Epoch was conceived in the final quarter of 2020 during the infamous Covid-19 pandemic. It is composed in a three-act structure of denial, desperation,...
Granada, the first movement of his Suite Espanola, represents a guitar serenade that is typical of many works by Albeniz in that is suggests, rather than...
It is ironic that Kiefer’s most popular march was not published until 1921, the year after his death. It was published by Charles L. Barnhouse who may have...
Style: Concert Band
Arranger / Composer: Kiefer, William H.; Rhea, Timothy
Melting Clocks is a quirky romp through Salvador Dalí’s painting 'The Persistence of Memory.' Quotes of the commissioning school’s fight song and alma mater...
The eight movements of Mementos for solo glockenspiel are the composer's aural realization of a subconscious full of the disturbing, hilarious, darkened, and...
A Moment of stillness; of mourning; of joy; of sadness; of reflection; of celebration; of meditation; of inspiration. Moments surround our lives. Some are long...
Nocturnes, Book 1 (for solo percussion) is a collection of concert works for advanced performers. Written during a challenging time, these solos were both a...
The serpent eating its own tail is an engaging image in and of itself , but perhaps more thought-provoking is an ouroboros as metaphor for curiosity....
Seductions for alto flute, cello, and marimba is inspired by the beautiful poetry of author Anne Carson and specifically her poem “Stanzas, Sexes, Seductions.”...
Smoke Screen is a fanfare for winds and percussion that would fit best opening or closing a concert program. Recurring, contrary-motion woodwind flourishes...
