So late their happy seat,

  • 13:00
  • 2024
  • Cello, Clarinet, Piano, Viola, Violin
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Program Note The title of this work comes from John Milton’s epic poem ‘Paradise Lost.’ “They looking back, all the eastern side beheld,                 Of Paradise, so late their happy seat,” The music is through-composed, with the opening material of each new section emerging from

Variations on a Theme from Jehan Alain’s ‘Litanies’

  • 5:30
  • 2022
  • Violin
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Program Note Jehan Alain (1911-1940) was a French organist and composer, steeped in the Gregorian tradition, who died heroically in WWII. The theme for this work comes from his brilliant organ composition entitled ‘Litanies.’ In my piece, each of the twelve variations presents a different

Motet Mashup

  • 2:00
  • 2021
  • Viola, Violin
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This is a short duo inspired by the techniques of medieval motet composition. In this case the viola part serves as ‘tenor.’ It is constructed from a five bar ‘talea’ which after the first 2 statements, goes into retrograde for three more passes. The full

High and Away in Washoe

  • 9:30
  • 2018
  • Cello, Piano, Viola, Violin
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      High and Away in Washoe Premiere edited This one movement work for piano quartet, inspired by the composer’s own experience and love for the nearby mountains, was commissioned by the Tahoe Chamber Music Society and premiered on July 14, 2019, by Ruth Lenz, violin; Dustin

Close (Far)

  • 8:00
  • 2003
  • Cello, Horn, Percussion, Piano, Violin
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Performances Premiere: Symposium Chamber Ensemble, Ernest Bloch Music Festival, Newport, Oregon, June 30, 2003 Amber Dimoff, violin, Julie King, ‘cello, Richard King, horn, Matthew Bassett, percussion, Linda Jones, piano, Thiago Tiberio, conductor, Mixon Hall, Cleveland Institute of Music, April 6, 2008 Program Note Close (Far)

Sky Signs

  • 7:00
  • 2005
  • Piano, Soprano Saxophone, Violin
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Performances Premiere: The Cleveland Duo and James Umble, Epworth-Euclid United Methodist Church, Cleveland, Ohio, April 29, 2007. Program Note This work was commissioned by The Cleveland Duo and James Umble. One summer afternoon, a cirrus cloud drew my attention and changed shape; on another day,