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Commissioned by the Peninsula Symphony. Premiere: May 17/18, 2013 by Daniel Glover and the Peninsula Symphony, Mitchell Sardou Klein conducting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Commissioned by the Palo Alto Philharmonic. Premiere: April 14, 2012 by the Palo Alto Philharmonic, the composer conducting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Commissioned by the South Bay Guitar Society. Premiere: April 21, 2012 by the Mission Chamber Orchestra, Emily Ray conducting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Commissioned by the Skaneateles Festival. Premiere: August 13, 2011 by the Skaneateles Festival Chamber Orchestra, Robert Moody conducting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Dance Rhapsody (2010) Commissioned by the Palo Alto Philharmonic. Premiere: April 10/11, 2010 by the Palo Alto Philharmonic, the composer conducting. Won second place in the 2011 American Prize in Orchestral Composition. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2009) Commissioned by the Mission Chamber Orchestra; dedicated to Ashu. Premiere: February 14, 2010 by Ashu and the Mission Chamber Orchestra, Emily Ray conducting. Semi-finalist in the 2013 American Prize in Orchestral Composition. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Opening Remarks (2009) Commissioned by the Saratoga Symphony. Premiere: May 3, 2009 by the Saratoga Symphony, Jason Klein conducting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Circus Symphonicus (2008) 3rd movement of Symphony No. 2. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | Meditation for Violin and Orchestra (2008) 2nd movement of Concerto for Violin and Orchestra. Premiere as standalone work: December 2, 2008 by Leslie Taylor Warlick and the Clemson University Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Levin conducting. Version also available for violin and piano. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Celebration Overture (2007) Commissioned by the Palo Alto Philharmonic in honor of their 20th anniversary. Premiere: October 20, 2007 by the Palo Alto Philharmonic, Thomas Shoebotham conducting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | ![]() Concerto for Horn and Orchestra (2007) Commissioned by the Silicon Valley Symphony. Premiere: May 19, 2007 by Christophe Gillet and the Silicon Valley Symphony, Michael Paul Gibson conducting. Version also available for horn and piano. First Prize Winner of the 2007 International Horn Society Composition Contest. See also Concerto for Horn and Band. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Symphony No. 2 (2006) Commissioned by the Palo Alto Philharmonic. Premiere: February 24, 2007 by the Palo Alto Philharmonic, the composer conducting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (2005) Commissioned by the Mission Chamber Orchestra; dedicated to Pip Clarke. Premiere: April 22, 2006 by Pip Clarke and the Mission Chamber Orchestra, Emily Ray conducting. Version also available for violin and piano. 2nd movement also available separately (see Meditation for Violin and Orchestra). Finalist in the 2012 American Prize in Orchestral Composition. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra (2005) Commissioned by the Palo Alto Philharmonic; dedicated to Stuart Chafetz. Premiere: February 18, 2006 by Stuart Chafetz and the Palo Alto Philharmonic, Ann Krinitsky conducting. Version also available for timpani and piano. See also Concerto for Timpani and Band. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Prelude to a Tragedy (2003) Commissioned by the Palo Alto Philharmonic. Premiere: April 17/18, 2004 by the Palo Alto Philharmonic, the composer conducting. Selected for Masterworks of the New Era - Volume Five, recorded by Robert Ian Winstin and the Kiev Philharmonic. Finalist in the Columbia Orchestra's 2005 American Composer Competition. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Symphony No. 1 (2002) Commissioned by the Palo Alto Philharmonic in honor of their 15th anniversary. Premiere: April 26, 2003 by the Palo Alto Philharmonic, the composer conducting. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | Redwood Fanfare (2002) Commissioned by the Redwood Symphony. Premiere: November 24, 2002 by the Redwood Symphony, Eric Kujawsky conducting. Winner of the 2009 Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra Fanfare Competition. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Variations and Fugue for Orchestra (2001) Commissioned by the Palo Alto Philharmonic. Premiere: April 27, 2002 by the Palo Alto Philharmonic, the composer conducting. Finalist in the Holyoke Civic Symphony's 2005 Composition Competition. Finalist in the Columbia Orchestra's 2007 American Composer Competition. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | Concerto for Horn and Band (2009) Band version of Concerto for Horn and Orchestra. Commissioned by the University of South Dakota. Premiere: March 23, 2009 by Bernhard Scully and the University of South Dakota Symphonic Band, Dr. Kenneth Drobnak conducting. Version also available for horn and piano. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Concerto for Timpani and Band (2007) Band version of Concerto for Timpani and Orchestra. Premiere: February 16, 2009 by Wen-Ting Huang and the National Taiwan Normal University Symphonic Band, Professor Shu-Han Yeh conducting. Version also available for timpani and piano. Program notes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() | String Quartet No. 1 (1980) Premiere: 4/30/82 by the San Jose String Quartet. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Duo for Violin and Cello (1978) Winner of 1979 Eva Thompson Phillips Award for Composition, San Jose State University. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() | Movement for Brass Sextet (1978) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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