Dancing With Animals is a lighthearted fantasy inspired by creatures from the animal kingdom. In the first movement, the five animals march in, then each one...
Of all the dance forms I have come to love, the Tarantella most intrigues me. It never ceases to draw me into its web. Danza Furiosa begins with low murmurs of...
Elegy for Alto Saxophone & Wind Orchestra is a warm, melodic work of compelling expression. After an opening of gentle introspection, an ostinato in the...
Elegy for English Horn & Wind Orchestra is a warm, melodic work of compelling expression. After an opening of gentle introspection, an ostinato in the...
Trumpet Feature
The Golden Horn is a major work for trumpet, combining heroic bravura with stunning lyricism. It quickly becomes apparent that the composer's...
Laudate is a work consisting of two contrasting elements. After a noble introduction, we hear the first material; a graceful, florid prelude featuring the...
Program NotesAs the sun rises, the sleeping carousel slowly awakens welcoming the happy people who have come to enjoy its pleasures. Throughout the day, they...
(with optional treble choir)
Majestic! For concert band with optional treble choir, My Father's World opens with a noble introduction leading to a tender...
Upon my arrival in the South in 1971, I became aware of and enamoured with these three hymns. I had done previous settings for voice and piano and subsequently...
