Orchestral Works

These orchestral pieces demonstrate my range of compositional interests

Tone Poems

A space voyage with Johannes Kepler- Harmonices Mundi

A romantic Chinese tone poem- River Moon

A fun romp with the sounds of trains Trains of Thought

Wolfgang at the Gates, a piece "composed on" themes of Mozart and Gluck as though inside the panicked mind of Mozart in Paris as his mother is dying and he is trying to compose his stylish "Paris" symphony.

Preludes, a double concerto and an oratorio

Two short preludes that yang and yin each other- Prelude and Entr'acte

A concerto for two percussionists- Duo Percussion Concerto in four movements

Drum Taps: Nine Poems on Themes of War, an hour-long piece for orchestra, mixed choir and SATB vocal soloists with texts from Walt Whitman and five other poets from around the world and across time. Drum Taps was a nominee for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize in Music.