Centuries-old sea shanties made the drudgery and monotony of a sailor's work more tolerable. Sung on the decks of merchant, fishing, and whaling ships, these often colorful songs have become an important

This is a delicate and quiet investigation by Miss Muse. She is extremely careful snooping around. Someone has been murdered. She looks out the window. Amazing how the children go on their merry way, as if

This approximately four-minute piece is designed as a novelty piece, which works well either as an encore piece on a larger program, or as an addition to a regular program of bassoon pieces or mixed

This piece offers a dignified tribute to the announcement by Miss Muse that she has taken her last case, which of course is not true.

Farewell Miss Muse is part of the Miss

Alan composed his Four Little Pieces for Three Big Bassoons in 1998 for three of his friends and colleagues: Susan Anderson, Bruce Gbur, and Kimberly Krutz. Those players presented the premiere of

This piece should be played with straight eighth notes throughout and a fun, light feel. There are many chromatic passages to navigate, which should be fun to play at a quick but not too fast tempo. Make

The term "hedgehog dilemma" describes the conundrum faced by hedgehogs huddling together for warmth during the winter. If they huddle too closely, they hurt each other with their spines. This metaphor for

Humoresque was conceived as musical play on many of the stereotypical roles of the bassoon in traditional Western European Art Music. From buoyant, lighthearted melodies to thick, dramatic

The Jig for Bassoon and Tuba was composed in the mid-1980s for a recital Kirk presented with his brother David (currently solo tuba with the Houston Symphony). There is a dearth of original

A series of playful and playable short pieces, inspired by Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. 

Miss Muse Meets Alice musically depicts the tender love that exists between a mother and her daughter, particularly when the daughter is accused of something she did not do. A sentimental and

Miss Muse Meets Alice musically depicts the tender love that exists between a mother and her daughter, particularly when the daughter is accused of something she did not do. A sentimental and

Miss Muse Meets the Belgian is a story about when Miss Muse calls for assistance from a famous Belgian private investigator. Miss Muse has been running in circles around the evidence and needs

This piece is about investigation. It opens with a sense of searching, tiptoeing around where she could be caught trespassing. It is dangerous work but something to which Miss Muse has become accustomed.

In this work, Miss Muse, again, takes the underdog as her client, providing that client not just with vindication from accusation but the dignity to carry on.

Miss Muse and

Miss Muse's Cottage will fire the imagination to think of a quiet little village; a widow's small but tidy cottage; a murder for love gone bad and an investigation by an Agatha Christie-style Miss

For Oboe and Trombone Quartet. By Daniel Baldwin. Composer's Notes: On the Pond was written in response to a grad school assignment in a 20th Century Composition Class. The other students in the

For Oboe, Two Trumpets & Two Trombones. By Daniel Baldwin. Composer's Notes: On the Pond was written in response to a grad school assignment in a 20th Century Composition Class. The other

Avast, maties! Get ready to have your timbers shivered with this spirited arrangement. A few surprises are in store as it takes your band and audience for a ride on a musical pirate ship. You'll notice

Run was commissioned by the Renegade Bassoon Quartet, and was completed in January 2017. As I received the invitation for this collaboration, I immediately knew that I wanted to give the

One definition of "Trifle" is a work of light or trivial character, a bagatelle. Three Trifles for Woodwind Quintet are three bagatelles that are meant to be fun for the listener as well as the