Carondelet Caprice for Chamber Ensemble was inspired by pioneer American director Lois Weber's 1913 silent film How Men Propose.  The moods and themes range from vibrant to nostalgic

When I was a choir director and organist, I found there was a need for moderately easy arrangements for violin, clarinet, and cello, or any combination of instruments that fit the ranges of the violin,

This three-movement original work for full orchestra includes intense, programmatic themes. "Cloak of Darkness" depicts the eerie hour just before dawn, wherein chromatic whirlwinds of sound and evocative

Sinfonietta for String Orchestra is a petite symphony in three movements.  The first movement, "Hommage," is dedicated to all lost love and loved ones.  "Jeu Jeu," plays with rests, slurs

Nights in Timisoara for String Orchestra evokes the essence of the Romanian people in the eastern city of Timisoara. Over the years many cultures have influenced and left their mark in the

Barbara Harbach has always been fascinated with early American hymn tunes and has set many of them throughout her compositions.  The first movement, The Morning Trumpet for String Orchestra is

In Memoriam: Turn Round, O My Soul, To Your Rest is a eulogy and elegy remembering the friends and loves that have passed through our lives. Strings evoke the feelings that words cannot express

For string orchestra. First Edition. A three movement work commissioned and dedicated to Jonathan Harris and the Northern Valley Regional High School. Movements: Echoes of Our Youth; Remember the Ladies

Kate Chopin (1850-1904) wrote Lilia Polka for her daughter to play on the piano which was published by H. H. Rollman in St. Louis, Missouri. Polkas were quite popular in the German and

Arcadian Reverie begins with a simple setting of the pastoral theme that recurs in many forms from a theme with gentle counterpoint to pulsing rhythms and undercurrents.  A  faster middle

This eight-movement work for string orchestra was inspired by pioneer director Alice Guy Blaché’s 1912 silent film Making an American Citizen.  Beginning as a piece for string

Fantasy and Gigue for flute, clarinet, and cello has two theme areas that alternate, whirl and twirl, and are coupled with unusual meters that produce a shimmering ensemble that is

Civil-Civility (2016) depicts the acts and writings of courageous women who defied all odds to help women and humanity.  Women have historically struggled to achieve their rights in

A State Divided – a Missouri Symphony contributes to the historiography of Missouri through music inspired by the state’s entrance into the Civil War in 1862. The impetus for the