Upcoming Performances News Some recent concerts Current Projects Some recently completed works

Upcoming Performances

When/Where	Role	Event
September 8 thr 22, 2006 Call (845) 876-3080 for times and tickets   The Center for the Performing Arts, Rhinebeck, NY	Musical Director	Grease Presented by Center Stage Productions

News

November, 2006

Some Past Concerts

October 9, 2004	Soprano Danielle Woerner, and myself at the piano, at the Trail Mix Music Festival in Olivebridge, NY. Songs of Fitzwilliam, Robert Baksa, Schubert, Verdi and Schoenberg.
May 10, 2003	Cappella Festiva, with James Bagwell, conducting, presented a concert of 20th century American composers including Samuel Barber, Randall Thompson, Virgil Thomson, Hugh Thomas, Lee Hoiby, and a piece of mine: A Rose of Sharon.
August 17, 2002	A Tribute to Robert Starer at the Maverick Concert Series. Presented by many artists, friends of the late composer. I performed on piano in the chamber version of Anna Margarita's Will together with soprano Danielle Woerner, flutist Marcia Gates, cellist Susan Seligman, and hornist Larry Ditzel. Read a concert review.
April 21, 2002	Fresh Songs for Spring with soprano/composer Martha Sullivan, at the chapel of St. Bartholomew's Church, Manhattan. New art songs by Martha and myself, and also by 21st-century composer friends Gregg Smith, Jay Fluellen and Rob Manthey.
October 28, 2000 November 4, 2000	Voices of the Valley Two performances; a concert given by soprano Danielle Woerner, featuring Hudson Valley composers including myself, Robert Starer, Aurora Northland, and Peter Schickele (Peter Schickele!!) Premiere of my song cycle Eternity for voice, cello and piano, commissioned by Susan Seligman (principal cello, Hudson Valley Philharmonic)
July 27, 2000	Solo organ recital, Old Dutch Church Organ Series, Kingston, NY
February 13, 2000	Solo organ recital with James Paradies, trumpet, First Presbyterian Church, Poughkeepsie, NY

Recording Projects

Current/Future Composition Projects

In Progress

• The Song of Moses for solo baritone voice, choir, and organ. (Text from Deuteronomy 32)
• Lamentation for Jerusalem for choir a cappella (Text from Matthew 23)

In Sketches, Possible Future Projects

• A Mass for mixed choir and strings using both Latin and English versions of the traditional text
• Spirits of the Dead for mixed choir, possibly with piano. (Texts by Edgar Allan Poe)

Some Recent Works

• Three Emily Dickinson Flower Songs, 2002. Mostly written for, and premiered at, Martha Sullivan's recital at St. Bart's, April 12, 2002.
• Eternity, 2000. Five-movement song cycle for voice, cello and piano. (Texts of Emily Dickinson.) Commissioned by Susan Seligman, principal cellist, Hudson Valley Philharmonic
• Variations on Lord of the Dance, 2000. Chorale partita for organ solo.
• I hide myself within my flower, 1999. Song for solo voice and piano. (Text of Emily Dickinson)
• A Rose of Sharon, 1998. Mixed choir a cappella with mezzo-soprano solo. (Text from Song of Solomon, second chapter.) Commissioned by Edward Lundergan, director of choral activities, SUNY New Paltz

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