Sonata for Bassoon and Piano
Sonata for Bassoon and Piano (1/31/17) – 12’30”. The sonata is in three movements. The opening movement is fast. It expresses a wholesome, self-confident nature. The slow movement is somber. It is highlighted by a bassoon cadenza…
Numinous Ignotus – Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Numinous Ignotus (1987) Sonata for clarinet and piano – 13’00”. The sonata is in three movements. The first begins slowly and feels very open. The middle section is more rhythmic and dramatic. The second movement is lyric…
Known Lights – Sonata No. 2 for Clarinet and Piano
Known Lights, Clarinet Sonata No. 2 (2009) for Clarinet and piano – 14’40”. As the title suggests, this work is inspired by common sights, views from the everyday world that create an emotional response. “Turbulent Skies” presents…
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (2011) – 9’40”. “Contrasts” is light and cheerful with sixteenth-note activity from the piano against short, lyric phrases from the clarinet. “Interlude” is much darker and chromatic. The clarinet has a long…
Sonata for Oboe and Harpsichord or Oboe and Piano
Sonata for oboe and harpsichord (2011) or for oboe and piano (2012) – Duration: 11’50”. The sonata is in three movements. “Contrasts” pits a lyrical oboe against rapid motion from the keyboard. “Interlude” is a chromatic slow…
Piano Sonata No. 1
Sonata No. 1 (6/16/16) – 17’50”. The sonata is in four movements. The first is virtuosic and tuneful, characterized by driving rhythms and relentless energy. The second is a lyric slow movement, full of melancholy harmonies and…
Sonatina – oboe and piano
Sonatina for oboe and piano (2012) – 9’00”. The sonatina is in three movements, each relying on simple sectional forms. The first movement, a five-part rondo, ABACA, is somber, dark and tense. The second movement is in…
Known Lights – clarinet and piano
Known Lights, Clarinet Sonata No. 2 (2009) for Clarinet and piano – 14’40”. As the title suggests, this work is inspired by common sights, views from the everyday world that create an emotional response. “Turbulent Skies” presents…