Original Compositions & Songwriting Demos (Samples)

SAMPLES OF ORIGINAL 
ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITIONS.
AVAILABLE FOR PERFORMANCE.

  • Declaration of Independence 250th (War Is Brewing; War Is Declared) for Three Actors and Full Symphony Orchestra (Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion, Harp, Strings). [Incidental music demo timing: ~ 4:00].
    This original dramatic, four-minute symphonic recitation scene commemorates the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, reimagining the tense decision of the clergy to read the Declaration of Independence from their pulpit in Boston, mid-July 1776—an act of high treason against the Crown. The composition is respectfully dedicated to the memory of my 5x great-grandfathers, Pvt. Martin Carringer (Penna.), Capt. Rudolph Spangler (Penna.), Pvt. Jasher Taylor (Mass.); Jasher's father, * Pvt. Jonathan Taylor (Mass.), and his brothers: Pvt. Henry Taylor (who perished in the conflict), Pvt. Jonathan Taylor (Jr.), and Pvt. Stephen Taylor, for their service and sacrifice in the American Revolution.
AMERICA 250
  • Pittsburgh ! ! !  (tone poem) for large, divisi string orchestra [3:47 Preview] (Performance time: ~ 9:40 minutes) (2024-2025) [Updated 5-11-2025].
     
  • Viola Concerto in D major for solo viola, string orchestra and harpsichord. + (2024-2026) Updated 4-25-2026.
    Performance timings:
    1st Mvt (Moderato) with cadenza ~ 5:50 minutes.  
      Composer discovered main theme is similar to the 
      “Irish Pipes” theme, which is in the public domain. +
    2nd Mvt (Adagio) ~ 2:40 minutes. 
    3rd Mvt (Presto) in-progress.
     
  • Wishing ~ Tree - a full-length musical play featuring 14 original songs and 12 traditional folk or cover songs (Performance time: ~ 1h 45min) [2023-2026].
     
  • Sonata for solo violin and jazz piano (2024) [Sketched].

WAYNE CARRINGER'S ORIGINAL 
POP/ROCK SONGWRITING DEMOS:

  • More Than Love *
  • Never in My Wildest Dreams *
  • Heart Breaking *
  • Mother’s Eyes ^ *
  • Hope for the Future * ++
  • One More Song **
  • What Daddy Don’t Know +
  • Five & Dime Café +
  • OD’d on Rock ‘n’ Roll **
  • Boiz Nite Out **
  • Working Class Blues **
  • Plain Jane (State-of-the Art) + **
  • I’m Talkin’ to Ya + #
  • Can't Cry Anymore **
  • Foolin' 'Round on Me +
  • Physical Attraction *
  • American Dream +++
  • In the Night ^^
  • Give Me Time **

My immense thanks and gratitude to all the musicians, technicians and participants involved in this project. Your dedication, creativity, and hard work were crucial to bringing the songs and vision to life.

VOCALISTS:
* Gary Hohman, + Patrick Scanga, ^ Pat Retterer, ++ Laura Yoder, # Kim Stoker, ^^ Sue Mitzel, +++ Sue Kenny & Amy Apel, all other vocals ** Wayne Carringer.

DEMO MUSICIANS: 

Gary Hohman - lead & background vocals, lead, solo, rhythm and acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards & drum machine; Patrick Scanga - vocals; Pat Reterer - lead & background vocals and acoustic guitar on “Mother's Eyes”; Laura Yoder - lead & background vocals on “Hope for the Future"; Kim Stoker - vocals on “I'm Talkin' to Ya”; Sue Mitzel - vocals on “In the Night”; Sue Kenny & Amy Apel, vocal duet on “American Dream"; Ed Lenz - drums & percussion; Barney Lee - bass; Justin Brown - keyboard; Jon Armold - drum machine; Gary Marshall - guitar solo on “Hope for the Future" and Wayne Carringer - vocals, keyboards & bass.

Engineered by Henry Yoder, Gary Hohman, Barney Lee and Gary Marshall. Produced by Wayne Carringer and Gary Hohman.

Recorded at AirCraft Recording Studios and HeartSong Recording Studios, Pittsburgh, PA. Digital transfers by Henry Yoder, HeartSong Recording Studios.

Quote attributed Deacon Jonathan Taylor (circa 1783):
* Who can estimate the cost of our national freedom? Yet who can doubt that it is worth to mankind vastly more than all it cost?

* During the absence of the father and four oldest sons, the mother, with the aid of her two little boys and her (four) girls, planted the farm crops, took care of the stock, and made provision as well as she could for the winter. Deacon Jonathan sometimes said that at the close of the war he was not worth a dollar in the world, so greatly had his means decreased and his estate become encumbered and wasted by the absence of himself and sons.

Above quote from the book by Taylor, H.B.: * Some Accounts of the - Ancestors - Relatives and Family of Henry Boardman Taylor with Memoir written by Himself and a Supplement by Rev. B.S. Taylor Brought down to October 1892, p. 11-12.

+ The composer began writing, harmonizing and arranging the main themes for the Viola Concerto's first movement on September 13, 1981 (initially conceived as a Violin Concerto). Recently, while examining an electronic copy of Elias Howe's 1863 book “Musicians’ Omnibus, No. 2.” from Scribd.com on April 11, 2024, the composer noticed similarities between the Concerto's main theme and the melody on page 106, titled “Irish Pipes.” 

The “Irish Pipes” theme is in the public domain. 

Citation: The graphic above is an example “Irish Pipes” from the electronic copy of Howe, Elias: Musicians’ Omnibus, No. 2: Containing 850 Pieces of Music, consisting of 100 Duets for Two Flutes, Two Violins, etc., 200 Scotch Airs, 200 Irish Airs, Quadrilles, Fancy and Contra Dances, with the Calls and Figures, Polkas, Scottisches, Waltzes, Quicksteps, Marches, Hornpipes, Songs, &c. for Violin, Flute, Clarionett, Fife, Cornet, Flageolet, &c. by Elias Howe, Boston, 1863. Published by Elias Howe. Website: https://www.scribd.com/document/485549527/IMSLP348393-PMLP562790-musiciansomnibus00howe-2-pdf. Accessed on 4-11-2024.