2007

Dirge-Elegy for piano solo. Written for Lois Shapiro and dedicated to the memory of Arlene Zallman.

Implicit Memory for six players. Commissioned by the Barlow Foundation for the New York New Music Ensemble.

Tathata for string trio. Written for the Athabasca String Trio.

2006

Thin Ice, a chamber concerto for cello and fourteen players. Commissioned by Sequitur for cellist Greg Hesselink.

2005

The Near Beyond for clarinet, violin, viola, and cello. Commissioned by Empyrean Ensemble for Peter Josheff and dedicated to the memory of Lois Jones.

2004

Piano Quartet for violin, viola, cello, and piano. Commissioned by the State University of New York at Stony Brook for the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players Mango for solo piano. Commissioned by Amy Dissanayake for her Tango Project.

2002

Dusk for large orchestra. Movement II of a larger work commissioned by the California Youth Symphony, Leo Eylar, Music Director.

Flying Time for two marimbas. Commissioned by Stephen Paysen and Dominic Donato.

2001

Fast and Loose, a chamber concerto for flute (alto flute, piccolo) and eight players commissioned by the Fromm Foundation for the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players

This, That, and the Other, for soprano saxophone solo, eight winds, and percussion. Commissioned by the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors.

This, That, and the Other (arrangement) for soprano saxophone solo, piano, bass, and percussion.

Diverto for string orchestra. Written for the Crowden School Upper Orchestra, Ben Simon, Director.

2000

String Quartet No. 3. Commissioned by the Lively Arts at Stanford for the Anderson Quartet.

Little Trio for flute, clarinet, and bassoon.

Tribute for cello and piano. Written for Fred Sherry and Gilbert Kalish.

Nimbus for solo flute. Written at the request of Perspectives of New Music in honor of Martin Boykan's 70th birthday.

Quiescence for clarinet and harp. Written for Diane Maltester and Wendy Tamis.

1999

Etudes for solo violin.

Pulse for clarinet, viola, and piano. Commissioned by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble.

1998

Motion for piano trio. Commissioned by the Triple Helix Trio.

Highly Rubbery for solo bass clarinet. Written for Peter Josheff.

1997

Icons for solo bassoon and orchestra. Commissioned by the Berkeley Symphony, Kent Nagano, Music Director.

1996

Eskimo Songs for mezzo-soprano, flute, cello, and piano.

Romanza for solo violin and orchestra. Commissioned by the Santa Cruz County Symphony for Terrie Baune.

1995

Stone Soup for five players. Commissioned by the New York New Music Ensemble.

Ritual Fragments (Native American texts) for soprano and six players. Commissioned by the Fromm Foundation for Susan Narucki and the San Francsico Contemporary Music Players.

1994

Octet for clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet, and bass.

1993

Halcyon Birds for Chamber Orchestra. Commissioned by the Koussevitzky Foundation and the Rohnert Park Symphony.

Birthday Bagatelles for piano.

Aplomb for violin and piano. Commissioned by the Kobialka Duo.

1992

Tributaries for cello, percussion, and piano. Commissioned by the Aequalis Ensemble.

Eskimo Song for mezzo-soprano, flute, cello, and piano. Commissioned by Voices of the Forest.

1991

Oda al Olor de la Lena for baritone voice, alto flute, cello, and percussion (text by Pablo Neruda). Commissioned by Paul Hillier for the first Theatre of Voices Festival, UC Davis.

Anaphora for solo flute, violin, viola, cello, and piano. Commissioned by the Earplay Ensemble.

1990

Piano Concerto. Commissioned by Wellesley College for Lois Shapiro. Composed under a grant from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

1989

Four Honig Songs for soprano and piano (texts by Edwin Honig). Commissioned by Susan Narucki.

Chin Music for viola and piano. Commissioned by Bernard and Naomi Zaslav.

1988

Neon for orchestra. Commissioned by Stanford University.

Fast Gar Nichts... for string trio.

1987

Chimera for nine players. Commissioned by Alea III.

String Quartet No. 2. Composed under a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Sospeso for string orchestra. Commissioned by the Stanford Chamber Orchestra.

1986

Evanescent Heterophony for cello and piano. Commissioned by Beth Pearson.

Deja Vu for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano.
Composed for Griffin Music Ensemble.

1985

Along the Way for ten players.

1984

Hang Time for clarinet, violin, and piano. Commissioned by Beth Wiemann.

1983

Concertino for Chamber Orchestra.

1982

Tonarten for solo piano. Composed for Christopher Kies.

1981

String Quartet No. 1. Composed for the Lydian String Quartet.

1980

Trio for clarinet/bass clarinet, cello, and piano.