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A Rift in the Wall, beginning.mp3 A Rift in the Wall, beginning.mp3
A double concerto for violin, tenor saxophone, and orchestra in one movement. For Mark Walsen, who loved music.
8/14/2012 Symphonic
A Rift in the Wall, end.mp3 A Rift in the Wall, end.mp3
8/14/2012 Symphonic
'God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen' Variations 2011 'God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen' Variations 2011
A re-recording of a set of variations on this old English song.
2/5/2012 Classical General
Homeward March of the Elves Homeward March of the Elves
Short duet for flute and piano.
8/21/2011 Chamber Music
Gardens in Summer Moonlight Gardens in Summer Moonlight
Impressions of four gardens on a late summer night. The first one is passed through twice to get to the fourth.
7/16/2011 Chamber Music
13, 21, 49, Interlude 13, 21, 49, Interlude
A short piece for flute and piano. Yes, the numbers of the title mean something, but not relevant to the interpretation of the piece, which is sparsely annotated to allow for maximum individual interpretation.
6/5/2011 Chamber Music
Fred Winterling, three songs Fred Winterling, three songs
Three songs by Fred Winterling. The first a Dixieland arrangement, "Can You Hear Me Now?", the second "Passing the Reviewing Stand," a march, and the last a saxophone ballad, "Dreams Can Come True."
2/20/2011 Dance-Pop
Tassle and Smudgie Tassle and Smudgie
One of several piano pieces which attempt to describe the personalities of a number of cats.
2/10/2011 Contemporary
The Oxen The Oxen
An interpretation of "The Oxen" by Sherry Crann, who last Christmas sang "Birth."
12/16/2010 Christmas/Seasonal
Symphony 2 'Christmas' II Symphony 2 'Christmas' II
Based on "Go Tell It on the Mountain," with variations; the second movement of a four movement symphony which uses only themes associated with Christmas.
12/16/2010 Symphonic
The Oxen sing-alongversion The Oxen sing-alongversion
A Christmas carol. Since carols are meant to be sung, you will need sheet music, which you can get in PDF form, to print it from, by emailing me and putting "'The Oxen" PDF in the subject line. (See full song info.)
12/4/2010 Christmas/Seasonal
The Search for Nelly Gray, X-A, Thou Voice of My.. The Search for Nelly Gray, X-A, Thou Voice of My..
'Thou Voice of My Heart' is Part X-A of "The Search for Nelly Gray.
9/18/2010 Classical General
The Search for Nelly Gray, IX Battle of the Bands The Search for Nelly Gray, IX Battle of the Bands
A continuation of the oratorio, The Search for Nelly Gray.
6/1/2010 Classical General
Love in the Ruins of Time, Sym 1, II Largo Love in the Ruins of Time, Sym 1, II Largo
The Second Movement of my First Symphony
4/3/2010 Symphonic
Carnival, Sym 1, III Scherzo Carnival, Sym 1, III Scherzo
First Symphony, 3rd Movement, Scherzo.
3/9/2010 Symphonic
The Santa Claus Sweater The Santa Claus Sweater
I have divided a melody into 4 sections. Each division contains several variations on one of the 4 parts of the melody. Sections 5-7 contain complete melodies using the variations from 1-4. The original melody is never revealed.
3/2/2010 Smooth Jazz
Symphony 2 'Christmas' III Waltz-Scherzo Symphony 2 'Christmas' III Waltz-Scherzo
Third movement of my second Symphony, a classically structured, four movement work, which uses themes associated with Christmas.
12/12/2009 Symphonic
Birth Birth
My Christmas piece for this year. It is a setting for small orchestra of Howard Carter's poem "Birth" (1987), with Sherry Crann as the vocalist.
12/6/2009 Ensembles
The Search for Nelly Gray, VIII Scherzo The Search for Nelly Gray, VIII Scherzo
The eighth part of the oratorio, "The Search for Nelly Gray.
11/28/2009 Classical General
The Search for Nelly Gray, VII Weariness The Search for Nelly Gray, VII Weariness
This is the seventh section of "The Search for Nelly Gray."
9/24/2009 Classical General
