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Twang Twang
(1998) This is a piece for 'classical' rock band... (2 guit., bass guit. drums). It was written for 'Sound Liberation' a group of 'real' musicians who read complex written music fluently... graduates of Juilliard and Manhattan schools in NYC.
Flautando Flautando
Piece for flute and guitar (2002) performed here by Ririko Okada, flute and Patrick Durek, guitar.
Etheroscape Etheroscape
(1989) This is a piece for 8 flutes which has had multiple performances, by the New York Flute Club and by student groups at New York University and Manhattan School of Music.
CHAB CHAB
(1991) If you play around with the letter ordering of the title of this piece 'Chab,' you will soon find the hidden meaning... and a motive by that name is the basis of the piece. Here Chab is performed beautifully by Dan Barrett.
Forest of Winds Forest of Winds
(1994) This piece was written for Gerardo Levy's St. Cecilia wind ensemble. It consists of, basically, two woodwind quintets combined.
Transcendence, Mvts. 1-3 Transcendence, Mvts. 1-3
(1994) This is a three movement piece for violin and harp. It's a nice combination, particularly if one works with some of the 'extended' techniques available on the violin. Performers are Heidi Modr, violin and Karen Lindquist, harp.
Doodle Doo Doodle Doo
(1999) Piece for clarinet and piano, here performed by the tremendous new music clarinetist Tom Piercy, with Judith Olson at the piano. The piece is in three movements.
Stringing Mvt. 1 Stringing Mvt. 1
Stringing (1999) for violin and piano is a piece that combines 'folk like' elements in a contemporary idiom. Selection is the first movement of three, with the performance indication 'derb,' meaning 'Rustic' (German).
Stringing Mvt. 2 Stringing Mvt. 2
This is the second movement of Stringing (1999)as performed by Cyrus Stevens, violin and Leonard Lehrman, piano
Stringing Mvt. 3 Stringing Mvt. 3
This is the third movement of Stringing (1999)as performed by Cyrus Stevens, violin and Leonard Lehrman, piano
BlackandJill BlackandJill
Piece from 2003 in the near-Just-Intonation scale of _Blackjack_ sung by soprano Meredith Borden
Wild Wild West Wild Wild West
This is a 1999 recording of the piece (1997) that was performed three times in Eastern Europe by the Archaeus Ensemble: oboe, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion, 2 celli, conducted by Liviu Danceanu in Bucharest.
Mating Mating
This is a piece (2002) for cello and electric guitar written for cellist David Runnion. Here it is performed by the tremendous Dan Barrett and Sean Satin at the Cutting Room in New York.
The Nature of the Universe II The Nature of the Universe II
(1998) This is a piece for baroque flute... the early wooden flute much like a recorder, but played 'transversely' or sideways.
Panoply Panoply
(1992) This is a work written for the excellent flute player Gerardo Levy who plays it here.
Confessions of the Goliards Confessions of the Goliards
This piece (1992), seven poems by the Medieval Goliards was a commission from the Goliard ensemble. It is here sung by Jim Blanton, tenor, the Goliard organizer, with Janet Axelrod, flute, Serena Canin, Violin, Kathe Jarka, cello
Ariadne Ariadne
A piano trio (1985) which had several performances. Here played by the Arioso Trio: Fiona Vanderspar-Simon, violin, Judith Davidoff, cello, Harold Lewin, piano
Profondo Profondo
(1998) This is a piece for solo BASS flute, written for Gerardo Levy, who performs it here. The bass flute has a haunting, eerie sound, particularly in the octave BELOW middle C!
Hornucopia Hornucopia
(1988) This is a piece for 10 French horns written for the Delaware Horn Ensemble of Francis Orval.
Spectral Harmony Spectral Harmony
(1997) This is a piece for alto sax and French horn which was premiered in Moscow.
