1981
Prayer for Peace, for string orchestra
1982
Wind Songs, for oboe, horn, and bassoon
Overture to The Andersonville Trial for orchestra
Stanzas, for cello and chamber orchestra
1983
Echo’s Songs, song cycle
1984
Suite for Violin
Three Silent Things, song cycle for voice and piano quartet
Piano Trio No. 1, Trio Concertante
1985
Occasional Notes, for organ
String Quartet No. 1
Suite for Violoncello
Flute Sonata No. 1
1986
Little Prayers for chorus
Suite for Viola
Grand Line for chamber orchestra
Love Songs, song cycle
Piano Trio No. 2, J’entends
1987
Higher, Louder, Faster, for cello
Six Love Songs for Cello and Piano
Rapture and Regret, diptych for voice, cello, and piano
1988
Symphony No. 1, Short Symphony (1985-1988)
The Presence Absence Makes for flute and string quartet
Harp Trio
1989
Jot! for clarinet, marimba, and piano
Sennets, Cortege, and Tuckets for band
Heliotrope for chamber orchestra
Heliotrope Bouquet for chamber orchestra
Muldoon Songs, song cycle
1990
Philharmonia for orchestra
Dear Youth, song cycle for voice, flute, and piano
Symphony No. 2, Common Ground (1987-1990)
1991
Fire Music for orchestra
Shining Brow, opera
1992
Everything Must Go! for brass quintet
Quintet for Strings
1993
Joyful Music for chorus and orchestra
Music from Shining Brow for brass quintet
Concerto for French Horn with Winds and Strings
1994
Lost in Translation, song cycle for voice and orchestra or mixed chamber ensemble
Concerto for Flügelhorn and Wind Orchestra or Strings
Four Poems of William Blake for chorus
The Waking Father, song cycle for six voices or chorus
1995
Built Up Dark for piano
Concerto for Brass Quintet for brass quintet
Built Up Dark for winds, percussion, and strings
Taliesin: Choruses from Shining Brow for chorus and orchestra
Merrill Songs, song cycle
An Overture to Vera for chamber ensemble
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra or Wind Orchestra
Stewards of Your Bounty for chorus and orchestra
1996
Love Scene for two voices and piano quartet
Vera of Las Vegas, one act opera
Songs of Madness and Sorrow for voice and chamber orchestra
Postcards from America for orchestra
1997
Duo for Violin and Cello
Silent Night, carols for chorus, cello, and electronics
Symphony No. 3, Liturgical (1997)
Night, Again for band
1998
Bandanna, opera
Bandanna Overture for band
Forward! for brass and percussion
Qualities of Light for piano
1999
Wedding Dances from Bandanna for band
Suddenly for orchestra or band
The Heart of the Stranger, song cycle with piano or orchestral winds
Serenade for Ten Instruments
Love in a Life, song cycle
Light Fantastic, cantata for voices and chamber ensemble or band
Much Ado for orchestra
Prelude and Prayer from Bandanna for voice and band
2000
Phantoms of Myself, song cycle
Nocturne for Piano and Strings
Figments, song cycle
Angels for string orchestra
Concerto for Oboe and Strings or string quartet
Larkin Songs, song cycle
2001
Advance: Fanfare for a New Millenium for orchestra
Concerto for Piano LH and Orchestra, Seven Last Words
2002
Piano Concerto No. 1
Snapshot No. 1 for string quartet
Snapshot No. 3 for string quartet
We’re All Here, for chorus and mixed ensemble
Piano Variations
2003
Chamber Symphony for mixed ensemble
Letting Go, song cycle
Broken Pieces, New York Stories I, one act opera
Susurrus, haiku no. 1 for orchestra (or) mixed ensemble
String Quartet No. 2, Alive in a Moment
Sonata No. 2 for Flute and Piano
2004
Joyful Music for chorus, brass, percussion, and organ
Romeo and Juliet, double concerto for flute, cello, and orchestra
I Had Rather, for chorus
Sappho Songs, song cycle for two voices and cello
2005
The Antient Concert, one act opera
Flight Music, song cycle for treble voices and string quartet
2006
Gesture Drawings, for orchestra
O For Such a Dream for chorus and piano
We Two, diptych for two voices and piano
Orpheus and Eurydice, triple concerto for violin, cello, piano, and orchestra
Piano Trio No. 3, Wayfaring Stranger
Songs of Experience, song cycle
Snapshot No. 2, for string quartet
2007
Masquerade, double concerto for violin, cello, and orchestra
Icarus for clarinet
Piano Trio No. 4, Angel Band
Three Songs for Two Voices and Cello
Amelia, opera
Agincourt Fanfare, for brass choir
2008
Just for the Night, New York Stories II, one act opera
Cradle Song, New York Stories III, one act opera
Symphony No. 4, River Music (2008)
2009
Suite for Piano
Simply Amazed, for mixed ensemble
Four Irish Folk Songs, for two voices and piano
Three Celtic Songs, for three treble voices
Northern Lights, haiku no. 2, for orchestra
2010
We Few, scena for baritone and piano
Book of Days, for clarinet, viola, and piano
Little Nemo in Slumberland, opera
Song of Gabriel, motet for chorus and strings
con gai: a greeting and a farewell, haiku no. 3, for orchestra
Genji, Koto Concerto, with string quartet, chamber, or large orchestra
2011
Three Sky Interludes from Amelia, for orchestra
Intensive Care, for piano trio
Songbook for violin, strings, percussion, and harp
Vegetable Verselets, song cycle
After Words, song cycle for soprano, baritone, and piano
2012
The George Washington Suite, opera skit
Five Nocturnes for Piano
Shining Brow (Fallingwater Version), opera
Secrets My Mother Told Me for koto
Vera Of Las Vegas ("Kleine Vera" Version), one act opera
String Quartet No. 3, Missa Brevis
2013
A Woman in Morocco, opera
Early, Later for clarinet and piano
2014
I Hear America Singing, musical
Four Dickinson Songs for voice and piano
Symphony No. 5, Desert Music for voice and orchestra (2014)
Valse Noire for cello and piano
Valse Blanche for violin and piano
2015
Piano Concerto No. 2, Chaplin’s Tramp
Appassionato (Heike Quinto #1) for koto and cello
jaik’s songs, song cycle
The Bixby Letter for voice and piano
2016
A Handful of Days, song cycle
Blake Songs for voice and piano, or mixed ensemble, or orchestra
Cantabile (Heike Quinto #2) for koto and cello
Anniversary in Memoriam: Leonard Bernstein for piano
2017
Dante Fragments for voice, violin, and piano
Sonata for Cello and Piano
Misterioso (Heike Quinto #3) for koto and cello
Piano Trio No. 5, Red is the Rose
Lily Sketches for woodwind quintet
Chaplin Suite for mixed ensemble
A Chaplin Symphony for mixed ensemble
Shining Brow (Usonian Version), opera
Piano Trio No. 6, Horszowski
On the Beach at Night for voice, cello, and piano
2018
Orson Rehearsed (Iteration No. 1), multimedia opera
Grandioso (Heike Quinto #4) for koto and cello
2019
Swan Song for shakuhachi, koto, shamisen, and string quartet
Shining Brow ("Taliesin West" Version), opera
Piano Trio No. 7, Dragons
The Passion of Jekyll and Hyde for mixed ensemble
The Art of Song, song cycle for six voices and piano
Nine Advent Postludes and Preludes
Orson Rehearsed (Iteration No. 2)
2020
Mata Hari Letters, song cycle
Piano Trio No. 8, Pacifica
Four Songs for Mezzo Soprano and Piano
2021
Dante Fragments for tenor, violin, cello, and vibraphone
Orson Rehearsed (Iteration No. 3), operafilm
Four Shakespeare Fragments for voice and piano
Bandanna Overture, for orchestra
9/10: Love Before the Fall, operafilm
2022
Restoring Darkness, songfilm for solo voice
Three Whitman Fragments for voice and string quartet
Apotheosis (Heike Quinto #5) for koto, cello, and electronic media
Too Much Johnson for mixed ensemble
Moviola for orchestra
Cavatina from 9/10 for flute, voice, guitar and harp
2023
Piano Trio No. 9, Lagniappe
Everyone, Everywhere for soloists, chorus, and orchestra
Concerto for Electric Guitar and Orchestra, Film Noir
I Hear America Singing, operafilm
2024
Love Unknown for chorus and organ
City of Light for orchestra
2025
Things That Will Remain, song cycle
Torch Songs for a Pyromaniac, song cycle
Dithyramb, for band