PIANO – Solo/Duo
Link to a List of Pianists who have performed my works.
Piano Solo:
Who Goes There? (12/24/22) for solo piano – 3’50” MIDI recording.
Piano Sonata No. 2 (1/ 23/21) – 15’30”. The sonata is in three movements.
Live studio recording.
Lindsay Garritson made the recording of Piano Sonata No. 2 and premiered Lindsay’s Waltz.
Mindfulness in the Midst of It (7/27/20) – 3’40”. Mindfulness (heartfulness) is an awareness of everything around us — good, bad, or indifferent.
Live studio recording.
I-Hsuan (Olivia) Tsai made the recording of Mindful in the Midst of It
Sonata No. 1 (6/16/16) – 17’50”. The sonata is in four movements. MIDI recording.
Megan Fair (5/20/16) for solo piano – 4’00”. MIDI recording.
Mother Earth Suite (12/27/15) for solo piano – 9’40”. MIDI recording.
Lindsay’s Waltz (11/14/15) for solo piano – 4’30”. This traditional waltz is tuneful and romantic. Live Recording.
Irini Variations (8/5/14) for solo piano – 8’00”. MIDI recording.
Etude with Sass (2012) for harpsichord or piano – 5’15”. MIDI recording.
Heartland Preludes (2011) four movements for piano – 9’30”. This work was composed honoring the place where I grew up.
Live Recording. Premiered at the Sunset Concerts at the Gallery in Stuart, Florida, on October 9, 2018, by Marie-Jureit-Beamish
“Time Spirals” (2006) for solo piano – 6’45”. The idea for Time Spirals came to me while examining a brief musical idea that I had kept from my college years. MIDI recording.
James Schmidt was my colleague at Coastal Carolina Community College. He premiered “Time Spirals” and Partridges Among the Sitka Spruce, also accompanying the premiere of Men in Love and playing in a performance of Birthday Bouquet.
Piano Four-Hands:
Joie de vivre (5/4/23) for piano four-hands – 10’00”. MIDI recording.
Homage to Hugh (4/24/21) for piano four-hands – 9’00”. The piece honors Hugh Partridge, the violist and conductor who was born in Jacksonville, Florida. I have known Hugh for over forty years. During that time, Hugh’s commitment to teaching and encouraging young performers has been obvious to me. MIDI recording.
Duo Gastesi-Bezzera premiered Stuart Afternoon. Photo by Amy Pasquantonio
Stuart Afternoon (11/3/15) for piano four hands – 3’40”. As the title implies, this work was inspired by a fall concert in Stuart, Florida. The Duo Gastesi-Bezzera performed, and the setting took place by the St. Lucie River and was relaxed and beautiful. The piece was designed to reflect the energy of the pianists against the tranquility of the landscape. It is in a simple ternary form, ABA. The A sections are in a faster tempo, with a thicker texture and strong syncopations. The B section is slower, thinner and more lyrical.
Live Performance. The work was premiered in March, 2016, by Duo Gastesi-Bezzera as part of the Juriet Musicales held at the home of Bill Beamish and Marie Juriet-Beamish in Stuart, Florida.