WORK LIST
ORCHESTRAL
MODUS OPERANDI (2013) for string orchestra DURATION – 5:00
FLUX (1999) string orchestra, (recorded by the Concordia Orchestra, Marin Alsop, cond.) DURATION: 9:00
CATCHING FIREFLIES (1997) (recorded by the Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz,cond.) DURATION - 8:00
A WELL-TRAVELED ROAD (1993) (recorded by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Robert Stankovsky, cond.) DURATION -- 11:00
EBB AND FLOW (1990) DURATION -- 15:00
METAMORPHOSIS (1986) for chamber orchestra, DURATION -- 15:00
CHAMBER
SUITE FOR SAXOPHONE QUARTET (2016)
PUCK'S GAME (2015) for string quartet DURATION -- 5:30
WHIRLWIND (2013) three movements for woodwind quintet (Published by Imagine Music) DURATION – 8:00
GROOVES AND RIFFS (2003) trio for tuba, french horn and percussion (for Michael and Deborah Thurlow) (Published by Nichols Music) Co.) DURATION – 6:00
MOOD SWING (1997) brass quintet with optional drumset (Published by Nichols Music Co.) (DURATION: 4:00
MOOD SWING (1995) for brass nonet (Written for the No No Nonet) DURATION -- 4:00
PASSAGES (1994) for horn quartet (Published by Nichols Music Co.) DURATION -- 10:00
TWO PIECES FOR PERCUSSION QUARTET (1987) DURATION -- 8:00
EVOCATION (1985/rev.2002) for Bb/Eb clar, bsn, horn, C tpt, perc. DURATION -- 5:30
QUARTET (1984/rev.2001) for flute, clarinet, guitar, and bassoon DURATION -- 15:00
EPISODES (1983) for ten strings (2 2 2 2 2) DURATION -- 14:00
JAZZ ENSEMBLE
EARTH BLUE (2013) DURATION – 7:00
DUPLICITY (2010) DURATION – 6:00 (Published by Imagine Music)
VOCAL
HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS (E. Dickenson) (2011) for SATB choir and piano accompaniment
TORRENTS (1998) (on poems by Ilsa Gilbert) for mz sop., fl., cl., 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 reciter, flute, and vibraphone DURATION -- 5:00
A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM (E. A. Poe) (1987) for sop.,fl., cl., vln, vc, pno. DURATION -- 7:00
AUTUMN (G. Burwasser) (1986) for mezzo sop., fl., bs.cl., hn, perc., vln, vc. DURATION -- 8:00
SOLO PIANO
EIGHT EASY PIECES FOR PIANO (2014) (Published by Imagine Music)
FOUR EPITHETS (1988/rev.2013) (Published by Imagine Music ) DURATION -- 8:00
THREE SHADES OF LENNY (1987)
SONATA FOR PIANO (1987/rev.1998) DURATION -- 15:00
ADVERSARIES (1985) DURATION -- 5:00
OPERA
ONE NIGHT TOGETHER (2014) (libretto by Ilsa Gilbert) chamber opera in four scenes. Commissioned by Downtown Music Productions
MISCELLANEOUS SOLO WORKS
SNAPSHOTS FOR SNARE DRUM (2018) (published by Imagine Music)
ROTATIONS (1986/rev. 2012) for solo marimba, (published by Imagine Music) DURATION -- 4:00
VOILA! (2004) for five-string electric viola (commissioned by Martha Mooke)
DUOS
FOUR MOVEMENTS (1984/rev.2013) for two flutes (Published by Imagine Music) DURATION-- 10:00
BITS AND PIECES (1985) for two doublebasses DURATION -- 12:00
DUO (1985) for horn and cello (Published by Nichols Music Co.) DURATION -- 8:00
MODUS OPERANDI (2013) for string orchestra DURATION – 5:00
FLUX (1999) string orchestra, (recorded by the Concordia Orchestra, Marin Alsop, cond.) DURATION: 9:00
CATCHING FIREFLIES (1997) (recorded by the Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwarz,cond.) DURATION - 8:00
A WELL-TRAVELED ROAD (1993) (recorded by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Robert Stankovsky, cond.) DURATION -- 11:00
EBB AND FLOW (1990) DURATION -- 15:00
METAMORPHOSIS (1986) for chamber orchestra, DURATION -- 15:00
CHAMBER
SUITE FOR SAXOPHONE QUARTET (2016)
PUCK'S GAME (2015) for string quartet DURATION -- 5:30
WHIRLWIND (2013) three movements for woodwind quintet (Published by Imagine Music) DURATION – 8:00
GROOVES AND RIFFS (2003) trio for tuba, french horn and percussion (for Michael and Deborah Thurlow) (Published by Nichols Music) Co.) DURATION – 6:00
MOOD SWING (1997) brass quintet with optional drumset (Published by Nichols Music Co.) (DURATION: 4:00
MOOD SWING (1995) for brass nonet (Written for the No No Nonet) DURATION -- 4:00
PASSAGES (1994) for horn quartet (Published by Nichols Music Co.) DURATION -- 10:00
TWO PIECES FOR PERCUSSION QUARTET (1987) DURATION -- 8:00
EVOCATION (1985/rev.2002) for Bb/Eb clar, bsn, horn, C tpt, perc. DURATION -- 5:30
QUARTET (1984/rev.2001) for flute, clarinet, guitar, and bassoon DURATION -- 15:00
EPISODES (1983) for ten strings (2 2 2 2 2) DURATION -- 14:00
JAZZ ENSEMBLE
EARTH BLUE (2013) DURATION – 7:00
DUPLICITY (2010) DURATION – 6:00 (Published by Imagine Music)
VOCAL
HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS (E. Dickenson) (2011) for SATB choir and piano accompaniment
TORRENTS (1998) (on poems by Ilsa Gilbert) for mz sop., fl., cl., 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 reciter, flute, and vibraphone DURATION -- 5:00
A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM (E. A. Poe) (1987) for sop.,fl., cl., vln, vc, pno. DURATION -- 7:00
AUTUMN (G. Burwasser) (1986) for mezzo sop., fl., bs.cl., hn, perc., vln, vc. DURATION -- 8:00
SOLO PIANO
EIGHT EASY PIECES FOR PIANO (2014) (Published by Imagine Music)
FOUR EPITHETS (1988/rev.2013) (Published by Imagine Music ) DURATION -- 8:00
THREE SHADES OF LENNY (1987)
SONATA FOR PIANO (1987/rev.1998) DURATION -- 15:00
ADVERSARIES (1985) DURATION -- 5:00
OPERA
ONE NIGHT TOGETHER (2014) (libretto by Ilsa Gilbert) chamber opera in four scenes. Commissioned by Downtown Music Productions
MISCELLANEOUS SOLO WORKS
SNAPSHOTS FOR SNARE DRUM (2018) (published by Imagine Music)
ROTATIONS (1986/rev. 2012) for solo marimba, (published by Imagine Music) DURATION -- 4:00
VOILA! (2004) for five-string electric viola (commissioned by Martha Mooke)
DUOS
FOUR MOVEMENTS (1984/rev.2013) for two flutes (Published by Imagine Music) DURATION-- 10:00
BITS AND PIECES (1985) for two doublebasses DURATION -- 12:00
DUO (1985) for horn and cello (Published by Nichols Music Co.) DURATION -- 8:00