Compositions

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Choral

Mass in Five Movements - for chorus and organ (2008-2009) 27'

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Mass I - Kyrie

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Mass II - Gloria

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Mass III - Credo

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Mass IV - Sanctus

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Mass V - Agnus Dei

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

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

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

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

Why Do I Love You? SATB (2007) 5' - Text by Emily Dickinson.

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Chanting To Paradise - SATB (2007) 3' (Recorded audio sample performed by: The Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia). Text by Emily Dickinson.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Music for Solo Voices

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Contemplations - Five Songs on Anne Bradstreet, for soprano, flute, cello, and piano. (2008) 12'

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Psalms - for baritone and piano (2006) 12' (Recorded audio sample performed by: Jared Stamm, baritone; Thomas Schmidt, piano)

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Lost Light - for soprano and string quartet, texts by Kim Rich (2005) 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) 13' (Recorded audio sample performed by: Eileen Clark, soprano; Megan Friar, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Schmidt, piano)

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Whitman 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 - for SATB Quartet and Piano (2002) 15' (Recorded audio sample performed by: The New Carillon Ensemble)

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Juliet - for soprano, organ, violin, and tubular bells (2002) 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) 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) 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) 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' (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

Paths - for alto flute and guitar (2009) 12'

Conversation Pieces - for two bass clarinets (2009) 8'

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

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Evocations - for 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 - for 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: for 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)

Fable - for flute, clarinet, and harpsichord (2003) 9'

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

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Shadow Sonata - for 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 - for 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 Transfusion Ensemble (2008) (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. Soprano voice, tenor voice, 10-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 Transfusion Ensemble (Recorded audio sample performed by The Transfusion Ensemble, featuring AJ Luca: voice ,piano; Ron Kerber, director)

Moon Germs - arrangment of the Joe Farrell tune for The Transfusion Ensemble (Ron Kerber, director)