Mixed Ensembles/Chamber Music

Duo for Flute and Cello

Premiered at Seattle’s Bumbershoot summer arts festival, this brief and jazzy piece is a perfect encore or concert opener.

Stegostomp

Written for young people's concerts and performed many times in San Francisco public schools.

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Sorrysaurus

Written for young people's concerts in San Francisco public schools and performed several hundred times there and elsewhere.

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Clocks and More Clocks

Based on the book by Pat Hutchins and dedicated to the composer’s son, Aaron, this work tells the story of Mr. Higgins who cannot understand why...

Alexander and the Windup Mouse

Based on the children’s book by Leo Lionni and dedicated to the composer’s son, Benjamin, this narrated work has been performed successfully by a...

Wind Chimes

Commissioned by the Minnesota Composers Forum for Key Winds, this extremely effective work exploits a wide range of textures and styles from funky...

The Funky Chicken for String Quartet

Perfect for young people's concerts, encores, etc. this work has been performed nearly 50 times throughout the country by the Kronos Quartet, Lark...

Three Songs (1970)

A “crossover” piece written before the term existed.  The term “song” in the title refers to the form and expressive quality rather than any...