American poet, Witter Bynner (1881-1968), was never tied to any one poetic movement and forged professional and personal relationships with many of the leading poets of his time, including Ezra Pound, Amy

Fast Track is a celebratory piece for wind ensemble, and the title is an apt description of the work as a whole. The piece begins with a brass flourish that provides us entrée into a relentless and

A setting of the hymn text by William Cowper (1731-1800)

A setting of the hymn text by William Cowper in a intricate contrapuntal style that implore's God's healing. The final meditative and tranquil setting of "waiting to feel Thy touch" brings us to a state of

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I composed this piece in a modernist style (old fashioned now!) that demonstrates the tall range of the oboe, its multiphonic possibilities, laser-precise characteristics of articulation, lyricism, and

A setting of a remarkable poem by Sherry Fairchok, a Pennsylvania native, entitled "Ode to Coal." In her poem she evokes imagery of "an ancient frozen lake, a black stone palace, a mountain of buried

Text from Euripedes' play MEDEA in a new translation by Ben Power (2014 by Faber &Faber). Used by permission.  Contact the composer to acquire the stereo accompaniment files.