Rhapsody Jardine for Oboe and String Orchestra

Rhapsody Jardine vividly evokes a landscape full of lush harmonies and exotic melodic perfumes, a musical vista of resonant colors and aromatic counterpoint.  The opening fantasy-like section juxtaposes a minimalistic ostinato pattern in the lower strings with the...

​Phantom of the Dreams’ Origin

Phantom of the Dreams’ Origin is a new musical meditation on the poetry of Andreas Embirikos, in English translation by poets Stefene Russell and Chris King. The piece sets to music a selection of prose poems from Embirikos’ 1935 masterpiece Blast Furnace, which Nikos...

Rhapsodie Jardine for Oboe and Strings

This work vividly evokes a landscape full of lush harmonies and exotic melodic perfumes, a musical vista of resonant colors and aromatic counterpoint. The opening fantasie-like section juxtaposes a minimalistic ostinato pattern in the lower strings with the evocative...

Arcadian Reverie for String Orchestra

Arcadian Reverie begins with a simple setting of the pastoral theme that recurs in many forms from theme with gentle counterpoint to pulsing rhythms and undercurrents. A faster middle section with punctuating, slightly dissonant chords herald the introduction of...

Frontier Fancies for Violin and Orchestra

This exuberant set showcases the interaction between the violin and the orchestra. In Fiddleflirt, the instruments are protagonists in a duel of speed and energy. Twilight Dream is an evocative aria and lush respite before the wild tarantella of Dancedevil.