Compositions (1984 to present) all works ASCAP
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Orchestra/Large Ensemble
TRI-STAN (2003) sit-trag for mezzo-soprano and ten players 50’
commissioned by Mary Nessinger, text by David Foster Wallace; video by Suzie Silver Hear/See a clip of Tri-Stan >>

Fierce Lament (2002) for chamber orchestra 2-2-2-2/2-2-1-1/1 perc, pno/strings 8'

Time, A Maniac Scattering Dust (1999) for wind ensemble 3'
commissioned by Washington & Jefferson College, Washington PA

No Time Like the Present (1996) for orchestra 3-3-3-3/4-3-3-1/3 perc, timp, pno, hrp/strngs 5'
commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Listen to mp3 file (start) >>

Kicking and Screaming (1994) chamber concerto for piano and 10 players 24'
commissioned by the Fromm Foundation
published by C.F. Peters Listen to mp3 file Kicking and Screaming I (start), Kicking and Screaming II (start), Kicking and Screaming III (start)

Off Trail (1988) for orchestra 2-2-3(or 2)-2, 4-2-3-1, 2 perc., pno, hp, strings. 17'
commissioned by the Fremont Philharmonic

Chamber Music
Mud Wrestling at the O.K. Corral (2007) for cello and piano 9’
commissioned by David Russell

All Sensation Is Already Memory (2006) for flute and piano 10’
written for Tara O’Connor and Margaret Kampmeier

SUPERHERO (2006) for flute/picc, cln/b.cln, vln, vlc, pno, perc 13’
commissioned by the New York New Music Ensemble Listen to mp3 file (start)

I Have Only One Itching Desire (2006) for six percussionists 10’
commissioned by the Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians Listen to mp3 file (start)

Market Forces (2005) for saxophone quartet 14’
commissioned by the New York Saxophone Quartet Listen to mp3 file Market Forces I (start), Market Forces II (start), Market Forces III (start)

Strange Exclaiming Music (2004) for violin and piano 18’
commissioned by Curtis Macomber Listen to mp3 file, Strange Exclaiming Music: I Rhyme Does Not Pay, Strange Exclaiming Music: II Cut Time,Strange Exclaiming Music: III The Sorbet of Regret

Preamble & Dreamsong from the 4-5 a.m. REM Stage (2003) for alto flute or viola and piano 8’
commissioned by Rachel Rudich Listen to mp3 file

down the stream, merrily (2002) for two marimbas 2’
commissioned by the DoublePlay Percussion Duo Listen to mp3 file

Eight Point Turn (2001) for fl, ob, cln, bsn, vla, cb, perc, pno 12’
commissioned by the Philadelphia Music Project and the NEA for Relâche Listen to mp3 file (excerpt)

Dead Elf Tugboat (2000) for flute and keyboard sampler 9'
commissioned by Rachel Rudich Listen to mp3 file (start)

Repeat Offender (2000) for fl, cln, alto sax, vln, vlc, perc, pno 20’
commissioned by the Network for New Music Listen to mp3 file Repeat Offender I (start), Repeat Offender II (start), Repeat Offender III (end)

The Shocked Music of Pearls (2000) for string quintet 2-1-1-1 8'
commissioned by Elixir Listen to mp3 file (start)

Rough Winds Do Shake the Darling Buds (1999) for saxophone trio (alto, tenor, baritone) 12'
commissioned by the Raschèr Saxophone Quartet Listen to mp3 file Rough Winds Do Shake the Darling Buds I (start), Rough Winds Do Shake the Darling Buds II (start)

Fled Is That Music (1998) for flute and piano 14'
commissioned by Rachel Rudich Listen to mp3 pages Fled Is That Music I (start), Fled Is That Music II (start)

And Life Like Froth Doth Throb (1997) for viola and 'cello 4'
commissioned by the Fogg/Flaherty Duo Listen to mp3 file (start)

Blue Air (1996) for violin and piano 8'
commissioned by Roger Zahab Listen to mp3 file (start)

Time Will Tell (1996) quintet for fl/picc, cln/bass cln, vln, vla, piano 11'
commissioned by the Washington Square Contemporary Music Society Listen to mp3 file (start)

On the Tip of My Tongue (1993) bass clarinet and keyboard synthesizer (or b.cln. and CD) 14'
commissioned by Tim Smith Listen to mp3 file On the Tip of My Tongue: IV What the Drums Say

Sad Steps (1992); Fancy Footwork (1994) for oboe and piano 7'/4'
commissioned by Marcia Butler Listen to mp3 file Sad Steps (start), Listen to mp3 file Fancy Fooutwork (start)

We Happy Few (1990) for vln, vlc, pno 12'
commissioned by the Washington Square Contemporary Music Society Listen to mp3 file (start)

Sonatuna (1990) for clarinet and string quartet 7'
commissioned by the amateur musicians of the Wellesley Composers Conference

riprap (1989) for flute, 'cello, percussion, pno. 7'
commissioned by the Stony Brook Contemporary Music Ensemble Listen to mp3 file (start)

Up & At 'Em (1988) for alto fl, Eng hrn, bass cln, vla, pno. 16'
commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation Listen to mp3 file, movement I (start), movement II (start), movement III (start)

A Whirling and a Wandering Fire (1986) for fl, cln/b cln, pno 9'

Variations (1985) for 'cello and piano 15'
commissioned by Laszlo Varga

Solo Instrument
Gong Tormented (2007) for solo percussion (2 Chau gongs, Chinese opera gong, suspended cymbal) 10’
commissioned by Dominic Donato

Flex Time (2006) for solo violin 5’
commissioned by Curtis Macomber

Let Me Tell U About R Specials (2005) for flute and electroacoustic sound 10’
commissioned by Patti Monson

The Sun Beats the Mountain Like a Drum (2004) for pipa and electroacoustic sound 9’
commissioned by the Fromm Foundation for Wu Man Listen to mp3 file (start)

Legend of the Sad Triad (2004) piano solo 10’
written for Jeanne Golan Listen to mp3 file (start)

Hey Mr. Drummachine Man (2004) for piano and boombox 7’ Listen to mp3 file (start)

Teeth of the Sea (2003) for percussion solo (2 conga drums, or conga and tumba) 4’
commissioned by Michael Lipsey Listen to mp3 file (start)

Echo’s Brief Lament (2003) for piano solo [A|B|R|S|M Publishing] 1’
commissioned by Thalia Myers for Spectrum 4
published by the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music, UK

Pulaski Skyway Waltz (2002) for solo piano 5’ Listen to mp3 file (start)

Three Ways to Relieve Tension (2001) for solo piano 11’
commissioned by Meet the Composer USA for David Holzman, Listen to mp3 pages Song of the Mackerel - start, Well I Wish I Was A Catfish - start, Catch and Release - start

Where Branched Thoughts Murmur in the Wind for piano solo (2000) 4'
commissioned by David Holzman Listen to mp3 file (start)

Dance of the Honey Monkey (1999) for piano solo 5'
published in Towards An African Pianism: Keyboard Music of Africa and the Diaspora, vol. 2 (MRI Press 2005) Listen to mp3 file (start)

The Lone Cello (1998) for 'cello solo 11'
commissioned by David Russell Listen to mp3 file Back in the Saddle (start), The Lone Prairie (start), Heading the Philistines Off at the Pass (start)

Nocturne (1997) for piano solo 5' Listen to mp3 file (start)

Grand Étude Brillante (1991) for piano 6'
commissioned by The Etude Project for Alan Feinberg Listen to mp3 file (start)

Fantasy (1984) for piano 12'

Vocal and Choral
She Goes Her Spacious Way (2005) voice and piano 4’
text by Emily Dickinson, commissioned by Mary Nessinger and Jeanne Golan Listen to mp3 file (start)

O the flesh is hot but the heart is cold (2005) chorus (SATB) 8’
commissioned by Volti text by Matthea Harvey Listen to mp3 file (start)

& A Warm Hello from the Alien Ant Farm (2005) voice and piano 14’
four songs on poems of Bill Kushner Listen to mp3 pages Rain - start, & a warm hello from the alien ant farm - start, Sad Story - start, Big Joe - start

Rain (2004) for jazz singer, hollow-body electric guitar, and upright bass 4’
commissioned by M.J. Williams text by Bill Kushner Listen to mp3 file Rain - start

Tri-Stan (2003) (see large ensemble) Hear/See a clip of Tri-Stan >>

Siren Songs (1998) for soprano and chamber orchestra 2-2-2-2/2-2-0-0/2 perc./strings 27'
voice and piano version
voice and chamber ensemble: (sop, fl/picc, cln/b.cln, vln, vlc, perc, pno)
commissioned by Furious Band. Listen to mp3 file I The Lost Mermaid (excerpt) , II The Sirens (start), III Beauty, That Lying Bitch (start) , IV The Song of the Sirens (start) , V Eyewitness Account (start) , VI In the Hour Before Dawn (excerpt)

Sonnets to Orpheus (1997) for soprano, oboe, string quartet and piano 35'
commissioned by Christine Brandes Listen to mp3 file Sonnets to Orpheus I (start), Sonnets to Orpheus II (excerpt) , Sonnets to Orpheus III (start), Sonnets to Orpheus IV (start), Sonnets to Orpheus V (start), Sonnets to Orpheus VI (excerpt), Sonnets to Orpheus VII (start), Sonnets to Orpheus VIII (excerpt)

Songs of Connection (1996) for soprano, flute, and harp 9'
commissioned by the Jubal Trio

O vos omnes (1991) for chorus (SATB) 6'
commissioned by the Bellefield Singers Listen to mp3 file (excerpt)

Byzantium (1987) for baritone, fl, cln/b cln, tpt, vln, vlc, cb, perc, pno. 18'

Songs Not So Serious (1984) for soprano and piano 10'

Electroacoustic and Multimedia
concert works:
Mouth Music (1995) electroacoustic, computer with optional keyboard controller 6' Listen to mp3 file (start)

Songs and Dances of the Automobile (1988) electroacoustic, FM synthesis. 14' Listen to mp3 pages Songs & Dances of the Automobile: 1 mambo, Songs & Dances of the Automobile: 2 nocturne, Songs & Dances of the Automobile: 5 piston fling

see chamber and solo music for:
The Sun Beats the Mountain Like a Drum (2004) for pipa and electroacoustic sound 9’
Hey Mr. Drummachine Man (2004) for piano solo and electroacoustic sound 7’
Dead Elf Tugboat (2000) for flute and keyboard sampler 9'
On the Tip of My Tongue (1993) bass clarinet and keyboard synthesizer (or b.cln. and CD) 14'

multimedia:
The Sight of Stillness (2003) electroacoustic music for documentary video 28’
by Carolyn Speranza, funded by the Heinz Foundation.

The Earth Breathing Through Its Elements (2001) electroacoustic music for video installation. 16’
With video artist Carolyn Speranza. Commissioned by First Night Pittsburgh Inc. and funded in part
by the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts program of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

Le Trois Behagas Clothed With the Sky, Wink (2000) electroacoustic music for installation 13’
by sculptor Robert La Bobgäh. Commissioned by Robert La Bobgäh

The Trojan Women, incidental electroacoustic music. Euripides, trans. by Frederick Williams, directed
by C.H. Moe. McLeod Theater, Southern Illinois University, 10/5/90

The Life of the Automobile, incidental electroacoustic music (with Mathew Stramoski). Multi-media/performance art work, conceived and directed by R.G. Davis after the Ilya Ehrenburg novel. McKenna Theatre, San Francisco 3/17/88