
Live - baritone and piano; lyrics by Joe Byers; New Opera and Musical Theatre Initiative Showcase; Boston, MAQuilter’s Hymn - contralto, flute, piano; text by Leanna Kirchoff; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble; Tower Hill Botanical Gardens; Boylston, MA
May
Live - baritone and piano; lyrics by Joe Byers; Theatrefest; Newburyport, MASchool Diary (Blue) - SATB, flute, piano, drums; lyrics by Leanna Kirchoff, additional lyrics by Angela Shelf Medearis and Michael Dayton; Belmont High School Select Choir; Belmont, MA
May
Peoples Will Praise You - SATB, piano; text, Psalm 67; Temple Emanuel and Twelfth Baptist Choirs; Project Manna; Newton, MAKarov Adonai - SATB, piano; text, Psalm 145; Temple Emanuel Choir; Project Manna Concert; Newton, MA
Shout for Joy - SATB, youth choir, chamber ensemble, piano, organ; text, Psalm 100; Temple Emanuel and Twelfth Baptist Choirs, Project Manna; Newton, MA
July
Peoples Will Praise You - SATB, piano; text, Psalm 67; Temple Emanuel Choir; North American Jewish Choral Festival; Ellenville, NY
Karov Adonai - SATB, piano; text, Psalm 145; Temple Emanuel Choir; North American Jewish Choral Festival, Ellenville, NY
January
The Silver Skates - youth chorus, soloists, keyboard, violin, accordian; adaptation and lyrics
by Buffy Sedlachek; Stages Theatre Company; Hopkins, MNFebruary
The Silver Skates - youth chorus, soloists, keyboard, violin, accordian; adaptation and lyrics
by Buffy Sedlachek; Stages Theatre Company; Hopkins, MNApril
The Secret Garden - youth chorus, soloists, keyboard, flute, violin, guitar, percussion, lyrics by Leanna Kirchoff and Jerry Seifert; adaptation by Jerry Seifert; Stages Theatre Company; Hopkins, MNMay
The Secret Garden - youth chorus, soloists, keyboard, flute, violin, guitar, percussion, book by Frances Hodgson Burnett; adaptation by Jerry Seifert; lyrics by Leanna Kirchoff and Jerry Seifert; Stages Theatre Company; Hopkins, MNJune
Quilter’s Hymn - contralto, flute, piano; text by Leanna Kirchoff; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble; Stow, MAOctober
The Wind in the Willows - youth chorus, soloists, alto saxophone doubling flute, tenor saxophone doubling Bb Clarinet, two keyboards, percussion; book by Kenneth Grahame; adaptation by Jerry Seifert; lyrics by Leanna Kirchoff and Jerry Seifert; Stages Theatre Company; Hopkins, MNQuilter’s Hymn - contralto, flute, piano; text by Leanna Kirchoff; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble; Concord Music Club; Concord, MA
November
The Wind in the Willows - youth chorus, soloists, alto saxophone doubling flute, tenor saxophone doubling Bb Clarinet, two keyboards, percussion; book by Kenneth Grahame; adaptation by Jerry Seifert; lyrics by Leanna Kirchoff and Jerry Seifert; Stages Theatre Company; Hopkins, MNDecember
Quilter’s Hymn - contralto, flute, piano; text by Leanna Kirchoff; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble; Cambridge, MAQuilter’s Hymn - contralto, flute, piano; text by Leanna Kirchoff; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble; Stow, MA
May
Making the Team - youth chorus, soloists, trombone, piano, synthesizer, drums; book by Nancy Carlson; adaptation
and lyrics by Mark Rosenwinkel; Stages Theatre Company, Hopkins, MNJune
Making the Team - youth chorus, soloists, trombone, piano, synthesizer, drums; book by Nancy Carlson; adaptation
and lyrics by Mark Rosenwinkel; Stages Theatre Company, Hopkins, MNJuly
Flower World Variations - flute, oboe, piano, reader; based on Yaqui Indian poems, text by Jerome Rothenberg; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble; Stow, MASeptember
Witch Lady - youth chorus, soloists, two synthesizers; book by Nancy Carlson; adaptation and lyrics by Buffy Sedlachek; Stages Theatre Company, Hopkins, MNOctober
Witch Lady - youth chorus, soloists, two synthesizers; book by Nancy Carlson; adaptation and lyrics by Buffy Sedlachek; Stages Theatre Company, Hopkins, MN
March
Circus Star - electronic sound track incidental music; play by Buffy Sedlachek; Stages Theatre Company (formerly Child’s Play Theatre); Hopkins, MNAugust
Salvation Song - SATB chorus, organ; text, Isaiah 12:2-6; Peterson choir, wedding; Minneapolis, MNDecember
Flower World Variations - flute, oboe, piano, reader; based on Yaqui Indian poems, text by Jerome Rothenberg; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble; Harvard, MAFlower World Variations - flute, oboe, piano, reader; based on Yaqui Indian poems, text by Jerome Rothenberg; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble; Cambridge, MA
May
Im(Ex)pressions - percussion ensemble, two readers; texts by e.e. cummings; University of Minnesota Percussion Ensemble, Minneapolis, MNJuly
The Leader’s New Clothes - incidental music; Minnesota Festival Theatre; Albert Lee, MN
May
Farmland Journal - string orchestra; Plymouth Music Series Reading Session, Minneapolis, MNJune
Prayers of Saints - soprano, guitar; texts by St. John Chrysostom, St. Augustine, Catherine of Siena, Mother Theresa, Soren Kierkegaard, Christina Rossetti; Jenice Riebe, soprano and Tim Johnson, guitar; Weisman Art Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
April
Aviary - SSAA chorus, alto flute, clarinet, piano; text, Daleen Hansen; Denver Women’s Chorus, Denver, COKU - dancer and piano; Matt Jenson, choreographer; University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN
June
Lament, Mourning and Woe - solo oboe; Row Twelve Contemporary Music Ensemble; Concord, MA
April
The Expanse - string trio, celeste; University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MNMay
Lament, Mourning and Woe - solo oboe; Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CODecember
Visions - brass quintet; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MNLament, Mourning and Woe - solo oboe; University of Minnesota; Minneapolis, MN
May
Exposition of Voices - two pianos; Daniela Bartha, Leanna Kirchoff, piano; University of Denver; Denver, COA Hymn to the King of Storms - chamber SATB choir, flute, horn, guitar, piano; Senior Recital choir; University of Denver, Denver, CO (co-composed with Jonathan Howard)
November
Exposition of Voices - two pianos; University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO