Works

This is a small sampling of the various tunes and works in various eras of my life. I keep remembering and adding on to it.

SMall COmbo works

76 Jazz waltzes composed from 1979-2025 lead sheets.

The Surreal Book Collection of “21 hard working gigging tunes” 1988-2010

31 Latin Jazz tunes. from 1996-2024. lead sheets.

a sheepshead is a large drum for piano, keyboard, bass clarinet, & oration. from the Keys Please concert with special guest, Pat O’Keefe 2009 .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnihkAfAqqI


Music for Film/video

music for “Rehearsal” by Andrea Thoma ” are your friends SPiderz?” piano, bass drums. 2018

She never raised her voice piano music for short film 2018

Fall of the house of Usher. collaboratively arranged music for quintet Red Eye Theatre. 1993

Large Ensembles

A mind is a terrible thing/without a heart B-magic Jazz Orchestra Orchestra 2003

Children with Bad Dreams. Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra. 2006

Schools/college works.

The wind for elementary school choir./Orff MPA 2007

Three thoughts for spring middle school string/percussion LJA 206

Three Modern Diseases. Woodbury High School band 2025

Five Visual Intuitive Scores. River Falls college new music ensemble 2025

Theatre/dance

Music for “The Sawyer & His Men” community theatre 2007

Migrations for marimba& percussion ensemble 2007 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdQmtXi3tqI

Signals percussion ensemble/dance ensemble 2007with Christopher Mayer, who composed text and drum parts. Instrumental music, by Todd Harper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iBDy4O9k_8, part two https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyT8mVEniMc. part three https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa-S4hFsEEI part four https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydeW9veebiI

Bear and Rabbit want the same Apple: Jazz opera 2006

Krak Topple Rack for dancer, pianist & chair 1993

Art Song

Northwoods Police report. Kim Sueoka soprano/piano. 2009

If I don’t ( fish for trout) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIO1DDRF4uo

Three September Songs for Dr. Michael Jorgenson. tenor/piano/ trombone 2013

RECORDINGS

GO tHERE CD. featuring Aaron Kerr,(cello) Gary Schulte( violin) Todd Harper (piano) Colter Harper ( gimbri, guitar) Tim O’Keefe ( percussion) Jun Miyake ( flute) Bill Emery ( trombone) Matty Harris ( bass clarinet) Bill Grenke ( bass) Jackson Kerr( drums) 2023

Earth Life CD Todd Harper( piano) Aaron Kerr(cello) Jun Miyake (flute) Eric Coursen ( drums) 2021

Trees CD Todd Harper( piano) Aaron Kerr (cello) Jun Miyake (flute/tenor saxophone) Eric Coursen (drums) 2019

Before Dawn CD. Todd Harper (piano) Jun Miyake (tenor saxophone/flute/Noh flute) Nathan Hanson (tenor/soprano saxophone) Eric Coursen (drums) Sean Egan ( clarinet) 2018

Winter Survival CD Todd Harper (piano) Keith Yanes ( acoustic bass) Eric Coursen (drums) 2017

Metaphorsisis CD Todd Harper (piano) 2016

9th Stream Music CD. Todd Harper (piano) Aaron Kerr (electric cello) Eric Coursen (drums) Keith Yanes (acoustic bass) Nathan Hanson ( soprano saxophone) 2016

The River Inside of Trees CD. Todd Harper( composer/ piano) Kim Sueoka (voice) Paul Cantrell (piano/accordion)2010

Three Pieces in the Shape of Eric Satie. DVD of performance. Todd Harper (composer/word tin whistle) Paul Cantrell (piano) Julianne Raebens (harp) Carei Thomas (oration) 2008

The Bear Within CD. Todd Harper(composer,piano) Eric Coursen (drums) Serge Akou (bass). David Edminster ( tenor saxophone) Pete Thomas ( bass) 1999.

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