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A Festival Procession

(1983)
Band (College/Professional level)
Unpublished

Ancren Chronicles

(1980)
SSA divisi + Solos, Harp, 2 Percussion

A Maze (With Grace)

(1975; revised 2003)
Open Instrumentation

…And It Comes Out Here

(1973)
Open Instrumentation

Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches

(1998; revised, 2010, 2017)
Flute (Piccolo, Alto Flute), Clarinet (Bass Clarinet), Violin (Viola), Cello, Percussion and Keyboards

Angels in America, Part Two: Perestroika

(2017)
Prerecorded synthesized and sampled sound.

Anonymous Fame

(2005)
Saxophone Quartet

Ave Maris Stella

(2001)
SSAATTBB

B-flat Piece

(1970)
Band (any level)

Big Bend Portrait

(1982)
Produced by The National Park Service.

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

(2008)
Mezzo-Soprano, Women’s Voices, Guitar, Recorders, Percussion

Celebration!

(1996)
Youth String Orchestra

Characters

(2010)
Flute (Piccolo, Alto Flute), Clarinet (Bass Clarinet), Violin (Viola), Cello, Percussion and Piano

Cowboys

(1998)
Produced by Daniel and Eileen Gianneschi; directed by Daniel Gianneschi; written by Roger Welsch.

The Crucible

(1994, revised 2014)
Flute, Oboe (English Horn), Violin, Viola, Cello, Contrabass, Mandolin, Percussion and Piano

Dark of the Moon

(1986)
Prerecorded synthesizer and live singer/guitarist
Currently Unavailable

De Profundis

(1991)
SATB

The Devil’s Handyman

(2002)
Flute (Piccolo, Alto Flute), Clarinet (Bass Clarinet), Violin (Viola), Cello, Percussion, Piano

The Devil’s Handyman Suite

(2019)
Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone (+ “whee whistle”), Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone (+ slapstick, cowbell, vibraslap, slide whistle, and duck call)

The Devil’s Polka

(1987)
Solo Accordion and friends (if any).

Devil’s Rain

(1986)
Open Instrumentation

The Elephant Man

(2015)
Piano

The Gift

(1982)
Produced by The National Park Service; directed by Tom Kleiman; written by Tom Kleiman.

Shown at the Byrd Visitor Center, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

Harusame (Spring Rain)

(1992)
Soprano, Flute, Clarinet, Piano

Hymn Cluster

(1969)
3 small SATB Choirs
Currently Unavailable

Hymnpiece

(1975)
Orchestra (college/professional level)
Currently Unavailable

Illuminations

(2007)
Flute (Piccolo, Alto Flute), Clarinet, Violin (Viola), Cello, Percussion, Piano and Tap Dancer

Improvariations

(1995)
Band (beginning/intermediate level)
Currently Unavailable

The Lark

(2001)
Prerecorded and processed SATB chorus

Let Me Face the Dark Sky

(2000)
SSAATTBB, Piano

Lizbeth

(1976; revised 1981, 2003, 2021)

5 Women, 1 Man, Small Children’s Chorus; flute (Piccolo), 2 Clarinets (2nd doubling Bass Clarinet), 2 Horns, Percussion, Keyboard, Piano (Toy Piano), 2 Violins, 2 Violas, 2 Cellos, Contrabass

Libretto by Lindé Hayen Herman

Metamorphoses

(2012)
Prerecorded synthesized and sampled sound.

Missa Brevis

(1992)
Unison Choir, Organ
Currently Unavailable

Missa Cantata

(1982)
SSA, Brass Quintet
Currently Unavailable

Missa Solemnis

(1974)
SATB (large), SATB (small), Brass Quintet
Currently Unavailable

Night Music

(2006)
Flute (Piccolo, Alto Flute), Clarinet (Bass Clarinet), Violin (Viola), Cello, Percussion, Piano

Nigra Sum sed Formosa!

(2000)
2 Sopranos, Organ, optional SATB, optional String Quartet

No Chance

(2009)
Percussion ensemble of at least six players.

November Valedictory

(1996)
Version for Orchestra

November Valedictory

(1991)
Version for Band

O Magnum Mysterium

(2003)
SSA divisi, Organ

Peer Gynt

(2011)
Prerecorded synthesized and sampled sound.

Permutations

(1967)
Horn, Piano

Psalm 8

(1994)
SATB, Organ
Currently Unavailable

Riversong

(1996)
​(for children) SA, 2-part Recorder Consort, Orff Instrument Ensemble, Rhythm Instruments, Piano
Currently Unavailable

Sound Frames

(1968)
Oboe, Alto Saxophone, Trombone, Vibraphone

Suite from “The Crucible”

(1996)
Orchestra (college/professional level)

Suite from “The Gift”

(1996)
Youth String Orchestra

Syrinx8

(2006)
Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Percussion, Piano

Thirteen Ways

(1997)
Flute (Piccolo, Alto Flute), Clarinet (Bass Clarinet), Violin (Viola), Cello, Percussion, Piano

Three for Marimba

(2020)
Solo Percussion (a one-marimba adaptation of “Three for Two and One”)

Three for Two and One

(2020)
Solo Percussion (2 Marimbas, one tuned a quarter-tone flat)

Three Sisters

(2010)
Violin, Cello, and Piano

Three Spirits

(1992)
Soprano, Flute (Piccolo, Alto Flute), Clarinet (Bass Clarinet), Violin (Viola), Cello, Percussion, Piano

To Kill a Mockingbird

(2013)
Prerecorded synthesized and sampled sound.

Two Songs

(1973,1974)
Soprano, Flute, Piano

Variations and Theme

(1996)
String Quartet version

Variations and Theme

(1997)
String Orchestra version

Variations and Theme

(2002)
Brass Quintet version

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

(2008)
Prerecorded child’s voice and synthesizer.
Currently Unavailable
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