Music for Dance and Ballet

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Dancing Helix Rituals, for violin, clarinet, and piano (2007)PRESS & PROGRAM NOTES

Premiered by The Verdehr Trio, Washington, DC, 21 October 2007
Duration 9 minutes

Dream Threads, a ballet, for youth orchestra and ballet (2007)BALLET DESCRIPTIONPROGRAM NOTES

First performance by the Patel Conservatory Youth Orchestra and the Orlando Ballet School Ballet at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa, Florida on 17 May 2009
Dr. William W. Wiedrich, conducting
Tom Gold, choreographer
Youth Orchestra and ballet: 2+pic. 2(1 dbl.Eng. Hn). 2(2 dbl.bcl).1/4.3.1.0/4 perc/2hp/ pno.(dbl. cel) str
Duration 21 minutes

Eurythmy Etudes, for solo piano (2007)

#1: Still Life
#2" Motion Detector

Commissioned by the Alanus Hochschule für Kunst und Gesellschaft, Fachgebiet Eurythmie and was presented with eurythmy (dancers) at the world premiere on March 7, 2008 at Alanus Hochschule, Fachgebiet Eurythmie in Alfter bei Bonn, Germany
US premiere by Mabel Kwan, at ISU-Bloomington, Normal, Illinois, March 23, 2009
Duration 6 1/2 minutes

Helios Choros, a Ballet a triptych for orchestra (2006-2007) (title translation: Sun God Dancers)BALLET DESCRIPTIONPRESS & PROGRAM NOTES

2+pic.2+EH.3(bcl.)2/4431/4perc/2hp/pno(cel.)/str
Circa 38 minutes

Helios Choros I, commissioned by the Dallas Symphony, was composed in 2006 and is dedicated with admiration and gratitude to Sir Andrew Davis, Victor Marshall, and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra.  It was premiered on May 3,4,5,6, 2007 by the Dallas Symphony, Sir Andrew Davis conducting.
Duration 9 minutes

Helios Choros II, co-commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra, was composed in 2007, and is dedicated with admiration and gratitude to the London Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Martin Mellish.  LSO premiere will be in December 2008,  Daniel Harding, conducting.  BSO premiere date TBD.
Duration 18 minutes

Helios Choros III, commissioned by the Orchestra of Paris, was composed in 2007 and is dedicated with admiration and gratitude to Christoph Eschenbach.  It was premiered on December 12, 2007 in Paris.
Duration 11 minutes

Terpsichore's Dream a ballet for chamber orchestra (2007)PRESS & PROGRAM NOTES

First performance by the Utah Symphony, Cliff Colnot conducting, Salt Lake City, Utah, 18 October 2007
2(2picc)1.2(2bcl)1/2.2.1.0/4perc/2hp.pno/str
Duration 17 minutes

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