Education, Date Of Graduation And Degrees Earned
University of Oregon School of Music 1996 M.M. in composition
Eugene Oregon
Cornish Institute of the Allied Arts 1981 B.M. in piano & composition
Seattle Washington
John Rodgers High School 1973 High School Diploma
Spokane Washington
Composition Instructors
Tomas Svoboda Professor of Music Portland State University (retired)
years of study—2002 to the present
Dr. Hal Owen University of Oregon School of Music, Eugene Oregon
years of study—1993-1995
Dr. Robert Kyr University of Oregon School of Music, Eugene Oregon
years of study—1991-1993
Janice Giteck Cornish Institute of the Allied Arts, Seattle Washington
years of study—1980-1981
Symposiums Forums Workshops Lectures Attended
Composer’s Symposium Sven David Sondstrom 2009
Composer’s Symposium Martin Bresnick 2007
Composer’s Symposium George Crumb 2004
U. of Oregon Lecture John Adams 2000
Composer,s Symposium Lou Harrison 2000
U. of Oregon Lecture Philip Glass 1995
U. of Oregon Lecture Donald Martino 1994
U. of Oregon Lecture George Rochberg 1993
U. of Oregon Lecture Milton Babbitt 1992
Lecture and Workshop Steve Reich 1980
Lecture and Workshop John Cage 1979
Category of Works
Opus Title Duration Date Instrumentation
1 Octet “Wildflowers” 8’ 33” 1994 mixed ensemble
2 Fantasy for Piano #1 3’ 39” 1993 solo piano
3 Trio “Dew Drop Dares 11’ 01” 1994 flute viola & harp
To Play With The Light of The Sun”
Opus Title Duration Date Instrumentation
4 Ich Habe Bambus 4’ 06” 1993 mixed ensemble soprano
Geschnitten solo percussion (text by Paul Celan)
5 Interlude for Solo Guitar 3’ 35” 1978 solo classical guitar
(revised 1996)
6 In Expression 11’ 28” 1993 Javanese Gamelan 2 (revised 1996) flutes 3-part women’s
choir
7 Trio 20’ 59” 1993 violin Bb clarinet & piano
(revised 1996)
8 String Quartet #1 14’ 17” 1995 violin 1 & 2 viola & cello
9 The Sun and the 5’ 54” 1994 Balinese Gamelan
Sunflower
10 The Secret Sky 6’ 12” 1992 Balinese Gamelan & 2
flutes (texts by Charles Cameron)
11 And Yet There Could 1’ 31” 1978 24 member s.a.t.b choir
(revised 1991) acappella (text by Vietnamese Poet)
12 The Sun is the Ocean 5’ 52” 1980 24 member chamber choir
soprano solo & harp (text by Mark Vigil)
13 Mariposa Tulip 4’ 54” 1994 Balinese Gamelan
(Of The Genus Calachortus Lutens)
14 Piano Sonata #1 12’ 37” 1999 solo piano
15 String Quartet #2 21’ 29” 1997 violin 1 & 2 viola & cello
16 Duet 7’ 40” 1993 cello and piano
17 Trio 8’ 59” 1992 flute viola & harp
(An Autobiography of a (revised 1998)
Traveler-Can You Hear The Voice of the Roses)
18 Woodwind Quintet #1 13’ 07” 1993-1999 flute Bb clarinet oboe (revised 2007) horn in F & bassoon
19 Elizabeth 2’ 40” 1998 solo piano
20 Closer 15’ 20” 1980 Javanese Gamelan 2
(revised 2000) flutes & 24 member
s.a.t.b. choir
(texts by Mark Vigil)
21 Three Songs for Harp 14’ 10” 1980 harp & mezzo-soprano
& mezzo-soprano (revised 2000) (text by Mark Vigil)
22 Magnificat 15’ 1995 32 member s.a.t.b. choir
flute Bb clarinet & oboe
(Latin texts)
Opus Title Duration Date Instrumentation
23 Brass Sextet 4’ 48” 1994 trumpet 1&2 horn in F
(revised 2008) 1&2 trombone & tuba
24 Progenitor 20’ 1994 8 percussionists & flute
25 Well of Living Waters 15’ 1982 Javanese Gamelan 1&2 women’s choirs 1&2
and two flutes
26 Fantasy for Piano #2 7’ 16” 2002 solo piano
27 Nine Preludes Bk. #1 17’ 59” 2001 solo piano
28 Piano Sonata #2 14’ 13” 2001 solo piano
29 Three Marian Antiphons 5’ 57” 2001 two 32 member s.a.t.b.
Book #1 acappella choirs, In Latin
30 Three Marian Antiphons 7’ 22” 2002 two 32 member s.a.t.b.
Book #2 acappella choirs, In Latin
31 Nine Preludes Bk. #2 17’ 39” 2001 solo piano
32 String Quartet #3 24‘ 15” 2002 violin 1&2 viola & cello
33 Missa Ordinaries 1 hour 10” 2003-2004 two 32 member s.a.t.b.
(Mass of the Ordinary) choirs string sextet &
mixed ensemble
(Latin text)
34 Missa Brevis 7’ 35” 2004-2005 string quartet & 24
member s.a.t.b. choir
(Latin texts)
35 Dragonfly Idyll 5’ 16” 2005-2006 Shakuhatchi koto harp &
Butterfly Idylll piano (based on poetry by
Mark Vigil)
36 Jubilato Deo 7’ 04” 2005-2006 two 24 member s.s.a.
women’s choirs mixed
ensemble percussion &
strings (Latin texts)
37 Scherzoso Capriccio 7’ 22” 2005-2006 3 pizz. string orchestras
(Life Itself) string quartet percussion
38 Passacaglia—Ma un 12’ 22” 2006-2007 large mixed ensemble
Poco Fantasia Basso Ostinato with with percussion
theme and 18 Variations
39 Sonatine-Moto Perpetuo 3’ 11” 2006-2007 solo piano
(This Sweet Life In a Bit of a Hurry)
40 If The Falling of a hoof 3’ 07” 2006-2007 mixed ensemble
mezzo sop. bass baritone
percussion & solo strings
41 Five Preludes for Violin 12’ 29” 2007-2008 violin & piano
& piano
Opus Title Duration Date Instrumentation
42 Haec Dies 1‘ 36” 2008 16 member s.a.t.b. choir
(This is the Day) & mixed quintet
43 Three Preludes for Bb 7’ 17” 2008 Bb clarinet and piano
44 Gending “Maharaja Ji” 8’ 1984 Javanese Gamelan
45 Gending “Waters of 10’ 1984 Javanese Gamelan
The Heart”
46 Gending “Field of 12’ 29” 1991 Javanese Gamelan
Flowers” 24 member women’s
choir s.a.a. percussion
(texts by Mark Vigil)
47 Five Bagatelles 20’ 12” 2009-2010 24 member s.a.t.b. choir
for Mixed Quintet Six Percussionists mixed quintet percussion
& chorus (texts by Carol Vanhoff &
Mark Vigil)
48 Please 4’ 28” 2009 24 member s.a.t.b choir
mixed ensemble sitar &
percussion
49 Wildflowers2 9’ 25” 2010 concert band
Recent Live Performances
“Fear No Music” presents “Beyond Boundaries” Portland, Oregon
October 22, 2010
“Five Preludes for Violin and Piano”
“In Good Hands” solo piano recital Portland, Oregon
July 14, 2010
“Sonatine” for solo piano
NACUSApresents “3 Days of Music on The Edge” Portland, Oregon
March 10, 2010
“Five Preludes for Violin and Piano”
“SyZyGy” concert Ashland, Oregon
March 10, 2007
“Trio for clarinet, violin, & piano”
“No Dead Guys” concert Portland, Oregon
February 13, 2005
“Piano Sonata #1”
“SyZyGy” Concert Ashland, Oregon
October 2, 2004
“Ich Habe Bambus Geschintten”
“Seventh Species” concert Eugene, Oregon
June 16, 1999
“Piano Sonata #1”
“Newport Oregon Coffee” Concert Newport, Oregon
November 21, 1997
“String Quartet #1”
“Florence Oregon Performing Arts” Concert Florence, Oregon
October 18, 1997
“String Quartet #1”
“Oregon Women’s Choral Society” winter concert Eugene, Oregon
January 21, 1997
“In Expression” for Javanese Gamelan & Chorus
CDs
1. “In Expression” self produced, 7 original compositions with original art
2. “In A Wild Garden” self produced, 7 original compositions with original art
3. “Piano Music” self produced, 6 original compositions with original art
4. “Millennium Project: Made in the Americas” music by living composers
from North and South America, produced by ERM Media (piece selected for
inclusion in compilation is “Haec Dies”)
Honors and Awards
Graduated Cum Laude 1981 from the Cornish Institute of the Allied Arts
Honorable mention for “The Sun is The Ocean” in the 2002 University of
Oregon School of Music Choral Composition Contest “Waging Peace Through Singing”
Published
I self publish all of my music
d.a.b. EJB Blue Skye Music
I am currently a member of BMI
I am currently a member of NACUSA (National Association of Composers, USA)
I am currently a member of NACUSA Cascadia (Pacific Northwest Chapter)