INSTRUMENTAL CHAMBER MUSIC
Cadeau (2004; rev. 2007)
1. Poème
2. Histoire
3. Jeux
4. Mélodie triste
Scoring: horn & piano
Commissioned: Irma Helen Collins
Premiere: Eldon Matlick, horn & Stephanie Shames, piano
Morris R. Pitman Recital Hall, Univ. of Oklahoma,Norman OK, November 2005
Duration: 13’
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1. Poème
2. Histoire
3. Jeux
4. Mélodie triste
Scoring: horn & piano
Commissioned: Irma Helen Collins
Premiere: Eldon Matlick, horn & Stephanie Shames, piano
Morris R. Pitman Recital Hall, Univ. of Oklahoma,Norman OK, November 2005
Duration: 13’
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Cadeau (2004; rev. 2007)
1. Poème
2. Histoire
3. Jeux
4. Mélodie triste
Scoring: alto saxophone & piano
Premiere: unperformed
Duration: 13’
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1. Poème
2. Histoire
3. Jeux
4. Mélodie triste
Scoring: alto saxophone & piano
Premiere: unperformed
Duration: 13’
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Cadeau (2004; rev. 2007)
1. Poème
2. Histoire
3. Jeux
4. Mélodie triste
Scoring: viola & piano
Premiere: unperformed
Duration: 13’
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1. Poème
2. Histoire
3. Jeux
4. Mélodie triste
Scoring: viola & piano
Premiere: unperformed
Duration: 13’
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Consort (2016)
1. Fall My Tears
2. Unquiet Thoughts
3. Come Away
4. Awake, Sweet Love
Scoring: 3 bassoons
Commissioned: Ryan Romine
Premiere: IDRS Conference - Columbus GA by Blue Ridge Bassoon Trio
Duration: 10’
Published by Trevco #1719
1. Fall My Tears
2. Unquiet Thoughts
3. Come Away
4. Awake, Sweet Love
Scoring: 3 bassoons
Commissioned: Ryan Romine
Premiere: IDRS Conference - Columbus GA by Blue Ridge Bassoon Trio
Duration: 10’
Published by Trevco #1719
Five Organ Preludes on Hymns from
The Sacred Harp (1994)
1. Holy Manna
2. Mear
3. Leander
4. Wayfaring Stranger
5. New Britain (Amazing Grace)
Scoring: organ
Premiere: Sarah Grove-Humphries, organ
Westminster Presbyterian Ch., Charlottesville VA, March 2000
Duration: 12’
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The Sacred Harp (1994)
1. Holy Manna
2. Mear
3. Leander
4. Wayfaring Stranger
5. New Britain (Amazing Grace)
Scoring: organ
Premiere: Sarah Grove-Humphries, organ
Westminster Presbyterian Ch., Charlottesville VA, March 2000
Duration: 12’
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Harmonia (2001)
1. Arch
2. Memento mori
3. Revel
Scoring: violin, cello & piano
Commissioned: Opus 3 Trio
Premiere: Opus 3 Trio: Charles Wetherbee, violin; David Hardy, cello & Lisa Emenheiser, piano
Hearst Hall, National Cathedral School, Washington DC, January 2001
Duration: 17’45”
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1. Arch
2. Memento mori
3. Revel
Scoring: violin, cello & piano
Commissioned: Opus 3 Trio
Premiere: Opus 3 Trio: Charles Wetherbee, violin; David Hardy, cello & Lisa Emenheiser, piano
Hearst Hall, National Cathedral School, Washington DC, January 2001
Duration: 17’45”
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Heavenly Joys on Earth (2006)
Scoring: flute, clarinet, bassoon & piano
Commissioned: Shenandoah Conservatory
Premiere: Frances Lapp Averitt, flute; Stephen Johnston, clarinet; Danny Phipps, bassoon & Sue Boyd, piano
Armstrong Auditorium, Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester VA, April 2006
Duration: 4’
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Scoring: flute, clarinet, bassoon & piano
Commissioned: Shenandoah Conservatory
Premiere: Frances Lapp Averitt, flute; Stephen Johnston, clarinet; Danny Phipps, bassoon & Sue Boyd, piano
Armstrong Auditorium, Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester VA, April 2006
Duration: 4’
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Mementos (2013)
1. Sentimental Night (with Waltzing)
2. Gaudy Dances
Scoring: bassoon & piano
Commissioned: Ryan Romine
Premiere: Ryan Romine, bassoon
Conference - International Double Reed Society, 2013
Duration: 10’
Published by Trevco #1406
1. Sentimental Night (with Waltzing)
2. Gaudy Dances
Scoring: bassoon & piano
Commissioned: Ryan Romine
Premiere: Ryan Romine, bassoon
Conference - International Double Reed Society, 2013
Duration: 10’
Published by Trevco #1406
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Nightscapes (2002)
1. Dialogue at Night – Interlude #1
2. Tango fantastique – Interlude #2
3. Phantasmic Dance – Interlude #3 (Monologue at Night)
4. White Moon
5. Phantasmic Finale
Scoring: clarinet & piano
Commissioned: Suzanne Tirk
Premiere: Suzanne Tirk, clarinet
International Clarinet & Saxophone Festival, Xi’an China, 2002
Duration: 10’
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1. Dialogue at Night – Interlude #1
2. Tango fantastique – Interlude #2
3. Phantasmic Dance – Interlude #3 (Monologue at Night)
4. White Moon
5. Phantasmic Finale
Scoring: clarinet & piano
Commissioned: Suzanne Tirk
Premiere: Suzanne Tirk, clarinet
International Clarinet & Saxophone Festival, Xi’an China, 2002
Duration: 10’
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Partita (1980)
1. Prelude
2. Ritornello
3. Aria
4. Toccata
5. Epilogue
Scoring: flute, English horn, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, percussion & piano
Commissioned: National Endowment for the Arts & Atlanta Chamber Players
Premiere: Atlanta Chamber Players
Walter Hill Auditorium, Atlanta GA, January 1980
Duration: ca. 17’
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1. Prelude
2. Ritornello
3. Aria
4. Toccata
5. Epilogue
Scoring: flute, English horn, bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, percussion & piano
Commissioned: National Endowment for the Arts & Atlanta Chamber Players
Premiere: Atlanta Chamber Players
Walter Hill Auditorium, Atlanta GA, January 1980
Duration: ca. 17’
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Piano Trio #1 (1993)
1. Moderato
2. Lento
3. Tango
Scoring: violin, cello & piano
Commissioned: Currents
Premiere: Terri Lazar, violin; Marcil Bothelo, cello & Frank Conlon, piano
North Court Recital Hall, University of Richmond, March 1993
Duration: ca. 15’
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1. Moderato
2. Lento
3. Tango
Scoring: violin, cello & piano
Commissioned: Currents
Premiere: Terri Lazar, violin; Marcil Bothelo, cello & Frank Conlon, piano
North Court Recital Hall, University of Richmond, March 1993
Duration: ca. 15’
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Quartet ("Italian") (1971)
Scoring: flute, clarinet, double bass & piano
Premiere: Frances Lapp Averitt, flute; David Irwin, clarinet; Pamela Andrews, bass & Ray Gotko, piano
Opperman Music Hall, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL, June 1972
Duration: ca. 12’
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Scoring: flute, clarinet, double bass & piano
Premiere: Frances Lapp Averitt, flute; David Irwin, clarinet; Pamela Andrews, bass & Ray Gotko, piano
Opperman Music Hall, Florida State University, Tallahassee FL, June 1972
Duration: ca. 12’
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Sculpture Music: Pygmalion & Galatea (1996)
Scoring: alto flute, bass clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello & piano
Commissioned: Currents
Premiere: Currents, Fred Cohen, conductor
Marsh Art Gallery, Univ. of Richmond, Richmond VA, March 1997
Duration: 4’15”
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Scoring: alto flute, bass clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello & piano
Commissioned: Currents
Premiere: Currents, Fred Cohen, conductor
Marsh Art Gallery, Univ. of Richmond, Richmond VA, March 1997
Duration: 4’15”
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Shards (2007)
1. Variable Ground
2. Wild Ride
3. Reminiscence
4. A Continuum
5. Snap
6. Recitative
7. Ayre
8. Double
9. Chirps
10. Tristan Is Olde
11. Topsy-turvy
12. Processional
Scoring: viola and harpsichord
Premiere: McFish: Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord & Marlow Fisher, viola
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe NM, December 2008
Duration: 12’
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1. Variable Ground
2. Wild Ride
3. Reminiscence
4. A Continuum
5. Snap
6. Recitative
7. Ayre
8. Double
9. Chirps
10. Tristan Is Olde
11. Topsy-turvy
12. Processional
Scoring: viola and harpsichord
Premiere: McFish: Kathleen McIntosh, harpsichord & Marlow Fisher, viola
Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe NM, December 2008
Duration: 12’
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Trefoil (2008)
1. Insistent Pulse (with Waves)
2. Silver Twilight (with Dance)
3. Circus (with Cowboys)
Scoring: violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet & percussion
Premiere: Akemi Takayama, violin; Doris Lederer, viola, Clyde Thomas Shaw, cello; Frances Lapp Averitt, flute; Garrick Zoeter, clarinet & Earl Yowell, percussion
Armstrong Auditorium, Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester VA, November 2008
Duration: 18
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1. Insistent Pulse (with Waves)
2. Silver Twilight (with Dance)
3. Circus (with Cowboys)
Scoring: violin, viola, cello, flute, clarinet & percussion
Premiere: Akemi Takayama, violin; Doris Lederer, viola, Clyde Thomas Shaw, cello; Frances Lapp Averitt, flute; Garrick Zoeter, clarinet & Earl Yowell, percussion
Armstrong Auditorium, Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester VA, November 2008
Duration: 18
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Tripartita (1989)
1. Elaborations
2. Dances
3. Blues with variations
Scoring: violin, clarinet & piano
Commissioned: Kindler Foundation of the Library of Congress
Premiere: Verdehr Trio: Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet & Gary Kirkpatrick, piano
Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress, Washington DC, April 1989
Duration: 22’
Published by Subito #46200090
Recording: Verdehr Trio, Crystal Records CD 743, The Making of a Medium, Vol. 3
1. Elaborations
2. Dances
3. Blues with variations
Scoring: violin, clarinet & piano
Commissioned: Kindler Foundation of the Library of Congress
Premiere: Verdehr Trio: Walter Verdehr, violin; Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr, clarinet & Gary Kirkpatrick, piano
Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress, Washington DC, April 1989
Duration: 22’
Published by Subito #46200090
Recording: Verdehr Trio, Crystal Records CD 743, The Making of a Medium, Vol. 3
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Tunebook (2004; Rev. 2008)
1. Saints Bound for Heaven
2. Idumea
3. Sweet Prospect
4. Home
5. The Enquirer
6. Expression
7. Jordan’s Shore
Winner: 2012 National Flute Association Newly Published Music Competition
Scoring: woodwind quintet
Commissioned: Frances Lapp Averitt
Premiere: The Van Buren Quintet: Frances Lapp Averitt, flute; James Dickey, oboe; Stephen Johnston, clarinet; James Vaughn, horn; Danny Phipps, bassoon
Armstrong Auditorium, Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester VA, November, 2004
Duration: 21’45”
Published by Falls House Press #FH0405
1. Saints Bound for Heaven
2. Idumea
3. Sweet Prospect
4. Home
5. The Enquirer
6. Expression
7. Jordan’s Shore
Winner: 2012 National Flute Association Newly Published Music Competition
Scoring: woodwind quintet
Commissioned: Frances Lapp Averitt
Premiere: The Van Buren Quintet: Frances Lapp Averitt, flute; James Dickey, oboe; Stephen Johnston, clarinet; James Vaughn, horn; Danny Phipps, bassoon
Armstrong Auditorium, Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester VA, November, 2004
Duration: 21’45”
Published by Falls House Press #FH0405
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Wind Play (2002)
1. Ghost Shadows
2. Delicate Traceries
3. Pursuit (Perpetuum Mobile)
Scoring: flute, bassoon & piano
Commissioned: Virginia Music Teachers’ Association
Premiere: Frances Lapp Averitt, flute; Danny Phipps, bassoon; Elizabeth Temple, piano
Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, VCU, Richmond VA, November 2002
Duration: 14’ 30”
Published by Trevco #1400
A recording of this work is available in the Flute Solo & Flute Chamber Music list
1. Ghost Shadows
2. Delicate Traceries
3. Pursuit (Perpetuum Mobile)
Scoring: flute, bassoon & piano
Commissioned: Virginia Music Teachers’ Association
Premiere: Frances Lapp Averitt, flute; Danny Phipps, bassoon; Elizabeth Temple, piano
Sonia Vlahcevic Concert Hall, VCU, Richmond VA, November 2002
Duration: 14’ 30”
Published by Trevco #1400
A recording of this work is available in the Flute Solo & Flute Chamber Music list