Selected Works
Art Songs
For My Mother – music/arrangement for soprano, baritone, cello, piano, with Ukrainian text
Aramaic Lord’s Prayer – music/arrangement for mezzo and cello, with transliterated Aramaic text
Language of a Rose – music/lyrics/arrangement for soprano, cello, piano
Qu’est-ce que c’est la vie? – music/French lyrics/arrangement for soprano, cello, piano
Susannah’s Lullaby – music/lyrics/arrangement for soprano and piano
Choral Pieces and Song Cycles
Songs from the Heavens: 11-piece SATB song cycle with soprano, tenor, and baritone soloists in Ukrainian with transliterations; includes Beatitudes, Trisagion, Cherubic Hymn, Nicene Creed, Lord’s Prayer
Ode to Canada – music/lyrics/SATB arrangement in English, French, Ukrainian
Song for Abwoon – cantata for mezzo, cello soloist, SATB, chamber ensemble; music/arrangement/English lyrics based on Aramaic transliterations by Neil Douglas-Klotz
La chanson de ton Coeur – music/SATB with piano arrangement/French lyrics
Canada Forever Free – music/SSA and SSATB with piano arrangement/English and French lyrics
I Am My Home – music/SATB arrangement/lyrics
Child of the Manger – music/lyrics/SATB arrangement by John Gordon Armstrong
Water Canticle – music/lyrics/SATB arrangement by John Gordon Armstrong
Songs from the Heavens – Eleven-piece a cappella choral song cycle in Ukrainian (with transliterated texts) based on extracts from the St. John Chrysostom liturgy arranged for SATB chorus and soloists; see sample piece
https://youtu.be/Zbv3xN1y5jk?si=I_Ab_AefH1Cd9hlX
Instrumental, Chamber, Orchestral Music
Appassionato Variations – duet for violin and piano
Bobby’s Song – trio for violin, cello, piano
Faraway Star – trio for flute, cello, piano
Faraway Star – trio for violin, cello, piano
Fatherland – trio for violin, cello, piano
I Am My Home – orchestral piece featuring cello solo
Solo Piano
Umori Suite: 10 short mood pieces for intermediate piano; includes Appasionatto, Determinato, Energico, Estroso, Luccicante, Pentito, Riflessivo, Sognante, Solenne, Speranzoso
Commercial Publications
Oceanna Music (now defunct)
Child of the Manger – music/lyrics/SATB arrangement by John Gordon Armstrong
Water Canticle – music/lyrics/SATB arrangement by John Gordon Armstrong
Canada Forever Free – music/SSA and SSATB with piano arrangement/English and French lyrics
Cypress Choral Music
Child of the Manger – music/lyrics/SATB arrangement by John Gordon Armstrong
Water Canticle – music/lyrics/SATB arrangement by John Gordon Armstrong
La chanson de ton Coeur – music/SATB with piano arrangement/French lyrics
I Am My Home – music/SATB arrangement/lyrics
CDs and Videos
SONGS OF INSPIRATION: A Feast of Canadian Choral Music – Produced by Cantata Singers of Ottawa, released December 2005
EMERGENCE – Produced by Joanna Estelle and PARMA Recordings (Boston), released May 2018
MOTO CELESTE – Produced by Trio Casals and PARMA Recordings (Boston), released January 2020, includes Faraway Star by Joanna Estelle
MOTO FINALE – Produced by Trio Casals and PARMA Recordings (Boston), released December 2021, includes Bobby’s Song by Joanna Estelle); also see YouTube video (https://youtu.be/Wxto5Sm6NdQ?si=hdwqfq5a2tfCNWMN)
I Am My HOME – Video produced by Marta Milosevic-Brancovic, released August 2022 (https://youtu.be/ms539ODtTWk)
TRANSMUTATION – Produced by Joanna Estelle and PARMA Recordings (Boston), released October 2023
RESURGENCE – Produced by Ovidiu Marinescu, Noreen Cassidy-Polara, and PARMA Recordings (Boston), released June 2024