Complete Alphabetical Works Listing
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26 Months and a Week (2000), for solo piano.
Campanology (2003), for MAlletKAT® and MIDI processing equipment (incl. MAX/MSP).
- score excerpt
- Composed at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, MD. Duration 4'30".
Canon for three instruments (2006).
Canon for three voices (2005).
- RM score
- Level II students of the Walden School Teacher Training Institute, Dublin, NH. Duration 2'00".
Compression Waves (2005), for orchestra.
- RM score excerpt
- Ana Brajovic, conductor; The Peabody Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore, MD. Duration 8'00".
Concerto Grosso in A major, op. 872 (2001), for English horn, bassoon and piano.
- score excerpt
- Duration 2'00".
Crash-Bang (2006), for tape.
- RM
- Composed at the Walden School Teacher Training Institute, Dublin, NH. Duration 1'54".
Crossings (2006), for solo piano.
Second Prize, 2006 Virginia Carty deLillo Composition Competition
- Invention No. 1: RM score excerpt
- Invention No. 2: RM score excerpt
- Invention No. 3: RM score excerpt
- Invention No. 4: RM score excerpt
- Invention No. 5: RM score excerpt
- Michael Sheppard, piano. Total duration 12'30".
Dodici (2002), for sextet (flute/piccolo, B-flat clarinet, violin, 'cello, piano, percussion).
Winner, Bakersfield Symphony New Directions Call for Scores (2005)
Selected for performance, 6th National Student Conference (2004), Society of Composers, Inc.
Second Prize, Prix d'Été VIII (2003)
Winning composition, 2003 Peabody Camerata Student Composer Contest
- I. Sonata: RM score excerpt
- II. Reflection: RM score excerpt
- III. Variations: RM score excerpt
- IV. Finale meccanico: RM score excerpt
- Kyung-mi Lee, flute; Ira Berman, clarinet; Robyn Julyan, violin; Jeremy Lamb, 'cello; Kristin Chadderton, piano; Laura Noah, percussion; Glenn Quader, conductor. Total duration 15'00".
Etudes for Solo Guitar (2005).
Contains six original etudes for the intermediate classical guitarist. Total duration 10'00".
Euphony (2007), for flute choir.
- RM score excerpt
- Debbie Gilbert, conductor; The Woodbridge Flute Choir, Woodbridge, VA. Recorded 10/21/07. Duration 8'00".
Fantasia and Fugue on a Gregorian Theme (2002), for two pianos.
- RM MP3 Fantasia MP3 Fugue Fantasia score excerpt Fugue score excerpt
- Nancy Roldán and Noel Lester, pianos. Total duration 12'30".
First Set (2000), for solo piano.
- "Wanderings" (withdrawn)
- "Rejoicings": RM MP3
- Honorable Mention, 2005 Renée B. Fisher Composer Awards
- Russell Nadel, piano. Duration 2'00".
Four Haiku (2007), for mixed SATB chorus (a cappella). Texts by Issa, Buson and Basho, all translated and copyright Robert Hass.
- I. Spring: RM score excerpt
- II. Summer: RM score excerpt
- III. Fall: RM score excerpt
- IV. Winter: RM score excerpt
- Commissioned and performed by the Vancouver Chamber Choir, British Columbia, Canada, directed by Jon Washburn.
Four Psalms (2001-2002), for mixed SATB chorus (a cappella).
- Psalm 23: RM MP3 score excerpt
- First Prize (University Division), 2003 Vancouver Chamber Choir Young Composers' Competition
- Selected for reading, recording and repertoire, 2002 Baltimore Choral Arts Society Student Composer Project
- Psalm 100: RM score excerpt
- Psalm 121 (for SSA women's chorus and soprano, mezzo-soprano and alto soloists): RM score excerpt
- Psalm 130: RM score excerpt
- Russell Nadel, conductor; singers from the Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD; Caitlin Donovan, Cara Rogers and Cynthia Charbeaneau, soloists. Total duration 7'30".
Four Scenes for Ten Players (2004), for chamber wind ensemble (woodwind and brass quintets).
Commissioned by and dedicated to Dr. Harlan Parker and the Peabody Chamber Winds.
Winner (Division I, Class A), Mu Phi Epsilon Original Composition Contest (2005)
Second Prize, Prix d'Été X (2005)
- (Previous first movement withdrawn)
- I. Waltz: RM score excerpt
- II. Burlesque: RM score excerpt
- III. Passacaglia: RM score excerpt
- IV. Finale: RM score excerpt
- Jessica Finch, flute; Rachel Mortenson, oboe; Kristen Spiridon, clarinet; Joy Martin, horn; Patty Fagan, bassoon; Brent Flinchbaugh, trumpet; Beth Robinson, trumpet; Jonathan Francis, horn; Nathan Siler, trombone; Alex Muehleisen, tuba; Russell Nadel, conductor. Total duration 20'00".
From Depths of Grass (2004), seven Dylan Thomas texts set for soprano or mezzo-soprano voice and piano.
- I. To the Spring-Spirit: RM score excerpt
- II. Of Any Flower: RM score excerpt
- III. The Elm: RM score excerpt
- IV: The Oak: RM score excerpt
- V. The Pine: RM score excerpt
- VI. Clown in the Moon: RM score excerpt
- VII. To a Slender Wind: RM score excerpt
- Andrea Wiltzius, soprano; Dimitri Dover, piano. Total duration 12'00".
Fugue No. 1 in b-flat minor (2002), for solo piano.
- RM score excerpt
- Joshua Stovall, piano. Duration 1'30".
The Gashlycrumb Tinies (2000, rev. 2003), for soprano and piano.
Part of a collective composition project for the Walden School; I composed 5 of these 26 short movements.
Gloria (2001), for concert band.
Hornpipe (2000), for clarinet and 'cello.
In Remembrance (2000), for solo piano.
First Prize (Original Music), 1998 Mordechai Anielewicz Creative Arts Competition
- RM
- Russell Nadel, piano. Duration 2'30".
Invention No. 1 in c minor (2002), for solo piano.
- RM score excerpt
- Joshua Stovall, piano. Duration 1'00".
In Youth Is Pleasure (2001), for SABar children's chorus (with piano accompaniment).
The Last Invocation (2000), for alto or mezzo-soprano voice and piano.
Little Suite for Solo 'Cello (2001, rev. 2005), for unaccompanied 'cello.
Also arranged for unaccompanied viola.
Note: Not yet premiered in revised version (2005). Complete revised available at my Sibeliusmusic.com homepage.
- I. Allegro: RM revised score excerpt
- II. Waltz: RM revised score excerpt
- III. Adagio: RM revised score excerpt
- IV. Presto: RM revised score excerpt
- Chao-Chun Liu, 'cello (unrevised 2001 version). Total duration 7'30".
Lyric Variations (2006), for wind ensemble (grade 5).
Currently unperformed - premiere will take place in April 2007 at the Peabody Conservatory of Music, given by the Peabody Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Harlan Parker. Duration 4'30".
Music Shall Lift Us Up, canon for three voices (2006).
A New Hope (1999), for flute and piano.
Third Place (Performing Arts Division), 1999 Mordechai Anielewicz Creative Arts Competition
Duration 4'30".
Prelude (2000), for solo piano.
Reflection (2001), for flute, percussion and piano.
Later used as the third movement of Dodici.
Sanctus (2000), for mixed SATB chorus (a cappella) and tenor soloist.
Second Prize (Secondary Division), 2001 Vancouver Chamber Choir Young Composers' Competition
Selected for reading and recording, 2001 Baltimore Choral Arts Society Student Composer Project
Serenata a due (2003), for flute and guitar.
Honorable Mention, 2004 Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Alpha Lambda Chapter) First Annual Young Composers Competition
- RM score excerpt
- Jessica Finch, flute; Benjamin Beirs, guitar. Duration 9'00".
Settler Songs (2004), for two violins.
Also arranged for violin and viola or two violas.
- I. Nigun: RM score excerpt
- II. Zam'ri Li: RM
- III. Nigun: RM
- IV: M'chorati: RM
- V. Nigun: RM
- VI. Leilot kayitz heim adirim: RM
- VII. Nigun: RM
- VIII. Gamal, g'mali: RM
- IX. Nigun: RM score excerpt
- Jesse Irons and Sonya Chung, violins. Total duration 9'00".
Skipping Stones (2000, rev. 2003), for flute and piano.
- RM MP3 score excerpt
- Ned McGowan, flute; Blair McMillen, piano. Duration 3'30".
The Story of Hollywood (2006), a short opera for children in two acts. Libretto written and music composed by a group of talented third- and fourth-grade students from Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary School (PS 122), Baltimore, MD, under the auspices of the Baltimore Opera Company's "Create and Produce" educational/outreach program.
Click for more information: "The Story of Hollywood" libretto, program from the performances.
- RM score excerpt
- Introductory and closing comments by Assistant Principal Bargit Ramsundar; preceding comments by Russell Nadel; Russell Nadel, piano; Ms. Yozmin Draper, Principal Sandra Graves, James Harp, Phyllis Lloyd, and Tara Francke, principal faciliators. Recorded in the Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Elementary School auditorium, 05/25/06. Total duration (with commentary) 28'30"; opera duration ca. 17'00".
Three Dances (2003), for viola and two marimbas.
Also arranged for alto saxophone and two marimbas (or four-hands marimba).
- II. Tango: RM score excerpt
- Jason Fisher, viola; Kevin Clarke and Yuko Sato, marimbas. Duration 4'30".
Trio (2002), for brass trio (C trumpet, horn and trombone).
Runner-Up (Emerging Composer), 2005 New York Art Ensemble Young Composer Competition
- I. Scherzo: RM MP3 score excerpt
- II. Chorale - Recitative: RM MP3 score excerpt
- III. March: RM MP3 score excerpt
- Dan Gianola-Norris, trumpet; Jonathan Francis, horn; Gregory Campbell, trombone. Total duration 9'30".
Victory March (2006), for wind ensemble (grade 4).
Currently unpremiered. Duration 4'30".
Wail (2005), for saxophone quartet (soprano, alto, tenor and baritone).
- I. Pulse (Tenor): RM score excerpt
- II. Sing (Alto): RM score excerpt
- III. Circus Music (Soprano): RM score excerpt
- IV: Riff (Baritone): RM score excerpt
- Maureen Walsh, soprano saxophone; Tommy Jones, alto saxophone; Brian Bubnash, tenor saxophone; Zachary Herchen, baritone saxophone. Total duration 11'00".
The Wind Through the Trees (2000), for solo piano.
- RM
- Russell Nadel, piano. Duration 4'00".
Xanadu (2000), for string trio (violin, 'cello and piano).
- II. The Mingled Measure: RM
- Members of the Phoenix String Orchestra, violin and cello; Leo Wanenchak, piano. Duration 5'00".
