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"The Legend of William Grandstaff" For baritone and piano
(8:00) 2015
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"The Raven" Monodrama for Baritone and Orchestra
Based upon the poem by Edgar Allen Poe
Premiere 2000, Utah Symphony (15:00)
[Baritone, 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 2 hn, 2 tpt, 3 trb, tuba, timp, perc, hp, strings]
*Also arranged for mezzo soprano, viola and piano
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"Concerto Grosso in B-flat for violin and chamber orchestra" (part 1, part 2) Monodrama for Baritone and Orchestra
2003 (18:00)
[Violin solo, concertato and ripieno strings, 2 ob, 2 tpt, harpsichord]
Also performed at the Sunriver Music Festival, Oregon in August '05 and in New York City on January 8, '06 by North/South Consonance with revised winds [fl, ob, cl, hn, pa]
*Also arranged for violin and piano.
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"Conversations With Essie" For female narrator and chamber ensemble
2002 (24:00)
Commissioned and premiered by the Moab Music Festival
[Female Narrator and Vln, Cl, Cb, Perc, Banjo, Pa]
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"Second String Quartet"
1999 (10:00)
Premiere, Cathedral of the Madelaine Arts Festival
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"First string quartet 'When Mr. Mozart Came Home from the Ball'" For string quartet and narrators
(19:00)
Variations on a Theme by Mozart, kv.379, movement 2, Premiere 1998, Abramyan String Quartet, Recorded 2000 Developed for young audiences.
*There is also a revised version for string orchestra and one narrator which is particularly effective for orchestral education and outreach performances.
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"Overture in the Classical Style for Chamber Orchestra"
Premiere 2005, Utah Philharmonia)
[2 fl, 2 ob, 2 bn, 2 hn, 2 tpt, timp, strings]
*There is another orchestration with revised winds available.
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"V'adoro Variations" on a theme by Handel
For violin solo and CD, 2005 (10:00)
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"Mack the Knife" Fantasy for string quartet
(5:00) 2008
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"The Grasshopper and the Ants" For children's choir
Based on a fable by Aesop
2001 (5:00)
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