Boston Common Brass is scored for 8 B-flat trumpets. Duration: approx. 5 min. This is a celebratory piece, with melodies, throbbing cluster chords and unexpected sounds. The ending section features

Four Bits for Piano (1986-87) are four separate pieces with their own character. Suitable for advanced students and professionals. Titles: I. Purple Blues; II. You're Like a Sunny Day; III.

The title, kinkh, implies disjunct, irregular movement in its use of silence and rhythm. A fully-notated improvisational piece, there is a feeling of jazz to some of the harmonies, and a brief

Pulling, for 4 flutes or as many flutes as possible, was conceived as a somewhat-planned improvisation and premiered in 1985. It's a quiet, rather soothing piece, with key-clicking and breath

Reflecting Dreams is scored for 50 brass players: 18 trumpets, 12 horns, 12 trombones and 8 tubas, divided into two choirs. It can be rehearsed relatively quickly with high school or college-age

Silk Water is scored for piano left-hand (for advanced students and professionals), but can be played with two hands, if desired (for intermediate-level players). The overall mood relates to a

Scored for four trumpets (in C) and four trombones, this 5-minute piece has varied styles and moods, and "a peppery series of contrapuntal flourishes". The fanfare premiered in July 1987 at the Hollywood