WORKS LIST DISCOGRAPHY COMMISSIONS AWARDS

WORKS LIST
"Clowns" for symphonic band (1984), Southern Music
"Dialogue" for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1988), Ludwig Music
"Soliloquy and Dance" for oboe and band (1992), C. Alan Publ.
"Yankee Doodlin’" for symphonic band (1999), Southern Music
"Fantasia on a Sacred Harp Melody" for symphonic band (2001), composer
"Two Stephen Foster Songs" for tenor and band (2003), composer
"Drums On the Village Green" for symphonic band (2004), TRN Publ.
"Joyeuse" for orchestra (2005), composer


Percussion Ensemble
"Five Pieces for Clarinet and Percussion Orchestra" (1986), C. Alan Publ.
"Concertino" for trumpet and percussion ensemble (1988), C. Alan Publ.
"Contrasts" for percussion ensemble (1989), C. Alan Publ.
"Sketches" for alto saxophone, piano, harp and 4 percussion (1991), C. Alan Publ.
"When Fireflies Danced" for flute/piccolo and perc. ens. (2006), composer


Choral/Voice
"Winter Images" for SATB and percussion ensemble (1996), composer
"Autumn Images" for tenor or soprano and piano (1998), composer
"Story Hour" for soprano, alto sax and piano, composer


Chamber Music
"The Blackbird" for solo clarinet (1982), composer
"Five Bagatelles" for clarinet, marimba/vibraphone (1983), Southern Music
"Declamation Fanfare" for 6 trumpets and 4 percussion (1987), composer
"Excursions" for flute and harp (1991), composer
"Games" for flute and clarinet (1993), composer
"Four Miniatures" for woodwind quintet (1993), composer
"Beneath the Canopy" for flute and percussionist (1994), composer
"Story Hour" for clarinet and narrator (1996), composer
"Three Movements" for string quartet (2003), composer
"The Big Top – A children’s Adventure" for WW quintet (2002), composer
"Merry Music" for violin, clarinet and piano (2003), composer
"Grooves" for clarinet (or alto sax) and piano (2005), composer
"Bug Dances" for bassoon and piano (2005), composer
"Structures in Wood" for oboe and marimba (2004), composer
"Rainmaker" for Native American flute and percussionist (2006), composer
"Three Episodes" for trombone and 5 timpani (2006), composer


DISCOGRAPHY
"Sketches," Sketches, University of North Carolina – Greensboro Perc. Ens.
"Five Pieces," Sketches, University of North Carolina – Greensboro Perc. Ens.
"Five Pieces," Classic Works for Percussion Vol. 2, University of Utah Perc. Ens.
"Beneath the Canopy," Exotic Chamber Music, Armstrong Duo
"Beneath the Canopy," Dual Excursions, Kerry Walker, Dave Smith
"Beneath the Canopy," Garden of Delights, Beverly Johnston
"Concertino," Infinity, Edward Bach
"Games," Designs, Christine Gustafson, Christopher Grymes
"Yankee Doodlin’," Songs and Dances, Arkansas Tech University Symphonic Band


COMMISSIONS
"Contrasts," University of Arkansas
"Sketches," University of North Carolina – Greensboro
"Soliloquy and Dance," Kenneth Futterer and Searcy High School
"Beneath the Canopy," Armstrong Duo
"Story Hour (voice)," Kansas Music Teachers Association
"Yankee Doodlin’," Russellville High School
"Fantasia on a Sacred Harp Melody," Bryant High School
"Drums on the Village Green," Susan and John Antonetti
"Grooves," Jean Lansing
"The Big Top," Utah State University
"Joyeuse," Fort Smith Symphony
"Rainmaker," a request from James Pellerite
"When Fireflies Danced," Dan and Eleanor Armstrong


AWARDS
1989 Arkansas Arts Council Fellowship
1996 Winner of National Flute Association Competition for New Music
2001 Recipient of Faculty Excellence Award for Scholarly Activity – Arkansas Tech University.
2005-6 Composer-in-Residence – Fort Smith Symphony