Catalog

Chamber works without voice

Points And Tales (2004)

Instrumentation: 12 character pieces for solo piano
Duration: 42 min.
Comments: 4 sections premiered July 2004, Stephen Gosling, Composers Conference, Wellesley, MA.

A TABLE OF THE MOST USED CHORDS (2004)

Instrumentation: horn quartet
Duration: 12 min.
Comments: July 2004, Intermezzo Chamber Music Series, Utah Symphony Horn Section, Salt Lake

A TABLE OF THE MOST USED CHORDS (2004)

Instrumentation: sax quartet version
Duration: 12 min.

WHAT FOLLOWS IS A SONG FROM THE SAME FRAGMENTED MASQUE (2003)

Instrumentation: solo flute
Duration: 10 min.
Comments: February 2004, Carlton Vickers; Albany Records Troy 710.

MELPOMENE (2000)

Instrumentation: cello, flute, harp, and percussion
Duration: 16 min.
Comments: 1/26-27/01; Albany Records Troy 710. Performed May 2003 by Canyonlands on CMC Series, Salt Lake

PARTITA INTRECCIATA (1999)

Instrumentation: violin and tape
Duration: 13 min.
Comments: Co-commissioned by Gerald Elias and Bodil Rørbech. Premiered Copenhagen, April 22, 2000 (Rørbech). Subsequent performances: Malmö, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, Paris, NOVA Series, Salt Lake, etc.,. Recorded December 2000 (Elias). Albany Records Troy 710.

TRACE (1998)

Instrumentation: 2 pianos, 2 percussion
Duration: 17 min.
Comments: Commissioned by the Fromm Foundation. Premiered Stuttgart, February 2001 by the ensemble "Piano and Percussion"-Stuttgart on the Eclat Festival. Subsequent performances: Speculum Musicae, January 2004, Merkin Hall, New York; Timetable, March 2004, Staller Center, Stony Brook, NY. Recorded March 2002; Albany Records Troy 710.

JUST ONE STEP BEYOND (1998)

Instrumentation: viola, piano
Duration: 6 min.
Comments: In memorium Margaret McGlinn. Premiere June 7,1998; New Music Works, Santa Cruz, CA. Polly Burkholder, viola, Susan Bruckner, piano. Subsequent Preformaces: July 2004 Lois Martin, viola, Christopher Oldfather, piano, Composers Conference, Wellesley, MA; May 15, 2000, Merkin Hall, New York, Lois Martin, viola, Eliza Garth, piano; March 1999, Scott Lewis , viola, Jed Moss, piano, Salt Lake. Recorded June 1999, Scott Lewis, viola, Jed Moss, piano. Albany Records Troy 710.

QUARTET (1998)

Instrumentation: 2 violins, viola cello
Duration: 19 min.
Comments: Commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation. Premiered April 6, 1997; The Madeleine Festival, Cathedral of the Madeleine; the Abramyan Quartet. Also performed Tokyo, June 17, 1997. Recorded on CRI 787.

DIALOGUE IN THREE PARTS (1994)

Instrumentation: flute, alto flute, piccolo [one performer] and tape
Duration: 9 min.
Comments: Commissioned by Carlton Vickers. Premiered April 6, 1995; Carlton Vickers. Subsequent performances include those by
Rachel Rudich:
October 22, 1998; California Institute of the Arts.
October 23, 1998; Pamona College.
October 27, 1998; University of Pittsburgh.
October 28, 1998; Mount Union College, Akron.
October 29, 1998; S.U.N.Y.-Buffalo.
Yossi Arnheim:
March 6, 1998; Biennial of New Music ; Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
Jayn Rosenfeld:
November 23, 1997; Merkin Hall, New York.
Kathryn Lukas:
April 18, 1998; Indiana University.
Mary Stolper:
October 13, 1996; DePaul University, Chicago.
March 27, 1997; University of Chicago.
Carlton Vickers:
February 19, 1996; Dresden.
Recorded on CRI 787.

ROMAN PASSACAGLIAS (1991)

Instrumentation: violin, cello, piano
Duration: 12 min.
Comments: Commissioned by the Leonardo Trio.
Premiered March 4, 1992; The Icebreaker, Amsterdam.
Subsequent performances include those by:
the Leonardo Trio:
November 16, 1992; Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, New York.
March 14, 1994; Prince Theatre, University of Pennsylvania.
April 17, 1992; Greenwich, CT.
EARPLAY: October 2, 1995; Center for the Arts, Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco.
Recorded on CRI 787.

DELTA, THE PERFECT KING (1989)

Instrumentation: solo horn, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, piano, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass
Duration: 19 min.
Comments: Premiered October 10, 1991; Speculum Musicae, William Purvis, horn, composer conducting; Miller Theater, New York. Subsequent performance at International Horn Society Festival, 9 June, 1993, Kansas City. Recorded on CRI 705

DIPTYCH:ANOTHER ORDER OF CAT/CONSIDER THE WINDOW (1989)

Instrumentation: violin, cello, piano
Duration: 19 min.
Comments: 17 May 1989, Chamber Players of the League/ISCM. Weill Recital Hall, New York. Recorded on Centaur CD 2103

DÄMMERUNG (1982)

Instrumentation: oboe,viola,cello,piano
Duration: 6 min.
Comments: Commissioned by the Chamber Music Festival at Bennington College. Premiered 17 August 1982, Bennington College

NONET

Instrumentation: fl, clar-bs clar, bssn, tpt, vln, vla, vc, cb, perc
Duration: 9 min.
Comments: Premiered 5 August 1981, Composers Conference, Johnston,VT

SONATA FOR VIOLA AND PIANO (1979)

Instrumentation:

Duration: 19 min.
Comments: Premiered 17 March 1983, Carnegie Recital Hall, NYC. Lawrence Dutton, vla Aleck Karis, pno

BLACK BEAUTY (1981)

Instrumentation: solo electric guitar
Duration: 9 min.
Comments: Commissioned by Henry Gwiazda. 27 February 1981, C.A.G.E. Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio. All subsequent performances by Henry Gwiazda

THREE FANTASY PIECES FOR HORN AND PIANO (1980)

Instrumentation:

Duration: 11 min.
Comments: Commissioned by Rebecca Root. Premiered 3 December 1981, McMillan Theatre, NYC. William Purvis, hn Aleck Karis, pno

SUMMER ALBUM (1977)

Instrumentation: solo piano
Duration: 20 min.
Comments: 6 December 1979, McMillin Theatre, NYC. Christopher Green-Armytage, pno

SONATA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO

Instrumentation:

Duration: 15 min.
Comments: Premiered 28 February 1980, McMillin Theatre, NYC. Linda Quan, vln. Aleck Karis, pno.

TRIO (1975)

Instrumentation: violin, horn, piano
Duration: 9 min.
Comments: Premiered 9 April 1975, Philomatheon Hall, Univ. of Penn.

RAMPART (1975)

Instrumentation: solo cello
Duration: 11 min.
Comments: Premiered 20 April 1975 Annenburg Center, Univ. of Penn. David Dornbusch, vc.

DUMAINE (1974)

Instrumentation: cello, flute, oboe, viola
Duration: 5 min.
Comments: Premiered 7 February 1974, Contemporary Chamber Ensemble. Fred Sherry, vc. Arthur Weisberg, cond.

Opera

BOX AND COX (1998)

Instrumentation: soprano, tenor, lyric baritone flute dbl alto and picc., clarinet dbl. bass cl violin, cello, piano, percussion, tape
Duration: 40 min.
Comments: comic opera in three scenes. Premiered April 17, 2000 at series opening of Libby Gardner Hall, Salt Lake City.

Chamber works with voice

A Certain Round of Events (2002)

Instrumentation: mezzo-soprano, piano
Duration: 40 min.
Comments: recorded August 2003, Lani Poulson, mezzo-soprano, Susan Wenckus, piano

ON THE WINGS OF WIND (1994)

Instrumentation: soprano, baritone,clarinet dbl. bass cl.., violin, cello, harp
Duration: 20 min.
Comments: "..a..miniature Das Leid von der Erde." - NY Times. Premiered Salt Lake City, July 27, 1997; Canyonlands Ensemble, Jennifer Larson, soprano, Joseph Onstott, baritone, composer conducting. New York premiere, fall 1999; Washington Square Contemporary Music Series. May 2003, The Madeleine Festival, Cathedral of the Madeleine. Recorded on CRI 787. Recorded Milken Archive

ITS SOUNDLESS AFTERMATH(1993)

Instrumentation: soprano,clarinet, violin, cello, piano
Duration: 6 min.
Comments: Commissioned by the Hillel Foundation. Premiered May 9, 1993; Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY.

DAS BACHES WIEGENLIED (1991)

Instrumentation: men's choir: TTBB, 2 horns, harp
Duration: 6 Min.
Comments: 1 June 1991,University of Utah A Cappella Choir

FOUR SONGS (1979)

Instrumentation: soprano, piano
Duration: 8 min.
Comments: (Yeats, Pound and Williams) Premiered 17 April 1979, Rogers Chapel, Newcomb College. Nancy Assaf, sop. Douglas Flieger, pno.

Large ensemble works

THROUGH (2003)

Instrumentation: 0200 2000 strings
Duration: 8 min.
Comments: premiered October 2004, Engleman Hall, New York, Stony Brook, Contemporary Chamber Players

ANGELS, EMERALDS, AND THE TOWERS (1992)

Instrumentation: 1(picc.)010; 1100 harp, strings
Duration: 6 min.
Comments: Commissioned by New Music Across America-Utah and C. Comstock Clayton Foundation. Premiered October 2, 1992, Tanner Amphitheater, Zion National Park; Canyonlands Ensemble; composer conducting. Subsequent performances: October 15, 1992 Canyonlands, Salt Lake City; October 3, 1996; Bowling Green University; Emily Freeman Brown, conductor. Recorded on CRI 787.

CONCORD (1991)

Instrumentation: 3(picc)3(EH)3(bs)3(contra);4331; pno-cel; perc; strings
Duration: 25 min.
Comments: Commissioned for the Utah Symphony by the Eccles Foundation. Premiered December 6, 1991; Utah Symphony, Joseph Silverstein, conductor. Also performed December 7, 1991.

MEMOIR (1985)

Instrumentation: 3333, 4331, perc, timp, harp, strngs
Duration: 12 min.
Comments: May 6,7,9, 1986 New Orleans Symphony. Philippe Entremont, Conductor. March 22, 1994 Penn State Orchestra. Pu-chi Jiang, conductor.

CONSIDER THE WINDOW (1984)

Instrumentation: 2022; 2000; strings
Duration: 9 min.

WIND ENSEMBLES (1982)

Instrumentation: 4333; 4331;perc,hrp,pno
Duration: 15 min.