Jim has been commissioned/premiered by the Chicago Symphony (Muti), Minnesota Orchestra (Vänskä), St. Louis Symphony (Robertson), San Francisco Ballet (West), the “President’s Own” US Marine Band. His Trumpet concerto #3 – “Concerto for Hope” – was recently recorded by the Memphis Symphony, with Ryan Anthony as soloist and Robert Moody conducting; he is currently writing a piano concerto, guitar concerto, and chamber opera.
CONCERT CHAMBER MUSIC:
- The Devil’s Tale 45′ (sequel to Stravinsky’s “L’histoire du soldat”)
- performed at Ravinia, Kennedy Center, multiple international
- Thinking 18′ (same instrumentation as Martinu’s “Revue de la cuisine”)
- Cocoon 9′ (ob, clar, vln, trbn, perc (1), hp, pno)
- Artfelt 7′ (fl, ob, vln, vla, cello, pno)
- *coming soon: 15′ Octet (companion piece to Stravinsky Octet)
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA:
- Compose Yourself! 50′ 1111 – 1111 – 1p – hp – str (400 performances to date)
- also: NOW w/ ADVENTURE SCRIPT (same music): “Once upon a Symphony”
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 20′ 2222 – 2210 – t+1 – hp – str – narrator
- ROCOMotive *2*2*22 – 2200 – t+1 – str – celesta
- a suite about model trains
- Colors 10′ 2 versions:
- 1000 – 2200 – t – hp – pno – str
- ob, cl, strg quartet
- The Mysteries of Harris Burdick 10′ 3 versions:
- 1000 – 2200 – t – hp – pno – str
- strg quartet
- ob + strg trio
STRING ORCHESTRA:
- Printemps 5′
- Gavotte Goes Up 4′ (younger orch)
CONCERTOS:
- Duels and Dances 14′ (oboe concerto) *2022 – 2220 – t+1 – str
- A Dialogue of Self and Soul 20′ (bsn concerto, w/ opt. solo voice) *2*2*31 – 2121 – t+4 – pno – hp – contrabass
- Martha Uncaged 20′ solo trumpet + *21(eh)11(cbn), a-sax, t-sax, 0010, 2p – pno – pf – contrabass
- Trumpet Concerto #1 21′ solo trumpet – 1222 – 2100 – timp – str
- Concerto Braziliano 18′ solo trombone – 1111 – 1100 – t+1 – str