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Audio Samples

Opera

The Dreamers
The Journey - Cantata from "The Dreamers" (excerpt) (7:03)
Oakland East Bay Symphony and Chorus, Michael Morgan, conductor

The Gift of the Magi
Last Scene (6:07)
Aimée Puentes, Soprano, Tim Krol, Baritone
Branden Smith, tenor, Aaron DiPiazza, baritone, Gary Sorenson, bass
SF Conservatory New Music Ensemble, Nicole Paiement, conductor

Firebird Motel
Scene Four (opening): A Shot in the Dark (3:01)
Thick Description Theatre Company
SF Conservatory Chamber Ensemble, Jeffrey Thomas, conductor

America Tropical
Catch the Moments (excerpt) (1:52)
Chad Runyon, bass-baritone
Were You There (excerpt) (5:04)
Thick Description Theatre Company
SF Conservatory Chamber Ensemble, John Kendall Bailey, conductor


Opera Arias
Individual arias are available in
"Anthology of Opera Arias" Volumes I-IV

The Dreamers
Goodbye, Quinn Fine
(2:05)
Sonoma City Opera John Miner, conductor
Michelle Anderson, soprano
Look At Me!
(2:13)
Sonoma City Opera John Miner, conductor
Susanne Lustgarten, soprano
A Dream
... (4:02)
Sonoma City Opera John Miner, conductor
Shouvik Mondel, baritone
My Babies (3:58)
Sonoma City Opera John Miner, conductor
Sylvie Braitman, mezzo-soprano
Start New (3:15)
Sonoma City Opera John Miner, conductor
David Bellecci, tenor
I Have A Plan (1:42)
Sonoma City Opera John Miner, conductor
Andrew Morgan, tenor

The Gift of the Magi
Della's Aria (4:02)
SF Conservatory New Music Ensemble, Nicole Paiement, conductor
Aimée Puentes, soprano
Jim's Soliloquy (3:38)
SF Conservatory New Music Ensemble, Nicole Paiement, conductor
Tim Krol, baritone

Firebird Motel
Prologue: Nova's Warning (4:55)
Thick Description Theatre Company
SF Conservatory Chamber Ensemble, Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
Milissa Carey, mezzo-soprano
Ivan's Soliloquy (3:17)
Thick Description Theatre Company
SF Conservatory Chamber Ensemble, Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
Mark Hernandez, tenor


Film Scores

Ballets Russes
(selections)
Be Warm (1:53)
Where Are They Now? (3:53)
recorded at Skywalker Ranch, David Conte, conductor

Orozco: Man Of Fire (PBS documentary)
(selections)
Stock Market Crash (0:56)
Mural (1:09)
recorded at Hellman Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, David Conte, conductor


SATB Chorus

The Nine Muses (15:03)
University of Miami Frost Chorale, Jo-Michael Scheibe, conductor

The Snow Lay On the Ground (3:45)
The Christ Church Schola Cantorum, Stephen Kennedy, conductor
David Higgs, organist, Kathleen Bride, harpist

September Sun
I. Prelude (2:31)
II. O Sun (6:47)
III. In New York / IV. Postlude (9:30)
St. Bartholomew's Church Choir and String Orchestra, William Trafka, conductor

Charm Me Asleep (5:10)
American Repertory Singers / Leo Nestor, conductor

Elegy for Matthew (excerpts) (2:31)
University of Nevada/Reno Chorale, Bruce Mayhall, conductor


SSAA Chorus

A Hope Carol (4:28)
San Francisco Girls Chorus, Susan McMane, conductor, Susan Soehner, pianist


TTBB Chorus

Dance from Invocation and Dance (5:21)
University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, Jerry Blackstone, conductor

Student Song (Omittamus studia) from Carmina Juventutis (3:28)
University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, Jerry Blackstone, conductor

Elegy for Matthew (excerpts) (3:30)
Heartland Men's Chorus and Chamber Orchestra, Joseph Nadeau, conductor


Christmas Music

The Snow Lay On the Ground (3:45)
The Christ Church Schola Cantorum, Stephen Kennedy, conductor
David Higgs, organist, Kathleen Bride, harpist


Solo Vocal


Instrumental
(Piano, Organ, Chamber, Guitar, Harp)

Piano Quintet
I. Andante Maestoso (6:50)
II. Allegro (3:44)
Fidelio Quartet, Marc Shapiro, pianist

Pastorale and Toccata
II. Toccata (4:45)
David Higgs, organist

Of A Summer Evening (2:20)
IV. Fireflies
Kölner Gitarrenduo
Jens Müller, Thomas Oldenbürger


Orchestra

Fantasy for Orchestra (10:43)
Dayton Philharmonic, Neal Gittleman, conductor

A Copland Portrait (8:00)
Dayton Philharmonic, Neal Gittleman, conductor

The Masque of the Red Death
Fanfare - Exit to the Castle (excerpt) (5:36)
Oakland East Bay Symphony, Michael Morgan, conductor