Exciting World Premiere of The Great Sea for Horn Choir, with members of the International Horn Society. Performed during the International Horn Society Symposium in Ithaca, New York at Ford Hall, Ithaca College.  This is a brand new work for horn choir.

The Wildflower Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano, with Scott Pool-bassoon. The Wildflower Trio, for oboe, bassoon, and piano, was commissioned in 2004 by the College of Fine Arts of the University of Texas at Austin to honor and celebrate the life and environmental work of Lady Bird Johnson. The inspiration for the piece came from a poetry book written by one of Mrs. Johnson’s friends, Bette Woolsey Castro. Her book, The Wildflower, was inspired by the opening of Lady Bird’s…

The Sequoia Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, with Jennifer Cavanaugh-oboe, and Elizabeth Crawford-bassoon.  Performance at Columbus State University in Georgia during the International Double Reed Society Conference.  Each of the six-movements of The Sequoia Trio takes a quote about Sequoia trees from John Muir’s book The Yosemite and uses it to inspire the music.

World Premiere of Going to the Sun: Snapshots from Glacier National Park for oboe and bassoon, with Jennifer Cavanaugh-oboe, and Elizabeth Crawford-bassoon.  Performed during the International Double Reed Society Conference at Columbus State University in Georgia.

Double Helix for Bassoon and Piano, with Christin Schillinger-bassoon, and Jed Moss-piano.  Performance at Columbus State University during the International Double Reed Society Conference.  Commissioned by Christin Schillinger of Miami University of Ohio, this work takes its inspiration from the sculpture “Double Helix” by sculptor Susan Hawkins of Long Beach, California.