Draft:Neil McKay

Roderick Neil McKay (June 16, 1924 – December 8, 2016) was a Canadian (Naturalized American citizen 1963) composer, musician, arranger, big band leader, and university professor. He took his first lessons on the violin at age 8, began playing bass with a 'Hawaiian Band' at 13, and subsequently took up the Saxophone and formed his first dance band in high school.

Neil McKay
Birth name	Roderick Neil McKay
Born	June 24, 1924 Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada
Died	December 8, 2016 Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii
Occupation(s)	Composer, Arranger, Band Leader, Professor of Music
Instrument(s)	Oboe, Clarinet, Saxophone
Labels	Hula Records; Mercury; Mountain Apple; Equilibrium; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Camerata Records
Website	NeilMcKayMusic.com

Musical Life

Education

McKay studied music with John Jacob Weinzweig at the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto), and The Glenn Gould School in Toronto. He then studied at the University of Western Ontario in London and received his Bachelor of Arts. He completed his degree work at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., studying with Bernard Rogers, Howard Hanson, and Alan Hovhaness - receiving his Master of Music for his "Festival Concertino for Orchestra" and his Ph.D. in 1956 for his "Symphony No. 1"

From 1944 to 1946 McKay played with the Canadian Navy Band, stationed at the Signal School in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, and on the Aircraft carrier HMCS Warrior, with deployment to Ireland in 1945.

Big Band era

All-Star Orchestra - London Arena

Following his Navy service, McKay was an arranger and conductor for the Canadian broadcaster CFPL. From late 1946 through 1954 McKay and CFPL produced (CBC) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation programming through the coast-to-coast Trans-Canada Network. These shows included a 5-year run of "The Don Harding Show with Neil McKay and his Orchestra", Neil McKay and the CFPL All Stars performing the weekly "Invitation from Dominion", a thirteen-week run of "Silverwood Serenade" and the weekly songwriting contest, "Search for Songs." McKay subsequently produced and published a number of recordings with his small group, The Neil McKay Octet. In 1953 McKay passed the leader role of the "All-Stars" to trumpeter George Tingey when he left to complete his Doctorate at the Eastman School of Music.
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Academic Career

Neil McKay's academic teaching career began at the University of Wisconsin at Superior where he taught music theory and woodwinds, while still performing, on oboe, as a member of the Duluth Symphony Orchestra[1]. In 1963 McKay became a naturalized US citizen. In 1965, McKay and his family moved to Honolulu, Hawai'i where he taught music theory, orchestration, and composition at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. In 1987 he retired as Emeritus Professor of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Since then he continued to compose music influenced by jazz and by the sounds and concepts of music of the Pacific Basin. His music has been performed in Europe, Asia, and South American as well as Canada and United States.

McKay was a member of the Society of Composers, Inc., The American Music Center, the American Composers Forum and a Fellow of the MacDowell Colony, in 1961, 1963, and 1978. See [1]MacDowell Colony Neil McKay 'Artists' page.

As a composer, he received a number of awards, including the 1st prize at the "Ottawa Symphony competition for Canadian composers" and scholarships such as the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. McKay has also received prizes and commissions, including ASCAP awards for serious music for the past thirty-two consecutive years. He was a member of the ASCAP (American Society of Composers And Publishers), the Society of Composers, Inc., The American Music Center, and the American Composers Forum.

Asian Pacific Influence

The cultural milieu in Hawai'i stimulated McKay's interest in the sounds and musical concepts as well as instruments of Asia and Polynesia. This resulted in works for a variety of media: World(s) for solo koto; Evocations for concert band; Parables of Kyai Gandrung for Javanese gamelan and orchestra; Soundprints for koto and clarinet; and Kubla Khan for soprano and chamber ensemble."

WORLD(S) for solo KOTO (1970): performed in the United States, the Philippines, Japan, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Austria. Performed by Keiko Nosaka in Carnegie Hall, New York as part of a world tour 6/24/81, and recorded by Keiko Nosaka for Camerata Records (Tokyo) CMT-1048
EVOCATIONS for Concert Band (1968) (published and recorded by Shawnee Press)
PARABLES OF KYAI GANDRUNG for Javanese gamelan and orchestra (1976) written with Hardja Susilo, premiered by the Honolulu Symphony
KUBLA KHAN for soprano and chamber ensemble (1977) (published by Schirmer)
SOUNDPRINTS for Clarinet and Koto (1982): Winner, first prize, American Chamber Music Composition Competition (1983)
GAMELAN GONG (1971) : "...the purpose of the composition is not to recreate the authentic sound of a Balinese gamelan ensemble, but rather to represent its overall effect using the elements of Western instrumental music,"
Hawaii Symphonic Band Presents Summer Spectacular II In honor of Dr. Neil McKay Featuring his Gamelan Gong August 5, 2017 -> You Tube video of the performance can be found @ youtu.be/INUktlnk7iE

Major Awards, Performances & Commissions

1956 - LARGHETTO won the Edward Benjamin Prize for Quiet Music.

1957 - FESTIVAL CONCERTINO won First Prize - Ottawa Symphony competition for Canadian composers.

1965 - DANCE OVERTURE commissioned by the Duluth Symphony for the dedication of the Duluth Arena Auditorium complex.

1970 - WORLD(S) performed by Keiko Nosaka in Carnegie Hall, NY 6/24/81. Recorded by Keiko Nosaka for Camerata Records.

1971 - GAMELAN GONG commissioned by the Curriculum Research Center, University of Hawaii

1974 - EVOCATIONS performed in Carnegie Hall, NY 5/24/74 by The New York City All-City High School Band.

1976 - PARABLES OF KYAI GANDRUNG for Javanese gamelan and orchestra (Hardja Susilo co-composer) commissioned for the bicentennial year and premiered at Blaisdell Concert Hall by the Honolulu Symphony orchestra, Robert LaMarchina, conductor.

1983 - SOUNDPRINTS (Clarinet and Koto) won First Prize - American Chamber Music Composition Competition.

1984 - EVOCATIONS commissioned by Central Pacific Bank, Honolulu in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Hawai'i.

1997 - Individual Artist Fellowship Award from the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

1997 - Awarded Composer-in-Residence at the Charles Ives Center, Piccolo Spoleto Festival Charleston S.C.

2002 - SYMPHONY No.2 (A Shakespeare Triptych) won the Competition for American Composers sponsored by the Loudoun (VA) Symphony Orchestra.

2005 - BOP-A-DEEDLE! commissioned by Louis Vuitton on its 150th anniversary. For Afro-Caribbean percussion and orchestra.

2009 - ODE TO AQUARIUS commissioned by Keiko Tadashi in celebration of the restoration of "Aquarius,” a mosaic created by her brother, artist Tadashi Sato in 1970, displayed in the rotunda of the Hawai’i State Capitol building in Honolulu.

2010 - VOICE OF THE PHOENIX received a Juried Award at the Stanford PanAsian Music Festival.

CATALOG

Early works

Eastman School

FANTASY ON A QUIET THEME (1956) for Chamber Orchestra

       [1111 2110 Perc (1) Hp Str] 8 min. Music Sales/G. Schirmer
       Premiered by the Eastman Philharmonic Orchestra, Howard Hanson, conductor,
       at the Inter-American Music Festival, Washington, D.C. 4/27/61. Recorded by
       the Atlantic Symphony (CBC Symphony SM 241), Klaro Mizertt, conductor.
       "A beautifully unpretentious FANTASY ON A QUIET THEME by Canada’s
       Neil McKay opened the program…” Paul Hume in the Washington Post 4/29/61.

SYMPHONY NO.1 (1956) Kalmus Pub.

       [3333 4331 Timp Perc (2) Str] three movements
       The second movement, Larghetto, won an Edward Benjamin prize for quiet music.
       ". . . it rises to a dramatic climax of great lyrical intensity", Discophage, 2012.
       It was subsequently recorded by the Eastman-Rochester Orchestra, Howard
       Hanson, conductor, on the Mercury album "Music for Quiet Listening.”
       An early performance of the symphony (12/11/60) took place at a Composer’s
       Conference in Dallas, Texas, with the Dallas Symphony conducted by Donald
       Johanos.  "…a fresh gushet of melody… and sophisticated skill.” (John
       Rosenfield, Dallas Morning News 12/12/60).

Later works

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

BOP-A-DEEDLE! (2005)

       [3322 4331 Timp Perc (4) Solo Perc, Str]; 12 min.
       For Afro-Caribbean percussion and orchestra. Commissioned by Louis Vuitton
       on its 150th anniversary.  Premiered on April 4, 2004 by Russell (Baba Sango) 
       Robertson and the Hawaii Youth Symphony Orchestra, Henry Miyamura, conductor.

DANCE OVERTURE (1965)

       [3222 4331 Timp Perc (4) Hp Pf Str]; 10 min., Music Sales/G. Schirmer.
       Commissioned by the Duluth Symphony and premiered by the orchestra, Herman
       Hertz, conductor, at the opening of a new Arena-Auditorium complex in Duluth,
       Minn.

E KUI LIMA ("Join Hands”) (2002)

       [3332 4331 Timp Perc (3) Hp Pno Str]; 8 min.
       A concertino for horn, two violins and orchestra.
       Commissioned and premiered by the Hawai’i Youth Symphony,
       Henry Miyamura, conductor, young soloists from Japan, Alaska and Hawai’i.

EVOCATIONS (1984)

       [3332 4331 Timp Perc (3) Hp Pno Str]; 10 min.
       Transcription of "Evocations” for band. Commissioned by Central Pacific Bank,
       Honolulu in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Hawai'i.
       Performed in Blaisdell Concert Hall, Honolulu, by the Hawai’i Youth Symphony
       Henry Miyamura, conductor, on 3/7/85, 12/9/85 and on 4/22/01.

PARABLES OF KYAI GANDRUNG for Javanese gamelan and orchestra (1976)

       Neil McKay and Hardja Susilo, co-composers; 25 min.
       [3323 4331 Timp Perc (4) Javanese gamelan Str]
       Commissioned for the bicentennial year and premiered at Blaisdell Concert Hall
       on 4/19,21,23/76 by the Honolulu Symphony orchestra, Robert LaMarchina,
       conductor,  and the gamelan ensemble of the University of Hawai’i, Hardja
       Susilo, director.  "…emerged at its premiere as a bicultural masterpiece. The
       audience loved it, and so did I.” Howard  Driver, Honolulu Advertiser.

SYMPHONY NO.2 (A SHAKESPEARE TRIPTYCH (2000)

       [3333 4331 Timp Perc (4) Hp Pf Str] 19 min. Three movements:
       1."and thereby hangs a tale” 2."such sweet sorrow” 3."pribbles and prabbles”
       Premiered by the University of Hawai’i Symphony, Henry Miyamura, conductor,
       in Blaisdell Concert Hall, 12/3/01.
       Winner of the 2002 Competition for American Composers sponsored by
       the Loudoun Symphony, (VA) Mark McCoy, conductor.

VOICE OF THE PHOENIX Concerto for Koto and Orchestra based on

       Yatsuhashi’s "Midare” (1984) {3222 2110 Timp Perc (2) Koto Str];16 min.
       Commissioned by Ricardo Trimillos and first performed by him with the Reading,
       PA Symphony Orchestra, Sidney Rothstein, conductor
       also: Stanford University's sixth annual "Visions of Asian Music", February 5-21, 2010
       Shoko Hikage, Koto and the Stanford Philharmonia Orchestra
       [2] San Francisco Classical Voice (sfcv.org)

CONCERT BAND

EVOCATIONS (1968) 8 min. Shawnee Press 1968.

       Commissioned by McKinley High School, Honolulu and premiered there by the
       High school band, Henry Miyamura, conductor (1/31/70).  The New York City
       All-City High School band performed it in Carnegie Hall, Gabriel Kosakoff,
       conductor (5/22/74). "This letter is a token of great admiration for the extremely
       sensitive writing which you are doing… the most significant work for band to
       blossom in a long time…”, Joel Blahnik, Wisconsin music educator, composer,
       conductor and writer.

FANFARE AND CEREMONIAL (1963) 5 min.

       Written at the MacDowell Colony on a University of Wisconsin research grant.
       Published and recorded on Bandfare album 11 by Shawnee Press.
       "…brilliantly scored ….many exciting and dynamic moments…,”
       H.R.R., Instrumentalist 5/8/1977.

GAMELAN GONG (1971) 5 min.

       Commissioned by the Curriculum Research Center, University of Hawai’i.
       Published by Shawnee Press in 1974.  First performed by the University of
       Hawai’i Symphonic Band, Richard Lum, conductor, at McKinley High School
       Auditorium 4/23/1972.  "…the purpose of the composition is not to recreate the
       authentic sound of a Balinese gamelan ensemble, but rather to represent its overall
       effect using elements of Western instrumental music.” Instrumentalist 10/75.
       Ensemble, Grant Okamura, conductor.
       (Hawaii Symphonic Band Presents "Summer Spectacular II" In honor of Dr. Neil McKay
       Video of the performance August 5, 2017, can be found @youtube [3]"Gamelan Gong" )

NA MELE OVERTURE (Songs of Hawai’i) For Wind Ensemble (2004) 12 min.

       Transcription of NA MELE OVERTURE (orchestra version).
       Commissioned by Pacific Music Institute.  Premiered by the Honolulu
       Symphonic Winds, Pearl City Cultural Center, Hawai’i, Henry Miyamura,
       Conductor 7/21/05.

OPERA

KAHALAOPUNA, PRINCESS OF MANOA (1994) 45 min.

       Opera for youth based on a Hawaiian legend. Piano, 8 soloists and chorus.
       Commissioned by the Hawai’i Youth Opera Chorus, Nola Nahulu, director.
       Libretto by the composer. Filmed for Hawai’i Public Television and telecast
       2/13/5 and 2/17/95.  Two performances by students K-12 at Mills Gym,
       Mid-Pacific Institute, Honolulu, Diane Koshi director.

LA’IE’IKAWAI, PRINCESS OF THE RAINBOW (1995) 55 min.

       Opera for youth based on a Hawaiian legend. Piano, 12 soloists and chorus.
       Libretto by the composer.  Commissioned by the Hawai’i Youth Opera Chorus,
       Nola Nahulu, director.  Performed at Honolulu City Hall 7/28-29/95 and at
       Tenney Theater, St. Andrew’s Prioery  4/14-16/04. With chamber orchestra
       added, four performances at Paliku Theatre, Windward Community College,
       Kaneohe, HI, Aaron Mahi, conductor, 6/27-29/08, and also at Neil Blaisdell
       Concert Hall, Honolulu, Aaron Mahi, conductor 4/20/09.

RING AROUND HARLEQUIN (1965) 35 min.

       Comic opera, libretto by Grady Smith.  Five performers with piano or orchestra.
       First performed at the Matinee Musicale, Duluth, Min. 3/15/66,
       and again at the  Fine Arts Festival, University of Wisconsin, Superior 6/2/66.
       Performed in Orvis Auditorium, Honolulu (4/24-26,67), and again in 4/10/78.
       Also performed at the New York City Director’s Festival, University of
       Washington, Seattle, John Hagen, producer 3/4/85. "Ring Around Harlequin is a
       smash! (Gladys Hildebrandt, Duluth, MN). "…openly farcical in the Italian
       commedia dell arte tradition…joyful inanity…” Lee Winters, Honolulu Advertiser.

PLANTING A PEAR TREE (1970) 17 min.

       Experimental adaptation of ancient Chinese legend. 10 characters. Orchestra on
       stage with Eastern and Western instruments. Libretto by the composer. Performed
       by University of Hawai’i Opera Workshop, in Orvis Auditorium, 4/17-18/70

CHORUS

BEYOND THE TEMPEST‘ S SOUND (1994) 5 min.

       Women’s chorus (SSA) with Koto or Harp or String Orchestra or
       String Quartet.  Commissioned by the Inouye Ensemble of New York.
       

KU’U PUA ROSE (1999) for Chorus (SATB) and light percussion played by chorus members.

       Poem by W.M.K. Laymance in English and Hawaiian. Commissioned
       by Timothy Carney for the Hawai’i Vocal Arts Ensemble.
       

PRAYER FOR PEACE (1988)

       Scored for mixed chorus, piano/organ, and soprano solo. Also scored for strings
       alone or chamber ensemble. First performed by members of the University of
       Hawai’i chamber singers and chamber ensemble, Timothy Carney, conductor,
       in St. Andrews Cathedral, Honolulu.

A VIRTUOUS WOMAN (1986) 7 min.

       SATB and Organ.
       Commissioned by Kamehameha Schools, Hawai’i for the dedication of the new
       Bernice  Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel. Text from Proverbs, Chapter 31, verses
       10-31 in English and Hawaiian. First performed in the Chapel on 4/3/88 by the
       Centennial Choir, Dorothy Gillett, conductor, Maude Kesaji Gibbs, organist. 
      

VOICE (SOLO)

THE DEAF MAN AND THE DIVA (1995) 10 min.

       Text by William Leyerle.  Leyerle Pub.  For soprano and piano.
       "The vocal line contains every vocal style in the soprano repertoire…The mood  
       throughout is one of pedantic solemnity betrayed by the music into absolute
       hilarity…This piece is the ultimate inside joke – a marvelously witty caricature of
       the voice teaching profession turned loose on unsuspecting singers…”,
       Joyce Carman, Journal of Singing.

FOUR SPIRITUAL SONGS (1991) 8 min. Leyerle Pub.

       For medium voice and piano.  Adaptation of revival songs with modal melodic
       lines and strong rhythm – "Ho, Everyone That Thirsts”, "Blos die  Drompeten,
       blos”, "Old Churchyard” and "End of the World.” Brought to Neil’s attention by
       Annette Johansson who was the first to sing the complete group.

HOW LITTLE WHILE (1982) 8 min.

       For soprano and flute.  From Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
       First performed by Clare Hamamoto, soprano and Jean Harling, flute in
       Orvis Auditorium, Honolulu 10/22/82.

HONOLULU (I fell in love with) (1967) 4 min.

       Popular song, words and music by Neil McKay.
       Arrangements: piano-vocal; male glee club (a capella); SATB and piano;
       SSA and piano; concert band with baritone (voice optional); jazz ensemble and
       tenor voice; symphony orchestra and baritone (see above under Orchestra).
       Recordings include:
       "Reaching Out Touching You”, Kamehameha Alumni Glee Club HS-540
       Dorothy Gillett, director
       "Time”, Lyle Ritz, ukulele, Sakuma Prodictions RSCD5583
       "Where is My Love Tonight,” Ohta San, ukulele, Sakuma Productions
       RSCD3888
       "The Best of the Makaha Sons,” Tropical Music SPCD9074
       "Return to Romance,” Matt Catingub Orchestra of Hawai’i,
       sung by Matt and Na Leo.

KUBLA KHAN (1977) 16 min.

       The musically surrealistic adaptation incorporates jazz, folk song and asian tonal elements
       Performed by Clare Hamamoto and faculty ensemble
       in Orvis Auditorium, Honolulu 4/17/78.
       

THERE ONCE WAS…(1981) 6 min. Leyerle Pub.

       Introduction and Five Limericks for MediumVoice and Piano.
       "A collection of typical limericks, this marvelous short cycle would add humor to
       any program for a singer with wit and style…”  Judith Carman, Journal of 
       Singing.  Sung most frequently by sopranos Annette Johanson and Kala Maxym.
       

SOLOS, DUOS AND CHAMBER ENSEMBLES

Bassoon

FOUR SKETCHES for Bassoon and Percussion (1985)10 min. Written for Paul

      Barrett, principal bassoon Honolulu Symphony.
      Premiered at First Unitarian Church, Honolulu, by Paul Barrett and
      Jason Arkis, percussion 3/26/85.

Clarinet

CONNEXIONS, Four Inventions for Bb Clarinet and Basset Horn or Bass

       Clarinet (1991) 10 min. RonCorp. Written on commission from the Office of
       Research Relations of the University of Hawaii-Manoa.  Performances by Scott
       Anderson, clarinet, and James Moffit, basset horn (1991 and by Scott Anderson,
       clarinet, and Joshua Ranz, bass clarinet (1999) in Orvis Auditorium, Honolulu.

SONATINA for Clarinet and Piano (1996) 12 min. Roncorp.

       Commissioned by Henry Miyamura. Premiered in Orvis Auditorium by Henry
       Miyamura and Marianne Miyamura in Orvis Auditorium, Honolulu (10/28/96).

SOUNDPRINTS for Clarinet and Koto (1982) 7 min. Roncorp.

       Winner, first prize, American Chamber Music Composition Competition (1983)
       sponsored Roncorp Publications. Premiered by Henry Miyamura, clarinet, and
       Neil McKay, koto, in Orvis Auditorium, Honolulu 11/1/82. 

SUITE OF MINIATURES for Bb Clarinet and Percussion (1989)

       10 min. Roncorp.  Commissioned by Hawai’i Music Teachers Association.
       Premiered by Henry Miyamura, clarinet, and Wayne Yabiku, percussion, at the
       home of Ellen Masaki, Honolulu 11/18/91.

French Horn

SONATINA for Horn and Piano (1962) 8 min.

       A three-movement work dedicated to and first performed by Harold Rutan, first
       horn of the Duluth Symphony Orchestra, and pianist Marion McKay at the
       University of Wisconsin, Superior 4/3/62.   Karl Pituch, first horn of the Honolulu
       Symphony, and Marion McKay performed the work in Orvis Auditorium,
       Honolulu, 10/9/89.

Saxophone

FOUR BY FOUR (2004) 7 min. Northeastern Music Publications Inc.

       Soprano, alto, tenor, baritone sax. Four movements: Waltz, Eccentric Dance,
       Lullaby, Caprice.  Premiered by the University of Hawaii Saxophone Quartet, 
       Todd Yukumoto, director. Recorded by the Washington (DC) Saxophone Quartet
       2011.

String Quartet

STRING QUARTET (1961) 10 min.

       Written at the MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, NH.  Premiered at the 4th
       Annual Symposium of Contemporary Music, University of Kansas, Lawrence.
       by the Chicago Fine Arts Quartet. "This work is an immediately communicative
       one…lyrical melodic lines and driving rhythms---delicate handling of subtle
       sonorities ...” H.E. Smother, Lawrence Journal World 4/10/62.
    

Violin

SONATA for Violin and Piano (1952) 12 min.

       Audition work for entrance to the Eastman School of Music. Performed at
       Eastman for the 7th Annual Symposium of the International Federation of Music Schools 3/8/53
       "About your sonata: I am very sorry that you were unable to attend the
       performance at Eastman because for me to tell you of its reception there will
       probably sound exaggerated.  I can safely say, Neil, that it received a bigger
       ovation than any other work throughout the entire week . . .”  letter from Peter
       Harcourt, head of Toronto Conservatory delegation to the Symposium 3/31/53.

Woodwind Quintet

FIVE BY FIVE (1998) Five Miniatures (fl, ob, cl, hn, bsn) 8 min. Music for

       Winds, Marsha Schweitzer, Publisher. First performed by the Spring Wind
       Quintet at Christ Church, Kailua, Hawai’ 10/22/01, and again at Lutheran Church
       of Honolulu 10/29/01.  After a performance in Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu,
       the reviewer wrote: "The pieces were short, sweet, and such fun! Clearly, music
       does not have to be grandiose to be wonderful.” Ruth Bingham, Honolulu
       Advertiser, 3/8/09.

String Quartet and Clarinet

ODE TO AQUARIUS (2009) For solo Bb Clarinet and String Quartet.

       "Aquarius,” a mosaic created by artist Tadashi Sato in 1970, is displayed in the
       rotunda of the Hawai’i State Capitol building in Honolulu.  On its restoration in
       2009, Tadashi’s sister, Keiko, commissioned the composition "Ode to Aquarius.”
       in celebration. Premiered by James Moffitt, clarinet, and the Galliard String
       Quartet in Paliku Theatre, Kaneohe 4/4/2011 and the Doris Duke Theatre,
         Honolulu 4/10/2011.

KOTO

WORLD(S) (1970) 7 min.

       Three-movement work commissioned by Ricardo Trimillos who performed
       the work in Hawai’i, on the mainland United States, and in countries around
       the world – the Philippines, Japan, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Austria.
       Performed by Keiko Nosaka in Carnegie Hall, New York as part of a world tour
       6/24/81. Recorded by Keiko Nosaka for Camerata Records (Tokyo) CMT-1048
       "…amusing juxtaposition of Balinese gamelan, serialism and blues…”
       John Rockwell, New York Times, 6/24/81.

PIANO

FOUR MINIATURES (1957) Shawnee 1974

       "Dance, March, Lullaby, Caprice.” Premiered by Marion McKay, Superior, Wis.,
       5/31/57.  "…delightful contemporary sketches for the sophisticated young
       pianist…” "Even a more advanced pianist will enjoy these short contemporary
       compositions.” The American Music Teacher 11/12/75.

TRIOLOGUE for Two Prepared Pianos and Percussion (1969) 6 min.

       Premiered by Sumy Takesue and Mona Sen, pianos, and Gary Dunn, percussion
       in Orvis Auditorium, Honolulu 1/28/70.
      

VALSE LENTE ET SENTIMENTALE (1969) 2 min.

       Written for and performed by pianist Peter Coraggio on a program presented by
       the Dance Department, Kennedy Theatre, University of Hawaii, Honolulu. It later
       became the first movement of  FIVE BY FIVE for woodwind quintet.