Compositions
Hopefully, my work will convince you
that it is never too late,
nor are you too old to believe
in the callings on your life,
whether composing or writing, even if
those gifts have been buried for decades.
Invest in yourself. You are worth it!
Emergence
Premiered on October 26, 2019 by the Spring Hill Orchestra under Conductor Rebecca Vendemo
Cornerstone Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
The Lamb
Choir and Orchestra
ALIAS Chamber Ensemble with Pianist Jerome Reed
Sergio Puccini
Rachel Talitman and Pierre-Henri Xuereb
Chamber Music with Strings
Resting Place for Solo Guitar
World Premiere, September 15, 2023, Sergio Puccini, Argentina. Recording will be released in 2025.
Lament for Piano, String Quartet, and Empty Chair
World premiere, March 28, ALIAS Chamber Ensemble, Nashville
Three Miniatures for Unaccompanied Viola
World premiere, June 6, 2020: Festival Komm Bach, Paris, France – Viola, Brett Deubner.
Released on Deubner’s HOPE album in 2023.
The Dabbling Duck for English Horn and Cello
World premiere on April 13, 2021, River Rhapsodies V Chamber Series, Arkansas Symphony – Beth Wheeler, English Horn; Jacob Wunsch, Cello
Alternate versions for Viola/Cello | Two Cellos | Clarinet/Cello
Remember for Viola, Piano, Chimes
World Premiere, September 11, 2020: RESET Concert of Hope – Brett Deubner, viola; Allison Brewster-Franzetti, piano. Parma release on Mother Earth CD, June 25, 2021
Alternate versions: Clarinet, Piano, Chimes | English Horn, Piano, Chimes | Piano and Chimes
Cornerstone Sonata for Viola and Piano
World premiere, Spring 2022: Brett Deubner, violist; Allison Brewster Franzetti, piano
A Call from the Woods for Viola Solo
World premiere, Spring 2022: Amaro Dubois, viola. Released as a single.
Ice & Fury: A Passacaglia for Violin or Viola Solo
World premiere, August 2023: Christina McGann, violin
When Words Fail for Viola and Harp
World premiere, Recording 2024: Pierre Henri Xuereb, viola; Rachel Talitman, harp
Chamber Music for Winds/Piano/Percussion
The Looking Glass
For Woodwind Quintet, Trumpet, String Bass, Timpani and Percussion
King for a Day from The Looking Glass
For Woodwind Quintet | World Premiere: International Composers Festival, Sussex, UK, May 2022
Three Reflections from The Looking Glass
For Woodwind Quintet, Trumpet (optional)
Beyond the Noble Way for Brass Quintet
Premiere for fall of 2020 by the University of Akron Faculty Brass Quintet (postponed)
The Dabbling Duck for English Horn and Cello
World premiere on April 13, 2021: Arkansas Symphony Orchestra River Rhapsodies V Chamber Series, Beth Wheeler, English Horn; Jacob Wunsch, Cello | Alternate versions: Clarinet/Bassoon | Clarinet/Cello | English horn/Bassoon
Remember
Premiered in 2020 and recorded by Brett Deubner, viola, and Allison Brewster Franzetti | Versions: Viola, Piano, Chimes | Clarinet, Piano, Chimes | English Horn, Piano, Chimes | Piano and Chimes
Chamber Music with Voice
Oh, my son….
For Tenor/Narrator, Violin, Clarinet, Timpani, and Piano based on a “proem” by David Stern. Premieres with Franklin Cohen and Charles Neidich in Cleveland and NYC as well as Boston in 2024-25.
I Think About the Star
For High Soprano, Oboe, and Piano based on a poem by Lois Duncan.
World premiere on December 2022: commissioned by Mary Ann Robinson, Beth Wheeler and David Glaze.
Came a Drop Gently
For Mezzo soprano, Tenor, English horn, and Piano based on a poem by Walt Whitman. (2021)