Works

COMPOSITIONS AND PERFORMANCES

2010

Dream of A Thousand Keys for Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (in progress)

• Feb 10, 2010 Reading of Prelude and two movements, MU 230, UNT, Denton, TX, USA

Golden Vitality for Two Harps (in progress)

The Amateur Gentle Men for Theatre (2 hr 30’, in progress)

Cantus Curatio VII (Healing Melody VII) for Snare Drum Solo (in progress)

Connected [iunctus] arranged for Flute Quartet (7’)

Rhythm in Furnace for Multi Percussion solo (6’)

commissioned by Cory Hills

Improvvisazione con le mani for Eight Hands (15-20’)

•July 4, 2010 Berlin Jeil Church, Viktoria-Alle, Berlin, Germany
•July 2, 2010 (world premiere), Ingresso Libero, Spazio Paraggi, Via Pescatori 23, Treviso, Italy

Stranger in My Own Land for Film (15’)

Jessica’s Story [One Child’s Justice and Healing] for Film (10’)

•April 16, 2010, USA FILMIDEO Film Festival Index Art Center, Newark, NJ, USA
•April 1, 2010 (premiere screening), Children’s Advocacy Center, Lewisville, TX, USA

Cantus Curatio VI (Healing Melody VI, 2009) for Violoncello Solo (12’)

arranged for Double Bass Solo (12’)

•Dedicated to the 3 million victims in Haiti 2010 Haiti Earthquake
•March 1, 2010 (premiere), Spectrum Concert, Recital Hall, UNT, Denton, TX, USA

2009

Connected [iunctus] for Saxophone Quartet, 2009 (7’)

•Oct. 10, 2009 (premiere), Soaring Sound Concert, The Aubrey First United Methodist Church, Aubrey, TX, USA

String Quartet No. 1, 2009 (10’)

•Nov. 13-18, 2009 (premiere), THE ECHOES OF SPACE, The 18th International Review of Composers Association of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia

Chasing Invisible Light for Duo Alto flute, 2009 (7’)

• July 6, 2010, Skraupstr. 24/24/22 1210, Vienna, Austria
• July 4, 2010, Berlin Jeil Church, Viktoria-Alle, Berlin, Germany
• July 2, 2010, Ingresso Libero, Spazio Paraggi, Via Pescatori 23, Treviso, Italy

•Oct. 19, 2009, Spectrum Concert, MEIT, UNT, Denton, TX, USA

•June 27, 2009 (premiere), New music for alto and bass flute: Premiere Series, St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch High Street, London, United Kingdom

Cantus Curatio V (Healing Melody V, 2009) for Horn Solo (6’)

•March 1, 2010 (premiere), Spectrum Concert, Recital Hall, UNT, Denton, TX, USA

Cantus Curatio IV (Healing Melody IV, 2009) for Trombone Solo (7’)

•Oct 29, 2009 (premiere), Faculty Recital, Music Auditorium, UNT, Denton, TX, USA

Cantus Curatio III (Healing Melody III, 2008/ rev. 2009) for Piccolo Solo (7’)

•Oct. 10, 2009 Soaring Sound Concert, The Aubrey First United Methodist Church, Aubrey, TX, USA

•March 30, 2009, Spectrum Concert MEIT (MU 1001) UNT, Denton, TX, USA

•October 9, 2009 (shorter version-premiere), SCI-Region V, faculty lecture, Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, USA

•Feb 11, 2009 (premiere), Faculty Recital, Eastfield College, Mesquite, Dallas, TX, USA

Fanfare No. 1 for Trumpet, Trombone, and Piano, 2009 (1’ 30”)

•March 24, 2009, Concert Hall University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

•March 17, 2009, Trumpet Departmental Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA

•March 14, 2009, Main Sanctuary First Alliance Church, Atlanta, GA, USA

•March 12, 2009, Ford Auditorium Berry College, Mount Berry, GA, USA

•March 11, 2009 (premiere), the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA

Fanfare No. 1 for Brass Ensemble, 2009 (arrangement) (1’ 30”)

Top of the Mountain for Trumpet and Percussion, 2009 (two players) (15’)

• CD release (June 5, 2010 in progress) on Cristal Records Inc. (“Probably the world best brass catalog” by Fanfare Magazine) with trumpet artist John Holt and percussionists Christopher Deane and Mark Ford, TX, USA

•March 13, 2009 (premiere), Faculty Recital, Concert Hall, UNT Denton, TX, USA

Explorations of a Drum (2003/ Rev. 2009) for Snare Drum solo (5’)

•June 15, 2010, Concepcion Rocio Rios Zamora Conservatorio Profesional de Musica Manuel Carra c/ Jacinto Benavente, 11-13. C.P. 29014, Málaga, Spain

•March 31, 2009, MEIT (MU 1001), UNT, Denton, TX, USA

•March 2, 2009, (Rev. Premiere), Spectrum Concert, Recital Hall, UNT, Denton, TX, USA

Portal (2007/ revised 2009) for Trombone solo (5’)

•Oct 15, 2009 (revised version-premiere) at Lincoln Memorial University, TN, USA

2008

Ego for Bass Trombone, Piano, and Dance, 2008 (7’)

• April 26, 2010, Spectrum Concert, MEIT, UNT, Denton, TX, USA

•May 27, 2009, Codarts School for the Arts, Rotterdam Conservatoire and Rotterdam Dance Academy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Cantus Curatio II (Healing Melody II) for Violin Solo, 2008 (7’)

•July 26, 2010, 2010 Aspen Music Festival, The 12th Annual Aspen Composers' Conference Aspen, CO, USA

•Dec 10, 2008, Composition Master Class, MEIT, UNT, Denton, TX, USA

•November 9, 2008 (premiere), Musica Donum Concert: A 21st Century Contemporary Music Composition Concert (Duo Concert with Paul Thomas), Trinity United Methodist Church, Denton, TX, USA

Reflection in the Glass, for Vibraphone solo and Live Electronics (MAX MSP), 2008 (8’)

•June 1-5, 2010, International Computer Music Conference 2010, Stony Brook University, NY, USA

•March 29- April 1, 2010 Music Festival:New Music Focus Week, 2010, State University of New York at Oneonta, NY, USA

• Nov 5-7, 2009 at the Electronic Music Midwest Festival, 2009, Kansas City, Kansas Community College, Kansas City, KS, USA
• Nov 24, 2008 (premiere), Spectrum Concert, MEIT, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

APPA (Dad) for Orchestra, 2008 (6’)

•April 25, 2008 (reading) Conductor Keng-Wei Kuo, Concert Hall, UNT, Denton, TX, USA

•Nov. 24, 2008 (reading) Conductor Keng-Wei Kuo, Winspear Hall, UNT, Denton, TX, USA

Cantus Curatio I (Healing Melody I) for Alto Saxophone and Piano, 2008 (10’)

•November 9, 2008, Musica Donum Concert: A 21st Century Contemporary Music Composition Concert (Duo Concert with Paul Thomas), Trinity United Methodist Church Denton, TX, USA

•April 17, 2008, the NASA Biennial Saxophone Conference, the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

•March 28, 2008 (premiere), Concert Hall, the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

Cantus Curatio for Fixed Media, 2008 (59”)

•June 18, 2010, Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, Providence, Rhode Island

•June 1-5, 2010, International Computer Music Conference 2010, New York University, Stony Brook University, New York, NY, USA

•Nov 9-14 2008, the 2nd Kentucky New Music Festival (2008), 60x60 2008 Midwest Electronic Music Concert, the University of Kentucky Lexington, KY, USA

•October 22, 2008, the 2008 60 x 60 Midwest Mix, KY, USA

•October 16-18, 2008 (premiere), Electronic Music Midwest Festival, Lewis University, Romeoville, IL, USA

Mei Votum (My Prayer) for Piano solo, 2008 (6’)

• July 4, 2010, Berlin Jeil Church, Viktoria-Alle, Berlin, Germany
• July 2, 2010, Ingresso Libero, Spazio Paraggi, Via Pescatori 23, Treviso, Italy

•May 27, 2010, Composition Concert Tour with Korean Piano Faculty Young Mi Seo, Min Kim, Eun Jun Oh, Hyang Mee Kim Works for Piano: UNT in South Korea, Seoul, South Korea, Baeksuk Art University, Seoul, South Korea

•May 20, 2010, UNT in South Korea Concert Tour, KonKuk University, Seoul, South Korea

•November 9, 2008, Musica Donum Concert: A 21st Century Contemporary Music Composition Concert (Duo Concert with Paul Thomas), Trinity United Methodist Church Denton, TX, USA

•June 24, 2009, Belvedere Chamber Music Festival (2009) Luna Nova Music Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Peabody Memphis, TN, USA

•April 17, 2008 (premiere), Concert Hall, UNT, Denton, TX, USA

2007

Antigone for incidental music for a play, 2007 (90’)

Commissioned by Andrew Harris, Theatre Faculty, University of North Texas

Nov. 9, 2007 (premiere), UNT Theatre, RTFP, the, Denton, TX, USA

The show continued Nov. 9, 10, 11,15, 16, 17, 18, 2007

Hae O Rum Church for Orchestra and Choir, 2007 (4’ 30”)

•Nov. 18, 2007, Hae O Rum Church, Bong-Cheon dong, Seoul, South Korea

•June 24, 2007 (premiere), Hae O Rum Church, Bong-Cheon dong, Seoul, South Korea

Portal for Trombone solo, 2007 (7’)

•Oct 15, 2009, Lincoln Memorial University, TN, USA

•March 28, 2007, Recital Hall, the University of North Texas Denton, TX, USA

•March, 26, 2007 (premiere), Spectrum Concert, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

Pontis (Bridge) for Marimba solo, 2007 (9’)

• July 4, 2010, Berlin Jeil Church, Viktoria-Alle, Berlin, Germany
• July 2, 2010, Ingresso Libero, Spazio Paraggi, Via Pescatori 23, Treviso, Italy

•June 23, 2008, the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

•April 4, 2008, Cameron University Theatre Cameron University School of Liberal Arts Lawton, OK, USA

•March 26, 2008, Cogswell Hall, College of Fine Arts Department of Music, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, USA

•March 24, 2008, Department of Music Messiah College, Grantham, PA, USA

•Feb 22, 2008, A.J.Fletcher Recital Hall, East Carolina University School of Music, East Carolina, NC, USA

•Oct 22, 2007, Spectrum Concert, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

•Sep 29, 2007, New Music Festival in Las Vegas, NV, USA

•Sep 25, 2007, Faculty Recital, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

•June 5, 2007 (premiere), North Western University, Chicago, IL, USA

Deception for Film, 2007 (13’)

Commissioned by Film Director Andrew Herta

•April 25, 2008, FILMIDEO, Redsaw Gallery Newark, NJ, USA

•June 29, 2007, Texas Film Festival, Plano, TX, USA

•May 5, 2007 (premiere), Film Festival, Lyceum, the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

2005

Vib for Vibraphone solo with MAX MSP, 2005 (6’)

•May 12, 2005 (premiere), MEIT, the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

Mons Montis (A Great Rock) for Multi Percussion Solo with an accompaniment CD (9’)

•March 19, 2010, Ramsey Recital Hall, the UGA Performing Arts Center, University of Georgia, GA, USA

•May 23, 2009, Chi-Shan Hall, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

•March 16, 2009, Sookmyung Women University, Seoul, South Korea

•March 11,2009, Tainan National University of the Arts Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taiwan

•March 4, 2009, Richard P. Marasco Performing Arts Center Monroe Township High School, Monroe, NJ, USA

•October 4, 2007, Benefit Music Concert Chapel Hall, Chicago Ave. Evanston, IL, USA

•April 25, 2005 (premiere), Spectrum Concert, MEIT (MU 1001) University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

2004

Hands for Flute and a CD accompaniment, 2004 (8’30”)

•Nov. 22, 2004 (premiere), Flute and a CD accompaniment version: Center Piece Concert, MEIT (Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theatre), the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

•Oct. 21,2004, Dance and a CD accompaniment version, MEIT, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

Different but One Body for Percussion Ensemble revised, 2004

Akie’s Song for Oboe and Marimba (unfinished)

Lift up My Hands to You for Percussion 13 players, 2004 (5’) arranged by Peter J Saleh

•April, 18, 2006, Ithaca Percussion Ensemble, Ithaca College, NY, USA

•March, 7, 2006, UNT Percussion Ensemble, Recital Hall, North Texas University, Denton, TX, USA

•March 3, 2006 (premiere), Rutgers Percussion Ensemble, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

2003

Marimba Lied for a computer music CD, 2003 (5’)

•Nov 17, 2003 (premiere), Spectrum II Concert, MEIT, the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

Oh My Dancing Girl! for Piano (Ballet), 2003 (6’)

•Dec 3, 2003 (premiere), (director Stephanie Spring) Texas Woman University, Denton, TX, USA

Different but One Body for Percussion Ensemble, 2003 (9’)

•Feb.26-March 1, 2009, Percussion Ensemble, Bass School of Music, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

•Oct 14, 2008, a combined concert with the IWU Wind Ensemble, Orchestra, and Percussion Ensemble and Indiana Wesleyan Percussion Ensemble, Phillipe Auditorium, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN, USA

•Oct 10, 2008, Herman Baker Recital Hall, Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN, USA

•Oct 10-11, 2008, CFAMC Conference (2008), Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN, USA

•Oct. 21, 2003, Spectrum I Concert, Recital Hall the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

•July 27, 2003 (premiere), Te Deum Concert, East Brunswick, NJ, USA

Prelude for Marimba solo, 2003 (0’45”)

• July 6, 2010, Skraupstr. 24/24/22 1210, Vienna, Austria
• July 4, 2010 Berlin Jeil Church, Viktoria-Alle, Berlin, Germany
• July 2, 2010 Ingresso Libero, Spazio Paraggi, Via Pescatori 23, Treviso, Italy

•July 27. 2003 (premiere), Te Deum Concert, East Brunswick, NJ, USA

•April 13, 2007, MUSIC AT NOON, the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

•April 17, 2007, Recital Hall, the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

Oh My Soul! for Viola solo, 2003 (7’)

•Oct. 28, 2003, Composers’ Forum Fall Concert, MEIT (Merrill Ellis Intermedia Theatre), the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

•July 27. 2003 (premiere), Te Deum Concert, East Brunswick, NJ, USA

Healing Melody for Violin and Marimba, 2003 (5’30”)

•March 12, 2006, Yvonne Theatre, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA

•March11, 2006; Dance performance run by YWCA, Yvonne Theatre, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ, USA

•July 27. 2003 (premiere), Te Deum Concert, East Brunswick, NJ, USA

Lift up My Hands to You for Four hands for Piano, 2003 (5’)

•Fall, 2009, Tennessee Tech University Percussion Ensemble, (Director Eric Wille), Cookeville, TN, USA

•Oct. 19, Spectrum I Concert, Recital Hall, the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

•April 13, 2004, Spectrum Concert, Recital Hall, the University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA

•July 27, 2003 (premiere), Te Deum Concert, East Brunswick, NJ, USA

Te Deum for Men’s Choir, 2003 (8’)

•July 27, 2003 (premiere), Te Deum Concert, East Brunswick, NJ, USA

March for the Future for Snare drum solo, 2003 (4’)

•July 27, 2003 (premiere), Te Deum Concert, East Brunswick, NJ, USA

2002

To the Sky for Vln. and VC, 2002 (4’ 30’)

Hopeful Heart for Kid’s Choir and Orchestra, 2002 (3’ 30’’)

•April, 12, 2002 (premiere), Summerville Elementary School, Ridgewood, NJ, USA

•April 13, 2002, Orchard Elementary School, Ridgewood, NJ, USA

Cry Out for Helix Ensemble for clarinet piano and Percussion, 2002 (15’ 00’’)

•Premiered on March 24, 2003, Helix! Ensemble Contemporary Composition Concert, Rutgers, University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

2001

Butterfly for Flute, Piano, and String Quartet, 2001 (7’ 20’’)

Come to Thee for SATB Choir, 2001 (2’ 50’’)

•Performed throughout 2006 year, New Life Community Church, Staten Island, NY, USA

Prayer for SATB Choir, 2001 (1’ 20’’)

•Performed throughout 2005-06, New Life Community Church, Staten Island, NY, USA

Thou Art Glorified for SATB Choir, 2001 (3’)

•Performed throughout 2005-06, New Life Community Church, Staten Island, NY, USA

Answer Me for SATB Choir, 2001 (4’)

•Performed by New Life Choir 2005-06 New Life Community Church, Staten Island, NY, USA

The Well of Blessing for SATB Choir, 2001 (4’)

•Performed throughout 2005-06, New Life Community Church, Staten Island, NY, USA

2000

Greater Joy for voice and piano, 2000 (2’ 20’’)

•Oct 14, 2002 (premiere), Dajeong Choi’s Song Composition Concert, Calvary Korean Methodist Church East Brunswick, NJ, USA

I Will Exult in the Lord for voice and piano, 2000 (3’ 20’’)