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