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I've just completed a new work for flute, bassoon, violin, and viola titled Fantasy. The piece will be performed at the Walden School's Creative Musicians Retreat during the week of June 16, 2025 at the Dublin School in Dublin, NH. Click to view the score. Once it's performed, I'll provide a recording.

I've written a work for SATB chorus and piano titled Sea Fever, setting the well-known and much-loved poem of the same title by John Masefield. The piece was performed at the Walden School's Creative Musicians Retreat on June 21, 2024 at the Dublin School in Dublin, NH. Click to view the score. Click here for a recording of this single-movement work.

I have a new orchestral work titled Unvanquished that was premiered on November 4th and 5th, 2023, by the New Philharmonia Orchestra of Newton, MA. Click to view the score or program notes. Click here for a viedo recording of the premiere performance.

Another of my works for full orchestra is titled Diptych Fantasy. Commissioned by Lexington Symphony, Diptych Fantasy is a concert overture based on two themes from a work I composed over a decade ago that was never performed. The piece was performed by Lexington Symphony on February 4, 2023 at Lexington's Cary Memorial Hall. Click to view the complete orchestral score or program notes. Click here for an audio recording of this single-movement work. Click here for a video recording. Click here for a video recording of my preconcert interview by Music Director Jonathan McPhee.

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