List of Compositions

CONCERT BAND  |  ORCHESTRA  |  CHOIR 
SMALL ENSEMBLE  |  SOLOIST & PIANO  |  SOLO PIANO  |  FILM

CONCERT BAND WORKS

AGORA (2003, revised 2005)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 4 hn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 4 perc, piano
Commissioned by the Minnesota Symphonic Winds for the 25th anniversary season of 2002-2003
 Premiered: May 3, 2003, Minnesota Symphonic Winds, Timothy Mahr, conductor
Second Place Winner, Claude T. Smith Composition Contest, 2003
Selection, National Band Association Young Composer Mentor Project, 2004
Selection, California State University Bakersfield Concert Band Guest Composer Series, 2006
Finalist, 2006 Penfield Music Composition Contest
 
CAPITOL FANFARE (2017)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 2 hn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 3 perc
Commissioned by the Minnesota State Band of St. Paul, Minnesota, Keith Liuzzi, conductor,
in celebration of the reopening of the Minnesota State Capitol
 Premiered: Aug. 11, 2017, Minnesota State Band, Keith Liuzzi, conductor

CHRISTINE'S LULLABY (2006)
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 Instrumentation: 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, a cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 2 hrn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 1 perc
Premiered: Mar. 26, 2007, Fox Lane High School Symphonic Band, Paul Tooker, conductor
 
THE EAGLE'S ISLAND (2001, revised 2007)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 2 hn, 2 tbn, tuba, timp, 3 perc
Premiered: June 3, 2001, Southwest HS Wind Ensemble, Keith Liuzzi, conductor
First Place Winner, Minnesota Music Educators Association Collegiate Composition Contest, 2002
 
LAKE HARRIET BANDSHELL BLUES (2021)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 2 hn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, drum set, bells
Premiered: Aug. 4, 2021, Minnesota State Band, Keith Liuzzi, conductor

MAGNIFICENT DESOLATION (1999)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, ob, bsn, 2 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 2 hn, 2 tbn, tuba, timp, 3 perc
Recorded: May 29, 1999, Southwest HS Wind Ensemble, Keith Liuzzi, conductor		  
 

THE MINNESOTA PORTRAITS (2003, revised 2006)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 2 hn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 3 perc
 Commissioned by the City of Lakes Community Band
Premiered: Nov. 13, 2003, Calhoun-Isles Community Band, Richard Raaen, conductor
 

MONUMENTS (2006)
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 Instrumentation: 2 fl, ob, bsn, 2 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
2 tpt,  hn, 2 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 2 perc
Commissioned by the Carondelet Catholic School Concert Band
Officially premiered: May 30, 2007, Carondelet Catholic School Concert Band, Jeffrey Ruhnke, conductor
 

NOW THE TRUMPET SUMMONS (2000, revised 2018)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, ob, 3 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 2 hn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 3 perc
Premiered: Mar. 21, 2000, Southwest HS Wind Ensemble, Keith Liuzzi, conductor
First Place Winner, Minnesota Music Educators Association High School Composition Contest, 2001
 

REMEMBRANCE (2009)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 4 hn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 3 perc
Commissioned by Carl R. Schenker, Jr. and Susan Sherman Richardson
for premiere by the Minnesota Symphonic Winds
Premiered: Oct. 24, 2009, Minnesota Symphonic Winds, Timothy Mahr, conductor
Finalist, 2013 Penfield Music Commission Project Composition Contest for Wind Ensemble Music
 

RINGS (2021)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 4 hn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 4 perc
Commissioned for the 2022 Three Rivers Conference Honor Band, Reid Wixson, conductor
Premiered: Nov. 14, 2022,  Three Rivers Conference Honor Band, Reid Wixson, conductor

SCANDIUM (1999)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, ob, bsn, 2 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax, 3 tpt, 2 hn, 2 tbn, tuba, timp, 3 perc
Premiered: Feb. 11, 1999, Southwest HS Wind Ensemble, Keith Liuzzi, conductor

  
 

SCULPTURES (2022)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 4 hn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 4 perc
Commissioned for the 2022 Three Rivers Conference Honor Band, Reid Wixson, conductor
Premiered: Nov. 14, 2022,  Three Rivers Conference Honor Band, Reid Wixson, conductor

SOUTHWEST MEMORIES (2016)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 4 hn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 4 perc, piano (opt.)
Commissioned by the Southwest Foundation of Minneapolis, Minnesota,
for the Southwest Wind Ensemble, Reid Wixson, conductor, in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Southwest High School
 Premiered: Dec. 12, 2016, Southwest Wind Ensemble, Reid Wixson, conductor

SPIN (2018, published 2020)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 2 hn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 4 perc
Dedicated to Timothy Mahr, Peter Hamlin, Keith Liuzzi and Jeffrey Ruhnke
Premiered: May 5, 2019, Minnesota Symphonic Winds, Timothy Mahr, conductor
Published by C. Alan Publications

TWO DECEMBER CAROLS (2013)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 2 hn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 4 perc
Commissioned by the Calhoun-Isles Community Band and Ann M. Verme
in memory of Carol Voight
 Premiered: Dec. 17, 2013, Calhoun-Isles Community Band, Tedd Gullickson, conductor
 

WHERE THE WHISPER MEETS THE STORM (2002)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 4 hn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 3 perc, piano
Recorded: Oct. 29, 2002, St. Olaf Band, Timothy Mahr, conductor
Second Place Winner, Minnesota Music Educators Association Collegiate Composition Contest, 2003

  
 

THE WILLING (2004, revised 2006)
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 Instrumentation: 2 fl, ob, bsn, 3 cl, b cl, 2 a sax, t sax, b sax,
3 tpt, 4 hn, 3 tbn, euph, tuba, timp, 4 perc, piano
Co-commissioned by the Cornell University Symphonic Band,
the Ithaca College Campus Band and the St. Olaf College Valhalla Band
Premiered: Mar. 4, 2005, Cornell University Symphonic Band, James Patrick Miller, conductor
 
 

ORCHESTRA WORKS
 

APRIL SKY (2014)
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 Instrumentation: 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bsn, 2 hrn, 2 tpt, 2 tbn, tuba, timp, 1 perc, strings
Premiered: June 20, 2015, Northern Symphony Orchestra, Michael Halstenson, conductor
 

BIRMINGHAM (2006)
With spoken text from the writings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Instrumentation: 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bsn, 4 hrn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tuba, timp, 2 perc, narrator (opt.), strings
Premiered: May 6, 2007, Kenwood Symphony Orchestra, Jeffrey Stirling, conductor; Edward Toussaint, narrator
 

CHRISTINE'S LULLABY (2001, revised 2005)
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 Instrumentation: 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bsn, 2 hrn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tuba, timp, 1 perc, harp, strings
Premiered: May 4, 2003, Minnesota Youth Symphony Orchestra, Manny Laureano, conductor
 

HISTORY'S UNMARKED GRAVE (2003)
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 Instrumentation: 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, b cl, 2 bsn, 4 hrn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tuba, timp, 4 perc, piano, harp, strings
Recorded: Apr. 16, 2003, St. Olaf Orchestra, Steven Amundson, conductor

  
 

THE MINNESOTA PORTRAITS (2004)
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 Instrumentation: pic, 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bsn, 4 hrn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tuba, timp, 3 perc, harp, strings
Premiered: Nov. 21, 2004, St. Olaf Philharmonia, Jo Ann Polley, conductor
 

THE WILLING (2005)
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 Instrumentation: 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bsn, 4 hrn, 3 tpt, 3 tbn, tuba, timp, 2 perc, strings
Premiered: Sept. 11, 2005, 9-11 Tribute Concert Orchestra, Jeffrey Stirling, conductor
 

CHORAL WORKS
 

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ST. OLAF MUSIC DEPARTMENT (2004)
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Text by Carl Schroeder
Instrumentation: Unaccompanied SATB choir
Premiered: Feb. 25, 2005, Gretchen Baglyos, Sonja Tengblad, Sammi Block,
Annie Bossard, George Bagan, Matthew Peterson, David Sims

  
 

SNOWFLAKE SONG (2005)
 Text by Joyce Kennedy
Instrumentation: SSA choir with piano or harp
Premiered: Jan. 5, 2006, Seven Gifts, Carsten Slostad, conductor
Commissioned by Carsten Slostad/Seven Gifts

  
 

TWO DECEMBER CAROLS (2005, published 2009)
 Texts by Joyce Kennedy and Shannon King
Instrumentation: SATB choir with piano or harp
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Commissioned in celebration of Carsten Slostad's 30 years as conductor of the Wells Fargo Chorus
Premiered: Dec. 11, 2005, Wells Fargo Chorus, 3M Sounds of Harmony,
St. Paul Travelers Choir, Carolyn Albert, harp, Carsten Slostad, conductor
Winner of the ERM Media Masterworks Prize, 2006
Published by Boosey & Hawkes
 

SMALL ENSEMBLE WORKS
 

APRIL SKY (2009)
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 Instrumentation: string orchestra
Composed for the Champlin Park High School Concert Orchestra
Premiered: April 5, 2009, Champlin Park High School Concert Orchestra, Judy Blomgren, conductor

CHRISTINE'S LULLABY (2003)
 Instrumentation: piano quintet (string quartet and piano)
Premiered Sept. 11, 2003, Boston, MA musicians

CLAUSSEN'S ELEVEN (2003)
 Instrumentation: saxophone ensemble (3 alto saxophone, 2 tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone)
Commissioned by Kurt Claussen
Premiered: July 10, 2003, Falcon Ridge Middle School 7th Grade Saxophone Ensemble, Kurt Claussen, conductor

CLAUSSEN'S ELEVEN  (2004)
 Instrumentation: saxophone quartet (SATB)
Premiered: Aug. 11, 2004, Ancia Saxophone Quartet Summer Workshop Ensemble, Kurt Claussen, conductor

CORE EVENT (2002)
 Instrumentation: tenor saxophone, timpani, drum set and piano
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Premiered: Feb. 25, 2003, Michael Smith, tenor saxophone, Dave Hagedorn, timpani,
Jonathan Feustel, drum set, Carl Schroeder, piano

FROM WITHIN (2002)
 Instrumentation: piano quintet (string quartet and piano)
Premiered: Nov. 22, 2002, Christopher Noel, Beth Youngblood, violin,
Philip Knutson, viola, Greg Nelson, cello, Carl Schroeder, piano

GRASSHOPPERS GONE WILD (2004)
 Instrumentation: percussion ensemble (timpani, chimes, bells, 2 snare, toms, cymbals, triangle, bass drum, piano)
Premiered May 6, 2004, St. Olaf Percussion Class, Sara Heimsoth, conductor

HISTORIC FORT SNELLING (2015)
 Instrumentation: flute ensemble and snare drum (2 piccolo, 2 flute, alto flute, bass flute, snare drum)
 Commissioned by Inez Bergquist and Karen Koepp
for premiere by Flute Cocktail
Premiered: July 20, 2015, Flute Cocktail, Cindy Farrell, conductor

PICTURES OF A GRAND CANYON SUNSET (2005)
 Instrumentation: string orchestra
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Premiered: Jan. 21, 2005, Really Good Chamber Ensemble, Matthew Peterson, conductor

PLEASE, ADJUDICATOR #6... (2001)
 Instrumentation: flute, 2 clarinets, alto saxophone, trumpet, piano
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 Premiered: Apr. 19, 2001, Kelsey Campbell, flute, Megan Morson, Saresse Nelson, clarinet,
Ralph Sievert, alto saxophone, Ben Bussey, trumpet, Carl Schroeder, piano
 

WORKS FOR SOLOIST AND PIANO
 

BIRMINGHAM (2006)
 Text by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
 Instrumentation: spoken voice and piano
Premiered: Jan. 13, 2006, Helen Schroeder, speaker, Carl Schroeder, piano

A MISSING PIECE (2003)
 Instrumentation: cello and piano
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Premiered: May 11, 2004, Michelle Kinney, cello, Anatoly Larkin, piano

"SHARKS!" (2002)
 Instrumentation: viola and piano
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Premiered: Apr. 10, 2002, Mari Kempton, viola, Carl Schroeder, piano
First Place Winner, Minnesota Music Educators Association Collegiate Composition Contest, 2003
 

SOLO PIANO WORKS
 

88 KEYS (2004)
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Premiered: Feb. 25, 2005, Carl Schroeder, piano
Published in SCI (Society of Composers, Inc.) Journal of Music Scores, 2007

ABIGAIL'S IMPROVISATION (2023)
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Premiered: Apr. 7, 2024, Carl Schroeder, piano

THE ADVENTURES OF ZORRO ANDERSON (2019)
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Awaiting premiere performance

AMIDST THE HYDRANGEAS (2023)
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Premiered: Apr. 7, 2024, Carl Schroeder, piano

THE BELLEVUE CONUNDRUM (2024)
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Premiered: Apr. 7, 2024, Carl Schroeder, piano

BIRMINGHAM (2006)
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Premiered: Mar. 20, 2006, Carl Schroeder, piano

A CELESTIAL TRIPTYCH (2006)
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 Premiered: Oct. 1, 2006, Carl Schroeder, piano

CHRISTINE'S LULLABY (2005)
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Premiered: Mar. 20, 2006, Carl Schroeder, piano

A CHRISTMAS VISIT (2023)
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Premiered: Apr. 7, 2024, Carl Schroeder, piano

A COMBINATION OF DREAMS (2024)
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Premiered: Apr. 7, 2024, Carl Schroeder, piano

END CREDITS FROM "SCARS" (2014)
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Awaiting premiere performance

EVERYTHING IS IMPROBABLE (2023)
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Premiered: Apr. 7, 2024, Carl Schroeder, piano

FENN'S THEME (2000)
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Premiered: Mar. 3, 2001, Carl Schroeder, piano

THE FIRST FINISH LINE (2001)
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Premiered: Mar. 3, 2001, Carl Schroeder, piano

FORTRESS IN THE FOG (2023)
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Premiered: Apr. 7, 2024, Carl Schroeder, piano

FROM THIS DAY FORWARD (2006)
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 Premiered: Oct. 1, 2006, Carl Schroeder, piano

FULL CIRCLE (2000)
Premiered: Mar. 3, 2001, Carl Schroeder, piano

THE HEARTBEAT OF FOREVER (2002)
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Premiered: June 6, 2004, Carl Schroeder, piano

HERE TODAY (2019)
Awaiting premiere performance

IN MEMORY (2010)
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Premiered: April 23, 2010, Carl Schroeder, piano

INTO THE COLORADO NIGHT (2024)
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Premiered: Apr. 7, 2024, Carl Schroeder, piano

JENNY'S SONG (1998)
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Premiered: Mar. 3, 2001, Carl Schroeder, piano

JOURNEYS (1999)
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Premiered: Mar. 3, 2001, Carl Schroeder, piano

LEFT BEHIND (1998)
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Premiered: Mar. 3, 2001, Carl Schroeder, piano

A LETTER FROM YZABETH (2023)
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Premiered: Apr. 7, 2024, Carl Schroeder, piano

MEMORIAL (2017)
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Premiered: June 24, 2017, Carl Schroeder, piano

MEMORIES FROM THE HILL (2005)
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Premiered: Feb. 25, 2005, Carl Schroeder, piano

MIDNIGHT DAYDREAM (1997)
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Premiered: Mar. 3, 2001, Carl Schroeder, piano

MISSISSIPPI RIVER (2004)
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Premiered: June 6, 2004, Carl Schroeder, piano

MY FAVORITE PLACE (2024)
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Premiered: Apr. 7, 2024, Carl Schroeder, piano

PASSAGES OF CELEBRATION (2003)
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Premiered: Feb. 27, 2004, Carl Schroeder, piano
Commissioned by Connie Crane

PICTURES OF A GRAND CANYON SUNSET (2002)
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Premiered: June 6, 2004, Carl Schroeder, piano

PRESENCE (2016)
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Awaiting premiere performance

SHINING IN THE SHADOWS (2000)
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Premiered: May 4, 2000, Carl Schroeder, piano

SHINING LIGHT (SAGE'S LULLABY) (2023)
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Premiered: Dec. 29, 2023, Carl Schroeder, piano

SNOWFLAKE SONG (2005)
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Premiered: Dec. 6, 2006, Rachel South, piano

SOMEONE YOU KNEW LONG AGO (2023)
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Premiered: Apr. 7, 2024, Carl Schroeder, piano

SOUTHWEST MEMORIES (2001)
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Premiered: June 3, 2001, Carl Schroeder, piano
First Place Winner, Minnesota Music Educators Association Collegiate Composition Contest, 2003

SWITCH TRACK (2006)
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Premiered: June 25, 2006, Carl Schroeder, piano

TO THE MOUNTAIN (2000)
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Premiered: May 4, 2000, Carl Schroeder, piano

TWINSZ (2011)
Premiered: Feb. 6, 2012, Carl Schroeder, piano

WE ARE GATHERED (2003)
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Premiered: Aug. 16, 2003, Carl Schroeder, piano

WISDOM (2006)
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Premiered: Oct. 1, 2006, Carl Schroeder, piano

WITHOUT A WHISPER (1999)
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Premiered: Mar 3, 2001, Carl Schroeder, piano
 

FILM MUSIC

SCARS (2014)
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 Instrumentation: electronic keyboard
Carl Schroeder, electronic keyboard
Film released February 2014