SOLO WITH ORCHESTRA
Each composition on this page has a link to a video on YouTube where you can
follow the score while a recording plays and the pages turn automatically.
Several of my orchestral compositions have been recorded for commercial release by prominent European
orchestras (see red links to discography pages at bottom of entries).
Spanish dance rhythms enliven this "little concerto" for solo flute and string orchestra, which is a transcription of my Sonatina for Flute and Piano. Except for having a few more rehearsal numbers and very minor phrasing differences, the solo part is almost exactly the same and can be previewed here.
The individual movements, with their location on the audio track, are listed below.
1. Allegro molto - sonata-allegro - E minor 0:00
2. Andante moderato - theme and variations - C major 2:27
3. Allegro energico - abridged sonata-rondo - E minor 5:46
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CONCERTO FOR CLARINET AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Level: A
Duration: 26:00
Piano Reduction/Solo Parts Price: $24.00
Orchestra Set (full score and parts) Price: $120.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
A major revision of a work that was originally written in 1973 as my doctoral composition dissertation at Florida State University, this concerto took me nearly two years to revive from the dust-bin of academic obscurity. I took a page from Copland and linked the second and third movements with a cadenza.
Scored for solo Bb clarinet, flute (doubling on piccolo), oboe, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone. timpani, piano, and strings.
The individual movements, with their location on the audio track, are listed below.
I. Sostenuto; Poco allegro; Tempo I 0:00
II. Adagio – cadenza 10:39
III. Allegro; Più allegro 18:52
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Recording by the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislav Vavřínek, conductor - Karel Dohnal, clarinet
Released on the album Voices of the Night and Other Works for Orchestra by Navona Records
Also released on the multi-composer album Woven in Time by Navona Records
FIRE DANCE
for Violin and Orchestra
Level: A
Duration: 5:00
Price: $65.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Fire Dance has 3 sections, following an A-B-A or simple ternary form:
1. Furious 2. Contemplative 3. Tempo I
The title of this composition might encourage the listener to conjure up visions of a primitive tribal fire ritual, or possibly an entertaining dance performance with fiery hoops and batons. Both are valid reactions and neither of these interpretations would expect a specific program in the music.
But an environmental theme can be discerned in the composition by interpreting the violent opening section as depicting a “furious” wildfire, while the quiet middle section “contemplates” the scene of devastation left behind in the fire’s wake with idyllic memories of what it was like before the fire. The final section would recall the fire’s fury and serve as a warning for the future if something isn't done soon to combat wildfire-causing climate change.
Scored for solo violin, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, bells, timpani, 2 percussion, piano, and strings.
Also available in transcription for concert band
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Recording by the London Symphony Orchestra, Miran Vaupotić, conductor - Davide Alogna, violin
Released on the album Symphonic Stradivarius by Navona Records
WHERE RAINBOWS WAIT FOR RAIN
THE BIG BEND COUNTRY
for Piano and Orchestra
Level: MA
Duration: 5:30
Price: $65.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Where Rainbows Wait for Rain is a free-form tone poem for piano and orchestra evocative of the Big Bend region of West Texas. More information about this composition and its origins can be found in the "Read more about" link below.
Scored for solo piano, 2 flutes, 2 oboes/English horn, 2 clarinets/bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 percussion, and strings.
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Recording by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Miran Vaupotić, conductor - Anna Kislitsyna, piano
Scheduled for release in late 2025 by Navona Records