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Big Sky for Flute, Viola, and Harp |
Duration: c. 12'
1. Montana Morning
2. Dancing Under the Stars
COMMISSIONED by Hat Trick (April Clayton flute, David Wallace viola, Kristi Shade harp).
PREMIERE tour through the greater Salt Lake City region, September 2023.
PUBLICATION by Theodore Presser Company forthcoming in late 2024.
RECORDING on Bridge Records forthcoming in Spring 2024.
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Deep Funk, Pt.2:
Dance Sonata for Solo Viola
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Duration: c. 15'
1. Salsa Grande
2. Romance
3. Agitato Swirl with Waltzes
4. Prelude and Free Form Viola Funk
COMMISSIONED and PREMIERED by violist Mara Gearman.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
AUDIO EXCERPTS from the premiere by Mara Gearman:
from Mvt. 1
from Mvt. 2
from Mvt. 3
from Mvt. 4
PROGRAM NOTES
FIRST PRIZE: Salsa Grande movement, in 2003 Hvar Music Festival composers' competition.
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Desert Dusk
for Alto Flute and Cello |
Duration: c. 8½'
COMMISSIONED by Mélomanie, for flutist Kimberly Reighley and cellist Douglas McNames, premiered in May 2017.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
YOUTUBE of Agnieszka Bartoszewicz and Cecylia Stanecka, live at the Bydgoszcz Academy of Music, Poland
PROGRAM NOTES
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Hot Spots
for English Horn and Viola |
Duration: c. 8'
Adaptation of the original English Horn & Clarinet duo, for Tim Haas clarinet & Mary Harrah viola
1. Sunsplash
2. On the Beach
3. The Bee and the Horseshoe Crab
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It Takes Four to Tango
for String Quartet, String
Quintet, or String Orchestra
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Duration: c. 2½'
PERFORMANCES include Colorado Symphony's outreach concerts.
Quartet version: AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
Quintet version: AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
String Orchestra version: AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
AUDIO EXCERPT: Harmo Saxophone Quartet playing the sax version
PROGRAM NOTES
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It Takes Four to Tango
for Violin (or Flute) and Guitar
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Duration: c. 2½'
PREMIERED by Mimi Stillman flute and Allen Krantz guitar, March 16, 2006,
Philadelphia.
Available from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
PROGRAM
NOTES
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Lamentations
for String Orchestra |
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Duration: c. 5'
COMPOSED for the Santa Monica Civic Orchestra, Frank Fetta, Music Director.
PERFORMANCES include Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Marc
Mostovoy conductor.
AVAILABLE on rental from Theodore Presser Company
PROGRAM NOTES
Online perusal score
"Worthy of the spotlight... the most interesting and sensitively performed on
the concert... the composer should be heard from again."
Philadelphia Inquirer (Valdes), October 27, 1987.
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Midsummer Daydream for Flute, Viola, and Harp |
Duration: c. 7'
COMMISSIONED by a consortium led by the Astralis Chamber Ensemble.
PUBLICATION by Theodore Presser Company forthcoming in June 2024.
YOUTUBE of a live performance by Faith Wasson flute, Adam Brotnitsky viola, and Rebecca Simpson harp
PROGRAM NOTES
Peaceful
Journey for Cello and
Piano |
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Duration: c. 8'
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
PROGRAM NOTES
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Spark
for unaccompanied Viola |
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Duration: c. 3'
COMMISSIONED by Kirk Smith, for Yvonne Smith.
PREMIERED by Yvonne Smith, Shepherd School of
Music, November 22, 2009
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or
direct from Presser.
YOUTUBE
of Yvonne Smith performing Spark
PROGRAM NOTES
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Sunburst
for Solo Violin with
String Orchestra
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Duration: c. 3'
COMMISSIONED and PREMIERED by the Colorado Symphony's Up Close and
Musical series for 20-30 performances (1998-2000 seasons), to demonstrate sounds
and colors of the violin.
PERFORMANCES include Nashville Symphony
AVAILABLE on rental from Theodore Presser Company.
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Sunshine Rondo
for Violin and Piano
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Duration: c. 2'
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or
direct from Presser.
AUDIO EXCERPT from the premiere by Todd Reynolds
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The Three Little Pigs
for Narrator, Violin, and Cello |
Duration: c. 10½'
The
familiar story is told with lots of special effects, and with leitmotives
identifying each of the pigs and the wolf, to illustrate variations on
recurring patterns. A perfect story for illustrating variations on a
theme.
COMMISSIONED by the American Composers Forum community partnerships for the Auricolae ensemble
and Strings in the Schools.
PERFORMANCES have included outreach programs of the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Aspen Music Festival.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or
direct from Presser.
RECORDED on New
Focus Recordings by the Auricolae ensemble.
PROGRAM NOTES
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Three Mysteries of Nagasaki
for Violin and Percussion |
Duration: c. 13'
PREMIERED by Terry Vermillion (perc) and Marion Judish (vn), St. Cloud, MN.,
February 2000.
AVAILABLE from your favorite sheet music dealer, or direct from Presser.
PROGRAM NOTES
AUDIO EXCERPTS from the
premiere:
from Mvt. 1
from Mvt. 2
from
Mvt. 3
"The sentiment behind the genesis of the piece, and the pairing of both unpitched and pitched metallics with a string instrument, is intriguing. The sections that weave the vibraphone along with the unpitched instruments, with the violin are, … quite lovely.... For an advanced graduate student or professional looking for a percussion and violin pairing outside of the common marimba/violin fare, this piece would make an interesting addition to a recital."
Percussive Notes (Marilyn K. Clark Silva), September 2018
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Terry Vermillion's set-up for
premiere |
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last updated March 11, 2024
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