- Collective works -

The FIRE IN THE LAKE Trilogy

I     CONCERTO FOR BASS
    CLARINET AND ORCHESTRA

 Solo Bass Clarinettist also plays Xylophone and Glockenspiel,
4 Flutes, 4 Oboes,
4 Bassoons,
6 French Horns,
2 Bass Trombones,
2 Tubas,
4 Percussionists,
14 Violins, 10 Violoncellos,
8 Contrabasses (1979) 35'00''
II    SAXOPHONE QUARTET

 for any combination of Saxophones
- all four also simultaneously play various percussion instruments -
(1978) 9'00''
III   CONCERTO FOR
     SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

4 Flutes, 4 Oboes (all also English Horn),
4 Clarinets in b flat
(1st & 2nd also e flat,
3rd & 4th also Bass),
4 Bassoons (3rd & 4th also Contra),
4 Saxophones (Alto, Tenor, Baritone & Bass),
6 French Horns,
4 Trumpets in b flat (1st & 2nd also piccolo in b flat, 3rd & 4th also d),
3 Trombones, 2 Tubas,
4 Percussionists,
16 1st Violins,
16 2nd Violins,
10 Violas,
12 Violoncellos,
8 Contrabasses
(1989) 47'00''

All three compositions may be performed:
Individually or I, III; II, III; I-III.


 

The MISSISSIPPI EPIPHANY QUARTET

I     ISOLA

 for 4 Clarinets; e flat, 2 b flats & bass (1980) 11'00''
II    MIDNIGHT

for 2 Piccolo Flutes,
3 Saxophones (Alto, Tenor & Baritone),
2 French Horns (both in f & b flat),
2 Trumpets in b flat (both also d & piccolo b flat),
2 Tubas,
4 Percussionists,
10 Violins, 4 Violas,
4 Violoncellos, 2 Contrabasses and Narrator,
Text by
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(1982) ca. 25'00''

III   DEOVOLENTE

 for Flute (1992) 11'30''
IV    DAYBREAK

 for Orchestra
- work in progress -

All three compositions may be performed:
Individually or
I, II; I, II, IV; I, III, IV; I, IV;
II, III, IV; II, IV; III, IV; I-IV.