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APRIL 2010


IN A DEEP FUNK: Dance Suite for unaccompanied Contrabassoon
Sarah Wildey, DMA Recital, University of Iowa

20 
THREE ROMANCES for Flute and Clarinet
Cindy Anne Strong flute and Daniel Dorff clarinet, St. Peters Church, New York City

FEBRUARY 2010

13 
FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano
Jennifer Bouton, Hampton Roads (VA) Flute Faire

27 
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for Narrator and Orchestra
Loudon Symphony, Leesburg, VA

JANUARY 2010

10 
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS for Narrator, Violin, and Cello
Canyon Wren Concert Series, Icicle Creek Music Center, Leavenworth, WA

10 
THE DAY THINGS WENT WRONG AT THE PET STORE: 11 Cartoons for solo piano 
Canyon Wren Concert Series, Icicle Creek Music Center, Leavenworth, WA

DECEMBER 2009

5
PACHELBEL'S CHRISTMAS for Orchestra
Kennett Symphony, Kennett Square, PA, conducted by Sal Scarpa

6  
PACHELBEL'S CHRISTMAS for Orchestra
Hilton Head Orchestra, SC, conducted by Mary Green

NOVEMBER 2009


YUKI NO UTA
KOKORO O KOMETE 

Yukiko Ishida soprano, Neumann University, Aston PA

15
BLAST OFF! for Narrator and Orchestra
Augusta (GA) Symphony

17
FAST WALK for Clarinet Quartet
Troy University, Troy AL

22 
SPARK for unaccompanied Viola 
Yvonne Smith, Shepherd School of Music, Houston, TX - World premiere

OCTOBER 2009

3
FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano 
Walfrid Kujala piccolo, Morgantown, WV

4 (2 performances)
FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano 
Patty Davila Lazzara and Elisabeth Martyn, Ridgewood, NJ

25  
IT TAKES FOUR TO TANGO for String Orchestra 
Lori McKinney conducting the Baker University String Orchestra, Baldwin City, KS

28  
TWO CATS for Flute and Clarinet 
University of Central Florida, Orlando

SEPTEMBER 2009

20 
TREES (AFTER THE POEM BY JOYCE KILMER) for solo Flute with narration 
Patty Davila Lazzara, Mahwah, NY (flute and narration)

23 
FAST WALK for Clarinet Quartet 
OWU Clarinet Collection, Ohio Wesleyan University

29 
DANCE MUSIC FOR MR. MOUSE for Eb Clarinet and Piano 
Diane Cawein Barger, Millersville University, PA

AUGUST 2009

14
TREES for solo Flute with narration
Tiffany Holmes flute, Cindy Anne Strong narration; National Flute Association national convention, NYC.

16
FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano
Kate Prestia-Schaub piccolo. Martin Amlin piano; National Flute Association annual convention, NYC.

JULY 2009

9
IT TAKES FOUR TO TANGO for Flute and Guitar
Laura Schulkind flute, Red Cedar Music Festival, IA

21
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for Narrator and Mixed Octet
Aspen Music Festival

21
THE ADVENTURES OF MARY'S LITTLE LAMB for Narrator and Mixed Quintet
Aspen Music Festival

25
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS for Narrator, Violin, and Cello
Society for New Music, Syracuse NY. Gerard Abrams narrator, Alyssa Blount violin, Elinor Frey cello

JUNE 2009

4
TWO CATS for Flute and Clarinet
Sandra Saathoff flute, Mary Kantor clarinet; Seattle Pacific University

6
PASTORALE (SOUVENIRS DU FRÖG) for Clarinet and Piano
Carron Shankland clarinet, Martin Davies piano; Kilbryde Castle, Stirling, Scotland

9
FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano
Walfrid Kujal
a piccolo. Lara Urrutia piano, Denton, TX

13
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for Narrator and Orchestra
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Rossen Milanov, Charlotte Blake Alston narrating

14
FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano
Kate Prestia-Schaub piccolo. Christi Zuniga piano;  International Piccolo Symposium, Omaha, NE

13
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for Narrator and Orchestra
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Rossen Milanov, Charlotte Blake Alston narrating

MAY 2009

2
BLAST OFF! for Narrator and Orchestra
Flower Mound Community Orchestra, Flower Mound, TX; Paul Bonneau conducting

2
TOBETARA for Voice (or unison choir) and Piano
Aster, conducted by Christina Lynn, Broomfield, CO

6
PIANO VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY SIEGMEISTER for Piano
Leonard Lehrman, piano, New York University

9
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE for Narrator and Orchestra
Baltimore Symphony, following by CD signing at Meyerhoff Hall

9
THE DAY THINGS WENT WRONG AT THE PET STORE 11 Cartoons for Piano
Sheryl Lee piano, Royal Albert Hall, London

10
TREES for solo Flute with narration
Cindy Anne Strong flute (and narration), San Diego, CA

10
IT TAKES FOUR TO TANGO for Flute and Guitar
Cindy Anne Strong flute, Fred Benedetti, San Diego, CA

15
BLAST OFF! for Narrator and Orchestra
Main Line Symphony (PA) conducted by Henry Scott

APRIL 2009

2
FAST WALK for Saxophone Quartet
Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, AR

11
FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano
Walfrid Kujal
a piccolo. Lara Urrutia piano, Redlands, CA

25
TOBETARA for Voice (or unison choir) and Piano
Aster, conducted by Christina Lynn, Boulder, CO

28
ALLEGRO VOLANTE for Xylophone and Piano
Mell Csicsila xylophone, Cleveland, OH

MARCH 2009

7
TAKE THE ORCHESTRA OUT TO THE BALLGAME for Narrator and Chamber Ensemble
Altoona Symphony outreach, Jan Kinney narrator 

28
THE ADVENTURES OF MARY'S LITTLE LAMB for Narrator and Chamber Ensemble
Altoona Symphony outreach, Jan Kinney narrator 

FEBRUARY 2009

1
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for Narrator and Mixed Octet
First Unitarian Society of Rockland Country, Pomona, NY


DEEP FUNK, PT. 2: DANCE SONATA FOR SOLO VIOLA
Mvt. 1 (Salsa Grande), Aurelien Petillot viola, Fredonia, NY

14, 15
THE KISS (AFTER THE PAINTING BY KLIMT for Orchestra
Allentown Symphony, conducted by Diane Wittry

17 
FANTASY, SCHERZO AND NOCTURNE for Saxophone Quartet
Mvt. 1 (Fantasy); Rachel Rushing, Kathleen Orr, Ian Herbon, Jacob Nurse; Easterm Michigan University

22
IT TAKES FOUR TO TANGO for Clarinet Quartet
CarolinaClarinet, Holly Springs, NC; with dance by Tangophilia

22
TWO CATS for Flute and Clarinet
Cindy Anne Strong flute, Daniel Dorff clarinet; Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair, Reston, VA

22
THREE ROMANCES for Flute and Clarinet
Cindy Anne Strong flute, Daniel Dorff clarinet; Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair, Reston, VA

22
TREES for solo Flute with narration
World premiere by Tiffany Holmes flute, Cindy Anne Strong narration; Mid-Atlantic Flute Fair, Reston, VA

25 (2 performances)
BLAST OFF! for Narrator and Orchestra
Symphony In C, conducted by Rossen Milanov

JANUARY 2009

11
THREE ROMANCES for Flute and Clarinet
Laura Finkelstein flute, Jeff Leiserson clarinet; Candlelight Vespers Concert, Shirley, MA
Movement 1 only

24  
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for Narrator and Orchestra
Symphonicity (Virginia Beach Symphony)

31

FLASH! for Piccolo and Piano
World premiere featuring Kate Prestia-Schaub piccolo, Jeanette-Louise Yaryan, piano; Murrieta, CA

31
SONATINE DE GIVERNY for Piccolo and Piano
Kate Prestia-Schaub piccolo, Jeanette-Louise Yaryan, piano; Murrieta, CA

NOVEMBER 2008

9
BLAST OFF! for Narrator and Orchestra
Buffalo Philharmonic, conducted by Scott Bean

14
AUGUST IDYLL for solo Flute
Andrea Ceccamori, University of Kentucky at Lexington

16
BLAST OFF! for Narrator and Orchestra
Germantown Academy Chamber Society

16
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for Narrator and Orchestra
Germantown Academy Chamber Society

16
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE for Narrator and Orchestra
Knoxville Symphony

22 (two performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Orchestra
Charleston (SC) Symphony, Scott Terrell conductor

OCTOBER 2008

4
BLAST OFF! for Narrator and Orchestra
Greenville Symphony (PA)  

4
KOKORO O KOMETE for Voice and Piano
Yukiko Ishida soprano, Neumann College, Aston, PA

8 (2 performances)
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE for Narrator and Orchestra
Baltimore Symphony 

10 (2 performances)
THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE for Narrator and Orchestra
Baltimore Symphony 

18 (two performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Orchestra
Charleston (SC) Symphony, Scott Terrell conductor

19
SONATINE DE GIVERNY  for Piccolo and Piano
Laura Schulkind piccolo, Colorado

19
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS  for Narrator and Orchestra
Maple City Chamber Orchestra, Goshen IN 

19
BILLY AND THE CARNIVAL  for Narrator and Orchestra
Maple City Chamber Orchestra, Goshen IN 

24
IT TAKES FOR TO TANGO  for Saxophone Quartet
Straight Sax Quartet,Villanova, PA

25
THE BEAR WENT UNDER THE MOUNTAIN for Narrator and Chamber Ensemble
Altoona Symphony outreach, Jan Kinney narrator 

SEPTEMBER 2008

20
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS for Narrator, Violin, and Cello
Altoona Symphony outreach, Jan Kinney narrator 

20 (2 performances)
THREE FUN FABLES for Narrator and Orchestra
Charleston (SC) Symphony, Scott Terrell conductor

27
BLAST OFF! for Narrator and Orchestra
New Philharmonic, Irving TX, Marc Rouleau, narrator 

AUGUST 2008

7
SONATINE DE GIVERNY for Piccolo and Piano
6 complete performances at the National Flute Association annual convention, Kansas City in conjunction with the Piccolo Young Artists' Competition (!) The 6 piccoloists were: Jihye Choi, Virginia Crabtree, Mackenzie Danner, Karen Eichinger, Jennifer Teng, and Abigail Kegel Walsh

7
9 WALKS DOWN 7th AVENUE for Flute and Piano
Nicole Esposito flute, Alan Huckleberry piano; National Flute Association annual convention, Kansas City

8
TWO CATS for Flute and Clarinet
Lois Herbine flute, Daniel Dorff clarinet; National Flute Association annual convention, Kansas City

9
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS for Narrator and Orchestra
Kirk Trevor conducting the Missouri Symphony

31
THREE ROMANCES for Flute and Clarinet
Movement 1: Lois Herbine flute, Kim Herbine clarinet, Carmel Presbyterian Church, Glenside, PA

JULY 2008

17
BILLY AND THE CARNIVAL for Narrator and Orchestra
Grand Rapids Symphony

21
CONCERTO FOR CONTRABASSOON
Sarah Wildey contrabassoon, Indiana University (with piano accompaniment)

23
ALLEGRO VOLANTE for Xylophone and Band (Mvt. 3 for Concerto for Solo Percussion and Orchestra)
Mell Csicsila xylophone, Canton Concert Band, Patricia Olsson conducting, North Canton, OH

26
IN A DEEP FUNK: Dance Set for unaccompanied Contrabassoon
Juan deGomar, complete performance (!) at annual convention of the International Double Reed Society, Provo, UT

26
THREE ROMANCES for Flute and Clarinet
Eric Stand, flute; Bill Stevens, clarinet; Mt. Kisco, NY