Reverie, Improvisation
The most accessible of the 3 offered. It has always felt ambient in nature, relaxing, peaceful, gentle.
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Abstract Waltz, Improvisation
Intense, polyrhythmic, mostly in 6/8 with several meter changes:
(3/8; 4/8; 5/8; 7/8; 8/8; 9/8).
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Invention, Improvisation
Rhythmically meter free, non-tonal, independent parts.
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June, 2000 Improvisation
A chromatic, rubato opening dissolves tonal center in spacious resonance. At tempo, restless triplets propel a fluid balance of lyricism and abstraction.
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Sept., 2002 Improvisation
A rubato meditation over sustained bass tones and shifting chromatic harmonies creates a suspended, inward atmosphere. Lyrical upper voices and brief surges of fuller chords shape a restrained but quietly intensifying arc.
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July, 2003 Improvisation
A lyrical, rubato improvisation in a warm five-flat tonality, blending cantabile lines, delicate triplets, and a restrained accompaniment into an intimate, nocturne-like atmosphere.
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May, 2004 Improvisation
A freely unfolding piano improvisation with elastic tempo and fluid phrasing. Chromatic lines and shifting groupings create tension and release within an expressive, post-tonal language.
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Hymn, July, 2003 Improvisation
The piece expresses quiet reverence—intimate, patient, and spare—letting tone and space bear the emotional weight.
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Sharon’s Song, March, 2003
What began as a student piece became an elegy when I learned of my father's passing. This is the
only piece in this collection of work that was composed—not improvised. It was completed in the week of his departure and it stands as a remembrance, dedicated to him in Sharon's name.
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