B.Mus., Ashland College, Ohio (1973)
M.Mus., M.S.M, Southern Methodist University, Dallas (1976)
His teachers included Robert Anderson, Larry Palmer, Lloyd Pfautsch, Roger Deschner, and Carlton Young.

Choirmaster and Organist, East Dallas Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Dallas, Texas (1975-1980).
Director of Music and Organist, St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral, Dallas, Texas (1981-82).
Director of Music/Choirmaster and Organist, St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church, Plano, Texas (1982-1994).
Founder, Dallas Pro Musica.

Richard DeLong achieved international recognition in making music for the church. His principal publisher, E.C. Schirmer Music of Boston, said of him: "Richard DeLong's untimely death robbed the world of a young and bright light in the field of church music" (ARSIS Audio/E.C.S., 1996). "...His influence on the life of church music" was felt "both in the creative writing for it and the making of impeccable choral music" (Choristers Guild Letters, 1994).

In recognition of his contribution, Yale University's Institute of Sacred Music established in 1999 the Richard Paul DeLong Prize in Church Music. Given annually to a graduating student, the award is the first named prize in Yale's history honoring the use of talent for the vocation of church musician. The Music Library at Yale also established an archive of DeLong's music manuscripts and related papers (The DeLong Papers), as well as recordings of his music (The DeLong Recordings). His musical legacy comprises more than 180 compositions, written chiefly for church choirs, as well as over 200 hymn descants. Of his 69 works in print, E.C. Schirmer has published the majority; the remainder are in the catalogues of 13 publishers, including Warner/Chappell Music.

DeLong's music is regularly performed in churches throughout the United States and is frequently performed by national and state church and choral music societies. The closing service of the American Guild of Organists 1994 convention featured his Sing to the God of Israel, a children's anthem commissioned for the service by the Choristers Guild and awarded first prize in its competition for children's choral music in the same year.

Professional music societies featuring DeLong's music at their annual conventions include: the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, American Choral Directors Association, Music Educators National Conference, Texas Choral Directors Association, Massachusetts Choral Directors Association, and Texas Composers Forum. The combined Yale and Harvard University Choirs featured his Spring Has Now Unwrapped the Flowers in their Third Annual Festival of Sacred Choral Music held at Yale in 1994.

DeLong's music also has been broadcast both nationally and internationally. In 1996, the BBC Choral Evensong program featured his For God So Loved the World, sung by the choir of The Church of the Advent, Boston, under the direction of Dr. Edith Ho.

From 1982 until his death, DeLong served as Director of Music/Choirmaster and Organist for St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in Plano (Dallas), Texas — one of the nation's largest Roman Catholic parishes. His East Dallas Christian Choir enjoyed a national reputation, earning praise as "a superbly blended a cappella choir...under the sensitive direction of Richard P. DeLong" (The American Organist, 1979).

DeLong was an active member of the American Guild of Organists, which he served as Dean of the Dallas Chapter from 1981 to 1983; the Royal School of Church Music; the Herbert Howells Society; the National Association of Pastoral Musicians; Choristers Guild; the American Choral Directors Association; Texas Choral Directors Association; and Texas Composers Forum.

—Dr. Bobby C. Alexander

WORKS:

SOLO VOICE CHORAL WORKS SATB WOMEN'S CHORUS MEN'S CHORUS TWO-PART CHORUS UNISON VOICES SERVICE MUSIC INSTRUMENTAL WORKS

SOLO VOICE

Absalom (from Five Sacred Songs)
for: baritone and organ
date: 1979
text: II Samuel 18:33
published: E. C. Schirmer 4759

Accept the Fountain of My Tears (from Five Sacred Songs)
for: soprano and piano
date: 1991
text: Byzantine matins
published: E. C. Schirmer 4759

Blessed Are You O God of Our Fathers (from Three Wedding Songs)
for: soprano and piano (optional soprano saxophone, cello)
date: 1991
text: Tobit 8:5-7
published: E. C. Schirmer 4758

But the Lord Is Mindful of His Own (from Five Sacred Songs)
for: soprano and organ
date: 1984
text: 2 Timothy 2:19; The Wisdom of Solomon 3:1
published: E. C. Schirmer 4759

By the Waters of Babylon
for: baritone and organ
date: 1977
text: Psalm 137:1-4

Dear Lord and Father of Mankind
for: baritone and organ
date: 1983
text: John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)

Five Sacred Songs
for: soprano and keyboard
published: E. C. Schirmer 4759
note: see individual compositions: Absalom, Accept the Fountain of My Tears, But the Lord Is Mindful of His Own, Grace, Seek Ye the Lord.

Grace (from Five Sacred Songs)
for: soprano and piano
date: 1990
text: George Herbert (1593-1633)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4759

Hosanna to the Son of David
for: baritone and organ
date: 1978
text: Matthew 21:9
published: E. C. Schirmer 4528 (forthcoming)

I Will Espouse You To Me (from Three Wedding Songs)
for: soprano and piano (optional soprano saxophone, cello)
date: 1991
text: Hosea 2:21-23
published: E. C. Schirmer 4758

Immortal Love, Forever Full
for: SATB (unison) and piano
date: 1992
text: John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4856 (forthcoming)

In Time of Pestilence
for: baritone and piano
date: 1990
text: Thomas Nashe (1576-1601)
note: AIDS-themed work.

The Lamb
for: soprano and organ
date: 1980
text: William Blake (1757-1827)

Like as the Hart
for: soprano and piano
date: 1994
text: Psalm 42:1-3

Love Bade Me Welcome
for: soprano and piano
date: 1990
text: George Herbert (1593-1633)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4759 (forthcoming)

O, My Deir Hert (A Cradle Song)
for: soprano, piano, and violin
date: 1993
text: Anonymous, 16th c.

The Pharisee and the Publican
for: tenor and piano
date: 1986
text: Luke 18:9-14

Psalm 67
for: mezzo-soprano and organ
date: 1979
text: Psalm 67

Psalm 128
for: soprano and organ
date: 1978
text: Psalm 128

Psalm 131
for: soprano and organ
date: 1980
text: Psalm 131 (Jerusalem Bible)

Seek Ye the Lord (from Five Sacred Songs)
for: soprano and organ
date: 1987
text: Isaiah 55:6-9
published: E. C. Schirmer 4759

Set Me as a Seal
for: soprano and piano (optional treble instrument in B-flat, optional cello)
date: 1991
text: Song of Songs 8:6-7

Set Me as a Seal (II) (from Three Wedding Songs)
for: soprano and piano
date: 1993
text: Song of Songs 8:6-7
published: E. C. Schirmer 4758

Three Wedding Songs
for: soprano and keyboard
date: 1991, 1993
text: ?
published: E. C. Schirmer 4758
note: see: Blessed Are You O God of Our Fathers, I Will Espouse You to Me, Set Me as a Seal (II).

Tu Es Petrus
for: mezzo-soprano, baritone and piano
date: 1986
text: paraphrased Joseph Bryan (1620)

CHORAL WORKS

MIXED CHORUS

Adoro Te Devote
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1987
text: St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)

All Glorious God
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1992
text: Philip Doddridge (1702-1751)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4850

All the Way My Saviour Leads Me (harmony)
for: SATB
date: 1977

Alleluia! Hearts and Voices
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1994
text: Christopher Wordsworth (1872)

Almighty God, Your Word is Cast
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: John Cawood (1775-1852)
published: Augsburg 11-10204

Amazing Grace (harmony)
for: SATB
date: 1976

And They Drew Nigh
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: Luke 24:28-31
published: E. C. Schirmer 4851
recorded: New Choral Music Issues, Mid-Winter 1988, E.C. Schirmer (CD)

Arise, My Love, My Fair One
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1986
text: Song of Solomon 2:10-12
published: E. C. Schirmer 4666

Ave Maria
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1984
text: Latin, 13th c.

Ave Verum Corpus
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: attributed to Pope Innocent VI (d. 1362)

Ave Verum Corpus (II)
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1993
text: attributed to Pope Innocent VI (d. 1362)

Awake and Sing the Song
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1994
text: William Hammond (1719-1783)

Awake, Get Up and Sing
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: Henry Vaughan (1622-1695)

Barter (Life Has Loveliness to Sell)
for: SSAA a cappella
date: 1990
text: Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)

Behold, The Tabernacle of God
for: SATB and organ
date: 1992
text: Sarum antiphon

The Best of Rooms
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4756

Breathe on Me, Breath of God
for: SATB and keyboard
date: 1994
text: Edwin Hatch (1835-1889)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4924
recorded: New Choral Music Issues, February 1996, E.C. Schirmer (cassette)

Christus Factus Est
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: Philippians 2:8-9

Christus Factus Est (II)
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1992
text: Philippians 2:8-9

Christus Factus Est (III)
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1993
text: Philippians 2:8-9

Christus Factus Est (IV)
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1994
text: Philippians 2:8-9

Come All Ye Worthy Gentlemen (arrangement of Somerset carol)
for: SATB and organ
date: 1975
text: Traditional
published: Augsburg 11-0588

Come, Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1988
text: Isaac Watts (1674-1748)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4905
recorded: New Choral Music Issues, Fall 2000, E.C. Schirmer (CD)

Come, Let Us With the Lord Arise
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1994
text: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

Come My Way (setting to tune of "Scarborough Fair")
for: SAB and keyboard
date: 1993
text: George Herbert (1593-1633)
published: CPP/Belwin / Studio 224 SV9431

Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1987
text: George Herbert (1593-1633)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4525

Come, Thou Holy Spirit Come (setting to tune of "Scarborough Fair")
for: SAB and keyboard (optional treble instrument)
date: 1993
text: Latin, 12th c., trans. Edward Caswall (1814-1878)

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1993
text: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4852

Comfort Ye, My People
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: Isaiah 40:1-5
published: Music 70 (Lawson-Gould) M70-687

Deus, Creator Omnium
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1985
text: George Herbert (1593-1633)

Dixit Dominus
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: Psalm 110

Draw Nigh, and Take the Body of the Lord
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: Anonymous, 7th c., trans. J. M. Neale
published: E. C. Schirmer 4753

An Easter Carol
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1993
text: Christina Rossetti (1830-1893)

Ecce Panis Angelorum
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: St. Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)

Eternal Light, Shine Into Our Hearts
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: Alcuin (c. 732-804)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4899
recorded: New Choral Music Issues, Autumn 1999, E.C. Schirmer (CD)

From Every Race, Harmony (set to Amazing Grace)
for: SATB
date: 1976

From Every Stormy Wind That Blows
for: SATB and keyboard
date: 1994
text: Hugh Stowell (1828)

Gather Gladness from the Skies
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1994
text: Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889)

God Be in My Head
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: Old English prayer

The God of Love My Shepherd Is
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1993
text: George Herbert (1593-1633)

God So Loved the World
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: John 3:16, 17

Grace Is Poured Abroad
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1981
text: Psalm 45:2, 4, 6

Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: Christopher Wordsworth (1862)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4792

Grant Us Peace
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: The New Union Prayer Book

Grosser Gott
for: unison congregation, SAB choir, organ
date: 1974

Hark! Don't You Hear the Turtle Dove?
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: Early American hymn

Hark! The Glad Sound
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1992
text: Philip Doddridge (1735)

He Is Risen, He Is Risen
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1994
text: Cecil F. Alexander (1846)

Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: Horatius Bonar (1808-1884)

Hilariter
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: German Easter carol, 17th c.
published: Music 70 (Lawson-Gould) M70-675

Hosanna to David's Royal Son
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1993
text: Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

I Am the Vine
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1993
text: John 15:5-8

I Died for Beauty
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1984
text: Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4854
recorded: New Choral Music Issues, November 1994, E.C. Schirmer (cassette)

I Know a Flower
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: trans. G. R. Woodward (1884-1934)

I Look from Afar
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1993
text: Matin responsory, Advent I (early medieval Roman rite)

I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1989
text: Psalm 121

I Will Not Leave You Comfortless
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1986
text: John 14:18 (Veni Creator Spiritus)

If Ye Love Me
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1988
text: John 14:15-17
published: E. C. Schirmer 4855
recorded: New Choral Music Issues, Mid-Winter 1998, E.C. Schirmer (CD)

If Ye Then Be Risen with Christ
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1994
text: Colossians 3:1-4 (King James Version)

Infinite Light
for: SATB (?)
date: c. 1978
text: Traditional English
note: manuscript missing

Jesu Dulcis Memoria
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153)

Jesu, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: Latin, 12th c., trans. Ray Palmer (1808-1887)

The Journey
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1981
text: Mark Franklin Miles (20th c.)

Just As I Am
for: SATB and organ
date: 1993
text: Charlotte Elliott (1836)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4863
recorded: Pro Organo CD 7091

King of Glory, King of Peace
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: George Herbert (1593-1633)

Let All Things Now Living
for: SATB and organ
date: 1993
text: Katherine K. Davis (1892-1980)
published: Thorpe Music 392-03024

Let My Prayer Come Up Into Thy Presence
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1985
text: Psalm 141:2
published: Southern Music SC-398

Let Us Then With Confidence Draw Near
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1986
text: Hebrews 4:16
published: E. C. Schirmer 4864

Listen Sweet Dove
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1992
text: George Herbert (1593-1633)

Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1993
text: German carol, 15th c.
published: Alliance AMP 0022

Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep (arr.)
for: ?
date: c. 1970s
text: Jane E. Leeson (1807-1882)

Magnificat
for: SATB and organ
date: 1984
text: Luke 1:46-55

Maria Walks Amid the Thorn
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: medieval German carol
published: Alliance AMP 0006

May Our Lord Jesus Christ Himself
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1989
text: II Thessalonians 2:16-3:3

Me Recepet Sion Illa
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: Hildebert of Lavardin (1055-1133)

My God Who Makes the Sun
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

My Song Is Love Unknown
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1985
text: Samuel Grossman (1624-1683)

Nearer, My God, to Thee
for: SATB and organ
date: 1993
text: Sarah Flower Adams (1805-1848)

A New Work Is Come on Hand
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: English carol, 15th c.
published: E. C. Schirmer 4791

A New Work Is Come on Hand (revised version)
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1994
text: English carol, 15th c.

Nova, Nova: Ave Fit ex Eva
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: English carol, 15th c.
published: E. C. Schirmer 4858
recorded: ARSIS Audio CD108
recorded: New Choral Music Issues, May 1995, E.C. Schirmer (cassette)

Nunc Dimittis
for: SATB unaccompanied
date: 1986
text: Luke 2:29-32

O Deus, Ego Amo Te
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: St. Francis Xavier (1506-1552)

O for a Heart to Praise My God
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1985
text: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4859
recorded: New Choral Music Issues, March 1997, E.C. Schirmer (CD)

O for a Thousand Tongues
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1994
text: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4949

O Holy Ghost, Whose Temple I Am
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: John Donne (1572-1631)

O How Amiable
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: Psalm 84:1-4

O How Glorious
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1994
text: Antiphon II vespers, All Saints
published: E. C. Schirmer 4925

O Light, From Age to Age
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: Frederick L. Hosmer (1840-1929)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4900
recorded: New Choral Music Issues, Fall 1998, E.C. Schirmer (CD)

O Lord, Increase Our Faith
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1985
text: Luke 17:5
published: E. C. Schirmer 4860
recorded: ARSIS Audio CD105 New Choral Music Issues, October 1995, E.C. Schirmer (cassette)

O Mortal One, Remember Well
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1992
text: English carol, 19th c.

O Taste and See
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1985
text: Psalm 34:8
published: H. W. Gray (CPP/Belwin) GCMR03614

O Thou, Who Art
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: Gelasian sacramentary

Of a Rose, a Lovely Rose
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1993
text: medieval English verse
published: E. C. Schirmer 4926
recorded: ARSIS Audio CD108 New Choral Music Issues, Spring 1997, E.C. Schirmer (CD)

Of One That Is So Fair and Bright
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1993
text: Anonymous, c. 1300

Praise to God! Our Saviour Is Born!
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: Willie Irwin (20th c.)

A Prayer of St. Francis
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1989, 1991
text: attributed to St. Francis of Assisi (13th c.)
published: Southern Music SC-399

Psalm 95
for: SATB, organ, and brass (2 trumpets, 2 trombones)
date: 1994
text: Psalm 95:1-6 (Revised Standard Version)

Psalm 130
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: Psalm 130
published: E. C. Schirmer 4757

Rejoice and Be Merry (arr.)
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1975
text: Anonymous, traditional English carol
published: Augsburg 11-2161

Retreat to Silence
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1983
text: Leonard Clark (20th c.), Twelve Poems from St. Bartholomew's (London)

Ride On, Ride On in Majesty! (Palm Sunday Anthem)
for: SATB and organ with soprano descant
date: 1976
text: Henry H. Milman

Rise, Heart, Thy Lord is Risen
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: George Herbert (1593-1633)
published: Selah

Salve Regina
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1989
text: Latin, 11th c.

Set Me as a Seal
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: Song of Songs 8:6-7
note: withdrawn

The Shepherds Sing
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1985
text: George Herbert (1593-1633)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4527

The Spirit of the Lord
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1986
text: Isaiah 61

A Spotless Rose
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1989
text: Text of 14th c. origin

Spring Has Now Unwrapped The Flowers
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1992
text: Easter carol, 16th c.
published: Music 70 (Lawson-Gould) M70-700
recorded: Music 70 Subscription Plan, Lawson- Gould (cassette)

Sweet Day!
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1992
text: George Herbert (1593-1633)

Take My Life, and Let It Be
for: SATB and organ
date: 1994
text: Frances Havergal (1836-1879)

There Is a Country
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1994
text: Henry Vaughan (1621-1695)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4987
recorded: ARSIS Audio CD105

There Is a Green Hill Far Away
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1993
text: Cecil Frances Alexander (1848)

There Is a Stream
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1986
text: John Mason (d. 1694)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4529

This Is the Hour of Banquet and of Song
for: SATB and organ
date: 1993
text: Horatius Bonan (1855)
published: CPP/Belwin

To My Humble Supplication
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1992
text: Psalm 86

Twas in the Year That King Uzziah Died
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: G. R. Woodward (1884-1934)

Up to Those Bright and Gladsome Hills
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1990
text: Psalm 121, trans. Henry Vaughan

Valete
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1980
text: Leonard Clark (20th c.), Twelve Poems from St. Bartholomew's (London)

Venite ad Judicium
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: English carol, 16th c.

We Sing of God
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: Christopher Smart (1722-1771)

A Wedding Anthem
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1980
text: Ronald Duncan

What Sweeter Music
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1989
text: Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4754

When I Survey the Bright Celestial Sphere
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1991
text: William Habington (1605-1654)

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1993
text: Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

WOMEN'S CHORUS

A Birthday (My Heart Is Like a Singing Bird)
for: SSAA a cappella (optional soprano saxophone)
date: 1990
text: Christina Rossetti (1830-1893)
published: Music 70 (Lawson-Gould) M70-688
recorded: Music 70 Subscription Plan, Lawson Gould (cassette)

De Profundis (Oh, Why Is Heaven Built So Far)
for: SSAA a cappella
date: 1990
text: Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)
published: Music 70 (Lawson-Gould) M70-672

Dona Nobis Pacem
for: SSAA a cappella
date: 1992
text: The Mass; St. Francis of Assisi
published: Alliance AMP 0021

I Sing of a Maiden
for: double SSAA choirs
date: 1993
text: Anonymous, 15th c.
published: Plymouth Music

O Gladsome Light
for: SSA a cappella
date: 1994
text: Greek, c. 200, trans. Robert Bridges (1844-1930)

On Christmas Day: To My Heart
for: SSAA and organ
date: 1994
text: Clement Paman (1660)

Plumstead (from Pilgrim's Progress, arr. from John Joubert)
for: SSAA
date: 1975
text: John Bunyan (1628-1688)

Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
for: SSA and piano
date: 1994
text: Anonymous

MEN'S CHORUS

Certain Words
for: TTBB a cappella
date: 1981
text: Stephen Vincent Benet (1898-1943)

Locus Iste (gradual for the dedication of a church)
for: TTBB a cappella
date: 1993
text: Liber Usualis
published: Alliance AMP 0007

Nocturnal Promenade
for: TTBB a cappella
date: 1984
text: Mark Franklin Miles (20th c.)

A Prayer of St. Francis
for: TTBB a cappella
date: 1989
text: attributed to St. Francis of Assisi (13th c.)
recorded: Sterling Productions Ltd. THOM 000001

Songs of Self-Awareness
for: TTBB and piano
date: 1991
text: Walt Whitman (1819-1891)
published: E.C. Schirmer 4861

Sussex Carol
for: TTBB a cappella
date: c. 1970s

Take Heed of Loving Me
for: TTBB a cappella
date: 1987
text: John Donne (1572-1631)
note: dedicated to "the many victims of AIDS."

TWO-PART CHORUS

For Flowers That Bloom About Our Feet
for: 2-part voices and piano
date: 1993
text: Anonymous, c. 1905
published: E.C. Schirmer 4898
recorded: NewChoral Music Issues, Fall 1991, E.C. Schirmer (CD)

Holy Spirit, Truth Divine
for: 2-part voices and keyboard
date: 1993
text: Samuel Longfellow (1864)

A Prayer of St. Patrick
for: 2-part voices and piano
date: 1992
text: Patrick of Ireland (5th c.)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4798 (forthcoming)

Sing to the God of Israel (Canticle of Deborah)
for: 2-part voices, organ, and percussion
date: 1993
text: Judges 5:1-5, 10-12
published: Choristers Guild CGA670

UNISON VOICES

All Good Gifts
for: unison voices and piano
date: 1993
text: Matthias Claudius (1740-1815)
published: Morning Star MSM-80-601

All Things Bright and Beautiful
for: unison voices and piano
date: 1986
text: Cecil F. Alexander (1818-1895)
published: Morning Star MSM-50-9406

As I Hear the Sweet Lark Sing
for: unison voices and keyboard
date: 1993
text: Traditional Irish
published: Plymouth Music HL-518

By the Waters of Babylon
for: unison voices and organ
date: 1977
text: Psalm 137:1-4

A Cradle Song
for: unison voices and piano
date: 1985
text: William Blake (1757-1827)
published: Morning Star MSM-50-1302

Crux Fidelis
for: unison voices and organ
date: 1986
text: King John IV (Portugal)

Fairest Lord Jesus
for: unison voices and piano
date: 1986
text: German, 17th c.
published: E. C. Schirmer 4526
recorded: Arkay Records AR6156

For the Beauty of the Earth
for: unison voices and piano
date: 1992
text: Folliot S. Pierpoint (1835-1917)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4797
recorded: New Choral Music Issues, Fall 1996, E.C. Schirmer (CD)

Hail to the Lord's Anointed
for: unison voices and organ
date: 1991
text: James Montgomery (1771-1854)

A Hymn to the Seasons of the Church
for: unison voices and piano
date: 1993
text: Katherine Hankey (1888)

If You Love Me
for: unison voices and piano
date: 1988

I Sing as I Arise Today!
for: unison voices and piano
date: 1992
text: Patrick of Ireland (5th c.)
recorded: New Choral Music Issues, Fall 1996, E.C. Schirmer (CD)

The Lamb
for: unison voices and organ
date: 1980
text: William Blake (1757-1827)

The Lark Now Leaves His Watery Nest
for: unison voices and piano
date: 1994
text: William Davenant (1606-1668)

Loving Jesus, Gentle Lamb
for: unison voices, piano, and flute
date: 1987
text: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
published: Morning Star MSM-50-9407

Loving Shepherd of Thy Sheep
for: unison voices and piano
date: 1992
text: Jane E. Leeson (1807-1882)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4795

Lullaby, Oh Lullaby
for: unison voices, piano, and flute
date: 1989
text: Christina Rossetti (1830-1893)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4752

Palm Sunday Children's Song
for: unison voices and organ
date: 1978
text: ?

Psalm 61
for: congregation and readers
date: c. 1975
text: Paraphrase, "Treat Me Cool, Lord"

Psalm 95
for: unison voices and organ
date: 1984
text: Antiphon; midnight mass

Responsorial Psalm for Easter Vigil Mass
for: unison voices and organ
date: 1985
text: Easter Vigil mass; Ex. 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18

A Sacred Song for Palm Sunday
for: unison voices and organ
date: 1978
text: Matthew 16:18
published: E. C. Schirmer 4528

Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
for: unison voices and piano
date: 1994
text: attributed to Dorothy Thrupp (1779-1847)

Saviour Teach Me Day By Day
for: unison voices and piano
date: 1992
text: Jane Leeson (1807-1882)
published: E. C. Schirmer 4796
recorded: New Choral Music Issues, Fall 1996, E.C. Schirmer (CD)

See What Love Hath the Father
for: unison voices and organ
date: 1988

A Song for the Rite of Dismissal
for: unison voices and organ
date: 1992
text: DeLong

SERVICE MUSIC

Missa Brevis
for: SATB a cappella
date: 1992
text: traditional Latin

Kyrie Eleison (high and low versions)
for: cantor and congregation
date: 1983

Springs of Water Bless the Lord (blessing of water for Easter Vigil Mass)
for: unison voices and organ
date: 1985

Alleluia (Gospel Acclamation)
for: unison voices and organ
date: unknown

Lenten Acclamation
for: unison voices and organ
date: unknown

Apostles Creed and Our Father
for: unison voices and organ
date: 1976

Two Eucharistic Acclamations
for: unison voices and organ
date: 1985

Agnus Dei
for: unison voices and organ
date: 1983

INSTRUMENTAL WORKS

The Call (arrangement of "Scarborough Fair")
for: keyboard and optional treble instrument
date: 1993
note: manuscript missing

Morning Has Broken (arrangement)
for: organ accompaniment
date: 1975

A Solemn Processional
for: organ and trumpet, optional soprano saxophone or cello
date: 1991

OTHER WORKS:

More than 150 descants to hymn tunes.

UNCOMPLETED WORKS:
Sketches and rough drafts for 16 sacred works.

WRITINGS:
"Selecting Music for Epiphany," Modern Liturgy, 9:8 (month, year?).
"A Study Plan for Richard DeLong's Sing to the God of Israel ("Canticle of Deborah"), Choristers Guild Letters (October 1994).

DISCOGRAPHY:
"Nova, Nova: Ave Fit ex Eva" and "Of a Rose, a Lovely Rose," American Repertoire Singers, Leo Nester, conductor, Welcome Christmas, ARSIS Audio CD108.
"O Lord, Increase Our Faith" and "There Is a Country," American Repertoire Singers, Leo Nester, conductor, Sounding Joy, ARSIS Audio CD105.
"Just As I Am," Chancel Choir of the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, Dallas, Texas, Kevin Clarke, organist/choirmaster, Word Incarnate, Pro Organo CD 7091.
"There Is a Country," ARSIS Audio CD105.
"A Prayer of St. Francis," Sterling Productions Ltd. THOM 000001.
"Fairest Lord Jesus," Arkay Records AR6156.
Promotional recordings issued by E.C. Schirmer (see individual title listing for date and format of recording):
And They Drew Nigh; Breathe on Me, Breath of God; Come, Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs; Eternal Light, Shine Into Our Hearts; I Died for Beauty; If Ye Love Me; Nova, Nova: Ave Fit ex Eva; O for a Heart to Praise My God; O Light, From Age to Age; O Lord, Increase Our Faith; Of a Rose, a Lovely Rose; For Flowers That Bloom About Our Feet; For the Beauty of the Earth; I Sing as I Arise Today!; Saviour Teach Me Day By Day
Promotional recordings issued by Lawson-Gould (see individual title listing for date and format of recording): Spring Has Now Unwrapped The Flowers; A Birthday (My Heart Is Like a Singing Bird)

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• Obituary, The American Organist, December 1994.
• Obituary, Diapason, November 1994.

PERFORMING RIGHTS AFFILIATION:
ASCAP

RESOURCES:
Alliance Music Publications, Inc.
P.O. Box 131977
Houston, TX 77219-1977
Tel: (800) 350-7750
Fax: (713) 802-2988
www.alliancemusic.com

Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Box 1209
426 South Fifth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55440-1209
Tel: (612) 330-3300 or (800) 426-0115
Fax: (612) 330-3455
afp_bookstore.topic@ecunet.org
www.augsburgfortress.org

Choristers Guild
2834 West Kingsley Road
Garland, TX 75041-2498
Tel: (972) 271-1521
Fax: (972) 840-3113
choristers@choristersguild.org
www.choristersguild.org

CPP/Belwin Music
(Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
10585 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025-4950
Tel: (310) 441-8600
Fax: (310) 470-2875
www.warnerchappell.com

E. C. Schirmer Music Co.
ECS Publishing
138 Ipswich Street
Boston MA 02215-3534
Tel: (617) 236-1935
Fax: (617) 236-0261
office@ecspublishing.com
www.ecspublishing.com

Lawson-Gould Music Publishers
(Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
10585 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025-4950
Tel: (310) 441-8600
Fax: (310) 470-2875
www.warnerchappell.com

Morning Star Music Publishers
1727 Larkin Williams Road
Fenton, MO 63026
www.morningstarmusic.com

Plymouth Music Company, Inc.
(Colla Voce Music Incorporated)
4600 Sunset Avenue #83
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Tel: (317) 823-5805
Fax: (317) 823-5804

Southern Music Company
P.O. Box 329
San Antonio, TX 78292

Thorpe Music Publishing Company
Theodore Presser Company
588 North Gulph Road
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Tel: (610) 525-3636
Fax: (610) 527-7841
www.thorpemusic.com

MUSICAL EXECUTOR:
Dr. Bobby C. Alexander (companion)
7159 Wildgrove Avenue
Dallas, TX 75214
(214) 327-2742
bcalex@attglobal.net

OTHER CONTACTS:
Unknown

ARCHIVES:
The DeLong Papers and The DeLong Recordings
Music Library
Sterling Library
Yale University
P.O. Box 208320
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 432-0492