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OPERA/CANTATA/CHORUS
Averno (2008)solo soprano, solo baritone, chorus, oboe, harp, timpani, string orchestra, text Louise Gluck, 40 minutes

Manhattan Trade School for Girls (2007) girl’s chorus and string quartet, silent film score, text taken from film, 15 minutes

In Time of Silver Rain (2005) girl’s chorus (with or without soloist), text Langston Hughes, 3 minutes

In Time of Silver Rain (2005) chorus (SATB), text Langston Hughes, 3 minutes

Toussaint Before the Spirits (2003) opera (soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, oboe, harpsichord, 2 percussion, timpani, 2 violins, viola, ‘cello, bass) text Smartt Bell/Spires, 50 minutes

Gospel Cha Cha (2001) solo baritone, chorus (SATB) orchestra, 18 minutes           
                                   
Cricket, Spider, Bee (1999) chorus (SATB), harp, timpani, percussion, string orchestra, text Emily Dickinson, 9 minutes

Cricket, Spider, Bee (1999) chorus (SATB), harp, timpani, percussion, text Emily Dickinson, 9 minutes

Rain Down (1989) chorus (SATB) and piano, text Mary Ellen Solt, 8 minutes

Slender Wind (1988)soprano, percussion, bass, piano, 4 minutes           

ORCHESTRA, WIND ENSEMBLE AND LARGE ENSEMBLE
In Time of Silver Rain (2005) 10 piece brass ensemble and 1 percussion, 3 minutes

Ladder to the Moon (2003) orchestra: 2 fl, 1 ob, 1 cl, 1 bsn/2 hn, 2 tp, 1 trb, 1 bass trb/2 perc, timp, pno//strings, 12 minutes           

The Voyage Out (1995) 10 piece brass ensemble, 12 minutes

The Voyage Out (1995) 10 piece saxophone ensemble, 12 minutes           

Shimmer (1995)string orchestra, 11 minutes

Spin (1994)wind ensemble, 10 minutes           

Sky Above Clouds (1993) orchestra 3 fl,2 ob,3 cl, 2bsn/4 hn, 2 tp, 2 trb, 1 tba/1 perc, timp, harp//strings, 11 minutes           

Vocalissimus (1991) chamber orchestra: 1 fl, 1 ob, 1 cl, 1 bsn/2 hn, 1 tp, 1 trb/2 perc, timp, pno//strings,  8 minutes           

VOCAL MUSIC
Waiting for Cinque to Speak (2009 ) for baritone and piano,text by
Elizabeth Alexander

Lullaby/Alleluia (2006) soprano, baritone, piano and digital delay, text partial mass, 17 minutes

Exodus (2006) soprano, violin, viola, cello, harp, text Sam Ragan, 10 minutes

Song of the Silkie (2000) baritone, string quartet, text Laura Harrington, 15 minutes

Lullabies and Spring Songs (1998) baritone, piano, text Langston Hughes, 18 minutes

CHAMBER MUSIC

Prelude Variations (2008) for two strings

download the score for violin and cello
download the score for viola and cello

Blackberries (2007) clarinet, cello, piano, 11 minutes

Blackberries (2007) violin, cello, piano, 11 minutes

Fourth String Quartet (2005) string quartet, 31 minutes

Mozart Remix (2004) vcl and harpsichord, 12 minutes

Third String Quartet (2001) string quartet, 22 minutes                                   

The Law of Floating Objects (2000)five flutes, 12 minutes

The Scarlatti Effect (1997) violin, 'cello, piano, 12 minutes

Black and White (1993) clarinet, piano, 8 minutes

First String Quartet (1991) string quartet, 20 minutes           

Of Water and Clouds (1986) flute and piano, 10 minutes                                                                       

SOLO WORKS

Red (2007) for solo violin---Download Score

Jane Wang Considers the Dragonfly (2007) flute, digital delay, 11 minutes

Preludes (2002) solo piano, 12 minutes

Cymbal and Spice (2000) for the Kurzweil 2500, 12 minutes