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The Bills [I. Albright, II. Bolcom]
Two Piano Rags 12’
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The Cheesegrater
A Mean Piano Two-Step 4’
The Dove’s Lyric
Flute Solo 4’
Fantasy-Inventions [I. March, II. Passpied, III. The Wheel]
Piano Solo 15’
Commissioned by the American Music Institute for pianist Barry Snyder.
Premiered in Alice Tully Hall, October, 2004
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Six Strokes [I. Presto, II. Love ‘n Grin, III. TV Snow, IV. Cradle Song,
V. Shrapnel, VI. Orion]
Piano Solo 10’
Written for pianist Winston Choi.
Premiered in Ann Arbor, 2000
Soirée Macabre
Piano Solo 5’
Commissioned by Nicola Melville
Two Lullabies
Piano Solo 9’
Emeralds on Artemis
Harp Solo 5’
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CHAMBER MUSIC
Antares [I. Antares, II. Eric, III. Rebecca, IV. Garrik, V. Vessko,
VI. Antares-reprise]
Violin, ‘Cello, Clarinet, Piano 15’
Commissioned by the Antares ensemble.
Premiered at the John F. Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., Feb. 2004
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Angela’s Waltz
String Quartet 7’
Commissioned by Fontana Chamber Arts, Kalamazoo Michigan
Premiered on the Fontana Chamber Series, Summer 2006
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Cinema Paradiso by Ennio Morricone [arr.]
Flute, Violin, ‘Cello, Piano 5’
Arranged for the Phoenix Ensemble’s ongoing Piazzolla projects, 1999-present
Differences [I. Strand, II. Air, III. Country Dance, IV. Blues, V. Song]
‘Cello and Piano 14’
Written for ‘cellist Derek Snyder.
Premiered at New England Conservatory, Spring 1998
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The Duchess of Kent
Two Bassoons 4’
Golliwog’s Cakewalk (arr.)
Brass Quintet 4’
Love Letters [I. Prayer, II. Serenade, III. Limbo, IV. Passions]
String Quartet 20’
Commissioned by the Ying Quartet for the Life Music project.
Premiered in Kilbourn Hall, Eastman School of Music, Spring 2001
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Minuet Antique by M. Ravel [arr.]
Flute, Violin, ‘Cello, Piano 5’
Arranged for the Phoenix Ensemble projects, 1999-present
Mots D’Heures: Gousses, Rames [Six Poems by Luis d’Antin
Van Rooten]
Soprano and Piano Trio (Violin, ‘Cello, Piano) 15’
Piano Trio No. 1 “Nicky’s Trio” [I. Cowboys, II. American Child,
III. Mobile, IV. The Little Devil]
Violin, ‘Cello, Piano 20’
Commissioned by Music in the Loft for the Amelia Trio.
Premiered at Music in the Loft, Chicago IL, Fall 2003
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Summer Songs [I. First Swim, II. Showing at the State Fair,
III. I Know this is My Place, IV. When the Midnight Musicians Play,
V. Dragonflies]
Violin, 'Cello, Clarinet, Piano 16'
Commissioned by the Skaneateles Music Festival in upstate New York.
Premiered by the Skaneateles Festival faculty players, Summer 2009
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Three Piazzolla Tangos [I. Michelangelo 70, II. The Butcher’s Death,
III. Libertango]
Flute, Violin, ‘Cello, Contrabass, Guitar, Piano 13’
Arranged for the Phoenix Ensemble’s ongoing Piazzolla projects, 1999-present
Tributaries [Five String-Method Duos]
Two Violins or Two Violas or Two ‘Cellos 12’
Commissioned by the Rivers School, Weston Massachusetts.
Two Romances
Violin and Piano 9’
Written for Maria Sampen.
Premiered at Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor 1998
Women [Prelude and Five Songs – texts by contemporary
female poets]
Soprano and 11 Players: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone, 1 Perc., Piano, 2 Vlns, Vla, ‘Cello, Contrabass 15’
Written for Soprano Jennifer Goltz.
Premiered May, 1999
DUO for Alto Saxophone and Bass Trombone [I. Lyrical Lois, II. Chopper's Rag]
Saxophone and Bass Trombone 10'
Commissioned by the Wozniak Duo (Matthew Wozniak, Bass Trombone and Lois Hicks-Wozniak, Saxophone)
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CHORAL MUSIC and SONGS
Alleluia! for Mixed Choir (a cappella) – 2010
Written for the CU University Choir under the direction of Jeffrey Gemmell
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Scarborough Fair by Paul Simon [arr.]
Mixed Choir, Treble Choir, or Male Choir 4’
Sweet Echo [text by John Milton]
Mixed Choir 4’
Bird [text by Holly Spaulding]
Soprano and Piano 5’
Hommage à Faure [text by the composer]
Soprano and Piano 5’
Love Song [text by William Carlos Williams]
Soprano and Piano 4’
Springtime in France [A Cabaret Song with lyrics by Andrew Sofer]
Soprano and Piano 6’
ORCHESTRA
Anthems in Waves
Orchestra 11’
Commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts as a tribute to the USS New Jersey, the most decorated Battleship in America’s naval fleet (now hard-docked at the Camden Waterfront, NJ).
Premiered by the Haddonfield Symphony, Spring 2002
Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra 21’
Commissioned by the Ying Quartet.
Completed in partial fulfillment of the degree Doctor of Musical Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2003
Dance Partita [I. Baroque 1, II. Burlesque, III. Baroque 2, IV. Air, V. Baroque 3, VI. Folk Dance, VII. Pas d’Éclectique, VIII. Baroque 4]
Small Orchestra 19’
Premiered Spring 1996, Ann Arbor.
Recorded by the Czech State Philharmonic, Brno under José Serebrier, Spring 1997
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Deux Séjours [I. Fontvièlle, Provence, II. Portofino, Italy]
Orchestra 9’
Premiered and Recorded by the Czech State Philharmonic, Brno under José Serebrier, Spring 1997
Piano Concerto No. 1 [I. Piña Colada, II. Nocturne, III. Your Touch,
IV. Blues, V. The Concert]
Piano and Orchestra (or Chamber Orchestra) 25’
Recorded by pianist Barry Snyder and the Czech State Philharmonic, Brno under José Serebrier, Spring 1997
Premiered by pianist Irina Grazianova and the Polish Radio Symphony in Lutoslawski Hall, Spring 1998
Rags to Richard [Two Symphonic Dances for Clarinet and Orchestra] 12’
Commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony for clarinetist Richard Stoltzman.
Premiered in Carnegie Hall, Winter 1998
Recorded by Richard Stoltzman and the Seattle Symphony under Gerard Schwarz, Spring 1999
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A Scottish Carol
Piano and Youth Symphony 5’
Premiered at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Hilton Towers Hotel, Chicago, IL December 1999
SLALOM
Orchestra 9’
Premiered by the Haddonfield Symphony under Daniel Hege, Spring 2000
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Triple Trombone Concerto [I. Rutherford’s Rag, II. Angela’s Waltz, III. Gallop]
Premiered by the Hungarian Radio Orchestra in Budapest, April 2007 Trombones: Csaba Erdei, Robert Káip, Miklos Csáthy; Laszlo Kovacs, conductor Available at www.presser.com
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Two Portraits of Barcelona [I. Antoni Gaudi’s Cathedral,
II. The Bullfight]
Orchestra 13’
Premiered and Recorded by the Czech State Philharmonic, Brno under José Serebrier, Spring 1997
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WIND SYMPHONY WORKS
American Child, 2003
Four Factories, 2006
SLALOM for Wind Symphony, 2002
The Wrangler, 2006
Concerto Logic, 2007/8
Hold this Boy and Listen, 2008
Serenade for Winds, 2008
Richard and Renée, 2009
A Spanish Silhouette, 2010
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