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Featured Works
Complete Works
Theatre – Children’s Musicals

Twelve Dancing Princesses (2015)
Libretto by Jennifer Kirkeby
Commissioned by Stages Theatre, Hopkins, MN
Excerpt: Galliard

Llama Llama Holiday Drama (2013)
Libretto by Jennifer Kirkeby
Commissioned by Stages Theatre

Duck for President (2012)
Libretto by Jennifer Kirkeby
Commissioned by Stages Theatre

Llama, Llama, Red Pajama (2012)
Libretto by Jennifer Kirkeby
Commissioned by Stages Theatre

Laura Numeroff’s “If You Give a Moose a Muffin” (2011)
Libretto by Jennifer Kirkeby
Commissioned by Stages Theatre

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (2009)
Libretto by Jennifer Kirkeby
Commissioned by Stages Theatre
Published by Dramatic Publishing
Excerpt:‘ Twas the Night Before Christmas

Robert Munsch’s “The Paper Bag Princess,” (2009)
Libretto by Jennifer Kirkeby
Commissioned by Stages Theatre

Jan Brett’s “The Mitten” (2008)
Libretto by Jennifer Kirkeby
Commissioned by Stages Theatre
Excerpt: Hedgehog

Nancy Carlson’s “Harriet and Walt” (2007)
Libretto by Jennifer Kirkeby
Commissioned by Stages Theatre
Published by Samuel French, Inc.

Stages Theatre’s “A Christmas Carol” (2006)
Libretto by Buffy Sedlachek
Commissioned by Stages Theatre

Madeline’s Christmas (2004)
Libretto by Jennifer Kirkeby
Commissioned by Stages Theatre
Published by Dramatic Publishing

The Three Billy Goats Gruff (2002)
Libretto by Mark Rosenwinkel
Commissioned by Stages Theatre


Theatre – Other Musicals and Scores

The Allen Street Yiddish Theatre Palace Presents: Cinderesther (2015: in progress)
A retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale in the Yiddish Theatre tradition
Libretto by Brian Vinero

Hecuba (2012)

Percussion score and rhythmic chants
Euripides tragedy (new translation by Brian Vinero)

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (2012)
Incidental music
Script by Jeannine Coulombe, based on the book by Grace Lin
Commissioned by Stages Theatre
Excerpts: Bridge Theme, and Minli’s Theme

Alexander At Delphi, (2002, revised 2010)
One-act musical drama based on Alexander the Great
Libretto by Minrod Mier
2010 Minnesota Fringe Festival
University Theatre, University of Minnesota (Master’s Thesis), 2002

The Skid Row Kids Save Christmas (1999, revised 2008)
Holiday musical
Libretto by Minrod Mier
Morris Park Players, 2008
Far From the Tree Productions, 1999

Mashed Monsters (2007)
Musical
Libretto by Christina Akers
Commissioned by People Sittin’ Around Doing Theatre
2007 Minnesota Fringe Festival

Strange Attractor (2007)
Electro-acoustic ballet exploring chaos theory
Funded by the American Composers Forum and premiered by The Dance Institute (formerly Ballet Arts Minnesota)

Soulless, Bloodsucking Lawyers: A (Brief) Musical! (2003)
Musical co-composed with playwright Toni Halleen
Bryant Lake Bowl, 2004
2003 Minnesota Fringe Festival

Twelfth Night (2003)
Text settings
Commissioned by Stages Theatre and Shakespeare in the Park

Much Ado About Nothing (2002)
Text settings and score
University Theatre, University of Minnesota
Excerpt: Sigh No More

The Bitter Festie Play (2001)
Incidental music
Script by Minrod Mier
Performed at the 2001 MACT One-Act Play Festival

Heart of the Faerie Queen (2000)
Incidental music
Script by Minrod Mier
2000 Minnesota Fringe Festival

A Cup of Kindness (1999)
Incidental music
Script by Minrod Mier
Performed at the 1999 MACT One-Act Play Festival

An Old-Fashioned Christmas (1996)
Title song
Script by Minrod Mier Performed at the Grand Theatre, Stillwater, MN, 1996

Messiah (1989)
Incidental music
Commissioned by Genesis Theatre, Minneapolis, MN

The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1988)
Musical score
Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA (Senior Thesis)

Concert Band

Courage Shining Forth (2013)
Commissioned by the Minnesota Symphonic Winds

Forge Ahead! (2010)
Commissioned by the Cottage Grove Middle School Eighth Grade Band, Cottage Grove, MN
Published by Alfred Music

Song of the Wind: An Aztec Legend (2009)
Commissioned and premiered by Roosevelt High School Band, Minneapolis, MN
Published by Alfred Music

Maiden Voyage (2005)
Finalist in the First Frank Ticheli Composition Contest, 2005
Published by Grand Mesa Music

Theme and Deviations for Band (2003)
Commissioned by the Seward Concert Band, Minneapolis, MN Winner of the Fifth Annual H. Robert Reynolds Composers’ Competition in 2004 and performed by the National Wind Ensemble at Carnegie Hall, NY


Orchestra

Six Scriabin Preludes (2011)
Commissioned by the Century Chamber Orchestra, Century College Orchestral arrangement of piano preludes by Alexander Scriabin

Visages: A Song Cycle for Mezzo-Soprano and Orchestra (2005)
Songs: “Tibetan Girl,” “Luguhu’s Calling,” and “Beijing Hutongs” (text by Diana Fu)
University of Minnesota Orchestra (Doctoral Dissertation Thesis, 2005)


Educational Piano Duets

Dreamland (2014)
Available on Score Exchange

Western Trail (2004)
Published by Alfred Music

Royal Pavane (2001)
Published by Alfred Music

Four-Leaf Clover (2000)
Published by Alfred Music

Journey Home (2000)
Published by Alfred Music

Follow the Piper! (2000)
Published by Alfred Music
National Federation Selection, 2004-06


Other Works

Jazz Band/Combo

Spanky the Llama Blues (2005)
Performed by the Carondelet Middle School Jazz Band

When You Get a Minute (2002)
Theme song for Kevin Pearson film
Commissioned by Kevin Pearson

Miniatures (100 notes or fewer)

A Light Breeze (2007)
Percussion solo
Available on Score Exchange

Express Lane (100 items or fewer) (2007)
Percussion Ensemble
Available on Score Exchange

Blink: a string quartet in 100 notes (2007)
String quartet
Available on Score Exchange

Vocal/Choral

Visages: A Song Cycle for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (2005)
Piano-vocal arrangement of the orchestral work

One Hundred Years (2002)
Chorus and piano
Written to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Silver Bay Association, Silver Bay, NY

The Buck in the Snow (2001)
Mezzo and piano
Text by Edna St. Vincent-Millay

Herbst (“Autumn”) (2000)
SSAA chorus
Text by Rainer Maria Rilke