Works

Choral Ensemble

Loveliest of Trees (1976)

For men’s chorus and piano

Performed and recorded by the University of North Texas Men’s Chorus in 1976.

Time for Christmas (1976)

For mixed chorus and melodic percussion


Ma Oz Tsur (1978)

For mixed chorus


Invocation (1981)

For women’s or boys’ choir and organ


Sacred Service (1979)

Performed and recorded by the Cornell Chorale, Ithaca Brass Quintet, baritone vocalist Merrill Fisher, and organist Elinore Farnum in 1979.

Wind Ensemble

Systemics (1979)

Performed and recorded by the Cornell University Wind Ensemble in 1979.

Of Skin and Metal (1980)

Performed and recorded by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in 1985.

Time for Christmas (2023)

For brass ensemble and melodic percussion


Ritual for Lost Destinies (1982)

For wind ensemble and 5 percussionists


Symphony for Band (1975)


Chamber Works

Prelude to a Ritual (2025)

For solo bassoon


Fine China (2024)

For traditional Chinese orchestra


Parabolics (1980)

For alto saxophone and percussion

Performed in 1980 at the Ithaca College School of Music by Dr. Mark Alan Taggart (saxophone) and Michael Steward (percussion).

The Unseen Soldier (1978)

For solo snare drum percussionist/actor


After Dry Weather (1979)

For solo baritone vocalist

Performed at the Salao Leopoldo Miguez in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1983 by Dr. Garth M. Drozin (baritone voice).

Extensities (1978)

For solo double bass


Solemn Platitudes (1976)

For solo piano

Performed in 1976 at University of North Texas College of Music by pianist R. Chris Hewitt.

Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (1976)

Performed in 1978 at the University of North Texas College of Music by Professor Galindo Rodriguez (trumpet) and Dr. Robert Rogers (piano).

Bassooner or Later (2023)

For solo bassoon


Architectures (1979)

For brass quintet


Double String Quartet (1979)


A Burst of Brass (1975)


Two Suites for Solo Flute (1976)

Performed in 1977 at the State University of New York at Albany by Professor Irvin Gilman, principal flute of the Albany Symphony Orchestra.

Schizophrenia (1980)

For six instrumentalists arranged around the audience, with visual art, and a solo dancer/artist

Performed at Cornell University in 1981, by Dr. Mark Alan Taggart (alto saxophone), Dr. Thomas C. Duffy (electric guitar), William Rogers (synthesizer/electric piano), Michael Steward (percussion), Fernando R. Lopez (organ), Dr. Garth M. Drozin (acoustic piano/conductor), Valerie Talbot (dancer/artist), and Dr. Ralph Ortiz (production).

Symphony Orchestra

The Theology of War (1980)


Prologue (1976)


New York City: A Collage of Cultures (1977)


Jazz Big Band

Sapphire (1973)


Sutch As It Is (1974)


Baker’s Dozen (1975)