Original Concert Works for String Orchestra

This composition is a musical portrait of the Mesa Verde pueblos of Colorado and a tribute to the cliff dwellers who built them in the 13th century, only to abandon them without explanation. Each section

Fanfare for Strings began as an exercise in modal writing utilizing all seven modes on the tone D, beginning with the “darkest” (Locrian) and progressing through each one until we reach

American composer Gwyneth Walker's Shady Grove is a set of short pieces for string orchestra based on folk songs from the Appalachian Mountains region. Each movement is both a musical and narrative