SOLO WITH ORCHESTRA
Each composition on this page has a link to a video on YouTube where you can
follow the score while a recording plays and the pages turn automatically.
Many of my orchestral compositions have been recorded for commercial release by prominent European
orchestras (see red links to discography pages at bottom of entries).
Spanish dance rhythms enliven this "little concerto" for solo flute and string orchestra, which is a transcription of my Sonatina for Flute and Piano. Except for having a few more rehearsal numbers and very minor phrasing differences, the solo part is almost exactly the same and can be previewed here.
The individual movements, with their location on the audio track, are listed below.
1. Allegro molto - sonata-allegro - E minor 0:00
2. Andante moderato - theme and variations - C major 2:27
3. Allegro energico - abridged sonata-rondo - E minor 5:46
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CONCERTO FOR CLARINET AND CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Level: A
Duration: 26:00
Piano Reduction/Solo Part Price: $24.00
Orchestra Set (full score and parts) Price: $120.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
A major revision of a work that was originally written in 1973 as my doctoral composition dissertation at Florida State University, this concerto took me nearly two years to revive from the dust-bin of academic obscurity. I took a page from Copland and linked the second and third movements with a cadenza.
More information about this composition and its origins can be found in the "Read more about" link below.
Scored for solo Bb clarinet, flute (doubling on piccolo), oboe, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone. timpani, piano, and strings. A reduction for clarinet and piano is also available.
The individual movements, with their location on the audio track, are listed below.
I. Sostenuto; Poco allegro; Tempo I 0:00
II. Adagio – cadenza 10:39
III. Allegro; Più allegro 18:52
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Recording by the Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislav Vavřínek, conductor - Karel Dohnal, clarinet
Released on the multi-composer album Woven in Time by Navona Records
Also released on the solo album Voices of the Night and Other Works for Orchestra by Navona Records
FIRE DANCE
for Violin and Orchestra
Level: A
Duration: 5:00
Piano Reduction/Solo Part Price: $14.00
Orchestra Set (full score and parts) Price: $65.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Fire Dance has 3 sections, following an A-B-A or simple ternary form:
1. Furious 2. Contemplative 3. Tempo I
More information about this composition and its origins can be found in the "Read more about" link below.
Scored for solo violin, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, bells, timpani, 2 percussion, piano, and strings. A reduction for violin and piano is also available.
Fire Dance is also available in a transcription for concert band (no soloist).
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Recording by the London Symphony Orchestra, Miran Vaupotić, conductor - Davide Alogna, violin
Released on the award-winning album Symphonic Stradivarius by Navona Records
WHERE RAINBOWS WAIT FOR RAIN
THE BIG BEND COUNTRY
for Piano and Orchestra
Level: MA
Duration: 5:30
Price: $65.00
Publisher: Dacker Music
Where Rainbows Wait for Rain is a short free-form tone poem for piano and orchestra evocative of the Big Bend region of West Texas. More information about this composition and its origins can be found in the "Read more about" link below.
Scored for solo piano, 2 flutes, 2 oboes/English horn, 2 clarinets/bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 percussion, and strings.