Eternity's Sunrise (2015) for wind ensemble
commissioned by the Langley High School Band Association
Alarm Calls (2013) for wind ensemble
commissioned by John Locke for the UNCG Wind Ensemble
Passage (2010) for symphnonic band
commissioned by the American Bandmasters Association
Spin Cycle (2001) for wind ensemble
commissioned by H. Robert Reynolds for the University of Michigan Wind Ensemble
Big Band (1994) for orchestra
commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
January Music (1993) for orchestra
Two Part Invention (1986) for orchestra
commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony
A Fire's Bright Song (1981, revised 1987) for orchestra
Cadences (2016), flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, and piano
commissioned by Electric Earth Concerts
String Quintet (2013), 2 violins, viola, and 2 cellos
commissioned by the Ciompi Quartet
YTTE (2008), alto flute, guitar, and viola
commissioned by the Monadnock Music Festival
Azaan (2007), soprano sax, piano, 2 percussion, and electronic sound
Awaken (2006), soprano sax, piano, 2 percussion, and electronic sound
Nasuh (2003), soprano and string quartet, text by Rumi
String Quartet (1997)
Small Change (1997), for two marimbas
Glide (1996), for flute, clarinet, bassoon, horn, harp, percussion, violin, viola, and cello
Quartet (1994), for alto saxophone, piano, marimba, and percussion
Mid the Steep Sky's Commotion (1993), for brass quintet
commissioned by the Norfolk Summer Music Festival
Quartet (1993), for alto saxophone, piano, marimba, and percussion
Light (1991, revised 1993), for mezzo soprano, clarinet/bass clar., piano/celesta, xylophone/glockenspiel, violin, cello
Fantasy for Two Pianos (1992)
Duo for Violins (1990)
commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation
Whistle Stop (1990), for oboe solo
Stomp (1988), for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trombone, piano, harp, violin, viola, cello
Relations to Rigor (1987), for flute, bass clarinet, piano, marimba, violin, cello, and tape
Relations to Rigor (1986), for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, piano, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, and bass
Pieces of Piano (1982), for piano solo
Chasing the Trane out of Darmstadt (1979), for tenor saxophone and piano
Nasuh (2003), for soprano and string quartet; text by Rumi
The Dolphins (1995), for soprano and piano; text by Richard Harteis (composed for the AIDS Quilt Songbook)
Light (see Chamber works), text by Hildegard von Bingen
In the Middle of the Road (1989), for alto, alto flute, and piano; text by Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Treatise on Tailor's Dummies (1989), for flute, bassoon, tenor sax,
accordion, piano, percussion, and soprano; text by Bruno Schulz
commissioned by Relache
Twitter Music (2011), for two marimbas and tape
The Garden (2006), video by Anya Belkina
Bell Plates (2002), for percussion solo and electronic sound
commissioned by the North Carolina Music Teachers Association
Terza Rima (1995), for oboe and live electronics
Relations to Rigor (see Chamber works)
Syntax (1985), for Synclavier
Awaken (2007) Consists of Awaken, The Garden, Nasuh, and Azaan played without pause with a video by Anya Belkina; ca. 45 minutes
American Landscape (2002), video by William Noland
Mao II (2002), incidental music and sound design
Middle of the Road (2000), choreography by Clay Taliaferro,
for recorded instruments, voices, and processed samples
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