Compositions
Miscreant Angels, for piano, 2013
Flashback, for double bass, 2011
Maborosi, for trumpet/flugelhorn, percussion and six trumpets, 2008
La Prairie, for instrumental septet and soprano, 2004-2005
Destiny and Desire, for alto saxophone and trumpet, 2003
Inacabado, revisited, 2002
The Common Root of All Organisms, soprano/speaker and instrumental octet, 2001
The Waterclown, soprano and chamber orchestra, 2000
Sonny’s Songs, solo violin, 1999
Car Talk, Orphans on the Road, female voice and instrumental sextet, 1999
Sticky Jive, instrumental octet, 1998
dafunkaMonkus, instrumental sextet, 1997
Free Solo, big band style, for jazz band, 1995-96
Orphans, duet for microtonal flutes and percussion, 1994-95
Outlaws, for instrumental sextet, 1994-95
FFFF, for instrumental sextet, 1993
Red White and Black Blues, for chamber orchestra, 1992
Beatitudes foRay, for solo trumpet, 1991
All GONE, for jazz ensemble, 1991
QUE’ for Tone Road Ramblers, 1990
THO, for instrumental sextet, 1989
Steppin’ on the Gas, for instrumental quintet, 1987
Suite Changes for Bb trumpet and piano, 1985
Ray’s in the Window: GAMAN, for solo trumpet and chamber ensemble, 1985
Dreams, for violin, trumpet, trombone, guitar, double bass and percussion, 1985
Improvisation II, for trumpet, trombone and two female dancers, 1984
Duet V, for flute, clarinet, trumpet and two trombones, 1984
Duet IV, for trumpet, trombone and two female dancers, 1984
Duet III, for flute, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, soprano, and prepared piano, 1984
Dickle Seven, for trumpet, trombone and two dancers, 1983
Improvisation One, for trumpet and trombone, 1982
Duet II, for solo clarinet, trumpet, two trombones, flute and percussion, 1981-82
Fine Tuning, for clarinet, trumpet and percussion, 1981
Myth, for trumpet, trombone, guitar, double bass and conductor, 1981
Album, for two dancers, trumpet and trombone, 1981
Warm Up, for jazz quintet, 1981
Lament for Olton, for jazz band, 1980
Windows, for brass quintet, 1977
Introduction and Blues, for tuba and piano, 1976
Transition, for tuba solo, winds, percussion, violin and double bass, 1975-76
Short piece for Tuba and Euphonium, 1974
Light and Shadow, for orchestra and jazz band and soloist, 1974
Brass Quintet No. 2, 1974
Old Faces, for cello and mezzo-soprano, 1973
Midnight Realities, for solo tuba, 1973
Inacabado, for solo trombone, 1973
Alone, for solo trumpet, 1972
Zelanski Medley, for mixed choir, winds, percussion and cello, 1972
Faces, 1972
Darkness II, for brass quintet and percussion, 1971
Music for Brass and Percussion, 1971
Music for Protestant Religious Service, for choir and jazz sextet, 1970
Blueberry Blue for piano, ca. 1969
Bird Merchant, for jazz band, 1969
Loneliness, for mixed choir, trombone, tuba, violin and harp, 1969
Three Songs, for mezzo-soprano and two violins, 1968
Old Man, for mixed choir, brass and percussion, 1967
Music for Jazz Ensemble, 1967
Music for Voices and Instruments, 1966
Sirhmrej, for jazz band, 1966
Three Movements for Piano, 1966
Piece for Piano, 1965
Tape Piece, 1965 (University of Illinois, Experimental Music Studios)
LKP, for jazz band, 1963
JS, for jazz band, 1963
My Child, for jazz octet, 1962
Five Pieces for String Quartet, 1962
Elegy for Winds, for wind ensemble, 1962
Structure for Improvisation, for jazz octet, 1962
Perspectives, for jazz octet, 1962
Bass Solo, for jazz octet, 1962
Volume XII, for jazz band, 1962
Moonbag, for jazz band, 1962
JS, for jazz band, 1962
The Happy Way, for jazz band, 1961
Orchestra Piece, 1961 (Master of Music thesis)
Piece for Violin and Piano, 1961
Suite for Three, for trombone, tenor saxophone and double bass, 1961
7-4, for jazz band, 1961
Piece for Mixed Choir, 1960
Cloudy, for jazz band, 1960
Higgins, for brass band, 1960
Brass Trio, 1960
Piece for Woodwind Trio, 1959, 1960
Reflections, for jazz band, 1959
Pumbo Jack, for jazz band, 1959
Theme and variations for trombone and piano, 1959
Jumbo Pack, for jazz band, 1958
Pow 1, for jazz band, 1957
Greetings Dawn, for jazz band, 1957
