Original Compositions

Exodus for string quartet. The quartet version was premiered by the Borromeo String Quartet in October 2003.
The piece was commissioned by Rod and Joan Nordell. It is dedicated to all of those forced out of their homelands.

The work is in three movements. Audio samples: Tale, Exodus and Hope (video sample: Hope).

There is a string orchestra version of the second movement (Exodus)
Juno Orchestra performance.

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Caged is about the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. This work is also about the children emprisoned at the US/Mexico border during that same time. The work was commissioned by Paula Gudmundson for the 2020 National Flute Association Virtual Summer Series. It is scored for flute and double bass. The work was premiered by Paula Gudmundson (flute) and Joseph Pettit (bass).

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Z.O.E. (Zombie Origin and Evolution). The quartet was commissioned and premiered by Crossing Borders Music as part of a documentary on Haitian zombie, the myth, origin and evolution. The work is in 8 movments. Audio samples: Papa Legba - ouvrè abryè a, Bare vòlè, Pwazon, Papa nou, Koral zombi, Rara, Sèl sosiete, Papa Legba - fèmen baryè a, and tells the story of a soul being kidnapped to be turned into a zombie, and how it must feel to be a zombie.

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"Follow truth wherever it may lead you." - Thomas Jefferson

We 3 Kings is a three-movement trio for violin, cello and piano. It was commissioned by the Clayton-Jackson-McGhie Memorial Foundation to honor the three men, and mark the 100th anniversary of the 1920 Duluth lynchings. The piece was first performed by the Gitchigami Piano Trio. It is dedicated to all victims of discrimination and persecution.

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Brother Malcolm, a duo for cello and piano represents a fictional conversation between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X on the ascension of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States. This work was commissioned and premiered by Betsy Husby and Alexander Chernyshev. Audio sample: Brother Malcolm

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Commissioned in 2021 by the Northwest Suburban Conference Minnesota High Schools, Sometimes, I feel attempts to capture the multitude of emotions surrounding the George Floyd murder, and the aftermath. It is scored for String Orchestra (Grade 3.5)

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Nostalgia was commissioned by Crossing Borders Music to honor Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, original settler of what is now known as the city of Chicago. This very accessible string trio (for violin, viola and cello) is a one movement piece based on the (musical) name of its honoree, Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable.

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Fallen is a duo for cello and piano commissioned by An-Lin Bardin and Naomi Niskala with funding provided by Mary P McKillip Pautz. This work speaks for all of those who feel shunned, oppressed, or have fallen out of grace, fallen out of favor.

It is dedicated to the unheard and the unseen of our society.

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Dialogues for violin and cello was made possible through a 2022 grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. The work is in 5 movements. The piece was premiered by Jean R Perrault (violin) and Nikolai Kolarov (cello). Audio samples: Intro, Drudge, Dans kochi, Pillow talk, Despair.

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Peze Kafe was commissioned by the Balkanicus organization. Scored for cello and hand drum, the work is based on the very popular folk song of the same name (my favorite rendition of this song). The work was premiered by members of the Balkanicus ensemble (Nikolai Kolarov, cello - Fernando Meza, percussion).

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Crucify Him (John 19:6) is a movement from the larger 5-movement work "Missa" scored for large orchestra. The movement "Crucify Him" is scored for string orchestra. The work was given its premiere by the Concerto Soloists (now the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia).

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