Mixed Ensembles/Chamber Music
The Funky Chicken for String Quartet
String Quartet -Duration: 3:10
Perfect for young people's concerts, encores, etc. this work has been performed nearly a hundred times throughout the country by the Charlotte Symphony String Quartet, Lark Quartet, and the Boston Conservatory Chamber Players. Originally written for string orchestra, the Kronos Quartet requested a special arrangement be made for their use which they subsequently recorded for Reference Recordings (RR-9) on a Dr. Johnson, audiophile LP. The recording, In Formation, has since been re-released on compact disc. (referencerecordings.com)
Price $60.00 (+S&H)
At the Dragon’s Gate
Violin, Cello and Piano -Duration: c. 17:00
Premiered by the Williams Trio, this is the second work in a series inspired by visits to Ryoanji, a temple and rock garden in Kyoto, Japan. The work consists of three movements which flow from one to the next creating a seamless whole. Origin is meditative, but with an underlying energy building gradually from almost nothing to a dramatic climax which then recedes to Dialogue, a more lyrical and soloistic section. The opening materials are brought back in a new form for the closing movement, Transformation. Its fast, virtuosic and almost "jazz fusion" feel leads to a dazzling conclusion.
Price $40.00 (+S&H)
Winter Branches
Cello and Piano - Duration: 16:45
Commissioned by the Raleigh Chamber Music Guild and premiered by Frederick Moyer and Nancy Green in 1987, this work received rave reviews and was later selected for performance at the 15th Annual New Music and Art Festival at Bowling Green State University in 1993. Its three movements are titled Branching Out, Crystal Branches and Branches in the Wind.
Recorded on compact disc, Winter Branches: Music by David Kechley, Liscio 97982 (lisciorecordings.com)
Price $30 (+S&H)
Duo for Flute and Cello
Flute and Cello - Duration: 2:00
Premiered at Seattle’s Bumbershoot summer arts festival, this brief and jazzy piece is a perfect encore or concert opener.
Price $10.00 (+S&H) includes 2 performance scores
Three Songs
Flute, Cello, Bass and Piano - Duration: c. 10:00
A "crossover" piece written before the term existed, "song" refers to the form and expressive quality rather than any actual vocal component. Written for the composer and his friends, this extremely accessible and lyrical work features a cello and bass duet in the middle movement.
Price $30 (+S&H)
Wind Chimes
Flute/Piccolo/Alto Flute, Oboe/English Horn, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet and
Piano - Duration: 18:20
Commissioned by the Minnesota Composers Forum for Key Winds, this extremely effective work exploits a wide range of textures and styles from funky rhythms to unabashed lyricism to slapstick humor. Movements are All in Good Time, Tears Remembered, A Moment of Madness, Forgotten Song, and Eightlegged Dance.
Price $45.00 (+S&H)
Sonata for Viola and Piano
Viola and Piano -Duration: 15:50
Premiered by Donald McInnis at the ASUC National Festival/Conference at the College Conservatory, University of Cincinnati in 1981 and broadcast over NPR, this dramatic work is in three movements: Buffetto, Ballata and Buffero.
Recorded on compact disc, Winter Branches: Music by David Kechley, Liscio 97982 (lisciorecordings.com)
Price $30.00 (+S&H)
Sonata for Flute and Harp
Harp and Flute/Piccolo - Duration: c. 18:00
Featured at the American Harp Society National Conference in 1974 this three movement work stands out on any program for its variety of texture and sound. Yet it is accessible to any audience. Movements are Satira, Sogno and Strido.
Price $30.00 (+S&H)
Stegostomp
Harp, Flute, and Cello or Viola - Duration: c. 4:30
Written for young people's concerts and performed many times in San Francisco public schools
Price $25.00 (+S&H)
Sorrysaurus
Harp, Flute, and Cello or Viola - Duration: c. 1:50
Subsequently written for young people's concerts in San Francisco public schools and performed several hundred times.
Price $15.00 (+S&H)