Through the utilization of octatonic melodies and harmonies and formally set as a rondo, “Danza Zingara” evokes the passion and energy of a Romany dance. The angularity and energy of the fiery recurri...
Tired of traditional stuffy chamber music for horn? Try this laid-back seven-minute piece with Latin and pop influences and optional percussion. It’s a great audience-pleaser and will definitely contr...
This contemplative piece for pierrot ensemble was inspired by Great Basin National Park. It was commissioned in 2022 by the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble with a grant from the Natio...
A charming piece in three movements that finds musical ways of expressing some of the funnier frankenwords that have crept into common use - frenemy", glamping", and hangry. Sure to be an audience fa...
The Carmel (IN) High School Orchestra will present the world premiere of the newly-commissioned work The Knobstone Trail at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, December 18, 2019. Stephen Lias has for many...
