Sleigh Ride is a tuneful, whimsical, and lyrical piece from the composer’s olden days, complete with harp, jingle bells, triangle, and full-bodied strings. The lively melody and energetic flow of this instrumental ensemble brings a heartwarming and nostalgic taste of such a ride.

The key is basically major but with occasional modal changes: a flattened 7th, sharpened 6th, and a flattened 2nd.

There is no connection with the piece with the same name by Leroy Anderson.

Winter Scene for soprano, harp (or 2 harps), vibraphone and triangle

Setting of a poem by my father (S N Solomons) about his feelings on winter:

Standing on this high place
In stark mid-winter
I gaze out upon the country
Folded in white silence,
And celebrate its elegance,
Its clean pure beauty

I breathe in crystalline ideas,
Sharp and measured,
Exquisite thoughts
Of pain and pleasure
And recall without regret
The sensual joys of summer.
(c) Stanley N Solomons

— David Warin Solomons