Works have been performed in 27 states and seven countries.
Audio samples, program notes, texts, scores, and parts upon request.

• Orchestra

Symphony No. 1—Paths of Peace

(1999-2000), large orchestra, mezzo-soprano and baritone soloists, Suzuki string ensemble, 35 minutes.

All Hallows

(1997), large orchestra, 10 minutes.

A Glimpse of River

(1996), string orchestra, 4 minutes.

Overture of the Open Road

(1988), large orchestra, 9 minutes.

• Soloist(s) and Orchestra

The Periodic Table—Piano Concerto No. 2

(2007), piano solo and eight players (2009).

Pastoral Concerto

(2008), violin solo and chamber orchestra, 24 minutes.

Arguing with God

(2006), concerto for klezmer musicians (4) and chamber orchestra, 34 minutes.

Interferon, or Piano Concerto

(2000-01), piano solo and large orchestra, 19 minutes.

Viola Concerto

(1984), viola solo and chamber orchestra, 22 minutes.

• Works for 2-5 players

An arch never sleeps, for violin and double bass

(2009)

Everything Under the Sun: Four Seasons for Two Violins

(2009)

Hubbert Peak: Three Gas Stations for String Quartet

(2008), 10 minutes.

Dr. Johnson and Mr. Savage: Pantomine for Violinist and Cellist

(2008).

Urstoff

for violin and piano (2007).

Graces, Furies

for piano trio (2006), 10 minutes.

The Doorway

for english horn and piano (2006), 4 minutes.

The Pedagogy of Grief

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Third Viola Sonata

(2004), viola and piano, 18 minutes.

A Chance for the Soul

for trombone and piano (2003).

A Grammar of Hope: Quintet for Piano and Strings

(2002-2003), 35 minutes.

Eleusis: 15 Aspects of a Mystery

for violin and piano (2000), 12 minutes.

The Entire World: Three Jewish Songs from Eastern Europe

, for flute, violin, and cello (1997), 7 minutes.

String Quartet No. 4

(1996), 11 minutes.

Farther Afield

, fanfare for two horns and two trumpets (1994), 3 minutes.

Songs of Rest and Unrest—Second Viola Sonata

(1993-94), viola and piano, 13 minutes.

Inveniendo Quaeretis

for two violas (1994), 2 minutes.

Children’s Corner

for string quartet (1992), 5 minutes.

A Tree of Life

: fantasy for clarinet, cello, and piano (1992), 9 minutes.

Seven for Three

for oboe, horn, and piano (1991-92), 11 minutes.

A View of Jerusalem

, fanfare for brass, percussion, and organ (1990), 4 minutes.

Quintet for Winds

(1990), 12 minutes.

Romanza

for string trio (1989), 5 minutes.

Duo (In Which Pooh Dances a Hoop in the Sand)

, for violin and cello (1988), 6 minutes.

String Quartet No. 3

(1986-87), 16 minutes.

First Viola Sonata

(1986), viola and piano, 14 minutes.

String Quartet No. 2

(1985), 17 minutes.

Five Pieces

for Violin and Viola (1983), 7 minutes.

Sonata

for Cello and Piano (1982-83), 13 minutes.

String Quartet No. 1

(1982), 12 minutes.

Rhapsody

for Piano Trio (1981), 7 minutes.

 

• Solo voice(s) and up to 5 players   (Permission for the use of all copyrighted texts has been secured)

Five Bucolics: A Cycle of Songs on Poems by Maurice Manning

for tenor and piano (2010), 14 minutes.

Prayer for Our Daughters

for soprano and piano (2001), text by Mark Jarman, 4 minutes.

Aubade

, madrigal for vocal quintet (1995), text by Donald Davie, 4 minutes.Scenes from “The Mayor of Casterbridge” for soprano and piano, text by Mark Jarman.

The Way In: Four Songs for Baritone and Piano

(1985-86),

texts by Rilke (translated by Robert Bly) and Mary Oliver, 12 minutes.

Five Songs for High Voice and Piano

(1985), texts by Novalis, Lorca, Mary Oliver,

Robert Francis, and Rilke (translations by Robert Bly), 14 minutes.

Wedding Song

for baritone, violin, and viola (1985), text from the Song of Songs, 3 minutes.

Black Branches

(1982), a setting of four poems of William Carlos Williams

for soprano and woodwind quintet, 11 minutes.

• Chorus
(Permission for the use of all copyrighted texts has been secured)

Wild Peace

for mixed chorus (1996), text by Yehuda Amichai, 2 minutes.

A Cypress Shall Rise

for baritone soloist, chorus, and organ (1995),

 

text from Isaiah (both original Hebrew and JPS translation), 6 minutes.

Morning Poem

for mixed chorus (1987), text by Mary Oliver, 4 minutes.

A Valediction

for mixed chorus (1986), text by Ernest Dowson, 2 minutes.

God Speaks to Man But Once

(1983)A part-song for mixed chorus and violin on a

text by Rainer Maria Rilke (translated by Robert Bly), 3 minutes.

• Solo keyboard

Thoroughfare of Light

for piano (2002-03), 9 minutes.

Spinoza’s Rainbow

for piano (1999), 13 minutes.

Dream Work

for piano (1995), 8 minutes.

B’rachah (Benediction)

for small harpsichord (1990), 5 minutes.

Four Poetic Images

for piano (1988), 10 minutes.

Fantasia-Marcia

for piano, after George Rochberg (1987), 3 minutes.

Piano Fantasy

(1987), 8 minutes.

Piano Sonata in One Movement

(1983), 7 minutes.

• Solo instrumental

Palimpsest

for solo violin (2006), 3 minutes.

Three Short Obsessions

for solo violin (2004), 5 minutes.

The Search for Delicious

for solo flute (2003), 4 minutes.

Wine-Dark Sea

for solo viola (1988), 3 minutes.

Sonata for Unaccompanied Violin

(1985-86), 15 minutes.

• Dance

The Apparition

: ballet in one act (2004), violin and piano, 9 minutes.

The Night of the Iguana

: ballet in one act (2003), medium orchestra (single winds and brass, percussion, solo piano, large complement of strings), 18 minutes.

Yussel’s Prayer

: ballet in one act (1990), solo dancer, flute, and cello, 9 minutes.

• Opera

The Mayor of Casterbridge

: opera in four acts (1992), based on the Thomas Hardy novel, libretto by Mark Jarman (commissioned by Nashville Opera, unproduced to this date), 1 hour and 40 minutes.

• Music for young performers

Wildflower Hill

for Suzuki violinists and cellists (1996), 3 minutes.