TRIO FOR FLUTE, VIOLIN, AND CELLO:

Written in three attacca movements, this piece is part of the composer's search for an "American Sound." There are tuneful melodies, lean textures, and an exciting finish.

THE THREE SEASONS:

These three pieces came about through a year-long collaboration with Hingrid Kujawinski, the Brazilian director of the Voorhees Chapel Choir. Hingrid wanted to bring the poetry of her country to an American audience, so we worked closely together to choose these texts, all written by Mario Quintana. Translations by Jan Reinhart:

I. Autumn

Autumn turns the barrel organ
In the courtyard of my life
An old song always the same
Beneath the falling window pane...

Sadness? Delight? Desire?
How could one possibly know?
An uncertain joy,
Of a caress against the grain...

Setting forth, oh soul, what do you say?
Harvest the hours, in short...
But the roads of Autumn
They lead nowhere!

II. Winter

The rushing wind whistles so coldly
through the streets of my native city
even while the ros