- Premiere of a New Symphony commissioned by the Signature Symphony of Tulsa depicting important events in Oklahoma history, for orchestra, chorus and multimedia.
- Soundtrack for Bo Bergstrom's feature film A Midsummer Night's Dream, music composed by Joseph Rivers, 2011
- Lone Wandering for Women's Chorus with piano accompaniment, premiered January 2011 by the Vocal Arts Ensemble of Tulsa, conducted by Marilyn Carver
- The Wanderings of Ayumi for Oboe and Harp, premiered October 2010, Lorelei Barton (harp), Lise Glaser (oboe)
- A Midsummer Night's Dream, musical score to feature film (Bo Bergstrom, director), 2010
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Nuova Avventura, CD of Compositions for Piano, and with Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, 2010
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Fundamentals of Tonal Music: Concepts and Skills, textbook for basic and advanced music fundamentals, 2010
Overture for Debbi, commissioned by Mark Watson and the Friends of the Starlight Band in memory of beloved Tulsa flutist Debbi Turner, premiered by the Starlight Band of Tulsa on June 29, 2010
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Echoes of War - Visions of Peace, Symphony No. 1, recording by the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Robert Winstin, and released by ERMMedia in 2009 on its "Masterworks of the New Era" series, Vol. 15
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Concerto for Oboe, English Horn and String Orchestra, (made possible by Carol Pearson) was premiered March 9, 2009 by the University of Tulsa Orchestra with Lise Glaser and Lisa Wagner, soloists. This piece may be the first concerto of its kind in the history of music for the Oboe - English Horn combination
Coming on November 5, 2011:
Recent Work
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