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In the spring of 2016, I had the great pleasure of being commissioned by the United States Air Force Band to write a brass chamber work for two of their impressively accomplished musicians, Michael Brest

The Theme and Variations, Op. 23, is one of several solo works Verroust composed for the English Horn. An extensive Introduction in G minor leads to the sixteen-measure theme in G major.

For Oboe, Violoncello, and Harp. By Joan Vincent Machi i Castell. Composer's Notes: The first sketches of this trilogy and its poetry were composed in the winter of 2001 and finished in November of 2003.The

These three poems by Elinor Wylie (1885-1928) can be found in her book Nets to Catch the Wind. This set, which was premiered September 5th, 2014 at the Center for New Music in San Francisco, was

Centuries ago, the elements (earth, water, wind, fire) were proposed to explain the nature and complexity of all matter. It was believe that all of existence sprang from these elements. This quartet in four

For Two Flutes, Oboe, Clarinet, Two Bassoons, by Romeo Cascarino. The Tow Path (Divertimento for Woodwind Sextet) is a chamber tone poem composed in 1983-1984. As far as can be determined,

For Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon. By Marvin Carlton. For Oboe, English Horn & Bassoon. By Marvin Carlton. PROGRAM NOTES:Trio was composed for Pear Tree, a double reed trio, and was premiered at the

For Oboe, English Horn & Bassoon. By Marvin Carlton. PROGRAM NOTES: Trio was composed for Pear Tree, a double reed trio, and was premiered at the International Double Reed Society Conference in

From 1995 until 2015, I would attend a week long workshop at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, for music educators from all over the world. During that time I became friends with an outstanding

The composer has provided the following comments about the Trio for Oboe, Horn, and Piano: "Until recently chamber music for this combination of instruments was rare; only a trio by Carl Reinecke

Rudajev's Trio-Divertimento for Trumpet, Bassoon, and Piano is a three movement work of approximately fourteen minutes duration. The literature for this combination is very sparse, dominated by the

Flament composed cadenzas for the first and second movements of the Mozart Concerto in B-Flat major, K. 191. He included the slow movement cadenza as part of his Method for Bassoon, but

Two More Pieces for English Horn and Piano (Lamento and Final) are actually the first and last of four pieces Grandval composed for her good friend Georges Gillet (1854-1920) and have never before

The Pastorale (No. 1), believed to be an original work, was rescored by the composer in a variety of instrumentations. The original version for flute, cello, and piano is the most harmonically complex and

It is not generally known that Barthe composed two pieces for woodwind quintet-the ubiquitous Passacaille and a charming Aubade. Both of these compositions were published in 1899, a year

For Bassoon Duo, by Daniel Baldwin. Valley of the Sun was written at the request of my good friends Tama Kott and Arnold Irchai. It is inspired by my trip to Arizona in the summer of 2011 and the

For Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano, by William Yeates Hurlstone.

The Variations on Im tiefen Keller by Vaas consists of an introduction played by the accompaniment that leads to a brief cadenza for the bassoon. The soloist then states the 16-measure Theme. Eight

Western Serenade was a project that percolated for a few years. I began this piece when I was a student with the intention of sending it to a composition competition. I composed the first 29

This woodwind quintet was written in 2014. It is modeled on the classical form and is a three-movement work in the standard fast-slow-fast structure ending in a rondo. The first movement is based

Midwestern cold snaps and New England snow; they can chill you to the bone while bringing out the playful kid in all of us. Originally commissioned by the Cambridge Chamber Singers, Winter Soul celebrates