When I started writing this piece I did not follow an extra-musical subject, no story inspired this work. I have simply tried to write a composition that would befit the timbre and expressive of this

The Adagio, Op. 30, for Double Wind Quintet was composed in 1897 while Converse was studying with Rhinberger. The choice of instrumentation and key (E-flat major) point to a familiarity with the

Dreams of the White Tiger is a work that had a complicated path to completion. Upon receiving this commission, I contacted several of my friends (Jeff McCray, Matt Morris, and Richard Ramey) and

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

Originally written for organ, this fugue by Reinhold Gliere was composed when he served on the faculty of the Kiev Conservatory. Deftly arranged for a trio of flute, oboe, and bassoon, it retains the

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

When given the opportunity to write for the Silver Keys Trio's instrumentation, my wife and I had just begun to expect our new daughter. I swung between exhaustive fragility and terrifying elation and still

In the vast body of work that Giacomo Puccini left the world, are his full-length operas, as well as three one-act operas, known also as "Il Trittico." Suor Angelica is one of these one-act operas,

Introduction and Fantasia is a whimsical piece based on the Protestant hymn known as the Doxology. After a short introduction, the oboe enters with the main theme accompanied by a fluttering flute.

Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair is one of the most enduring, and popular American songs of all times. Characterized as a parlor song, it was written by Stephen Foster, and published by Firth, Pond

Journey Toward The Eternal Flame is a work which draws inspiration from Dante's Divine Comedy. It is dedicated to Matthew Ruggiero, a great musician, teacher, friend and the founder of the

The Last Rose of Summer, composed for woodwind quartet (flute, oboe, clarinet and bassoon) falls into the theme and variations genre. As with much of my music, it was designed for both advanced

From the oratorio Alessandro by G. F. Handel Arranged for Woodwind Quintet By Thomas Jostlein.

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

Music for Springtime was inspired in part by Samuel Barber's woodwind quintet Summer Music, a staple of the repertoire written in 1956. My work is a not an homage to Barber's, but does

Johan Fredrik Grenser (c.1758-1795) came from a distinguished family of German-Swedish musicians. A composer and woodwind player, he authored 6 Partitas for Woodwind Quintet of 2 Bb Clarinets, 2 Horns and

Johan Fredrik Grenser (c.1758-1795) came from a distinguished family of German-Swedish musicians. A composer and woodwind player, he authored 6 Partitas for Woodwind Quintet of 2 Bb Clarinets, 2 Horns and

Since it's premier on December 18th, 1892 in the Imperial Marinsky Theater, The Nutcracker has grown enormously in popularity. For American ballet companies alone, it accounts for at least 40% of

For Wind Quintet from music for The Bacchae of Euripides.

Lockwood composed in all media throughout his career, including a great deal of chamber music. A Prelude for Woodwinds was written in 1925 while studying with Respighi. The work is scored for an