Impromptu for Violin, Clarinet, cello and Piano, Op. 2
Date of Composition: 2006-07; rev. 2011, 2023
Duration: 3.5 Minutes
Commissioner: NA
Program Notes: Scored for Violin, Bb Clarinet, Cello & Piano, this petite quartet is lively and flowing in the manner of an impromptu gathering of friends, each riffing in a seemingly improvisatory style on a theme. After a relaxed adagio of a blues-infused call and response among the players, the opening theme returns in an even more joyous re-gathering. After a dramatic piano solo, all instruments join together for a resounding E-Flat finale.
Performance History:
-March 30, 2007; Waterman Theatre - SUNY Oswego; Oswego, New York – 7:30PM
-May 7th, 2007; Tyler Hall, Room 41 - SUNY Oswego; Oswego, New York – 6:30PM
-July 10th, 2010; Symbiosis - First Lutheran Church & School; Torrance, California – 7PM
-September 18th, 2010; Symbiosis - First Lutheran Church & School; Torrance, California – 7PM
-November 12th, 2014; Artifacto Ensemble; Music at MiMoDa – Paper or Plastik Cafe; West LA, CA – 8PM
-October 7th, 2016; Israel – 6:30PM
-December 8th, 2018; Half Step Chorus Annual Concert; Arcadia Presbyterian Church; Arcadia, CA – 7:30PM
-December 7th, 2019; Musica Vitale; Coronado Library; Coronado, California – 7:30PM
Impromptu for Flute, Clarinet, cello and Piano, Op. 2b
Date of Composition: 2010; rev. 2023
Duration: 3.5 Minutes
Commissioner: NA
Program Notes: Scored for Flute, Bb Clarinet, Cello & Piano, this petite quartet is lively and flowing in the manner of an impromptu gathering of friends, each riffing in a seemingly improvisatory style on a theme. After a relaxed adagio of a blues-infused call and response among the players, the opening theme returns in an even more joyous re-gathering. After a dramatic piano solo, all instruments join together for a resounding E-Flat finale.
Performance History:
-December 8th, 2012; Classical Revolution – LA Indie Series; Novel Cafe; Los Angeles, California – 2PM
-August 23rd, 2014; Solo Recital; Steinway Gallery; Pasadena, California - 4PM
-August 2nd, 2017; Performance Art Theatre; Freedom Square; Minsk, Belarus – 7PM
Impromptu for Violin, Oboe, cello and Piano, Op. 2c
Date of Composition: 2018; rev. 2023
Duration: 3.5 Minutes
Commissioner: NA
Program Notes: Scored for Violin, Oboe, Cello & Piano, this petite quartet is lively and flowing in the manner of an impromptu gathering of friends, each riffing in a seemingly improvisatory style on a theme. After a relaxed adagio of a blues-infused call and response among the players, the opening theme returns in an even more joyous re-gathering. After a dramatic piano solo, all instruments join together for a resounding E-Flat finale.
Performance History: