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.