Chamber Music: Rabble Rouser

A ten minute duet for violin and piano. Get strapped in and hang on for dear life, the opening movement 'Shreddin'' really cooks!

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Choral Music: Rocked in the Cradle

An uplifting ten minute work for chorus and piano, Rocked in the Cradle begins as a buoyant spiritual but later transforms into music depicting stormy ocean waves.  

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Solo Music: in Dust and Ashes...  

This eight minute work for solo percussion portrays the story of Job, who remained faithful to God in the most dire of circumstances.  Musically, it progresses from the stately to the chaotic to the serene.

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Orchestra Music: Rough Hewn and Silky Smooth

This nine minute string orchestra work explores the idea of opposites within the same object - like a rock partially smoothened by the water.  Musically, it's a bit like Stevie Wonder meets Ralph Vaughan Williams.  

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Solo Music: Three Turns of the Wind

This six minute solo clarinet work depicts various facets of the wind, including swirling leaves, summer breezes, and ferocious storms.  

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Chamber Music: Tinged with Afterglow    (NEW ADDITION!)

These four songs transverse the gamut of human experience - from springtime reveries to nighttime fears. Tinged with Afterglow was written for male voice and piano, and is roughly 13 minutes in length.  

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Chamber Music: Fricas, Fracas, Frucas

An eleven minute trio for flute (alto flute), percussion, and violoncello. Five short movements of twists and turns - including two of my personal favorites 'Froggie's Samba' and 'Chicanery'.

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Solo Music: Ooghedy Booghedy

A seven minute work for solo bassoon, Ooghedy Booghedy strives to answer that age old question, "Can the bassoon sound hip?"  After listening to the excerpt below, I hope the answer will be a resounding "yes!".  

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Chamber Music: Three Psalms

By far my most spiritual work, Three Psalms is a twenty-four minute composition for soprano and string trio. The final movement uses the ethereal sounds of string harmonics to envelop the soprano in peace.

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