Piano Solo:
Fantasy
(2007)
Commissioned by Mrs. Paula Oreck for pianist
Alon Goldstein
Rhapsody (2006)
Commissioned by the 2006 San Antonio International Piano
Competition
First Performances given by 5 finalists at the San Antonio
International Piano Competition, October 2006
Alexey Koltakov - Winner of the
Best Performance of Commissioned Work Award during the
competition
Piano Sonata No. 6, "Bells of Dawn" (2004)
Nominated for the 2005 Van Cliburn International Piano
Competition
Dedicated to Emma Tahmizian
First Performance: Weill Recital
Hall at Carnegie Hall, March 2007
European Premiere: Berlin's Konzerthaus,
Kleiner Saal, April 2007
Dances of Earth, Wind and Fire (1999-2003):
I. Firebirds
II. Hush ! Desert Winds...
III. Tribes On Earth
IV. Prelude To The Ocean
V. The Abyss Of Wars
Commissioned by 21st Century Classical
World Premiere: Alice Tully Hall, New York, September 2003
The
Mission is Impossible (2002)
Commissioned by Mr. Nathaniel Yangco
First Performance: The Americas Society, New York, May 2002
12 Preludes for Children, Vol. II (2000)
21 Waltzes (1996-2001)
Varied sets premiered at "Sundays on the Island"Music
Series, City Island, New York, 1998, and at the Piano Music Teachers' Guild
of New Jersey, lecture/recital, 2000
Cadenza for W.A. Mozart's Piano Concerto in C minor, K. 491 (2000)
Commissioned by Dr. Ronald Wharton
First Performance: Robbins Auditorium at the Albert Einstein
College of Medicine,
New York, May 2000
Blue and White (1998)
Cool (1998)
Overture (1997)
Toward the Gardens of Heaven (1997)
First Performance: "Sundays on the Island" Music Series,
City Island, New York 1998
Ballet With the Wind (1997)
12 Grand Etudes (1993-1997):
No. 1 - in C minor (for the right hand) , dedicated
to Leon Fleisher
No. 2 - in G Major, dedicated to Natasha Tadson
No. 3 - in Eb Major, dedicated to Marc-Andre Hamelin
No. 4, "Notturno" - in Bb minor, dedicated to Pnina Salzman
No. 5 - in D Major, dedicated
to Evgeny Kissin
No. 6, "Sunrise" - in A minor, dedicated
to Ilene McKeown
No. 7, "The Flight Over The Ocean" - in F#
Major, dedicated to Arthur Hart
No. 8, "A Voice Is Calling In The Desert At Night"
- in C# minor, dedicated to Fiona Grant
No. 9, "Spring" - in E Major, dedicated to Martha Argerich
No. 10, "Tempest" - in B minor, dedicated to Ivo Pogorelich
No. 11, "Tragic" - in Ab minor (for the left
hand), dedicated to Ronn Yedidia
No. 12, "Mountain Heights" - in F Major,
dedicated to Dan-Wen Wei
Varied sets first performed at Hotel Wales Chamber Music Series, New York, January
1995, and at Steinway Hall, New York, November 1996
Chanson (1996)
From the Valley (1996)
Ether (1996)
First Performance: Steinway Hall, New York, November 1996
And His Mind Wandered (1996)
12 Preludes for Children, Vol. I (1994-1996)
First Performance: Steinway Hall, New York, November 1996
Flower in the Garden (1995-1996)
For Emily (1995)
Mourning Melody (1995)
First Performance: Sutton Place Synagogue, New York, during a memorial
service for Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, November 1995
Parade (1995)
Apparitions (1995)
First Performance: Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall,
September 2002
In the End of All Ways (1995)
Passing (1995)
Passacaglia (1995)
First Performance: Steinway Hall, New York, November 1996
Echoes (1995)
The Wind (1995)
The Dream of My Birds (1995)
First Performance: Steinway Hall, New York, November 1996
Scherzando D'Amore (1994)
Exercise in Common Time (1994)
Impromptu, "Motherland" (1994)
Legend, "The River of Love" (1994)
Ballade No. 2 (1993)
Piano Sonata No. 5 (1991-1992)
Soliloquy (1991)
First
Performance: Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, March 2003
Chorale (1991)
First Performance: Christ & St. Stephen's Church, NewYork
City, April 1992
6 Nocturnes (1991)
First Performance: Bloomingdale House of Music, New York,
March 1993
7 Short Pieces (1990)
First Performance: B'nai Jeshurun Synagogue, New York,
November 1990
Poeme (1989-1990)
Melodie (1989)
First Performance: Memorial Auditorium, Louisville, Kentucky,
January 1991 (Winner of 1991 New Sounds Competition)
Piano Sonata No. 4, "Treludium" (1988)
Episode, Etude and Song (1986)
First Performance: B'nai Jeshurun Synagogue, New York,
November 1990
Piano Sonata No. 3, "Outcries" (1985)
First Performance: New Music Weekend at Lincoln Center, April 1987
(Winner of Juilliard Composition Competition)
Peery Roads (1985)
First Performance: Memorial Auditorium, Louisville, Kentucky,
January 1991 (Winner of the 1991 New Sounds Competition)
Chaconne (1984)
First Performance: Moscow Conservatory, May 1990
Piano Sonata No. 2 (1983)
First Performance: YMCA Hall, Jerusalem, January 1985
Ballade for the Mournful Moon (1982)
Prophets (1981)
First Performance: Israeli Jazz Festival, Jerusalem, March 1982
Etude No. 2 (1977)
First Performance: Tel Aviv Museum, May 1977
Piano Sonata No. 1 (1976-1977)
First Performances: Bruno
Walter Auditorium, Lincoln Center,
1984
Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, 1984
Etude No. 1 (1975)
Miscellaneous Solo Works:
Ballade (solo guitar; 2005)
Dedicated to Giacomo La Vita
Lara (solo violin; 2004)
Dedicated to Lara St. John
Jubilation (solo organ; 2002)
Dedicated to Chris & Mercedes Rice in honor of their
wedding
First Performance: Trinity Episcopal Church, Stamford,Connecticut, October
2002
2 Waltzes (solo accordion; 1999, 2001)
First Performance: The Unitarian Church of Montclair, NewJersey,
October 2001
Chaconne (solo cello; 1995)
Dedicated to David Eggar
Fanfare (solo piccolo trumpet; 1995)
In memory of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
Awakening (solo violin; 1991-92)
Dedicated to Paul Gati
Pluralism 1986 (solo bass clarinet; 1986)
Dedicated to Bohdan Hilash
First Performance: Sion Contemporary Festival, France, August 1986
Chamber Works:
Nebulight Zone (for vibraphone, percussion and piano;
2008)
co-composed with Yuval Edoot
First Performance: Merkin Concert Hall, May
2008
Sweet, Sweet Rachel (for string quartet and piano;
2008)
Dedicated to Rachel Weller
First Performance: Merkin
Concert Hall, May
2008
Farewell, Nathaniel (for clarinet and piano;
2007)
In memory of Dr. Nathaniel Yangco
First
Performance: Merkin Concert Hall, May 2008
Trio
(for clarinet, cello and piano; 2007)
Commissioned by the Seattle Chamber Music Society
for its 2007 Summer Festival
First Performance: Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival at Lakeside
School, July 2007
Concertino (for clarinet, string trio and piano;
2007)
Commissioned by Mrs. Paula Oreck for clarinettist
Alex Fiterstein
First Performance: Merkin Concert Hall, New
York, April 2007
Domm (for vibraphone, percussion and
keyboards; 2006-2007)
co-composed with Yuval Edoot
First Performance: Merkin Concert Hall, April
2007
Lyric
Trio (for flute, cello and piano; 2006)
First Performance:
Merkin Concert Hall, New York, April 2007
String Quartet No. 2 (in two movements ; 2006):
I. Chorale II. Danza
Dedicated to the Maia Quartet
First Performance: Merkin Concert Hall, New York, May 2006
Fantaisie Concertante (for harp, flute and string quartet; 2006)
Commissioned by Mr. Gideon Vaisman for harpist Suzanna
Klintcharova
First Performance: Merkin Concert Hall, New York, May 2006
In and Out (for vibraphone, percussion and piano; 2006)
co-composed with Yuval
Edoot
First Performance: Merkin Concert Hall, New York, May 2006
Impromptu a Two (for vibraphone, percussion and piano; 2004-2005)
co-composed with Yuval Edoot
First Performances: Christ & St. Stephen's Church,
New York, March 2004
Merkin Concert Hall, New York, April 2005
Panorama (for cello and piano; 2003)
Dedicated to Wanda Glowacka
Presto ( for violin and cello; 2003)
Dedicated to Wolfgang Tsoutsouris & Wanda Glowacka
Ominous Games (for 2 trumpets, vibraphone, piano and double bass; 2003)
First performance: Christ & St. Stephen's Church NewYork,
March 2003
Little Hours of Bliss (violin, cello and piano; 2002 , revised in 2007)
Commissioned by the Ahn Trio
First Performance: The Admiral Theatre, Bremerton, Washington, May 2002
Poeme-Fantasie (cello and piano; 2002)
Commissioned by the Oklahoma City Community Fund
Waltz (cello and piano; 2002)
Commissioned by the Oklahoma City Community Fund
Winter of Birds (2 string quartets and piano; 2001-2002)
First Performance: Christ & St. Stephen's Church, NewYork,
March 2002
Toward the Horizon (string quartet, flute and piano; 2000)
First Performance: Christ & St. Stephen's Church, NewYork,
April 2000
Between Night and Day (percussion ensemble and piano; 1998)
First Performance: Christ & St. Stephen's Church, NewYork,
April 1999
Rondo Macabre (violin and piano; 1997)
Dedicated to Wolfgang Tsoutsouris
First Performance: "Sundays on the Island" MusicSeries, City Island,
New York, 1998
Piano Quintet (Piano, 2 violins, viola and cello; 1996-1997)
First Performance: Christ & St. Stephen's Church, NewYork,
April 1997
The Song on the Land (bassoon and piano; 1996)
Transcribed for violin, cello & piano; 2005 - for the
Ahn Trio
First Performance: YMCA Hall, Jerusalem, March 2003
Fantasy (violin and piano; 1996)
First Performance: "Sundays on the Island" MusicSeries,
City Island, New York, 1998
Poeme (clarinet and piano; 1995)
First Performance: Christ & St. Stephen's Church, NewYork,
April 1996
Fanfare (piccolo trumpet; 1995)
In memory of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
(Transcribed for piccolo
trumpet & piano; 2004)
First Performance: Merkin
Concert Hall, New York, April 2005
Cheers (flute and piano; 1995)
Trio No. 1 (violin, cello and piano; 1994-1995)
First Performance: Christ & St. Stephen's Church, NewYork,
April 1995
Nocturne (cello and piano; 1994-1995)
Lullabye (cello and piano; 1994)
Transcribed for violin, cello & piano; 2001 - for the
Ahn Trio
Vocalise (flute and piano; 1993)
First Performance: Christ & St. Stephen's Church, NewYork,
April 1994
Encore (violin and piano; 1993)
First Performance: Late Night Show, Hartford TV, October1993
When Will I See You Again? (flute and piano; 1993)
Transcribed for violin, cello & piano; 2003
First Performance: Merkin Concert Hall, New York, May 2006
Trio No. 2 (flute, clarinet and piano; 1992)
First Performance: Christ & St. Stephen's Church, NewYork,
December 1992
Trio No. 1, "Black Snow" (flute, clarinet and piano; 1986)
First Performance: Alice Tully Hall, May 1989 (Winner of
Juilliard Composition Competition)
Tableaux Decousus (alto flute, bass clarinet and piano; 1986)
3 Light Pieces (clarinet, piano and synthesizers; 1985)
Pyramids (bass clarinet and piano; 1985)
Symbolism 1985 (two flutes; 1985)
First Performance: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada,
January 1986
Suite for Flute and Piano (in four movements; 1983-1984)
First Performance: Festival of the Atlantic, New Jersey,
August 1990
Seclusion (violin and piano; 1983)
String Quartet No. 1 (in two movements; 1982-1983):
I. Grave II. Moderato; Allegro
First Performance: Leonia United Methodist Church, Leonia,New Jersey,
October 2001
Introduction
and Scherzo (violin and piano; 1980)
Vocal Works:
"Modim
Anachnu Lach", from the Jewish prayer (baritone, S.A.T.B. choir, cello and
piano; 2008)
Commissioned by Cantor Raphael Frieder
First
Performance: Merkin Concert Hall, May
2008
"Mi Sheberach", from the Jewish prayer (baritone, S.A.T.B.
choir, oboe, cello and piano; 2005)
Commissioned by Temple Israel of Great Neck: Dedicated
to Cantor Raphael Frieder
First Performances: Temple Israel of Great Neck, Long Island, September
2005
Merkin Concert Hall, New York, May 2006
Music for 7
biblical texts - co-composed with George Cavalieri:
"Songs of Worship"
(Revelation 5, for chorus and piano; 2007)
"A Song for the Nations" (Psalm
67, for chorus and piano; 2007)
"A Prayer of Moses - the Man of God" (Psalm
90, for chorus and piano; 2005)
"The Song of Moses and the Lamb" (Revelation
15, for chorus and piano; 2006)
"
Song of the Multitude from Every Nation" (Revelation
7 ; 9-12, for baritone, chorus and piano; 2005)
"Think On These Things" (Philippians 4 ; 8, for chorus and piano;
2005)
"Give Thanks" (Jeremaiah 33 ; 11, for chorus and piano; 2004)
Commissioned by Mr. George Cavalieri
As Long as the Candle is Lit (for S.A.T.B. choir and piano; 2003)
Commissioned by the Zamir Chorale
First Performance: Merkin Concert Hall, New York, March 2005
157 Songs in a popular style (1995-2008)
First Performance of 15 songs: Temple Israel, Great Neck,
New York, February 2000
Various sets premiered at Merkin Concert Hall, New York, in 2005,
2006 , 2007 & 2008
20 songs premiered in Tzavta, Tel Aviv, on
May 5, 2007
The Pond (vocalise & piano; 1996)
"Tov Lehodot", from the Jewish prayer (mezzo soprano and piano;
1995-1996)
First Performance: Christ & St. Stephen's Church, New
York, March 2004
"Shema", from the Jewish prayer (mezzo soprano and piano; 1996)
"Yehi Ratson", from the Jewish prayer - 2 versions in a popular
style (voice and piano; 1995)
Commissioned by Ms. Sharon-Esther Lampert
The Song On Crossing the Red Sea, "Shirat HaYam" (baritone and
piano; 1990)
Commissioned by Mr. Amos Schulberg
By Prana (soprano voice and bass clarinet; 1986)
First Performance: NYU Festival, May 1986
Jazz Works:
Seesaw (piano
trio; 2007)
Jazz Time (piano trio; 2007)
U.N.I. (co-composed with Yuval Edoot; for
piano, vibraphone, bass and drums; 2004)
Boppin' (piano
trio; 2004)
Bittersweet (piano
trio; 2004)
Orion In the Sky and On My Earth (piano trio; 1998)
The Other
Side of the Road (piano trio; 1998)
Quest (for flute, piano, bass and drums; 1996)
A Journey to Nowhere (for flute, piano, bass and drums; 1994)
Soul Seeks a Place (for flute, piano, bass and drums; 1994)
Timeless Night (for flute, piano, bass and drums; 1993)
Brazilian Dream (for flute, piano, bass and drums; 1992)
And Love for All (for flute, piano, bass
and drums; 1991-1992)
Melodie (for solo piano; 1989)
First Performance: Memorial Auditorium, Louisville, Kentucky, January
1991 (Winner of 1991 New Sounds Competition)
Ballade (for flute, piano, bass and drums; 1988)
Superfusion (for flute, piano, bass and drums; 1986-1988)
Variations on Four Jazz Tunes (for flute, piano, bass and drums; 1985)
Meira (for flute, piano, bass and drums; 1984)
Streams (for flute, piano, bass and drums; 1983)
Arabesque (for flute, piano, bass and drums; 1983)
Horizons (for flute, piano, bass and drums; 1982-1983)
Landscapes (for flute, piano, bass and drums; 1982)
Shallow Water ( for electric piano, acoustic piano, bass and drums; 1981)
First Performance: Israeli Jazz Festival, March
1982
Prophets ( for piano, flute, bass and drums;
1981)
First Performance: Israeli Jazz Festival, March
1982 (selected amongst the winning compositions at the
festival)
Orchestral Works:
Fantaisie Concertante (for harp, flute and string orchestra; 2006)
Commissioned by Mr. Gideon Vaisman for harpist Suzanna
Klintcharova
First Performance: Young Soloists of New York Chamber Orchestra, Kiril Tarpov
- conductor,
Symphony Space, New York, June 2006
Steps in the Wonderland (symphonic work; 1997-1998)
First Performance: Christ & St. Stephen's Church,
NewYork, March 1998
4 Performances by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
during the IPO's 70th Anniversary concert season, George Pehlivanian -
conductor, Jerusalem's Congress Center, Tel Aviv's Mann Auditorium, Haifa's Auditorium;
May 2007
Concerto
for Piano, Electronic Instruments, Choir and Orchestra (1989-1990)
Commissioned by Dr. Joseph Bookstein
First Performances: Sherwood Auditorium, La Jolla, California, July 1990
Alice Tully Hall, New York, May 1991
Verses (for flute and orchestra; 1984-1985)