Works
Missa Leeanae Volitili, 2011
Congregational singing and computer
St Mark’s Episcopal Church, Washington DC
6 minutes
On the Verge, 2010
Flute, piano and computer
Verge Ensemble,
Corocoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
8 minutes
Creekspeak, 2007
Computer
Using interactive sound technology created by composer Scott Smallwood
City Dance, Washington, DC
9 minutes
Incandescent Mysteries, 2006
Narrator, soprano, flute, oboe, 2 percussion, piano, synthsizer, hammer dulcimer, violin, cello, computer, conducted by Joel Lazar
commissioned by Lynne Horning for of Joseph Horning’s 75th birthday
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Washington, DC
25 minutes
River of Wonder and Sorrow, 2005
Piano andcello
Composed for Vasily Popov Ralitza Patcheva,
11 minutes
Drifting Melismas, 2005
Percussion duo
composed for Leon and Khoja-Eynatyan and his daughter Tatevik
Atlas Arts Center, Washington, DC
4 minutes
There is Only the Dance, 2005
Oboe, percussion, and piano
Levine School of Music, Washington, DC
10 minutes
Memorial Montage, 2005
Cello and piano
The Forgotten War Concert, based on sculptures from the Korean War Memorial
Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
1 minute
Cantus stellae, 2004
Piano, organ and computer
Organist Keith Reas
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
3 minutes
A Critical Mass, 2004, 1989, 1986
Narrator, chorus, tape, and chamber ensemble
Texts by Thomas Merton and Walt Whitman,
2005 Conducted by Joel Lazar, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Washington, DC
1989, 1986, Music of the Spheres, Washington, DC
60 minutes
Creek Bells Frozen in Mourning, 2004
Piano and computer
Memorial service for Jean Sanford Hill at Holton Arms School, Washington, DC
5 minutes
Summer Arrives Like a Carillon on the Incoming Tide, 2003
Piano and computer,
Current Jam Salon, Fete de la musique, Washington, DC
10 minutes
Rites of Passage, 2003
Narrator and chamber ensemble
Text by acclaimed naturalist John Hay
Music of the Spheres
Opening of the Diehn Fine and Performing Arts Library
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
60 minutes
River Time, 2002
Chorus, children’s chorus, flute, harp and percussion
Text by William Styron from Lie Down in Darkness
Alexandria Choral Society, Alexandria, VA
Published by Arsis Press
8 minutes
River Tree, 2002
violin and piano
Contemporary Music Forum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
10 minutes
Light Possessed, 2002
Pierrot ensemble,
Text by Alan Cheuse
Contemporary Music Forum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
10 minutes
Moving Pictures, 2002
Solo piano
1st movement performed by Laurie Hudicek
Contemporary Music Forum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
12 minutes
Three Part Invention: Women, War and the Piano, 2002
Piano, tape and dancer
performed by choreograhper/dancer Kris O’Shee
Dance Place, Washington, DC
30 minutes
Moon Resplendent Tide, 2000
Brass quintet
composed for and performed by Monumental Brass
Levine School of Music, Washington, DC
5 minutes
Dream Sequence, 2000
4 vocal soloists, 9 instrumental soloists,
childrens chorus and chamber orchestra
Levine School of Music, Washington, DC
40 minutes
Eve, 1997
Flute and piano,
Composed for mother and daughter Eva Pierrou and Elivi Varga,
Levine School of Music, Washington, DC
Goucher College, Baltimore, MD
4 minutes
Bridge Lights, 1996
Flute, cello and piano,
No Noise Reduction, Levine School of Music, Wahington DC
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Washington, DC
Contemporary Music Forum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Hampton University, Hampton, VA
12 minutes
Summer Is,1995
Flute and organ,
Linda Marianinello, flute, and Keith Reas, organ
Washington, DC and New York, NY
Recorded by them on Musician Showcase in 2002,
Broadcast on Pipe Dreams, 2009
7 minutes
Take the Wings to the Uttermost Parts of the Sea, 1994,
Solo cello,
Performed by Lori Barnet
American Composers Series, Strathmore Hall, Bethesda, MD
6 minutes
Morning Wings, 1995
Chorus and cello,
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Washington, DC
6 minutes
Ancient Odes and Epitaths, 1993
Flute and percussion
Incidental music for Iphigenia at Aulos
Georgetown Classical Theater of Georgetown University, Washington, DC
18 minutes
Turns and Nocturnes, 1993
Solo piano
Performed by Don Freund, Frank Conlon and Nanette Shannon Butler
18 minutes
SummerVerses: The Book of Ruth, 1992
soprano, mezzo, tenor, women’s choir and chamber ensemble
Conducted by Joel Lazar
Mary Baldwin College, Staunton VA, in honor of their Sesquicentennial
Published by Arsis Press
90 minutes
Broad Reach, 1991
Soprano, 2 flutes, percussion/tabla, koto, harp and string orchestra
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
12 minutes
The Birth of Light, 1989
2 trumpets, piano and percussion
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Washington, DC
6 minutes
Spirituals, 1985
Flute, piano and percussion
Composed for the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa
Music of the Spheres, Washington, DC
15 minutes
Tidal Watch, 1983
Flute,violin and percussion
Contemporary Music Forum, Virginia Museum, Richmond, VA
12 minutes
Filigrane, 1982
Pierrot ensemble instruments
Anthony Stark, John Daverio
Boston, MA, Washington, DC and Richmond, VA
10 minutes
Pegasus, 1982
Solo Flute
Composed for and premiered by Katherine Hay, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD
Also performed by Renee Seibert and Bonnie Lake,
Published by Arsis Press
6 minutes
Nursury Rhymes, 1980
Soprano, flute, piano and percussion
Texts by Beatrix Potter
Contemporary Music Forum Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC
Broadcast on WETA (PBS)
10 minutes
Elegy in the Form of a Dream, 1975
Peabody Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Baltimore,MD
Contemporary Music Forum, Washington, DC
Published by Arsis Press
12 minutes
Lotus Land: Virginia, 1974
Texts by Diana Collingwood, winner in the Elizabeth Firestone Willis
Competition for Competition, National Society of Arts and Letter, 1976
20 minutes