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…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

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Broncho Quartet

Horn Quartet (Four horns in F)
Written for the University of Central Oklahoma horn studio.
Approx. 7 minutes

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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

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Distance of Time

Four grand pianos
A minimalist work for four pianos, inspired by a dream of an old friend.
Approx. 10 mintues

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Organism

Flute and Clarinet, or
Flute and Soprano Saxophone, or
Clarinet and String Quartet
There is no program or story being told with this piece, but I always felt there was a kind of living, organic feel to the music.
Approx. 7 minutes

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…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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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