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 from Imagine Music
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 from Imagine Music
CHAMBER MUSIC
FALSE AWAKENING (2021) for the Kalliope Reed Quintet DURATION: 11:00
TWO FUGUES (2020) DURATION: 4:00 buy from Imagine Music with optional scoring for brass quartet / saxophone quartet / woodwind quartet / clarinet quartet / string quartet
GROOVE MOVES (2020) for percussion octet, DURATION: 8:00 buy from Imagine Music
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
PEACHES EN REGALIA (2007) (Frank Zappa) arr. by D. Burwasser
VOCAL SOLO and CHORAL
HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS (Emily Dickinson) (2011/ rev.2020) for SATB/piano acc. DURATION: 3:00 buy from Imagine Music
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
JABBERWOCKY (2021) for solo piano DURATION: 3:00
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 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
TBA
WORKS IN PROGRESS
EARTH TONES for jazz ensemble
SUITE FOR PERCUSSION QUARTET (working title)
