Compositions
ORCHESTRAL
SYMPHONY (1983)
3322-4331-3 perc-strings
c. 24’
NIGHT MUSIC (1985)
string orchestra
commissioned by Louisiana Sinfonietta
c. 8’
SUNRISE WITH SEA MONSTERS (1990)
3222-0231-1 perc-strings
c. 6’
MAKING SIGNALS IN SHALLOW WATER (1991)
3222-4231-1 perc-strings
c. 9’
STAGE WORKS
STUDY IN GREY (1985)
one-act opera
3 male characters, 1111-1211-1 perc, harp-strings
c. 35’
TRYST (1994)
tape, contemporary dance
commissioned by Andre de Villiers
CHORAL
THREE WELSH SONGS (1984)
SATB
commissioned by LSU A Cappella Choir
c. 6’
REJOICE IN THE LORD (1986)
SATB, organ
commissioned by First Methodist Church, Baton Rouge
c. 4’
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (1989)
SSAATTBB
commissioned by Portsmouth & Guildford Cathedral Choirs
c. 4’
MOSAIC (1992)
tenor solo, TTBB
commissioned by Turtle Creek Choral, Texas
c. 4’
IN PARADISUM (2015)
soprano solo, SATB
c. 2'
LIBERA ME
tenor solo, SATB, organ
c. 4'
VOCAL
CHERIDA (1977)
contralto, piano
c. 8’
POEM OF DAYS (1979)
baritone, piano
c. 4’
POEM OF YOUTH (1986)
soprano, clarinet, harp (or piano)
commissioned by LSU New Music Ensemble
c. 5’
DEATH IN THE SURF (1987)
baritone, chamber ensemble (1111-0100-1 perc- strings)
commissioned by LSU New Music Ensemble
c. 12’
THE TRUMPET (1989)
counter tenor, trumpet, piano
c. 5’
L’INDIFFÉRENT (2006)
tenor or soprano, piano
c. 3’
CHAMBER MUSIC
ELEGY (1978)
string quartet
c. 8’
BRASS QUINTET-YNYS MÔN (1979)
commissioned by Mid-England Brass Ensemble
c. 8’
THREE MOVEMENTS (1981)
ob, alt sax, pno
c. 5’
STRING QUARTET-DINAS BRÂN (1984)
c. 15’
SIX PIECES FOR OFFA (1984)
fl, vln, pno
commissioned by Louisiana Players
c. 8’
TEXTURES (1990)
wind quintet (fl, ob, cl, hrn, bsn)
commissioned by LSU Wind Quintet
CD recording available: Ultrasonic LCG1993CD
c. 9’
I CAN FEEL THE RINGS (1990)
fl, tpt, vln
c. 5’
AURELIA (1993)
fl, ob (dbl c.a.), cl (dbl b.cl), pno
commissioned by Sounds Positive
c. 9’
SIFT (1994)
fl, ob, bsn, tpt, 2 vln, vla, vcl, DB
commissioned by Louisiana Festival of Contemporary Music
c. 8’
FOUR WAYS OF HAVING SEX IN ZERO GRAVITY (2000)
ob, vln, vla, vc
c. 3’
RAIN JOURNAL (2001)
vln,vc, pn
c. 11’
INSTRUMENTAL SOLO
SHADES (1977)
solo oboe
c. 4’
VIOLIN PROLOGUE (1983)
solo violin
c. 4’
BROWN STUDIES (1983)
solo piano
c. 5’
BAYOU BLUES (1987)
alto saxophone, piano
c. 8’
SONG OF AJAX (1988)
violin, piano
c. 6’
APOLOGUE (1992)
solo violin
commissioned by Peter Sheppard
c. 4’
FIVE HAIKU FOR PEACE (1995)
solo piano
c. 4’
FILM
SHOOTING AIR (1986)
directed by Scott Purdin