Chamber Music

All works published by American Composers Edition.

Hidden Motives (2018)
Flute, Bb clarinet (+bass clarinet), violin, cello, piano
Audio (scrolling score):
11 minutes
Dedicated the 21st Century Consort

Before the Dawn (2013)
Alto saxophone and piano
Audio (scrolling score):
8 minutes
Dedicated to Kenneth Tse

Nightsongs (2013)
Clarinet and piano
Audio:
12 minutes
Dedicated to Michael G. Casto
Commissioned by Frank M. Hudson in honor of Dr. Donald E. McGinnis

Turn of Events (2011)
Alto saxophone and piano
Review: | Audio:
15 minutes
Commissioned by Brian Utley

Lightscapes (2006)
Flute and piano
Review:   |  Audio (scrolling score):
12 minutes
Commissioned by the Maryland State Teachers Association for Lucille Goeres. Winner of the MTNA National Competition.

Piano Trio #2: Grenzen (Borders) (2005)
Review: | Audio:
14 minutes
Commissioned by the Haydn Trio Eisenstadt and recorded by them on Capriccio CAP71096

Arirang Variations (2005)
Alto saxophone, bassoon, and piano
Review: | Audio (live performance):
11 minutes
Commissioned by the Barlow Foundation for Kenneth Tse
Recorded by Kenneth Tse, Benjamin Coelho, and Alan Huckleberry on Crystal Records CD358

Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano (2002)
Review: | Audio:
10 minutes
Written for the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players
Recorded by the 21st Century Consort on Bridge Recordings 9240

Circling (2002)
Flute, clarinet
Review: | Audio:
7 minutes
3rd movement (Duettino: see 2nd review) written as a “birthday card” for the 25th anniversary of the New York New Music Ensemble
Recorded by the 21st Century Consort on Bridge Recordings 9240

Fanfare (2001)
Trp, chimes
3 minutes
Written for Jeff Silberschlag, dedicated to James Bachus

Piano Trio (2001)
12 minutes
Commissioned by the Opus 3 Trio
Recorded by the Opus 3 Trio on Opus 3 Recordings

Fantasy Dances (2000) — see large ensemble section for wind ensemble version
Review: | Audio (scrolling score):
fl, cl, perc, pno, vn, va, vc
15 minutes
Commissioned by the audience members of the 20th Century Consort for the 20th Century Consort’s 25th anniversary season
Recorded by the 21st Century Consort on Bridge Recordings 9240

Saxophone Quartet (1999)
Audio:
13 minutes
Written for the Aurelia Quartet
Premiered by the Aurelia Quartet at Euregio Musiktage (Aachen) and the Beurs van Berlage Series (Amsterdam)
Recorded by the West Point Academy Quartet on Altissimo Recordings
Recorded by the Aurelia Quartet on New Dynamic Records (700261228655)
Recorded by the Nota Bene Quartet on Fidelio Records AD001

Kick Off! (1998)
Review: | Audio:
Two trumpets, two horns, two trombones, tuba (versions for quintet or sextet)
5 minutes
Written for Jeff Silberschlag
Recording: Sonora SO22591CD

Quintet for Oboe, Strings and Piano (1994)
Review: | Audio:
17 minutes
Written for Christopher Kendall and the Twentieth Century Consort
Recording: Twentieth Century Consort Arabesque Recordings Z 6710

Chamber Concerto (1991)
Review: | Audio:
fl, cl, vn, vc, vib/mar, pno
15 minutes
1st prize: 1993 Kennedy Center Friedheim Awards
Commissioned by California State University at Sacramento for the New York New Music Ensemble
Recording: The New York New Music Ensemble Arabesque Recordings Z 6710

String Quartet (1990)
14 minutes
Written for the Manhattan String Quartet
Recording: The Ciompi String Quartet Arabesque Recordings Z 6710

Down to a Sunless Sea (1988)
Review: | Audio:
Two vn, va, vc, cb
11 minutes
Recording on Centaur CRC2103

Quartet for Piano and Strings (1985)
Review: | Audio:
14 minutes
Written for Eliza Garth
Recording on Centaur CRC2103

Rhapsody for Six Ondes Martenots (1985)
10 minutes
Written for the Sextour Jeanne Loriod

Impromptu (1984)
Oboe, violin, cello
7 minutes

Fantasy for Violin and Piano (1976)
Review:
12 minutes