Two Encores: 1, Canon; 2, Lament
Lament performed
Encore no. 1, “Canon,” and Encore no. 2, “Gretel’s Lament, “ Op. 78 no. 1 and no. 2, were composed for the eight cellos, Tarab Cello Ensemble. After Tarab recorded a commissioned work by me (also called Tarab) I thought that they should have a couple of short encore pieces for their concerts. Both encores are about two minutes in length with the first one being very dramatic while the second one is lyrical. The pieces were composed in 2006.
More Chamber Music Works
String Quartet no. 4, Epiphany, Opus 196 1
Clearing the Clouds from Our Minds, Opus 157 3
Serenade No. 4, Walk That Lonesome Valley, Opus 112 9
Serenade No. 2 for alto recorder, cello, and harpsichord, Opus 98 12
Poems for Trumpet and Piano, Opus 85 14
Two Encores: 1, Canon; 2, Lament, Opus 78 No. 1 16
String Quartet no. 3 (Homage to Beethoven), Opus 71 18
Harmonium: Eight Poems for Brass Quintet after Wallace Stevens, Opus 48 22
Mahler in Blue Light, Opus 43 23
Four Pieces in Familiar Style, Opus 41 24
What Goes Around Comes Around, Opus 38 26
Concerto for Oboe and Five Instruments, Opus 32 28
The Book of Moonlight, Opus 31 29
“Sleep Song” a children’s piece for violin and piano, Opus 18 31
Fantasia on an Imaginary Hymn, Opus 17 32
String Quartet No. 2, Opus 16 33
String Quartet No. 1, Opus 6 34