Instrumental Music, Secular Choral
and other miscellaneous works
I. Piano Sonata
One of my few large scale works, this Sonata uses a nine-tone scale, alternating half and whole steps (which I have heard called “half-diminished” and “octatonal”), with the exception of the fughetto in the fourth movement, the earliest completed section of the piece. I began sketching the fourth movement as early as 1992, and completed the final (second) movement about ten years later.
Not a piece for the faint-hearted, I once briefly and audaciously considered myself able enough to record the third and fourth movements. The premier performance given by Luxembourg pianist David Ianni in November 2011 was a great success. He promises more performances and a recording in the near future. And with his editorial help, I promise a new edition of the piece, to appear shortly. Stay tuned!
II. Etudes, Studies in Composition for Piano
Short compositions for piano from my undergraduate and graduate school days. I recorded the first Twelve Etudes many years ago, which you can listen to here:
| Etude I | Etude IV | Etude VII | Etude X |
| Etude II | Etude V | Etude VIII | Etude XI |
| Etude III | Etude VI | Etude IX | Etude XII |
III. Poems of Wilfred Owen
Major works for six-part mixed chorus a cappella, as performed by The New York Virtuoso Singers, under the direction of Harold Rosenbaum. Two war poems by the English poet, Wilfred Owen:
1. Dulce et decorum est (January 2004) [score and recorded excerpts]
2. Mental Cases (March 2009) [score and recorded excerpts].
These were by far the most important premieres of my career, and I owe a large debt of gratitude to Maestro Rosenbaum and his extraordinary singers for their unparalleled dedication and professionalism. For complete recordings, please contact the composer.