1. A Host of Sparrows; 2. A Chattering of Choughs; 3. An Ostentation of Peacocks; 4. A Watch of Nightingales; 5. A Party of Jays; 6. An Exalting of Larks.

1. Moderato; 2. Allegretto; 3. Larghetto Sostenuto; 4. Allegro ma Sostenuto-Allegro Presto. Dur. 18'

Dedicated to and premiered by Lucy Wenger, piano and Mayu Tsuda, violin.

Commissioned by the Music Teachers National Association. Based on lines from Shakespeare. Dedicated to and premiered by Laura Gordy, piano, and Peggy Benkeser, percussion. Special techniques used include playing pizzicato inside the piano and playing vibraphone arco with either cello or bass bows. Set includes full score, piano score, and percussion score.

Commissioned by David Buice and Peggy Benkeser. First performance March 18, 2001, David Buice, harpsichord, and Peggy Benkeser, percussion.

Based on paintings by the artist Anne Wills. Score includes color reproductions of paintings from the original exhibit. Premiered by Roxanne Rea in 1999.

Commissioned by the Greater Marietta Music Teachers Association. Premier performance April 12, 2000, Atlanta. Margaret Zuber, pianist.

Commissioned by and premiered by pianist Judy Thomas.

Dedicated to pianist Lucy Wenger. Premiered by Wenger on the CD "Through an Open Window", featuring works by 20th and 21st Century American composers. Duration: 20 minutes.