Performed by the Syracuse University Contemporary Music Ensemble on May 3, 2012. (Instrumentation: Flute, Oboe/English Horn, Clarinet (B-flat, E-flat, and Bass), 2 Trumpets, Piano, Percussion, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, 2 Cellos)

Savage Light-Celestial for Chamber Orchestra

Performed by the Syracuse University Wind Ensemble with Brent Paris Conducting on December 8, 2012.

So Sad A Wonder for Wind Ensemble

Performed by the Spruce Quartet (Alexi Kenney, Caroline Goulding, Ji Hee Han, and Tony Rymer) in Jordan Hall on May 7, 2013.

Excerpt From Book Of Prayers for String Quartet

Reading with the New England Conservatory Philharmonia on December 13, 2013, conducted by Earl Lee.

To See the Stars Again for Orchestra

Performed by Bi-le Zhang (flute), Jonathan Gentry (oboe), Diana Searle (clarinet), Andrew Bass (horn), and Christina Dioguardi (bassoon) in Jordan Hall on September 24, 2014.

Secret Litanies for Woodwind Quintet

Performed by Dominique Kim, Adam Floyd, Chu Chun Jean Huang, and Joseph Gotoff on Novmeber 21, 2017 at New England Conservatory.

Dona nobis pacem (Grant us peace) is a dire plea for peace and comfort; it embodies the despair within our hearts in the face of corruption, the cries amidst cruelty and violence, the sneers at injustice, the whimpers when helplessness overwhelms. At times resigned and somber, at other times impassioned and contemptuous, Dona nobis pacem is a meditation on the torments that stir within us, provoking us to cry out, “Grant us peace!”

In this piece, the plea remains unanswered. But it is with sincere hope that it does not fall on deaf ears.

Dona nobis pacem for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, and Piano

Performed by Chu Chun Jean Huang on April 17 in Jordan Hall. www.violinjeanius.com

Ciaccona for violin alone

Composed for the Cochran Wrenn Duo and the Marlborough High School Wind Ensemble. Premiered April 26, 2018 with Gary Piazza conducting.

Cody W. Forrest

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