SYMPHONY NO. 1 (MUSIC ON OPEN STRINGS)
I. Theme and Transformation; II. Scherzo; III. Scordatura; IV. Refracted Mirror Canon for Fourteen Lines.
Composed 1973 - 1974   18 '    String Orchestra
Publisher: Sonoton, Munich, Germany
Recordings:
CD - cpo #999 392-2 Distributor: Naxos of America
PRO VIVA ISPV 128 recording
International Kousssevitzsky finalist 1986: KIRA

First performance:
Warsaw Autumn Festival 1978, September 20, 1978, Polish Chamber Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor
Radio Warsaw live recording, Warsaw, Poland
Other Recordings and important performances:
Siegesland Orchestra, West German Radio recording, Jorge Rotter, conductor, WDR Cologne
Musica Viva Munich, November 14, 1980
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Elgar Howarth, conductor
Bavarian Radio live recording, Munich, Germany
London Sinfonia, Richard Pittman, conductor, BBC London recording

SYMPHONY NO.2
Illuminatio in Tenebris, also Music in Abstract Lines
I. Aurora Borealis; II. Aurora Australis; III. Dawn.
Commissioned for New Music America New York l989
Composed 1974/1988, first performance 1989 in New York, N.Y.    17'
2(2. also Pic.),2(l. also E.H.,2.also E.H.),2(l. also B flat. Cl.,2. also B flat. Cl.), 2( 2. also Contra. Bsn.)-2,1,1,1-Timpany,Perc.:L. Gong, Trgl., Bass Dr.,Cymbal, Glockensp., Maracas, Wood Block, Snare Dr.(3 Perc.)-Strings
First Performance:
New Music America Festival, November 16, 1989, Brooklyn Philharmonic
WNYC - FM Radio live recording
Tania Leon, conductor, New York, New York USA

(Original version for chamber orchestra:
PLANETS, THREE MOVEMENTS
Commissioned for Tage der neue Musik Hannover 1975
String Orchestra and Wind Instruments
Composed in 1974, first performance 1975 in Hannover, Germany    15'
1(also Pic.), 1(also E.H.), 0, 2(2. also Contra Bsn.) - 1,0,0,0 - Strings

First performance:
Tage der neue Musik Hannover, February 2, 1975
Studio Orchestra Hannover, Klaus Bernbacher, conductor
Radio Bremen recording, Hannover, Germany
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, February 9, 1979, Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor
25 Year Anniversary Concert
WFMT Chicago recording


SYMPHONY NO. 3 (SYMPHONY NOCTURNE)
I. Ikarus; II. Interplay; III. Resistences; IV. Poem; V. Mirror; VI. Dance.
String Orchestra
Composed 1976 - 77, first performance 1988 in Heidelberg, Germany    30 '
First performance:
Heidelberg Festival, June 24, 1988
Festival Strings (Uppsula, Sweden), Roland Haroldson, conductor
Heidelberg, Germany
South German Radio recording
Aspekte Festival Salzburg June 16, 1990, Gerd Meditz, conductor
Radio Salzburg recording, Salzburg, Austria

SYMPHONY NO. 4 (CHIAROSCURO)
I. Illumination; II; Mystical Plosives; III. Dream Sequence.
Composed in 1984/1990 at Yaddo, first performance 1990 in Stuttgart, Germany    27'
2(1.also Alt Fl.,2. also Pic.),2(1.also E.H., 2. also E.H.), 2(1. also Bass Cl., 2. also Bass Cl.), 2(1. also Contra Fgt., 2. also Contra Fgt.) - 4,3,3(3. also Bass Tromb.),1 - Timpany, Perc.:Bass Dr.,Snare Dr., Rattle, Marimba, Lrg. Gong, Sm. Gong, Vib., Xyl.,Bells, Flexatone,Cymbals, Lrg. Triangle, Glockensp., Chinese Tmpl. Bl., Fld. Dr.,Bongos, Sus. Cym., Wd. Block(3 Percussionists)-Harp - Strings
Rental Material with the composer.
Recordings:
CD - cpo # 999 392-2, Distributed by Naxos of America
First Performance:
Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, June 22, 1990, Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, conductor
Bavarian Radio/West German Radio recording
Stuttgart, Germany


TRANSITIONS
Commissioned by Ars Nova Ensemble for Musica Viva Munich
Chamber Orchestra
Composed 1984 - 85, first performance 1985 in Munich, Germany    24'
1(also Pic.and Alto Fl.),0, 1(also Bass Cl.), 0 - 0, 0, 1(also B. Trmb.), 0 - Perc.: Glockensp.,Sus. Cym., Vib., Sm. Gong, Lg. Gong, Snare Dr., B. Dr., Marimba, Xylophn., Trgl., Chinese Temple Bl., Bells, Field Dr., Bongos, Wd. Block, Rattle, Flexaton ( 3 Percussionists) - Klavier, Celesta - Strings
Rental Material with the composer.

First Performance:
Musica Viva Munich, June 23, 1985
Ars Nova Ensemble Nuremberg, Werner Heider, conductor
Bavarian Radio recording, Munich, Germany


Choral SYMPHONY NO. 5 (THREE MYSTICAL SONGS)
I. The Books are Wilted; II. Seven Birds Arrived; III. The Sunflowers Are Screaming
Orchestra with choral vocalise on texts by Alexandra Coates
Composed 1985 - 86    24'
2 (2. also Pic.), 0, 2(2. also Bass Cl.),0 - 0,0,1(also Bass Trb.) - Timp., Perc.: Glockensp., Wind Machine, Snare Dr., Sus Cym., Bass Dr., Vib., Large Gong, Bells, Flexaton, Triangle, Sm. Gong, Xylophone, Marimba(4 Percussionists) - Strings (no vla.) - SSSAATBB Vocalize

First Performance:
Spectrum Festival Berlin l990, November 7, 1990
Spectrum Ensemble, RIAS Chorus
RIAS Radio Berlin recording, Marcus Creed, conductor
Berlin Philharmonic

SYMPHONY NO. 6 (TIME FROZEN)
I. Time Advances to No Destiny; II. I Go Through Time; III. Where there Is Life, there Is Time.
Commissioned for the 25 Anniversary of Das Neue Werk Hamburg with the North German Radio Hamburg recording
24 Minutes    Composed 1994-1995
Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Contrabassoon, 2 Horns, Trumpet in B flat, Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, 2 Percussionists: Glockenspiel, Bass Drum,Sus.Cymbal, Roto Tom, Strings: Violin I, II, Viola, Cello,Bass.

Chamber Orchestra version:
Flute (Piccolo), Oboe (English Horn), B Clarinet (Bass Clarinet), Horn in F, Trombone (Bass Trombone), Timpany (1 Player), 2 Percussionists: Glockenspiel, Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Roto-Toms, Strings: Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Bass.
Recordings:
Musicaphon CD # M55706, distributed by Qualiton

First Performance of Second Movement entitled Music in Microtones:
American Music Week Boston 1987, November 6, 1987, Theodore Antoniou, conductor, Boston, Massachusetts
WBUR Radio Boston recording

SYMPHONY NO.7
I. Glass of Time II. Corridors of Time III. Whirligig of Time
Commissioned by the South German Radio Stuttgart
Composed 1990-1991    27'
4(3. and 4.also Pic.),4(3. and 4. also E.H.),4(3. and 4. also Bass Cl.),4(3. and 4 also Contra Bsn.) - 4,4,4(3.and 4. also Bass Trombone),2 - Timpany, Perc.:Bass Dr., Roto Tom 8" and l0 ", Flexatone, Cymbals, Large Gong, Sm. Gong, Glocken, Sus. Cymbal (4 Percussionists) - Strings divided: 4,4,4,4,2
Recording:
CD - cpo #999 392-2 Distributed by Naxos of America
Radio Recording January, 1992, South German Radio
First Performance:
Musica Viva Munich, February 21, 1997, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Olaf Henzold, Conductor, Munich, Germany
Bavarian Radio recording


SYMPHONY NO. 8 (INDIAN SOUNDS)
I. Indian Grounds; II. Indian Mounds; III. Indian Rounds
Composed in 1991    30'
Tenor or Soprano solo vocalize (or soprano and alto duet), Flute, piccolo, (soprano recorder), oboe, English Horn, Clarinet in B flat, bassoon, 4 horns, trumpet, trombone, bass trombone, tuba, strings: Violins I, II, Viola, Celli, Bass.

Chamber orchestra version;
1flute, (Sop. Recorder), Oboe,(English Horn), Clarinet (Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Timpany, 2 Percussionists: Bass Drum, 3' round Stones, Indian Tomtom, Rattle,Sleigh Bells, 1 or 2 Chanting (singing vocalize optional) voices, Piano, Violin I, II, Viola, Cello, Bass.

First performance:
Composers Portrait, February 27, 1992, Musica Viva Ensemble Dresden, Juergen Wirrmann, conductor
Bavarian Radio recording, Munich, Germany


SYMPHONY NO. 9 (The Quinces Quandary) HOMAGE TO VAN GOGH
composed in 1992 - 1993
Commissioned by German Radio Berlin    ca. 24'
Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, EH, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Contrabassoon, 2 Horns in F, Trumpet in B, Tenor Trombone, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani, 2 Percussionists: Bass Drum, Tambourin, Sus. Cymbal, Becken, Chinese Temple Blocks, Roto Tom 10". Xylophone, Flexatone, Strings: violins I, II, violas, celli, basses.

Chamber Orchestra version:
Flute (Piccolo), Oboe (English Horn), B Clarinet (Bass Clarinet), Bassoon ( Contra Bassoon), Horn in F, B Trumpet, Trombone (Bass Trombone), Tuba, Timpani, 3 Percussionists: Xylophone, Roto Tom, Bass Drum, Snare Drum Sus. Cymbal, Chinese Temple Blocks, Flexaton, Stings: Violin I, II, Viola, Cello, Bass.

First Performance:
Galerie Konzert, March 25, 1995, Musica Viva Dresden, Juergen Wirrmann, Conductor
MDR Leipzig/German Radio Berlin live recording
Dresden, Germany

SYMPHONY NO. 10 (DRONES OF DRUIDS ON CELTIC RUINS) I. Drones of Druids; II. The Otherworld Opens; III. Transmigration of Souls.
Commissioned by the Kultur-Kunst-Jugend Verein Erding
composed in 1993-1994    ca. 40'
Commissioned by the Culture Ministry of Erding, Germany
Orchestra:
Multiples of 3 Horns in F, 3 Trumpets in B Flat, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba, 12 Percussionists: Bass Drums, Field Drums, Snare Drums, Large Gongs, Small Gopngs, Cymbals, Thunder Sheet, Wind Machine.

First Performance: October 8, 1995
Erding Orchestra, Gabriel Keogh, conductor, Erding, Germany


ORCHESTRAL MUSIC WITH VOICE

FRAGMENT FROM LEONARDO'S NOTEBOOKS (ANIMA DELLA TERRA) from the LEONARDO cycle
Commissioned by Matthias Kuntzsch
Work for Soli and Orchestra
text: Leonardo da Vinci
Composed from 1976 - 1984 , first performance 1984 in Bayreuth, Germany    11'
2(2. also Pic.), 2(2. also E.H.), 2 ( 2. also Bass Cl.), 2(2. also Contra Fgt.) - 3,2,4,1 - Timpany, Perc.:Cym.,Glockensp.,Bass Dr.,Wood Bl.,Bells,Wind Machine,Snare Dr.,Sus. Cym.,(4 Percussionists) - Harp - Strings -Soli: Sop. Alto, Tenor, Bass.

First Performance:International Youth Festival Bayreuth 1984, August 25, 1984, Matthias Kuntzsch, conductor
Radio Nuremberg recording on August 22, 1984
Soloists: Jirina Markova, sop., Gerda Knauer, alto, Miroslav Kopp, tenor, Piotre Nowacki, Bass
Bayreuth, Germany


FONTE DI RIMINI ( SINFONIA BREVIS) for Chorus and Orchestra from LEONARDO
Commissioned by Matthias Kuntzsch
text by Leonardo da Vinci
Composed from 1976 - 1984, first performance 1984 in Bayreuth, Germany    14 '
2(1. also Pic., 2. also Alt. Fl. ), 2(2 also E.H.), 2(2. also Bass Cl.), 2(2. also Contra Basn.), - 4,3,2(2. also Bass Tr.), 1 - Timp.,Perc.: Bass Dr. Glockensp., Bells, Cymb.,Snare Dr.,Large Gong, Small Trgl.,(4 Perc.) - Harp - Strings:2,2,2,2,2 - SATB

First Performance:
International Youth Festival Bayreuth 1984, August 25, 1984, Matthias Kuntzsch, conductor
Radio Nuremberg, Bayreuth, Germany, August 22, 1984


WIR TOENEN ALLEIN
Text by Paul Celan
for soprano and chamber orchestra
Composed 1989/1991    10'10"
Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Bass, Timpany, Perc: Bass Dr., Large Gong,Snare Dr.,Sus., Cym., Antique Cym., Piatti (2 Percussionists) - Soprano solo

First Performance:
Composers Portrait: Music and Painting, Musica Viva Ensemble Dresden, February 27, 1992, Jurgen Wirrmann, conductor
Bavarian Radio live recording
Sigune von Osten, Soprano
Munich, Germany


THE FORCE FOR PEACE IN WAR
Text: poetry by German, English and American women written during World War II
for soprano and chamber orchestra
Composed in 1973/1988, first performance 1989 on the Bonn Festival, Germany    22'
Timpany, Perc.:Snare Dr., Wind Machine, Wood Bl., Bass Dr.,Thunder Sheet, Rain Maker,(2 Perc.) -Piano, cello,viola, violin, bass, Soprano solo.

First performance:
Bonn Festival for Contemporary Music 1989, May 29, 1989, Shuja Okatsu, conductor
Sigune von Osten, soprano
Beethoven House, Bonn, Germany

Dresden Festival for New Music 1989, Musica Viva ensemble Dresden, October 3, 1989, Jurgen Wirrmann, conductor
Sigune von Osten, Soprano
Deutschland Sender Berlin live recording
Dresden, Germany

Composers Portrait: Music and Painting
Musica Viva Ensemble Dresden, February 27, 1992, Jurgen Wirrmann, conductor
Bavarian Radio live recording
Sigune von Osten, Soprano
Munich, Germany


CETTE BLANCHE AGONIE
Text by Stephen Mallarme
February 27, 1992, Bavarian Radio
for soprano and chamber orchestra
Composed 1988/ 1991    10'50"
English Horn/Oboe, Timpany, Perc.: Antique Cym., Bass Dr., Large Gong, Small Gong, (1 Perc.)- Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Bass, Soprano solo.

First Performance:
Composers Portrait: Music and Painting
Musica Viva Ensemble Dresden, February 27, l992, Jurgen Wirrmann, conductor
Bavarian Radio live recording
Sigune von Osten, Soprano
Munich, Germany


Seven Songs with Poems by Emily Dickinson
for Voice and Chamber Orchestra
December 1989
1. To the Civil War Dead;
2. The Sign in the Scarlet Prison;
3. It Just Begins to Live;
4. Chanting to Paradise;
5.There Breathed a Man;
6. Thy Dust to Keep;
7.The Place Called Morning
1962- 1988    15'

First Performance:
Christina Ascher, mezzo soprano
December 14, 1989, Ensemble Neue Musik Munich, Roger Epple, Conductor
Munich, Germany


CHAMBER MUSIC (Selected by the composer)

Five Abstractions of Poems by Emily Dickinson for Woodwind Quartet (Five Pieces for four Woodwinds)
I. I Shall keep Singing; II. Had I known that the first was the Last; I. He fumbles at your Soul; IV. Under the Light; V. I felt a Cleavage in my Mind. Commissioned by the Southwest German Radio Quintet for the 25th. Anniversary of the Center for Contemporary Music in Geneva, Switzerland.
Composed in 1966/ 1975    12'
Piccolo/ Flute, B Clarinet /Bass Clarinet, Oboe/English Horn, Bassoon
(Selected winner of the Minnesota Composers Forum Series 1993.)

First Performance:
January 27, 1976, 25 Anniversary Concert of the Center for Contemporary Music in Geneva, Switzerland, The Southwest German Radio Woodwind Quintet; Radio Swiss Romande live recording, Michael Loeckle: Flute,Hans Lemser: Clarinet, Helmut Koch: Oboe, Helmut Mueller:Bassoon
Concert Hall of the Music Conservatory
Geneva, Switzerland

Recordings:
The Southwest German Radio Quartet in 1976, Radio Swiss Romande live recording
Southwest German Radio, Baden Baden
Lontano Ensemble in 1983
BBC London
The Fifth Species Woodwind Quintet in 1993:
CBC Toronto
Minnesota Public Radio live recording


Lyric Suite
for violin, cello and Piano
I. Moderato; II. Agitato; III. Adagio; IV. Larghetto; V. Lento; VI. andante maestoso.
composed in 1996    23'

First Performance:
Trio con Brio - Munich, February 21, 1997, New York, New York


In the Mt. Tremper Zen Monastery
for 2 percussionists, viola and harp (or piano)
I. Call to the Zendo; II. In the Zendo; III. Satori
1988/1992    12 '

First Performance: October 8, 1993, Berlin Ensemble
Dresden Festival for New Music, Dresden, Germany


Night Music
for Tenor Saxophone, Piano, and Gongs
composed in 1992    12'

First Performance:
Summer Festival, July 26, 1993, Erfurt, Germany 


Ode to the Moon
for Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Cello and Percussion
12'


May the Morning Star Rise
North German Radio live recording
for viola and organ
Bavarian Radio recording
1974    10'

First Performance:
Starnberg, Germany, March 22, 1974


Tones in Overtones for Piano
1. Prime; II. Triads and Clusters; III. Scales Open and Closed; IV. Tetrachord.
1971-72    14 '
CD: Bayer Record 100 255; Qualiton Distributor

Bavarian Radio recording
First Performance: Karl-Hermann Mrongovius, October 2, 1973, Munich, Germany


STRING QUARTETS

String Quartet No. l
Composed in 1966 for the Polikoff Readings
5' 40"
Sonoton Publisher, Munich
CD - ProViva ISPV 173 distributed by Albany Records: Kronos Quartet
Recorded by the Sinnhoffer Quartet , 1977
Radio Bremen
Recorded by the Kronos Quartet, 1983 South German Radio Stuttgart
Recorded by the Kreuzer Quartet 1995 (live)BBC London

First Performance: December 15, 1983
Sinnhoffer Quartet
Munich, Germay


String Quartet No.2 (The Olympic Quartet)
composed in 1971 - 1972
Commissioned by the Sinnhoffer Quartet
6' 20"
Sonoton Publisher, Munich
CD - Pro Viva ISPV 173 distributed by Albany Records: Kronos Quartet
Recorded by the Sinnhoffer Quartet in 1977
Radio Bremen
Recorded by the Kronos Quartet in 1983
South German Radio Stuttgart

First Performance: September 19, 1972
Sinnhoffer Quartet
Munich, Germany


String Quartet No. 3
I. Marcato; II. Mirror Canon; III. Agitato.
Composed in 1975    12' 45"
CD - Troubadisc distributed by Albany Records, Fanny Mendelssohn Quartet
Recorded by the Sinnhoffer Quartet for Radio Bremen
Recorded in performance by the Crescent Quartet, West German Radio
November 22, 1980, Cologne
Recorded in performance by the Crescent Quartet for US Public Radio in 1981

First Performance:
Music Today Bicentennial Concert, July 12, 1976
Sinnhoffer Quartet: Munich, Germany


String Quartet No. 4
I. Molto sostenuto e espressive; II. Adagio molto con espressione; III. Allegretto scherzando.
Composed in 1977    12'
Sonoton Publisher, Munich
CD - ProViva ISPV 173 Distributed by Albany Records: Kronos Quartet
Recordings:
Sinnhoffer Quartet for Radio Bremen in 1977
Bombay String Quartet live recording in 1982
Radio New Delhi
Mureca String Quartet Calcutta, live recording
Radio Calcutta
Kronos Quartet in 1983 for the South German Radio Stuttgart
Kreuzer Quartet, recorded live, 1995
BBC London

First Performance:
SFB- Radio String Quartet
April 21, 1978
Sender Freies Berlin Concert Hall
SFB Radio live recording
Berlin, West Germany


String Quartet No. 5
I. Moderato; II. Sostenuto; III. Sehr bewegt
Composed in 1988    23'

First Performance:
Modern String Quartet
Bavarian Radio live recording
Munich, Germany, March 16, 1995


FLUTE MUSIC

Breaking Through
solo flute
composed in 1987/1988    8'

First Performance:
Edmund Waechter, October 18, 1988
Munich, Germany

Breaking Through for Alto Recorder
8'    composed in 1987
commissioned by Doerte Nienstedt
(Selected for GEDOK Contest, Germany 1990)
Recording:
Doerte Nienstedt in 1991
Radio Bremen

First Performance:
Doerte Nienstedt
June 26, 1988
Heidelberg, Germany


Fairytale Suite (Maerchen Suite) for solo flutist
I. Tom Thumb; II. The King's New Clothes; III. Puss in Boots; IV. The Story of Kalif Storch
commissioned for the Passau Festival 1997

First Performance: Passau Festival, Barbara Blumenstiengl, June 24, 1997


Turning To for two Flutists
I. Darkness; II. Shadows; III. Light
2 Flutes (piccolo, alto flute, bass flute)
12'

First Performance:
Weinsierl-Waechter: Munich Flute Duo, November 19, 1995, Munich, Germany


Trio for Three Flutes
I. Interplay; II. Mirror Canon; III. Textures
Composed in 1966
8 '
Recordings:
Kinsierl-Boehm-Waechter Trio, 1996
Bavarian Radio recording
Karl-Bernhard Sebon, 1976
West German Radio WDR (recorded in playback)

First Performance:
Scott Goff, Robert Cram, Doris Douherty, March 19, 1967, New York, N.Y.


Spring Morning in Grobholzes' Garden
for three flutes and tape (Amsel tape)
West German Radio WDR recording
Karl-Bernhard Sebon in playback
Sept. 8, 1976
The Munich Flute Trio, recorded in 1996
Bavarian Radio recording


Blue Flowers
for ten Flutists:
flute, piccolo, alto flute, bass flute, contrabass flute or bassoon.
10'
Munich Flute Ensemble: Waechter-Weinsierl, 1995
Bavarian Radio recording

First Performance:
Munich Flute Ensemble, October 18, 1992, Munich, Germany

Blue Steel Bent
for 10 flutists
piccolo, alto flute, bass flute, contrabass flute or bassoon
8'
Recording:
Munich Flute Ensemble,1995
Bavarian Radio

First Performance:
Munich Flute Ensemble, October 18, 1992, Munich, Germany


In the Glacier
for ten flutists and percussion:
piccolo, flutes, alto flutes, bass flute contrabass flute or bassoon
10'
Recording:
Munich Flute Ensemble, 1995, Bavarian Radio recording
First Performance:
Munich Flute Ensemble, October 18, 1992, Munich, Germany


The Royal Anthem (Koenigshymne)
for ten flutists and percussion:
piccolo, flute, alto flute, bass flute,contrabass flute or bassoon
commissioned by Princess Maria Josefa von Sachsen 1992
10'

First Performance:
The Munich Flute Ensemble, June 2, 1993, Dresden, Germany


CHAMBER MUSIC WITH FLUTE

Five Abstractions of Poems by Emily Dickinson for Woodwind Quartet (Five Pieces for four Woodwinds) (see Chamber Music listing)


Lichtsplitter for Flute, Harp and Viola
I. Bending Beams; II. Play of Light; III. Eclipses
composed in 1988    23'

First Performance:
Debussy Trio Munich, June 14, 1989, Munich, Germany


Lichtsplitter for Flute, Harp and Viola, 1 Percussionist
Movements as above
Bavarian Radio live recording
1989 composed, version 2,    23 '

First Performance:
Debussy Trio and Percussionist
Nov. 18, 1990, Munich, Germany


Transfer 482
Harp, flute, viola and 2 percussionists
Movements as in Lichtsplitter, Oct. 8, 1993
1992 version 3 of Lichtsplitter
25'

First Performance:
Dresden Festival
Berlin Ensemble, Astrid von Brueck, Harp
Dresden, Germany


Homage to Novalis (Heinrich von Ofterdingen)
for flute, harp, 2 cellos or cello and viola)
I. The Moon Sits on its Silver Throne; II. The Eternal Kingdom; III. The Night of Cliffs; IV. The Holy Cities
commissioned for the Passau Festival
composed in 1996    10'

First Performance;
Passau International Festival, June 24, 1997
Festival Quartet, Passau, Germany


COMPOSITIONS FOR GUITAR

Lunar Loops for two Guitars
Commissioned by the Munich Guitar Duo
Composed in 1987 - 1988    12'

Two Classical Guitars (This piece can also be performed on electric guitars)
Recordings:
CD Recording; Fis Production, R. Fischer, Waisenhausstr. 76, Munich, Germany

The Munich Guitar Duo, 1990
Bavarian Radio live recording
John Schaefer's 'Around New York" Ruth Fischer, Stephan Stiens, 1993, WNYC live recording

First Performance:
First Guitar Festival in Munich, June 8, 1989
Ruth Fischer and Stephan Stiens
Munich, Germany


Floating Down the Mississippi
for 8 Guitars
Composed 1987/1997    15'

First Performance:
The Guitar Company, March 8, 1998
Fischer-Steins, Munich, Germany


VOCAL SOLO OR CHORAL MUSIC

Rainbow Across the Night Sky
for Soprano I, II, Mezzo Soprano, Alto I,II, Violin, Viola, Cello, and 2 percussionists
I. Canto I - Bisema Tiwamoh; II. Canto II - Vah, Voh, Batami; III, Canto III - Tireje Famara
composed in 1991    21'

First Performance: June 20, 1992
Bel Canto Ensemble, Dietborg Spohr, Conductor, Bremerhaven, Germany


Dramatic Scene (The Swan)
soprano, Oboe (English Horn), Timpany, and 2 Percussionists
Text: Stephan Mallarme in French
composed in 1988    10'

First Performance: May 11, 1989, Ensemble Neue Musik Muenchen, Roger Epple, Conductor


The Beatitudes
for Sop. I, II, Alto I, II, Tenor I, II Bass I, II, and Organ
composed in 1978    4'

First Performance:
U. of Wisconsin Chorus, May 8, 1979, Munich, Germany


14 Songs on Poems by Emily Dickinson
Piano and voice
1. I'm Nobody (1965/72)
2. I've Seen a Dying Eye (1966/72)
3. I Held a Jewel (1966/72)
4. Wild Nights (1971/72)
5. Armistice (1972)
6. Mine by the Right (1980)
7. A Word Is Dead (1979)
8. Bind Me. I Still Can Sing (1980)
9. If I Can Stop one Heart from Breaking (1980)
10. Vitality, Begun (1993)
11. Bride of the Holy Ghost (1993)
12. In Falling Timbers Buried (1984)
13. Now I Lay Thee Down (1980)
14. Will there really Be a Morning? (1982/84)
ca. 27 - 30 '

Radio Recordings, WDR, SFB Berlin Radio, Radio Bremen, Radio Johannesberg

First Performances:
Munich, 1973, 1-5
Berlin, 1981, 6 - 9 and 13
Kassel, 1994, 10,11
Pretoria, S.A., 1985, 12
Munich, 1984, 14
The complete cycle: Munich, 1998