2 pianos White rock Boogie 2011 Commissioned by Jesse Plessis & Bente Hanson, with help from the Fernie & District Arts Council Boogiemania - extended version 2009 Premiere performance and CD recording in Middelburg/The Netherlands, February 2009. Released as part of an 11-CD box issued by Brilliant Classics, November 2010 (Minimal Piano Collection, Volumes X-XX) Incessant bells (7’) 2007 Commissioned and recorded by CBC for an On Stage concert and broadcast production. Premiere performance at the Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, March 2007. Appears on the Minimal Piano Collection, Volume XIV (Brilliant Classics, 2010) Benvenuto (3’30) 2006 Premiered at the Lek Art Festival in Culemborg/TheNetherlands, Sept. 2006 Morning Train (4’) 2005 Premiered as part of the Gala Concert presented by the Canadian National Conservatory of Music during its annual pedagogy symposium in Palmerston, ON., July 2006 Midnight Journey (3’45) 2005 Premiered at the Lek Art Festival in Culemborg/TheNetherlands, Sept. 2006 Urban pulse (12’) 2005 Commissioned by the Murray Dranoff Foundation for the 10th Murray Dranoff International Two Piano Competition, premiered during the Semi-final round and the Finals Gala Concert in Miami, Dec. 2005 Fantasy on themes from Porgy & Bess (Gershwin) (28‘) 2004 Appears on the CD “At the Opera” (Arktos, 2005) Boogiemania (5‘) 2005 Premiered at the Rozsa Centre, Calgary, April 2003 2 pianos & other instruments Culemborg City Soundscape – for 2 pianos, tape and percussion (32’) 2002 Written for and premiered at the Lek Art Festival in Culemborg/The Netherlands, Sept. 2002; Appears on the CD “Culemborg City Soundscape” (Piano Productions, 2002) 2 pianos, choir/voice & other instruments Midsummer Flower –for mixed choir, 2 pianos and percussion (8’30) 2008 Commissioned by the Spiritus Chamber Choir; premiered at Knox United Church, Calgary, May 2008 Every Man – for 5 voices and 2 pianos (7’) 2004 Written for and premiered at the Lek Art Festival in Culemborg/TheNetherlands, Sept. 2004 4 pianos Four pianos (together with Donald Rubinstein, Philippe Bodin and Andrea Clearfield) (21’) 1998 Performed and recorded live at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Nov. 1998; Appears on the CD “Acceptance” (Black Starlight Records, 2005) Piano duet Last dream to paradise (5’) (with Don Rubinstein) 1998 Appears on the CD “Long Parade” (Blue horse records, 2000) Circus serenade (with D. Rubinstein) (1’) 1998 Appears on the CD “Long Parade” (Blue horse records, 2000) Four hands (with D. Rubinstein) (4’45) 1998 Appears on the CD “Maya” (Desert Link Records, 1999) Other chamber music Tango Frenético - for violin, cello and 2 pianos (7’) 2008 Premiered at the Pulse Chamber Music Festival in Langley/Vancouver, July 2008 DVD 2010 Summer tides - For chamber orchestra (7’30) 2007 Commissioned and premiered at the Pulse Chamber Music Festival in Langley/Vancouver, August 2007 Blue autumn (7’20) For cello and piano 2006 Commissioned by Beth Root Sandvoss and premiered at the Universtiy of Calgary New Music Festival, February 2007. Appears on the CD “Blue Autumn”(Arktos, 2007) Tango laszivo (6’) For cello, guitar and piano 2002 Premiered at the Banff Centre, February 2002 Opera, Theatre and Cabaret TWO BIT OPER-EH?-SHUN (65’) libretto by Onalea Gilbertson 2010 For three solo voices, small chorus, choir, violin, vioal, cello, sacophones/clarinet, piano, keyboards and percussion Commissioned by the Land’s End Chamber Music Society and written for the Land’s End Chamber ensemble, premiere presented by One Yellow Rabbit’s High Performance Rodeo in January 2010 at Grace Presbyterian Church in Calgary, Alberta Yala, Princess of Lataka (60’) 2004 In collaboration with students of Calgary’s West Dover elementary school as part of Calgary Opera’s Let’s create an Opera project. Premiered at the West Dover Elementary School, June 2004 Der Avatar (50’) 2001 Performances in various cities in Northern Germany, June & August 2001 Online an der Leine – text & lyrics by Helmut Ruge; a cabaret/multimedia event (45’) 2000 Premiered as part of the cultural program of the EXPO 2000 in Hannover, June & July 2000 Baden Rebelliert –a play by Helmut Ruge (with B. Ruge) (50’) 1998 Commissioned by the Badische Landesbühne in Bruchsal/Germany; Performances in over 30 cities across Baden-Württemberg from June 4 - July 12, 1998 Transatlantis – a multimedia show (20’) 1997 Performances at the Eisfabrik, Hannover/Germany, January 1997 In Teufel’s Küche (with B. Ruge)- Music for a cabaret show with Helmut Ruge (25’) 1993 Performances at the Drehleier in Munich/Germany, Oct. & Nov. 1993 Cleaners on strike – an evening of music & cabaret (with Boris Ruge) (60’) 1991 Performances at the Unterton in Munich/Germany, July 1991 Film/Television Lyonel Feiningers Deutschland – Bilder (14’15) 1997 Produced by the Bavarian Television and broadcast by the BR and various other European broadcasting corporations Keine Stadt ist nur Schwarz-Weiss (2’30) 1995 Music for the prize winning short film presented at the short film festival1995 in Hannover, Germany Albrecht Dürers Reise nach Venedig (2’) 1994 Produced by the Bavarian Television and broadcast by the BR and various other European broadcasting corporations Wie will ich Griechenland blau malen –Bayerische Maler sehen Griechenland (11’) 1993 Produced by the Bavarian Television and broadcast by the BR and various other European broadcasting corporations Giorgio Bavarese – Johann Georg v. Dillis (6’45) 1993 Produced by the Bavarian Television and broadcast by the BR and various other European broadcasting corporations Bestimmung: Landschaftsmaler – Carl Blechen (3’45) 1990 Produced by the Bavarian Television and broadcast by the BR and various other European broadcasting corporations Miscellaneous Rodney (Bossa Nova) (3’) 2004 Fata Morgana (music & lyrics) (4’15) 1998 Appears on the CD “When I am with you “ (Cetonia 001,1998)
COMPOSITIONS 1990-2011