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Compositions and Arrangements

Harp
Pedal Harp

Earth, Water, Air and Fire
Sonata 1
Suite #1
Three South American Folk Songs
The Wonder of Macchu Picchu
What Are We Waiting For?  (premiered Composer’s Voice series)
Lever or Pedal Harp
Brittany - Anonymous
Frolic 
La Volta - Anon. Italian Renaissance
Oisin in Tir na’ n Og Suite
Rose of Sharon Tryptich
The Lady
Lament for the Sea (premiered Composer’s Voice series)
Harp Ensemble
Ahrirang - Korean folksong
All in a Garden Green - J. Playford
Alman - Anon. Renaissance
Blue Bells of Scotland - Scottish folksong
Brittany - Celtic traditional
Canon in D - J. Pachelbel
Dargesson - Celtic traditional
Entr’acte -  G. Bizet
French Folksong - Traditional
Greensleeves    - Anon. English Renaissance
It Was a Lover and His Lass - W. Byrd
King William’s March - J. Clarke
La Volta - Anon. Italian Renaissance
Minuet - Rousseau
Pavanne de la Belle - M.Ravel
Rouet - A. Hasselmans
Star of the County Down - Irish Traditional
Spagnoletta - M. Praetorius
Wolsey’s Wilde - W. Byrd
Mixed Chamber
The Life of Man - string trio (premiered NYC)
Saint Francis Prayer  - soprano, string trio
The Gift to Be Simple  - soprano, harp, and flute
Armenian Songs - pedal harp and flute
    Al Ailukhs
    Kamancha
    Krunk
    Festive Song

Folksongs of the Americas - settings of South American Folk tunes for pedal harp and flute
    La Vidalita
    Las Tres Damas

Two Pieces by Edvard Grieg
    Solvejg’ Song (from Peer Gynt)
    Gavotte (from the Holberg Suite)

Lil’ Maggie - ensemble of flutes and  lever/pedal harps
Sine Nomine - pedal harp and cello
The Road to Damascus - horn, trombone, and pedal harp (premiered Rochester, NY)
A Christmas Feast - settings of 20 traditional melodies for harp, horn, violin, cello, and flute (recorded by Grey Lake Music)
Il Priggione - chamber ballet for pedal harp, piano, viola, and cello (premiered by New Music, New York)
    I   Harp and Cello
    II   Piano and Viola
    III  Harp and Piano
    IV  Viola and Cello
    V   Viola, Cello, Harp, and Piano

The Frog Prince - chamber ballet for horn, pedal harp, viola, piano, percussion, and storyteller (premiered NYC)
Brass and Winds
American Songs - 
brass quintet (recorded by Eastern Brass on Musical heritage)
Freedom Variations - brass quintet (Eastern Brass Quintet commission)
Short and Sweet - brass quintet (premiered Eastman School of Music)
Appalachian Brass - low brass trio (premiered Hartt School of Music)
Where? - bass/tenor trombone; bassoon (regular performances by Paul Pollard, trombonist with Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and international soloist)
Taming the Wild Beast - horn solo (premiered by Michelle DePriest, Composer’s Voice Series, NYC)
Hello! - horn solo (premiered by Peter Reit, Composer’s Voice Series, NYC)
When Opposites Attract - horn ensemble (premiered Vassar College)
The Road to Damascus - horn, trombone, and pedal harp (premiered Rochester, NY)
This Hallowed Ground - woodwind quintet (premiered West Point)
Harp and Horn
Faith, Hope, and Love - (premiered Neuberger Museum)
Renaissance Suite
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     All in a Garden Green - J. Playford
    Earl of Essex Galliard - J. Dowland
     Fortune, My Foe - W. Byrd
     It Was a Lover and His Lass - T. Morley

     Wolseys Wilde - W. Byrd

Sally Gardens - Trad. Irish
Selections from A Christmas Feast
    A Babe Is Born All of a Maid
    Rise Up Shepherd and Follow 
    Neapolitan Carol

    Patapan

Two Pieces from the Mother Goose Suite. - M. Ravel
    Pavanne de la Belle
    Laideronnette
Two Pieces by Edvard Grieg
    Solvejg’ Song (from Peer Gynt)
    Gavotte (from the Holberg Suite)
Vocal
First Mass for Treble Voices

The Gift to Be Simple - soprano, harp, and flute
Saint Francis Prayer -
soprano, string trio
Large Scale Works
Legends of Isis I - string orchestra (premiered by Greenwich Symphony)
Brittany - string orchestra
Mustard Seed - brass ensemble (premiered at Purchase College)
Mass for Treble Voices
The Mercy of Forgiveness - chorus, harp, piano, and cello (premiered NYC)
The Web of Life - children’s/women’s chorus and piano
Theatrical
The Frog Prince - chamber ballet for horn, pedal harp, viola, piano, percussion, and storyteller
Pinocchio - full length show, with children’s chamber orchestra (pemiere, P.S.19, bronx)
The Brementown Musicians - full length show, with children’s chamber orchestra (premiere, Woodlawn Children’s Theater, Bronx)
The Legend of Perceval - full length show, with children’s chamber orchestra (premiere, Woodlawn Children’s Theater, Bronx)
The Nightingale - storyteller, harp, and flute
The Ugly Duckling - storyteller, harp, and French horn 
The Little Mermaid - storyteller and harp (premiered at Scandinavia House, NYC)
Inch Boy - storyteller and two harps (premiered at Tenri Institute, NYC)
Singing Harp Productions (all shows many performances):
The Frog Prince - three actors and pedal harp
The Golden Bird - two actors, storyteller, pedal harp and light percussion
The Myth of Demeter and Persephone - storyteller and lever harp
Oisin in Tir na’n Og - storyteller and lever harp
The Six Swans - three actors and pedal harp 
The Three Treasures - three actors, lever harp, and light percussion
The Valiant Little Tailor - three actors, pedal harp and light percussion