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LIST OF COMPOSITIONS

This page features a complete catalogue of compositions, including some perusal scores.

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W O R K S   F O R   P I A N O

SUITES

From Philadelphia to New York

5 Movements; 20 min. | 2017

  I. Prelude

  II. Waltz

  III. Forlane

  IV. Contrapunctus (Fugue)

  V. Caprice

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Six Reveries

6 Movements; 30 min. | 2020

  I. Song of the Trees in the Park

  II. The Flower Ship

  III. Moon Light

  IV. The Lakeside House

  V. Bach in Heaven

  VI. Arrival of the Coffee Trees to Martinique

Tales from the Fens (Piano 4 Hands)

(4-hands adaptations from other works)

5 Movements; 10 min. | 2022

  I. Pond of Fish

  II. Exotic Trees

  III. The Gargoyle

  IV. Lonely Swan

  V. Pipe and Tabor

PRELUDES

Preludes, Book I

20 Pieces | 2017

  1. The Clockmaker's Revelation

  2. City is Landing

  3. Spring Labyrinth

  4. The Owl's Lesson

  5. Conversation of the Bird and Moon

  6. The Pipe Men

  7. Jacques Cousteau

  8. Keep Your Eyes Peeled

  9. Bleak Winter

  10. Renaissance Bird Dances

  11. Three Whispering Trees

  12. Branched Out

  13. The Woodland Spirit

  14. Bird Cycle

  15. Whom

  16. Cats Paradise

  17. Feeding the Moon

  18. Butterflies

  19. Mother and Son

  20. The Wanderer

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Preludes, Book II

15 Pieces | 2018

  1. Balloonephants

  2. The Things

  3. Every Day

  4. Friendly Conversation

  5. Little Rabbit's Storybook

  6. Self Portrait

  7. Babylonian Congregation

  8. Sunflower Vigil

  9. Piano Valley

  10. Sesame Street Dissection

  11. We, The Fish

  12. New Huck Adventures

  13. Tea Time

  14. World Full of Lemons

  15. Living on the Moon

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Preludes, Book III

25 Pieces | 2026

  1. Apple Mania

  2. Tragically Appealing

  3. Running... Running... Running...

  4. Campo de Café

  5. The Philosopher's Lamp

  6. Morning Breeze

  7. Valley of Cathedrals

  8. Spider in the Morning

  9. Dragon

  10. Concert for a Castaway

  11. Milk Tooth

  12. Volcano City

  13. Lamps in the Forest

  14. The Corner of Beethoven's Mouth

  15. Mokotowska Street

  16. San Francisco 1930

  17. The Man in the Moon in the Man

  18. Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite

  19. The Art of Living

  20. The Valley of the Shadow of Death

  21. Watcher

  22. Blades

  23. The Wind in the Trees

  24. Guardians

  25. Observation

DANCES

Waltzes, Volume I

10 pieces | 2019-2026

  Grand Waltz No. 1 in F Major 

  Grand Waltz No. 2 in A Major

  Waltz No. 3 in E-Flat Major

  Waltz No. 4 in E Major

  Waltz No. 5 in D Major

  Waltz No. 6 in A-Flat Major

  Grand Waltz No. 7 in G Major

  Waltz No. 8 in A Minor

  GrandWaltz No. 9 in D Major

  Waltz No. 10 in E-flat Major

LISTEN 

 

Dances, Volume I

13 pieces | 2016-2025

  The Boston T

  Gargoyles

  Pipe and Tabor

  Coffee and Tea

  Hoedown

  The Dancing Crab

  Sand Piper's Jig

  Tree Arch Dance

  ​Purple Trees

  The Musical Meadow

  Danse de l'Ennedi

  The Ugly Duckling

  Barn Dance

  Banjo Dance

  The Marvelous Restaurant Server

  Interlude

  Hiking Song

  Fiddle Dance

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NOCTURNES

Nocturnes, Volume I

10 pieces | 2016-2026

  Nocturne in E Major

  Nocturne in F-Sharp Minor

  Nocturne in E Major

  Nocturne in D Major

  Nocturne in E Major

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WORKS FOR ORGAN

Coral Castle (Prelude/Postlude)

4 min. | 2018

Grand Waltz I in F Major (Cinderella's)

(Organ Adaptation)

4 min. | 2022

W O R K S   F O R   C H A M B E R   E N S E M B L E S

SOLO

The W Etudes

Cello | 5 movements; 5 min. | 2017

Grief

Bass Trombone | 5 movements, 8 min. | 2021

  I. Denial

  II. Anger

  III. Bargaining

  IV. Depression

  V. Acceptance

DUETS

Transitory Dream

Oboe and Bassoon | 2 min. | 2016

Ghost Cathedral

Bass Clarinet and Marimba | 2 min. | 2016

Romance

Trombone and Piano | 3 movements, 12 min. | 2019

  I. Allegro Moderato

  II. Largo Cantabile

  III. Vivo

Reveries (Adaptation for Flute & Piano)

Flute and Piano | 5 movements, 40 min. | 2020

  I. Song of the Trees in the Park

  II. The Lakeside House

  III. Moon Light

  IV. The Antic's Harp Song

  V. Bach in Heaven

5AM in the Pinewoods

Mezzo-Soprano and Piano | 4 min. | 2021

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TRIOS

The Nine Demons

Oboe and 2 Pianos | 6 min. | 2018

LISTEN

Green Eggs and Ham

Soprano, Tenor, Piano | 6 min. | 2020

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STRING QUARTETS

Chiasmus

5 min. | 2016

LISTEN

Three American Quartets

3 Movements; 15 min. | 2018-2022

I. Automospheres

II. Ghost Tree

III. On the Inside I'm Hootin'

     On the Outside I'm Hollerin'

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OTHER QUARTETS

Woodwind Quartet

Fl., Ob., Cl, Bsn. | 4 Movements; 10 min. | 2018

  I. Prelude

  II. Lament

  III. Divertimento

  IV. Rondo

 

Dark City

4 Cellos | 2 Movements; 7 min. | 2020

  I. Juneau

  II. Anchorage

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SINFONIETTA

Bach's Journey to Hamburg

Fl, Ob, Cl, Bsn, Hn, Perc, Piano, 2 Vln, Vla, Vc, Cb 

6 min. | 2018

The Exquisitely Fancy Dinner Party

Fl, EH, Bsn, Timp, Harpsichord, 2 Vln, Vla, Vc, Cb 

3 movements, 20 min. | 2023

  I. Amuse-Bouche modéré

  II. Étude du meurtre

  III. Gigue á la gourmet

LISTEN: Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 3

 

W O R K S   F O R   O R C H E S T R A

Symphony No. 1

5 Movements; ~60 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2+bcl.2+dbn – 4.2.2+btbn.1 – timp.perc(4) – harp – cel – strings | November 2025

I. Sunrise over the Grand Staircase

II. Morning in the Devil's Garden

III. Afternoon Among the Toadstools

IV. Sunset over the Coyote Gulch

V. Midnight in the Narrows

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City Sinking, Harbor Rising: Jazz Concerto for Piano and Orchestra

15 min. | 1.1.1.1.t-sax – 2.1.1 – timp.perc(4) – banjo – piano – cel – strings | November 2023

To be premiered December 2023 at the New England Conservatory

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Roc's Crater

8 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2+bcl.2+dbn – 4.2.2+btbn.1 – timp.perc(4) – harp – cel – strings | November 2021

Premiered April 2023 by the New England Conservatory Symphony

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Reveries (Version for Orchestra)

5 Movements; 30 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2+bcl.2+dbn – 4.2.2.1 – timp(2).perc(4) – harp(2) – cel – strings | May 2020

  I. Song of the Trees in the Park

  II. The Lakeside House

  III. Moon Light

  IV. The Antic's Harp Song

  V. Bach in Heaven

LISTEN

Dance of the Dreams

7 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2+bcl.2+dbn – 4.2.2.1 – timp.perc(6) – strings | February 2020​

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Wilder Mann

9 Movements; 60 min. | 2+picc/alto.2+corA.2.2 – 4.2.2.1 – timp.perc(2) – mandolin – cel – strings | April 2018

  I. Caretos

  II. Babugeiri

  III. Medved

  IV. Schnappviecher

  V. Cerbul

  VI. Zezengorri

  VII. Ours

  VIII. Habergeis

  IX. Finale: Dance of the Savage

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Blooming Dream

5 min. | string orchestra, string quartet, & piano | March 2018

Premiered June 2018 by the West Valley Youth Symphony

LISTEN

From Philadelphia to New York (Orchestral Arrangement)

3 movements; 10 min. | 2.2+corA.2.2 – 4.1 – timp.perc(2) – harp – strings | March 2017

  I. Waltz

  II. Forlane

  III. Caprice

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Miniature Piano Concerto

3 movements; 15 min. | 4.0.1.0 – 0.4.2.0 – perc – strings – solo piano | November 2016

  I. Allegro con Brio

  II. Romanze-Largo

  III. Allegretto Vivace

Premiered April 2017 by the Tri-City College Prep Chamber Orchestra

Three Fairytale Pieces

  I. The Ugly Duckling

  II. Cinderella's Waltz

  III. Coffee and Tea

20 min. | 2.2+corA.2.2 – 2 – timp.perc(4) – harp – piano – cel – strings | November 2016

The Harvard Yard

Length: 7 min. | 2.1+corA.2+1 – 2.2.0.1 – timp.perc – piano – strings | October 2016

Premiered November 2016 by the Prescott Chamber Orchestra

Scenery

10 min. | 2+picc.2.2+bcl.2 – 4.4.3.1 – timp.perc(4) – harp – piano – strings Date | September 2015

  I. Fairy Bridge at Sunrise

  II. Immortal Bridge at Evening

  III. Moon Hill at Midnight

  IV. Great Bridge at Sunset

Premiered February 2017 by the Prescott POPS Symphony

Sanctuary

5 min. | 2.2.2.2 – 2.2 – timp – harp - strings | February 2015

Premiered November 2015 by the Prescott Chamber Orchestra

 

 

OLD/UNPERFORMED ORCHESTRAL COMPOSITIONS

Symphony No. 1 – Everest, Op. 1

4 Movements; 40 min. | 3+picc.3+corA.3+bcl.3+dbn – 4.4.3+btbn.1 – timp.perc(5) – harp – cel - strings | August 2014

The Twilight Forest Suite, Op. 2

6 Movements; 40 min. | 2+picc+bass.3+corA.3+bcl.3+dbn – 4.2.3+btbn.1 – timp.perc(3) – harp(2) – cel – SA choir – tenor recorder – strings | January 2015

 

Ceterarumque Terrarum Somniorum, Op. 4

4 Movements; 20 min. | 3+picc/alto.2+corA+bass.2+bcl.2+dbn – 6.4.3+btbn.1 – timp.perc(4) – harp – organ – cel – piano – strings | August 2015

 

Scenery No. 1, Op. 5

10 min. | 2+picc.2.2+bcl.2 – 4.4.3.1 – timp.perc(4) – harp – piano – strings Date | September 2015

 

Symphony No. 2 – The Ice Cave, Op. 6

4 Movements; 35 min. | 4+picc+alto.3+corA.3+bcl.4+dbn – 4.4.3+btbn.1 – timp.perc(4) – harp – cel – organ – strings | December 2015

 

Symphony No. 3 – The Mountain Disaster, Op. 7

4 Movements; Length: 35 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2+bcl.3 – 4.4.2+btbn.1 – timp(2).perc(3) – harp – organ – strings | March 2016

 

The Alien Worlds Suite, Op. 8

27 movements; 120 min. 3+picc/alto.4+corA/bass.3+bcl+Ebcl/Asax.4+dbn – 4+wag(2).4+bTpt/picc.3+btbn.1 – timp.perc(4) – handbell chorus – harp(2) – piano – cel – organ – mandolin – satb recorders – sa chorus – strings – audio player | May 2016

Symphony No. 4 – The Tree Arch, Op. 9

4 movements; 35 min. | 2.2+corA.2.2 – 4.2.2 – timp.perc(2) – harp – strings | June 2016

 

Symphony No. 5 – The Ennedi, Op. 10

4 movements; 35 min. | 2+bass.2+corA.2+bcl.2 – 4.2.2+btbn. – timp.perc(2) – harp – mandolin – strings | July 2016

The Coming of the Universe, Op. 11

7 min. | 2+bass/cbass.2+bass.2+Ebcl.2+dbn – 4.0.2.1 – timp.perc(2) – harp – cel – strings | July 2016

 

Symphony No. 6 – The Glass Museum, Op. 12

4 movements; 20 min. | 2.2.2.2 – 2 – timp.perc(2).chimes.vibr – cel - strings | August 2016

 

The Old Woman’s Tale, Op. 13

3 min. | 3+picc.3+corA.2+bcl.1 – 4.0.1.1 – timp.perc(4) – harp – cel – sa choir – strings | August 2016

 

Castle in the Sky, Op. 14

8 min. | 3+picc.3+corA.3+bcl.4 – 4.4.2+btbn.1 – timp.perc(5) – harp – cel – sa choir – strings | September 2016

 

The Marvelous Restaurant Server, Op. 15

7 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2+bcl.2 – 4.4.2 – timp.perc(4) – piano – strings | October 2016

 

Death, Op. 18

20 min. | 3+picc+alto.3+corA.3+bcl – 6 – timp.perc – piano – cel – strings | November 2016

Symphony No. 7 - The Magic Canyon, Op. 21

4 movements; 35 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2.2 – 4.2.2.1 – timp.perc(3) – harp – cel – satb choir – strings | April 2017

 

Symphony No. 8 - The Maritime Disaster, Op. 22

3 movements; 35 min | 2+picc.2+corA.2.2 – 4.2.2+btbn.1 – timp.perc(3) – soprano recorder – piano – organ – strings | May 2017

 

Symphony No. 9 - The Ancient City, Op. 23

4 movements; 40 min. | 2+picc/alto/bass.2+corA.2.2 – 4.1.2 – timp.perc(3) – satb choir – strings | July 2017

 

The Legend of the Sword, Op. 24

25 min. | Instrumentation: 2+picc/alto.2+corA.2+bcl.2+dbn – 4.2.2.1 – timp.perc(4) – harp – piano – cel – satb choir – strings | July 2017

 

Symphony No. 10 - The Secrets of the Cliffs, Op. 25

5 movements; 40 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2.2 – 4.1.2 – timp.perc(3) – harp – piano – cel – strings | August 2017

Festival Dances, Op. 26

2 Movements; 10 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2.2 – 4.2.2 – timp.perc(4) – harp – cel – strings | September 2017

 

Tango, Op. 27

4 min. | Instrumentation: 2+picc.2+corA.2+bcl.2 – 4.2.2.1 – timp.perc(4) – piano – strings Date Completed: September 2017; unpremiered

 

Song of the East, Op. 28

5 Movements: 45 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2+bcl.2 – 4.2.2.1 – timp.perc(4) – guzheng – mandolin – alto solo – organ – harp(2) – cel – strings |October 2017

 

The Savages, Op. 29

6 Movements; 30 min. | 2+picc/alto.2+corA.2.2 – 4.2.2.1 – timp.perc(2) – mandolin – cel – strings | October 2017

 

The Volcano, Op. 30

8 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2.2 – 4.2.2 – timp.perc(3) – cel – piano – strings | November 2017

 

The Hall of Debussy's Preludes, Op. 31

5 min. | 2.2+corA.2.2+dbn – 4.2.2 – timp.perc – piano – strings | November 2017

 

Animal Factory, Op. 32

6 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2.2+dbn – 4.2.2+btbn.1 – timp.perc(2) – strings | December 2017

 

Fool's Dance, Op. 33

5 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2.2 – 4.2.2.1 – timp.perc(5) – strings | February 2018

Peasant's Dance, Op. 36

6 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2.2 – 4.2.21 – timp.perc(4) – SA recorders – guitar – strings | June 2018

 

Symphony No. 11 - City Temple, Op. 37

4 Movements; 30 min. | 2.2.2.2 – 4.2.2.1 – timp.perc(4) – harp – strings | August 2018

 

Symphony No. 12 - Vesuvius, Op. 38

3 Movements; 30 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2.2+dbn–4.2.2+btbn.1+tenor tuba–timp.perc(3)–guitar–harp –cel– strings | October 2018

 

Symphony No. 13 - University Journey, Op. 39

4 Movements; 30 min. | 2.2+corA.2.2 – 4.2+3 offstage.2.1 – timp.perc(4) – harp – cel – strings | December 2018

 

Symphony No. 14 - Little World, Heavy Heart, Op. 40

4 Movements; 30 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2+bcl.2+dbn – 4.2.2.1 – timp.perc(4) – harp – piano – cel – satb solos – mandolin – strings | January 2019

Legendary Expedition an Unexceptional Neighborhood, Op. 41

5 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2.2 – 4.2.2.1 – timp.perc(5) – theremin – strings | January 2019

 

Symphony No. 15 - A Midnight Story, Op. 42

5 Movements; 45 min. | 2+picc.2+corA.2+bcl.2+dbn – 4.2.2.1 – timp.perc(3) – harp – piano – cel – guitar – satb choir – strings | April 2019

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