Instrumental Works

Works for Large Ensembles

      Sunshine Music, for chamber orchestra (12[1.Eh]11 — 1000 — str), 2011 (Duration: ca. 10')
Composed in 2011 for the Pacifica Chamber Orchestra..

  1. Sunshine in the Dooryard: Homage to a melody by David Paul Mesler
  2. Sunshine in the City
  3. Sunshine in the Mountains

      Summer Suite, for trumpet and string orchestra or chamber orchestra (1111 - 1000 - 1 - str) or concert band, 2009 (Duration: ca. 13:30)
Three-part Suite for trumpet with six accompaniment arrangements: string quartet, saxophone quartet, piano, string orchestra and chamber orchestra. Awarded Honorable Mention by Imagine Music Publishing in their 2010 Pathways Contest (String Orchestra).

  1. Popsicle Rocket Sunrise
  2. Still Life with Melon & Sand
  3. Red Cherry Lark

      Coming into Harmony, for full orchestra (2122 2221 2+Timpani & Strings), 2007 (Duration: 1')
Commissioned by Miguel Almaguer Molina for the Meaning of Peace project.

      One Silver Minute, for string orchestra and timpani, 2007 (Duration: 1')

      Suite for String Orchestra, for string orchestra, 2006 (Duration: ca. 10')
An adaptation of the String Trio for George Crumb

      On the Ground Where We Live,for full orchestra (1111 — 3331 — tmp+2 — str), 2005 (Duration: ca. 10')
Awarded the Masterworks Prize by ERM Media and recorded by the Czech Philharmonic.

      The Far North Land: Passages for String Orchestra or for School Band, 2004 (Duration: 3')
Awarded Honorable Mention by Imagine Music Publishing in their 2010 Pathways Contest (String Orchestra) and 2010 Fusion Contest (Band).

Other Works for Strings

      Meet Me in Srinigar, for solo violin, 2012 (Duration: 1')

      In Seaspray, Barefoot, for violin and piano, 2012 (Duration: 2'45")

      Conversation in Orange & Brown, for cello & double bass, 2008 (Duration: ca. 8'30")
Also available as duet for tuba & horn, tuba & euphonium or two horns.

      String Trio for George Crumb, for violin, viola & cello, 2004 (Duration: ca. 10')
Commissioned by the Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium to commemorate George Crumb's 75th birthday.

      The Far North Land: Passages for String Quartet, 2003 (Duration: 3')

Works for Brass

      Black Pool, a meditation for horn, trombone and tuba, 2012 (Duration: 2')

      Four Cowboys Poolside: A Chiaroscuro Adventure for Tuba Quartet, for tuba / euphonium quartet, 2011 (Duration: ca. 3'30").

      Three Cowboys Poolside: A Chiaroscuro Adventure for Low Brass Trio, for horn, trombone & tuba, 2011 (Duration: ca. 3'30").

      Summer Suite, for trumpet, 2009 (Duration: ca. 13'30")
For trumpet with five accompaniment arrangements: string quartet, saxophone quartet, piano, string orchestra and chamber orchestra.

  1. Popsicle Rocket Sunrise
  2. Still Life with Melon & Sand
  3. Red Cherry Lark

      Conversation in Orange & Brown, for tuba & horn, 2008 (Duration: ca. 8'30")
Also available as duet for tuba & euphonium, two horns or cello & double bass.

      Lucky Seven Fanfare, for 2 trumpets, 2 horns, 2 trombone & tuba, 2007 (Duration: 1'45")

      Voyageur Suite, for brass quintet, 2006 (Duration: ca. 10')
Three movements each based on a melody sung by the voyageurs in the 17th & 18th Centuries as they paddled canoes into the West from Quebec.

  1. Quand J'etais Chez Mon Pere
  2. Le Retour du Mari Soldat
  3. La Bergere Muette

      Fanfare for Santa Barbara Harbor, for 3 trumpets, 3 horns, 3 trombones & tuba, 2005 (Duration: 2')
Alternate arrangements available, including an octet arrangement for 3 trumpets, Horn, 2 trombones, euphonium & tuba.

Works for Other Small Ensembles

      Trinity Trio Waltz, for clarinet, cello and piano, 2013 (Duration: 1')

      In Seaspray, Barefoot, for violin and piano, 2012 (Duration: 2'45")

      Return to Giverny, for clarinet and cello, 2012 (Duration: 1')

      Jackson Heights, for flute, clarinet and piano, 2012 (Duration: 1')

      When Johnny, for wind quintet, 2012 (Duration: 2')

      Ukiyo-e: Pictures of the Floating World, for clarinet and piano, 2012 (Duration: 1')

      Black Pool, for flute, viola and double bass, 2011 (Duration: 2')

      An Afternoon Reflection, for flute and marimba, 2011 (Duration: 1')

      Second Suite from Razumov, for wind quintet, 2008 (Duration: ca. 16')

      Beneath the Apple Tree, for alto recorder and bass viol da gamba, 2006 (Duration: 3')
Winner of the 2006 Orpheus Music Award.   Also available in arrangements for flute & cello or flute & guitar.

      On the Trunks of Strong Trees, for voice, flute, cello & piano, 2005 (Duration: ca. 6')

      First Suite from Razumov, for clarinet and string quartet, 2003 (Duration: ca. 9')
Awarded the 2012 Cheryl A. Spector Prize. Awarded the 2005 Masterworks Prize by ERM Media and recorded by the Kiev Philharmonic.
Also available in trio arrangement for clarinet, cello & piano.

Works for Solo Instruments

      Meet Me in Srinigar, for solo violin, 2012 (Duration: 1')

      The Flutist's Field Guide to the Western Tanager, for solo flute, 2012 (Duration: approx. 1'45")

      Sailor Birds, for solo french horn, 2012 (Duration: 1')

      Rollick & Romp, for solo cello, 2012 (Duration: 1')

      Rollick & Romp, for solo clarinet, 2011 (Duration: 1')