The Machine Who Longs to be Human was first performed by contrabassoonist Laura Smith on 5 April 2005 at Florida State University's Lindsay Recital Hall. Prairie Dawg Press is pleased to offer the

A collection of progressive solos for the intermediate to advanced player. Several of the solos are on state required lists.

Eighteen beautiful unaccompanied solo arrangements of classical works by Bach, Handel, Mozart and others!  

A classic solo in three movements: Introduction; Scherzo and Finale. The outer movements call for battery percussion while the middle movement calls for any mallet instrument.

Nyumbani is a gorgeous three movement work for solo marimba appropriate for a advanced high-school or college marimbist. Each movement is programmatic and meant to evoke 3 different sonic tableaus

Transcribed and edited by Jean-Phillipe Vasseur. For viola solo. Originally for violin. First printing. Includes performance notes on 17th century practice. Duration: ca. 9' 30". Score.

As implied by the title, Portraits from a City Window explores four different scenes one may observe from such an angle. Morning Light represents the beauty of a sunrise over skyscrapers,

Postcards for Tuba is part of a series of pieces for unaccompanied instruments. 

The five different movements are meant to show the possibilities of the tuba, not only in terms of