Concert Music

(Unless otherwise indicated, all the following material has been published by Secret River Press - titles can also be obtained by contacting the composer.)

Orchestra (with and without dance) Concert

Symphony No. 2, Oklahoma Portraits, commissioned by the Signature Symphony (Tulsa, OK), 2011, to be premiered November 5, 2011.

Concerto for Oboe, English Horn and String Orchestra (excerpt from the 2nd movement: Passionate Hope) was premiered March 9, 2009 by the University of Tulsa Orchestra with Lise Glaser and Lisa Wagner, soloists

Symphony No. 1, Echoes of War-Visions of Peace, was commissioned by the Signature Symphony (Tulsa, OK), 2004, premiered March 2005 (Excerpt)

The Exile's Return (Excerpt: The Battle), orchestral ballet in five scenes, 1997, choreography by Ken Bello, premiered February 1997 in Tulsa, OK by the Mid-Illinois Ballet

Mixed Chorus (SATB)

Nations Shall Walk in the Light, for mixed chorus and orchestral brass and percussion ensemble, commissioned by the University of Tulsa for the rededication of Sharp Memorial Chapel, 2004

The Former Things Are Passed Away, for Mixed Chorus, Piano and String Quartet, revised 2004, dedicated to the memory of Arpad Darazs, premiered by ORU University Choir and conducted by Dr. Ed Pierce, 2004

And Thou America, for chorus, organ, brass quintet, and timpani, texts by Walt Whitman and the Bible, commissioned by First United Methodist Church of Broken Arrow, OK, and premiered September 2002

O Taste and See, for mixed chorus and piano or organ, revised version, 2002

Tempests Round Us Gather, commissioned by the Coventry Chorale of Tulsa in honor of its twentieth performance season, and in conjunction with the Philbrook Museum of Art exhibition, "The Gilded Age"; premiered by the Coventry Chorale, directed by David Rollo, November 2001

Make His Praise Glorious, for chorus, organ and brass, commissioned for the Episcopal Diocesan Convention, Tulsa, OK, and premiered at the convention in November 2000

Will Rogers Self-Portrait, commissioned by the Claremore Community Chorus and the Will Rogers Heritage, Inc.; premiered by the Claremore Community chorus, directed by Larry Mitchell, in November 1998; orchestrated version premiered November 2007 in commemoration of Oklahoma state centennial

Lonely People of the Osage , for a cappella mixed chorus, 1991; premiered by the Tulsa Bach Chorale, February 1992; selected for the 1993 Session of the Charles Ives Institute for American Music in New Milford, CT, Gregg Smith Singers, resident group; New York premiere on 26 February 1994 by the Gregg Smith Singers; performed for the Oklahoma Music Educators Association State Convention, Tulsa, OK, January 1995, and for the American Choral Directors Association Southwest Regional Convention, Dallas, Texas, March 1996, by the University of Oklahoma Choir, directed by Steven Curtis

Psalm of Thanksgiving, for a cappella chorus, revised 1995, original version premiered by the Heritage Chorale of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, directed by Eph Ehly, 1986; revised version premiered by the University of Tulsa Chorale, directed by Edward Byrom, 1995

Treble Chorus and Voice

Lone Wandering, for Women's Chorus (SSA) and Piano, text by William Cullen Bryant, commissioned by the Vocal Arts Ensemble of Tulsa and premiered in January 2011

The Psalmist's Love, for Women's Chorus (SSAA) and Harp (or Piano), revised version, 2003

Six Songs After Women Poets, for Mezzo-Soprano, Flute, and Piano, 1998

Adrift, for Women's Chorus (SSA) and Piano (after Emily Dickinson), commissioned by the Hyechka Music Club of Tulsa, 1993

Wind Ensemble or Concert Band

Overture for Debbi, commissioned by and premiered by the Tulsa Starlight Band, 2010 2010

Triumphant Overture, for Concert Band, 1995

Chamber/Instrumental (with or without Dance)

The Wanderings of Ayumi, for Oboe and Harp, premiered October 2010

Trio for Piano, Violin and Violoncello, 2007 OMTA Commissioned Composers Award, in memory of Louis Ballard

Soliloquy, for Tuba Solo, in memory of the victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, 2002; version for Trumpet Solo, 2003

Sonata for Violin and Piano, 1998

Portrait of a Cat, for Flute/Piccolo (or Violin), Clarinet, Bassoon, and One Dancer, 1997, commissioned by the Harwelden Institute for the Arts and premiered by the Council Oak Trio; toured in Oklahoma schools beginning with the 1997-98 academic year; performance for Chamber Music Tulsa (Concertime) by the Council Oak Trio on April 1, 2001

Romanza, for Clarinet and Piano, 1995

Marche Academique, for Brass Quintet, 1991; commissioned by Beta Chapter of Oklahoma, Phi Beta Kappa

Three Daydreams for Woodwind Quintet, published by Seesaw Music, Inc., 1990

Piano and Organ

Jesu, Joy, for piano solo (dedicated to W. John Williams), 2005

Variations for Piano, revised version, 1996

The People That Walked in Darkness, Prelude and Fugue for Organ Solo; Commissioned by First United Methodist Church of Bartlesville, 1993, and premiered by organist Walter Stout

Joyous Reunion, for Piano, 1991

Toccata, for Piano, New York premiere by Max Lifchitz, 1990; published by Seesaw Music, Inc., 1990

Fantasy, for Piano, published by Seesaw Music, Inc., 1990

The Magic Swing, for Piano, 1987

Waterfalls, for Piano, 1979

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