In Memory (2009) for soprano and percussion, on poems by Robin Behn.
Blessing of the Animals (2008) for SATB chorus and piano. Written for the UMaine University Singers, Dennis Cox, conductor. For premiere in spring 2009.
Paul Rice Songs (2008) for soprano, flute and guitar. Commissioned by Coastal Carolina University, for premiere in March 2009.
Adjusting the Sails (2008) for women's choir and DVD. Commissioned by the Climate Change Institue at the University of Maine for premiere in Oct. 2008.
Crows everywhere are equally black (2008) for viola, clarinet and DVD. For performance in August and September, 2008, Reveille Festival, VT and UMaine.
On Time (2007) a setting of a poem by Phillis Levin for choir, flute, trumpet and piano. Commissioned by the University of Maine Singers.
Pedal Tune (2007) for alto flute, bass clarinet and DVD. Premiered at UMaine, October
Trio "stepandahalf" (2007) for oboe, clarinet and bassoon. Premiered at the Reveille Festival, August 2007.
Brass Rings (2007) for the UMaine Trumpet Ensemble, premiered at the ITG Conference, June 2007.
Running to the Shore (2006) for chamber orchestra. Written for the Conners Emerson School Orchestra, Bar Harbor, Maine.
Ingrained (2006) written for the DoublePlay Percussion Duo.Premiered in New York, October 2007.
For he is good to think on (2006) for flute, clarinet and DVD. Premiered on the Musica Eclectica Series, Dorchester, MA in Feb. 2006.
The Primary Tool is Soup (2005) for soprano, piano and DVD, based on a poem by robin Behn. Version for solo clarinet and DVD completed 2005, for premiere in Miami, 2006. Vocal version premiered by Susan Narucki and Christopher Oldfather, ACA Festival, New York, June 2006.
Evening Winds (2005) for concert band. Commissioned by the Hancock School Band, Maine. Premered January 2006.
On Thursday (2005) for soprano, 'cello and DVD. Based on a poem by robin Behn. Written for Susan Narucki.
Skating in the short program (2005) for solo violin.
Erie, on the periphery (2005) for clarinet and piano. Premiered by Ben Fingland and Marilyn Nonken, ACA Festival, New York, June 2008.
Slow Burn (2005) for flute, bass clarinet and marimba. Premiered by Cadenzato, Sept. 2005.
A change in the weather (2005) for piano and DVD. Premiered by Marilyn Nonken, ACA Festival, New York, June 2007.
Blasts, gusts, squalls, drafts and flurries (2004) for string quartet and DVD. Based on a poem by Daver Barber.
Winnfred Goes Outside (2004) for jazz band. Written for the Edith Jones Project. Premiered at Bangor Auditorium, Feb. 11, 2005. Also performed by UMaine Jazz Ensemble, April 2007.
Piece Goods (2004) for mandolin and guitar. Written for Duo Ahlert & Schwab. Premiered in Feb. 2006.
Hearne Songs (2004) for soprano, flute, clarinet, 'cello and computer-generated sound/video. Settings of poems by the late Vicki Hearne, from her book "Nervous Horses." Includes movements which may be performed independently: "Riding a nervous horse," "A Country Scene," and "The Horse that, trotting."
Almost Enough (2004) for electronic sound and video. Based on a poem of the same name by Gregory Djanikian.
Jansson at Mann Gulch (2003) for John Sampen. A multimedia piece for alto sax, video and computer-generated sound. Based on a section of Norman Maclean's "Young Men and Fire." Also performed at the Third Practice Festival, Richmond, VA.
Poem and Postlude Revisited (2003) an electronic piece based on vocals by Susan Narucki and bass clarinet playing by the composer.
Tango Beep Beep (2003) for pianist Amy Dissanayake. Premiered in Davis, CA in 2005.
Waver and Rustle (2003) for solo bass clarinet. Two short companion pieces.
Celadon (2003) for trumpet and piano. Written for Joshua Whitehouse. Premiered at the Brandeis Electro-acoustic Music Marathon, May 3, 2003.
Deeds (2002) one hour chamber opera, 5-characters. Act 1 Premiered December 2002, UMaine Opera Workshop. Act II programmed for May 4, 2003. Currently being orchestrated. Selected as semifinalist, Opera Vista Composition Competition, Houston, June 2007.
Crown Fires (2002) part of set of pieces based on McLean's Young Men and Fire.
Train (2002) for bass clarinet and tape. Premiered by the composer, October 2002. Also programmed at BEAMS as part of Boston CyberArts Festival, May 3, 2003.
By Means of Read and Green (2002) for violin and percussion. Written for Stuart Marrs and Jan Dobrzelewski, to be premiered Spring 2003 in Switzerland.
Wounded Trees (2001) for two bassoons and tape. Premiered by Rachael Elliott and Peter Kolkay, Brooklyn, NY, January 2002. Also programmed by ACA Concert Series, NYC, May 2002.
Woodlore II (2002) for children’s chorus, percussion and tape. Premiered by the Asa Adams Chorale, April 2002.
The Moose (2001) for flute, clarinet, trumpet, ‘cello, percussion, piano and tape. Premiered by Cadenzato, September 2001. Also programmed by the Catalyst Ensemble, Huddersfield, UK, February 2003.
Woodlore (2001) for children’s chorus, clarinet and piano. Premiered by the Asa Adams Chorale, December 2001.
Skin and Bones (2000) for flute, horn and tape. Premiered in February 2001.
Fables of La Fontaine (2000) for voice, chamber group and electronics. Funded by Umaine Summer Research Grant. Premiered March 31, 2001. Also programmed by iChamber, Feb. 2002 and University of Florida Contemporary ensemble, November 2001.
Heralds and Heroines (2000) for chamber orchestra. Commissioned by the Bangor Symphony Orchestra, premiered October 14, 2000.
Voices (2000) for voice, clarinet and piano. Commissioned by the Warren Center for Communication and Learning, premiered June 17, 2000.
Among the Cats of Zanzibar (2000) for percussion quartet. Premiered at the Bar Harbor Music Festival, July 21, 2000.
The Chemistry of Common Things (2000) for baritone, violin and piano. On a text by Joseph Duemer.
Yoikes and Away! (1992-99) for flute and marimba.
Canto Compleanno (1999) for clarinet and tape. Premiered at “Spring in Havana 2000”, March 2000. Also performed at Maine Composers Forum Concert, April 2000, College of the Holy Cross, November 2000, and in a series of new music concerts by Anna Rostrup, Norway, November, 2000.
Black Bear Dance (1999) for chamber orchestra winds. Premiered by UMaine Orchestra Winds, October 30, 1999.
The Open Air (1999) for chorus, 2 winds, percussion and piano. Commissioned by the UMaine University Singers, on poems by Alice Fogel. Premiered November 1999. Also performed by the Larry Parsons Chorale, West Virginia, February 2000, and on the UMaine University Singers European Tour, June 2000.
Accounting for Things Appearing As They Seem (1999) for soprano and tape.
On a poem by Alice Fogel. Premiered by Nancy Ogle, November 1999. Also programmed by Maine Composers Forum, April, 2000.
Swan Song (1998) for violin and tape. Written for Anatole Wieck. Premiered at UMaine, October, 2000. Also programmed by the Boston CyberArts Festival, May 2001.
Great World of Light (1998) for ‘cello and piano, with soprano in third movement. Commissioned and premiered by Baycha Voronietsky, January 1999. Also programmed by Phantom Arts Ensemble, in Boston, February 9, 2001.
This is why she had to quit her band (1998) for flute and tape. Premiered by Elizabeth Downing. Selected for performance at the SEAMUS 1999 National Conference, San Jose State Univ., and at the Western Illinois University Festival of New Music, March 1999, in the Boston 1999 Cyberarts Festival, Northeastern University, May 6, and the SCI Region I Conference, November 1999.
Moose Next 5 Miles (1998) for 5 flutes. Written for the Howling Winds Flute Choir. Performed at the National Flute Convention, Phoenix, AZ, August 1998, used in readings at the National Flute Convention in Atlanta, 1999.
Vespona (1998) for 5 players. Premiered at UMaine Faculty Recital, Feb. 1999. Also performed by North/South Consonance, New York, March 2000, and by ensemble X at the National SCI Conference, 2001.
Turning Figures (1998) for clarinet trio. Received Honorable Mention in the 1st Annual Trio Indiana Composition Contest, 1998.
Four Ambitions (1997) on poems by Lola Haskins, for soprano, clarinet and piano. Winner of the Orvis Prize for Vocal Composition. Performed at the University of Hawaii, March 8, 2000. Recorded by Nancy Ogle at UMaine, June 1998.
Selected for performance at the SCI Region I Conference, November 1998.
Sleek but Functional (1998) for bass clarinet and wind ensemble. Commissioned by the UMaine Symphonic Band premiered November 1998. Also performed on Symphonic Band tour, May 1999.
Italy (1997) for soprano and piano, on a text by Constance Hunting. Commissioned by the Women in the Curriculum Committee for the Marianne Hartman Awards, November 1997.
Rhythmic Breathing (1997) for clarinet, bass clarinet and tape. Premiered by F. Gerard Errante and the composer, March 1998.
Tightrope (1997) for woodwind quintet. Premiered at the Warebrook Festival of Contemporary Music, July 1999. Also programmed by U.S. Marine Band Chamber Music Program, April 2000.
As It Turns Out and I Feel Cool (1996) two short tape pieces on sampled vocal sounds.
Hornpipe Dreams (1996) for violin and tape. Premiered by Debbie Wong at Cal State Long Beach, July 1997. Subsequent performance by Anatole Wieck (University of Maine, 1998) and Terrie Baune (UCDavis, 1998) and Linda Quan (New York New Music Ensemble, 2001). Selected for performance at the SEAMUS 1998 National Conference, Dartmouth College, the Regional CMS Conference, Potsdam, May 1999.
Notes Toward a Theory of Marriage (1996) for baritone and tape.
Tutti i battuti, tutti il tempo (1996) Percussion quartet for non-pitched instruments. To be premiered by UMaine Percussion Ensemble, Nov. 1999.
Canon and Fantasy (1996) for guitar trio. Commissioned by Linda Winchurch, premiered December 1996.
Poem and Postlude (1996) for soprano, bass clarinet and computer-generated tape. Texts by Lisa Steinman and anonymous. Written for Susan Narucki, premiered in February, 1997. Also performed at Southeastern Composers League Forum, April 1997, and the Northeast Regional SCI Conference at MIT, October 1997, the Studio of Electronic Music, Hartford, CT, March 1998, and the Maine Composers Forum, April 2000.
Vespa (1996)for solo E-flat or B-flat clarinet.
On a poem by Donald Justice (1996) for soprano and mezzo-soprano. Commissioned by Susan Narucki for performance in Amsterdam, 1997.
Wail and Wheeze (1995) for bass clarinet, trombone and tuba. Premiered March, 1996.
The Shortness of all the notes (1995) for 10 winds and computer-generated tape. Commissioned by the Greater Salisbury Winds. Premiered May 1996.
A Fixture (1995) for soprano and B-flat clarinet, on a poem by May Swenson. Premiered at Salisbury State University, November 1995. Also performed at George Washington University, March 1996.
Settings (1995) 4 songs for soprano and seven players.
Copperplate (1995)for clarinet and computer-generated tape. Premiered by the composer, Salisbury State University, March 1996.
Scene (1994) For baritone and percussion, on a poem by Joseph Duemer. Written for Paul Hillier, premiered in May, 1995 at UCDavis.
A Cold Spring (1994) for piano and computer-generated tape. Premiered by Emily Wong- George for New York Women Composers, October 1994.Subsequent performance by Judith Radell, Pennsylvania, March 1996, and at the MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music, Bowling Green, February 1997, and the University of Maine, February 1998.
Caravan (1994)for bass clarinet and computer-generated tape. Premiered by the Holy Cross Chamber Players, April 1984. Subsequent performances at the CMS Mid-Atlantic Region Annual Meeting, Elon College, North Carolina, March 1996, the Electro-acoustic Concert Series of Brooklyn College, October, 1996, Connecticut College Art and Technology Symposium, February, 1997, the Studio of Electronic Music, Hartford, Ct, March 1998, and the SEAMUS National Conference, Kansas City, April 1997.
Canopy (1988-1994) for clarinet, viola and piano. Revised version premiered by Alea III, Boston University, 1994. Also presented by Composers Forum, New York, October 1994.
Two Silly Songs (1993) for soprano, 2 clarinets, viola, 'cello and double bass. Texts by Ezra Pound and Tom Chandler. Premiered by the Composers Ensemble at the Dartington Festival, England, August 1994.
Small Wonder (1993) five songs for SATB choir. Two songs read by the Gregg Smith Singers, July 1993, and two performed by the Holy Cross Madrigal Group, December 1992. Selections also performed by Sacred and Profane, San Francisco, 1995 and St. Mary’s College Chorale, March 1997, University of Maine Chorale, April 1998. Two songs arranged for SSAA, third place winner in the New York Treble Singers 2002 Composition Contest.
Looks Like Rain (1993) for mezzo-soprano, viola and harpsichord. Texts by Elizabeth Bishop, Babette Deutsch and Joseph Duemer. Written for the Fortunato- McCarthy-Christie Trio, and premiered in March 1993 at Boston Conservatory and Trinity College.
The Plain Presentation of it (1992) for soprano, flute and violin. Texts by Lisa Steinman, April Bernard and Marianne Moore. Premiered by the Holy Cross Chamber Players, April 1992. Also performed by Currents at the University of Richmond, April 1994, Musicians Accord, May 1994, and Continuum, March 1997.
Villancico (1991-94) for flute, clarinet, viola and 'cello. Premiered by Earplay, San Francisco, 1992. Revised version performed January 1994. Also presented by the Washington Square Contemporary Players, November, 1996, and Digital Renaissance Consort, Los Angeles, April 1998.
Not Dressed for this (1991)for clarinet and 'cello. Performed by Griffin Music Ensemble, 1991 and by theThomas-Aureden Duo, 1992.
Two Poems by April Bernard (1991) for soprano, piano and double bass. Premiered by Hyperion, March 1992. Subsequent performances at the University of Georgia and at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1996.
Another Momentary Feat (1991) for chamber orchestra. Premiered at the Composers Conference, Wellesley College, August 1991. Revised version read by the Women's Philharmonic, June 1992.
What's the Railroad to me? (1991) for soprano, clarinet, violin and piano. Text by Thoreau. Premiere sponsored by the Thoreau Society, July 1991.
Simple Songs (1990-?) a collection of 23 songs for soprano and piano on various texts. Groups of songs premiered by Karol Bennett/John MacDonald, 1990, by Maria Tegzes/Geoff Burleson, 1991, Martha Elliott/Timothy MacFarland, 1994, Joan Heller/Igor Uryash, Brandeis Contemporary Players, 1996. Also performed at the 3rd Annual Festival of Women Composers, March 1993, at the National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington DC, June 1993, the National Poetry Conference, Orono, Maine 1996, George Washington University, September 1997 by Susan Bender, Peabody Conservatory, November 1997, Indiana University and Amsterdam, Fall 1998 by Patricia Green, Ensemble 21 at Merkin Hall, NYC, February 1999, and at the 92nd St. Y, New York,March 2000, the Modnadnock Festival, July 2000, University of Maryland, Sept. 2000, the Grachtenfestival 2000 Amsterdam, August 2000 by Susan Narucki. Winner of the Annual Composition Contest sponsored by American Women Composers, 1993. “Night Thought” selected for recording by Susan Narucki and Alan Feinberg, 1998, and by the American Celebration Duo, for release on innova records, 1999. "A Soul Selects" recorded by Nancy Ogle and Ginger Hwalek, released by Capstone Records, 2000.
Night Songs (1990) Commissioned and premiered by the Wellesley College Chorus, 1991.
Beasts of the Field (1990) for flute and clarinet. Premiered by Holy Cross Chamber Players, 1991. Also performed by UCDavis Contemporary Players and New York Women Composers. Published by Freeland Press.
The Boy who drew cats (1989) for bass clarinet and percussion. Commissioned by the "Young-at-Arts" Program of the Wang Center, Boston. Premiered January 1990.
Fantasy is a place where it rains (1989) Concerto for amplified guitar and strings. Commissioned by the Portland Metropolitan Arts Commission for "Artquake '91" and
soloist John Tamburello. Performed by Alea II, Stanford University, May 1993. Published by Nambe/Acoma Publications.
Basia Nova (1988) for french horn, bassoon and piano. Commissioned and premiered by LyRA Soloists, 1989. Also performed by Western Carolina State University Faculty Players, 1992.
Ballad (1988)for sextet. Premiered by Griffin Music Ensemble, October 1990.
Urban Contemporary (1988) for violin and marimba. Winner in the Marimolin Composition Contest. Performed by Marimolin, 1988; Parnassus, 1990; Composers Concordance, 1991; the Buffalo New Music Ensemble, 1989; the UCDavis Contemporary Players, 1989 and Griffin Music Ensemble, 1989. Published by Music for Percussion, Inc.
Jerusalem the Golden (1987) for string quartet. Premiered by the Boston Composers String Quartet, 1988.
To the Moon (1985) for soprano, oboe, bassoon and piano. Premiered by the Fiati Chamber Players, 1985.
Logic and "The Magic Flute" (1985) for soprano, violin, 'cello and piano. Commissioned and premiered by the New York Camerata, March 1985.
Setting for Shusaku Endo (1983) for piano and winds. Performed by members of the E.A.R.Unit, July 1984, by the Princeton Chamber Ensemble, January 1985, and by the Composer's Symposium at the University of New Mexico, March 1992.