The sparkling verve and freshness of BLOOMING REFLECTIONS are as strikingly delightful as the imagery evoked by the work’s title. While Nishimura’s imagination leads performers and listeners
Ancient and modern sonorities mingle in this glistening gem of a chamber concertino by Melinda Wagner. Evanescent polyphony is juxtaposed with broad, rhythmic passages; driving intensity is balanced with
Perfect for pops concerts, Suite No. 3 provides a quaint time capsule of jazz-inspired classical music from 1939, soon after Gershwin's death, and just before the hard-edged modern jazz of the
The vernacular charm and wit of Don Gillis's music provides a giddy, cartoon-like set of moods for an instrumental setting of the tortoise, the hare, and their fabled escapades. Suite No. 1 is
Hamamatsu Overture is a joyous fanfare created to showcase the beautiful sonorities of three types of brass chamber music. Eric Ewazen was selected by the Yamaha Corporation to compose the most
For solo cello, violin, viola, cello, bass & piano. Custom print edition. Score, 47 p. and parts.
For brass quintet. Custom print edition. Commissioned by the Gaudete Brass Quintet. Includes program and performance notes. Duration: ca. 23'. Score and parts.
For piano quintet. Custom print edition. Four movements. Duration: ca. 20'. Score, 65 p.
For piano quintet. Custom print edition. Four movements. Duration: ca. 20'. Score, 65 p. and parts.
Fanfare on Amazing Grace is an enthralling take on the classic hymn. Melodic fragments of "Amazing Grace" are effortlessly woven into a grandiose fanfare setting. With ornate contrapuntal
The composer's note from Tuesday evening, March 27, 1979, at Carnegie Recital Hall, New York City: Charlie Chaplin once gave us his recipe for comedy: think of the most ridiculous situation you can, and
It is a difficult task to answer a commission from a grieving mother on the loss of her daughter, but Leshnoff has crafted a piano quintet that captures the young woman's essence along with the sorrow at
For clarinet, violin, viola, cello & piano. Custom print edition, printed from manuscript. Three movements. With program notes. Commissioned by and dedicated to the Almost Ensemble. Premiered in Los
For brass & percussion. Custom print edition. Six movements. With performance notes and stage diagrams. Duration: ca. 25'. Spiral bound score, 90 p. and parts.
The depth and charming inventiveness of Harberg's Suite can only be described as remarkable. Each movement has a degree of archaic inspiration (seen in the movement titles), newly stirred up
For five flutes (doubling piccolos). First printing. Three movement work. Includes program notes. Score, 24 p. and parts.
Written for Sybarite5, Electric Blue Sand (2018) is an irreverent romp for string quintet with influences of popular music. The title (and cover image) is drawn from a compelling NASA image of
For flute, oboe, clarinet in A, horn & bassoon. First edition, custom print. Written for the New York Woodwind Quintet. Three movements. Set of parts available separately. Score, 23 p. and parts.
For brass quintet. An early work from this composers, dedicated to trombonist Brian Diehl. Score, 8 p. and part.
For flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano. First printing. Composed in 1979. Premiered and recorded in 2015 by The North/South Consonance Chamber Orchestra. Duration: ca. 10' 30". Set of parts
For flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano. First printing. Composed in 1979. Premiered and recorded in 2015 by The North/South Consonance Chamber Orchestra. Duration: ca. 8' 30". Set of parts available
For flute, clarinet, violin, cello & piano. First printing. Composed in 1979. Premiered and recorded in 2015 by The North/South Consonance Chamber Orchestra. Duration: ca. 11'. Set of parts available
Needham finds a fascinating model for his second brass quintet in the mosaic art of Sonia King. The concept is to build a work from multiple smaller fragments, all of which combine to create a cohesive