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.
Einmal (for SSATB chorus) (2006) - premiere performance on May 3, 2008 by the Phoenix Symphony Chorus, Dr. Gregory Gentry, conductor.
Einmal nahm ich zwischen meine Hände Wie ein williges, das still besteht, O da strömen wir zu diesen Stellen, Ach dem Fremden, der uns missverstanden, - Rainer Maria Rilke |
Once I took your face between Almost like a willing thing, that quietly Oh, we flow to these places, Oh the stranger, who misunderstood us, - trans. Beth Ratay |
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