Posts by Eric

3-03-19

November performance was a big success

The November performance was a big success!

8-08-18

Pioneer Songs in preparation for performance at Trenton War Memorial on November 10, 2018

A ‘Grand Performance’ of Pioneer Songs is...

4-04-18

The Story of Pioneer Songs

It was early 1992. Robert Marquis, a 47-year-old father of...

4-04-18

Eric Houghton / Composer

Eric Houghton Composer / Pianist / Teacher Composer...

3-03-18

Orchestral Premiere of Pioneer Songs met with Rave Reviews

The orchestral world premiere of Pioneer Songs on May 18,...

7-07-17

1. Gathering

The Opening number in Pioneer Songs. Begins a capella with...

7-07-17

2. Beckoning

Acoustic guitar and melodic motifs highlight this tenor...

7-07-17

3. Proposal

Proposal is the expanded, yet simple “folk...

7-07-17

4. Preparation

4. Preparation. The first pioneers brought with them just...

7-07-17

5. Marriage Vows

Warm and sonorous Soprano and Tenor duet. A stand-alone...

7-07-17

6. Farewell

When I first played this for Bob Marquis in early 1993 on...

7-07-17

7. Departure

This pulsing and passionate conclusion to Act 1 of Pioneer...

7-07-17

8. Prelude to Act II

Entirely orchestral and at 5:20, Prelude to Act II of...

7-07-17

9. Doins’ Of The Day

A snap-shot of life on the trail, Doins’ of the Day,...

7-07-17

10. The Prairie

Pioneer Songs was the brain-child of Robert Marquis. This...

7-07-17

11. The Oxen

Bass/Baritone Solo originally titled “The Wagon...

7-07-17

12. The Desert

Originally titled “Keep Goin’, Soprano solo,...

7-07-17

13. The Mountains

The Sierra Nevada mountains presented the final, terrible...

7-07-17

14. Petition

After the mountains taxed every ounce of their strength,...

7-07-17

15. Celebration

“They made it! They all made it!” Indeed, all...