Compositions
A SELECTION OF WORKS, LISTED ANTI-CHRONOLOGICALLY:
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Symphonic Metamorphoses after Sadao Hasegawa (2009) 12'–
2+picc, 2+CA, 2+BC, 2+CB; 4,2+picc,3,1; 1,4,hp,piano; strings.
Concerto for Piano & Wind Ensemble, “American” (2007)
for Edward Bak, and for the Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Band
for Edward Bak, and for the Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Band
- After Copland (Allegro) 5’
- After Barber (Andante) 5’
- After Ornstein (Presto) 5’
Sonata for Flute and Piano (2007, and undergoing further revision)
- Recitative 4’
- Allegro 5’
- Lento 6’
- Rondo scherzando 5’
Cuban Dances (2006) – clarinet & piano
for Eddie Frigola
- Waltz 3’
- Habañera 2’
- Guajira 2’
- Intermezzo & Rumba 4’
Sonata for Oboe and Piano (2005)
for K. D.
- Introduction & Allegro 8’
- Recitative & Rondo 6’
Concerto Grosso No. 2 (2004) – piano, timpani, double string orchestra
- Prelude 4’
- Allegro marcato 5’
- Scherzo 4’
- Recitative 4’
- Finale 4’
String Quartet No. 3 (2003)
- Andante 9’
- Presto 5’
- Andante 7’
- Allegro 6’
Piano Sonata No. 3 (2003)
for S. N.
- Allegro – Adagio – Allegro 15’
Communion Service for Boys’ Voices (2002) – Latin – solo treble, 2-part treble chorus,
oboe (ossia: flute, clarinet, violin, high trumpet), organ
for Claudia Dumschat, Jeffrey Hale, and the Boys of the Choir of the
Church of the Transfiguration, New York City
- Kyrie 2’
- Gloria 3’
- Sanctus & Benedictus 3’
- Agnus Dei 2’
Trio for Violin, Violoncello, and Piano No. 2 “Phæton” (2002)
- Allegro moderato – Lento – Allegro furioso 11’
Mount Desert Island Suite (2001) – string orchestra
- Rocks & Gulls (Allegro deciso) 6’
- Pines & Owls (Con moto ma tenerezza) 6’
- Strand & Sandpipers (Moderato) 4’
- Bar Harbor (Allegro assai: brioso) 4’
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 (2000) 11’
Sweetest of Sweets (George Herbert) (2000) 14' –
sop, ten soli; SSAATTBB; 2+picc, 2+CA, 2+BC, 2+CB; 4,3,3,1; 1,2,2hp, org; strings.
Metamorphoses for String Quartet (Quartet No. 2) (2000) 18’
Concerto Grosso No. 1 (1999) – solo string quartet, string orchestra
- Allegro, assai vivace 10’
- Quasi lento, teneramente 11’
- Allegro vivo: ritmico e giocoso 10’
Communion Service (1999) – Latin – SATB/SATB or ATTB/ATBB
for Old Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD
- Kyrie 6’
- Gloria 5’
- Sanctus 4’
- Benedictus 3’
- Agnus Dei 4’
Suite for Brass Sextet (1998) – 2tpts, hn, tbn, euph (or tbn2), tuba
adapted from entr’acts and one song from incidental music
for The Way of the World (Congreve) (1995)
- Allemande
- Courante
- Sarabande
- Chasse
- Aria
- Gigue - Rejouissance
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis (1998) – English – AATTBB, organ
for St. Stephan’s Traditional Episcopal Church, Timonium, MD
Brass Quintet (1997)
for the Mount Vernon Brass Quintet
- Allegro – Lento – Allegro 16’
Missa “Phos Hilaron” (1997) –English – AATTBB
for Old Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD
cantus firmus based on hymn tune “Phos Hilaron” by Dr. James T. Bingham
- Kyrie 3’
- Gloria 4’
- Sanctus 3’
- Benedictus 2’
- Agnus Dei 3’
Fantasia for String Quartet (Quartet No. 1) (1996) 13’
Sleeps Endymion, Perhaps to Dream (1996) – fl/picc, Eb cl, Bb cl, Bcl, asax, hn, hp, vn, vla, vc, cb
ballet-pantomime based on two sonnets from An English Arcadie (Fletcher)
- Moderato 11’
- Allegro non troppo 9’
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1996)
for Sean Robert Twomey
- Moderato 9’
- Allegro appassionato – Moderato – Allegro 9’
Navigatio Brendennae (1995) – 3(3d.picc),2+CA,2+BC+SSax,2+CB; 4,3,3,1; 1,3,hp,cel; strings) 16’
Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 1 (1995)
in memoriam E. B.
- Allegretto – Meno mosso – Allegro molto – Assai tranquillo 15’
Toccatas and Ricercares (1994) – organ (2 performers) 12’
Trio for Violin, Violoncello, and Piano No. 1 (1994)
alternate instrumentation: flute, bassoon, & piano (arr. 2006)
- Allegro 6’
- Adagio 6’
- Allegro 5’
A Masque of Reason (R. Frost) (1993) – opera, never orchestrated – ca. 40’
- Job – Tenor
- Thiatyra – Mezzo-soprano
- God – Bass
- Satan – Soprano
Permission to set Robert Frost’s verse-play was never successfully obtained, so this remains a manuscript in my filing cabinets.
Missa Amare (1993) – Latin – SSATB, brass quintet, organ
- Kyrie 5’
- Gloria 7’
- Credo 11’
- Sanctus 4’
- Benedictus 3’
- Agnus Dei 4’(+2’)
Wind Sextet (1992) – fl/picc, ob/CA, cl/BC, hn, bsn/CB, tba
- Lento – Moderato – Allegro – Presto
Piano Trio (1991)
- Allegro
- Grave – Moderato
- Allegro
Viola Sonata (1990) [.pdf of rough manuscript]
- Allegro 4’
- Adagio 5’
- Allegro 4’
ADDITIONALLY:
- Songs
- Diverse smaller works for piano, including rags
- Series of orchestration sketches for small orchestras & ensembles, “Eclogues”
- Anthems, hymn tunes, hymn arrangements & harmonizations, psalm tones, and other service music for the Episcopal Church
CURRENT & IMPENDING PROJECTS:
- Tuba quartet
- The Turn of the Tide (C. S. Lewis) – ATTBBB – ca. 20’
- Two Women in a Garden (J. Lowell) – chamber opera –
soprano, Mezzo-soprano, fl/picc, cl/bcl, pno, perc, vn, vc, cb – ca. 60’ - Chamber orchestra work for Teresa Cheung
SUBSTANTIAL FRAGMENTS:
- Piano Sonata No. 1 (1990-1992)
- Nine In Nomines (1994-2001) – antiphonal 2 tpts, hn, tbn, tba; solo brass quintet,
concertante 3 tpts, 4 hns, 3 tbns, tba, timp, perc, organ, distant [church] bell.