SONGS
Welcome to my collection of standalone songs.
They have been performed at Lincoln Center, Second Stage, National Opera Center, Symphony Space, New York Festival of Song, Semperoper Dresden, Albany Symphony, National Sawdust, Ars Nova, Joe's Pub, Cornelia Street Café (RIP), and cabarets and theatres nationwide. Some can be heard on Michael R. Jackson’s Dirty Laundry, Zachary James’s CALL OUT, and the upcoming My Brother’s Keeper on NYFOS Records.
Both music and lyrics are by me unless otherwise indicated. Featured below are a few favorites. You can find complete song cycles and individual selections from theatrical works in my Store, grouped by voice category.
Transpositions are often available, and you may be thinking about this material in a way I haven’t considered.
For many songs at once, check out the two-volume compilation songbooks I released in Fall 2025. A third volume is currently in preparation.
If you seek something you cannot find here, please contact me.
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Barrel and Suspenders Time (music by Martin Hennessy)
Sigh No More (text by William Shakespeare)
Stay a Nerd (Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson)
Swim with Sharks (Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson)
Time Does Not Bring Relief (Text by Edna St. Vincent Millay)
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Baby in a Jar (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
Monkey Cowboys (with piano and fiddle) (Lyrics by Royce Vavrek)
Piccolo Mondo (music by Sam Davis)
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A White Man (Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson)
Geology (music by Martin Hennessy)
Pinocchio’s Lament (lyrics by Robert Maddock)
Santa Ain’t Black (Low Voice)
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The Story of Ned and June (music by Martin Hennessy)
This Dog (lyrics by Michael R. Jackson)
Furniture in the Hallway of Love (lyrics by Stan Richardson)