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This transcription of the simple, elegant, and haunting slow movement from Beethoven's seventh symphony adapts the full symphonic work for a large double reed ensemble, suitable for symposiums and

Blades of Grass was inspired by the poem Grass by Carl Sandburg (1878-1967):

"Pile the bodies high at Austerliz and Waterloo, Shovel them under and let me work-I am the grass; I cover all.

What is life for? Wealth? Power? Happiness? Are you really feeling happy with your pursuits? Or would you just go on tirelessly? Do you really feel happy when chasing after those things? And what will you

The Chamber Symphony dates from his New York period before he studied with the legendary Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) at the American Conservatory outside of Paris. Like other works from his early

Celebrating the tiny subatomic particles that are, in essence, the building blocks of matter, this whimsical and introspective piece is divided into three sections: the main "dance" theme; a middle

This is a delicate and quiet investigation by Miss Muse. She is extremely careful snooping around. Someone has been murdered. She looks out the window. Amazing how the children go on their merry way, as if

Scored for 2 violins, viola, cello, flute and bassoon.

For Double Reed Choir. By Daniel Baldwin. Composer's Notes: Over the years I have had the opportunity to annually attend the convention where I have had many of my compositions performed. These performances

For Saxophone Ensemble. By Maurice Ravel; arranged by Matthew Morris. Maurice Ravel composed Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye) as a suite in five movements for piano four hands between 1908-10. In 1911,

Equus, Latin for "horse" (you can hear the "galloping" effects presented with the primary theme) was commissioned and premiered in the summer of 2012 by my friend Elizabeth Knott in celebration of the

This piece offers a dignified tribute to the announcement by Miss Muse that she has taken her last case, which of course is not true.

Farewell Miss Muse is part of the Miss

The contrabassoon octet version of this piece was created for the legendary Contraband ensemble that performs annually at the International Double Reed Convention. Typically conducted by the incomparable

My wife and I love to travel together. We are always looking for places to go together, as well as excuses to include each other in our own individual travels. One of my personal favorite travel

This transcription of In the Hall of the Mountain King adapts the full symphonic work, which already heavily features the bassoon and oboe, for a large chamber ensemble of strictly double reeds.

A series of playful and playable short pieces, inspired by Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. 

Miss Muse Meets Alice musically depicts the tender love that exists between a mother and her daughter, particularly when the daughter is accused of something she did not do. A sentimental and

Miss Muse Meets Alice musically depicts the tender love that exists between a mother and her daughter, particularly when the daughter is accused of something she did not do. A sentimental and

Miss Muse Meets the Belgian is a story about when Miss Muse calls for assistance from a famous Belgian private investigator. Miss Muse has been running in circles around the evidence and needs

This piece is about investigation. It opens with a sense of searching, tiptoeing around where she could be caught trespassing. It is dangerous work but something to which Miss Muse has become accustomed.

In this work, Miss Muse, again, takes the underdog as her client, providing that client not just with vindication from accusation but the dignity to carry on.

Miss Muse and

Miss Muse's Cottage will fire the imagination to think of a quiet little village; a widow's small but tidy cottage; a murder for love gone bad and an investigation by an Agatha Christie-style Miss