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Hark! hear you not a chearful noise (2002) (mp3) (rm) 1:30
SATB chorus and two percussionistsPercussion parts
An original Christmas carol, belonging in the "lively and upbeat" category.  One percussionist plays triangle and sleigh bells, the other woodblock and bongos.  Suitable for amateur choirs. Choral part
—Available on the CD 21st Century Christmas


The Labyrinth (2002)10:00
vibraphone
excerpt from the beginning (mp3) (rm)  —  excerpt from the ending (mp3) (rm)
$15, available exclusively through HoneyRock PublishingFirst Prize Winner in the Percussive Arts Society's Composition Contest, 2004.  A whirlwind display of the vibraphone's capabilities, in a journey which is deliberately dizzying at first, then unfolds along increasingly understandable lines as the piece progresses.
—Available on the CD The Doomsday Project


LAUNDROMATICA DIABOLICA (The Devil's Laundromat) (1999) (mp3) (rm) 7:00
percussion quartet
Travel through grooves reminiscient of cartoon music, funk, circus music, jungle beats, spy music, and more.  Winner of the National Guild of Community Schools in the Arts Composition Contest, 1999.
—Available on the CD The Doomsday Project


Nautilus (2004)4:00
marimba (4 octaves)
The first in a series of pieces loosely inspired by the beauty and diversity of aquatic life.  Suitable for highschool and college-aged performers.


Quartet for the End of Music (2004) (mp3) (rm) 7:00
bass clarinet, cello, tuba, percussionist (marimba/bass drum)
An intense piece of theatrical music, the Quartet requires the performers to be actors, singers, and instrumentalists.  Recommended as the last piece on a program, since at the conclusion, the musicians fall over as if dead.  Winner of the International Tuba-Euphonium Association's Harvey Phillips Composition Award, 2006.
—Available on the CD New Music from Chappell's Kitchen


Silence always wins (2007) 8:00
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion, vibraphone, harpsichord, piano
Three duos of "ancient" and "modern" instruments create a unique sound-world, both beautiful and grotesque.  The musical material is based on several concepts: musical development through interruptions and juxtapositions — unfamiliar ways of playing instruments — the role of one instrument being taken over by another — the sound of notes fading into silence...This piece, written for a contest, is awaiting its première.


Two Sketches (2004)5:00
two 4-octave marimbas
I: Lines.  II: Colors.  Two fairly easy pieces, the first developing long interwaving melodic lines, the second using luscious rolled chords.