MUSIC FOR ORCHESTRA
Concerto for Improvising Viola and Orchestra (1995)............25'
(2222-22-timp-strings, solo viola)
commissioned by Community Women's Orchestra
Barbara Deming Memorial Fund/ Music for Women
Escapade for Orchestra and Candywrappers (2000).................9’
(2222-22-timp/perc-strings)
Audience interactive piece with audience “soloists”
commissioned by Berkeley Youth Orchestra
transcribed for concert band
Convocation (2001) for orchestra (2222-22-timp-strings).........17’
commissioned by Tassajara Symphony Orchestra
Three Berkeley Vignettes (2001) for orchestra (2222-2hrn-timp-strings)...................................................................................... 16’
commissioned by Berkeley High School Orchestra
2nd place Composers Guild Competition 2002
Go Tell Aunt Rhodie (2001) calypso for orchestra and string students ......................................................................................3’
(2222-221-timp-strings) Commissioned by American Composers Forum for Berkeley Symphony and elementary school strings
MUSIC FOR BAND AND WINDS
Synapse Lapse (1990) 17-piece big band with strings ...........10’
Written for the Bay Area Jazz Composers Orchestra
Tuba Beguine (1998) for solo tuba and string orchestra 5'
transcribed for solo tuba and brass ensemble
Escapade for Orchestra and Candywrappers (2000) ....9'
Audience interactive piece with audience “soloists”
commissioned by Berkeley Youth Orchestra
transcribed for concert band
Kingsburg Festival Overture (2005) for concert band ............8'
Commissioned by Rafer Johnson Middle School Band
MUSIC FOR STRING ORCHESTRA
C-String Blues (1990) for massed viola ensemble ..........3’
Written for the 1991 International Viola Congress, Ithaca, NY
The Felix Suite (1993) for string orchestra and percussion 25’
1995 Honorable Mention, Composers' Guild National Composition Competition
Cephalopodology (1996) for strings and percussion ...11’
commissioned by City of San Jose, CA and San Jose Chamber Orchestra
What Goes On In The Ether (1998) for string orchestra 21’
commissioned by San Jose Chamber Orchestra
Honorable Mention-Composers' Guild Competition, 1998
Yet Another Tango (1998) for string orchestra or string quartet 4’
Pentalogical Inclination (2006) for youth string orchestra 12'
Commissioned by San Jose Chamber Youth Orchestra
MUSIC FOR YOUTH or AMATUER ENSEMBLES
Concerto for Improvising Viola and Orchestra (1995) .............25’
(2222-22-timp-strings, solo viola
(commissioned by Community Women's Orchestra
Barbara Deming Memorial Fund/ Music for Women
Tuba Beguine (1998) for solo tuba and string orchestra 5’transcribed for solo tuba and brass ensemble
Pleasant Melody #2 (1999) for string quartet ....................4’
Breakfast Boogie (1999) for string quartet .............3’
Written for Adventures in Music Program of the San Francisco Symphony
Escapade for Orchestra and Candywrappers (2000) ........9'
(2222-22-timp/perc-strings)
Audience interactive piece with audience “soloists”
commissioned by Berkeley Youth Orchestra
transcribed for concert band
Convocation (2001) for orchestra (2222-22-timp-strings) 17’
commissioned by Tassajara Symphony Orchestra
Three Berkeley Vignettes (2001) for orchestra (2222-2hrn-timp-strings) ...............................................................................16’
commissioned by Berkeley High School Orchestra
2nd place Composers Guild Competition 2002
Go Tell Aunt Rhodie (2001) calypso for orchestra and string students ...............................................................................3’
(2222-221-timp-strings) Commissioned by American Composers Forum for Berkeley Symphony and elementary school strings
Pentalogical Inclination (2006) for youth string orchestra ...12'
Commissioned by San Jose Chamber Youth Orchestra
A Mini Burrito Kind of Thing (2006) for 2 clarinets, trumpet,
2 violins, cello, piano ..................................................................8’
Commissioned by San Francisco Community Music Center
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO AND CHAMBER MUSIC
Mr. Twitty’s Chair (1989) for string quartet 6-8’
written for Turtle Island String Quartet
Skylife, Windham Hill Jazz WD-D126
Vincent’s Waltz (1991) jazz waltz for viola and piano 5’
Bop Caprice I (1991) for solo viola 8’
Bop Caprice II (1992) for solo viola 9’
Lil’ Phrygian Rondo (1992) for viola duo 9’
Written for Karen Elaine
Duo for Sunday (1993) for viola duo 15’
Shulman variations (1993) for viola and piano 12’
Two Waltzes (1994) for viola and piano 7’
Conversation (1994) for Viola and Marimba 10’
Written for Dr. Kenneth Paiscik
In Praise of August Sundogs (1994) for 2 violas, prepared viola and goat toenails 8’
Romp (1996) for solo viola 4’
Flute Trio #1 (1996) 10’
commissioned by Mimi Carlson
Magic Mode Milonga, (1997) for tango ensemble 5’
Written for Strictly Tango
Invocation #3 (1998) for solo cello (trans. for solo viola)
8’
Pleasant Melody #1 (1998) for viola and piano 4’
Transcribed for string trio
Pleasant Melody #2 (1999) for string quartet 4’
Breakfast Boogie (1999) for string quartet 3’
Written for Adventures in Music Program of the San Francisco Symphony
Sailor's Fantasy (1999) for flute, clarinet and string trio 6’Commissioned by the American Composers Forum
SyMmMetry (2000) for string trio, clarinet and marimba 5’
commissioned by American Composers' Forum
Living Wind Chime #1 (2000) for 8 giant brass pipes 10’
Suite for Living Wind Chimes (2000) for 8 giant brass pipes 8’
Garden Party, Dawn, Dusk, Grand Entrance, At Peace
recorded by Pegasus Quartet, “Music of the Heart”, 2005
Pegasus Quartet (2004) for string quartet 15’
Commissioned by American Composers Forum for the Pegasus String Quartet
Ambivalent Gecko (2004) for string trio 5’
Written for Synchronopolis
A Mini Burrito Kind of Thing (2006) for 2 clarinets, trumpet, 2 violins, cello, piano 8’
Commissioned by San Francisco Community Music Center
MUSIC WITH VOICE
The Acoustics Lecture (1997) for Soprano, C Trumpet and Piano 7’ From Chaucer’s “House of Fame”
librettist, Anne Worthington Prescott
The Palace of Fame (1997) for Soprano, Trumpet and Piano 5’
From Chaucer’s “House of Fame”
librettist, Anne Worthington Prescott
Kitty Round (1998) for Children's Chorus, English Horn, Viola and Vibes 4’
commissioned by Women in Black project
Lullaby (2000) for viola, hand drum and women's voices 4’
Gift of the Magi (2003) for Soprano, Tenor, cello and piano 17’
Lyrics by Anne Worthington Prescott, based on story by O. Henry
Commissioned by American Composers Forum
2003 Composers Guild Nat’l Competition, 2nd place winner
The Children’s Garden (2005) for soprano, viola and piano 13’ Text: selections from “Childrens Garden of Verses” by Robert Louis Stevenson
MUSIC WITH DANCE/FILM/SPOKEN WORD/ELECTRONICS
Pretty (2006) sound montage for girls voices 1’
Groovla (2005) for viola and electronics 1’
56” of Creep (2004) for viola and electronics 1’
Suite for Air Mail Dances (2003) for viola and dancers 15’
commissioned by Axis Dance Company
choreography by Remi Charlip
Music for Living Wind Chimes, Dancer and Improvised Poetry (2001) 30’
Soundtrack for "Rust: animation video for International Women’s Day (1995) 3’
Eagle's Dance-for viola, clarinet, bass, spoken word and dancers (1995) 5’
From Chaucer’s “House of Fame”
librettist, Anne Worthington Prescott
Soundtrack for Point Isabel Video Project: documentary (1994) 10’
Uli's Story (1994) 3 dancers and solo viola 5’
Commissioned by Axis Dance Troupe, "The Way In"
Where My Home Used To Be (1994) viola, bass, and storyteller (1994) 20’
Story by Joan Rouleau and Katrina Wreede
How a Mosquito Operates (1997) for violin, clarinet, vibes and piano 7’
Scored to film by Winsor McCay (1912)
Commissioned by New Music Works
The Cameraman's Revenge (1997) for violin, mandolin, cello, bass, alto sax, piano 12’
Scored to film by Ladislav Starevich (1912)
Commissioned by New Music Works
Open Secrets (1999) for solo viola, dancers and suitcase 13’
(also transcribed for viola and cello duet)
Written for Women in Black
2002 Honorable Mention, Composers' Guild National Composition Competition
2003 Best Composition, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Music and Words Competition
Event for Dancers, Viola, Shaker and Meditation Bell (2001) 9’
collaboration with Nora Chipaumire, dancer/choreographer
Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend (2001), for clarinet, violin, bass, vibes, piano 6’
Scored to a film by Edwin Porter, (1906)
Commissioned by American Composers Forum
BOOKS/COMPILATIONS
Activities, Games, Suggestions and Insights, A Handbook for Teaching Composition to Youth Musicians (2004)
Commissioned by the American Composers Forum San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Violaerobics-A Technical Workout for Violists (etude book) (1993)Transposed for violin (1995)
24 Diverse Duets for Beginning Violinists Ages 8 to 88 (1999)
Duets covering first 2 years of study
Companion Practice CD from Virtual Virtuoso
8 Fantasies on Christmas Carols (2000) for viola and piano
transcribed for violin and piano or cello and piano)