Recent Works & Performances

Alzheimer's Stories for soloists, chorus & large ensemble
A commission from the Susquehanna Valley Chorale with a libretto by Herschel Garfein based on recollections of chorus members and friends with relatives who've had the dreaded disease. Premiered 10/9/09 at the Weis Center for the Performing Arts with the Susquehanna Valley Chorale conducted by Dr. William Payn. Recorded for broadcast by PBS television station WVIA for broadcast in November 2009.

An Ant's World (2009)
A work for marimba (4 hands) in four movements that imagines a day in the life of an ant; published by HoneyRock Music, numerous performances worldwide.

Ho Hosanna (2008)
Setting of Hosanna for Children's Choir commissioned by ChildrenSong of New Jersey; premiere 12/8/08; additional performances by Church of the Redeemer chorus & Pro Arte Chorale December 2008.

Sing with Me (2008)
A five movement work for chorus, piano, percussion & synthesizer commissioned by the Pro Arte Chorale of NJ & the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation with an original libretto by Maria V.S. Seigenthaler based on interviews with chorus members as to why they sing; premiere 3/13/09

The Mysterious Transformation of Johann B. (2008)
Three movements for Clarinet & Percussion; published by HoneyRock Music 2009 and winner of 2008 Composers Circle Award. Premier by Messiah College Percussion Ensemble 12/1/08; University of Southern Florida Percussion Ensemble, 4/6/09

Homeland Security Suite (2007)
A six movement suite for a variety of percussion instruments inspired by the Homeland Security Alert System; premiered October 11, 2007 by the Ithaca College Percussion Ensemble; published by HoneyRock Music 2007

My New York (2007)
Original choral setting for children's choir commissioned by the New York Children's Aid Society Chorus premiered 5/17/07 Ethical Culture Society New York.

The Serenity Prayer (2006)
A cappella choral setting of well-known text; premiered 4/20/07 Gonzaga University Choir; Kansas City Women's Chorus.

Tiktaalik (2006)
A ballet for percussion ensemble; premiered 4/10/07 by the Kean University Percussion Ensemble as part of the Ars Vitalis concert series; published by HoneyRock Music 2007

Ode to a Toad (2006)
A cappella choral work set to a poem by Thomas Patrick Seigenthaler premiered 6/2/07 by ChildrenSong of NJ

Of Eternity Considered as a Closed System (2006)
A song cycle for chorus and chamber orchestra set to the poems of Hyam Plutzik - commissioned by the Plutzik/Goldwasser Foundation; premiered 2/5/07 by Westfield Symphony and Pro Arte Chorale, Carnegie Hall; European premiere 12/1/08 Bulgarian National Opera chorus & orchestra, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Three Spirituals (2005)
Commissioned by the Foundation for Universal Sacred Music; premiered Ethical Culture Society, NY; October 2005; Musica Sacra, Chicago Chamber Chorus, Northwestern University chorus 2007.

Edison Invents for Baritone and Orchestra (2005)
Commissioned by the Westfield Symphony and Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; premiered Union County Arts Center; April, 2005

Genesis (Part I) for Chorus, Brass & Percussion (2004)
premiered; Southern Nazarene University; May, 2005

String Quartet # 2 "A Day in the Life" (2004)
Sponsored by the Geraldine R Dodge Foundation; premiered in conjunction with the Freespace Dance Company and N.J Music Society, Montclair State University September, 2004

Sprig of Lilac for Chorus (2003)
A cappella setting of Hyam Plutzik poem; premiered St. Martin's Chamber Choir, Denver CO; CONCORA; available on the St. Martin's Chamber Choirs recent release "The Unknown Masterpiece (Cygnus 007), 2004; CONCORA 2006, 2007; Eastman School of Music 2007.

Peter Quince at the Clavier for Chorus (2002)
A cappella setting of Wallace Stevens's poem premiered New Jersey Oratorio Society, Cayuga Vocal Ensemble, 2003; CONCORA & Bel Canto 2005.

Suburb (book and score) (2000)
Off-Broadway Musical; winner 2000 American Academy of Arts and Letters Richard Rodgers Award; York Theatre, New York, NY; Alleyway Theatre, Buffalo, NY; Long Beach Playhouse, Long Beach, CA; Red Herring Theatre, Columbus, OH; Elden Street Players, Herndon, VA; Main Street Theatre, Houston, TX, Heidelberg, Germany: winner of the Artie Award for Best Musical of 2000; nominated for the Lucille Lortel Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama League Award for Best Musical of 2001.