selected works
orchestra and large ensemble
Umbras and Illuminations (2004) for orchestra 20’
A study in contrasts, exploring the realms of light and shadow, energy and stillness, euphoria and desolation
Commissioned by the Albany Symphony Orchestra
Premiered by ASO April 23, 2004, David Alan Miller, cond.
River, River, River (2001) for orchestra 10’
Inspired by T.S. Eliot’s Virginia
Commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Premiered by Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Burn (2001) for Wind Ensemble 9’
Commissioned by the Cornell University Wind Ensemble
Gliss (1999) for orchestra 12’
Premiered August 1999 by the Festival Orchestra of the Hartwick College Summer Music Festival and Institute
chamber orchestra
Sharp Objects (2008) for string orchestra without basses 5'
Commissioned for by Phillips Academy for the Corelli Ensemble
Premiered February 29, 2007
Suitable for performance by intermediate- to advanced-level students
Colonnade (2003) for chamber orchestra 18’
Inspired by the colonnade along the façade and vaulted ceilings designed by Guastavino at the State Board of Education Building, Albany, NY
Commissioned by the Albany Symphony Orchestra
Premiered by ASO, David Alan Miller, cond.
The Paces (2003) for piano and chamber orchestra 20’
Commissioned by the Stott Fund
Premiered by Charles Abramovic and Orchestra 2001, Kimmel Center, PA
Sleep (1997) concerto for violin and chamber orchestra 25’
Premiered March 1997 by Baird Dodge, violin and Festival Orchestra, Cornell University, Mark Scatterday, cond.
Nonet (1990) for mixed ensemble 9’
Premiered by Orchestra 2001, Philadelphia, PA
chamber ensemble & vocal
The Anatomy of Melancholy (2008) for Bb clarinet, violin, 'cello and piano 16'
Commissioned by Antares, Premiered February 8, 2008 at the Ravinia Festival
Cradle Songs (2008) for SATB Chorus 10'
Commissioned by Phillips Academy (Andover) for Fidelio
Settings of William Blakes two poems titled "A Cradle Song," suitable for performance by intermediate-level student chorus
Violin Sonata (2007) for violin and piano 16'
Commissioned by Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music
On Spaces (2007) for piano six hands 4'
Commissioned by Phillips Academy (Andover) for the dedication of the school's new Steinway D grand piano
Bright and celebratory, suitable for performance by intermediate- to advanced-level students
La Seine (2007) for English horn (also arr. for Alto Saxophone) 4'
A virtuosic tour-de-force for English horn, after Joan Mitchell's expressionist painting La Seine
Commissioned by the Albany Symphpony Orchestra
Contact (2005) for alto saxophone and piano 14’
Commissioned by a consortium of nineteen saxophone/piano duos
Songs of Desire, Love and Loss (2004) for soprano and mixed chamber ensemble 20’
A setting of seven poems by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Alan Dugan
Commissioned by Carnegie Hall, Premiered October 10, 2004
Buzz (2001) for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano 7’
Flight of the Bumblebee for the 21st Century
Premiered by Ensemble X
Recorded by Antares on Innova
Falling (2000) for piano trio 13’
Premiered by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (chamber series)
Published by C.F. Peters Corporation
Pound (1999) for piano solo 11’
Premiered by Xak Bjerken at Cornell University
Recorded by Mr. Bjerken on High Rise (CRI)
Spin (1998) for string quartet 13’
May 16, 1999, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (chamber series)
Pull (1995) for alto saxophone and piano 6’
Commissioned by saxophonist Samuel Lorber
Recorded by the Ambassador Duo on Equilibrium
All works published by Bofa Music Publishing unless otherwise noted.