This suite is in fact a piano trio in miniature. The whole composition lasts for approximately nine minutes with three movements entitled Dawning, Courting, 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.
Written for my first doctoral recital, Celestial Harmonies was a fun exercise in experimentation. I approached another graduate student, Allen Morris, about taking high quality photographs of each
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
ContrAlto for Viola and Contrabassoon was commissioned and performed by renowned violist Paul Neubauer at the OK Mozart International Festival. ContrAlto was premiered by the Neubauer Brothers
Although initially conceived as a duet for violin and piano, an optional cello part was added that became an integral part of the composition. This piece works equally well as a piano duet or a piano
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
Kubik composed his Divertimento No. 2 in the late 1950s, completing it in 1958. The work is scored for a diverse ensemble of eight instruments: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone,