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FRESHMAN
Lioncourt 3 Melodies Gregorian organ trans ____ SAEM
Schuman 3 Romances trans ____ Zimmerman cas Southern
Debussy Syrinx trans, unacc 1913 Jobert
Debussy Rhapsodie orch 1919 Londeix lib Durand
VaughnWilliams 6 studies in Eng. Folksong trans 1927 Durand
Nin Le Chant du Veilleur w/voice 1933 Goury CD Eschig
Bozza Aria 1939 Rascher LP Leduc
Lantier Sicilienne 1944 Hemke LP Leduc
Jolivet Fantasie Impromptu 1953 cassette Leduc
Rueff Chanson et Passepied WW5arr. 1957 Hemke LP Leduc
Muczynski Sonata 1972 Tse CD Schirmer
Stockhausen Tierkreis (un)acc. 1976 Dirlam LP Stockha.
Hovhaness Suite w/guitar 1979 Perconti CD Peer
Quate Light of Sothis 1987 Murphy cas Leduc

 SOPHOMORE
Dinicu/HeifetzHor Staccato trans ---- Murphy cas
Caplet Legend orch 1904 Gauthier CD
Koechlin Etudes collection ---- Londeix LP EFM
Glazounov Concerto orch 1939 Rousseau LP Leduc
Milhaud Scaramouche orch&WW5arr 1939 Gauthier CD, Londeix LP Salabert Schott
Heiden Sonata 1943 Sinta LP B&H
Britten 6 Metamorphoses trans, unacc 1952 Mack lib Schott
Hindemith Sonata 1956 Londeix lib Leduc
Markovitch Complainte et Danse 1966 Londeix cas Leduc
Grundman Concertante band 1973 Underwood B&H
Noda ImprovsI,II,III,Mai Phoenix unac 1970 Wytko III, Lond cas I Leduc
Tcherepnine Sonatine Sportive WW4 arr 1970 Mule cas Leduc
Benson Concertino band 1974 MCA
Rorem A Picnic on the Marne 1984 Murphy cas B&H
Galante Shu Gath Manna w/DX7 1987 Hunter CD
 

JUNIOR
Bach 6 Cello Suites unacc.trans --- RamsaylibI, Ricker 2, Kynas3 Lemoine
Schmidt Legend orch 1919 Durand
Hindemith Concertpiece alto duet 1933 McGinnis/Marx
Creston Sonata --- 1939 Radnof cas Wytko Cd Shawnee
Bozza Improvisation & Caprice unacc 1944 Perconti Leduc
Desenclos Prelude Cadence et Finale --- 1956 Londeix LP Leduc
Maurice Tableaux de Provence 1960 Wytko CD Lemoine
Husa Elegie et Rondo orch 1961 Wytko LP Leduc
Cowell Air & Scherzo -- 1963 Gwozdz CD AMP
Robert Cadenza -- 1974 Londeix LP EFM
Smith Fantasia band 1983 Underwood Wingert-Jones
Shrude Shadows & Dawning sop. sx 1984 Sampen LP manuscript
Beerman Passages sop sx 1986 ACA
Shrude Renewing the Myth -- 1988 Sampen CD manus.
Forsyth Breaking Through -- 1991 Murphy cas manus.
 

SENIOR


Demersseman Fantasie 1860 Murphy cas Costal.
Ibert Concertino orch 1935 Rousseau LP Leduc
Bonneau Caprice en forme de valse unac 1935 Mule cas Leduc
Villa-Lobos Fantasia sop sx/orch 1948 Rousseau lib Southern
Larsson Konsert orch 1952 Elkin
Martin Ballade orch 1966 Universal
Husa Concerto band 1972 Hemke LP AMP
Denisov Sonate 1973 Delange CD Leduc
Gotkovsky Brillance 1974 Murphy cas EFM
Shrude Evolution V w/sx 4 1976 Sampen LP manus.
Dahl Concerto band 1979 Hemke LP Eur/Am
Demars 7th Healing Song w/tape 1983 Wytko CD manus.
Karlins Seasons unacc. 1987 Murphy cas ACA
Kechley In the Dragon's Garden w/guitar 1992 Bongiorno CD manus
Larsen Holy Roller 1997 Bro CD Oxford

GRADUATE


Mays Concerto orch 1974 Sampen lib manus
Jan Bach My Very First Solo 1974 Murphy cas manus.
Finney Concerto band 1976 Hemke cas Peters
Stockhausen In Friendship unacc 1977 Delange CD Stock. Verlag
Lennon Distances Within Me 1979 Forger cas Dorn
Berio Sequenza IXb unacc 1980 Delange CD Universal
Beerman Concerto w/tape 1981 Sampen LP ACA
Noda Pulse 72 unacc 1982 Murphy cas Leduc
Denisov Concerto Piccolo w/perc ens 1982 Delange cas Leduc
Albright Sonata 1984 Sampen CD Peters
Bolcom Lilith 1984 Hunter CD Marks
Tower Wings unacc 1991 Murphy cas AMP
Harbison San Antonio 1995 Murphy cas

ADDITIONAL UNACC

  ADDITIONAL W/BAND


Karg-Elert Sonata Creston Concerto
Persichetti Parable (Minor cas) Erickson Concerto
Rueff Divertimento Whitney Intro. & Samba
Rosse Le Frene Egare Bencriscutto Serenade
Paganini Caprice (Roberts CD) arr.Schuller Tribute to Rudy Weidoeft
Lauba Steady Study on the Boogie Jager Concerto
Del Borgo Soliloquy & Dance

 

ETUDES
Freshman
Voxman Selected Studies Rubank
Paquot 12 Melodic Etudes Leduc
Ferling 48 Studies Leduc
Berberguier 18 Exercises Leduc
Sophomore
Koechlin 15 Concert Etudes EFM
Karg Elert 30 Studies for Flute Well-tempered Press
Mule 53 Etudes, Bk. 1 Leduc
Samyn Transcendental Etudes Billaudot
Junior
Lacour 28 modes de Messiaen Billaudot
Mule Etudes Varies Leduc
Mule 53 Etudes, bk # 2 Leduc
 Senior
Lauba Etudes
Mule 53 Etudes bk. 3 Leduc
Bozza Caprices Leduc
Londeix Etudes Varies Leduc

SIGHTREADING
Bach ANY
Marches ANY
Lacour 100 Dechiffrages Billaudot
Lacour 28 modes de Messiaen Billaudot
Paquot 12 Melodic Etudes Leduc
Berkowitz New Approach to Sight Singing Norton
Karg-Elert Sonata
Ruggerio Etudes

DUETS
Hindemith Concertstuck
Dubois Caprices
Lauba Adria
John David Lamb 6 Barefoot Dances
Leclair/Londeix Sonate
Galante Saxsounds III, Diminishing Returns
Smith, Glenn Mood Music II, Etoile
Christmas Jazz duets
 Mozart  Canon Inversus

 TRIOS
 Albright  Doodah
 Lamb  Madrigal
 Bach/Dedrick  Three Part Invention #8
QUARTETS
Freshmen
Gibbons/Hemke Fantazia trans
arr. Harvey Agincourt Song trans.
Scarlatti/Hemke Sonata 44 trans. Southern Chicago CD
 Bach  Air  trans
JC Bach Sinfonia trans
Singelee Premier Quatuor 1857 Molenaar
Pierne La Veille de l'Ange gardien 1938 Leduc Mule cas
Lantier Andante & Scherzo 1942  Leduc
 Frackenpohl  Ragtime Suite  1974  Shawnee
 Lauba  Chinese Rag  l986  manuscript
Glass Concerto 1999
Sophomore
Gershwin/Grossman 3 Preludes trans
Florio Allegro de concert 1880
Poulenc arr. Suite Francaise
Bozza Andante and Scherzo 1938 Leduc Rollin Phones CD
Poot Scherzo 1955 Elkin
Dedrick Modern Art Suite 1968 Kendor
Pousseur Vue Sur les Jardins Interdits 1973 Zerboni
Berlin/May Cheek to Cheek 1977 Shawnee
Del Borgo Quartet 1987 Dorn
P. D'Rivera NY Suite 1990 Inter. Opus
Torke, Michael July Boosey & Hawkes
Junior
Marshall Goldrush Suite 1959 Shawnee
Absil Suite Op. 90 1959 Elkin
Glazounov Quatuor 1959 Peters Helios, Rollin Phones
JeanJean Quatuor 1959 Salabert AirForce cas
Rivier Grave and Presto 1966 Billaudot Chicago CD
Foss Quartet 1985  Roncorp
Wagner, Wolfram Saxophonquartett 1997 Apoll
Senior
Bozza Nuages 1946 Leduc
Schmidt Quatuor 1948  Leduc  Mule cas, lib CD 517307
Desenclos Quatuor 1964 Leduc Helios cas
Lacour Quatuor 1969 Billaudot
Karlins Quartet # 2 1979 ACA Wytko CD
Galante Sax Sounds 1980 Dorn
Cage Four5 1991 Peters
Maslanka Quartet 1999

Graduate
Xenakis Xas 1987 Salabert
Wuorinen

Quintets
Shrude Evolution V (Alto w/sax quartet)
Bach Suite (Alto w/sax quartet)
Dorsey Oodles of Noodles (Alto w/sax quartet)
Grainger SAATB
Bach Airs (SSATB)
Supersax AATTB + rhythm

Mixed Ensembles (Milhaud & Rueff on solo list)
Tcherepnine Sonatine (ob,cl,bsn)
Tull Concerto da Camera, w/brass 5
Milhaud Creation du Monde (chamber orchestra)
Walton Facade
Villa Lobos several ensembles
 Arma  Divertimento No. 18, flute/alto sax
 Bruch/Gee  3 Pieces, cl/asx/piano
 Nin  Le Chant du Veilleur, voice/asx/piano
 Horvit  Land of Dreams, voice/choir/asx/organ
 Eychene  Cantilene et Danse, vln/asx/piano
 Piazolla, Kechley, Brandon, Hovhannes, Towner, Beaser  all with guitar
 Whitney, Maslanka, Austin  all with percussion
Programing factors/personal repertoire at fingertips
Orchestral piece (for competitions), solo with band (with H.S. bands), unaccompanied (portable)
period (transcription, standard literature, contemporary)
encore (short/fast, slow/pretty)
 
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