WORK LIST
ORCHESTRAL
MODUS OPERANDI (2019) for string orchestra, DURATION: 6:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus.
FLUX (1999) for string orchestra, DURATION: 9:00 published by Imagine Music (recorded by the Concordia Orchestra, Marin Alsop, cond.)
CATCHING FIREFLIES (1997) DURATION: 8:30 (recorded by the Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz, ,cond.) Buy on Sheet Music Plus
A WELL-TRAVELED ROAD (1993) DURATION: 11:00 (recorded by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Robert Stankovsky, cond.)
EBB AND FLOW (1990) DURATION: 15:00
METAMORPHOSIS (1986) for chamber orchestra DURATION: 15:00
BAND
CATCHING FIREFLIES (2020) arrangement for symphonic band by the composer DURATION: 8:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
CHAMBER MUSIC
TWO FUGUES (2020) DURATION: 4:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus for brass quartet / saxophone quartet / woodwind quartet / clarinet quartet / string quartet
GROOVE MOVES (2020) for percussion octet, DURATION: 8:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
SUITE FOR SAXOPHONE QUARTET (2019) DURATION: 10:00 published by Imagine Music
PUCK'S GAME (2019) for string quartet, DURATION: 5:30 published by Imagine Music
WHIRLWIND (2016) three movements for woodwind quintet, DURATION: 8:00 published by Imagine Music
Movement I
Movement II
Movement III
GROOVES AND RIFFS (2003) trio for tuba, french horn and drums, DURATION: 6:00 published by Nichols Music Co.
MOOD SWING (1997) brass quintet with optional drum set, DURATION: 4:00 published by Nichols Music Co.
MOOD SWING (1995) for brass nonet, DURATION: 4:00 (Written for the No No Nonet)
PASSAGES (1994) for horn quartet, DURATION: 10:00 published by Nichols Music Co.
TWO PIECES FOR PERCUSSION QUARTET (1987) DURATION: 8:00
EVOCATION (1985/rev.2020) for Bb clar, bsn, F hrn, C tpt, perc. DURATION: 5:30 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
QUARTET (1984/rev.2020) for flute, Bb clar, bsn, gtr, DURATION: 12:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
EPISODES (1983/rev.2020) for string nonet (4 2 2 1) DURATION: 12:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
JAZZ ENSEMBLE (BIG BAND)
DUPLICITY (2010) DURATION: 6:00 published by Imagine Music
VOCAL SOLO and CHORAL
HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS (Emily Dickinson) (2011/ rev.2020) for SATB/piano acc. DURATION: 3:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
TORRENTS (1998) (on poems by Ilsa Gilbert) for mz sop, fl, Bb clar, vc, piano DURATION: 10:00
REFLECTIONS (1993) (on poems by Ilsa Gilbert) for piano and mezzo sop DURATION: 9:00
THE BUTTERFLY (Pavel Friedman) (1988) for flute, vibraphone, and reciter DURATION: 5:00
THE WORDS (Emily Dickenson) (1988) for unaccompanied choir (ATBB) DURATION: 1:00
A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM (E. A. Poe) (1987/rev.2020) for sop, fl, Bb clar, vln, vc, pno. DURATION: 7:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
AUTUMN (G. Burwasser) (1986) for mezzo sop., fl, bs clar, F hrn, perc, vln, vc DURATION: 8:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
OPERA
ONE NIGHT TOGETHER (2014) (libretto by Ilsa Gilbert) chamber opera in four scenes. Commissioned by Downtown Music Productions
DURATION: 01:30:00
SOLO PIANO
EIGHT EASY PIECES FOR PIANO (2014) DURATION: 10:00 published by Imagine Music
SONATA FOR PIANO (1987/rev.2018) DURATION: 15:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
FOUR EPITHETS (1988/rev.2013) DURATION: 8:00 published by Imagine Music
THREE SHADES OF LENNY (1986) DURATION 3:30 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
ADVERSARIES (1985) DURATION: 5:00
MISCELLANEOUS SOLO WORKS
BREAKING AND ENTERING (2020) for bassoon and electronics. Commissioned by Mark Ortwein
SNAPSHOTS FOR SNARE DRUM (2018) published by Imagine Music
ROTATIONS (1986/rev.2012) for solo marimba DURATION: 4:00 published by Imagine Music
VOILÀ! (2004) for five-string electric viola (commissioned by Martha Mooke) DURATION: 7:30
DUOS
KALEIDOSCOPE (2021) for oboe and cello. DURATION: 9:00 Commissioned by oboist, Elizabeth Knott
FOUR MOVEMENTS (1984/rev.2013) for two flutes DURATION: 10:00 published by Imagine Music
BITS AND PIECES (1985) for two double basses DURATION: 12:00
DUO (1985) for horn and cello DURATION: 8:00 published by Nichols Music Co.
CURRENT COMMISSIONS
Kalliope Reed Quintet
OTHER WORKS IN PROGRESS
EARTH TONES for jazz ensemble
JABBERWOCKY for solo piano
SUITE FOR PERCUSSION QUARTET (working title)
MODUS OPERANDI (2019) for string orchestra, DURATION: 6:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus.
FLUX (1999) for string orchestra, DURATION: 9:00 published by Imagine Music (recorded by the Concordia Orchestra, Marin Alsop, cond.)
CATCHING FIREFLIES (1997) DURATION: 8:30 (recorded by the Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz, ,cond.) Buy on Sheet Music Plus
A WELL-TRAVELED ROAD (1993) DURATION: 11:00 (recorded by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Robert Stankovsky, cond.)
EBB AND FLOW (1990) DURATION: 15:00
METAMORPHOSIS (1986) for chamber orchestra DURATION: 15:00
BAND
CATCHING FIREFLIES (2020) arrangement for symphonic band by the composer DURATION: 8:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
CHAMBER MUSIC
TWO FUGUES (2020) DURATION: 4:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus for brass quartet / saxophone quartet / woodwind quartet / clarinet quartet / string quartet
GROOVE MOVES (2020) for percussion octet, DURATION: 8:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
SUITE FOR SAXOPHONE QUARTET (2019) DURATION: 10:00 published by Imagine Music
PUCK'S GAME (2019) for string quartet, DURATION: 5:30 published by Imagine Music
WHIRLWIND (2016) three movements for woodwind quintet, DURATION: 8:00 published by Imagine Music
Movement I
Movement II
Movement III
GROOVES AND RIFFS (2003) trio for tuba, french horn and drums, DURATION: 6:00 published by Nichols Music Co.
MOOD SWING (1997) brass quintet with optional drum set, DURATION: 4:00 published by Nichols Music Co.
MOOD SWING (1995) for brass nonet, DURATION: 4:00 (Written for the No No Nonet)
PASSAGES (1994) for horn quartet, DURATION: 10:00 published by Nichols Music Co.
TWO PIECES FOR PERCUSSION QUARTET (1987) DURATION: 8:00
EVOCATION (1985/rev.2020) for Bb clar, bsn, F hrn, C tpt, perc. DURATION: 5:30 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
QUARTET (1984/rev.2020) for flute, Bb clar, bsn, gtr, DURATION: 12:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
EPISODES (1983/rev.2020) for string nonet (4 2 2 1) DURATION: 12:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
JAZZ ENSEMBLE (BIG BAND)
DUPLICITY (2010) DURATION: 6:00 published by Imagine Music
VOCAL SOLO and CHORAL
HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS (Emily Dickinson) (2011/ rev.2020) for SATB/piano acc. DURATION: 3:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
TORRENTS (1998) (on poems by Ilsa Gilbert) for mz sop, fl, Bb clar, vc, piano DURATION: 10:00
REFLECTIONS (1993) (on poems by Ilsa Gilbert) for piano and mezzo sop DURATION: 9:00
THE BUTTERFLY (Pavel Friedman) (1988) for flute, vibraphone, and reciter DURATION: 5:00
THE WORDS (Emily Dickenson) (1988) for unaccompanied choir (ATBB) DURATION: 1:00
A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM (E. A. Poe) (1987/rev.2020) for sop, fl, Bb clar, vln, vc, pno. DURATION: 7:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
AUTUMN (G. Burwasser) (1986) for mezzo sop., fl, bs clar, F hrn, perc, vln, vc DURATION: 8:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
OPERA
ONE NIGHT TOGETHER (2014) (libretto by Ilsa Gilbert) chamber opera in four scenes. Commissioned by Downtown Music Productions
DURATION: 01:30:00
SOLO PIANO
EIGHT EASY PIECES FOR PIANO (2014) DURATION: 10:00 published by Imagine Music
SONATA FOR PIANO (1987/rev.2018) DURATION: 15:00 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
FOUR EPITHETS (1988/rev.2013) DURATION: 8:00 published by Imagine Music
THREE SHADES OF LENNY (1986) DURATION 3:30 Buy on Sheet Music Plus
ADVERSARIES (1985) DURATION: 5:00
MISCELLANEOUS SOLO WORKS
BREAKING AND ENTERING (2020) for bassoon and electronics. Commissioned by Mark Ortwein
SNAPSHOTS FOR SNARE DRUM (2018) published by Imagine Music
ROTATIONS (1986/rev.2012) for solo marimba DURATION: 4:00 published by Imagine Music
VOILÀ! (2004) for five-string electric viola (commissioned by Martha Mooke) DURATION: 7:30
DUOS
KALEIDOSCOPE (2021) for oboe and cello. DURATION: 9:00 Commissioned by oboist, Elizabeth Knott
FOUR MOVEMENTS (1984/rev.2013) for two flutes DURATION: 10:00 published by Imagine Music
BITS AND PIECES (1985) for two double basses DURATION: 12:00
DUO (1985) for horn and cello DURATION: 8:00 published by Nichols Music Co.
CURRENT COMMISSIONS
Kalliope Reed Quintet
OTHER WORKS IN PROGRESS
EARTH TONES for jazz ensemble
JABBERWOCKY for solo piano
SUITE FOR PERCUSSION QUARTET (working title)
