Alphabetical Listing

A

Adagio for Orchestra (1966)
Orchestra – 4 min.

Aftertunes (the following episodes) (2013)
Brass Choir – 10 min.

Alice in Wonderland – 4 Ballet Scenes (1990)
Electronic Tape – 9 min.

All We Would Become (1994)
Chorus and Brass Quintet – 4 min.

Amen: Quintet Fantasy on the Plagal Cadence (2017)
Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano – 22 min.

Anger Unleashed (2020)
Asynchronous duo: 2 Violins, or Violin and Viola, or 2 Violas – 8 min.

Arioso und Splat (1993)
Trumpet and Piano – 7 min.

Autumnsongs (2010)
Violin, Cello, and Piano – 20 min.

Aware (Poem by D. H. Lawrence) (1976)
Chorus, Flute, and Cello – 4 min.

B

Backyard Songs (1990)
Soprano, Flute, Harp – 12 min.

Ballroom and Balcony Scenes from Star-Crossed Lovers (2016)
5 singing actors and 18 players – 22 min.

Beyond the Brass Gates (1998)
Concerto for Violin and Large Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band – 23 min.

The Bishop’s Ghost (1974)
Opera 8 Singers and Chamber Orchestra – 60 min.

Bitter Sweetness (1992)
Harp solo – 8 min.

Blues et al. (1990)
Soprano and Piano – 9 min.

Breezeworks (1997)
Trumpet and Organ – 12 min.

Brevard Taps (2001)
Trombone Choir – 2 min.

C

Cactus Man – after the painting by Odilon Redon (1990)
KX88 Controller and Proteus 1 Tone Generator – 3 min.

Canzona for Orchestra (1971)
Orchestra – 11 min.

Cascades, Clouds, Crevice (2021)
Bassoon Trio – 11 min.

Cello Concerto (1979)
Cello solo, Solo Percussion, Orchestra – 19 min.

Childhood Awakening (Visions from “An American Childhood” by Annie Dillard) (2000)
Chorus (SATB divisi) – 12 min.

The Chimney Sweeper – Two Songs from Blake (1967)
Soprano and Piano – 10 min.

The Chimney Sweeper – Two Songs from Blake (transcribed 1988)
Soprano, Flute, Harpsichord – 10 min.

Clamavi (1974)
Piano solo – 13 min.

Consort Piece (1985)
Four Oboes and Two English Horns – 4 min.

Crossings (1976)
Viola and Guitar – 8 min.

Crunch Time (2010)
Bass Clarinet, Cello, and Piano – 8 min.

D

Daydream in A-flat (2004)
Clarinet solo – 12 min.

Daydream in A-flat (Version for solo Recorder) (2011)
Recorder solo – 12 min.

Departing Flights (1993)
Violin, Cello, and Piano – 22 min.

Discubuit Jesus (2015)
Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque ensembles combined – 7 min.

Dissolving Music – Rockpiece after W.S. Merwin (1978)
Soprano, Flute, Trombone, Violin, Cello, Piano, Drumset/Percussion – 10 min.

Dr. King’s Garment of Destiny (2021)
Mixed chorus – 3 min.

Dr. King’s Garment of Destiny (2021)
Treble choir and Piano – 3 min.

Dr. King’s Garment of Destiny (2023)
Mixed chorus and Piano – 3 min.

Dreams of Animals [Music for a Videodance] (1987)
Electronic Tape – 7 min.

E

Earthdance Concerto (2001)
Concerto for Piano and Large Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band – 25 min.

Edge – Saxophone Quartet (1984)
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone Saxophones – 20 min.

Elegy for Simas Kudirka (1972)
Flute, Clarinet, Viola, Cello, Contrabass, Harp – 14 min.

Elles (Toulouse-Lautrec) (1989)
Music for a Lithographic Slide Show for Violin, Alto Sax, Horn, Synthesizer – 25 min.

End of Summer (1990)
Orchestral Winds – 5.5 min.

Episode (1985)
Alto Sax­o­phone and Casio MT 70 – 12 min.

Et introibo (1993)
Clarinet trio – 3 min.

Evening Song (1978)
Multiple Pianos and Brass – 4 min.

Exotic Particles and the Confinement of Quarks (2004)
Large Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band – 8 min.

F

Fanfare for Violas (1995)
8 to 24 Violas – 8 min.

Fanfare of Celebration and Commemoration (2001)
6 Trumpets – 3 min.

Fantasie for Madame McD (2016)
Harp solo – 8 min.

Fast Music (1994)
Cello solo – 10 min.

Fear and Trembling Blues from PASSION WITH TROPES (1982)
Gospel Mezzo and Jazz Band – 4 min.

Feux d’artifice – Tombeau [Shuttle Explodes: Seven Feared Dead] (1986)
Piano solo – 6 min.

Five Chorales from PASSION WITH TROPES (1982)
#1, 2, & 5 a capallea, #3 with optional Roto-Toms, #4 with piano and “pop” baritone solo – 8 min.

Five Elizabethan Dances (from Romeo and Juliet) (2012)
Large Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band – 6 min.

Flute Concerto in Three Reels (2003)
Flute solo, Orchestra (WW2222+ASx, Brass 2211, Strings) – 19 min.

Four Pieces (1969)
Horn Quartet – 5 min.

Framing [Bitter Sweetness] (2004)
Harp solo, Oboe, Bassoon, Tuba, Harpsichord, Viola, Contrabass – 12 min.

The Falling of the Leaves (Poem by W.B. Yeats) (1987)
Baritone Voice and Woodwind Quintet – 4 min.

“From Harmony” (Text from John Dryden) (1987)
Chorus – 4 mins.

G

Giraffe Study (2011)
Solo marimba – 7 min.

Gloria (1970)
Chorus and Organ – 3 min.

God’s Grandeur [Poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins] (1986)
Chorus and Organ – 4 min.
Winner 1995 AGO/ECS Choral Composition Award

Gold (1990)
String Orches­tra – 5 min.

Gold (transcribed from Poem Symphonies) (1990)
Cello and Piano – 5 min.

Good Morn­ing, Mel­bourne (1992)
Vio­lin, Flute, Clar­inet, Alto Sax­o­phone, Horn, Trom­bone, Syn­the­sizer – 6 min.

Groundwork (2012)
Open String Orchestra – 4 min.

Growing Orbits (Rilke) (1990)
Chorus (SSAATTBB) – 4 min.

H

HaBiKaHu (Happy Birthday Karel Husa) (2001)
Piano 4-hands – 30 sec.

Hard Cells (1989)
Chamber Orchestra (14 players) – 12 min.

He Shall Rule (1966)
Chorus and Organ – 3 min.

Hearing in 3V (2014)
Three Violins – 13 min.

Hell’s Handbasket (2012)
Chamber Orchestra (16 players) – 10 min.

High Octane (octet) (2024)
Two saxophones, two trumpets, horn, trombone, electric guitar and electric bass – 11 min.

I

In Medias Res (quintet version) (2007)
Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano – 17 min.

In Medias Res (sextet version) (2005)
Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano – 17 min.

In the Final Reel (2011)
Flute and String Quartet – 8 min.

Inside Reflection (2024)
Bass Trombone solo with Piano prologue – 3 min.

Intermezzo for Solo Horn (1971)
Horn solo 3 min.

J

Jug Blues & Fat Pickin’ (1986)
Large Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band – 8 min.
Commissioned by the Tennessee Governor’s School Band

K

Kaleidoscope Eyes (String Quartet No. 5) (2022)
String Quartet – 21 min.

Killing Time (1980)
Amplified Alto Saxophone, Amplified Piano, and Tape – 12 min.

L

Lauda Anima Mea (1965)
Chorus – 2 min.

Life Goes On (1988)
Violin and Piano – 17 min.

Life of the Party (Concerto for Bassoon and 16 friends) (2000)
Solo Bassoon and Chamber Orchestra – 30 min.

Lift Up Your Heads (1964)
Chorus – 2 min.

Listening in the Mirror (2025)
Solo Viola and “Cadenza” AI follower – 4 min.

Louder than Words (2001)
Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone and Piano – 18 min.

Louder than Words (2001) — [version with Bassoon] Alto Saxophone, Bassoon and Piano – 18 min.

Louder than Words (transcribed 2003)
Trumpet, Tenor Saxophone, and Piano – 18 min.

M

Machaut Tunes: Realizations of Ballades and Virelais (1982)
Piano Solo – 10 min.

Madame Bovary (1995)
Orchestra – 60 min.

Madame Bovary Ballet Suite (1995)
Orchestra – 35 min. (Shorter collections ad lib.)

Magnificat (1964)
Chorus – 2 mins.

Man’s Head in Woman’s Hair (after Edvard Munch) (1991)
Violin, Saxophone, and Wavestation – 3 min.

Medicine Wheel (2012)
Two Women’s Voices and Native American Flute (or Alto Recorder) — 12 min.

Merlin’s Remedy (1994)
Chorus and Wavestation Synthesizer – 5 min.

A Middle Quartet (“In Medias Res”) (1987)
Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano – 17 min.

Mixed Blood (2013)
Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Piano, Violin, Cello – 11 min.

Moment Musical (1981)
Piano solo – 2 min.

Music for MSU Theatre’s production of David Holman’s “Whale” (1991)
Theater music – 15 min.

N

Nativitas! – Fantasy on Perotin’s 12th century Alleluia (1996)
Large Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band – 8 min.
Commissioned by the North Hills High School Band

Necessary Roughness (2019)
Violin, Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Horn, Trombone and Piano – 7 min

A New “Cantate” (1995)
Chorus (SAB with some divisi) – 3 min.

A New Year Carol (1991)
Treble Chorus and Organ (or Piano) – 3 min.

No Pressure to be a Giraffe… (2014)
Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Cello – 8 min.

…not…gentle (1992)
MIDI Wind Controller and Computer Sequence – 10 min.

November Songs (2002)
Woman’s Voice and Piano – 15 min.

O

O Be Joyful (1992)
Treble Chorus, Mixed Chorus and Organ (or Piano) – 4 min.

O Fortuna (1968)
Women’s Chorus – 3 min.

October Songs (2020)
Woman’s Voice and Piano – 12 min.

Offering – Fantasy on a Royal Theme (1976)
Clarinet and Piano – 13 mins.

ON AGAIN, off again (2004)
Alto Saxophone solo – 8 min.

One Singer, Two Voices (1999)
Guitar duo – 12 min.

Ordinary Pieces [A Concert Organ Mass] (1991)
14 pieces for Organ solo – 40 min.

Ornery Prelude (2009)
Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion, Violin, Cello – 4 min.

Outsider (2006)
Large Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band – 11 min.

P

The Pachelfreund Canon (addition to “Winter Canons”) (1990)
3 Melody Instruments and Keyboard – 5 min.

Papillons – String Quartet after R. Schumann (1976)
String Quartet – 40 min.

Pas de Deux (1969)
Clarinet and Bassoon – 7 min.

Passages – Six Movements for Dance (1991)
Alto Sax, Horn, Synthesizer – 22 min.

Passing Fancy (1981)
Flute solo – 3 min.

PASSION with Tropes (1983)
Theatre-Oratorio in Two Parts – 170 min.

PASSION with Tropes [Immersive Theatre version] (2011)
Chorus with Soloists, Sinfonietta, Actors, and Children’s Choir – 90 min.

PASSION with Tropes Concert Extract (2010)
Choir, Vocal Soloists, Narrator, Actor, Children’s Choir, Instrumental Ensemble – 33 min.

The Past as Future (1971)
Electronic Tape – 19 min.

Pastoral Symphony (1977)
Woodwind Quintet and Piano – 23 min.

Pentecost (1980)
Soprano, Flute, Viola, Trombone, Piano, Percussion – 9 min.

Piano Concerto (1970)
Piano and Orchestra – 24 min.

Piano Preludes (Annual Series 1990-Present)

Playthings of the Wind (Poem by Carl Sandburg) (1975)
Soprano and Piano – 20 mins.

Poem Symphonies, Set One (1990) – 15 min.

Popping Bubbles – 4 Poems of Emily Bobo (2015)
Mixed Chorus – 12 min.

A Portrait of Dora – Songs & Sequences for a Music Drama (1990)
Actors, Singers, Electronic Sequence – 45 min.

Prelude, Chorale, ..and a few other things (1985)
Two Pianos – 10 mins.

Preludes for Orchestra (2005)
Orchestra – 12 min.

Primavera Doubles (2000)
Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra – 23 min.

Psalm 121 (1970)
Soprano and Organ – 3 min.

Psalm 23 “The Lord Is My Shepherd,” (1964)
Chorus and Piano – 3 min.

Q

Quick Opener (1973)
Woodwind Quintet – 3 min.

Quilt Horizon (2002)
Chamber Orchestra (17 players) with optional video 15 – min.

R

Rabble Rouser (2013)
Piano solo – 10 min.

Radical Light (1990)
Orchestra – 5 min.

Random Acts of Kindness (2015)
Soprano Saxophone and Piano – 5 min.

Recycles (1980)
Indeterminate Chamber Ensemble – 7 min.

Relieve the Troubles of My Heart (1967)
Two-Part Chorus and Organ – 3 min.

Requiem [Reflections from a Life] (2008)
Tuba and Piano – 18 mins.

ReTournai – Toccata a quatre (1977)
Flute, Trombone, Marimba, and Piano – 5 min.

Rilke Fragment from PASSION WITH TROPES (1982)
Piano solo (optional narrator) – 2 min.

Rite Now! (2008)
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Piano – 8 min.

Romanza (1970)
Brass Sextet – 9 min.

Romeo and Juliet – A Shakespearean Music Drama (2008)
Singing Actors and Piano – 150 min.

Rough and Tumble (1996)
Clarinet (or Alto Saxophone), Trumpet, Piano, and Percussion – 8 min.

Runs, Hits, and Ayres (2025)
Euphonium Ensemble – 20 min.

S

Sanctus (1964)
Chorus, optional Brass or Piano – 3 min.

Sarabande and Scherzo (1965)
Piano solo – 4 min.

Savior of the Nations (2006)
SA Chorus and Percussion – 3 min.

SeeNoHearNoSpeakNo (2011)
3 Dancers, Viola, String Bass, and Percussion – 10 min.

A Sermon of John Donne from PASSION WITH TROPES (1982)
Narrator and Orchestra – 4 min.

Seven Etudes a due (1973)
Viola and Cello – 15 min.

Seven Violin Duets (2011)
Two Violins – 8 min.

Shepherd a la Rock (1981)
Soprano and Piano – 2 min.

Silver Lining (1981)
Piccolo Trumpet and Piano – 7 min.

Sinfonietta (1989)
Orchestra 18 min.

Six Sketches for Piano (1966)
Piano solo – 5 min.

Six Songs from PASSION WITH TROPES (1982)
Pop Vocal Quartet and Jazz Band – 16 min.

Skin Rituals (1996)
Dancers and 7 drummers – 18 min.

Sky Scrapings (1997)
Alto Saxophone and Piano – 15 min.

Soft Cells (1997)
Chamber Orchestra (15 players) – 12 min.

Sonapartita – Noch Nach Bach (2001)
Violin and Piano – 12 min.

Sonatina – Spring 1967 (1967)
Piano solo – 6 min.

Sonatina – Spring 1967 (Transcribed 1991)
Flute and Piano – 6 min.

Sonatina – Spring 1967 (Transcribed 1991)
Violin and Piano – 6 min.

Song in the Waves (2019)
Harp Sextet – 6 min.

Songs With Words (2015)
Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone and Piano – 14 min.

Songs Without Words – Three Lyrical Pieces (2011)
Viola and Piano – 10 mins.

Soul Chaconne, with Tsunami (2023)
Sinfonietta Ensemble (18 players) – 11 min.

Southwinds (1994)
18 winds – 4 min.

Spinning Rounds (1993)
Large Wind Ensemble or Symphonic Band – 17 min.

Springsongs (1978)
Brass Quintet – 8 min.

Spur of the Moment (2003)
Flute and Piano – 12 min.

Stacked Dectet (2022)
Clarinet, 2 Saxophones, Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Piano, Electric Bass, Drumset – 11 min.

Stabat Mater (1967)
Soprano and Piano – 9 min.

Star-Cross’d Lovers: A Shakespearean Music Drama (2018)
Singing Actors and 18 players – 150 min.

Steel Grey Sky (1987)
Synthesizer and Computer Sequencer – 9 min.

Stirrings (1990)
Guitar solo – 10 min.

String Quartet No. 1 (1965)
String Quartet – 7 min.

String Quartet No. 2 (1966)
String Quartet – 11 min.

Sudden Spring (2015)
Woodwind Quintet – 13 min.

Summer Serenade (2024)
Four solo Violins and Violin Orchestra – 11 min.

Summersongs (String Quartet No. 4) (2009)
String Quartet – 16 min.

Sunscapes – Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2006)
Alto Saxophone and Orchestra – 25 min.

Superstructures/over Groundwork (2012)
Three Orchestras (advanced, intermediate, & open string) – 6 min.

T

Taliesin Cycle (2003)
Chorus (SATB divisi) and Orff Percussion Ensemble – 8 min.

Te Deum (1965)
Chorus – 3 min.

Test of Time (2009)
Chamber Orchestra – (18 players) – 16 min.

Thank Your Lucky Stars (2025)
Bassoon duet – 9 min.

Three Bagatelles (1968)
Viola and Piano – 8 min.

Three Blake Songs (1992)
Treble Chorus and Orff Instrumentarium (or Piano) – 9 min.

Three Machaut Tunes (1992)
Flute and Cello – 6 min.

Three Pieces from PASSION WITH TROPES (1982)
Soprano and Brass Quintet – 5 min.

Three Poems of George Herbert – The Agonie/Redemption/Vertue (1969)
Chorus and Piano – 9 min.

Three Songs (1966)
Soprano and Piano – 10 min.

Three Songs (1968)
Soprano or Mezzo-soprano and Chamber Orchestra (14 players) – 10 min.

Three Songs from PASSION WITH TROPES (1982)
Baritone and Woodwind Quintet – 13 min.

Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin (2012)
Chamber Orchestra – 4 min.

Toe Food MIDI Sequence for dance (1988)
MIDI Sequence – 6 min.

Tonal Fabrications (2019)
Bassoon Quartet – 13 min.

Trio (1971)
Violin, Trombone, and Piano – 7 min.

Triomusic (1980)
Violin, Clarinet, and Piano – 15 min.

Tune and a Half, for Elliott (1995)
Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano – 3 min.

Turning Points (1993)
Flute and Cello – 5 min.

Two Backyard Songs (1990)
Soprano, Flute, Piano – 8 min.

Two Songs to Poems of Gwendolyn Brooks (1993)
Soprano, Flute, and Piano – 10 min.

Two Songs from PASSION WITH TROPES (1983)
Tenor, Guitar, Vibraphone, and Piano – 5 min.

U

Ukrainian Fantasy (1977)
Violin and Tape – 17 min.

Unwinding the Wind (2016)
Native American Flute solo — 6 min.

Urban Pastorale (2022)
Orchestra – 29 min.

Use Your Inside Voice (2014)
Chamber Orchestra – (17 players) – 8 min.

V

Viola Concerto (1995)
Viola solo, Orchestra (double WWQuintet, 2 prc., Hp., pno., strings) – 21 min.

Vista (1975)
Three String Orchestras – 4 min.

Vonnegut Requiem: Holy, holy, holy (2018)
Chorus and Chamber Ensemble – 4 min.

W

The Waste Land Four Movements after T.S.Eliot (1972)
Wind Ensemble – 35 min.

Welcome Prayer (2013)
Chorus (SATB) – 2 min.

The White But­ter­fly (after the paint­ing by Odilon Redon) (1990)
Vio­lin, Alto Sax­o­phone, Horn, Syn­the­sizer – 4 min.

Winter Canons (The Synergism Version) (1986)
Flute, Violin, Alto Saxophone or Bb Clarinet, and Synthesizer – 12 min.

With a Loud Voice (Psalm 142) (1963)
Chorus

Woodwind Trio (1966)
Flute, Oboe, and Clarinet – 8 min.

Word on the Street (2007)
Chamber Orchestra (winds in pairs, piano, percussion, strings) – 10 min.