Cityscape (2004) for Orchestra (10 min.) was commissioned and premiered by conductor Russ Vinick of the Chicago Businessmen’s Orchestra and is recorded on ERM Media, ERM-6811 by the Kiev Philharmonic, Robert Ian Winston conducting Cityscape is an ode to Chicago, with its skyscrapers and unique skyline —we were the first to build them— the Lake, …
The Handmaid’s Tale (1998) was commissioned by two internationally known pianists – Ursula Oppens and Aki Takahashi in celebration of American Women Composers Midwest 15th anniversary at Pick Staiger Hall at Northwestern University, Evanston.
Elegy (1996) for English horn and piano was premiered at the University of Chicago by CCP with the composer performing. (7 min.) It has since been performed many times by English hornist Carolyn Hove and Alicia Cordoba Tait. The work is also available for viola, clarinet, or alto saxophone. It is to be published by Jeanné, Inc.
The Edible Flute was inspired by Canadian author, Margaret Atwood’s novel The Edible Woman. Atwood deals with the issue of Woman as the nurturing sex and the inner demands that this makes on her.
Alaskan Songs (1989-92) for voice, clarinet and piano was premiered by American Women Composers and has been since performed many times including Poland by many different singers. (18 Min.) This set of songs by Alaskan poets was commissioned by mezzo-soprano Suzanne Summerville, Professor of Music at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Having grown up in …
Triptych (1992) for Soprano and String Quartet (18 min.) was first premiered at the International Composers Festival in Tailloires, France and has been performed and recorded by CUBE with soprano Susanna Phillips (2008). It was a finalist in the Brandeis Women Composers Competition (2007). Triptych is a setting of poems by three poets very close …
Music for Five won first prize in the International League of Women Composers Competition (now IAWM) in 1990. The piece is based on interlocking series of sets with each movement having a distinct and contrasting character.
Episode in the Life of a Proton (1986) won first prize in the International League of Women Composers Competition (6 min.). It was premiered by Abraham Stokman at the Chicago Cultural Center and has been performed internationally by Jeffery Jacobs including South Africa. Episode in the Life of a Proton was inspired by a visit …