Music for Woodwinds
Music for French Horn
French Horn (Unaccompanied) / ca. 3:20 / 2007 / Freely​​
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Composed in 2007, Psalm 1, was written at the request of Peter Alexander (Alexander Publishing) and is part of a larger project of Solo Compositions written for each major instrument of the Orchestra: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn in F, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass. The project consisted of composing music to specific poems chosen by Peter that he felt reflected the character of each instrument. For the Solo French Horn, the poem assigned was Psalm 1, by Robert Burns. (Read more)​
French Horn (Unaccompanied) / ca. 6:00 / (2007) / With a gentle flow q=128
Composed in 2007, O Captain! My Captain!, was written at the request of Peter Alexander (Alexander Publishing) and is part of a larger project of Solo Compositions written for each major instrument of the Orchestra: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn in F, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass. The project consisted of composing music for specific poems chosen by Peter that he felt reflected the character of each instrument. For the Solo Trumpet, the poem assigned was O Captain! My Captain!, by Walt Whitman. (Read more)
If (Poem by Rudyard Kipling)
French Horn and Piano / ca. 2:40 / (2007) / With energy and conviction q.=80
Composed in 2007, If, was written at the request of Peter Alexander (Alexander Publishing) and is part of a larger project of Solo Compositions written for each major instrument of the Orchestra: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn in F, Trumpet, Trombone, Tuba, Violin, Viola, Cello and Double Bass. The project consisted of composing music for specific poems chosen by
Peter that he felt reflected the character of each instrument. For the original Solo Trombone, the poem assigned was If by Rudyard Kipling. (Read more)
In Progress
French Horn and Piano / ca. 9:20 / Six Movements
​​Scenes from West Yellowstone was composed between June 10-12, 2017, while on a solo fly fishing and camping trip at Indian Creek Campground, West Yellowstone, Wyoming. This work was composed to be playable by each of the instruments of the Band and Orchestral families. The solo melodic material uses only the notes of a one-octave major scale, yet each movement intentionally increases in technical demands of the player. Each movement is reflective of actual encounters while on vacation in Yellowstone Park. (Read more)
French Horn and Piano / ca. 3:10 / (2015) / Expressively, with ebb and flow h=60
A musical impression, a memory of a lazy Saturday morning spent fishing with a friend down on the bank of the river that ran behind the music building while a student at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
The music is intentionally quiet, sentimental, and reflective of the sights, sounds, and gently blowing breeze surrounding the slow-moving current of the river.​​ (Read more)
French Horn, Euphonium, and Piano / ca. 3:20 / (2015) / Expressively, with ebb and flow h=60
A musical impression, a memory of a lazy Saturday morning spent fishing with a friend down on the bank of the river that ran behind the music building while a student at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
The music is intentionally quiet, sentimental, and reflective of the sights, sounds, and gently blowing breeze surrounding the slow-moving current of the river.​​ (Read more)