A (fictional) workaholic’s life is turned upside down when an unexpected (and factual) meteor impact interferes with his witnessing the expected (and also factual) asteroid flyby he’s been looking forward to. Video of the Nov. 18, 2023, premiere performance of…
A musical theatre writer balks at collaborating with an AI to write a new musical. Video of the Nov. 18, 2023, premiere performance of a 20-minute musical written for Across a Crowded Room, the New York Public Library for the…
A song to help you get through social distancing during a pandemic. Original version featured in Ben Kenobi’s Cantina Time — Episode IV — Ben Kenobi Talks About Social Distancing. Single Demo version features vocals by Shannon Pie. Single available…
This song was one of three songs written for the 3rd Annual Capital Region / Berkshires 24-Hour Theatre Project. For more information on that event and the process of writing the songs for it, see Songwriting for a 24-Hour Theatre…
This song was written from scratch on July 30, 2007, during the second test run, the first with all kids, of the Potluck Creative Arts Songwriting Workshop. It took 135 minutes with breaks, starting only with music as the topic.…
This song was written from scratch on July 27, 2007, during the first test run of the Potluck Creative Arts Songwriting Workshop. It took 90 minutes, starting only with the topic of Mystic, CT, where the participants have for many…
This song was written as a submission for American Idol’s first songwriter contest. Howard and Mark used Appreciative Inquiry to tailor the song for the program — the first time either of them had created a song fully through the…
This song was written for a compilation album of songs inspired by the work of Daniel Quinn. Mark wanted to throw things for a loop with this song about being true to who you are. The appreciative approach he took…
Listen to .mp3 sample of After the Holidays. Sung by Mark S. Meritt. 2007, 2002 Mark S. Meritt Lyrics Jingle Bells and Winter Wonderland Take a Sleigh Ride, Let it Snow But like Frosty’s one day All these songs melt…
This song received an Honorable Mention certificate and Top 500 prize from the 11th Annual Billboard Magazine Songwriting Contest, July 16, 2003. Listen to .mp3 sample of Someone Duplicated the Key to My Heart. Sung by Mark S. Meritt. 2007,…