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COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS:

 

String Quartet No. 3 (2000)
String Quartet No. 4 (2001)
String Quartet No. 5 (2005)

Performed by the Martinu and Stamic String Quartets
NEW: Released 1/2007
 

April - a meditation for orchestra (1994)

Performed by the Czech Radio Symphony
Vladimir Valek, conductor


 

Summer Portraits (1993)

Performed by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
David Stock, conductor

An Overture for a Film (1994)

Performed by the Warsaw Philharmonic
Jerzy Swoboda, conductor

 

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WORKS LIST [as of January 1, 2007]

(with commission and premiere information)

 

Orchestra & Concerti

Pocket Symphony for orchestra  [in progress]                                                                                                                      2007

Performance: TBA

 

Raggedy Andy for marimba and eleven instruments                                                                                                          2006

Premiere: February 15, 2007; Duquesne Contemporary Ensemble, Pittsburgh, PA

Commission: Andrew Martin, University of Minnesota

 

Chamber Sinfonietta: In the Darkness of Winter for chamber orchestra                                                                        2005

Duquesne New Music Ensemble; David Stock, conductor

April 22, 2005 - Pittsburgh, PA

Commission: David Stock and Duquesne University

 

Symphony for Strings                                                                                                                                                                  2002

Concerto di Milano; Jeff Silberschlag, conductor

June 4, 2002 - Milan, Italy

Commission: Jeff Silberschlag

 

Woman of Desire: A Film Cue for orchestra                                                                                                                          1999

Unperformed

 

Fragment for violin and orchestra                                                                                                                                             1994

Unperformed

 

April: a meditation for orchestra                                                                                                                                             1994

Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra; Vladimir Valek, conductor

November 25, 1994 - Prague, Czech Republic

 

Overture for a Film                                                                                                                                                                      1994

Warsaw Philharmonic; Jerzy Swoboda, conductor

September 9, 1994 - Warsaw, Poland

 

Fantasy for clarinet and orchestra                                                                                                                                              1993

MIT Symphony Orchestra; Derek Bermel, conductor;  David Alt, clarinet solo

April 26, 1993 - Cambridge, MA

Commission: Derek Bermel

 

 

Chamber Music

On The And Of…  for clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano and percussion                                                                           2006

July 5, 2006—Bloch Contemporary Chamber Players

Commission: Bay Music Association of Newport, OR

 

Speak (no) Evil for chamber ensemble and electronics                                                                                                       2006

(electronics, Joshua Clausen)

April 11, 2006 – Minneapolis, MN as part of ACF SoundCheck series at the Southern Theater

Commission: Doug Geers

 

Joe, I hope you brought your wah-wah for double bass and percussion                                                                         2006

Joe Vogel, bass; Scott Anderson, percussion

January 20, 2006 – Minneapolis, MN & San Francisco, CA

 

String Quartet No. 5                                                                                                                                                                      2005

Martinu String Quartet

December 5, 2005 - Prague, Czech Republic

Commission: Martinu String Quartet

 

A few (very) late hours for viola and electric piano                                                                                                               2005

Staci Jensen, viola; Tasha Baron, electric piano

May 14, 2005 - Minneapolis, MN

 

Three Biscuits for viola, mandolin, electric piano, and piano                                                                                              2004

American Composers Forum Tuesday Salon Series

August 16, 2005 - St  Paul, MN

 

String Quartet No. 4                                                                                                                                                                      2001

Martinu String Quartet

November 18, 2001 - Prague, Czech Republic

        BGSU Graduate String Quartet

        October 18, 2002 – Bowling Green, OH [at 23rd New Music and Art Festival]

Commission: Martinu String Quartet

 

String Quartet No. 3                                                                                                                                                                      2000

Stamic String Quartet

October 12, 2000 - Prague, Czech Republic

Commission: Stamic String Quartet

 

JoKo for nine instruments                                                                                                                                                            1997

Unperformed

 

Prague Pictures for eleven instruments                                                                                                                                   1996

Czech Nonet; Vit Micka, conductor

November 11, 1996 - Prague, Czech Republic

Commission: Czech Philharmonic Chamber Music Society

 

Symphony for four players                                                                                                                                                           1996

SOLI Chamber Music Ensemble

May 9, 1996 - San Antonio, TX

        Roitman Ensemble – Minneapolis, MN

        October 22, 2005 [ACF Salon]; November 20, 2005; April 6, 2006 [Schubert Club Concert Series]

Commission: SOLI Chamber Music Ensemble, Meet the Composer

 

Fleeting Moments for clarinet and violoncello                                                                                                                        1994

Derek Bermel, clarinet; Derek Snyder, violoncello

March 14, 1994 - Ann Arbor, MI

        Stephanie Key, clarinet; David Mollenauer, violoncello

        September 21, 1994 – San Antonio, TX

        Karel Donhal clarinet; Lukas Polak, violoncello

        November 21, 2001 – Prague, Czech Republic [Czech Philharmonic Chamber Music Society]

Commission: Derek Bermel

 

Summer Portraits for percussion soloist and chamber ensemble                                                                                     1993

The Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble; David Stock, conductor; George Willis, percussion

February 7, 1994 - Pittsburgh, PA

        Other performances: April 12, 1994; May 2, 1994; September 19, 1994; February 12, 1999

Commission: Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Meet the Composer

 

String Quartet No  2                                                                                                                                                                      1993

Artzt Quartet

April 12, 1993; Ann Arbor, MI

 

Four Songs for soprano and mixed chamber ensemble                                                                                                      1992

Monday Night Composers Series; Derek Bermel, conductor; Jenny Head, mezzo-soprano

October 22, 1993 - Ann Arbor, MI

 

Quartet for Woodwinds                                                                                                                                                               1992

The Juilliard Graduate Wind Quintet

April 19, 1992 - New York, NY

Commission: Robin Gelman

 

Maria’s Fantasy for bassoon and chamber ensemble                                                                                                         1992

New England Conservatory New Music Ensemble; Peter Chung, conductor; Maria Isaak, bassoon solo

February 2, 1992  Boston, MA

 

Quintet for Flute and Strings                                                                                                                                                        1991

Zaia Quintet;  Rebecca Zaia, flute solo

February 13, 1992 - Boston, MA

 

Sonata for Viola and Piano                                                                                                                                                          1991

Peter Chung, viola; Sandra Horst, piano

April 2, 1991 - Boston, MA

 

Puppets for flute and bassoon                                                                                                                                                    1990

Maria Isaak, bassoon  Rebecca Zaia, flute

November 10, 1990 - Boston, MA

 

Sonata for Clarinet and Piano                                                                                                                                                     1990

Stephanie Key, clarinet; Sandra Horst, piano

December 5, 1990 - Boston, MA

 

Largo for clarinet and piano                                                                                                                                                        1990

Stephanie Key, clarinet; Sandra Horst, piano

February 4, 1991 - Boston, MA

 

String Quartet No  1                                                                                                                                                                      1989

NEC Graduate String Quartet

February 13, 1992 - Boston, MA

 

 

Solo Works

A Wedding Overture for organ solo                                                                                                                                           1997

Carson Cooman, organ solo

April 15, 1999 - Rochester, NY

 

Six Pieces for violin solo                                                                                                                                                              1995

Unperformed

 

Etude for clarinet solo                                                                                                                                                                   1992

Derek Bermel, clarinet solo

February 14, 1994 – Ann Arbor, MI

 

Nocturne for bassoon solo                                                                                                                                                          1991

Maria Isaak, bassoon solo

November 11, 1991 - Boston, MA

 

 

Electronic and Mixed Media

My Variable Life for fixed electronics                                                                                                                                        2006

Elliott Miles McKinley, laptop-Max/MSP

April 26, 2006 - Minneapolis, MN

 

Jammin’ with the Marc-ster for accordion and electronics                                                                                                  2005

Marc Jensen, accordion; Elliott Miles McKinley, laptop-Max/MSP

April 29  2005 - Minneapolis, MN

 

Art Class!  for electronics and video [a collaboration with Anders Amala]                                                                        2005

Screening at the University of Minnesota Regis Art Center

March 18, 2005 - Minneapolis, MN

 

Banjo Fun for pre-recorded banjo and electronics                                                                                                                 2004

Pete Smucker, banjo

November 14, 2004 - Minneapolis, MN

 

You Have an Incoming Call… for pre-recorded cell phone and electronics                                                                     2004

University of Minnesota Electronic Music Studio

October 29, 2004 - Minneapolis, MN

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