
178th street chamber orchestra



HappyDay_178 HappyDay_178
O happy day (that fixed my choice). Hymn. Edward F. Rimbault. Brass quartet, piano, bass, drums.


ManOfMystery_178 ManOfMystery_178
Man of Mystery by the Shadows. 1960. Piano and strings.

5Senses_178 5Senses_178
Panpipes and sitar. This is my experiment with the major pentatonic scale, the musical scale with five notes per octave: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.


CalleRugar_178 CalleRugar_178
Original composition. Vibraphone, piano, percussion, strings. I wrote this when I was 17, so I associate this with Rugar Street in Plattsburgh NY. Freshman year.

Milo_178 Milo_178
Vibraphone, piano, electric bass, trumpet, tenor saxophone, trombones, percussion. Cover of a song in Phantom Tollbooth musical by Robbie Kaplan 1975.

VoxMuse_178 VoxMuse_178
Solo electric piano. Original composition. Experiment with voicing, hence Vox.


Moondreams_178 Moondreams_178
Moondreams by Buddy Holly and the Crickets 1957. String quartet plus bass and percussion. B-side to True Love Ways (UK).

DentistOffice_178 DentistOffice_178
Flute and piano. Experiment with modes. Inspired by background music heard while waiting for the dentist.

GoTellOnMountain_178 GoTellOnMountain_178
Go Tell It on the Mountain. Trumpet, brass section, French horn, trombone, tambourine.


BookieWookie_178 BookieWookie_178
BookieWookie_178 Piano, electric bass, trumpets, percussion. Original composition.

BaroqueDooWop_178 BaroqueDooWop_178
BaroqueDooWop_178 Solo piano. Original composition.

ShoresOfHuron_178 ShoresOfHuron_178
Piano, Strings. Vibraphone, Acoustic bass. Original composition. Early project 2015.


OhBeMyLove_178 OhBeMyLove_178
Oh Be My Love by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles. 1966. Duet for 2 acoustic nylon string guitars.