compositions for ORCHESTRA

The Hedgehog's Dilemma (2014) : double concerto for violin, cello and orchestra

ca. 25 minutes (in progress).
Scored for: 2 (2° dbl picc)-2-2-2 (2° dbl cbn), 4-3-3-1, timp, 4 perc, harp, pno/cel, solo violin, solo cello, strings. Composed for Elisa Barston, Amy Sue Barston, and the Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra (Linc Smelser, conductor).
Edition also available for piano trio.

Hard Knocks (1999) : for orchestra

6 minutes. (3-2-2-2, 4-3-3-1, harp, timp, 3 perc, strings).
Commissioned by the Denver Young Artists Orchestra.
Premiered by the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra at Tanglewood's Ozawa Hall.
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Kicking and Screaming (2000) : for chamber orchestra

5 minutes. (1-1-1-1, 2 sax, 1-1-1-0, drum kit, 2 sopr, synth, 1-1-1-1-1).
Commissioned by The Dogs of Desire (David Alan Miller, conductor).
Premiered by The Dogs of Desire at the New York State Theater, Albany, NY.

Lolita (1996) : for baritone voice and orchestra.

14 minutes. (2 (picc)-2 (eng. hn)-2-2 (cbn), 4-2-2-1, harp, piano, 3 perc, timp, strings).
Text by Vladimir Nabokov.
Composed for the University of Miami Symphony Orchestra (Thomas Sleeper, conductor)
Winner, University of Miami Competition for Orchestral Composition 1995.

Mio amato, mio signore (2010) : concert aria for mezzo-soprano and orchestra

5 minutes. (2-2-2-2, 2-2-2-0, perc, timp, harp, mezzo-soprano, strings).
Composed for the orchestra of the Concorso "Magda Olivero" (Saluzzo, Italy) (Gianmaria Griglio, conductor).
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Violin Concerto (1998) : concerto for violin and orchestra

20 minutes. (2-2-2-2, 2-1-0-0, timp, perc, solo violin, strings).
Composed for Jeanine Wynton and The Yale Philharmonia (Ransom Wilson, conductor).

Wind Up (2002) : for orchestra

10 minutes. (picc-2-2-2-bs cl-2-cbn, 4-2-2-1, timp, 3 perc, harp, strings).
Premiered by the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra.
Winner, Brooklyn Symphony Composition Competition 2003.
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