Orchestral Works

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• An Earthen Man, for string orchestra with baritone voice solo (2016)

• Beachspring,for small orchestra (1999)

• Fanfare: E Pluribus Unum,for symphony orchestra (2018)

• Follow the Drinking Gourd,for symphony orchestra with string quartet soli (2016)

• Hopyard Overture,for symphony orchestra (2015)

• Meditation on Mercy, for string orchestra, based on two Medieval Chant melodies (2017)

• These Three, for string orchestra (2017; rev. 2021)

• These Three, for chamber orchestra 1.1.1.1.  1.1. Timpani. String orchestra (2023)

• Ice Moon, for large orchestra (1990-91)

“Hopyard Overture by Jonathan McNair is a cleverly constructed, really rather powerful piece… There is tenderness here, and the Brno [Filharmonie] strings flourish in just those moments.” Colin Clarke, 2018 Fanfare Magazine.