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Rühmen (for chorus, oboe, tambourine and marimba) (2009) - setting of poem I.7 of Rilke's Die Sonette and Orpheus

Paintings for Strings (for string quartet) (2008) - set of three pieces inspired by works on display at the Phoenix Art Museum.

I. Strings in the Pool

II. Tensions

III. Story for Strings - performed by Molly McCarthy and Bonnie Teplik, violins, Alexander Vittal viola, Ruth Wenger, cello

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Black Cat (for soprano and two clarinets) (2008) - setting of Rainer Maria Rilke's poem Schwarze Katze, translation by Beth Ratay. Beth Ratay, mezzo-soprano, Andrew DeBoer, clarinet, Brian Mabry, clarinet.

Sapphire and Gold, A Concertino for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble (2007)

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Conservation of Mass (for solo vibraphone) (2006) - performed by Kyle Forsthoff

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Einmal (for SSATB chorus) (2006) - premiere performance on May 3, 2008 by the Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Dr. Gregory Gentry, conductor.

Personality Flaws (for solo euphonium and three flutes) (2006) - performed by Brian Stevenson, euphonium, Katie Valadez, flute, David Nischwitz, flute and Kathryn Schaap, alto flute

CrashBang (for clarinet, bass trombone and percussion) (2006) - performed by Josh Gardner, clarinet, Seth Vatt, bass trombone and Kyle Forsthoff, percussion

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Die Sonette an Orpheus (for soprano, flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello and percussion) (2005) – five movement song cycle setting poems from Rilke’s Die Sonette an Orpheus. Performed by Adrienne Turner, soprano, Aileen Kilgore, flute, Josh Gardner, clarinet, Ben Yingst, bassoon, Kyle Forsthoff, percussion, Jenwei Yu, violin/viola, Hope Shepherd, cello, Grant Linsell, conductor. See the text and translation.

I. Wandelt sich rasch

II. Dich aber will ich nun

III. O dieses ist das Tier

IV. Da stieg ein Baum

V. Erreichtet keinen Denkstein

Three Caricatures for Bass (2003) – performed by Gonzalo Teppa

I. Gigue

II. Jazz

III. Romantic

Flowing (String Quartet version) (2006) - performed by Lauren Rausch, violin, Regina Dyches, violin, Alexander Vittal, viola, and Jenna Dalbey, cello

Three Sketches for Flutes (2003) - performed by Danielle Griffin, Sarah Hodges, Danielle Lewis and Rebecca Romo

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I. Flutters

II. Flowing

III. Fragments

Background Noise (for percussion solo) (2002) - performed by Kyle Forsthoff

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Czech Folk Song Suite (for band, grade 2.5) (2002) - performed by the Summit Ridge Middle School 8th Grade Band, Robert Chapman, conductor

Furiant (for band, grade 4) (2001) - performed by the Arizona State University Concert Band, Martin Provence, conductor

Never Felled (for mezzo-soprano and piano) (2001) - performed by Andrea Lyons and Michael Tilley

Rest (for tenor, clarinet and bassoon) (2001) - performed by Andrew Truex, tenor, Justin Mathis, clarinet, and Darrel Hale, bassoon

Concertino for Flute and Wind Ensemble (2000) - performed by Javier Montilla, flute, and the University of Colorado Wind Ensemble, Allan McMurray, conductor

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