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selected compositions

2024:

William's Piano's (2")

Piano four-hands


Piano Trio (9")

Violin, cello, piano


2019-2024:

Keyboard Pieces (35")

Solo keyboardist, horn


2018: 

Cecile Hastie Songs (6”)

Soprano, piano


2017:

Brookline Music’s Cool (3”)

Three violins, viola, cello, piano, auxiliary instrument

Premiere: Brookline Music School, Brookline, MA, student performers, 2017


2008:

Vincent van Gogh

String orchestra with piano and 2 percussion (10”)

Premiere: Brookline High School, Brookline, MA, Brookline Youth Orchestra, 2009


2007: 

Piano Piece No. 5

Solo piano

Premiere: California State University, Sacramento, CA, John Ferguson, 2007


2004:

Takahashi Songs

Solo voice and piano

Premiere: New England Conservatory, Boston, MA, Students of Murray Kidd, 2004


2002: 

Three Linda Gregg Songs

High voice and piano (5”)

Premiere: Harvard Musical Association, Boston, MA, Cecile Hastie and John Ferguson,


Into the Garden

Solo Cello (2”)

Premiere: Victoria House, Pittsburgh, PA, Chris Zerwas, 2002


2001:  

New York, New York

Electric guitar (3”)

Premiere: Tufts University, Medford, MA, John Ferguson, 2001


Part Park, Part Art

Brass quintet (6”)

Premiere: Jamaica Pond Park, Boston, MA, Huntington Brass Quintet, 2001


Home-boy

Violin, percussion (4”)

Premiere: D.A.R. House, Seattle, WA, Ferguson, Hamilton, 2001


2000:  

Show-off

Trumpet, piano (2”)

Premiere: First Congregational Church, Laconia, NH, Burns, Ferguson, 2001


Solo for Trombone

Tenor trombone (6”)


Duo for Piano and Vibraphone

Piano, vibraphone (2”)

Premiere: Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, Ferguson, Hamilton; 2000


1999: 

Piano Piece No. 4 

Piano (12”)

Premiere: First United Methodist Church, Sacramento, CA, Ferguson; 2000


1998:  

Four Movements for Three Performers 

Electric guitar/piano/slide whistle/violin, turntable/percussion, horn/shortwave radio/voice/melodica (20”)

Premiere: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Ferguson, Halbeisen, Papador; 1998 


Scherzo 

Violin, clarinet, horn, percussion (4”) 

Premiere: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Watanabe, Klaas, Halbeisen, Handel; 1999


Window 

Tenor, oboe, piano (3”) 

Premiere: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Brownlee, Baytala, Ferguson; 1999 


Prelude for Horn and Percussion 

Horn, percussion (two players) (4”) 

Premiere: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Halbeisen, Osata, Papador; 1998 


Concert Piece for Song Lee Halbeisen 

Horn (12”) 

Premiere: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Pennington; 1999


1997:   

Rhapsody on a Theme by AC/DC

Electric guitar/violin/piano, electric bass guitar/cello/piano, percussion (20”)   

Premiere: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Ferguson, Henderson, Hamilton; 1997 


Brass Quintet 

Two trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba (8”) 

Premiere: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Goddard, Sandals, Halbeisen, Harris, Stover; 1999


Trio

Violin, clarinet, cello (21”) 

Premiere: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Watanabe, Sanchez, Zelkowicz; 1999


1996: 

Three Songs for Jazz Quartet 

Female voice, piano, electric/acoustic bass, drum set (6”) 

Premiere: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Fanning, Ferguson, Gnekow, Pollack; 1999


1995: 

Concerto for Musicologist 

Musicologist, baroque violin, baroque cello, recorder, natural horn, harpsichord (duration variable)  

Premiere: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Burkholder, Ahn, Blendulf, Weiner,  Douglass, Nishikiori; 1996


1993: 

Introit and Benediction

Chorus (SATB), piano (2”, 2”) 

Premiere: Foothills United Methodist Church, Rescue, CA, Foothills United  Methodist Church Choir, Carah, Conductor; 1993


1992: 

Songs for Soprano and Piano 

Soprano, piano (19”) 

(revised in 1999)

Premiere: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, Zachry-Reynolds, Ferguson; 1999

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