Antiphonies (1992), 16'

Chamber Orchestra
0.2.0.2;2.0.0.0;Str
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
First performance: March 19, 1993 — Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Heiichiro Ohyama, cond., Los Angeles

Aubade (1996), 8'

Orchestra
2.2.2.2;2.2.0.0;Timp.4pc;Strings
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
First performance: February 26, 1997 — Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Donald  Crockett, cond., Los Angeles

Blue Earth Sinfonia Concertante for Orchestra (2002), 25'

Orchestra
3.3.3.3;4,3,3,1;Timp.3pc;Hp;Str
Commissioned by the Charlotte Symphony
First Performance : September 27, 2002 — Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Christof Perick, cond., Charlotte

Capriccio (2005), 12'

Piano and Orchestra
3.3.3.3;4,3,3,1;Timp.3pc;Piano solo;Str
Commissioned by the University of Southern California for its 125th Anniversary
First performance: October 6, 2005 - USC Thornton Symphony, Donald Crockett, cond., Norman Krieger, piano, Los Angeles

Cascade (2001), 10'

Orchestra
3.3.3.3;4.3.3.1;Timp.3pc;Hp;Strings
Commissioned by the USC Thornton School of Music
First performance: October 2001 — USC Thornton Symphony, Sergiu Comissiona, cond., Los Angeles

Cello Concerto (1993), 23'

Cello and Orchestra
2.2.2.2;2.2.1.0;2 Pc;Pf;Str
First performance: May 1994 — Colonial Symphony (New Jersey), Yehuda Gilad,  cond., Marcy Rosen, cello, Chatham, New Jersey 

Orchestra
2.2.2.2;2.2.0.0;2 Pc;Pf;Str
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
First performance: April 9, 2005 - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane, cond., Glendale, California

Lyrikos (1979), 20'

Tenor and Orchestra
2.2.2.2;2.2.1.0;2Hp;Str
Text from The Greek Anthology, trans. by Kenneth Rexroth
Commissioned by the Pasadena Chamber Orchestra
First performance: May 29, 1979 — Pasadena Chamber Orchestra, Robert Duerr,  cond., Jonathan Mack, tenor, Los Angeles
Published by Peer Music Classical
810 Seventh Ave. New York, NY 10019
(212) 265-3910

Orchestra
3.3.3.3;4.3.3.1;2Pc;Pf/Cel;Hp;Str
recorded on Pro Arte/Fanfare CD - Orchestra of the Americas, Paul Freeman, cond.
First performance: March 2, 1990 — National Orchestral Association, Jorge Mester, cond., New York

Roethke Preludes (1994), 17'
[Click for MP3 Sample of Mvt. 1] [Click for MP3 Sample of Mvt. 6]

Orchestra
2.2.2.2;2.2.3.0;Timp.2Pc;Hp;Pf;Str
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
First performance: February 2, 1995 — Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Christof  Perick, cond., Pasadena

The Tenth Muse (1986), 30'

Soprano and Orchestra
2.2.2.2;2.2.1.0;2Pc;Str
Commissioned by the Pasadena Chamber Orchestra
First performance: June 17, 1986 — Pasadena Chamber Orchestra, Robert Duerr, cond., Juliana Gondek, soprano, Pasadena

Vox in Rama (1983), 25'

Double Chorus and Orchestra
2.2.2.2;2.2.0.0;Pc;Str
Commissioned by the Pasadena Chamber Orchestra
First performance: October 23, 1983 — Pasadena Chamber Orchestra and Chorus,  Robert Duerr, cond.,  Los Angeles

Wedge (1990), 10'

Orchestra
3.3.3.3;4.3.3.1;Timp.3Pc;Pf;Hp;Str
First performance: April 26, 1991 — University of Southern California Symphony, Daniel Lewis, cond., Los Angeles

Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble (1988), 17'

3.3.3.3;4.3.3.1;4Pc(2 solo,2 ripieno);Double bass
First performance: March 8, 1989 — University of Southern California Symphonic Winds, Douglas Lowry, cond., Vicki Ray, piano, Los Angeles

Island (1998), 9'

4+Picc.2+EH.9+Eb+BCl.2+Cbsn.AATB Saxes;4.4.3.Euph.2;Timp.3 Perc
Commissioned by the concert bands of the Big Ten Universities
First performance: November 21, 1998 — Michigan State University Wind Symphony, John Whitwell, cond., East Lansing

 
Afterimage (2003) 12'

Percussion solo
First performance: February 2004 - Lynn Vartan, Pasadena

Array (1987), 16'
[Click for MP3 Sample]

String Quartet
Commissioned by the Kronos Quartet
Recorded on Laurel CD — Stanford String Quartet
First performance:  January 1989 — Kronos Quartet, San Francisco

Celestial Mechanics (1990), 16'
[Click for MP3 Sample]

Oboe and String Quartet
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
Recorded on CRI CD - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
First performance: March 1991 — Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles

The Ceiling of Heaven (2004) 25'

Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano
Commissioned by The Chamber Music Conference and Composers' Forum of the East, Monday Evening Concerts of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and Xtet
Recorded on Albany CD - Chamber Music Conference of the East
First performance: July 31, 2004 - Chamber Music Conference of the East, Bennington, Vermont

Extant (1997), 15'

Bassoon solo and 8 instruments
(Fl,Cl+BsCl,Bsn,Pc,Hp,Pf,Vln,Vla,Vcl)
Commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition
Recorded on Albany CD - Xtet
First performance: September 1997 — Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, Donald  Crockett, cond., Pittsburgh

The Falcon's Eye (2000), 40'

Twelve Preludes for Solo Guitar
First performance: October 2001 — Brian Head, Los Angeles
Published by Les Editions Doberman-Yppan
2021 Saint-Nicolas Quebec Canada G7A 4X5
Fax: (418) 836-3645

Four Songs of a Nomad Flute (1984), 15'

Solo Harpsichord (ms.)
Commissioned by Joyce Lindorff
First performance: November 1984 — Joyce Lindorff, New York

Horn Quintet 'La Barca' (1999), 16'

Horn, Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano
Commissioned by Music from Angel Fire, 1999 supported by The Bruce E. Howden, Jr., American Composers Project
Recorded on Albany CD – Chamber Music Conference of the East
First performance: August 1999 — Music from Angel Fire, Angel Fire, NM

The Melting Voice (1986), 4'

17 Instruments
1.1.1.1;2.1.1.0;2Pc;Pf;Hp;2.1.1.1.
First performance: March 1987 — New Music Los Angeles Festival, Los Angeles

Mickey Finn (1996), 10'
[Click for MP3 Sample]

Solo Violin
Commissioned by Michelle Makarski
First performance: October 1996 — Michelle Makarski, Los Angeles, CA
Recorded on ECM CD – Michelle Makerski

Night Scenes (2009), 15'

Violin, Cello and Piano
Commissioned by Laguna Beach Live! for the Claremont Trio
First performance: January 2010 – The Claremont Trio, Laguna Beach Music Festival

Pilgrimage (1988), 12'
[Click for MP3 Sample]

Solo Piano
Commissioned by Delores Stevens
Recorded on Dominguez Digital CD - Delores Stevens, pf.
First performance: October 1988 — Delores Stevens, San Diego
Recorded on CRI CD — Vicki Ray, pf.

Scree (1997), 17'

Cello, Piano and Percussion
Commissioned by Meet the Composer/Arts Endowment Commissioning  Music/USA
First performance: October 15, 1997 — The Core Ensemble, MidAmerican Festival of  Contemporary  Music, Bowling Green, Ohio

Short Stories (1995), 18'

Flute, Viola and Harp
Commissioned by the Debussy Trio
First performance: May 4, 1997 — Debussy Trio, Oregon Festival of American  Music, Eugene

Still Life With Bell (1989), 15'

14 Instruments
1.EH.1.1;1.1.1.0.Pc;Pf;2.1.1.1.
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic
First performance: April 3, 1989 — Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Group, Steven Stucky, cond., Los Angeles

String Quartet No. 2 (1993), 20'
[Click for MP3 Sample]

String Quartet
Commissioned by the Stanford String Quartet for its Tenth Anniversary Season
Recorded on Laurel CD — Stanford String Quartet
First performance: March 1994 — Stanford String Quartet, Palo Alto

to airy thinness beat (2009), 17'

Chamber Concerto for Viola and 6 Instruments
Solo Viola, Cl/BsCl, 1Pc, Pf, Vln, Vcl, Db
Commissioned for Firebird Ensemble by the Harvard Musical Association
First performance: October 2009 – Kate Vincent and Firebird Ensemble, Boston

to be sung on the water (1988), 11'
[Click for MP3 Sample]

Violin and Viola
Commissioned by Michelle Makarski and Ronald Copes
Recorded on ECM CD – Michelle Makarski and Ronald Copes
Recorded on Laurel CD — Stanford String Quartet
First performance: March 1989 — Michelle Makarski and Ronald Copes, Basel

Tracking Inland (2001), 16'

Flute, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Harp, String Quartet
Commissioned for Pacific Serenades
Recorded on Albany CD - Xtet
First performance: June 2001 — Pacific Serenades, Los Angeles

Trio (1980), 9'

Flute(Picc.), Cello and Harp
Commissioned by the Greylock Trio
First performance: May 1981 — The Greylock Trio, Boston

Wet Ink (2008), 6'

Violin and Piano
Commissioned by Composer, Inc. for its 25th Anniversary Season
First performance: October 14, 2008 - Composer, Inc., San Francisco

Wet Ink Version for 9 Instruments (2008/2009), 6'

2 Flutes, 2 Clarinets, Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello
For Steven Stucky at 60
Recorded on Albany CD - Xtet
First performance: November 7, 2009 - Ensemble X, Donald Crockett, cond., Ithaca

Whistling in the Dark (1999), 13'

Chamber Ensemble
Fl, BsCl, 2Pc, Pf, Vln, Vla, Vcl
Commissioned by the California E.A.R. Unit
Recorded on Albany CD - Xtet
First performance: May 12, 1999 — California E.A.R. Unit, Los Angeles

Winter Variations (2006), 20'
[Click for MP3 Sample]

Solo Guitar
Recorded on Doberman-Yppan CD – Brian Head
First performance: July 2006 — Brian Head, Los Angeles, CA

 
The Cinnamon Peeler (1993), 13'
[Click for MP3 Sample]

Mezzo soprano and Chamber Ensemble
Text by Michael Ondaatje
Flute (Alto fl.), Clarinet, Viola, Cello, Piano, Mezzo soprano
Commissioned by the Blue Rider Ensemble
Recorded on Eclectra ( Montreal ) CD— Blue Rider Ensemble
First performance: February 7, 1994 — Xtet, Monday Evening Concerts, Los Angeles

Ecstatic Songs, Part 1 (1989), 7'

High Voice and Piano
Text by Walt Whitman, from 'Song of Myself'
Commissioned by Jonathan Mack for the NATS National Convention, 1989
First performance: July 3, 1989 — Jonathan Mack, tenor, Vicki Ray, piano, NATS  National Convention, Los Angeles

Ecstatic Songs, Part 2 (1995), 6'

High Voice and Piano
Text by Walt Whitman, from 'Song of Myself'
First performance: February 28, 1996 — Jonathan Mack, tenor, Vicki Ray, piano, Los  Angeles

Ecstatic Songs, Part 3 (1995), 6'

High Voice and Piano
Text by Walt Whitman, from 'Song of Myself'
First performance: February 28, 1996 — Jonathan Mack, tenor, Vicki Ray, piano, Los  Angeles

Lyrikos (1985), 20'

Version for Tenor and 8 Instruments
(Cl,Bsn,Hn,Guit,Hp,Vln,Vla,Vcl)
First performance: October 15, 1985— Jonathan Mack, tenor, the University of  Southern California Contemporary Music Ensemble, Donald Crockett, cond., Los Angeles
Published by Peer-Southern
Theodore Presser Company, agent
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(215) 525-3636

Occhi dell'alma mia (1977), 8'

High Voice and Guitar
Text by 16th century poet-composers
Recorded on Orion LP - Jane Thorngren, sop., James Smith, gt.
First performance: March 31, 1978 — Juliana Gondek, soprano, Ian Krouse, guitar, Los  Angeles

The Pensive Traveller (1981), 14'

High Voice and Piano
Text by Henry David Thoreau
Commissioned by Jonathan Mack
Recorded on Orion LP - Jane Thorngren, sop., James Furmston, pf.
First performance: April 1982 — Jonathan Mack, tenor, James Furmston, pf., Los  Angeles

The Village Two Poems of David St. John (2004) 12'

Countertenor, 2 Tenors and Baritone
Commissioned by the Hilliard Ensemble
First performance: February 23, 2005 - The Hilliard Ensemble, Heidenheim, Germany

Broken Charms (2000), 12'

Two Elizabethan Lyrics for Unaccompanied Chorus
SATB a cappella
Texts by Samuel Daniel and Thomas Campion
First performance: April 2002 — Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon, cond., Los Angeles

Daglarym/My Mountains (2008), 10'

SATB a cappella
Text by Katherine Vincent after Tuvan folk song lyrics
First performance: May 2009 – Volti, Robert Geary, cond., Berkeley

Vox in Rama (1983)

see Orchestra