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Education
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1987
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D.M.A. in Composition
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University of Michigan
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1982
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M.M. in Composition
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University of Michigan
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1980
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B.A./B.M. in Music/Composition
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University of Washington
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| Academic Positions
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2001–present
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Director, China Study Abroad Program
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2001–2005
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Director, Chinese Studies Program
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2001–2007
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Director, Freeman Foundation UASI Grant to PLU
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1984–present
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Professor of Music, Pacific Lutheran University
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1991–1992
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Visiting Scholar, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, China
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| Other Positions
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2006–present
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Member, Tacoma Sister City Committees: Fuzhou, Taizhong
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2007–present
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Member of the Board, Tacoma Youth Symphony
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2003–present
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Member, Advisory Board, Washington Composers Forum
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2003–present
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Member of the Board, China Partners Network
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2003–2006
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Commissioner, Tacoma Arts Commission
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2000–present
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Pre-concert lecturer, Tacoma Symphony
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1996–present
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Composer in Residence: Tacoma Symphony Education Program
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1997–2003
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Program note writer and pre-concert lecturer, Auburn Symphony
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Awards
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2001
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Composer of the Year
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Washington State Music Teachers' Association
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1984–present
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ASCAP Standard Panel Awards
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1991
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Burlington Northern Award for Excellence in Teaching
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Pacific Lutheran University
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1990
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Ostwald Award for FireWorks
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American Bandmaster's Association
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1986
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Detroit Symphony reading of Minor Heresies
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O.L.I.N. Foundation New Orchestral Music Reading Project
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1984
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Charles Ives Award
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American Academy and Institue of Arts and Letters
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1984
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1st prize awarded to Scherzo for a Bitter Moon
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National Bandmaster's Association Band Composition Contest
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Commissions
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2008
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Pacific Lutheran University
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The Monkey King
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2008
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Tacoma Youth Symphony
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Harmonices musica
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2008
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Seattle Bach Choir
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A Roethke Cycle
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2007
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Oregon State University
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Concerto for Percussion and Winds
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2006
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Alea Publshing
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30 Etudes for Bass Clarinet
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2006
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Drum Intermediate School
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Drum Strings
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2004
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Michael Davenport, bass clarinetist
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Lone Wolf
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2004
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UW, CWU, EWU, PLU
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Haboo
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2003
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Tahoma Girls Choir
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To Bethlehem
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2003
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Tacoma Youth Symphony
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Elegy and Celebration
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2003
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JaneAnne Houston, soprano
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Fragments
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2002
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Millenium Music Series
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Sound Tracks
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2001
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Washington Music Teachers Association
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Bringing In The Tides
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2000
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Auburn Symphony
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Trains of Thought
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2000
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Tacoma Symphony
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Prelude and Entr'acte
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1997
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Bremerton Symphony
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River Moon
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1997
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The University of Oregon
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Three Dragons
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1997
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Tahoma Girl's Choir
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Cedar House Song
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1997
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Tacoma Symphony
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Elephants!
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1995
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Fear No Music, Portland, Oregon
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A Far Tower
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1994
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Wild Cheetahs, Portland, Oregon
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The Courtesan
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1993
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Kathleen Vaught-Farner, hornist
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Sonata for Horn and Piano
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1993
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Wild Cheetahs, Portland, Oregon
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Big Dancer
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1992
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Mark Goodenberger, percussionist, Portland, Oregon
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Pas de Deux
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1991
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Pearl River Film Studio, Guangzhou, China, music for a documentary film
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1989
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Pacific Lutheran University -centennial opera
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Songs from the Cedar House
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1989
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Pierce County Arts Commission, Pierce Co. WA
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Lips- a short history of the brass
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1987
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Wisconsin Bandmaster's Association
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FireWorks
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1984
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Plymouth Music Series, Minneapolis
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A Christmas Hymn
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Recordings and Broadcast
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1997
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Arkansas State University Wind Ensemble
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Scherzo for a Bitter Moon
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1991
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PLU Records
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The Godmaking of the Skies and the Earth
FireWorks
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1987
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N.P.R. Morning Edition
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story on If We Sell You Our Land
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1986
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PLU Records and Tapes
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Officium Pastorum
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Books
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1992–
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On Composition: The Making of Beautiful Things in Sound
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(essays on compositional process and technique)
(manuscript)
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1999–
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Silk and Bamboo: An Introduction to Chinese Musical Culture
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(undergraduate level book)
(manuscript)
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Music Publications
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2008
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Song of Joy
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Maestro and Fox
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2008
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Three Dragons
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Maestro and Fox
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2006
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Sound Tracks for wind quintet
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EditionsVIENTO
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2006
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Blackbirds for flute and Bassoon
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EditionsVIENTO
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2006
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Fantasy for Bassoon and Piano
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EditionsVIENTO
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2004
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Lone Wolf
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Alea Music
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1997
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Beautiful World
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Pavane Publishing
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1990
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Fireworks for wind ensemble
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T.R.N. Music Publisher
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1985
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Scherzo for a Bitter Moon for wind ensemble
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T.R.N. Music Publisher
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Compositions
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2008
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A Roethke Cycle
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three settings for mixed choir a cappella
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2007
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Rejoice!
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introit and carol settings for choir and orchestra
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2007
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Concerto for Percussion and Winds
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solo percussionist and wind ensemble
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2007
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Bone
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performance art piece for four players
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2007
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30 Studies for Bass Clarinet
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solo studies
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2006
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Drum Taps
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oratorio for orchestra, choir and SATB soloists
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2006
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Drum Strings
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short piece for middle school string orchestra
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2004
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Song of Joy
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arrangement of Ring Out Ye Crystal Spheres
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2004
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Ring Out Ye Crystal Spheres
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anthem for choir and chamber orchestra
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2004
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Lone Wolf
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suite for solo bass clarinet
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2004
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Haboo
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symphonic poem for wind ensemble
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2004
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Elegy and Celebration
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two pieces for wind ensemble (arrangement)
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2003
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Elegy and Celebration
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two pieces for string orchestra
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2003
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To Bethlehem
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cycle of original Christmas carols for treble choir
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2003
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Fragments
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three songs for soprano voice, oboe and piano
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2002
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Sound Tracks
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suite for wind quintet
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2001
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America the Beautiful
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arrangement for young string orchestra
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2001
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Bringing In The Tides
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seven songs for soprano voice and piano
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2000
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The Singer of Wind and Rain
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five songs for SATB choir
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2000
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Trains of Thought
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arrangement for wind ensemble
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2000
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Trains of Thought
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fantasy for orchestra
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2000
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Prelude and Entr'acte
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two preludes for orchestra
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1999
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Oh, Trinidad
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a small cantata for treble choir, piano and percussion
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1998
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Three Dragons
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symphonic suite for wind ensemble
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1997
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Cedar House Songs
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three pieces for treble choir (SSA)
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1997
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Beautiful World
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three pieces for treble choir (SSA)
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1996
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A Far Tower
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for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and percussion
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1995
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In The Vernacular
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suite for band
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1995
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The Construction of the House
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overture for orchestra and tape
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1994
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The Courtesan: six songs for soprano and percussion
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1994
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Sonata for Horn and Piano
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1993
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Big Dancer
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for 7 wood drums (2 players) and soprano
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1993
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Three Sacred Songs
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for mixed choir a cappella
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1992
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Pas de Deux
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for percussion duo
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1992
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Brushworks
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four pieces for orchestra
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1991
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Village Dances
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suite for band
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1990
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Songs from the Cedar House
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opera in four acts
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1988
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Lips- a short history of the brass
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for brass quintet
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1988
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Fireworks
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for wind ensemble
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1988
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The Godmaking of the Skies and the Earth
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for mixed choir
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1987
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Three Songs on poems by David Seal
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mezzo soprano and piano
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1987
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Amazing Grace
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three pieces for organ
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1986
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If We Sell You Our Land
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for mixed choir, flute and percussion
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1986
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The Window Between
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symphony for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
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1985
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Officium Pastorum
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cantata for mixed choir and brass quintet
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1984
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A Christmas Hymn
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for mixed choir and chamber orchestra
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1984
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Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Bassoon and Harpsichord
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1983
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Seven Strange Little Pieces
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for alto sax and piano
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1982
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Minor Heresies
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for orchestra
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1981
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Scherzo for a Bitter Moon
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for wind ensemble
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1980
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Blackbirds for bassoon and piano
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1979
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Fantasy for Bassoon and Piano
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Professional Associations
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A.S.C.A.P.
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Society of Composers International
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Washington Composers Forum
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