(dates of composition in parentheses; dates of premieres are noted;
multiple performances of the same piece in the same venue are not listed)


AKI New Music Festivals '79 & '83, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland:
  • Homage to Mark Rothko, Moog synthesizer (1979).

  • PBBLS, for organ and tape; CARL (Computer Audio Research Laboratory at the Center for Music Experiment, University of California, San Diego) computer (1983). Written for organist Karel Paukert. Premiered October 16, 1983.


Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York:
  • The Disqualification of Harry Semantix as Trial Juror for East County, version for soprano saxophone and orchestra (1996). Written for saxophonist James Romeo. Premiered March 13, 2000.


Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland:
  • Conversation Piece, "A Critique on Material Substance and the Argument from Design", for soprano-, alto-, and tenor-saxophones (1980). Premiered October 9, 1980.

  • Fantasy Variations, quartet for oboe and strings (1978). Written for oboeist Robert S. Howe. Premiered April 25, 1978.

  • Gelall, Moog synthesizer (1981). Premiered April 21, 1981.

  • Homage to Mark Rothko, Moog synthesizer (1979). Premiered May 1, 1979.

  • Jabberwocky, musique concrete (1980). Premiered April 30, 1981.

  • "Passage" Symphony, for large Orchestra (1979). (Master of Music thesis) Reading by the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra open to the public.

  • Recitative for Solo Double Bass (1978). Text by Robert Heinlein. Written for contrabassist Bertram Turetzky. Premiered February 22, 1979.

  • Reflections, for English horn and organ (1976). Written for oboeist Robert S. Howe. Premiered December 7, 1976.

  • "Splinters of a Shattered Space," Five Frames for Cello and Piano (1980). Written for cellist Kenneth Lurie. Premiered May 13, 1980.

  • Thirteen Frames for Chamber Ensemble (1981). Premiered April 30, 1981.

  • Three Haiku and a Poem, song cycle for baritone and chamber ensemble (1977). Texts by Igor Korneitchouk and Sappho. Written for baritone Douglas Hines. Premiered March 31, 1978.

  • "Tribes," Set for Three Antiphonally Placed Percussionists (1977). Premiered February 9, 1978.


Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland:
  • "Elan Vital" Suite for Organ (1978). Premiered May 5, 1979.

  • Recitative for Solo Double Bass (1978). Text by Robert Heinlein. Written for contrabassist Bertram Turetzky.

  • Reflections, for English horn and organ (1976). Written for oboeist Robert S. Howe.

  • Six Frames for String Quartet (1979). Premiered May 5, 1979.

  • Six Graphic Etudes and Chorale, for organ (1983). Written for organist Karel Paukert.

  • Sonata for Flute and Percussion (1979). Premiered May 5, 1979.

  • Three Haiku and a Poem, song cycle for baritone and chamber ensemble (1977). Texts by Igor Korneitchouk and Sappho. Written for baritone Douglas Hines.

  • Three Two-Part Modal Inventions, for piano (1979). Premiered May 5, 1979.


Contemporary Music Festival '83, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia (Los Angeles):
  • "Splinters of a Shattered Space," Five Frames for Cello and Piano (1980). Written for cellist Kenneth Lurie. (Selected by competition).


Greenwich West Gallery, San Diego:
  • Plucked Moments, ambient music (1985). Premiered August 3, 1985.


Magic Machine Children's Theater, San Diego:
  • Li'l Boy Ha'f-a-rag, for piano (1984). Premiered March, 1984.


Mesa College, San Diego:
  • Alpha (for Romeo), for saxophone quartet, (1991) Premiered March 26, 1992. Written for saxophonist James Romeo.

  • Bundled Information Network-Governing Operations, "happening" for computer, Internet, and audience, collaboration with Chad Mealey (1997). Premiered December 3, 1997.

  • Cat's Cradle (a.k.a. Message Tree, Crank(call)Shaft, and Cell Tower of Babel), tape loop piece, collaboration with Dennis Aman (2000). Premiered November 1, 2000.

  • The Chocolate Cake, for voice and piano (1988). Libretto by Barbara Shaw. Premiered September 15, 2004.

  • Clerk Work, acoustic sound collage and theater piece for two performers and "odds and ends", collaboration with Dale Williams (1997). Premiered December 3, 1997.

  • Cognitive Dissonance, for three or more stringed instruments and two performers (1993).

  • A Cold Front in the Forecast, for MIDI saxophone, MIDI keyboard and computer (1991). Written for saxophonist James Romeo.

  • Critical Velocity, computer sequence for disklavier (1989). Premiered April 14, 1999.

  • The Disqualification of Harry Semantix as Trial Juror for East County, version for soprano saxophone and computer sequence (1995). Written for saxophonist James Romeo. Premiered May, 1995.

  • The Disqualification of Harry Semantix as Trial Juror for East County, version for soprano saxophone and piano (1995). Written for saxophonist James Romeo. Premiered March 8, 2000.

  • Driftwood, computer sequence and EMax sampler (1992). Premiered April 14, 1993.

  • Fanfare for Piano (1990). Written for pianist Irv King. Premiered March 25, 1991.

  • Fugal Fantasy on "IK", for woodwind quartet (1990). Premiered November 16, 1990.

  • Grid (Cynosure), for guitar (1981). Written for guitarist Walter Clark.

  • Illusions, for voice and piano (1988). Libretto by Sharon Ramsey.

  • Invention in Locrian Mode (from Three Two-Part Modal Inventions, for piano) (1979). Arranged by Keith Carel and Kika Teudt for computer sequence.

  • Meditation, for piano (2002). Dedicated to Will Ogdon. Premiered September 15, 2004.

  • Meditation on 'Two Pastorales' by John Cage, for piano and CD recording (1989). Premiered February, 1990.

  • One Up (a.k.a. Freudian Loops, Complification, and Moebius ), tape loop piece, collaboration with Chad Mealey (2000). Premiered November 1, 2000.

  • Pervertimento, for powertools and three performers (2002), collaboration with Chad Mealey. Premiered October 30, 2002.

  • "Phoenix" Triptych for Piano (2002). Commissioned by the American Composers Forum, underwritten by the Jerome Foundation. Premiered September 19, 2004

  • Please Don't Feed the Panda Bear, "happening" for six instrumentalists and audience, collaboration with Chad Mealey (1996). Premiered November 20, 1996.

  • Plucked Moments, ambient music (1985).

  • Protean Flux, computer sequence (1991).

  • Red Green Apple Pie, for two pianos, 6-hands (From A Kids' Suite)(1992). Premiered March 4, 1998.

  • Red Shift, (2001) for contrabass saxophone. Premiered September 15, 2004 on baritone saxophone.

  • Rock Monster, computer sequence (1992). Premiered October 27, 1992.

  • Semantic Études, for solo alto/tenor saxophone (1994). Premiered April, 1994.

  • Serape No. 3, "Starry Night" (from Seven Serapes for Six Pianos ) (1995). Performed on disklavier.

  • Serape No. 5, "L.A. Smog" (from Seven Serapes for Six Pianos ) (1995). Performed on disklavier. Premiered April 14, 1999.

  • S.E.T.I., (2000), realized with computer synthesis and effects enhancement. First released on CD 2002. Premiered September 15, 2004.

  • Short Circuits, Volume I, for two prepared violins (1997). Written for violinists János Négyesy and Päivikki Nykter.

  • Short Circuits, Volume II, for two prepared violins (1995). Written for violinists János Négyesy and Päivikki Nykter.

  • Short Circuits, Volume III, for two prepared violins (1998). Written for violinists János Négyesy and Päivikki Nykter. Premiered November 25, 1998

  • Shred #1 and #2, improvisations for amplified acoustic violin and DX7 synthesizer, collaboration with Nicolas Vérin (1998). Premiered February 25, 1998.

  • song and dance..., Three Pieces for Violin and Piano (2002). Premiered September 19, 2004.

  • Varesiana, computer sequence (1990). Premiered October 27, 1992.

  • Your Tax $$ at Work, improvisation for electric guitar and electric violin, collaboration with Dale Williams (1997). Premiered May 7, 1997.

  • Where's the Kitchen Sync?, for four performers playing various objects, collaboration with Chad Mealey (1998). Premiered November 25, 1998.


Multicultural Arts Gallery, San Diego:
  • Gelall, Moog synthesizer (1981).

  • Jabberwocky, musique concrete (1980).

  • Japanese Gardens, for alto flute/piccolo and guitar (1985). Written for guitarist Walter Clark.

  • PBBLS, version for tape alone; CARL (Computer Audio Research Laboratory at the Center for Music Experiment, University of California, San Diego) computer (1983).


National Flute Association Convention, Town & Country Resort and Convention Center, San Diego:

  • Versus Antiqui, for piccolo and flute (2004). Commissioned for the National Flute Association 2005 Convention. Premiered August 14, 2005.


National University, San Diego:
  • Cognitive Dissonance, for three or more stringed instruments and two performers (1993). Premiered April 1994.


North American Saxophone Alliance Convention, California State University, Los Angeles:
  • A Cold Front in the Forecast, for MIDI saxophone, MIDI keyboard and computer (1991). Written for saxophonist James Romeo. Premiered March 16, 1991.


Northern Illinois University:
  • Six Graphic Etudes and Chorale, for organ (1983). Written for organist Karel Paukert. Premiered September 24, 1983.


The Pacific Ring Festival, University of California, San Diego:
  • Japanese Gardens, for alto flute/piccolo and guitar (1985). Written for guitarist Walter Clark. Premiered May 1, 1986.


Pacific Southern Chapter of the College Music Society Conference, California State University Dominguez Hills (Los Angeles):
  • Japanese Gardens, for alto flute/piccolo and guitar (1985). Written for guitarist Walter Clark.


Palomar Community College, Palomar, California:
  • PBBLS, version for tape alone; CARL (Computer Audio Research Laboratory at the Center for Music Experiment, University of California, San Diego) computer (1983).


Radio WCLV, Cleveland:
  • Homage to Mark Rothko, Moog synthesizer (1979).


Radio KANZ, Garden City, Kansas:
  • PBBLS, version for tape alone; CARL (Computer Audio Research Laboratory at the Center for Music Experiment, University of California, San Diego) computer (1983).


Radio CKLN, Toronto:
  • Jabberwocky, musique concrete (1980).

  • Plucked Moments, ambient music (1985).


Radio WRUW, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland:
  • Jabberwocky, musique concrete (1980).


Saal des Musikhaus Doblinger, Vienna, Austria:
  • 'Round the World in a Rockin' Chair, for banjo (1995). Premiered June 22, 2002.


St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights (Cleveland):
  • Homage to Mark Rothko, Moog synthesizer (1979).


San Diego Repertory Theater, San Diego:
  • Incidental music for Sam Shepard's "Fool for Love" (1986)


San Diego/Tijuana New Music Festival, Lyceum Theater, San Diego:
  • "Heisenberg was looking for a raison d'etre," Quintet for Mutably Prepared Piano and Strings (1999). Premiered January 25, 1999.


Scripps College, Claremont (Los Angeles):
  • Gelall, Moog synthesizer (1981).

  • Grid (Cynosure), for guitar (1981). Written for guitarist Walter Clark.

  • Jabberwocky, musique concrete (1980).

  • Japanese Gardens, for alto flute/piccolo and guitar (1985). Written for guitarist Walter Clark.

  • Piñata, Roland digital sampler (1987).


The Studio of Electronic Music, Hartford:
  • Piñata, version for poet and tape; Roland digital sampler (1987). Text by Scott G. Burnham. Premiered November 6, 1988 (Selected by competition).


Sushi Gallery, San Diego:
  • Eleatic Episode (Homage to John Cage), for violin; video version (1983). Written for violinist János Négyesy.


United States International University, San Diego:
  • llusions, for voice and piano (1988). Libretto by Sharon Ramsey. Premiered April 12, 1988.


University of California, San Diego:
  • Birthday Suit, for oboe (1981). Written for oboeist Robert S. Howe. Premiered January 26, 1982.

  • "Desert Flowers," Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (1986). (PhD dissertation) Written for trumpeter Edwin L. Harkins. Premiered May 17, 1987.

  • Eleatic Episode (Homage to John Cage), for violin; live theater and video versions(1983). Written for violinist János Négyesy. Premiered live May 20, 1983.

  • Eventually..., music allegory for five performers (1983). Premiered January 24, 1984.

  • Gelall, Moog synthesizer (1981).

  • Grid (Cynosure), for guitar (1981). Written for guitarist Walter Clark. Premiered May 26, 1984.

  • Grid (Cynosure)II, for guitar duo (1981). Premiered May 31, 1983.

  • Homage to Mark Rothko, Moog synthesizer (1979).

  • INViron 1984, mixed musique concrete, Buchla synthesizer, CARL (Computer Audio Research Laboratory at the Center for Music Experiment, University of California, San Diego) computer (1984). Written in collaboration with composers Nicolas Vérin and Victor P. Zupanc. Premiered April 13, 1984.

  • Jabberwocky, musique concrete (1980).

  • PBBLS, version for tape alone; CARL (Computer Audio Research Laboratory at the Center for Music Experiment, University of California, San Diego) computer (1983).

  • Protean Flux, computer sequence and piano disklavier (1991). Premiered September, 1991.

  • Recitative for Solo Double Bass (1978). Text by Robert Heinlein. Written for contrabassist Bertram Turetzky.

  • Semantic Études, for solo alto/tenor saxophone (1994).

  • Serape No. 3, "Starry Night" (from Seven Serapes for Six Pianos ) (1995). Performed on disklavier. Premiered April 28, 1995.

  • Serape No. 6, "In the Kitchen at Night" (from Seven Serapes for Six Pianos ) (1995). Performed on disklavier. Premiered April 28, 1995.

  • Short Circuits, Volume II, for two prepared violins (1995). Written for violinists János Négyesy and Päivikki Nykter. Premiered January 11, 1996.

  • Summer Fanfare, for brass sextet (1981). Premiered May 18, 1982.

  • Triptych, for string orchestra (1993). Premiered October 15, 1995.

  • Variations on a Prelude by J. S. Bach, for piano (1985). Premiered May, 1985.

  • Viola Concertante, for solo viola and large chamber orchestra (1982). Written for violist Simon Oswell. Premiered April 20, 1982.


University of San Diego:
  • Short Circuits, Volume I, for two prepared violins (1997). Written for violinists János Négyesy and Päivikki Nykter. Premiered October 11, 1997.


Young Audiences Program, Cleveland:
  • Six Frames for String Quartet (1979). (Performed at Cleveland area elementary and high schools).


Zofin Hall, Prague, Czech Republic:
  • Viola Concerto, "Coaxing the Shadows to Move of Their Own Volition", for viola and orchestra (rev. 1995). (Reworking of Viola Concertante, for viola and chamber orchestra,1982). Karen Dreyfus, viola; Czech Radios Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Valek conducting. Re-introduced February 2, 1997.