Oh, Hush Thee
SATB divisi a cappella, text by Eugene Field duration: 5 min.
Hodie Christus Natus Est
SATB divisi with pipe organ, brass quintet, timpani, and handbells, text traditional Latin, duration: 4 min.;
commissioned by Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mirabile Mysterium
SATB divisi with pipe organ, brass quartet, timpani, and handbells, text traditional Latin, duration: 6 min.;
commissioned by Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Christmas Bells
SATB divisi a cappella, text by Eugene Field duration: 4 min.;
commissioned by St. Clement's Episcopal Church
Christmas Tidings,
SATB divisi, harp and glockenspiel, text by Eugene Field duration: 5 min.; commissioned by the Dale Warland Singers
Christmas Eve
SATB divisi a cappella, text by Eugene Field duration: 5 min.
Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind
mixed chorus and children's voices, orchestral accompaniment; text by William Shakespeare duration: 8 min.
Nunc Dimittis
SATB with pipe organ, commissioned by Gethsemane Lutheran Church duration: 3 min.
Salve Festa Dies
for mixed chorus, assembly, pipe organ, brass quintet, and timpani; text traditional Latin with English translation, duration: 12 min., commissioned by the Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Rorate Caeli
SATB, commissioned by St. John's University duration: 6 min.
Sing to the Lord
SATB, double string quintet, pipe organ, hand bells; text from the book of Psalms; duration: 18 min.
Soft Footfalls, Song of the Anasazi
SATB div., text by Kevin Crossley-Holland; duration: 7 min.
commissioned by the Dale Warland Singers as part of the Choral Ventures Program through the Jerome Foundation of Minnesota and New York
Tota Pulchra Es Maria, Ave Maria
TTBB, commissioned by St. John's University Men's Chorus duration: 8 min.
Omnes de Saba
TTBB, commissioned by St. John's University Men's Chorus duration: 6 min.
Puer Natus Est
TTBB, commissioned by St. John's University Men's Chorus duration: 4 min.
Vocal Works
Whispers
soprano, piano, harp, and guitar, text by Eugene Field, duration: 50 min.
He Resigns
mezzo-soprano and piano, text by John Berryman duration: 5 min.
commissioned by the National Conference on John Berryman
two versions, recital and staged version with added dialogue and character
The Beloved Stranger
song cycle for soprano, cello, and piano duration: 25 min.
text by Witter Bynner
You Shall Not Despair
mezzo-soprano, oboe, and piano duration: 3 min.
text by Dylan Thomas
Do Not Go Gentle
mezzo-soprano, oboe, and piano duration: 6 min.
text by Dylan Thomas
Chant, Psalm 122
Tenor and piano, commissioned by Woodlake Lutheran Church duration: 9 minutes
Orchestral Works
Requiem for Still Voices
symphony orchestra (winds in 3's) duration: 40 min.
Vistas
full orchestra or chamber orchestra duration: 18 min.
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
orchestra or chamber ensemble duration: 10 min.
Chamber Works
Prisms, String Quartet No. 1
commissioned by the Stockholm String Quartet duration: 20 min.
String Quartet No. 2, Songs of the Night Wind, for string quartet and baritone
commissioned by the Stockholm String Quartet, text by Carl Sandburg duration: 14 min.
Ravel's Garden, soprano saxophone and piano
commissioned by saxophonist Charles Rochester Young duration: 12 min.
Fetler Festschrift,
solo piano 3 min.
Ballade,
solo piano duration: 10 min.
The Argument,
viola duo duration: 8 min.
Sunrise at Tapatio,
solo flute duration: 5 min.
Brass Quintet No. 1
two trumpets, French horn, trombone, tuba duration: 12 min.
Music for Children and Children's Groups
Forest Bells,
children's choir, piano and handbells, duration: 8 min.
commissioned by Louise Phillips, premiered at the National Association of State Foresters National
Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah, 
Published by Windswept House Publishers, Maine
Oh, What a Wonderful Day
children's choir and piano, duration: 3 min. commissioned by
Louise Phillips, premiered at the National Association of State Foresters National
Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah, Kaska Publishing, Minneapolis, MN
Starflowers of Oklahoma, and American Starflowers
children's choir, piano, and percussion, duration: 5 minutes commissioned by Louise Phillips, premiere, November, 18, 1997, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Kaska Publishing, Minneapolis, MN
Wind Ensemble
Requiem for Fallen Stars
double woodwind quintet and piano duration: 10 min. premiered by Harmonia Mundi,
J. Michele Edwards, conductor
Music for Theater
Irreveries, Aurelia's Theme,
Grand Entrance,
Dream Sequence I and II, and
Epilogue
duration: 10 min.
incidental music for The Madwoman of Chaillot
commissioned by the University of Minnesota Theatre Arts Department
Opera
Matches
a one-act opera based on the fairy tale The Little Match Girl duration: 65 min.
University of Minnesota doctoral dissertation, chamber or full orchestra,
four characters SATB divisi chorus, SSA children's voices
Sacred Works
Norsk Fantasi
pipe organ prelude duration: 5 min.;
based on Norwegian hymn tune Den Store Hvide Flok
Oh, Hush Thee
SATB divisi, text by Eugene Field duration: 5 min.
Christmas Bells
SATB divisi, text by Eugene Field duration: 4 min.
Nunc Dimittis
SATB, commissioned by Gethsemane Lutheran Church duration: 3 min.
Rorate Caeli
SATB, commissioned by St. John's University duration: 6 min.
Sing to the Lord,
SATB, double string quintet, pipe organ, hand bells duration: 18 min.
commissioned by '93-94 Church Residency Consortium, Minnesota
(American) Composers Forum based on the Book of Psalms, text adapted by the composer
Tota Pulchra Es Maria, Ave Maria
TTBB, commissioned by St. John's University Men's Chorus duration: 5 min.
Chant, Psalm 122
Tenor and piano, commissioned by Woodlake Lutheran Church duration: 9 minutes
Hodie Christus Natus Est
SATB divisi with pipe organ, brass quintet, timpani, and handbells, text traditional Latin, duration: 4 min.;
commissioned by Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mirabile Mysterium
SATB divisi with pipe organ, brass quartet, timpani, and handbells, text traditional Latin, duration: 6 min.;
commissioned by Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Salve Festa Dies
for mixed chorus, assembly, pipe organ, brass quintet, and timpani; text traditional Latin with English translation, duration: 12 min., commissioned by the Basilica of St. Mary, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Omnes de Saba
TTBB, commissioned by St. John's University Men's Chorus duration: 6 min.
Puer Natus Est
TTBB, commissioned by St. John's University Men's Chorus duration: 4 min.
Christmas Tidings,
SATB divisi, harp and glockenspiel, text by Eugene Field duration: 5 min.; commissioned by the Dale Warland Singers
Electronic and MIDI
Ballade
MIDI synthesizers - tape piece duration: 10 min.
Besides
analog synthesizer - tape piece duration: 5 min.
Arrangements
Antiphon, from Four Mystical Songs, (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
arr. for pipe organ and brass trio duration: 10 min.
Wedding March, (William Walton)
arr. for pipe organ and brass trio duration: 5 min.
Sacred Spirituals
duration: 4 min.
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