Selected Works

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Orchestra

Seascape, for Orchestra, 1981 (ca. 5')

Mycenae, for Orchestra and Narrators, 1983 (ca. 12')

Dependency, for Orchestra and Tape, 1986 (ca. 12')

Symphony No.1 (Third World), for Orchestra, 1986-87 (ca. 35')

Solstice I (Winter), for Orchestra, 1995 (ca. 12')

Solstice II (Summer), for Orchestra, 1996 (ca. 15')

Recollections, for Orchestra, 1998 (ca. 17')

Textures, for Orchestra, 2000 (ca. 14')

Partly True, Mostly Fiction, for Orchestra, 2002 (ca. 13')

Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra, 2008 (ca. 20')

Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra, 2014 (ca. 20')

Chamber Orchestra

Anniversary, for Strings, 1985 (ca. 8')

Suite North, for String Orchestra, 2000 (ca. 16')

Three Moods of Summer, for Flute and Strings, 2000 (ca. 10')

Spiral, for Flute and String Orchestra, 2000 (ca. 11')

Remembering Lisa for Strings, 2007 (ca. 4')

Light and Shadow for Chamber Orchestra, 2014 (ca. 11')

Full Circle for String Orchestra, 2019 (ca. 10')

Chamber Ensemble

Diffusion, for Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano and Percussion, 1980 (ca. 6')

Woodwind Quintet, 1981 (ca. 6')

Lamentations, for String Quartet, 1983 (ca. 12')

Surfaces, for 10 instruments, 1984 (ca. 12')

Chronomorphosis, for Flute, Clarinet, Piano and  Percussion, 1984 (ca. 8')

Entropy, for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass, 1988 (ca. 7')

Intimations I & II, for Oboe and Piano, 1992 (ca. 9')

Morphes, for Violin and Piano, 1992 (ca. 6')

For Us, fanfare for two Trumpets, 1992 (ca. 2')

Strata, for Violin and Piano, 1993 (ca. 8')

Elements of Chance, for Clarinet, Piano, Marimba and Vibraphone, 1993 (ca. 6')

Vertexes, for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, 1994 (ca. 10')

Crosswind, for Clarinet and Bassoon, 1994 (ca. 7')

Flexure, for Oboe, Guitar and Vibraphone, 1995 (ca. 5')

Pentacle, for Flute, Violin, French Horn, and two Percussionists, 1999 (ca. 8')

Three Moods of Summer, for Flute and Piano, 1999 (ca. 9')

Halcyons, for Oboe, Cello and Piano, 2000 (ca. 9')

Pirouette, for Flute/Oboe, Clarinet/Alto Sax, Marimba/Xylophone, and Percussion, 2000 (ca. 4')

Gesture: Fanfare for ATAC, for Trumpet, Women's choir, Tuba and Timpani, 2004 (ca 2').

Cantus for Oboe, Piano, Vibraphone, and Violoncello, 2005 (ca 5')

Holiday Traffic, for Flute, Marimba and Violoncello, 2005 (ca 6')

In the Light of an Invisible Moon, for Flute and Harp, 2007 (ca. 9')

Encounters for viola and guitar (or piano), 2008 (ca. 8')

Changing Winds for Wind Ensemble, 2009 (ca. 7')

Interchange for Vibraphone and Piano, 2010 (ca. 8')

Presidential Fanfare for two Trumpets, 2010 (ca. 1')

A Strong Urge to Fly for Alto Saxophone and Church Organ, 2012 (ca. 8')

Bitter Land for Violin and Piano, 2012 (ca. 10')

Digression for Percussion Quartet and Double Bass, 2013 (ca. 7')

Lullaby for Violin, Violoncello and Double Bass, 2013 (ca. 4')

String Quartet, 2016 (ca. 9')

Impact for two Percussionists (snare drum, tenor drum, marimba, vibraphone, suspended cymbal and triangle), 2017 (ca. 6')

Unknown for Alto and Bass Flutes, 2017 (ca. 2')

Nightscape for Alto Saxophone and Piano, 2018 (ca. 7')

Solo Instruments

Variables, for Clarinet, 1984 (rev. 1992) (ca. 9')

Anaplasi I and II, for Violin, 1984 (ca. 7')

Delusion, for Cello, 1985 (ca. 7')

Arrays, for Viola, 1988 (ca. 5')

Euphemism, for Euphonium, 1990 (ca. 4')

Traces, for Piano, 1991 (ca. 7')

Four Vignettes, for Guitar, 1994 (ca. 4')

Five Diversions, for Piano, 1996 (ca. 14')

Contortions, for Flute solo, 1999 (ca. 5')

Sojourn, for Guitar, 2001 (ca. 10')

Aberration, for Pipe Organ, 2003 (ca. 7')

Monologue, for Oboe, 2003 (ca. 5')

Flux, for Bass Clarinet, 2005 (ca. 5')

Red Moon, for Viola, 2006 (ca. 6')

Cantilena, for Alto Saxophone, 2007 (ca. 7')

Fanrare for PACI for Trumpet, 2008 (ca.1')

Night Musing for Bassoon, 2009 (ca. 7')

Tweet for Flute, 2012 (ca. 6')

Refractions for Alto Saxophone, 2014 (ca. 6')

Moments for Violoncello, 2014 (ca. 8')

Cadenza for Violin, 2015 (ca. 5')

Stargaze for Alto Flute, 2016 (ca. 1')

Miniatures for Piano (Prelude, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, Postlude), 2009-2016 (ca. 9')

Time Suspended for Piano, 2019 (ca. 5')

Chorus

Flowers of the Rock, for Chorus, 1980 (ca. 4').

A Giant's Dream (Northern Landscape), for Chorus and Orchestra, 1990 (ca. 20').

Blackbird, for Mixed Chorus, 1992 (ca. 7')

In Peace and Paradise, for Mixed Chorus, 2008 (ca. 5')

Voice

Four Songs, for Soprano and Piano, 1979 (ca. 5')

Five Sectret Thoughts for Soprano and Double Bass (or cello) and optional one or two dancers, 1984 (ca. 8')

Thunderbolt Steers, for Mezzo-Soprano, Flute, Clarinet, Viola, Cello and Percussion, 1985 (ca. 9')

Shooting Stars, for Mezzo-Soprano, Violin, Clarinet, Harp and Percussion, 1986 (ca. 7')

River, for Soprano, Flute, Clarinet, Cello and Piano, 2010 (ca. 7')

Last Journey, for Baritone, Violoncello and two Pianos, 2017 (ca. 11')

Night for Voices, Alto Saxophone, Trumpet, and two trombones, 2020 (ca. 6')

Electroacoustic

Atlantis, for Tape, 1985 (8':02")

Elusive Summer, for Tape, 1986 (6':42")

Alternative Duality, for Tape, 1986 (6':51").

Convergence, for Saxophone and Tape, 1986 (9':10")

Litany, for Tape, 1986 (7':35")

Journeying, for Tape, 1987 (6':48")

Differentia, for Euphonium and Tape, 1987 (7':03")

Silver Pieces, for Flute and Tape, 1991 (8':30")

Reconstruction, for Trumpet and CD, 2001 (8':40")

Discovery 1, electroacoustic/computer animation, 2003 (1':26")

Full of Stars, electroacoustic, 2003 (3':24")

Sufridas Tierras, electroacoustic, 2007 (5':25")

Water Colour, electroacoustic with video by Mark Nisenholt, 2009 (4':45")

Spirals, electroacoustic with video by Mark Nisenholt, 2009 (5':10") See it here!

Cubismos electroacoustic with video by Mark Nisenholt, 2010 (4:09")

Lost at Sea electroacoustic with video by Mark Nisenholt, 2015 (4:40")

Valuri electronic score for video by Ioana Sisea, 2015 (2:45")

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