– Orchestral & Chamber –

Velocipede

Velocipede

by | 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

Mid-Century Mambo

by | 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)

Four Cities

Four Cities

by | 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

The Quick Brown Fox

by | 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

From the Cave of Winds

by | 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

The Bright Blue Dot

by | 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

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