ORCHESTRAL / SOLO WITH ORCHESTRA
- Butterfly Effect,
for solo piano and chamber orchestra (13:00)
Premiered March 23, 2002 by the Intergalactic Chamber Ensemble (I.C.E.)
Excerpts below feature I.C.E; Susan Billmeyer, piano; Duane Schulthess, director.
I. Butterflies - Download mp3 (6.3 MB, 5:25)
II. The Edge of Chaos - Download mp3 (6.2 MB, 6:38)
- Invocation,
for flute and orchestra (15:00)
Premiered May 27, 1999 by Susan Rotholz with the Cape May Festival Orchestra, Cape May, NJ
Excerpts below feature I.C.E, Duane Schulthess, director; Jane Garvin, alto flute, C flute, and piccolo.
excerpt 1 - Download mp3 (2.1 MB, 2:14)
excerpt 2 - Download mp3 (2.8 MB, 3:01)
- Sherman: Scenes and Celebrations,
for small chamber orchestra (15:00)
Premiered August 30, 2002 by the Sherman Chamber Ensemble, CT
Recordings below performed by the Sherman Chamber Ensemble; Eliot T. Bailen, artistic director.
I. Naromi Brook - Download mp3 (6.8 MB, 5:56)
II. Overlook - Download mp3 (4.1 MB, 4:37)
III. Fanfare - Download mp3 (3.9 MB, 3:21)
SOLO INSTRUMENTAL
- This Floating World,
five miniatures for solo flute
Premiered January, 2004 by Linda Chatterton, flute.
Excerpts below performed by Linda Chatterton, flute.
I. Midfield attached to nothing the skylark - Download mp3 (1.1 MB, 0:55)
II. Harvest Moon - Download mp3 (2.5 MB, 2:11)
III. Winter Solitude - Download mp3 (2.5 MB, 2:12)
IV. A Petal Shower - Download mp3 (1.3 MB, 1:25)
V. Wild Sea and Sky - Download mp3 (1.2 MB, 1:18)
- Draw the Strings Tight,
for solo guitar (12:30).
Premiered November 2007 by Kenneth Meyer
I. Draw the Strings Tight - Download mp3 (2.1 MB, 1:46)
II. Open the Window to the West of You - Download mp3 (4.3 MB, 3:40)
III. Waves are Coming In - Download mp3 (3.4 MB, 2:56)
IV. Listen: Sound of Sea Shells! Sound of Bells! - Download mp3 (4.8 MB, 4:10)
CHORAL
- An Illuminated Transience: 1. Light,
for SATB (2:14), text by Joan Wolf Prefontaine
Premiered April 2004 by Cantori
Download mp3 (2.6 MB)
- There is no age,
for SATB (7:15), text by Jabez Van Cleef
Premiered June 4, 2005 by the Harmonium Choral Society
Download mp3 (6.6 MB)
- Alma Beata et Bella,
for SSATTB (5:50), text by Jacopo Sannazaro
Premiered November 12, 1999 by the Rose Ensemble
Download mp3 (1.2 MB, 1:14 excerpt)
- The bike let loose,
for SSAA and piano (2:45), text by Serena Fusek
Premiered August 7, 2004 by the Minnesota All-State Women's Choir, Collegeville, MN.
Download mp3 (3.2 MB, 2:47)
featuring Luther College Pike Kor directed by Sandra Peter
- Dazzle of Day,
for SATB (multiple divisi) chorus, S, A, T, Bari soloists and guitar
(6:13), text by Pablo Neruda, translated by Alastair Reid
Premiered May 1998 by the Dale Warland Singers, Minneapolis, MN
Download mp3 (1.8 MB, 1:54 excerpt)
- A Little Lovely Dream,
for 5-voice or choral SATTB a cappella group (4:20), text by Sarojini Naidu
Premiered November 1998 by Dare to Breathe, Stillwater, MN
Download mp3 (1 MB, 1:02 excerpt)
as recorded by Dare to Breathe on "Dream a Little Dream," released Nov. 1999
MULTIMEDIA
- Soundscape #1, St. Lucia, South Africa, 4:15 a.m.,
for piano, clarinet, violin, viola and tape
A collaboration with The Mixed Flock Orchestra Project
Premiered February 15, 2007
Excerpts below feature Gary Kirkpatrick, piano; Brett Deubner, Viola; Joanna Farrer, Violin; Louise Dubin, Cello; Veronica Alcuri, Sound Effects; Trent Johnson, Sound Effects; Andrew Lamy, Clarinet & Sound Effects; Darryl Kubian, Surround Effects & Audio Mastering
excerpt 1 - Download mp3 (2.4 MB, 1:04)
excerpt 2 - Download mp3 (2.4 MB, 1:04)
excerpt 3 - Download mp3 (2.6 MB, 1:08)
VOCAL
- Amy Lowell: A Rare Pattern (song cycles from),
for mezzo-soprano, piano, and speaker (1:20:00).
Commissioned by the University of Minnesota as originated by Glenda Maurice
Premiered February 8, 2003 by Glenda Maurice, speaker; KrisAnne Weiss, mezzo-soprano; Ruth Palmer, piano.
Excerpts below performed by KrisAnne Weiss, mezzo-soprano; Ruth Palmer, piano.
Pyrotechnics - Download mp3 (1 MB, 1:00)
The Giver of Stars - Download mp3 (3.2 MB, 3:27)
The Taxi - Download mp3 (2 MB, 2:11)
Flame Apples - Download mp3 (1.5 MB, 1:39)
A Sprig of Rosemary: A Remembrance - Download mp3 (2.4 MB, 2:36)
