A Little Bit of … (1976) [5:00]
First position only.
For Strings
Publisher: Ludwig Music Pub. Co.
Commission: the New York State String Teachers Association
All Nature Plays (2009) [9:00]
For Orchestra
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Commission: Bellingham, WA Symphony Orchestra
Premiere: Bellingham Symphony Orchestra, Roger Briggs, conductor, February, 2009.
American Airs and Dances (1998) [18:00]
For Orchestra (also exists in a version for band)
Publisher: Carl Fischer, Inc.
Commission: the Williamsville School District, Williamsville, NY
Premiere: February, 1999.
Art Creates Artists (1996) [3:00]
For Orchestra
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Commission: the Atlantic Center for the Arts
Premiere: Florida Youth Orchestra, Jonathon May, conductor, February 1997.
Beyond the Land (1988) [28:00]
A symphony for orchestra.
For Orchestra
Publisher: Galaxy-E.C. Schirmer
Commission: Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra
Premiere: March 10, 1990.
Centennial for Orchestra (1993) [4:00]
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Commission: the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for its 100th Anniversary.
Premiere: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Yuri Temirkanov, conductor, October, 1995.
City by the Lake (1968) [6:30]
A portrait of Rochester, New York (3222/2231/timp+2/hrp./str.)
For Full Orchestra
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.
Premiere: Rochester Philharmonic, Samuel Johnes, conductor, November, 1968.
Concertino (1954) [6:00]
First position only.
For String Orchestra
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.
Concertino #2 (1976) [12:00]
For String Orchestra
Publisher: Ludwig Music Pub. Co.
Premiere: St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Adler, conductor, June 1977.
Concertino #3 (1993) [12:00]
Publisher: Ludwig Music Pub. Co.
Commission: the MENC of Missouri
Concerto for Orchestra (1971) [20:00]
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Premiere: Western Michigan Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Butler, conductor, June, 1971.
Drifting on Winds and Currents (2010) [9:00]
For Orchestra
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Commission: Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra
Premiere: Las Vegas Symphony Orchestra, David Itkin, conductor, November 2010.
Elegy (1962) [7:30]
For String Orchestra
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Premiere: Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Donald Johannos, conductor, November, 1962.
Five American Folk Tunes (1998) [10:00]
For String Orchestra in the first position
Publisher: Black Squirrel Press
Four Early American Folk Songs (1962) [7:00]
First position only
For String Orchestra
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.
In Just Spring (1984) [8:00]
An overture
For Full Orchestra
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Commission: the Philadelphia Youth Orchestra.
Joi, Amor, Cortezia (1982) [16:00]
(2222/perc./str.)
For Chamber Orchestra
Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc.
Premiere: Texas Little Symphony, John Giordano, conductor, November, 1982.
Jubilee (1958) [7:00]
A prelude (3333/4331/timp+3/pno/str.)
For Full Orchestra
Publisher: Associated Music Pub., Inc.
Premiere: Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Paul Kletzky, conductor, November, 1958.
Kol Nidre (1997) [5:00]
For Orchestra
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Publishers
Commission: The Museum of Jewish Culture, New York City.
Lament (1968) [5:00]
For Baritone and Chamber Orchestra
Publisher: Ludwig Music Pub. Co.
Premiere: Eastman Musica Nova, Richard Pittman, conductor, December, 1968.
Man Lebt Nur Einmal (One Lives but Once) [23:00]
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Commission: the 300th Anniversary of the Mannheim Orchestra.
Premiere: National Theater Orchestra, Mannheim, February 28, 2004.
Max und Moritz (1997) [25:00]
For Narrator and Orchestra
Publisher: Advance Music
Premiere: Bochum, German, June 4, 2000.
Requiescat in Pace (1963) [12:00]
In Memory of President John F. Kennedy
For Full Orchestra
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Premiere: Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Donald Johannos, conductor, November, 1963.
Shadow Dances (1990) [15:00]
(3333/4331/timp+3/str.)
For Full Orchestra
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Premiere: Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute, June, 1991.
Show an Affirming Flame (2001) [7:00]
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Premiere: New York Chamber Symphony, November 11, 2001.
Sinfonietta for Orchestra (1971) [7:00]
Publisher: Samuel H. Adler
Premiere: Allegheny College Orchestra, Samuel Adler, conductor, May, 1971.
Summer Stock (1955) [5:00]
An overture (2222/222/timp+2/str.)
For Full Orchestra
Publisher: Associated Music Pub., Inc.
Premiere: San Antonio Symphony Orchestra, Victor Alessandro, conductor, January, 1956.
Symphony #1 (1953) [22:00]
For Full Orchestra
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Premiere: Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Walter Hendl, conductor, December, 1953.
Symphony #2 (1957) [24:00]
For Full Orchestra
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Premiere: Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Walter Hendl, conductor, February, 1958.
Symphony #3 “Diptych” (1960, rev 1980-81) [14:30]
Winds in 4s, brass in 4s
For Wind Orchestra
Publisher: C.F. Peters
Commission: the American Wind Symphony Orchestra, Robert Boudreau, conductor.
Premiere: July 1961 (original). Eastman Wind Ensemble, January 1981 (revised).
Symphony #4 “Geometrics” (1967) [27:00]
For Full Orchestra
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Premiere: Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Donald Johannos, conductor, May, 1970.
Symphony #5 “We Are the Echoes” (1975) [28:00]
For Mezzo-Soprano and Full Orchestra
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Premiere: Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Samuel Adler, conductor, Jan DeGaetani, mezzo-soprano, November, 1976.
Symphony #6 (1985) [22:00]
For Full Orchestra
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Commission: the Koussevitsky Foundation for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman, conductor.
The Feast of Lights (1955) [4:00]
Variations on two Chanukah melodies
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.
Premiere: Boston Pops, Arthur Fiedler, conductor, Summer, 1956.
The Fixed Desire of the Human Heart (1988) [9:00]
For Orchestra
Publisher: Galaxy-E.C. Schirmer
Premiere: Geneva, Switzerland, July 5, 1988.
Time in Tempest Everywhere (1993) [17:00]
For Soprano, Oboe, Piano, and Chamber Orchestra
Publisher: Theodore Presser
Premiere: The Plymouth Trio and the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Ed London, conductor, May 7, 1995.
To Celebrate a Miracle (1991) [13:00]
A Chanukah Suite (3222/4331/timp+3/str.)
For Orchestra
Publisher: Transcontinental Music Pub. Co.
Toccata (1954) [12:00]
(3333/4331/timp+3/pno/str)
For Full Orchestra
Publisher: Associated Music Pub., Inc.
Premiere: Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Walter Hendl, conductor, February 1955.