Earth and the Great Weather  (1990-93)
a "sonic geography of the Arctic"
for vln, vla, vlc, cb, digital delay, 4 singers (SSAB), 4 percussion, 4 speaking voices and natural sounds

90:00

Commissioned by the Alaska Festival of Native Arts (Fairbanks, AK).

Recorded on New World Records (80459-2).

"...a powerful amalgam of poetry, philosophy and music..."

Crow and Weasel  (1993-94)
(story by Barry Lopez)
for picc/bs clnt (one player), four percussion, celesta, harp, and string quintet

90:00

Commissioned by the Sundance Institute (UT) and the Children's Theater company (Minneapolis, MN).

Script published by Samuel French

Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping With His Daughter, Coyote Builds North America  (1986-90)
for clnts (e-flat and bass), vln, cb, 4 percussion and storyteller

70:00

Commissioned by Perseverance Theater (Juneau, AK).

"...timeless wisdom and humor... Coyote is a work that is full of wonder... The capacity audience responded at the end of the evening by standing up and howling back."

"...A howl of a production...Coyote is theatrically, musically, visually, psychologically and spiritually powerful medicine."

All works available from:


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  Fairbanks, AK 99708
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