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Program Note:

Fantasia in Wind and Strings is cast in three interconnected movements.  The title is a reference to a fanciful and improvisatory nature of the form.  While this piece does not have any specific program, I wanted to convey a particular emotion, stressing, as in lyric poetry, moments of feeling. The overall mood of this work is one of intimate, contemplative, and at times, slightly whimsical character.

"To the Minute" from "It Isn't Music That . . ." (2004)
for soprano and chamber ensemble
Recorded Live at the Festival of New Music, Music05, Werner Recital Hall, CCM, University of Cincinnati

It Isn't Music That . . .(excerpt).mp3

Just Here and Now (2003)

Program Note:

Just Here and Now for flute, violin and cello is cast in three movements and is inspired by the Baroque forms.  The energetic first movement bears an introductory quality as the instruments engage in “dialogues” between each other.  It is followed by a Largo ushered by an extended passage for solo violin.  Here, the tempo indication should be taken in its literal meaning, broad not slow.  In this movement I was interested in exploring contrasting textures and the possibilities of instrumentation offered by this particular setup.  The piece concludes with the dance-like Allegretto scherzando in triple time.  The decidedly anti-nostalgic character of the outer movements offers the clue to the title of the piece.

Recorded Live at Composer’s Conference at Wellesley College

Just Here and Now.mp3
Just Here and Now score.pdf

Strings+ (2002)

Performed live by the Empyrean  Ensemble

Strings+ (excerpt).mp3
Strings+score.pdf

VisionUnbound (2000)

Performed Live by The San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Neal Stulberg, conductor

VisionUnbound.mp3

La Follia Revisited (1999)

Program Note:

La Follia Revisited is based on the great Follia variations from Opus 5, a collection of violin sonatas by Arcangelo Corelli.  Consisting of twenty-four variations on a popular chord progression, Corelli’s version incorporates changes of tempo and character.  My piece is also a set of variations, though not clearly delineated, recalling the original.  In my reinterpretation of the piece, I wanted, most of all, to capture the spirit and the passion of the original work.

Performed Live by Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne in Domaine Forget

La Follia Revisited.mp3