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One aspect when writing for brass quintet that has always interested me has been all the available color and timbre possibilities. My first brass quintet, Four Sketches (BIM ENS48 - 1990), explored a...

Fanfare of Hope was composed in 2003. It was commissioned by the Elgin, Illinois Youth Symphony Orchestra for their brass choir and premiered by that group. Community youth orchestras are an important...

These three pieces taken from Monteverdi's opera 'Orfeo' ('La favola d'Orfeo, 1607) were instrumental interludes to be played between scenes. The famous 'Toccata', which Monteverdi also used in his Ve...

Four Sketches for brass quintet (version 1989) was commissioned by Mel Jernigan and the St. Louis Brass Quintet (USA) and has undergone almost a complete metamorphosis since its premiere in St. Louis...

Experience one of the most timeless and deeply moving hymns in music history in a powerful new sonic setting: "Mini-Variations on Amazing Grace", published by the renowned Editions Bim, showcases the...

Immerse yourself in captivating soundscapes with "Mosaics," published by the renowned Editions Bim. This expressive piece for standard brass quintet (two trumpets, horn, trombone, and tuba) captivates...

Start your day with radiant brilliance with "Morning Music", a captivating composition published by the renowned Editions Bim. Written for standard brass quintet (two trumpets, horn, trombone, and tub...

Alexander Arutiunian’s Concert Scherzo is a brilliant and virtuosic work that celebrates instrumental brilliance and agility. Composed in 1955, this striking piece unfolds a musical language of great...

Alexander Arutiunian’s Concert Scherzo is a brilliant and virtuosic work that celebrates instrumental brilliance and agility. Composed in 1955, this striking piece unfolds a musical language of great...

The title of this work, K-1, refers to the Japanese martial art of the same name. I am not a fan of these sports, but when Steve Rosse - known for his powerful tuba playing - asked me to write somethi...

Liberation of Sisyphus was composed in the spring of 1990. The work was commissioned by Roger Bobo and written especially for him. The premiere took place in August 1990 in Sapporo, Japan, during the...

*Entrance/Exit* for brass quintet is a striking and captivating work composed in 2004 as a gift to the renowned American Brass Quintet, honoring the composer’s fruitful and ongoing collaboration with...

*Entrance/Exit* for brass quintet is a striking and captivating work composed in 2004 as a gift to the renowned American Brass Quintet, honoring the composer’s fruitful and ongoing collaboration with...

True to its title, this Humoresque is a witty, imaginative character piece, tailor-made to showcase the soloist’s agility and verve. It begins with a spirited Allegro giocoso, carried by a stream of t...

True to its title, this Humoresque is a witty, imaginative character piece, tailor-made to showcase the soloist’s agility and verve. It begins with a spirited Allegro giocoso, carried by a stream of t...

This sonata for cello and piano is a concert piece in three movements, characterized by profound lyricism and a beautiful, expressive intensity. Rooted in the late Romantic tradition and colored by th...

This sonata for cello and piano is a concert piece in three movements, characterized by profound lyricism and a beautiful, expressive intensity. Rooted in the late Romantic tradition and colored by th...

True to its title, this Humoresque is a witty, imaginative character piece, tailor-made to showcase the soloist’s agility and verve. It begins with a spirited Allegro giocoso, carried by a stream of t...

True to its title, this Humoresque is a witty, imaginative character piece, tailor-made to showcase the soloist’s agility and verve. It begins with a spirited Allegro giocoso, carried by a stream of t...

True to its title, this Humoresque is a witty, imaginative character piece, tailor-made to showcase the soloist’s agility and verve. It begins with a spirited Allegro giocoso, carried by a stream of t...

True to its title, this Humoresque is a witty, imaginative character piece, tailor-made to showcase the soloist’s agility and verve. It begins with a spirited Allegro giocoso, carried by a stream of t...

True to its title, this Humoresque is a witty, imaginative character piece, tailor-made to showcase the soloist’s agility and verve. It begins with a spirited Allegro giocoso, carried by a stream of t...

True to its title, this Humoresque is a witty, imaginative character piece, tailor-made to showcase the soloist’s agility and verve. It begins with a spirited Allegro giocoso, carried by a stream of t...

True to its title, this Humoresque is a witty, imaginative character piece, tailor-made to showcase the soloist’s agility and verve. It begins with a spirited Allegro giocoso, carried by a stream of t...