Education
DMA, University of North Carolina Greensboro
MM, University of Massachusetts Amherst
BM, State University of New York College Fredonia
Professional Experience
SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY
President: July 1, 2017–Present
- Chief Executive Officer of the University responsible for all aspects of the institutional mission with special emphasis on planning, assessment, diversity and inclusion and fundraising
- Completed a $185 million capital campaign (more than the previous three campaigns combined) and doubled annual fundraising post-campaign
- Joined the American Talent Initiative
- Launched federally funded TRIO and Title III programs and state-funded REACH program
- Created the Innovation Center, The Build Collaborative, a new Makerspace, and the Burke Hawk Hub (a one-stop support center for students)
- Established the Downtown Center and the Martin Retreat Center
- Expanded the Freshwater Research Institute in collaboration with the Chesapeake Conservancy and numerous public and private partners
- Developed robust government relations on the state and federal level
- Completed numerous capital projects while systematically reducing the University’s debt
- Implemented the University’s first branding effort
- Elevated and expanded the University’s role in national organizations (see “Affiliations”)
- Moved up 45 spaces in the U.S. News & World Report ranking between 2018 and 2026.
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Provost and Dean of the Faculty: 2011–2017
- Chief Academic Officer of the University responsible for all academic operations, including all departments, programs and schools, as well as athletics, research, the International Office, the Action Research Center, Ames Library, the Andrew W. Mellon Center and Information Technology Services
Professor of Music
- Directed University Choir
- Courses Taught: Choral Conducting, Gateway Colloquium (first-year seminar), Orchestration
- Campus Colloquia:Ways of Teaching;Broadly and Deeply: The Past, PresentandThe Possible Future of Liberal Education
SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE
Dean of the College and Vice President for Academic Affairs: 2003–2011
- Chief Academic Officer of the College responsible for all academic operations, including academic programs, international programs, Junior Year in France, Junior Year in Spain, athletics, riding, Cochran Library, personnel evaluation, curriculum and faculty development activities
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs: 2002–2003
- Responsible for the Honors Program, Academic Resources Center, Disability Services and new faculty mentoring
Music Department Chair: 1998–1999, 2000–2002
Professor: 2004–2011
Associate Professor: 1998–2004
Assistant Professor: 1996–1998
- Directed two choirs and Chamber Orchestra
- Courses Taught: Music Theory, Music History, Conducting, Composition and Interdisciplinary seminars for the Honors Program and Graduate Program
- Honors Lectures:Time and Space,The Senses,Order and Chaos,A History of Grades in Higher Education,The Accidental Scholar,Conducting: The Ultimate Mind-Body ExperienceandThree Times an Alien: Gustav Mahler as Metaphor
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO
Summer Graduate Faculty: 1994–1999
- Course Taught: Advanced Conducting
ELON COLLEGE (now UNIVERSITY)
Assistant Professor: 1992–1996
Instructor: 1991–1992
- Directed two choirs
- Courses Taught: Global Studies, Diction, Music Theory and Conducting
- Served on the Undergraduate Research and Graduate Studies committees
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE
Visiting Assistant Professor: 1988–1989
- Directed the Glee Club
- Courses Taught: Music Appreciation, Music Theory and Voice
BENNINGTON COLLEGE
Music Librarian: 1987–1988
WILLIAMS COLLEGE CHORAL SOCIETY
Visiting Conductor: Spring 1987
ASPEN INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP
Professional Development: 2019
Awards and Recognitions
- CUPRAP Silver Cuppie for blog writing: “Achieve, Lead, Vote,” Oct. 25. 2024,Undercurrents(2025)
- CUPRAP Gold Cuppie for blog writing: “Study Abroad Celebrates 100 Years,” Aug. 19, 2023,Undercurrents(2024)
- CUPRAP Silver Cuppie for opinion/op ed writing: “A college degree is still the best bet for a good salary,” July 1, 2023,PennLive, coauthored with Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP) President Tom Foley (2024)
- Pennsylvania’s Higher Education Power 100 (2022, 2023)
- Arthur V. Ciervo Award from the College & University Public Relations and Associated Professionals (CUPRAP) (2020)
- Outstanding Alumnus Award, SUNY Fredonia (2018)
- Distinguished Alumnus, College of Fine and Performing Arts, UNCG (2018)
- Orpheus Award from the Alpha Lambda Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha (2017)
- Sigma Alpha Iota Friend of the Art (2017)
- Illinois Wesleyan University Academic Advisor of the Year (2016)
- Sweet Briar College Faculty Grants (1998, 2000, 2003, 2005)
- University of Massachusetts Emerging Alumni Artist Residency (1999)
- Award for Excellence in Teaching, Sweet Briar College (1999)
- Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Residency Fellowship (1997)
- ASCAP Standard Composer’s Awards annually (1996–2016)
- North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Grants (1993, 1996)
- Semi-Finalist, SAF American Academy in Rome Competition (1995)
- University Symphony Concerto Winner, UNC-Greensboro (1991)
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro Teaching Assistantship (1990–1992)
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro Excellence Fellow (1989–1990)
- Trinity College, Oxford, Summer Seminar Scholarship (1987)
- University of Massachusetts Ornest Graduate Fellowship (1985–1987)
- University of Massachusetts Graduate Assistantship (1985–1987)
- Fredonia School of Music, Award for Excellence in Theory/Composition (1985)
- George Patterson Crandall Music Scholarship, Chautauqua Institution (1982)
Published Works
Books
- Choral-Orchestral Repertoire: A Conductor’s Guide, Omnibus Editionwith David Oertel. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2019
- A Conductor’s Guide to Selected Baroque Choral-Orchestral Works.Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2013
- A Conductor’s Guide to 19th-Century Choral-Orchestral Works.Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2008
- A Conductor’s Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works of the Classical Period, Part I: Haydn and Mozart.Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002
- A Conductor’s Guide to the Choral-Orchestral Works of J. S. Bach.Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2000
- A Conductor’s Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works: Twentieth Century, Part II.Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1998. Carl Ruggles: A Bio-Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995
- A Conductor’s Guide to Choral-Orchestral Works.Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1994
Articles & Chapters
- “Six Things to Offer Your New College President,”Trusteeship(May/June 2019), xxvii: 3
- “From Practice Room to Board Room,”Inside Higher Ed(December 2006)
- “Hymns on the Twilight of Faith,”Journal of the Conductors Guild(Summer/Fall 2006), xxvi/2
- “Carl Ruggles” inMusic of the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde: A Biocritical Sourcebook, edited by Larry Sitsky, 409-414. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002
- “Graphic Analysis for Conductors: Two Approaches,”Podium Notes(Winter 2001), xxiii: 4
- “Score Study: A Personal Approach”Podium Notes(Summer/Fall 2001), xxiii: 2/3
- “Symphonic Choral Works for Nationalistic Programs,”Podium Notes(May 2000)
- “The Ever-changing Orchestra in J. S. Bach’s Choral Works,”Journal of the Conductors Guild(Winter/Spring 1998), xix: 1
- “Music Theory Class: A Broader Approach,”Music Now, volume 23, number 1 (January 1998)
- “The Legacy of Composition,”Music Now, volume 22, number 1 (January 1997)
- “From Classroom to Podium: Teaching All of the Craft,”Journal of the Conductors Guild(Summer/Fall 1992), xii/2
- “A Performing Analysis of J.E. Barat’s Andante et Allegro,”The TUBA Journal, with Barbara Payne (Winter 1991), xix: 2
Reviews
- A Practical Guide to Choral Conducting by Harold Rosenbaum.Journal of the Conductors Guild(2019)
- Score Study inThe Conductor’s Role, fourth edition by John Koshak.Podium Notes(Winter 2001), xxiii: 4
- “Visual Score Study” fromThe Art of Conducting Technique: A New Perspectiveby Harold Farberman.Podium Notes(Winter 2001), xxiii: 4
- “Douglas M. Jordan: Alfred Reed: A Bio-Bibliography, a review,”Journal of the Conductors Guild(Summer/Fall 1998), xix: 2
Op-eds
- “Beginning of the School Year Is Boost to Economy,” Daily Item (26 August 2025).
- “A College Degree Is Still the Best Bet for a Good Salary,” with Tom Foley, Penn Live, Patriot-News (1 July 2023)
- “Leading the Way: PA Colleges and Universities Lead the Charges for Renewable Energy,” with David Masur, The News-Item (Shamokin, PA), 23 November 2020.
- “Inclusion is the Heart of the American Way,” Penn Live, Harrisburg Patriot (30 July 2019)
- “Virtuous Marketing in Higher Education,” Volt (30 July 2019)
- “Proposed cuts in federal student loans threaten American dream,” Penn Live, Harrisburg Patriot (24 March 2019)
- “I deleted my Facebook account, and I’m glad,” Penn Live, Harrisburg Patriot (3 February 2019)
- “Questioning the value of a liberal arts degree? Wall St. isn’t,” Penn Live, Harrisburg Patriot (7 September 2018)
- “Decline in international college enrollment hurts everyone,” University Business (online: 22 March 2018, magazine: April 2018)
- “The higher education legacy of our presidents — and how to carry that forward,” Washington Post — “Grade Point” (19 February 2018)
- “’And is always the better answer,” Penn Live, Harrisburg Patriot, and The Daily Item (3 January 2018)
Creative Endeavors
Orchestra
- Symphony No. 1, full orchestra, 25 minutes, 1981–82
- Symphony No. 2 —Lake Erie Suite, full orchestra, 20 minutes, 1984
- Symphony No. 3 —The Four Elements, full orchestra, 35 minutes, 1986
- Seven Sonnets from the Portuguese(Elizabeth Barrett Browning), soprano and chamber orchestra, 25 minutes, 1986 (see also solo vocal)
- Symphony No. 4, flute, clarinet, bassoon, piano, and strings, 18 minutes, 1989
- Sinfonietta, full orchestra, 9 minutes, 1991
- The Angel Sitter(Frank Deal), narrator, choir, and full orchestra, 13 minutes, 1991 (see also incidental music)
- Old MacDonald Variations, full orchestra, 4 minutes, 1993
- Symphony No. 5 —The Trumpet Sounds Within My Soul, for chorus and full orchestra, 55 minutes, 1993 (see also choral)
- Symphony No. 6 —Children of Sarajevo: in memoriam(Kevin Boyle, Latin and Slavonic Liturgies) chorus, soprano soloist, and small orchestra, 25 minutes, 1995 (see also choral)
- Three American Hymns, baritone soloist and full orchestra, 7 minutes, 1996
- A Tale of Sound and Fury, concerto for three percussionists and orchestra, 15 minutes, 1996, published by C. Alan Music
- Shards of Beauty, SSA choir and chamber orchestra, 25 minutes, 2000 (see also choral)
- Necropolis Concerto, piano and orchestra, 20 minutes, 2000 (see also solo keyboard)
- Leviathan’s Wrath, tuba and orchestra or wind ensemble, 14 minutes, 2002 (see also band)
- Threnody, oboe and string orchestra, 7 minutes, 2002
- Ars vitae, orchestra, 7 minutes, 2004
- Symphony No. 7, chamber orchestra, 30 minutes, 2005
- The Butcher’s Canticle of the Earth, solo percussion and strings, 15 minutes, 2007
- Painting the Second Eye, orchestra, 8 Minutes, 2012
- Almost Home, op. 165, orchestra, 7 minutes, 2023
- In Sad Cypress: Concertino for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra, op. 169, 11 minutes, 2025
Band
- Festal Fanfare, see also chamber, 4 minutes, 1988
- Oxonia, Seven Scenes in One Movement, wind ensemble, 14 minutes, 1990
- Henry VIII Suite, wind ensemble, 11 minutes, 1994
- Toccata and Fugue, symphonic band, 9 minutes, 1995
- Sacred Shadows, grade IV symphonic band, 7 minutes, 1998
- Arcangelo’s Garden, symphonic band and brass quintet, 14 minutes, 1999
- Rage, symphonic band, 7 minutes, 2001
- Light Fantastic, piano and wind ensemble, 15 minutes, 2001 (see also solo keyboard)
- Machaca, grade III Symphonic Band, 3 minutes, 2001, published by C. Alan Music
- Crossroads Down, grade IV symphonic band, 8 minutes, 2002
- Leviathan’s Wrath, tuba and orchestra or wind ensemble, 14 minutes, 2002 (see also orchestra)
- Riding the Winds of December, op. 120 (Green), SA choir, narrator, and piano or band, 7 minutes, 2002 (see also choral)
- Invictus, op. 165, symphonic band, 9 minutes, 2022
Percussion Ensemble
- Tears of Apollo, percussion ensemble, 12 minutes, 1990, published by C. Alan Music
- Fatal Dances, concerto for piano and percussion ensemble, 18 minutes, 1994, (see also solo keyboard), published by C. Alan Music
Chamber Music
- Dada Pieces, 2–6 minutes each, 1982
- I 2 clarinets, piano and bassoon
- II 2 clarinets, 2 trumpets, euphonium and bassoon
- III 2 clarinets
- IV “Amanda Barker,” solo clarinet
- V “Read Me a Lesson, Muse,” flute, violin and cello
- VI “In the beginning,” octet of 4 treble and 4 bass instruments
- Variations on a Theme of Benjamin Britten, horn and piano, 6 minutes, 1983
- Three Little Pieces, flute and piano, 4 minutes, 1984
- Serenade and Caprice for Double-Bass Trio, 5 minutes, 1985
- Discourse in F Dorian, oboe, harpsichord, violin and cello, 4 minutes, 1985
- Quartet Suite, oboe, harpsichord, violin and cello, 9 minutes, 1985
- Serenade and Scherzo, solo flute, 4 minutes, 1986
- Fanfare for Friday the Thirteenth, trumpet quintet, 4 minutes, 1986
- David, nine vignettes for viola and piano, 22 minutes, 1988
- Hampden-Sydney Processional, brass quintet, 5 minutes, 1988
- Festal Fanfare, brass, clarinet, saxophone, percussion and piano, 4 minutes, 1988
- Three Humoresques, 4 bassoons and contrabassoon, 8 minutes, 1989
- Sing a Song of Sappho, soprano, flute, oboe, bassoon, percussion, piano, violin, viola and cello, 9 minutes, 1989 (see also solo vocal)
- Atanos, two trombone quartets, 9 minutes, 1990
- La lune séduisant, solo double bass, 4 minutes, 1990
- The First Season, flute, violin, cello and piano, 5 minutes, 1990
- Three Dreams of a Miller’s Wife: sonata for bassoon and piano, 18 minutes, 1990
- Pythagorean Riffs, two alto-saxophones, 3 minutes, 1990
- Four Poets, sonata for trombone and marimba, 15 minutes, 1991
- Hyacinthus, trombone quartet, 5 minutes, 1992
- The Serendipity of Memory, clarinet and string quartet, 18 minutes, 1992
- Perchance to Dream, flute solo, 7 minutes, 1993
- Les Colonnes Glacés, 2 trumpets and 2 Euphoniums, 4 minutes, 1994
- Rondo Ricercare, tuba choir, 6 minutes, 1995
- Aeolian Voyages, flute choir, 12 minutes, 1996
- The Unlikely Courtier, trumpet and doublebass, 7 minutes, 1998
- When We Were Giants, sonata for tuba and piano, 12 minutes, 1998
- Hubert’s Vengance, sonata for horn and piano, 14 minutes, 2000
- Of Daisies and Bees, 2 flutes and 2 cellos, 4 minutes, 2000
- Ecce homo, string quartet and piano, 11 minutes, 2000
- Water Dance, violin and piano, 3 minutes, 2000
- Spoils of War, sonata for bass trombone and piano, 12 minutes, 2001
- Specious Counterpoint, clarinet and violin, 4 minutes, 2003
- Exaltation of Larks, clarinet and piano, 15 minutes, 2004
- Sisyphean Summer, solo cello, 7 minutes, 2006
- Dancing With Maurice, flute and piano, 6 minutes, 2008
- Hagiophony, Piano Quartet No. 1, 17 minutes, 2008
- Hephaestean Fall, solo cello, 5 minutes, 2008
- Crimson Petal, flute and harp, 3 minutes, 2009
- Clandestiny, Piano Quartet No. 2, 12 minutes, 2009
- Elpinorean Spring, solo cello, 4 minutes, 2009
- Persephonean Winter, solo cello, 4 minutes, 2009
- Violin Sonata, violin and piano, 12 minutes, 2011
- Elegy, tuba and piano, 7 minutes, 2013
- A Devil’s Abecedarium, mezzo-soprano, trombone, piano and percussion, 15 minutes, 2013 (see also solo vocal)
- Something Old…flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano, 13 minutes, 2014
- When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d, soprano, string quartet and piano, 45 minutes, 2015 (see also solo vocal)
- Give Rise, brass and percussion, op. 164. 3 minutes, 2021
- Trio Arundi, alto saxophone, double reedist (oboe and bassoon), and piano, op. 167, 5 minutes, 2023
Solo Keyboard
- Scenes from Childhood, piano, 14 minutes, 10 sections with original text, 1982
- Chautauqua, 3 AM, piano, 5 minutes, 1982
- Variations on an Old French Kyrie, organ, 6 minutes, 1982
- Wedding March, organ 5 minutes, 1988
- Fantasia on a Familiar Theme, 2 pianos-3 hands, 6 minutes, 1988
- Rhapsodie Diabolique, piano, 9 minutes, 1992
- Life Is Only Noise Elegantly Lulled, piano right-hand, 12 minutes, 1993
- Fatal Dances, a Concerto for Piano and Percussion Ensemble, 18 minutes, 1994 (see also percussion ensemble), published by C. Alan Music
- Desperate Measures, piano, 5 minutes, 1999
- La Maîtresse des marteaux, sonata for piano, 14 minutes, 1999
- Study on the Life Cycle of the Phoenix, piano, 8 minutes, 2000
- Necropolis Concerto, piano and orchestra, 20 minutes, 2000 (see also orchestral)
- Light Fantastic, piano and symphonic band, 15 minutes, 2001 (see also band)
- Koschka Suite, 2 pianos 8-hands, 10 minutes, 2003
- Queensbury Rules, piano, 7 minutes, 2003
- Elegy, op. 163, piano, 4 minutes, 2021
Choral
- Eucharist Setting, chorus and organ, 12 minutes, 1984
- Psalm 149“Cantate Domino,”chorus, organ, brass and timpani, 7 minutes, 1986
- Predetermined Sacrifice, 6 men’s voices for dance, 5 minutes, 1987
- Fatiha(Koran), 8-part chorus, 3 minutes, 1987
- Benediction (John Henry Newman), SATB or SB, 1 minute, 1987
- Psalm 19,“Coeli enarrant,”chorus with chant, 4 minutes, 1987
- Introit for Christmas Vespers(Western Rite), chorus, 2 minutes, 1988
- Three Romances, men’s chorus and flute, 7 minutes, 1988
- I Music, when soft voices die (Percy Bysshe Shelley)
- II Give Me Wine, Women and Snuff (John Keats)|
- III She walks in beauty, like the night (Lord Byron)
- Behold, God is my salvation(Isaiah 12:2-6), chorus, 3 minutes, 1988
- Magnificat(macaronic texts from Luke and Samuel), double-chorus, 11 minutes, 1989
- Four Marian Antiphons, SATB, 7 minutes, 1989
- IAve Regina caelorum
- IIAlma Redemptoris Mater
- IIIRegina caeli
- IVSalve Regina
- Two Prayers, SSA chorus, 4 minutes, 1990
- I Collect for Peace
- II Prayer for Unity
- Orpheus in America(Eric Grush), men’s chorus and 2 pianos, 5 minutes, 1991
- The Lord’s Prayer, SATB choir, 3 minutes, 1991
- Laudate Pueri, SATB Choir, 4 minutes, 1992
- The Lord Bless You and Keep You, SATB choir, 2 minutes, 1993
- Symphony No. 5 —The Trumpet Sounds Within My Soul, for chorus and full orchestra, 75 minutes, 1993 (see also orchestral)
- I When the Stars Begin to Fall (spiritual, Frederick Douglass, Paul Dunbar)
- II Mrs. Parks (Walt Whitman, Martin Luther King, Jr.)
- III Four for Lunch (Henry David Thoreau, Gandhi, Sit-In Conduct Code)
- IV Separate Is Not Equal (Declaration of Independence, John Adams, Brown vs. the Board of Education)
- V The Dream (spiritual, Bible, Martin Luther King, Jr.)
- Surge Illuminare, SATB chorus, 3 minutes, 1993
- Introit(George Herbert), SATB chorus, trumpet and piano, 2 minutes, 1994
- The Prayer of St. Francis, SATB chorus, 4 minutes, 1994
- Hellas: Orpheus with His Lute(Shakespeare and Shelley), chorus, brass and percussion, 7 minutes, 1995
- Psalm 23 —Adonai ro-i, lo ehsar, SATB chorus, 5 minutes, 1995
- Blessing—Before the ending of the day, SATB choir, 2 minutes, 1995
- Symphony No. 6 – Children of Sarajevo: in memoriam(Kevin Boyle, Latin and Slavonic Liturgies) chorus, soprano soloist and full orchestra, 25 minutes, 1995 (see also orchestral)
- I Gospodi pomilui
- II The Wall is Down
- III Requiem in aeternam
- Ave verum, SATB choir, 4 minutes, 1996
- Of Learning Lightly Like a Flower, (Mary Boykin Chesnut and Alfred Tennyson), SSA choir, brass quintet and handbells, 5 minutes, 1997
- Three George Herbert Hymns, SATB choir, 10 minutes, 1997
- I Rise Heart, The Lord is Risen (tune: St. Peter’s on the Green)
- II King of Glory (tune: Adams)
- III Praised Be the God of Love (tune: Ferguson)
- Phos Hilaron, SATB choir, 3 minutes, 1997
- St. Peter’s Gloria, SATB choir and organ, 3 minutes, 1997
- Dormi Jesu! The Virgin’s Cradle Hymn, SSAA choir, 3 minutes, 1998, published by Treble Clef Music Press
- Magnificat, SSA choir, 5 minutes, 1999
- Shards of Beauty, SSA choir and chamber orchestra, 25 minutes, 2000 (see also orchestral)
- Seven Carols for Treble Choir, SSAA choir, 15 minutes, 2000
- I Adam lay ybounden (anonymous, 15th-century)
- II New Prince, New Pomp (Robert Southwell)
- III This Endris Night (anonymous, 15th-century)
- IV I Sing of a Maiden (anonymous , c. 1400)
- V Bright Portals of the Sky (William Drummond)
- VI On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity (John Milton)
- VII All this Time (anonymous, 16th-century)
- In the Shadow of Liberty’s Light, SSA or SATB choir, 5 minutes, 2001
- Agnus Dei, SSSAAA choir, 1 minute, 2001
- Spring Frost(Robert Frost), treble choir, 5 minutes, 2002
- I A Prayer in Spring (SSAA)II Spring Pools (SA)
- Nunc dimittis, SATB choir, 2 minutes, 2002
- Riding the Winds of December, SA choir, narrator and piano or band, 7 minutes, 2002
- Tantum ergo, SATB choir, 3 minutes, 2003
- Venite, SATB choir, 3 minutes, 2004
- L’Histoire d’Amour, SA choir and piano, 15 minutes, 2005
- I Clair de lune (Paul Verlaine)
- II Extase (Jean Lahor)
- III En sourdine (Verlaine)
- IV Prison (Verlaine)
- V Il pleure dans mon coeur (Verlaine) VI L’ombre des arbres (Verlaine)
- VII Adieu (Charles Grandmougin)
- O magnum mysterium No. 1, SATB choir, 3 minutes, 2005
- O magnum mysterium No. 2, SATB choir, 3 minutes, 2006
- Gate of the Year(Haskins), SATB choir, 3 minutes, 2008
- Sicut Cervus, SSA choir, 3 minutes, 2009
- The Choir Invisible(George Eliot) SSA choir, soprano solo and brass quintet, 5 minutes, 2010
- Ubi Caritas, SATB choir, 2011
- Three English Carols, SATB choir and piano, 2012
- I On the Nativity of Christ (William Dunbar)
- II A Hymn on the Nativity of My Saviour (Ben Jonson)
- III A Christmas Carol – What Sweeter Music (Robert Herrick)
- Levavi oculos meos, SATB choir, 3 minutes, 2012
- Stabat Mater, op. 158 (Jacopone da Todi), SSAATTBB choir, 14 minutes, 2018
- Ring Out Ye Crystall Spheres, op. 159 (Milton), SATB choir, bells, brass, percussion and organ, 5 minutes, 2018
- Weber Chapel Service, op. 160 (ELCA Worship) SATB choir and organ, 10 minutes, 2019
- Timor et tremor, op. 161 (compilation fromPsalms) SATB choir, 3 minutes, 2020
- Evening Prayer Service, op. 168 (Latin liturgy), SATB Choir, 7 minutes, 2024
- Pho hilaron
- Magnificat
- Nunc dimittis
- Fili mi Absalom, op. 170 (2 Samuel 18:33), SATB choir, 3 minutes, 2025
Solo Vocal
- “kumrads die because they’re told)” (E.E. Cummings), baritone voice and piano, 3 minutes, 1982
- “look at this” (E.E. Cummings), bass voice and piano, 4 minutes, 1982
- FIVE(E.E. Cummings), baritone and piano, 13 minutes, 1983–85; revised 1986
- I after all white horses are in bed
- II touching you i say
- III along the brittle treacherous bright streets of memory
- IV our touching hearts
- V if i have made, my lady
- Psalm 130,“De Profundis,”tenor and organ, 5 minutes, 1985
- Seven Sonnets from the Portuguese(Elizabeth Barrett Browning), soprano and chamber orchestra, 25 minutes, 1986
- I Unlike are we, O princely heart!
- II Thou hast thy calling
- III I never gave a lock of hair away
- IV When our two souls
- V I see thine image through my tears
- VI How do I love thee?
- VII Belovèd, thou hast brought me many flowers
- Ceremony after a fire-raid(Dylan Thomas), countertenor and piano, 11 minutes, 1987
- I Myselves the grievers, grieve…
- II I know not whether
- III Into the organpipes and steeples
- Ruth’s Address to Naomi, voice and organ, 3 minutes, 1988
- Sing a Song of Sappho: Love Lyrics of Lesbos(Sappho, in English), soprano, flute, oboe, bassoon, percussion, piano, violin, viola and cello, 9 minutes, 1989
- I Parthenia
- II O marriage night, o binding god
- III That man is a peer of the gods
- IV Percussion, salt and honey
- V Like the sweet apple
- VI Where do the butler’s big feet go?
- VII Parthenia
- Five September Songs, soprano and English horn, 10 minutes, 1990
- I I died for beauty (Emily Dickinson)
- II The Unicorn (Ruth Pitter)
- III Heat (H. D.)
- IV Elegy (Edna St. Vincent Millay)
- V What lips my lips have kissed (Edna St. Vincent Millay)
- Five Robert Burns Songs, soprano and piano, 14 minutes, 1993
- I Highland Laddie
- II Wilt Thou be my Dearie?
- III O wat ye wha’s in yon town
- IV Galla Water
- V Highland Lassie O
- Three American Hymns, baritone soloist and full orchestra, 7 minutes, 1996
- Stop All the Clocks: Three Auden Cenotaphs, baritone and piano, 10 minutes, 1999
- I No Time
- II Elegy for J.F.K.
- III Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone
- Lady’s Hair(Mandy Rockwell), mezzo-soprano and piano, 3 minutes, 2000
- Come in Speaking Silence of a Dream, high voice and piano, 8 minutes, 2000
- I Ah! How Sweet it is to Love (John Dryden)
- II Echo (Christina Rossetti)
- III Those Eyes (Ben Jonson)
- Three Roses: Herbaceous Songs of Love, voice and piano, 9 minutes, 2001
- I Go lovely Rose (Edmund Waller)
- II Song: To the Rose (Robert Herrick)
- III Ah See the Virgin Rose (Edmund Spenser)
- Summer’s Day(Shakespeare), voice and piano, 3 minutes, 2002
- A Devil’s Abecedarium(Ambrose Bierce), mezzo-soprano, trombone, piano and percussion, 15 minutes, 2013 (see also chamber music)
- Amore Cieco: Tre canzone di Michelangelo(Michelangelo Buonarroti), tenor and piano, 9 minutes, 2014
- I Perc’all’estremo ardore
- II Veggio co’ be’ vostr’occhi un dolce lume
- III Ben tempo saria omai
- When lilacs last in the dooryard bloom’d(Walt Whitman), soprano, string quartet and piano, 45 minutes, 2015 (see also chamber music)
- The Land of Counterpane, op. 162 (Robert Louis Stevenson), voice and piano, 3 minutes, 2020
Opera
- The Interior Castle, opera, approx. 2-1/2 hours, in progress
Incidental Music
- The Angel Sitter(Frank Deal), narrator, choir and full orchestra, concerted melodrama, 13 minutes, 1991
- Hannah Elias(Nathan Freeman Ross), piano and cello, music for a full-length play, 45 minutes of music, 1998
- The Tempest(Shakespeare), soprano, SSA trio, flute, guitar and electronic sounds, 25 minutes of music, 2002
- Arcadia(Tom Stoppard) solo piano, 25 minutes of music, 2006
- Under Milkwood(Dylan Thomas) 30 minutes of music, 2010
- Stabat Mater, op. 158 (Jacopone da Todi), SSAATTBB choir, 14 minutes, 2018
- Ring Out Ye Crystall Spheres, op. 159 (Milton), SATB choir, bells, brass, percussion and organ, 5 minutes, 2018
- Weber Chapel Service, op. 160 (ELCA Worship) SATB choir and organ, 10 minutes, 2019
- Timor et tremor, op. 161 (compilation fromPsalms) SATB choir, 3 minutes, 2020
Recordings
- A Sweet Briar Christmas. SBC 001 – conductor, arranger and composer
- Carolina Morning: An Eclectic Mix of American Music. KoDa 1001 – includes my composition, When We Were Giants
- Ecce homo, DVD – music accompanying a series images drawn by David Dodge Lewis
- Sweet Briar Christmas II. SBC 002 – conductor and composer
- Piano in China. Albany Records, 2011 – includes my composition,On the Life Cycle of the Phoenix
Conducting
- Conductor, Danville Symphony Orchestra, VA
- 2010–2011
- Music Director, Greensboro Concert Band, NC
- 1999–2002
- Music Director, Lee County Community Orchestra, Sanford, NC
- 1995–1996
- Music Director, Alamance Chorale, Burlington, NC
- 1992–1994
- Co-Conductor, Greensboro Symphony Youth Orchestra
- 1990–1993
- Assistant-Conductor, University of North Carolina Greensboro Opera
- 1989–1991
- Music Director, Heart of Virginia Chorale
- 1988–1989
- Music Director for the Amherst College Theatre Department
- Fall 1987
Church Music
- Choir Director/Cantor, Ebenezer Lutheran Church, Greensboro, NC
- 1993–1999
- Choir Director, Lee’s Chapel Methodist Church, Greensboro, NC
- 1989–1991
- Organist, Old First Church, Bennington, VT
- 1987–1988
- Soloist, First Congregational Church, South Hadley, MA
- 1985–1987
- Chorister (staff), Trinity Episcopal Church, Buffalo, NY
- 1982–1985
Editor
- Editor,Journal of the Conductors Guild
- 2001–2005,
2007–2008
- 2001–2005,
- Editor,Podium Notes,Conductors Guild newsletter
- 2000–2002
- Editor,Music Now,Southeastern Composers League
- 1996–1998
Guest Conductor
- Illinois Wesleyan Civic Orchestra
- University of Massachusetts Chamber Choir
- National Symphony of the Ukraine
- Danville Symphony
- Fayetteville Symphony
- Philharmonia Orchestra of Greensboro
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro Symphony
- Elon College-Community Orchestra
- Fredonia College Choir and Chamber Singers
- Bennington College Choir
Clinician
- Cumberland (NC) All-County Orchestra
- 2011
- Virginia District IX Middle School Choir
- 2005
- Virginia District XIII High School Women’s Choir
- 2000, 2003
- Guilford (NC) All-County High School Band
- 2001
- NC Central District All-State Middle School Band
- 1999
- Western North Carolina All-State Middle School Orchestra
- 1999
- Eastern North Carolina All-State Middle School Orchestra
- 1997
- UNCG Summer Music Camp Senior High Orchestra
- 1996
- Guilford (NC) All-County High School Orchestra
- 1996
- Eastern North Carolina All-State Repertory Orchestra
- 1996
- New York Area All-State High School Orchestra
- 1995
Adjudicator
- Virginia District XIII Choral Festival
- 2009
- Judge for ICCA Southeastern Regionals
- 2005
- Judge for 50+Fiesta-valMusic Competitions
- 1993–2001
- Judge for Musicale Music Competitions
- 1999–2011
- Western NC Solo and Ensemble String Festivals
- 1994, 1996
Soloist (Samples)
- Greensboro Young Artists’ Opera Theater
- National Symphony of the Ukraine
- Chautauqua Civic Orchestra
- Elon College-Community Orchestra
- Williams Choral Society and Orchestra
- Western New York Opera Theater
Professional and Academic Affiliations
Affiliations
- AAC&U Presidents’ Trust (2017–present)
- Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (2017–present)
- Board of Directors (2020–present)
- Secretary-Treasurer (2021–2022)
- Vice Chair (2022–present)
- Chair (2023–2024
- Chair Emeritus, member of Executive Committee (2024–2026)
- ALL IN Presidents’ Council (2025–present)
- Chair (2026–present)
- Annapolis Group (since 2004)
- Board member (2021–present)
- Program Co-Chair (2022–2024)
- Chair (2024–present)
- Landmark Athletic Conference (2017–present)
- Vice-Chair (2020–2022)
- Chair (2022–2024)
- NAICU (2017–present)
- Tax Policy Committee (2021–2024)
- Board of Directors (2024–present)
- Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry’s Higher Education Council
- Inaugural member (2023–present)
- Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
- Board of Directors (2022–present)
- Executive Committee (2022–present)
- Committee on Need Analysis and Aid Consideration (2022–present)
- Chair, Nominating Committee (2022–present)
- Board of Directors (2022–present)
- ASCAP (since 1996)
- Conductors Guild (since 1992)
- Board Member (1998–2011)
Former Affiliations
- Greater 体育买球 Valley United Way Board of Directors (2018–2022)
- McLean County (Illinois) Chamber of Commerce Workforce Development Task Force (2015–2017)
- McLean County Economic Development Council One Voice delegate (2014–2017)
- Illinois Shakespeare Festival Board of Directors (2012–2017)
- Illinois Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors (2011–2017)
- Vice President for Planning and Governance (2012–2014)
- Secretary (2014–2015)
- Region 2000 [Central Virginia] Technology Council (2006–2011)
- College Music Society (1988–2008)
- President of Mid-Atlantic Chapter (2001–2003)
- Vice President of Mid-Atlantic Chapter (1999–2001)
- Southeastern Composers League (1992–2000)
Societies
- Alpha Lambda Delta (Honorary Member)
- Beta Gamma Sigma (Honorary Member)
- Eta Sigma Phi (Honorary Member)
- National Society of Leadership Success (Honorary Member)
- Phi Beta Kappa (Honorary Member)
- Phi Kappa Phi (Honorary Member)
- Pi Delta Phi (Honorary Member)
Presentations and Conferences
Conference & Lecture-Series Presenter
- “The Founding Fathers, Liberal Arts Colleges, and the Great American Experiment,” Institute for Lifelong Learning at 体育买球 University, 2018
- “The Liberal Arts College,” McLean County Historical Society, 2016
- “The First Annapolis Dean’s Survey,” Annapolis Group Deans’ Meeting, Annapolis, 2014
- “Beethoven and the Art of the Surprise,” McLean County Historical Society, 2011
- “Beauty and Efficiency in Images for the Curriculum” with James Shulman, Council of Independent Colleges, Santa Fe, 2009
- “Engineering, Addressing Human Priorities: At the Intersection of Diverse Disciplines,” Women’s College Coalition, Spelman College, 2008
- “The Choral-Orchestral Music of Herbert Howells,” Conference of the Conductors Guild, Toronto, 2007
- “Effective Educational Practices That Build Institutional Strength” with Jillian Kinzie, Council of Independent Colleges, San Antonio, 2005
- “Songs for a New Found Land: Music in the United States,” Vero Beach Museum of Art Seminar, 2005
- “Aaron Copland’sEmblems: An Analysis for Performance” with Thomas Erdmann, College Band Directors National Association, New York, 2005
- “Why do We Listen? The Making of a Musical Masterpiece,” Vero Beach Museum of Art Seminar, 2004
- “The Aesthetics of Perception in Music: The Art of Unfulfilled Expectation,” Denver College for a Day, 2003 and Vero Beach Museum of Art Humanities Lecture Series, 2003
- “Hymns on the Twilight of Faith,” College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, Wingate University, 2002
Conference Presenter as Panelist/Moderator
- “Engaging Your Governing Board in Your Advocacy Initiatives,” moderator with David Armstrong and Katherine Fell, NAICU, Washington, DC 2025
- “Advocacy,” moderator with Elizabeth Bradley and Will Dudley, Annapolis Group, Washington, DC, 2025
- “Restructuring for the Future,” moderator, AICUP Annual Meeting, 2023
- “So, You Want To Be a President,” Annapolis Group, Chicago, 2022
- “Landing in the C-Suite,” College and University Public Relations Association of Pennsylvania, with Aaron Martin, Raymond Betzner and Rosalee Rush, 2019
- “Preparing Students for National and International Fellowship and Scholarship Opportunities,” Council of Independent Colleges, Portland, 2014
- Multiple sessions, Benjamin Britten at 100, Illinois State University, 2013
- “Grantsmanship as Faculty Development” with Stephanie Fabritius and Marc Roy, Annapolis Group Deans’ Meeting, Annapolis, 2013
- “The Future of the Humanities — Continuing the Conversation” with John Burney, Stephany Schlachter, and C. Reynold Verret, Council of Independent Colleges, St. Petersburg, 2011
- “Faculty Evaluation” with Iain Crawford and Robert Holyer, Annapolis Group Deans’ Meeting, Annapolis, 2007
- “Perspectives in Artist Management” with Zarin Mehta and Samuel Adler, Conference of the Conductors Guild, Toronto, 2007
- “Student Success in College: A Profile of DEEP Institutions in the South,” Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Atlanta, 2005
- “Choral and Instrumental Music: Is the Divide Really So Wide?” Conference of the Conductors Guild, Boston, 2005
- “What Can You Do With a Degree in Music?” College Music Society National Conference, Miami, FL, 2003
- “What Can You Do With a Degree in Music?” College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, Davidson College, 2003
- “Music in the 21st Century: What Next?” Conference of the Conductors Guild, New York, 2003
- “The Role of Adjunct Instructors in College Music Programs,” College Music Society National Conference, Kansas City, MO, 2002
- “Choral-Orchestral Works for Holiday Programming,” Conference of the Conductors Guild, Los Angeles, 1999
Professional Development Workshop Presenter/Leader
- Council of Independent Colleges Workshop for New Chief Academic Officers, with Lily McNair and Caroline Simon, Baltimore, 2015
- Council of Independent Colleges Workshop for New Chief Academic Officers, with Michael McDonald and Jeanine Silveira Stewart, Portland, 2014
- “Difficult Faculty Conversations,” Council of Independent Colleges Workshop for Department and Division Chairs, Spokane, 2014
- Council of Independent Colleges Workshop for New Chief Academic Officers, with Michael McDonald and Jeanine Silveira Stewart, Pittsburgh, 2013
- American Council on Education Institute for New Chief Academic Officers, Miami, 2010
- “Retention of Students,” Council of Independent Colleges Workshop for Department and Division Chairs, Cincinnati, 2010
Conference Presenter as Composer
- “New Music Revelations: Music of Jonathan Green,” Winston Salem State University, 2009
- Sisyphean Summer, College Music Society Fiftieth-Anniversary National Conference, Salt Lake City, nominated by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, 2007
- Sisyphean Summer, College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, Gardner-Webb College, 2007
- Queensbury Rules, College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, Davidson College, 2003
- Leviathan’s Wrath, International Tuba and Euphonium Conference, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2002
- Come in Speaking Silence of a Dream, College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, Wingate University, 2002
- Study in the Life Cycle of the Phoenix, College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, James Madison University, 2001
- The Serendipity of Memory, Symposium of the Southeastern Composers’ League, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2000
- Stop All the Clocks: Three Auden Cenotaphs, College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2000
- Desperate Measures, College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, Sweet Briar College, 1999
- Ave verum and Phos hilaron, Symposium of the Southeastern Composers’ League, Mississippi State University, 1999
- La Lune Séduisante, Society of Composers, Inc. Regional Conference, Valdosta State University, 1998
- Aeolian Voyages, Symposium of the Southeastern Composers’ League, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1998
- Four Marian Antiphons, Symposium of the Southeastern Composers’ League, Radford University (VA), 1997
- Oxonia, Symposium of the Southeastern Composers’ League, University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1996
- Rhapsodie Diabolique, College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, West Virginia University, 1992
- Ceremony after a fire-raid, College Music Society Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1990
Conference Host or Planning Committee Member
- College Music Society, Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, Elon College, 1996
- Annapolis Group, Program Co-Chair, 2022-2023
- Illuminating the Liberal Arts, College of St. Benedict, 2016
- ACAD/ΦΒΚ Conference Planning Committee, Memphis, 2013
- Independent Colleges and Universities of Virginia Association of Deans, Sweet Briar College, 2007
- Annapolis Group, Deans’ Meeting Program Chair, Annapolis, MD, 2005
- College Music Society, Mid-Atlantic Chapter Meeting, Sweet Briar College, 1999