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You can view a perusal pdf score of each piece by clicking its cover.•
Three Pœms of e.e. cummings (1983) soprano & piano
until and i heard
in the rain
may my heart•
Two pœms of Theodore Roethke (1985) soprano & piano
Wish for a Young Wife
The Young Girl•
Two Prayers (1986,1989) mixed choir, a cappella
for James Wood and the Madrigal Singers of St. Paul's School
Jesu Grant Me This I Pray
O Lord, who art unchangeable (Kirkegaard)•
"Destiny or Discovery" (1993)
sequenced Synthesizer and trumpet, recorder and guitars
for the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium•
Aviarium (1994) mixed choir and orchestra
Commissioned by the Concord Chorale
Hope is the thing with feathers (Dickinson)
The Butterfly (Friedmann)
The Windhover (Hopkins)•
Daughtersongs (1995 NHSCA New Works Grant) voice & piano
for Peggo Horstmann Hodes
Born Yesterday (Larkin)
Surrender (Larsen)
Listen (Tomahanso)
For Jessica, My Daughter (Strand)
Lullaby (Hodes/Caswell)•
Ubi Caritas (1995) three part chorus
for the Polyphony Choir, Abbey of Regina Laudis, Bethlehem, CT•
Requerdos Imaginarios: Quartet for Flute, Oboe, Guitar & 'Cello (1996)
commissioned by the Concord Community Music School•
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis (1997, 2019) mixed choir, organ and maracas; opt. sm. orch.
commissioned for MJ Hackett and St. Paul's School Choir•
Sarasongs (2002) women’s choir, flute, clarinet & piano
commissioned by Concord Community Music School
Poems by Sara Teasdale
Over the roofs
Life has loveliness to sell
Barter
Let it be you•
Avaloketishavara's Taxi (2003) for woodwind quartet
commissioned by The Infinities Ensemble•
Epitaph Dances (2003-4) piano solo
commissioned by Gregg PauleyEpitaph Piazzolla: Tango
Epitaph Lauro: Vals
Epitaph Ginastera: Danza
Epitaph Bernstein: Mambo•
Piano Sonata (2005) piano solo
for Peggy Senter•
brave, bright cry (2005) voice, flute, clarinet & piano
poetry of e.e. cummings
until and i heard
in the rain
since feeling is first
may I feel
it may not always be so
may my heart•
artsongs (2006) Baritone & piano
Rothko (Marc Elihu Hofstadter)
Monet (Lisel Mueller)
Pollock (Danel Hare)
Chagall (Lawrence Ferlinghetti)•
Wind Words (2007) Mixed Choir and Small Orchestra
Commissioned for the Concord Chorale
poetry of Theodore Roethke•
three lines (after roethke) (2008) for flute and piano
for Jean Benson & Gregg Pauley1. The soul has many motions...
2. The spirit moves, yet stays...
3. Being, not doing, is my first joy...•
a hole in a flute (2008) for mixed choir, harp and hand percussion
text from the poetry of Hafiz
for Kathleen Lyon-Pingree•
NEW Old American Songs (2009) for voice, flute and piano
for The Larksong Trio1. I'll Fly Away
2. Oh, Dear, what can the matter be?
3. I will go on my way
4. Hush little baby
5. Ezekiel saw the wheel
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arr. Andante and Capriccio (Gabriel Faure) (2010) for Chamber Orchestra
for Ryan Turner•
through this door lies all possibility (2011) for String Orchestra
for David Seaton & the St. Paul's School Chamber Orchestra•
Christmas Prayer (2011) for mixed choir
for Mark Frazier•
three little buddha songs (2012) for voice and piano
to Jeanne Ann Whittington•
Procession on "Thaxted" (2012) for Brass Quintet
for the students of St. Paul's School•
Canterbury Shake (2013) for violin, bassoon and piano
for the Encounters Trio•
The Love That Lives (2013) for mixed choir
to Michael Spencer•
Five Blackbirds (2013-14) reflections on Wallace Stevens for two clarinets
for Stephanie Ratté•
arr. L'Horloge de Flore (Jean Francaix) (2014) for Woodwind Quintet and piano
for Stephanie Burke•
Christmas, Here (2014)
for the Fletcher Holiday card, 2014•
This Song (2015) for mixed choir
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An American in BodhGaya (2015) for woodwind quartet
for The Infinities Ensemble•
Lao Tzu dances in the breeze above (2016) for string quartet
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the simple sum of heart plus heart (2018) for piano trio
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The Call (2019) for mixed choir and organ
commissioned by Sue Hoaglund, in memory of Dennis P. Schmidt•
Nocturne (2020) for solo piano
for Bob Hurwitz
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