THEATRICAL WORKS

THIRST--a masque opera
four musicians and twelve singing actors 2006
Collaborative development include additional music by Stephen Fandrich, story and libretto by the composer with additional text by Colby Bradley and other ensemble members. In addition to being the principal author, I was also the stage director and producer for the premiere which took place May 18-21, 2006 in Seattle.

The Story of an Hour: Lyric Tragedy in Ten Minutes
opera for two sopranos, harp, flute, clarinet, viola, cello, percussion (1), 2004
Libretto by Elizabeth Jenkins based on the short story by Kate Chopin.
The Story of an Hour 11'52"

Supplication
dramatic scene for soprano, contrabassoon and tubuloon, 2003
Scene inspired by parallels between current events and the Mahabharata, the Indian epic of the bitter rivalry between two sets of cousins over control of the kingdom. The setting is sometime between the present and the future. The issue is not a politically defined kingdom but control over water, symbolic of life itself. The Supplicant sings in an unknown language. Meaning and emotion are conveyed through the voice, movement, and sound.
Supplication 14'59"

Seijo
opera for three singers, dancer, and nine instruments, 2002
Libretto by Melanie Grimes after an ancient coming-of-age tale based on a Zen koan dealing with the conflict between duty and stability on the one hand and creativity and risk on the other.
Seijo Opening 1'38"

Young Tristan
sketches for an opera, 2001
Libretto by Melanie Grimes based on portions of the Tristan legend that precede Wagner’s opera.
Preparing for Battle 42”
Approaching the Dragon’s Lair 28”
Isolde at the Pyre of Morholt 1’9”

Twilight Voices
opera for five singers and chamber orchestra, 1997
Libretto by Darlene leFaive
Five aging opera singers find themselves in the Casa di Riposo in Milan. News of Caruso’s death lifts them out of their self-pity and anger into a new appreciation of life.
Finale 3'47"

Incidental Music for Prajna
for recorder and percussion, 1976

ORCHESTRAL MUSIC

Ancient Morning
for Javanese gamelan, 1980
In “ketawang” form.

Chaconne for chamber orchestra, 1994
Single woodwinds, suitable for young players.

Season of Grief for orchestra, 2002
Reading session at New England Conservatory

CHAMBER MUSIC

Companionship for mezzo soprano and piano, 2004
Poem by Peter Papesch; commissioned by Peter Papesch.

Hymn to the Sun for triple saxophone quartet, 2003

Fanfare in Sevens for two trumpets and two trombones, 2003

Pattern for guitar and mandolin, 2002

The Hungry Tigress
for soprano, English horn, harp, and percussion (1), 1996
Based on one of the jataka tales of previous lives of the Buddha—Asia’s equivalent to Aesop’s fables.

Ox Herding Music
for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion (1), 1995
Delicate and light treatment of a profound theme.

Sound Cycles
for any number of people, 1995
An experiential structured improvisation (no musical training required)

Spiders for soprano and piano, 1993
Tongue-in-cheek “art” song.

Reflection
for two flutes, cello, and harp, 1994
Three separate musics meet and go their own ways.

Transparency
for piano, harpsichord, or organ 1993
From my “Glass” period, but with a twist.

Hexagram
for six or more instruments, 1972
An improvisational “map” piece.