Orchestra
Argentina (2014) - A composition influenced by the tango. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
2-2-2-2/4-2-3-timpani/2 percussion/ strings (6'22")
Brazil (2014) Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
2-2-2-2/4-2-3-timpani/2 percussion/ strings (3'15")
Breathless (1997) - A fast opener. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
3-3-3-3/4-3-3-1/3 percussion/2 harps (1 is optional)/strings (5'45")
Celebration (2012) - A companion piece to Resolution to celebrate the composer's wife of reaching the five-year mark of being cancer free. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
3-2-2-2/4-2-3-1/timpani/3 percussion/piano/strings (8")
Cuba (2014) Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing
2-2-2-2/4-2-3-1/timpani/2 percussion/strings (4'13")
Danzas (2014) - A three-movement piece inspired by Latin American dances. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing.
2-2-2-2/4-2-3-1/timpani/2 percussion/strings (13'50")
Expressions (2022) - An eight-movement composition using the poetry of Sierra Leone. Commissioned by the Miriam Rosenthal Foundation of the Arts. Premiered by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra with Neal Gittleman conducting on September 16, 2022. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing.
3-3-3-3/4-3-3-1/timpani/2 percussion/poet(narrator)/soprano/SATB choir/strings (21')
Fanfare for a City (1995) - A energetic fanfare commissioned by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Neal Gittleman, conductor. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing. Recorded by the Czech Radio Symphony.
Fibonnaci's Sequence (2005) - A piece based on the Fibonnaci series.
3-3-3-3/4-3-3-1/timpani/3 percussion/strings (5'30")
Firenze (2016) - A multi-movement work that is like postcards of Florence, Italy.
3-3-3-3/4-3-3-1/timpani/2 percussion/strings (11")
The Frog Prince (2017) - A piece geared to 3-10 year olds for narrator and orchestra based on The Brothers Grimm fairy tale.
2-2-2-2/2-2-3-1/timpani/1 percussion/harp/narrator/strings (20') Can also be performed with Soprano and Tenor. Available for reduced orchestra: 1-1-1-1/1-1-1-1/timpani/1 percussion/harp/narrator/strings (20') Can also be performed with Soprano and Tenor.
The Great Divide (2009) - Two-movement piece based on C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing.
1-1-1-1/1-1-1-1/2 percussion/piano/strings (15')
The House of Persistent Memories (2019)
2-2-2-2/4-2-2-1/timpani/2 percussion/strings (6'45")
In a Jade Garden (1998) - The slow counterpart to Breathless.
3-3-3-3/2 percussion/harp/strings (5'30")
Introduction to Maestro Stu Saves the Zoo (2020) - An optional introduction to Maestro Stu Saves the Zoo which introduces some of the characters and instruments.
1-1-1-1/1-1-1-1/2 percussion/narrator/strings (5'45")
I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello (2022) - A piece designed for 3-10 year olds with narrator and orchestra based on the book by Barbara S. Garriel.
1-1-1-1/A.Sax/1-1-1-0/1 percussion/harp/narrator/strings (17')
Maestro Stu Saves the Zoo (2020) - A piece geared to 3-10 year olds for narrator and orchestra based on the book by Denise Brennan-Nelson.
1-1-1-1/1-1-1-1/2 percussion/narrator/strings (22'45")
Only Yesterday (1987) - A three-movement work consisting of a tribute to the Wright Brothers (Huffman Prairie) and Thomas Edison (Menlo Park ) separated by a short intermezzo in the style of the Edison recordings.
3-3-3-3/4-3-3-1/timpani/4 percussion/strings (16')
Postcards from France (1994) - Three-movement work consisting of TGV, Carcassonne, and Narbonne.
2-2-2-2/4-2-2-1/3 percussion/strings (9')
Prelude for Charles (2009) - Apiece written upon the death of the conductor, Charles Wendelken-Wilson. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing. Recorded by the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra.
3-3-2-2/4-2-3-1/timpani/2 percussion/harp/strings (4')
The Pursued (1988) - A fast-paced opener reminiscent of a cinematic "chase scene."
3-3-3-3/4-3-3-1/timpani/3 percussion/strings (6')
Resolution (2007) - A descriptive work based on the composer's wife's battle with breast cancer. Commissioned, premiered, and recorded by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Neal Gittleman, conductor. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing. Honorable Mention in The American Prize competition for the orchestral composition category.
3-2-2-2/4-2-3-1/timpani/3 percussion/piano/strings (12'30")
The Seasons (2021) - A song cycle for tenor and string orchestra. Lyrics are from Edna St. Vincent Millay
tenor/strings (11'50")
Selections from An American Cinderella (1997) - Concert version of portions of the ballet
1-1-1-1-/0-101010/2 alto sax, 1 tenor sax, 1 bar. sax/ percussion/piano/strings (12')
Selections from America's Robin Hood (2003) - Concert version of portions of the ballet
2-2-2-2/2-1-2-0/timpani/2 percussion/keyboard/strings (15')
Selections from Christmas Carol (2000) - Concert version of portions of the ballet
2-2-2-2/2-2-2-1/timpani/2 percussion/piano-celestra/strings (8')
Tenacity (2021) - A good concert opener. A passacaglia more in the tradition of Britten than Pachelbel.
3-3-3-3/4-3-3-1/timpani/2 percussion/strings (5')
TGV (1991) - Inspired by the bullet train of France. Has been performed in various settings: classical, pops, and children's concerts. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing. Recorded by the Czech Radio Symphony.
2-2-2-2/4-2-2-1/3 percussion/strings (3')
To Fly Unbounded (2003) - A four-movement work based on the poetry of Walt Whitman and Paul Laurence Dunbar. Commissioned by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra for the 100th anniversary of powered flight. Published by Lauren Keiser Music Publishing. Recorded by Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Neal Gittleman, conducting.
3-3-3-3/4-3-3-1/timpani/4 percussion/harp/keyboard/SATB chorus/strings (20')
Ukraine 2022 (2022) - Based on the poetry of Herbert Woodward Martin.
1-1-1-1/1-0-0-0/ timpani /SATB soloists or chorus/strings (13')
Van Gogh's Night (2018) - Inspired by Van Gogh's The Starry Night.
2-2-2-2/4-2-3-1/1 timpani/2 percussion/harp/strings (6')