Commissioned and premiered by Michiko Otaki, 2014. Somers describes Down Jersey as that part of Southern New Jersey in which the watershed drains into Delaware Bay, not Delaware River or the Atlantic Ocean. Vast marshes, meandering rivers, and small towns are found here. A half dozen images are presented for solo piano: Spring Comes to Turkey Point, Dragonflies in the Fields, Over Into Campground, Old Greenwich Friends Meeting House, On the Cohansey, Purple Martins Gathering.

Commissioned and premiered by Ron Levy, 2008. The Maurice River is fed by drainage from the famous New Jersey Pine Barrens, is dammed to create Union Lake in Millville, and then ambles southward, gaining in size, to empty into the marshes of the Delaware Bay. Of its 50 miles, the lowest 10 are a navigable waterway. Somers was inspired to compose these six pieces, which depict both the small town life of South Jersey and the natural wonders of the river's variety. These include County Fair Opening Day, Strolling Downtown, War Memorial, Gliding Raptors, Moonrise Over the Salt Marsh, The Maurice River Flows to the Bay.

Commissioned by Hagaman Memorial Library, East Haven, Connecticut on the occasion of its centennial, and premiered there by Ron Levy, 2009. A commission to celebrate the 100th anniversary of an East Haven, Connecticut library, East Haven Spirits explores the town and its surroundings through the Dewey Decimal System. Images depicted include a local iron foundry, New England churches, "Fog on the Sound," and the ghosts of a Revolutionary War fort.