Cedar Tavern (1978/79)
Piano – 14 min. Dedicated to Tom Constanten and Joe Kubera This work was requested by the pianist, Yvar Mikashoff and was a tribute to the abstract expressionist painters and
Piano – 14 min. Dedicated to Tom Constanten and Joe Kubera This work was requested by the pianist, Yvar Mikashoff and was a tribute to the abstract expressionist painters and
Solo for voice-over(s)/tape(s) – indeterminate duration This piece was to become the first of a series of Do It Yourself works and consists of a short text score allowing the
21 – 99 piece orchestra and a very large space or spaces – indeterminate duration This work borrows its name from the earlier work, Regiones Vocales (and some of its content
2 choruses (8 + 4), 8 soloists, tapes, 6 dancers and 10 instruments. – ca. 90′ This anti-opera was, in fact, the composer’s PhD final composition (or dissertation). It was
Duet for solo oboe or flute, live electronics and tapes – indeterminate duration Cover or Wolken Wind Schermen – een Schilderij (a painting) score by Michel Jaffrennou This text and graphic
8-voice chorus – 12 mins. This piece was composed during the final years of my study, during my tenure in Buffalo, New York. I was coming to grips with their
Stereo recording, 18′ This piece was made at the request of visual artist, Michel Jaffrennou in 1974 after his request for the two 1973 works for a gallery exhibition. He
6 percussionists/more than 100 instruments, 25 min. This large-scale percussion work (too large scale, in fact) has this Biblical text as its title as ‘and then he rested’ is the
22 piece jazz ensemble, 18 min. This work was my master’s thesis in composition and was inspired by Peter Schat’s Thema which, in turn, was influenced by a Frederic Rzewski work, both
Stereo recording – 11 min. This is a student work in which I wanted to learn how to spatialise sound in four channels inspired by John Chowning’s pioneering work Turenas. The goal