My Composition Portfolio

Cycles III: for three marimbas - September 1995

First performed by: Jeff Piscitello, Dan Wierzbicki, and Brian Dilts, November 1995

Rapid: for viola and cello - October 1996

Written for and first performed by: Cynthia Fogg (viola) and Thom Flaherty (cello), October 1996

Mind Patterns: for percussion ensemble - December 1996-October 1997

Written for Andrew Penrod

First performed by: Andrew Penrod (marimba and vibes soloist), Jeff Piscitello (drum set), Greg Boland (bells, auxillary), Elhannan Lloyd Keller (vibes, chimes, triangle, bells), Beth Hoffman (marimba), Kevin Clyde (marimba), John Myers (electric bass). Under the direction of Chris Hanning, November 1997

Reflections: for flute and oboe - November 1997-February 1998

Written for Hannah Banghart

First performed by Hannah Banghart (oboe) and Steve McGhee (flute), April 1998

Piano Etude: for solo piano - February-March 1998

First performed by Lona Kozik, December 1998

Barriers: for piano quartet - March-April 1998, revised October 1998

Written for Rebecca Weaver, dedicated to Paul Tennessen

First performed by Jennifer Killinger (violin), Loretta Klitko (viola), Ashley Hartman (cello), Lona Kozik (piano), and Mendel Lee (conductor), December 1998

Straight On Red: by the Pat Metheny Group, arranged for percussion ensemble by Mendel Lee - October 1998

Written for and first performed by the West Chester University Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Chris Hanning, November 1998

Desert Sculptures: for two mallet players - July-November 1998

First performed by Chris Hanning (vibes, bells, xylophone, marimba) and Ralph Sorrentino (marimba, vibes), December 1998

Shades of Three: for three flutes - December 1998-January 1999

Written for the Strath Haven High School/West Chester University project funded by the American Composers Forum

First performed by David Buck, Susanna Thon, and Gabriella West, April 1999

Surrounded By Mirrors: for Bb bass clarinet, Bb clarinet, 88 key MIDI keyboard controller, X5DR Synthesizer, and Max 3.5.9 - March-April 1999

Dedicated to Michelle Koch. Uses digital audio readings of a poem Surrounded By Mirrors, written by Mendel Lee for Michelle Koch, read by Jennifer Shaffer and Mendel Lee

First performed by Jack Grimes (Bb bass clarinet, Bb clarinet) and Mendel Lee (synthesizer), May 1999

Future Projects

Summer New Music Ensemble Project

Summer New Music Ensemble Concert organized by Jennifer Shaffer and Mendel Lee for July 20th, 1999

Surrounded By Mirrors: for Bb bass clarinet, Bb clarinet, 88 Key MIDI Keyboard controller, X5DR Synthesizer, and Max

to be revised over the summer

Proclamations: for wind ensemble

in progress

Cycles I: for solo marimba

in progress