Wind Ensemble Music:
Black Nightshade (Concerto for Four Percussionists and Wind Symphony) (2004). Commissioned by Canandaigua Academy. First
performance June, 2004.
Calling, Ever Calling, concerto for
oboe (or soprano saxophone) and wind ensemble (or chamber orchestra) (1990),
commissioned by the Mid-American Conference Band Directors Association. First
performance by Michael Henoch (oboist with the Chicago Symphony) and the
Central Michigan University Wind Symphony, at the 50th anniversary convention
of the College Band Directors’ National Association in Kansas City, Missouri.
Clarion Call, for brass and percussion
(1988). First performance by the Ithaca College Wind Ensemble at the convention
of the New York State School Music Association. (Ludwig Music Publishers)
Concerto for Horn and Wind Ensemble (or
orchestra) (1997) commissioned by Gail Williams (associate principal horn with
the Chicago Symphony). First performance of wind ensemble version by the ithaca
College Wind Ensemble at the Eastman celebration of the 50th anniversary of the
wind ensemble.
CD:Gail Williams, horn/Peterson,
Ithaca College Wind Ensemble (movement II) (Mark
Records)
Colorado Peaks (2005) for large wind
ensemble, commissioned by St. Vrain Valley Honor Band, Colorado.
Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Symphony (Leader Lieder) (2002) commissioned by the International Trumpet Guild.
First performance in July, 2002, in Manchester, England, with James Thompson as
soloist.
CD:James Thompson with the
Eastman Wind Ensemble (Summit Records).
Dance of the New World (1992) for large
wind ensemble, commissioned by Belmont High School, Belmont, Mass., funded in
part by grants from Meet the Composer, Inc., and New England Foundation for the
Arts. First performance in Belmont, Mass. (Ludwig
Music Publishers)
CD: Corporon, University of
North Texas (Klavier Records);
CD:Pastin, U. S. Navy Band
(Washington, D.C.);
CD:Rowell, University of
Massachusetts (Albany Records);
CD:Nakayama, Atsugi Nishi High
School (Japan);
CD:Peterson, Ithaca College Wind
Ensemble (Mark Records)
Day Dreams (2006) for large wind
ensemble, commissioned by the Ithaca High School Band Alumni, in honor of Frank
Battisti. First performances at New England Conservatory and Ithaca College,
October, 2006. (published by Alfred Music Publishers)
CD:University of North Texas Wind Symphony (GIA Publications, Inc.).
Evolution (1999) for large wind
ensemble, commissioned by the Washington Air Force Band. First performance at
the Virginia Music Educators Association convention in November, 1999.
CD: Graham, Washington Air Force
Band
...the harder they fall, for wind
ensemble (2004). Commissioned by the Otsego County Music Educators Association.
First performance in Cooperstown, New York.
Io Rising, for brass quintet,
percussion, and large wind ensemble (1993). Commissioned by the ensemble Rhythm
and Brass. First performance at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Chicago.
CD:Rhythm and Brass/Taylor,
Corpus Christi Wind Symphony (Mark Records)
Kah! (Out of Darkness) (1999)
commissioned by the University of Dayton in celebration of their
sesquicentennial. First performance by the University of Dayton Symphonic Wind
Ensemble, February, 2000.
CD:Meunier, Drake University. (Mark Records)
Leader Lieder (see Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Symphony above)
Liquid Ebony (2005) for clarinet and
wind ensemble, commissioned by the United States Military Band at West Point.
First performance by Larry Combs, March 2006.
Liquid Gold (2005) for soprano
saxophone and wind ensemble (transcription of Liquid Ebony), commissioned by
the United States Military Band at West Point. First performance by Steve Mauk.
Odysseus and the Sirens (2008) for
band/wind ensemble. Commissioned
by the American Composers Forum as part of their BandQuest series. First performance by the Boynton Middle
School, Ithaca, NY, May, 2008.
Piece of Mind (1987) First performance
by the Ithaca College Wind Ensemble at Symphony Space in New York City. Awarded
the Sudler International Composition Prize and the ABA/Ostwald Prize. (Ludwig Music Publishers)
CD: Fennell, Kosei Wind
Orchestra (Kosei);
CD:Corporon, Cincinnati College
Conservatory (Mark Records);
CD:Winther, Ithaca College (Mark Records)
Remembrance (2005). Commissioned by the
Finger Lakes (NY) Music Educators' Association. First performance in
Cooperstown, NY, January, 2006.
Sang! (1994) Commissioned by the
Murchison Middle School, Texas. (Ludwig Music
Publishers).
CD:Griffin, Plymouth Symphony
Band (Mark Records)
Shakata: Singing the World into Existence
(1989) for wind ensemble, commissioned by Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. First
performance by the University of Texas Wind Ensemble at the convention of the
College Band Directors’ National Conference in Austin, Texas. (Ludwig Music Publishers)
CD:Lichtenwalter, University of
Texas at Arlington. (Mark Records);
CD:Peterson, Ithaca College Wind
Ensemble (Mark Records)
Shortcut Home (1998) commissioned by
the Hillsborough (NJ) High School. (Boosey
and Hawkes Publishers)
CD: Peterson, Ithaca College
Wind Ensemble (Mark Records)
The Shifting Bands of Time (1997)
Commissioned by Ohio University, in celebration of Ron Socciarelli’s retirement.
(Ludwig Music Publishers)
Time Cries, Hoping Otherwise, concerto
for alto saxophone and wind ensemble (1991), commissioned by the University of
Northern Arizona. First performance by Laura Hunter (west coast saxophonist)
and the Northern Arizona Wind Symphony at the western conference of the North
American Saxophone Alliance. Also available for alto saxophone and piano. (Both
published by Ludwig Music Publishers)
CD: Eric Marienthal (saxophone)
/ Leslie, UNLV Wind Symphony (movements I and III) (Mark Records);
CD:Steven Mauk (saxophone)
/Peterson, Ithaca College Wind Ensemble (Mark
Records)
To Set the Darkness Echoing (2005) for
large wind ensemble, commissioned by a consortium of 13 schools in Cobb County,
Ga. First performance in Georgia, February, 2005.
Uprising (1995) for large wind
ensemble, commissioned by Canandaigua Academy.
Vortex (1999) for winds, percussion,
and piano, commissioned by a Southern CBDNA consortium. First performance by
the University of Tennessee Wind Symphony at the regional CBDNA conference,
February, 2000. (Boosey and Hawkes
Publishers)
CD: Fisher, University of North
Texas (Klavier Records);
CD:Waybright, University of
Florida (Mark Records);
CD:Peterson, Ithaca College Wind
Ensemble (Mark Records)
When I am gone away... (2006) for large
wind ensemble, commissioned by the South Shore Conservatory in honor of Malcolm
Rowell, Jr. First performance in Hingham, Mass., July, 2006.
Winds on the Steppes, for 16 winds,
piano, and percussion (1991), commissioned by the American Chamber Winds. First
performance at the conference of the World Association of Symphonic Bands and
Ensembles in Manchester, England. (Ludwig
Music Publishers)
CD: American Chamber Winds (Mark Records)