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The Other Side of Time was written for the New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble at the request of its director, Charles Peltz. It is scored for 25 wind instruments, timpani, and 4 percussionists. After a brooding beginning, each of its contiguous sections develops at a different but related tempo, often moving within from lyrical lines to dramatic outbursts. The final section, at the original tempo, recalls the material of the opening and its anxious percussion activity. While the piece is meant to reflect some kind of spiritual journey, the title is actually taken from a book by paleontologist/geologist Robert Titus on the origins of the Catskill Mountains in New York State.

Night and Visage was commissioned by the Nashville Ballet in 2007, as part of their ongoing Emergence! project. The choreographer (Kim Ratcliffe) asked me to integrate music from my Zwei Gedichte into this larger-scale work for the dance.

a nature-friendly tone poem subtitled 'Orchestral Fantasy after Thoreau' recorded by the Symphony Orchestra of Radio Prague under Eduard Fischer 0n New World CD 80448-2. Cited by Fanfare Magazine as a 'serial work clothed in the most vibrant sonic texture

a meditation on calamitous world events of the time: the Oklahoma City bombing and tragedies in Chechnya and the Balkans. Commissioned by the Woodstock (NY) Chamber Orchestra.

sophisticated ragtime, version #8 of 10, arranged for orchestra; recorded by Slovak Radio Symphony under Joel Eric Suben on CRI CD 759.

From Music For Percussion