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  Chaconne and Variations (Ob., Alto Sax, 2 Hns., Trom., Piano)

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  (1969) - College level - Duration 7:00 - Excerpt 1 Click to listen Excerpt 2 Click to listen

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  The chaconne and variations permeate both the slow and fast sections of this piece. Modal harmony prevails while contrapuntal lines weave towards several exciting climaxes.
  
  

  

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  Four Poems (Soprano, Flute, Clarinet, and Piano)

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  (2007) - Professional level - Duration 16:00 - O Captain! My Captain! Click to listen Solitude Click to listen The Road Less Taken Click to listen and Annabel Lee Click to listen. It is recorded by Conundrum on the CD Collage.

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  This work is a dramatic setting of four Romantic poems by Walt Whitman, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Robert Frost, and Edgar Allan Poe. While the music is tonal, the tonality is constantly shifting. The music reflects the meaning of the text by setting the mood and through the use of word painting. There is some brief narration that can be performed by the soprano or by the soprano with optional audience participation.
  
  

  

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  In The Land of Wonder-Wander (Flute, Clarinet, Cello, and Piano)

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  (1999) College level - Duration 8:00 - Fl., Cl., Cello, and Piano version - Excerpt 1 Click to listen Excerpt 2 Click to listen Excerpt 3 Click to listen

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  “In The Land of Wonder-Wander” attempts to capture the essence of both Maxfield Parrish's illustration and Eugene Fields' poem “The Dinkey-Bird”. Both the painting and the poem create the feeling of a magical place where beauty, joy and pleasure abound. It is a mysterious place, perhaps as occurring in a dream, yet a place where one does not wish to leave. “In The Land of Wonder-Wander” begins quietly with vague tonality and sparse instrumentation as it transports the listener into this mystical land. As the tempo becomes stricter and the instrumentation fuller, the beauty of this place is apparent. A change to a triple meter and a faster tempo creates a joyous and wondrous section as there are many sweet treats growing to satisfy the soul. Children scampering and playing are represented by an allegro section with playful melodies and slight dissonance. The Dinkey Bird becomes the focus of the next section, which uses a staccato motif surrounded by rapid scales and arpeggios. These ideas build in intensity, expressing the wonder and beauty of this far away land, until they begin to fade away as the land recedes into the sea. A last flourish occurs as if one is trying to hold on to the experience before one wakes up from this marvelous dream.
  
  

  
  
  
  

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  In The Land of Wonder-Wander (Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano)

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  (1999) College level - Duration 8:00 - Vn., Va., Cello, and Piano version - Excerpt 1 Click to listen Excerpt 2 Click to listen Excerpt 3 Click to listen - This work is recorded by Laura Koepele-Tenges, Christie Vohs, Megan Lauterbach, and John Elmquist on the CD Fantasies and Realities on the Emeritus label.

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  “In The Land of Wonder-Wander” attempts to capture the essence of both Maxfield Parrish's illustration and Eugene Fields' poem “The Dinkey-Bird”. Both the painting and the poem create the feeling of a magical place where beauty, joy and pleasure abound. It is a mysterious place, perhaps as occurring in a dream, yet a place where one does not wish to leave. “In The Land of Wonder-Wander” begins quietly with vague tonality and sparse instrumentation as it transports the listener into this mystical land. As the tempo becomes stricter and the instrumentation fuller, the beauty of this place is apparent. A change to a triple meter and a faster tempo creates a joyous and wondrous section as there are many sweet treats growing to satisfy the soul. Children scampering and playing are represented by an allegro section with playful melodies and slight dissonance. The Dinkey Bird becomes the focus of the next section, which uses a staccato motif surrounded by rapid scales and arpeggios. These ideas build in intensity, expressing the wonder and beauty of this far away land, until they begin to fade away as the land recedes into the sea. A last flourish occurs as if one is trying to hold on to the experience before one wakes up from this marvelous dream.
  
  

  
  
  
  

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  Legacy (Clarinet, Violin,, Cello, and Piano)

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  (2009) Professional level - Duration 18:00 - I. Click to listen II. Click to listen III. Click to listen - Legacy has been recorded by enhakē on the CD Legacy.

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  Legacy is a three movement composition that makes social commentary on the issue of global warming. It was commission and premiered by the Washington Sinfonietta, Rufus Jones, conductor, and later transcribed by the composer for quartet for the chamber music group, enhakē. I. Conflicts - This movement begins with a "cry" from native cultures admonishing our neglect of the environment. The cry is interspersed with "debate" regarding the seriousness of global warming. The debate grows stronger as the cries grow weaker. The debate is quieted by a measure of repeated chords that could be the words, "stop it! stop it now!". A weak cry in the clarinet brings the introduction to a close. An Allegro section follows with a rhythmic and  primitive sounding section representing the underdeveloped nations that are destroying the rain forests for economic gain. This material evolves into a more harmonic and contrapuntal section representing industrialized nations reluctant to change, also for economic reasons. Things quiet down as the music takes the listener to another part of the globe, East Asia. Conflict is again present in this section. The music returns to a varied restatement of the industrialized nations music before traveling to India for a section influenced by Raga. This section builds in dissonance until we hear the repeated "stop it now" chords from the introduction. A brief reprise of the cries bring the movement to a close. II. Consequences - This movement evokes a somber mood that is reflective of living in a climate of extremes. The movement is in arch form as it begins and ends with open harmony reflective of barren lands that once were fertile. The middle section serves as a climax expressive the harshness of the climate. Colleen McCollough's book, "A Creed for the Third Millennium" was a source of inspiration for this movement. III. Sacrifice and Compromise - The movement begins with a strong section that suggests progress. It is followed by a quieter and intense section that alternates lyrical lines over a staccato ostinato that creates a sense of urgency. The opening section returns and is followed by a development of the ostinato section. This section is symbolic of how ideas need to be adapted in order for progress to be made. The opening section returns once more before leading into the concluding section where there is coming together of the instruments on a long lyrical line representing more and more people working together for change. The movement ends with a sense of triumph over adversity.
  
  

  
  

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  Rossini - Largo Al Factotum della Citta from Barber of Seville (solo Eb or Bb Clar.,2 vns.,va.,cello)

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  College level - Duration 5:00 - Excerpt 1 Click to listen Excerpt 2 Click to listen

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  Figaro's famous aria in a show piece for solo clarinet.
  
  

  

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  Two Vignettes (Solo Alto Saxophone. Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon)

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  (1983) - College level - Duration 6:00 - Excerpt 1 Click to listen Excerpt 2 Click to listen

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  This two movement work is dedicated to the memory of Alec Wilder and incorporates his use of jazz phrasing and harmony into the chamber music medium.