Orchestral___________________

Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (1990) 10'

Flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon,
strings, and piano soloist
Audio sample - program notes, pdf1, pdf2
Recorded by members of the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and
Contemporary Chamber Players of the
University Of Chicago
European American Music
Distributors Corporation,
Valley Forge, PA
SCI Journal of Scores, New York, NY

Lachrimae (1995) 4'
String orchestra
First prize, Montclair State University,
New Jersey,
National competition

 

Chamber Music_______________

The Dream of Venus:  Impressions on the Salvador Dali Painting (1996) 7.33'
Trumpet and Flute with electronically synthesized background
Audio sample
Commissioned by Kimmerle and Jeffery Boehm

The Three Fates (2004) 8.18'
Three female dancers with chamber ensemble of bass flute, bassoon, cello, and percussion (timpani, marimba, and cymbal)
Audio sample I Klotho
Audio sample II Lachesis
Audio sample III Atropos

Seven Deadly Sins (2001) 14'
String trio (violin, viola, 'cello)
Audio sample I Envy
Audio sample II Sloth
Audio sample III Pride
Audio sample IV Greed
Audio sample V Lust
Audio sample VI Gluttony
Audio sample VII Anger
Recorded by members of the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

…between Scylla and Charybdis (1993) 6'
Piano solo - program notes, pdf1, pdf2
Audio sample
Recorded by Gerald Berthiaume
Premiered in Bahrain (USIA tour)

Dream Sequence (1997) 17'
program notes, pdf
Piano solo
Audio sample I Chess and the Art of War
Audio sample II Seduction
Audio sample III Escherrondo
Recorded by Gerald Berthiaume
Commissioned by the Washington
State Music Teachers' Association

Miniatures for Brass Quartet (1986) 7' program notes, pdf
Piccolo trumpet, trumpet, horn, and trombone
Audio sample I Agitato
Audio sample II Andante
Audio sample III Adagio
Audio sample IV Risoluto
Winner of United Nations 1st prize for mvt. IV
Brass fanfare for 50th Anniversary of the U.N.
Walrus Music Publishing, Glendale, CA

Brass Quintet (1991) 13'
- program notes, pdf
Trumpets (2), horn, trombone, tuba
Audio sample I Largo, Allegro
Audio sample II Dolente
Audio sample III Prestissimo - Hocket
Recorded by members of the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Seven Degrees of Freedom (2003) 7'
Nonet for combined string quartet and woodwind quintet
(violin 1, violin 2, viola, 'cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon)
Audio Sample
Commissioned by the Prime Minister of Thailand for the "All-Nations Ensemble of the Southeast Asian Youth Orchestra and Wind Ensemble

Quintet for Trumpet and String Quartet (1985) 9'
(Trumpet, violins (2), viola, 'cello)
Audio sample
Recorded by James Linahon
and members of the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra
Crown Music Press, Chicago, IL

Divertissement sur l'homme armé
(1987) 8'
program notes, pdf
Combined brass and woodwind
Quintets, featuring piccolo trumpet
Audio sample
Recorded by James Linahon, members
of the San Diego Symphony, and
special guests
Walrus Music Publishing, Glendale, CA

Lachrimae (1995) 4'
program notes, pdf
Classical guitar (solo)
Audio sample
Recorded by Christopher Laughlin

Divertimento (1997) 4'
Piano solo - for young pianists
Audio sample
Recorded by Gerald Berthiaume
Commissioned by the
Washington State Music Teachers'
Association

Geography of Weather (1995) 10'
Mezzo-soprano, viola, and guitar

Geography of Weather (1998) 10'
program notes, pdf
Mezzo-soprano, clarinet, and piano

Drastic Measures (1990) 7'
Woodwind quintet with alto sax
and percussion.
Commissioned by Baylor University
Walrus Music Publishing, Glendale, CA

Shells (1988) 8'
program notes, pdf
Solo trumpet
Audio sample
Walrus Music Publishing, Glendale, CA

Psyche (1980) 14'
program notes, pdf
Flute, oboe, harpsichord
Audio sample
Walrus Music Publishing, Glendale, CA

Missing Faces (1994) 50'
Electronic tape
Incidental music for the theatre

Common Ground
(2002) 7'
Clarinet quartet, tabla, and electronic ostinato

Riddles of Exeter (1992) 7'
program notes, pdf
Bass voice, violin, 'cello, guitar, percussion

Celestial Dances (1991) 6'
program notes, pdf
Marimba and electronic tape
Music for Percussion, Inc. Fort Lauderdale, FL

Molecular Musics (1990) 5'
Electronic tape

Cloud Chamber (1988) 6'
program notes, pdf
Electronic tape

Dream of Venus (1996) 7'
Trumpet, flute, electronic tape

Dream of Venus
(1996)
Trumpet, percussion, electronic tape
(Reorchestrated)

 

Choral_______________________

Sonnets Upon Music (2002) 10'
SATB Choir with flute, clarinet, bassoon, viola, harpsichord
Audio sample
Commissioned by
Washington State University
First prize in the M.A.C.R.O. International Composition Competition 2002-2003.

When I Have Fears (2003) 5'
Concert choir, English horn, bassoon, 'cello, piano, optional hammered dulcimer
Audio Sample
Commissioned by Truman State University and the M.A.C.R.O. Society

Missa l'homme armé (1992) 15'
program notes, pdf
A cappella choir SATB
Premiere obstructed by the ACLU
(American Civil Liberties Union)

Five Sonnets of William Shakespeare(1989)
SATB Choir with piano accompaniment.
Commissioned by Washington
State University
ChoralWeb Publishing, Inc., Moscow, ID

Please Come to the Lady Love(1996) 3'
program notes, pdf
A cappella choir SATB

Poetry of Science (1993)
SATB Choir and electronic tape

Connoisseur of Chaos (1993) 6'
SATB Choir, violin, 'cello, el. bass, piano


Wind Ensemble_______________

Daggers in Men's Smiles (1989) 7'
program notes, pdf
Wind ensemble with harp and double bass
Commissioned by DePaul University

Doxology Variations ( 1982 ) 7'
Wind ensemble with alto saxophone soloist

Harmonies of the World (1984) 6'
Wind ensemble with live synthesizer

Photo credit - Todd Gustafson

Charles Argersinger’s Missa l’homme arme
is an a cappella masterpiece and one of the
chamber choirs’ most beloved works.
-Joan Alexander,
Washington-Idaho Concert

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