Four Cities

by Modern Songbook Records | Feb 6, 2012 | Concert Chamber Works, Orchestral & Chamber

1997 – 4 Movements – Duration: 35 minutes

Description: Three of these towns are places I have lived: Damariscotta, Fredericksburg, and Hollywood. As for Memphis — that’s just included so I could write a bluesy piece for the violin.

Instrumentation: pno, vl

Four Cities – Damariscotta, Maine

Four Cities – Fredericksburg, Virginia

Four Cities – Hollywood, California

Four Cities – Memphis, Tennessee

The Quick Brown Fox

by Modern Songbook Records | Feb 6, 2012 | Concert Chamber Works, Orchestral & Chamber

2001 – 2 Movements – Duration: 8 minutes

Description: This work was inspired by the old typing-class phrase that uses all the letters in the alphabet: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. “

Instrumentation: pno, vl

The Quick Brown Fox

The Lazy Dog

From the Cave of Winds

by Modern Songbook Records | Feb 6, 2012 | Concert Chamber Works, Orchestral & Chamber

Three Movements – Duration: 13 min

Description: I have spent an inordinate amount of time studying the Greek myths. In Homer’s Odyssey, the Aeolian Caves are where the four winds originate.

Instrumentation: 2vl, pno

From the Cave of Winds – Sirocco

From the Cave of Winds – The Brisk West Wind

From the Cave of Winds – Winter Wind

The Bright Blue Dot

by Modern Songbook Records | Feb 6, 2012 | Concert Chamber Works, Orchestral & Chamber

2008 – 1 Movement – Duration: 12 minutes

Description: This is something of an experimental piece of music for cello, oboe, and piano. The title comes from Carl Sagan’s description of Earth as seen from outer space.

Instrumentation: pno, ob, vc

The Bright Blue Dot