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CHORAL MUSIC

Missa Brevis
            Traditional Liturgy in Latin 
            Scored for SATB and Piano
   1.      Kyrie 
   2.      Gloria 
   3.      Credo 
   4.      Sanctus 
   5.      Agnus Dei 
Wedding Prayer
             Commissioned by Renaissance Women's Choir, 1997
             Traditional Apache Text in English
             Scored For SSAA a cappella
The Annunciation
             Text by Rainer Maria Rilke, English translation
             Scored for Soprano Solo, SATB, Piano

ART SONGS

Der Engel 
             Text by Rainer Maria Rilke in German
             Scored for Tenor Voice and Orchestra
Psalm No. 8
             Biblical Text in English
             Scored for Tenor Voice, Violin, Viola, Cello
Into the Mist: Songs on Poems by Li Po
             Text by Li Po, English translation
             Scored for Tenor Voice and Flute (1 Performer on Piccolo, C Flute, and Alto Flute)
The Poet Li Po Admiring a Waterfall
             Scored for Soprano Voice, Flute, Harp
Love Song
             Text by Rainer Maria Rilke, English translation
             Scored for Alto Voice and 2 Violins

FLUTES, FLUTES, FLUTES
(AND A CLARINET)

Mississippi River Suite
             Scored for Piccolo, 3 C Flutes, Alto Flute, Bass Flute, Contra Bass Flute
             Performed by the Pittsburgh Professional Flute Choir at the 2013 National Flute Association
             Convention in New Orleans
     I.     Mississippi Morning 
    II.     Moonlight on the Water 
   III.     Where the River Meets the Sea 
Summertime Romp for Flutes
             Scored for 2 Piccolos, 4 C Flutes, Alto Flute, Bass Flute
             Performed by the High School Honors Flute Choir at the 2014                            Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair in Reston, VA
Joe's Treat
             Commissioned by the Pittsburgh Flute Club, 2014
             Scored for Piccolo, 5 C Flutes, Alto Flute, Bass Flute, Conta Bass Flute,              Electric Bass, Optional Drum Kit
             Performed by the Pittsburgh Flute Club
Tamburitza Dances
              Commissioned by the Melago-Laubenthal Duo, 2013
              Scored for Flute and Bb Clarinet
   Prelude
   I.      Tropanka
   II.      Paydushko Horo
   III.     Racenica
Portraits
             Commissioned by the PM Woodwind Project, 2014
             Scored for Flute (1 Performer on Picc. and C Flute) and Bb Clarinet
   I.       Woman with Dreamwalking Feet
   II.      Woman with Head Full of Sky
   III.     Woman with Head Full of Colors
   IV.      Woman with Eyes Full of Fire
   V.       Woman with Hands Full of Stars
Whirl
          Commissioned by Cassandra Eisenriech, Slippery Rock University, 2016
          Scored for 8 C Flutes
          Performed by the 2017 National Flute Association High School Flute Choir
         and the Slippery Rock University Flute Ensemble

Romanian Dance
            Commissioned by Dan Parasky, 2018
            Scored for Piccolo, 4 C Flutes, Alto Flute, Bass Flute
            Performed by the Mid-Atlantic High School Flute Choir
Dark Angel
            Scored for flute and piano
            Performed by Dan Parasky and Matt Klumpp
Winter Passage
            Scored for Piccolo, 4 C Flutes, 2 Alto Flutes, 2 Bass Flutes, Contrabass Flute
            Performed by City Flutes, Pittsburgh Flute Academy
SPY!
            Scored for 6 C Flutes
            Performed by the Pittsburgh Professional Flute Choir
Tangoed Up
            Commissioned by Wendy Webb Kumer, 2015
            Scored for solo flute
            Performed by Ben Foster
Scarborough Fair
            Commissioned by Dan Parasky, 2016
            Scored for Alto Flute and Bb Clarinet
            Performed by the PM Woodwind Project
Sonatine
            Commissioned by Wendy Webb Kumer, 2017
            Scored for flute and piano
            Performed by Dara Kahkonen and Matt Klumpp
los Caballos
            Commissioned by Dan Parasky, 2014
            Scored for flute quartet
            Performed by Dan Parasky, Cassandra Eisenreich, Nicki Kuhn, and Wendy Webb Kumer
Fanfare
            Scored for 2 Piccolos, 4 C Flutes, Alto Flute, Bass Flute, Contrabass Flute
            Performed by the 2018 National Flute Association Opening Flute Choir
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