Orchestral Music

While this is too broad a generalization, the very words "symphony orchestra" imply a massing of sounds together that generates a very different effect than the intertwining of contrapuntal voices. The use of orchestral color as an element of musical effect has not been a primary source of inspiration in my writing. The music on this page, with some exception, is an expansion of the same impetus that informs my chamber music - the sound of strings as independent voices, but played off against another voice, often as a solo voice. In the collection of works on this page, that voice is taken by various instruments, as an offsetting color to the sound of strings - in short, as a sort of song, with or without words. For musicians interested in performing any of these works, please contact me for parts, or alternatively, parts are available on the New Music USA On-Line Library.