Works for Chamber Ensemble
Streams 2009 (Duration: 2:30)
for flute choir
War Elegy - 2009 (Duration: 7:45)
for solo cello; written to accompany a war sculpture by artist Irina Koukhanova
Unfoldings - 2008 (Duration: 10:20)
for alto saxophone, violin and piano; premiered by the Cleveland Duo with James Umble
Elegy - 2007 (Duration: 5:00)
for clarinet and piano; a resetting of "Letter," a song for soprano and piano
Wave - 2005 (Duration: 3:00)
for two flutes
Wing, arranged - 2005 (Duration: 4:40)
for two saxophones
Chorale - 2005 (Duration: 5:30)
for 4 part cello ensemble
Shapenote Quartet - 2004 (Duration: 4:00)
for string quartet, based on hymns from the Sacred Harp
Wing - 2003 (Duration: 4:40)
for two violins
Spirituals - 1999 (Duration: 12:30)
flute, marimba/vibraphone, cello; additional arrangements for flute and piano, and flute and string trio
Sextet 1998 (Duration: 20:00)
wind quintet and piano
Fantasia, Toccata and Chaconne - 1998 (Duration: 7:40)
for marimba and vibraphone
Trio - 1998 (Duration: 7:30)
for clarinet, violin and piano
Kaleidoscope - 1997 (Duration: 7:30)
for viola and harpsichord
Two Dances - 1996 (Duration: 8:00)
oboe, bassoon, violin, viola and harpsichord
Forest Child - 1995 (Duration: 8:00)
for oboe and piano; a children's ballet based on the book by Marni McGee
Elegy for Violin and Piano - 1995 (Duration: 6:30)
for violin and piano
Litany - 1992 (Duration: 4:00)
for cello and marimba
Works for Chorus
What News - 2003 (Duration: 4:00)
for a cappella SATB choir; text from John Milton, Mildemay Fane
Lament - 2000 (Duration: 3:)
for SATB choir with cello accompaniment; text adapted from Psalm 42
Song of Joy - 1998 (Duration: 2:00)
for children's chorus
Walks of Dreams - 1996 (Duration: 4:30)
for a cappella SATB chorus; text by Walt Whitman
Dramatic Works
Waiting for Godot - 2000 (Duration: 10:20)
an opera scene for baritone, mezzo-soprano, and piano; based on the play by Samuel Beckett
The Play of Daniel - 2000 (Duration: 30:00)
scored for soprano, tenor, baritone, chorus, flute, guitar and percussion; a liturgical drama based on a 12th century French manuscript
The Red Machines - 1999 (Duration: 12:30)
solo piano; a dance piece adapted from a novel by F.D. Reeve
Incidental music for "Hamlet" - 1998 (Duration: 5:40)
voice, guitar, violin and flute; text by William Shakespeare
The Quiet Farmer - 1992 (Duration: 8:00)
for wind quintet and narrator; text from the children's book by Marni McGee
Works for Orchestra
Let Something Remain - 2002 (Duration: 30:00)
a ballet for chamber orchestra; based on a novel by F.D. Reeve
Turner Seascapes - 2000 (Duration: 17:00)
Premiered in 2001 by the Women's Philharmonic, San Francisco, California.
three pieces for full orchestra inspired by paintings by J.W. Turner
Three American Dances - 1997 (Duration: 15:00)
for chamber orchestra
Solo Keyboard
Juxtapositions - 2007 (Duration: 4:30)
for solo piano
Bach Mosaic - 2007 (Duration: 3:00)
for solo piano
Palindrome - 2003 (Duration: 6:00)
for solo piano; written with composer Sarah Bedrossian, each writing alternate movements reflecting on the other composer's previous movement
Solo Vocal
Lamentation - 2009 (Duration: 13:30)
commission, OMTA Composer of the Year.
for bass/baritone and cello, based on texts from Psalms and the Book of Job, depicting a prisoner in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Les Regrets - 2008 (Duration: 4:30)
for soprano and cello; text by Joachim du Bellay
Epithalamion - 2003 (Duration: 2:00)
for soprano and harp; text adapted from Edmund Spencer
There will come soft rains - 2002 (Duration: 3:00)
for soprano and piano, text by Sara Teasdale
Letter - 1999 (Duration: 3:00)
soprano and piano; text by F.D. Reeve
Vermont Sonnets - 1999 (Duration: 7:40)
Premiered in London, England
two songs for soprano and piano; text by F.D. Reeve
Act-- 1999 (Duration: 3:00)
for soprano and piano; text by Liana Sakeliou
Three Songs from "As You Like It" - 1997 (Duration: 5:00)
for voice and guitar
Three Songs - 1993 (Duration: 7:00)
for soprano and piano; text by e.e. cummings; featured on KUSC radio, Los Angeles; subject of a lecture recital that the University of Southern California
Vocal Ensemble
The Beautiful Changes and A Song - 2008 (Duration: 12:30)
for soprano, flute, harp, vibraphone and cello; text by Richard Wilbur
A Child's Almanac - 2003 (Duration: 8:00)
a dramatic work for soprano, cello and unpitched percussion; text by Leonard Trawick
I am Short - 1998 (Duration: 3:40)
tenor, viola and piano; text by F.D. Reeve
Voices - 1998 (Duration: 9:00)
recorded by Trio Ariana;
for soprano, viola and piano; text by F.D. Reeve;
Echoes - 1997 (Duration: 7:00)
soprano, flute, vibraphone and cello; text by Hart Crane
Requiem - 1994 (Duration: 7:00)
for soprano, trumpet and piano; text from Ecclesiasticus
The Panther- 1992 (Duration: 3:00)
for tenor and marimba; text by R.M. Rilke, translated by Edward Snow
Two Sea Songs - 1992 (Duration: 6:00)
for soprano, flute, viola and piano; text by Anne Stevenson