Concert and Contest Music for Woodwinds

Well-known Japanese saxophonist, Masato Kumoi, commissioned this work after hearing composer Yukiko Nishimura's popular band work, Star Ship.  His request was for a new solo alto saxophone and band

Do not let the slow start to this piece deceive you! Containing many contrasting sections, this work is a medley of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Veni Emmanuel); Of the Father's Love Begotten

Legends of the phoenix are found in stories from ancient Egypt and Greece. While each culture possesses a range of stories encompassing the myth, these tales tend toward similar traits: a sacred bird with

For solo soprano saxophone. First printing. Commissioned by Christopher Creviston. Includes program and performance notes. Duration: ca. 9'. Score, 11 p.

Expression for Flute is an original concert piece for flute and piano written by Jack Normain Kimmell. This masterful piece evokes a feeling of unease with its use of atonality and

Inspired by Chinese tradition, this concerto-like dance suite includes 1. Lion Dance 2. Yangon and 3. Muqam. Each movement draws from melodies and rhythms characteristic of

Four Settings in a Primeval Forest, Written for Saxophone Quartet, Four Settings was composed in the summer of 2017. The music in each of the movements is loosely derived from the titles which

My intention in writing Impressions was to present to both the audience and the performers short and simple character pieces, each leaving very contrasting mental images of people, places, or

The titles of these pieces trigger the imaginations of young players and their audiences: Birdy; Elegy; Happy Hour and Walk on Moonlight. The most often asked-for piece is

For solo oboe.  First printing.  Written for the composer and oboist Heinz Holliger.  Score, 1 p.

An original eight-piece work for clarinet ensemble consisting of two groups. Total instrumentation is four clarinets, two basset horns in F or alto clarinets, and two bass clarinets. Featuring

Inspired by her friends' beatboxing and exploration of jazz, flutist Chris Potter joins the fun and brings us along in this introduction to swing rhythm and the basics of beatboxing. Playing off the

Metamorphosis for two oboes and piano explores the idea of rebirth and growth through trials and tribulations. The work concludes with a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson that brings together the

In a musical style strongly influenced by (and occasionally parodying) American popular music, the subtitle "Baroque" may seem a puzzle at first. It is also the key to Pann's approach in composing for

Tilmann Dehnhard is a creator of music who specializes in unusual playing and sound techniques. In this remarkable work for solo flute he combines modern playing technique with extended breathing

This woodwind quintet was written in 2014. It is modeled on the classical form and is a three-movement work in the standard fast-slow-fast structure ending in a rondo. The first movement is based

Though my training as a musician and a composer is firmly rooted in western art music, more specifically within an American collegiate environment, a lot of my inspiration and musical influences come from

The Native American ghost dance is part of a religious ceremony for the regeneration of the earth and the restoration of the earth's caretakers to their former life. The religion experienced its fullest and