WORKS

Title

Instruments

1. Trio (1974)

flute, cello, piano

2. Organ Piece (1974)

organ

3. Piece of Lavender (1975)

large orchestra

4. Coocoo’s Cadenza (1975)

flute alone

5. Quodlibet (1975)

flute. violin, piano

6. String Trio (1975)

violin, viola, contrabass

7. Concoction (1975)

flute, horn, violin, cello, harp

8. 2×6=12 (1976)

2 guitars

9. Sonata for Cello Alone (1976)

cello

10. A Minor Bird (1976)

text: Robert Frost

soprano voice, flute

(or mezzo soprano, alto flute)

11. First Sonatina (1976)

clarinet, piano

(or flute and piano- 1984)

12. Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird (1976)

text: Wallace Stevens

soprano, woodwind quintet

13. Coryza (1976)

oboe, English horn, bassoon

14. Sonata (1976)

violin, cello, piano

15. Piece Elastique (1976)

3 to 9 various instruments

16. Melodies Begotten and Dismembered (1977)

2 flutes, 2 trombones, string quartet, percussion

17. Psalm 117 (1977)

choir- SATB, 2 trumpets

18. Konzertstück (1977)

cello, woodwind quintet

20. Antiphontasia (1977)

clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, cello, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion (2 players), celesta/ organ (1 player)

21. Elegy (1978)

woodwind quintet

22. Variations 1978)

2 violins

23. Alapana (1978)

flute, cello, piano

24. Psalmance (1978)

alto flute, soprano saxophone, guitar, percussion

25. Scherzo (1978)

flute, horn, contrabass

26. Canon for Two Flutes (1978)

two flutes

27. Fanfares, Gigues, et Montres (1979)

piano

28. Labyrinthes (1979)

clarinet, bassoon

30. Ballade and Medley (1979)

Orff instruments

31. Three Longfellow Songs (1981)

text: William Wadsworth Longfellow

low voice, piano

32. Acteon, a ballet in 3 Acts (1982)

large orchestra

— transcribed for two pianos (1983)

33. A Skat Chorale (1983)

SATB choir

34. Variations (1984)

*published by Tonger Verlag

flute, harpsichord or piano

35. Ulterior Motives (1984)

2 antiphonal saxophone quartets, string orchestra

—transcribed (1986) for saxophone quartet, brass quartet, string orchestra

36. Elegie, in memorium Alfred Loewenguth (1984)

string orchestra or quartet

37. Oceania: I. Le Ciel,

                  II. La Mer (1984)

flute, viola, harp (or piano)

38. Vocalise (1984 unfinished)

soprano voice, string orchestra

39. Tannenbaum Variations (1984)

flute alone

40. Three Pieces for Harpsichord (1985)

harpsichord solo

41. Chant BACHique (1985)

saxophone quartet, string orchestra

42. Plainte (1985)

alto saxophone, piano

43. Tristesse du Roi (1985)

alto flute, soprano saxophone, guitar, percussion

44. Assemblages II (1985)

flute, clarinet, oboe, trumpet, trombone, violin, cello, percussion

45. Le Sylphe (1986)

*published by Tonger Verlag

soprano, flute, cello, piano

46. Entrance to the Earth (1986)

baritone voice (or low voice), piano

47. Variations on a WellKnown Theme(1986)

harp, harpsichord

48. Fünf Miniaturen,”FLORA” (1987)

flute, harp

49. On a Snowy Day (1987)

guitar solo

50. Rapunzel (1987-88), a chamber opera based on the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm

German libretto: Rüdiger Gollnick

English translation: Kate Waring

5 singers (SATTB)

8 instrumentalists: flute, bassoon, trombone, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, keyboards (1 player for harpsichord, harmonium, and celesta)

51. Worte Sind Niemals Nur Worte (1989)

text: H.J. Dotterweich

soprano, piano

52. Seven Variations: (1989)

(7 Deadly Sins)

violin, piano

53. I.Toccata Mandrake (1989)

     II.Toccata Belladonna (1990)

piano solo

54. Cover the Earth (1990)

speaker, low voice, alto flute, percussion

55. A*B*C* America Before Columbus (1991), a musical

play by Joseph Robinette

music/lyrics by Kate Waring

*piano score published by I.E. Clark, Inc.(Texas)

7-40 actor-singers and synthesizers or piano and instruments

56. From the Diary of Columbus (1992)

*published by Tonger Editions

horn quartet

—transcribed for saxophone quartet

57. Salzburger Synchronism (1992)

Rapper with any instrument and electronic recording

58. The Labyrinth of Daedalus (1992)

*published by Tonger Verlag

oboe, piano

— transcribed for soprano saxophone in Bb and piano

59. The Witch of En-dor (1993)

organ solo

60. The Four Seasons (1993)

string orchestra or string quintet

61. Remember the Earth Whose Skin You Are,

Oratoria with Native American texts(1993)

3 female voices (soprano, mezzo, alto), flute, clarinet in Bb, violin, viola, cello, contrabass, percussion, piano

62. Entrance to the Earth (1994)

texts: Native American

mezzo soprano, flute, clarinet, piano/percussion

63. Alapana II (1994)

cello, piano

64. FAUNA:5 miniatures (1995)

*published by Dohr Verlag

clarinet, cello, piano

65. Rings of Glory (1993-1998+)

idea: Philippe Delamare 

words & lyrics: Waring & Delamare

2½ hour through-composed musical/comic opera, with more than 40 songs, telling the story of the Olympics from ancient Greece to today

singers, dancers, flexible ensemble

66. The Legacy of the Pioneers (1998)

-Libretto: Karin E. Seifert with Kate Waring

vocal soloists, male & mixed chorus, 5 instruments (clarinet in Bb, violin, cello, piano, vibraphone)

67. Attargatis (1999)

flute alone

68. The Three Ifs (1999) *published by Dohr Verlag

flute, trumpet Bb, contrabass, piano

69. Scenes of Childhood (2000)

string quartet

70. Six Portraits for Six Cellists (2001)

6 cellos

71. The Three Graces (2001)

cello, piano

72. Immortal Words (2002) texts after Sapphoor

Immortal Sappho (2002)

narrator & harpharp alone

73. Mythical Moments (2002)

flute/oboe, viola, harp

74. The Wish Fish (2002)

1 hour of music theatre, for mixed media dance theater & animation

flute, cello, percussion and electronically manipulated tape

75. Music for Michelmass (2002)

hand-bell choir plus flute and violin

76. Green Eyes (2002)

text: K.F. Waring

pop song for singer, sax, perc., elect. bass

77. Dr. Payne’s Opus: A Tribute

wind ensemble

78. Melbourne Blues and Hot Air (2003)

sax, piano

79. Opera Without Words (2003

orchestra with accordion, perc., piano

80. Primordial Progressions (2003)

string orchestra

81. A Peaceful Light (2003)

cello, piano

82. Harmonious Relationships (2004)

flute, clarinet in Bb, cello, piano(Also arranged for cello, piano)

83. Minimal 12 and Minimal 20 (2004)

exercise for varied ensemble

84. The Caravanserai, an opera (2004-05)

libretto: Don Mowatt

11 singers, 1 dancer, orchestra

85. Sedna (2005-06)

orchestra

86. Farmer Sheppard Plays His Fiddle (2006)

four pieces for solo violin

solo violin

87. Fictional Epiphanies (2007)

solo cello

88. Violas for Viola (2008)

solo viola

89. Easy Going (2007)

Solo flute with flute choir

90. Autumn Collection (2007)

for 1 to 4 flutes

91. Violas for Viola (2007)

viola

92. Six Choral Works on Poetry by American Poets (2008-09)

SATB & organ

93. L’Elephant (2010)

Variations on a theme by Saint-Saens

2 Euphoniums

94. Turbulent Dreams (2008-2011)

piano

95. Atlantis Rising (2011)

contrabassoon & cello

96. Quadrangles (2011)

2 flutes & piano

97. Seven Little Pieces for Organ (2012)

organ

98. The Flowing Recessional (2012)

organ

99. Lotus (2013)

flute, cello, piano

100. Night Episodes (ongoing)

solo piano

101. Heavenly Bodies: The Dwarf Planets (ongoing)

orchestra

102. Are Women People? (2014)

Chamber opera

Text: Alice Duer Miller

soprano, mezzo, baritone, clarinet in Bb, cello, piano

103. Porcelain & Pink (2014)

Chamber opera

text: F. Scott Fitzgerald

soprano, mezzo, baritone, clarinet in Bb, cello, piano

104. Reconciliation, Then Peace (2014)

violin, cello

105. Conversion Excursion (2014)

2 harpsichords

106. Wicken Fen Piano Quartet (2014)

violin, viola, cello, piano

107. Four Poems of Philip Ward (2015)

low voice, piano

108. Three Lullabies of Eugene Field (2015)

soprano, piano