List of Works

List of Works, Original Compositions

Orchestra

Piano Concerto 3 2 2 2 – 4 3 3 1 – pk+1 – strings – solo piano 32 min
Premiered March 2005
Leon Bates, piano
Napa Valley Symphony, Asher Raboy conductor
Commissioned by Al and Nancy Schleicher

The Rewards of Generosity 2 2 2 2 – 4 2 3 1 – pk+2 – str 3 min
Premiered January 2005
Lincoln Theatre Festival Orchestra, Asher Raboy conductor
Commissioned by Lincoln Theatre in honor of Lonne and Donald Carr

A Mystic Valley 3 2 2 2 al sax – 4 3 3 1 – pk+2 – 2hp pno – strings 27 min
Premiere October 2002
Napa Valley Symphony, Asher Raboy conductor
Commissioned by Don and Lonne Carr

Orchestral Dances 3 2 3 2 – 4 3 3 1 – pk+2 – hp pno – strings 10 min
Premiere October 2000
Napa Valley Symphony, Asher Raboy conductor

Phoenix (Fanfare for Orchestra) 3 2 3 2 – 4 3 3 1 – hp – pk+4 – strings 4 min
Premiere October 1999
Binghamton Philharmonic, John Covelli conductor
Commissioned by the Binghamton Philharmonic

King Lear (a Tone Poem) 3 3 3 3 – 4 3 3 1 – hp – pk+4 – strings 10 min
Premiere November 1998
Napa Valley Symphony, Asher Raboy conductor 

Of a Distant Love 2 2 2 2 – 4 3 3 1 – pk – strings 6 min
Premiere April 1996
Napa Valley Symphony, Asher Raboy conductor

Gymnopedies (or the Presence of the Goddess)
1 2 1 2 – 2 1 0 0 – perc – strings 7 min
Premiere March 1987
Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Imre Pallo conductor

Essay for Full Orchestra 7 min
2 2 2 2 – 4 3 3 1 – pk+3 – strings
Premiere April 1981
Carnegie-Mellon Philharmonic, Istvan Jaray, conductor

Clarinet Concerto 2 2 2 2 – 2 2 3 1 – hp – pk +2 – strings 15 min
Composed fall, 1978, no premiere

Works for Stage

The Ill-Fated Princess (Opera for Children), libretto by Claudia Claussen
Piano and solo SATB 45min
Premiere, April 1981
Pittsburgh Laboratory Theatre

Chamber Works

Gypsy Ballads (3 movements for 4 piece Chamber Ensemble)
1 single reed (al sax, cl , b cl), Horn, Double Bass, Piano 20 min
Premiere March 2002
Richard Burdick, horn, Lynn James, piano, Rob Bailis, reeds, Rob Wright, bass

Love Song for Marguerite Cello and Piano 4 min
Premiere January 2000
Roy Bogas, piano, Sharon Bogas, cello

Fanfare for 2 Horns, Trumpet and Snare 2 min
Premiere May 1996
Members of the Napa Valley Symphony

Sonata for Vibraphone and Piano (1 movement) 7 min
Composed January 1994, no premiere
Commissioned by George Mack

Essay for Amplified Cello 2 min
Composed spring, 1982, no premiere

Duo for 2 Ttrumpets and 2 Trombones 4 min
Premiere March 1981
Students at Carnegie-Mellon University

Four Processional Dances Solo Flute 3 min
September 1979
Barbara Bishare, flute

Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano 15 min
Composed summer 1977, no premiere

Piano Sonata 15 min
Premiered May 1978
Asher Raboy, piano

Music for Students (three short piece: “Four Variations for Dara,” “Waltz for Sara”, “Blue Etude on Green and Black for Adley”) piano solo 7 min
Premiered October 1970
Various artists, piano

Songs

If Ever Two Were One , text by Anne Bradstreet
Piano and voice 3 min
Premiere September 1997

Fear no more the heat o the sun, text by William Shakespeare Piano and voice 3 min
Composed 1994, no premiere
Band

Maine Community Band March (coauthored by Nathan Raboy) Standard Band Orchestration 3 min
Premiered Summer 1972
Maine Community Band, Jim Babbitt, conductor

Arrangements

 

Holiday

Shalom Chaverim/Dona Nobis Pachem 1 0 1 1 – 0 1 1 0 – strings (solo or section) 3 minutes
Traditional opt. chorus

Away in a Manger 2 2 2 2 – 0 0 0 0 – strings – opt. chorus Traditional

The First Noel 2 2 2 2 – 2 2 0 0 – hp pno – strings – opt. chorus
Traditional

I Wonder as I Wander 2 2 2 1 – 4 2 0 0 – hp – strings – solo ten or sop, opt. SAB chorus
Traditional

Other Orchestral Arrangements

Frère Jacques 2 2 2 2 – 4 2 2 2 – hp – perc – strings
Traditional

Yan kee Doodle Dandy 2 0 0 1 –4 3 3 0 – perc – strings
Traditional

Sweet Betsy from Pike 2 2 2 2 – 4 3 3 0 – pno – strings – solo voice
Traditional

Trios (Violin, Viola and Cello except where otherwise noted)

Lullaby by Brahms

Slavonic Dance #8 by Dvořák

“Anitra’s Dance” from Peer Gynt by Grieg

“Morning Song” from Peer Gynt by Grieg

“In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Peer Gynt by Grieg

“Solvejgs’ Song” from Peer Gynt by Grieg

“Mars” from the Planets by Holst

The Hebrides Overture(Fingal’s Cave) by Mendelssohn

“Can-Can” from Orpheus in the Underworld by Offenbach

“Flight of the Bumblebee” from Tzar Saltan by Rimsky-Korsakov

Scherazade (1 st movement) by Rimsky-Korsakov

Unfinished Symphony (1 st movement) by Schubert

Stars and Stripes Forever by Sousa

Pizzicato Polka by J. Strauss

Tales of the Vienna Woods by J. Strauss

Light Calvary Overture by von Suppé

“ Danse of the Merletons” from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky

Swan theme from SwanLake by Tchaikiovsky

Hava Nagela (Traditional) (fl, vl. pno.)

Tarantela Napolitana (Traditional) (fl, vl. pno.)

Tis a Gift to Be Simple (Traditional)

“Ride of the Valkyries” from Die Walküre by Wagner

String Quartets

Emperor Waltzes by J. Strauss

William Tell Overture (conclusion) by Rossini

Symphony in D minor ( Allegretto) by Frank

El Capitain by Sousa

Programs for Young People

5 th Grade Orchestra:

Tall Tales – featuring Divertissement by Ibert, Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov, “Montagues & Capulets” from Romeo and Juliet, Prokofiev “Il Trenino del contadino brasiliano” from Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2 by Villa-Lobos, “Hoe-Down” from Rodeo by Copland, and “The Great Gate of Kiev” from Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky.

Rip Van Winkle – featuring William Tell Overtureby Rossini, English Folk Song Suite by Vaughan Williams, “Tuileries” from Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky, “Scherzo” and “Nocturne” from Midsummer Night’s Dream by Mendelssohn, , “Hall of the Mountain King” and “Åse’s Death”from Peer Gynt by Grieg, and Sabre Dance by Khachaturian.

Carmen – A telling of the classic story with instrumental and vocal music from the opera by Bizet.

As Quiet As… – featuring As Quiet As…by Colgrass, plus music from Swan Lake by Tchiakovsky, Haydn’s Farewell Symphony and an orchestral improvisation in the style of Colgrass.

Gustav Mahler’s Day Off – A musical journey through the First Symphony by Mahler.

Peer Gynt – A “G-rated” version of Ibsen’s play, using the incidental music by Grieg.

1 st Grade Orchestra:

The Lion and The Mouse – featuring Slavonic Dance No. 8 by Dvořák, “Ritual Fire Dance” from El Amor Brujo by Falla, “Triumphal March” from Aida by Verdi, Funeral March of a Marionette by Gounod, “Galop” from The Comedians by Kabalevsky, Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld by Offenbach, and Furioso Polka by J. Strauss, Jr.

Young audiences (K-3), string quartet or trio

Four Strings, Wood and a Little Glue – featuring Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and the “Wedding March” From Midsummer Nights’ Dream by Mendelssohn, the Unfinished Symphony by Schubert, Pizzicato Polka and Tales of the Vienna Woods by J. Strauss, Jr.

Minute Waltz and Forward March – featuring El Capitan March and The Stars and Stripes Forever by Sousa, 2 nd movement of Frank’s D minor Symphony, Emperor Waltzes by J. Strauss, Jr., Flight of the Bumblebee by Rimsky-Korsakov, and “Mars” from The Planets by Holst.