The composition Butterflies was written for my middle school flute students at Madison County Central School, Madison, Florida. It is dedicated to my sisters Nancy Arias of Scottsdale, Arizona, and

Although the majority of his compositions are for solo guitar, Coste's friendship with several of the most prominent oboists in Paris resulted in a number of works for the oboe. The Caprice for Two

ContrAlto for Viola and Contrabassoon was commissioned and performed by renowned violist Paul Neubauer at the OK Mozart International Festival. ContrAlto was premiered by the Neubauer Brothers

Kubik composed his Divertimento No. 2 in the late 1950s, completing it in 1958. The work is scored for a diverse ensemble of eight instruments: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone,

The Duo for English horn and Alto Saxophone dates from 1938 during Heiden' s years in Detroit. The holograph does not bear any dedication, but it safe to assume that he wrote the two-movement work

In addition to major works for his own instrument, Tuthill composed a large catalog of music for orchestra, chorus, band, and various chamber music combinations. He enjoyed writing music for his friends and

Five Arias from "Magnificat" BWV 243 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) I. Ex Exultavit Spiritus meus II. Quia respexit humilitatem III. Quia fecit mihi magna IV. Deposuit potentes de sede V.

These five serenades can be performed individually or as a set of five. The difficulty range for talented musicians is from intermediate to advanced. As with all of my music, pay strict attention to the

In 1950 Hovhaness composed Manko, a suite of fourteen pieces for oboe and bassoon. Ten of these are duets, six of which were published as part of the Suite for Oboe and Bassoon in 1968.

Henderson composed his Four Duets to play with his students. They are a welcome addition to the repertoire, utilizing a twentieth-century harmonic language somewhat reminiscent of the "dissonant

These original duets progress from easy to difficult, beginning with Evensong and ending with Theme & Variations. Composed to solidify a student's skill and comfort playing in

In E. L. Doctorow's novel Homer and Langley, based on Manhattan's notorious Fifth Avenue compulsively hoarding Collyer brothers, Doctorow first introduces his character Homer as he is losing his

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

It Takes Two is a jazzy and rhythmic instrumental duo written in the early summer of 2007 for cellist Michael Lunapiena and flutist Ashley Murtha. The work had its first performed on Sunday,

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

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

One of the wonderful things about visiting my wife's family in Idaho is their affinity for travel. Whether it be a couple of hours down the road or to the Caribbean, we have done much traveling together.

Return Again for bassoon duo is a programmatic work in four movements that traces an individual's journey towards spiritual coherence.

In movement one,"Meditation (Attempted)", the traveler