Compositions

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Choral

Mass in Five Movements - for SATB chorus, soloists, and organ (2008-2009) 27'.
Recordings and videos are of The University of the Arts Chorus; Gordon Turk, organ; conducted by Jeff Kern.

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I. Kyrie - Click here to see the YouTube video.

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II. Gloria - Click here to see the YouTube video.

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III. Credo - Click here to see the YouTube video.

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IV. Sanctus - Click here to see the YouTube video.

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V. Agnus Dei - Click here to see the YouTube video.

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O Magnum Mysterium - SATB chorus (2006) 5' Click here to see the YouTube video.
Recording and video are of The University of the Arts Chorus, Jeffrey Kern, conductor

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Chanting To Paradise - SSAATTBB chorus (2007) 3' Text by Emily Dickinson.
Recorded audio sample performed by The Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia.
Click here to see the YouTube video with Jeffrey Brillhart leading Singing City.

With You Still - SSAATTBB chorus (2010) 8' Text is an adaption of the poem "Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep" by Mary Elizabeth Frye.

Dream Dust - SATB chorus and piano (2010) 8'. Texts by Langston Hughes.

Imagined Corners - SATB chorus, soloists, alto flute, harp (2009) 12'. Texts by John Donne.

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The Island - for women's chorus SSAA (2008) 6' Text by Langston Hughes.
Recorded audio sample performed by The New York Treble Singers.

A Night There Lay The Days Between - SATB (2008) 5'. Text by Emily Dickinson.

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By The Brandywine - for SATB choir, youth choir, and piano (2007) 8' Text by John Russell Hayes.
Recorded audio sample performed by The Chester County Choral Society; Gary Garletts, conductor; and The Rustin High School Chorus; Ann Ellis, conductor.

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Heaven's River - for Women's Chorus (SSAA) and piano (2007) 8' Text by Tu Fu.
Recorded audio sample performed by The New York Treble Singers; Virginia Davidson, conductor.

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The Dawning - for Men's Chorus TTBB (2006) 12' Text by George Herbert.
Recorded audio sample performed by The Men of The Gregg Smith Singers.

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Songs of Seasons: A Calender of Haiku - SATB chorus and piano. (2005) 10' Text by Kim Rich.
Recorded audio sample performed by The Gregg Smith Singers.

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Four Easter Canticles - SATB chorus, Solo Voices, and Piano (2001) 30' Text by George Herbert.
Recorded audio sample performed by The Gregg Smith Singers.

Music for Solo Voices

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Contemplations - Five Songs on Anne Bradstreet, for soprano, flute, cello, and piano. (2008) 12'
Recorded audio sample performed by The Essex Chamber Music Players.

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Psalms - for baritone and piano (2006) Texts from Psalms 46, 84, and 51. 12'
Recorded audio sample performed by Jared Stamm, baritone; Thomas Schmidt, piano.

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Lost Light - for soprano and string quartet (2005) Texts by Kim Rich. 17'
Recorded audio sample performed by Eileen Clark, soprano; The Mark Morris Dance Ensemble strings.

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WarSong - for two female voices and piano (2004) Texts by Walt Whitman. 13'
Recorded audio sample performed by Eileen Clark, soprano; Megan Friar, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Schmidt, piano.

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Whitman Songs - five songs for soprano and piano (2004) 14'
Recorded audio sample performed by Andrea Edith Moore, soprano; Daniel Spiegel, piano.

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Eight Poems of Ben Jonson - for tenor and piano (2003) 18'
Recorded audio sample performed by Arthur Krieck, tenor; Steven Vosatka, piano.

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Blake Songs - four songs for SATB Quartet and Piano (2002) 15'
Recorded audio sample performed by The New Carillon Ensemble.

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Juliet - five songs for soprano, organ, violin, and tubular bells (2002) Texts by William Shakespeare. 23'
Recorded audio sample performed by Mary Elizabeth Poore, soprano; Laura Frautschi, violin; Thomas Schmidt, organ.

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Two Inventions and an Aria: - Three sacred duets for two female voices and piano (2000) Texts by John Bunyan, George Herbert, and John Oxenham. 11'
Recorded audio sample performed by Patricia Stasis-Winter, soprano; Deborah Lipsi, soprano; Gary Gress, piano.

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Three Goodbyes - for soprano, viola, and harp (1999) Texts by Lady Mary Wroth, Jenna Chiavacci, and Taylor Caldwell. 16'
Recorded audio sample performed by Deborah Lipsi, soprano; Michael Locati, viola; April Stace, harp.

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Chamber Cantata -To be a pilgrim- for medium voice, violin, viola, cello, bass, piano, and percussion (1999) Text by John Bunyan 24'
Recorded audio sample conducted by Jacques Voois, with Deborah Lipsi, soprano.

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Seven Sacred Sketches - for tenor and cello (1999) 14' Texts from the Psalms.
Recorded audio sample performed by Christian Saey, tenor; Nancy Baun, cello.

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Psalm 57 - medium voice and piano (1998) 4'
Recorded audio sample performed by Deborah Lipsi, soprano; Gary Gress, piano.

Chamber Music

Duo for Cello and Piano (2010) 17'

Paths - alto flute and guitar (2009) 12'

Conversation Pieces - two bass clarinets (2009) 8'

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Bomb Bomb - trombone and piano (2008) 8'
Recorded audio sample performed by Jared Antonaccio, trombone; and Matthew Bengtson, piano.

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Whim - solo flute (2008) 7'
Recorded audio sample performed by Mimi Stillman.

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Edifice - bass clarinet and piano (2008) 9'
Recorded audio sample performed by Sarah Watts, bass clarinet; and Antony Clare, piano.

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Moment - bass flute and bass clarinet (2007) 6'
Recorded audio sample performed by Carla Rees, bass flute; and Sarah Watts, bass clarinet.

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Elegy for Tu Fu - bass flute and piano (2007) 4'
Recorded audio sample by Carla Rees, bass flute; and Kerry Yong, piano.

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Evocations - alto flute, bass clarinet, cello, piano (2007) 16'
Recorded audio sample performed by the rarescale ensemble.

Partita for Violin Solo (2006) 7'

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Short Suite - alto flute, english horn, and bass clarinet (2006) 8'
Recorded audio sample performed by the rarescale ensemble.

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Recalled to Life - octet version: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, viola, contrabass, piano, percussion (2005) 9'
Recorded audio sample performed by the rarescale ensemble.

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Sonata for Cello Solo (2005) 12'
Recorded audio sample performed by Jefrey Solow, cello.

Circle In The Round - piano trio (2004) 13'

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Steeples In My Soul - Movements for Alto Flute (2004) 5'
Recorded audio sample performed by Carla Rees, alto flute.

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Three Pieces for Clarinet and Piano: Statement, Elegy, Idyll (2004) 9'
Recorded audio sample performed by Josh Kovach, clarinet; Terry Klinefelter, piano.

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Spring Quintet - flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon (2003) 13'
Recorded audio sample performed by The Del'Arte Woodwind Quintet.

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Shadow Sonata - flute and piano (2003) 13'
Recorded audio sample performed by Michele Kelly, flute; Michael Sheadel, piano.

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Rondo Capriccioso for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2002) 10'
Recorded audio sample performed by Marshall Taylor, alto saxophone; Samuel Hsu, piano.

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Ode - alto flute, violin, cello, and guitar (2002) 9'
Recorded audio sample performed by: the rarescale ensemble.

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Sketches for Flute and Guitar (2002) 5'
Recorded audio sample performed by Carla Rees, flute; David Black, guitar.

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Sonata for Oboe and Piano (2002) 14'
Recorded audio sample performed by Jonathan Blumenfeld, oboe; David Pasbrig, piano.

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Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano (2002) 11'
Recorded audio sample performed by Cynthia Folio, flute; Jeffrey Solow, cello; Charles Abramovic, piano.

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Impromptus for Flute and Piano (2001) 6'
Recorded audio sample performed by Margaret Claudin, flute; Samuel Hsu, piano.

Piano Music

Piano Sonata #4 - In Memory of Lukas Foss (2009) 15'

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Piano Sonata #3 (2007) 21'
Recorded audio sample performed by Carl Cranmer, piano.

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Etudes for Piano (2006) 9'
Recorded audio sample performed by Matthew Bengtson, piano.

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Conundrum (for two pianos) (2005) 13'
Recorded audio sample performed by Charles Abramovic and Matthew Bengtson, pianos.

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Piano Sonata #2 (2003) 10'
Recorded audio sample performed by Matthew Bengtson, piano.

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Winter Pages for Piano Solo (2003) 10'
Recorded audio sample performed by Samuel Hsu, piano.

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Short Sonata for Four Hands (2001) 10'
Recorded audio sample performed by Gary Gress and Samuel Hsu, piano.

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Sonata for Piano (2001) 15'
Recorded audio sample performed by Gary Gress, piano.

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Two pieces for piano Homage to Toru Takemitsu, Homage to Charles Koechlin. (1999) 8'
Recorded audio sample performed by: Gary Gress, piano.

Orchestral Music

Ballade for Orchestra (1996) 10'

Swift December Dusk - for 4 horns, harp, percussion, and string orchestra (1998) 12'

Movement for Orchestra (1999) 10'

Double Concerto - for English Horn, Piano, Strings, and Percussion (2001) 14'

Recalled to Life - for chamber orchestra: fl, ob, cl, bsn, h, tpt, tbn, 2 perc, harp, piano, strings (2005) 9'

Symphonic Variations on Chester - full orchestra (2006) 9'

Jazz Compositions/Arrangements

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Eye Of The Hurricane - arrangement of Herbie Hancock's tune, for The University of the Arts Transfusion Ensemble (2008) 8'
Recorded audio sample performed by The Transfusion Ensemble; Ron Kerber, director.

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I Dream A World - a setting of poems by Langston Hughes, in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. For soprano voice, tenor voice, ten-piece jazz ensemble (2008) 12'
Recorded audio sample performed by The Transfusion Ensemble; Ron Kerber, director.

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In A Silent Way - arrangement of Josef Zawinul's tune for The University of the Arts Transfusion Ensemble (2009)
Recorded audio sample performed by The Transfusion Ensemble, featuring AJ Luca (voice/piano); Ron Kerber, director.

Moon Germs - arrangement of the Joe Farrell tune for The University of the Arts Transfusion Ensemble (2010).