…alle Contesse…
Flute Quartet - 3 Flutes (one doubling picc), Alto Flute
inspired by the decommissioned cathedral connected to the Hotel Oasi Neumann in Cortona, Italy.
Approx. 6 minutes
Broncho Quartet
Horn Quartet (Four horns in F)
Written for the University of Central Oklahoma horn studio.
Approx. 7 minutes
Catawampus
Two clarinets in B-Flat
Written for the dynamic AdZel Duo, Catawampus is a fun, fast-paced duet for two clarinets
Approx. 6 minutes
a declarative sentence whose message is that we must try harder
Viola, Cello, Contrabass
This trio was inspired by the poem “I will learn how to love a person and then I will teach you and then we will know” by Tao Lin
Approx. 9 minutes
Distance of Time
Four grand pianos
A minimalist work for four pianos, inspired by a dream of an old friend.
Approx. 10 mintues
The Distance of the Moon
Piano, Four-hands
Inspired by Italo Calvino’s story of the same name from his book Cosmicomics.
Approx. 14 minutes
Five Encores
Clarinet & Viola or Flute & Viola or Clarinet and Cello
A set of five short pieces that can be performed as a set, or any of them can be used as encores. Available in several different instrumentations.
Approx. 12 minutes Complete Set
Flute Octet
Piccolo, 3 Flutes, 2 Alto Flutes, 2 Bass Flutes
Octet for the full range of flutes from Piccolo to Bass Flute, in the minimalist style.
Approx. 9 minutes
Four Erie Canal Songs
String Quartet
Inspired by traditional canalier folk songs from the heyday of the Erie Canal in upstate New York.
Approx. 12 minutes
Non mi porti a Funkytown? (Disco & Pavane)
Quartet for Violin, Cello & Piano with either Flute, Oboe or Clarinet
Merging two different dance style from very different eras, "Non mi Porti a Funkytown?" is intended to be a lot of fun, with specific references to Gloria Gaynor, the Bee Gees, Heatwave and more.
Approx. 5 minutes
…so anyway, I sez to Mabel, I sez…
Woodwind Quintet (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon)
takes its title from an early episode of The Simpsons, and has a gossipy, chattering nature.
Approx. 4 1/2 minutes
String Trio
String Trio: Violin, Viola, Cello
A challenging, virtuosic work for string trio, which plays with ideas of disparate personalities learning to communicate and work together.
Approx. 14 minutes
Three Movements for Brass Quintet
Brass Quintet
2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Tuba
Three short movements for brass quintet, including a central movement inspired by The Simpsons.
Approx. 9 minutes
Torschlußpanik
Trio for Flute, clarinet (or soprano sax), and piano
Literally translated as a “gate-closing panic”. It is sense of anxiety or fear that one’s life is passing them by and that their future opportunities are diminishing.
Approx. 5 minutes
Visiting with Cecil Forsyth
Duo for Flute and Horn with Narrator
Inspired by Cecil Forsyth’s important but quirky book Orchestration, this work shows the author’s approach to these disparate instruments, while forcing the instruments to work together.
Approx. 11 minutes
A Walk at Dusk
Tuba Quartet (2 Euphoniums and 2 Tubas)
Written for tuba quartet, this score takes its title from a painting by Caspar David Friedrich.
Approx. 11 minutes