Works for Piano

Op. 999Shadowbook (Three Songs in the Night) (2013) for Clarinet, Tuba, Piano15 min.

David Shea, clarinet; Kevin Wass, tuba; Susan Wass, piano

Dedication: for Kevin and Susan Wass

Commission: Commissioned by Kevin and Susan Wass

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 1423Shakespeare’s Faltering Friends (2021) for Piano7 min.

Carson Cooman, piano

Dedication: for Robert Daigneault and Valerie Nichol

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Piano Album (2021)"

Op. 385Silent Prisms (2002) for Tenor Saxophone and Piano4 min.

Dedication: for Philip Goddard

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 1413Snow Music (2021) for Piano9.5 min.

Carson Cooman, piano

Dedication: for Andrew Toovey at 60

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Piano Album (2021)"

Op. 50Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1996, rev. 1997) for Clarinet and Piano5 min.
  • A Charming Upbringing
  • Unattainable Things
  • Periodic Abasements and Contrition

Dedication: for Robert Blake

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 488Sonata for English Horn and Piano (2003) for English Horn and Piano9 min.

Carol Hall, English horn; Fenton Groden, piano

Dedication: for Toni Marie Marchioni

Commission: Commissioned by the Broeker Fund for New Music

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 1121Sonata for Flugelhorn and Piano (2015) for Flugelhorn and Piano12.5 min.
  • Cantus
  • Ludus

Dedication: for Anne McNamara

Commission: Commissioned by Anne McNamara

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 651Sonata for Flute and Piano (2005) for Flute and Piano12.5 min.

Carol Hall, flute; Pascha Gordon, piano

Dedication: for Brook Ferguson and in memory of Meyer Kupferman

Commission: Commissioned for Brook Ferguson

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 571Sonata for Trumpet and Piano (2004) for Trumpet and Piano12 min.

Jordan Winkler, trumpet; Donna Amato, piano

Dedication: for James Thompson

Commission: Commissioned by the Broeker Fund for New Music

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 704Sonata for Tuba and Piano (2007) for Tuba and Piano15.5 min.
  • Speaking of Sunsets
  • Build Me a Garden
  • Rising at Dawn

Dedication: for Mark Nelson

Commission: Commissioned by Mark Nelson for the Southwest Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 121Sonata for Violin and Piano (1999, rev. 2001) for Violin and Piano10 min.
  • Prelude: Mountain Song
  • Postlude

Dedication: for Karen Bolshevian Ringwold

Commission: Commissioned by Karen Bolshevian Ringwold for the 2000 Contemporary Music Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 561Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano (2004) for Violin and Piano12 min.

Ostap Shutko, violin; Natalia Tolmacheva, piano

Dedication: for Ostap Shutko

Commission: Commissioned for Ostap Shutko

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 950Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano (2012) for Violin and Piano17.5 min.
  • Canto
  • Lamento
  • Variazioni

Dedication: for Warren Davidson and Donna Amato

Commission: Commissioned by Warren Davidson and Donna Amato

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 805Songs from the City of Light (2009) for Voice and Piano19 min.

Text by Richard Leach

  • Wake Up
  • Make It Easy
  • Crayons (Stay Inside the Lines)
  • Summer in the City
  • Dancers
  • Second Act of Day
  • City of Light

Dedication: for Harry Lyn Huff

Op. 676Spring Songs (2005) for Trumpet and Piano15 min.

Carol Hall, trumpet; Fenton Groden, piano

Dedication: for Chris Gekker

Commission: Commissioned by Cavanagh Concerts

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 711Springburst (2007) for Piano Trio2 min.

Trio Tulsa

Dedication: for Gwyneth Walker on her 60th birthday

Commission: Commissioned for “Gwyneth Walker: A Celebration of the Music Makers”

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 539Stories in the Stars (2003) for Children's Chorus (2-part) and Piano, with Opt. Narrator(s)18 min.

Text by Randy Northrup

  • Stories in the Stars
  • Leaves of Red
  • Look at Me
  • Star Tenders

Dedication: for Betty English

Commission: Commissioned by Allendale Columbia School

Publisher: Fred Bock Music Company

Op. 1422Subjunctive (2021) for Piano4.5 min.

Carson Cooman, piano

Dedication: for Matthew Lee Knowles

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Piano Album (2021)"

Op. 20Suite for Children (1995) for Piano (young performers)3.5 min.
  • Gigue
  • Anthem
  • March
  • Air

Dedication: for Colby

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 996Suite for Jay (2012) for Piano6 min.

Carson Cooman, piano

Dedication: for Jay Pierson on the occasion of his retirement

Commission: Commissioned by Nancy Pierce

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 720Summer Solstice (2007) for Piano9.5 min.

Dedication: for Jeffrey Jacob

Commission: Commissioned for Jeffrey Jacob

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 634Sun Tracing (2005) for Trumpet and Piano2.5 min.

Jordan Winkler, trumpet; Donna Amato, piano

Dedication: for Jordan Winkler and Donna Amato

Commission: Commissioned by Donna Amato

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 853Sun-loom (2009) for Trumpet, Horn, Piano5 min.
  • River of Roses
  • Wildflower Garden

Dedication: for Colby

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 1160Sunset (2016) for Two Voices and Piano2.75 min.

Text by Robert Creeley

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Dedication: for the 2016 Lyrica Dialogues in memory of Peter J. Gomes (1942–2011)

Commission: Commissioned by the Lyrica Society for Word-Music Relations

Publisher: free download

Op. 1516Sunset Star (2021/23) for Piano2.5 min.

Haley Myles, piano

Dedication: for Haley Morgan Myles

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Piano Album (2021–23)"

Op. 1568Sunstone (2024) for Piano1.25 min.

Carson Cooman, piano

Dedication: for Colby and Laura

Op. 663Tempt Me (2005) for Soprano, Tenor, Piano3.5 min.

Text by Elizabeth Kirschner

Dedication: for Derek and Laura Chester

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 1042The Choir Invisible (2013) for SATB Chorus and Piano4 min.

Text by George Eliot

Aire Born Singers; Max Murphy, conductor

Dedication: Commissioned in honor of and in gratitude for the life of David Griggs-Janower, founder and for 33 years beloved Artistic Director and Conductor of Albany Pro Musica

Commission: Commissioned by Albany Pro Musica

Publisher: Heritage Music Press

Op. 1332The Door (2019) for SATB Chorus, Oboe, and Piano4.5 min.

Text by Jane Hirshfield

Dedication: for the installation of the Rev. Dr. Cynthia Landrum, May 5, 2019

Commission: Commissioned by the First Parish Church of Acton and Stow, Mike Pfitzer, music director

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 163The Great Wilno (1999) for Solo Piano and Wind Ensemble
2.1.2.0.AABar saxes/1.3.2.1.euph/timp.3perc
2 min.

Dedication: for Robert Blake, Bob Stata, and the Allendale Columbia Wind Ensemble

Commission: Commissioned by Bob Stata

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 1324The Mystic Trumpeter (2018) for Speaker, Trumpet, and Piano18 min.

Text by Walt Whitman

Dedication: Commissioned by Edward Hull for Barbara Hull in celebration of their 30th wedding anniversary

Commission: Commissioned by Edward Hull

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 1421The Ordinary Is Always Welcome (2021) for Piano4 min.

Carson Cooman, piano

Dedication: for Thomas Sheehan

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Piano Album (2021)"

Op. 1487The School of Virtuosity (2022) for Piano3 min.

Carson Cooman, piano

Dedication: for Esther Cavett

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Piano Album (2021–23)"

Op. 1402The Shadow House (2021) for Piano2.5 min.

Carson Cooman, piano

Dedication: for Thomas Sheehan

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Piano Album (2021)"

Op. 1530The Thermals Have Been Ridden (2024) for Piano0.75 min.

Carson Cooman, piano

Dedication: for Howard Skempton

Op. 746There Is Much in the World (2007) for 2-part Treble Chorus and Keyboard1.75 min.

Text by the composer

St. James Singers

Dedication: for Gwyneth Walker

Commission: Commissioned by St. James Music Press

Publisher: St. James Music Press

Op. 622Three Intermezzi (2005) for Trumpet and Piano8.5 min.
  • Ballad
  • Reflection
  • Serenata

Dedication: for Chris Gekker

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 707Three Songs from “As You Like It” (2006) for Voice and Piano5 min.

Text by William Shakespeare

  • Under the Greenwood Tree
  • Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind
  • It Was a Lover and His Lass

Dedication: for Di Trevis

Commission: Commissioned by the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 1529Three Turns (2024) for Piano5 min.
  • (Quieto, lontano)
  • (Lento, poco rubato)
  • (Adagio in sospeso)

Carson Cooman, piano

Dedication: for Howard Skempton

Op. 47Toccata (1997) for Two Pianos2 min.

Dedication: for John Kaefer

Commission: Commissioned by The Commission Project

Publisher: Conners Publications

Op. 1063Toccata sequenziale sopra “ut re mi fa” (2014) for Keyboard5 min.

Erik Simmons, organ

Dedication: for Allan Winkler

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp.

Op. 530Too Upset for Words (2003) for Alto Saxophone (or Clarinet), Guitar, and Piano5 min.
  • Rages
  • Reflections

Dedication: for Aris Carastathis and the Lakehead University New Music Ensemble

Commission: Commissioned by the Lakehead University New Music Ensemble

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 899Trio Solaris (2010) for Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone, Piano5 min.
  • River of Roses
  • Wildflower Garden

Dedication: for Chris Gekker and Chris Vadala

Commission: Commissioned by Chris Gekker

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 149Triptych (1999) for Piano Duet (one piano, four hands)6.5 min.
  • Fanfare and Tuckets
  • Arioso
  • Dance

Haley Myles and Matthieu Bergheau, piano

Dedication: for Robert Blake

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 1361Troparion (2020) for Piano4.5 min.

Carson Cooman, piano

Dedication: in memoriam Lee J. Kotsambas (1954–2019)

Commission: Commissioned by Subito Music Corporation

Publisher: Subito Music Corp. in "Piano Premieres, Vol. 1"

Op. 1395Twilight Poems (2021) for Piano10 min.
  • (Lento molto)
  • (Adagio molto)
  • (Grave luminoso)

Carson Cooman, piano

Dedication: for Burkhard and Petra Mohr

Publisher: Zimbel Press/Subito Music Corp. in "Piano Album (2015–21)"

Op. 120Two Catullus Songs (1999) for Voice and Piano3 min.

Text by Gaius Valerius Catullus (in Latin)

  • Iam very eglidos
  • Odi et amo

Dedication: for Jill Crooker

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing

Op. 783Two Dawn Hymns (2008) for Cello and Piano9.5 min.
  • Spiritual
  • Saltarello

Dedication: for Aaron Kaplan

Commission: Commissioned by Colby Cooman

Publisher: Musik Fabrik

Op. 365Two Oates Miniatures (2002) for Voice and Piano1.5 min.

Text by Joyce Carol Oates

  • The Forbidden
  • Lost

Dedication: for Lena Murais

Commission: Commissioned by Lena Murais

Op. 213Two Psalms (2000) for Trumpet and Piano4 min.
  • Psalm 40
  • Psalm 66

Dedication: for Colby

Publisher: Lauren Keiser Music Publishing