2024

Nightfall at Lake Yamanaka

(for Ruteki, Hichiriki, and Sho)

(dur. ca. 6:30)

Mudluscious and Puddle Wonderful

for Bb Clarinet and Piano

(dur. ca. 6:15)

Aspects

(for Vn,Vc, Fl, Bb Cl)

(duration ca. 9:0

Midnight’s Lament

for Soprano Recorder, 2 Treble Viols, and 2 Bass Viols

(duration: ca. 6:15)

Syzygy

for Bass Clarinet and electronic loopers

(duration: ca. 8:35

3 American Folk Song

1. I bought Me a Cat
2. Pretty Saro
3. Follow The Drinking Gourd

for Voice (male or female), Fl. Ob., Hn., Cl., Bn

2023

Like Dancing Architecture

Cl., Vn., Vc.

(duration ca. 6:00

Live performance video

audio only rendition

5 Ancient Elements (Violin Concerto)

Vn, Pn 

1. Ayre and Earth

2. Gods’ Blood

3. Fire and Ice

(duration ca. 19:00)

Fury, Then Tranquility

Cl., Vn., Va., Vc., Pno.

(duration ca. 9:00)

2022

6 Bagatelles for Guitar

(6 movements)

(duration: ca. 13:30)

Woodwind Quintet (Fl.,Ob., Cl., Hn., Bn.

2021

(duration: ca. 20:27)

I Starting Over

II Dentro Scherzo (inside joke

III I take My Waking Slowly

IV Finale

(watch movement 1)

(listen only)

1. Starting Over

2. Scherzo Dientro

3. I Take my Waking Slow

4. Finale

Rich Songs (Pn, Bar Voice)

1. Tonight No Poetry Will Serve
2. Diving Into The Wreck
3. Quatraine

2014

3 Phantasies for ‘Cello and Piano
Length: ca. 15:00 (2013)

I. A Dance of Distant Rains and Thunder

II. Voices Past, Softly Speaking (Pretty Saro)

III. Gelid Spirits Leap Among Winter Trees

(Performed by Kate Dillingham, Cello; and Wei-Chieh Lin, Piano)

Dance of Shadows (2013)

for Pno. and Vc.(2014)

(Dumb Youtube has added an advertisement at the beginning  of the video and only provides a static image of the album cover for the duration of the music. Sorry.)

This Dawn This Dusk

for orchestra 2222 2421 2 strings

length ca. 11;45

(2013–premiere performance by The Round Rock Symphony, Round Rock TX.)

Aspects Of A Singularity 
for Viol Consort (Treble, Tenor, Bass, Bass) Length: ca. 9:00 (2013)

Walamboltz
for Orchestra (11222 4221 2 Stgs) Length: ca. 4:30 (2013)

Indefinite Bellows and Certain Murmurs
for Brass Quintet (2 Tpts, Hn, Tbn., Bs. Tbn.) Length: ca. 7:40 (2013)

Toast And Jam
for Flute, Vibraphone, Congas, Violin, and Violoncello (all percussion for 1 player)

Length ca. 6:45 (2012)

[purchase score]

Throttle
for Violin, Violoncello, and Piano. Length ca. 6:00 (2012)

(live performance)

(midi rendition)

as big as alone
for Clarinet in B-flat and Piano. Length: ca. 8:45 (2011)

(live performance, Thomas Piercy, clarinet)

Notes for Six
for 2 sopranos, 1 mezzo-soprano, 2 electric guitars, and percussion. Length: ca. 8:45 (2011)

Poeticisms: 7 Images from a Poem by Donald Baker
notated for 6 improvising performers (Voice, Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Piano, Violin, and Cello), but any number of performers may perform the work. The length of the work depends on the performers–anywhere from 2:30 to 8:00 (or longer!) (2010)

Pundits
for Saxophone Quartet (Sop., Alto, Ten., Bari.). Length: ca. 7:30 (2010)

or, if you prefer to listen only

(please note that this work goes from the barely audible to the loudest extreme available on the instruments. When listening to the audio-stream of this work, do not turn up your speakers too high!)

Ayre and Earth
for Violin and Piano. Length: ca. 9:15 (2009)

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZZZ1Mi4SmU

Crazy Cat Lady

(2012)
for solo Flute. Length: circa 7:45 (2009) (FINALIST: 2010 National Flute Association Newly Published Music for Solo Flute)

Dance in Odd Times
for Percussion Quartet. Length: ca. 7:45 (2008)
Percussion 1: Vibraphone, 2 Wood Blocks, Snare Drum, 2 Suspended Cymbals
Percussion 2: Glockenspiel, 5 Temple Blocks, Congas, Triangle
Percussion 3: Marimba, Bongos, Triangle
Percussion 4: Xylophone, 2 Tom-toms, Large Tamtam

Still Life (with Monkey)
I. The Fruit: apples and oranges
II. The Flowers
III. (and the Monkey)

For Clarinet and Violoncello. Length: ca. 9:15. (2008)
Recording of 3rd movement:

My good friend, Brad Baldauf, found this painting at the Chicago Art Institute. My own work was created with no knowledge of this painting. My Monkey was inspired by watching my 2.5 year old daughter arrange her own still life, which included a monkey. There’s nothing new under the sun, I guess…

Notes For Zoe
For Soprano, Electric Guitar, and electronic loopers. Length: ca. 7:40. No text (2007)

Indirect Lines to Another and the Next
For Flute, Violoncello, and Piano. Length: ca. 7:20. (2007)

Gargoyle Garden
An opera for children. 7 singers (Primary roles: Boy Soprano, Girl Soprano, Tenor, Baritone; minor roles: Soprano, Tenor, Bass), chamber orchestra (Fl., Ob., Cl., Bsn., Tpt., Hn., Perc., Pno., 2 Vns., Va., Vc.). Arrangements for larger orchestra and smaller ensembles (including Piano accompaniment alone) are available. Length: ca. 48:00. Libretto by Jeff Lagreca. (2006)

(excerpt) 

You may purchase a copy of the Piano/Vocal score of Gargoyle through the Astoria Music Society Press.

Psalm 23
For Electric Guitar, Mezzo-Soprano, and electronic looper. Length: ca. 7:50Text: traditional, in original Hebrew. (2006)

Echo n’ Jag
For Prepared Piano, Viola, and Violoncello. Length: ca. 7:45. (2006)

(The original recording was lost years ago, unfortunately. This midi rendition uses sounds that “kkind of mimic the prepared piano sounds–screws placed between the piano’s strings, paper clips attached to the the piano strings, a thick rubber eraser dampening low strings for bass drum effect, a cloth muffling some strings. (The title is an anagram of “John Cage”, who  first developed the idea of prepared piano.). All the rhythms are taken African traditional drumming countris like Nigeria, Burkanu Fasso, or Ethiopia.

Prayer
For 2 mezzo-sopranos. Traditional text (in Hebrew). Length: ca. 3:00. (2005)

Rage and Reflection
For Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello. Length: ca. 8:45. (2005)

Passages (2005 revision) 
For SATB Chorus, Native American Flute, Marimba, Crotales, and String Orchestra. Text compiled by the composer from speeches by Tecumseh, Chief Womankiller, and H.G. Clauder. Length: ca. 10:00. (2005)

Music for an Elliptical Orbit
For Flute, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Unpitched Percussion, 2 Electric Guitars, Violin, Violoncello. Length: ca. 7:00. (2004)

Rhythm and Movement for the Awkward
5 Movements. For solo acoustic Guitar and Dancer. Length: ca. 13 minutes. (2003)

Thump
For Solo Guitar. Length: ca. 6:30. (2003)

Exultations!
Fanfare for Brass Choir. For 4 Horns, 4 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, 2 Baritones, 1 Tuba, Timpani. Length: ca. 3:00. (2003)

Mind Of Winter
Three Movements. For Acoustic Guitar and Mezzo-Soprano. Length: ca. 10:00. Text: 3 Poems by Wallace Stevens. (2002)

Imaginary Landscapes #1
For Violoncello and computer generated tape. Length: 10:36. (2001)

Thump
For solo Guitar. Length: ca. 8:30. (2000)

4 Bagatelles for Guitar
For solo Guitar. Length: ca. 5:10 (2000)

next to of course god america i
For Piano and High Voice. Text by E.E. Cummings. Length: ca. 2:50. (2000)

Jade Dance
For Piano. Length: ca 9:00

 a live performance  by Max Lifchitz,

February 11, 2023 live performance, entire concert. Jade Dance is last–about 45 minutes in.

New release track on Max Lifchitz’s performance of my work for solo piano, Jade Dance

https://www.youtube.com/live/MFeHCcKyYIs?feature=share&t=382

 

Passages
For Recorder, Marimba, and SATB chorus. Text compiled by the composer from speeches by Tecumseh, Chief Womankiller, and H.G. Clauder. Length: ca. 10:00. (1999, see above for new arrangement)

Smackwarm
For computer generated tape. Text read by the composer from James Joyce’ Ulysses. Length: 4:22. (1999)

Err on 4 Strings
For Violin solo. Length: ca. 9:20. (1998)

Scatting
For Fl., Ob., Va., Vc., and computer generated tape. Length: ca: 8:30. (1998)

Prayer, War Song, and Lullaby
For Baritone, Violin, Horn, Piano 4-hands, and Percussion. Text compiled by the composer from traditional Native American folk songs and poems. Length: ca. 14:20. (1997)

Prelude
For Organ solo. Length: ca. 4:40 (1997)

Three Songs from “Pomes Penyeach”
3 Movements. For Tenor and computer-generated tape. Text by James Joyce. Length: ca. 10:20. (1997)

Etchings
For Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello. Length: ca. 5:20. (1996)

Six Extreme Miniatures for a Small Orchestra
Six Movements. For chamber orchestra (1111 2100 66432). Length: ca. 5:40. (1996)

On the Advice of David Lang
For Guitar, Violin, Clarinet, Violoncello. Length: ca. 7:00 (1995)

Essay for Trumpet and Tape
For Trumpet in B-flat and computer generated tape. Length: ca. 9:30. (1995)

Fundamentals 
For computer generated tape. Length: 9:54 (1994)

Ding an Sich
For Percussion Trio. Length: ca. 8:00. (1994)

Lullaby for young players

for Vn. and vc. Length ca. 3:00