Hebrews 7

These five compositions can be performed individually or as a set of five. From a technical standpoint, the pieces run the gamut from a difficulty level of intermediate to advanced. The musician is expected

Matrix was written at the request of violinist, Alexis Nachtigal, as part of her Nebraska Sonata Project, a series of commissions by composers living in Nebraska. The request was for a piece for

Boris Koutzen began studying violin with his father at age seven. When he was seventeen the family moved to Moscow where he enrolled in the Moscow Conservatory. He studied violin with Leo Zetlin and

Nocturne (Il Campanello di Notte) was designed for advanced students and professionals alike. The performer should drive the composition relentlessly forward in an agitated manner, all the while

For violin, piano, and cowbell. This piece expresses uncertainty, triumph, and resolution to depict Jonathan Edward's great literary and theological accomplishments in the mid-1700s. Pilgrim's

Polaris, otherwise known as the North Star, is one of the brightest stars in our sky. This piece is a dramatic ride through the imagination, from wondrous and intimate to heavy and percussive. Polaris

Prayer originated as an interlude for flute and piano in my choral setting of Psalm 19, Requiem, written in memory of Marie Mountain Clark. She was a friend and former principal

Prayer originated as an interlude for flute and piano in my choral setting of Psalm 19, Requiem, written in memory of Marie Mountain Clark. She was a friend and former principal flute in

Prayer originated as an interlude for flute and piano in my choral setting of Psalm 19, Requiem, written in memory of Marie Mountain Clark. She was a friend and former principal

This composition is a true tour de force. Unlike the majority of my chamber music, which is usually aimed at intermediate and/or more advanced students, this work is geared for the most gifted students and

Barlow's Prelude, Air and Variation, written in 1948, is the first twentieth-century work scored for the combination of bassoon, string quartet, and piano. There are earlier compositions from the

Dedicated to the composer's parents, this piece reminisces on all the various memories of life, good and bad, when parents tenderly molded their children into who they are today.

This composition is of intermediate difficulty. There are only a few particulars in which the student/performer needs to pay strict attention. The tempi. Nothing drives a composer to the brink of mayhem