Elation.  Flute and piano accompaniment in three short movements without pause.  

Susan Waller (flute)
Victoria Neve (piano)

Neo-traditional structure, using jazz idioms.

Performed July 23, 2004 at the 2nd Annual Festival of Contemporary Music, Oakland, California.

 

Elation For Piano and Flute

A modern classical work for string quartet.

A Lightness of Being for String Quartet

Duet for tuba in F and piano in a jazz/classical fusion.

Breezy for Tuba and Piano

When my daughter was 3, I was inspired to capture her musically. She was an energetic and playful toddler who didn't take naps. She would play happily all day, but by 7:00pm, like clockwork, she would start crying from exhaustion. This meltdown would go on for about a half-hour, then she would stop crying and slip into a deep, peaceful sleep. The next day, she'd do all lover again. 

The title, "Once Three, Too," is a pun: the piece is in 3-2 meter (mostly), and all of us were once three, too.

In four movements
I. At Play - Allegro vivo
II. Tantrum - Presto furioso
III. Slumber - Tranquillo
IV. At Play, Again - Allegro vivo

Once Three, Too for Clarinet and Bassoon

String Quartet in three movements
1. Presto
2. Lento espressivo
3. Allegro con brio

2005

Yitzhak Santis