2008

Piano Trio (2008) - violin, cello, piano

Winter (2008) - viola, soprano/tenor

MicroSonata (2008) - baroque flute, baroque violin, harpsichord

Lament and Lullaby (2008) - string orchestra

2007

MicroSymphpony (2007) - orchestra (2.2.2.2 2 1.1.0.0 str)

Concerto per quattro voce: Chinese (2007) - (any multiple of) four voices

Seven, Trio, Four, Duo (2007) - charango/viola/baritone charango, guitar

Compound Variations: Poco Adagio (2007) - viola, cello, alto saxophone, bass trombone

Bushu Suru (2007) - viola, voice

Variation on Sarabande from Suite II by J.S. Bach (2007) - solo viola

2006

Milongata (2006) - twenty-four solo string players (6.6.4.5.3)

Sinfonia Concertante no. 2 (2006) - harp, wind ensemble

Concerto per due voci no. 2: Deuce d'Deus (2006) - (any multiple of) two voices

Water Music (2006) - mezzo-soprano, alto saxophone, viola, cello, bass trombone

Three Character Pieces with Metal Interludes (2006) - solo bass trombone

Duo Concertante (2005-6) - viola, alto saxophone

Corrente (2006) - solo clarinet or viola

2005

Serenade en Allemande (2005) - solo violin

Concerto per due voci no. 1: Appalacha Sexbot (2005) - (any multiple of) two voices

...von Blüth und Duft (2005) - saxophone quartet

Sinfonia Concertante (2003-2005) - flute, violin, two violas, four cellos, eight basses

2004

A Contest for the Future (2004)  -  solo voice

Four Songs (2004)  -  tenor voice, cello

Songs for the Sane (2003-2004)  -  violin, percussion, two voices (2 players)

2003

Singularities (2003)  -  solo cello

5 Pieces for 8 Players (2003) - flute, clarinet (or saxophone), percussion, electric guitar, piano, violin, cello, contrabass

Quartet (2003) - flute, clarinet, piano, violin

2002 and earlier

The Mark (2001-2002) - chamber opera

El Muñeco, DMu "Pepitissimo" (2001) - alto saxophone, pre-recorded saxophones

Helios and Nemesis (2000) - violin, viola

War Dance (2000) - alto saxophone, piano

Concerto Grosso "Area 51" (2000) - two violins, string orchestra

Strifony (2000) - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, horn, viola, cello, piano

Movement (2000) - string quartet

Quartet for the End of Janczak (2000) - four voices

Scherzo (1999) - saxophone quartet

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...von Blüth und Duft (2005)

ca. 8 min.

saxophone quartet

Premiered April 2005 in West Hartford, CT.

"...von Blüth und Duft" is an excerpt from Walther's Preislied from Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Some of Wagner's melodic and harmonic material was used as a basis for the Recitativo sections of this piece.

This piece is a mixture of three styles of music:
-German Romantic Opera (specifically Walther's song that communicates to me a naive, almost adolescent, desire for Eva.
-Argentine Tango (rooted in the desperation and darkness of bordello life outside of Buenos Aires)
-A freely chromatic, contrapuntal type of music that relates in my mind to the hyper-aggressive American brand of heavy metal (middle Megadeth, early Slayer)

"...von Blüth und Duft" was written for Sheri Brown, Jeff Welsh, Nicole Konjevoda and Christina Lanergan and was premiered in April of 2005.

 

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