– Concert Orchestral Works –

Christmas Day: Stevens Point, Wisconsin

by Modern Songbook Records | Aug 9, 2014 | Concert Orchestral Works, Orchestral & Chamber

2014 – 3 Movements – Duration: 18 minutes

Description: A lively seasonal piece for a holiday concert

Instrumentation: picc, 2fl, 2ob, eh, 3cl, 2bs, 4hrn, 3trp, 3trb, tba, 3perc, timp, harp, strings

Christmas Day: Stevens Point, Wisconsin – Movement 1

Christmas Day: Stevens Point, Wisconsin – Movement 2

Christmas Day: Stevens Point, Wisconsin – Movement 3

Download scores: Movement 1 (PDF) | Movement 2 (PDF) | Movement 3 (PDF)
Download audio: Movement 1 (MP3) | Movement 2 (MP3) | Movement 3 (MP3)

Three Completely Workable Perpetual-Motion Devices

by Modern Songbook Records | Jun 12, 2014 | Concert Orchestral Works, Orchestral & Chamber

2014 – 3 Movements – Duration: 17 minutes

Description: For this piece, I was inspired by the work of Vivaldi. He has such a gift for forward motion in his writing. Everything pushes and leans into the next note, the next phrase, even the next movement.

Instrumentation: Strings

Three Completely Workable Perpetual-Motion Devices – Device #1

Three Completely Workable Perpetual-Motion Devices – Device #2

Three Completely Workable Perpetual-Motion Devices – Device #3

View short videos of The Takoma Ensemble playing this piece: Device #1 | Device #2 | Device #3
Download scores: Device #1 (PDF) | Device #2 (PDF) | Device #3 (PDF)
Download audio: Device #1 (MP3) | Device #2 (MP3) | Device #3 (MP3)

Velocipede

by Modern Songbook Records | Nov 25, 2012 | Concert Orchestral Works, Orchestral & Chamber

2012 – 3 Movements – Duration: 13 minutes

Description: This is a piece depicting the rickety, clattering and all-around terrifying experience of riding a bicycle during the earliest days of its appearance in America. At the piece’s premier with the Capital City Symphony, Maestra Victoria Gau rode her bicycle across the stage to the podium.

Instrumentation: 3fl,3cl,2ob,eh,3bs,4hrn,3trp,3trb,tba,4perc,timp,strings, harp

Velocipede – Movement 1

Velocipede – Movement 2

Velocipede – Movement 3

Download scores: Movement 1 (PDF) | Movement 2 (PDF) | Movement 3 (PDF)
Download audio: Movement 1 (MP3) | Movement 2 (MP3) | Movement 3 (MP3)

Mid-Century Mambo

by Modern Songbook Records | Jul 26, 2012 | Concert Orchestral Works, Orchestral & Chamber

2012 – 3 Movements – Duration: 15 minutes

Description: A cool dance piece with an ironic edge. Its essential nature is one of rhythmic joy.

Instrumentation: pic, 2fl, 2ob, eh, 4cl, 2bs, 4hr, 3trp, 4trb, tba, 4perc, timp, strings, harp

Mid-Century Mambo – Movement 1 – Mid-Century Mambo

Mid-Century Mambo – Movement 2 – Ken and Barbie’s Slow Dance

Mid-Century Mambo – Movement 3 – Date Night Number Two

Download scores: Mid-Century Mambo (PDF) | Ken and Barbie’s Slow Dance (PDF) | Date Night Number Two (PDF)
Download audio: Mid-Century Mambo (MP3) | Ken and Barbie’s Slow Dance (MP3) | Date Night Number Two (MP3)