Ballads:

• Free At Last (1979)
• Iris (1980)
• Phyliss (1980)
• Summer Breeze (1980) Play Sample
• Valentine (1980)
• Summer Love (1980)
• Danko’s (1980)
• Free Spirit (1980)
• Generations (1980) Play Sample
• This Is Just For You (1981)
• Untitled (1981)
• Summer Song (1984)
• Loving You (1985)
• My Special Love for You (1987)
• A Summer Afternoon With You (1989) Play Sample
• Suddenly (1989)
• Twilight for Daniel (1998)
• Broken Heart (2003) Play Sample
• You and Me (in stride) (2003)
• Memories & Reflections (2003) Play Sample
• Hey, You! (Undated)
• Judy’s Song (undated)
• Melanie (undated)
• Ou Et Tu Maintenant? Where Are You Now? (1:20) 2002
• In A Quiet Moment
• When She Returns (2017)

Gay Nineties:

• An Old Fashioned Song (1985)

Latin/Rock:

• Down the Road (1968)
• Conversation (1969)
• Latin Song Mambo (1979)
• Old Havana (was “Movie Theme”) (1979)
• No Place to Go (Steve’s Powers) 1971
• Flight (I) (1980) (samba) Play Sample
• Flight (II) (1980) (samba)
• Tiger Walk 1980
• Wonderful Discovery (I) 1980
• Wonderful Discovery (II) 1981 (samba)
• Light N’ Tight (1981)
• Longing (2011) (samba)
• Go Like the Wind (1986) Play Sample
• Take It Easy (1993) Play Sample
• Gentle Breeze (2001) (bossa) Play Sample
• Enigma (undated)
• Star Rock in C (undated)
• For The Children (2011)
• Novo Bossa (2013)
• Obrigado Brasil (bossa)
• Suddenly (1990) (bolero)
• Arco’s Arc (samba) (2015)
• As If Floating on a Cloud (bossa) (1980)
• Make A Wish (1960s)
• Don’t Pander to the Pandemic, or Don’t Let the Pandemic Get You Down (samba) (2020)

Hip-Hop/Rap:

• My Heart Is Beating to the Rhythm of My Future (2017)
• Breakthrough (2018)

Hebraic Melody Arrangements:

• Ani Maamin (Moses Maimonides)
• Ata Hu Hashem (folksong) (soft bossa) Play Sample
• Avinu Malkeinu (6/8 swing) Play Sample
• Bilbililos Play Sample
• Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel Play Sample
• Eliyahu Hanavi. Vocalist: Shira Lissek
• Erev Shel Shoshanim. Vocalist: Shira Lissek
• Halicha L’Kesaria. Vocalist: Shira Lissek
• Halleluyah (ballad) Play Sample
• Hatikva Play Sample
• Hava Nagila
• Heiveinu Shalom Aleichem (moderate swing) Play Sample
• Heine Ma Tov (blues) Play Sample
• Lahadam. Vocalist: Shira Lissek
• Layechudim Haitah Orah Play Sample
• L’Cha Dodi (moderate swing) Play Sample
• Mah Nishtanah Halailah Hazeh
• Mishenichnas Adar Play Sample
• Moaz Tsur (ballad) Play Sample
• O Hanukah Play Sample
• Sevivon Play Sample
• V’Taher Lebeinu/Yis Ma Chu Play Sample

Hebraic Melody Originals:

• Yotvata (original) (2014)
• Zikkaron/Kristallnacht (original) (2015)

Big Band Originals (conductor’s score and parts):

• A Smile for Everyone (2001)
• A Summer Afternoon with You (2002)
• Ascent (2004)
• Atmospheres (2004)
• Conversation (2003) Play Sample
• Corozan Pardito (Broken Heart) (2009) Play Sample
• Curiouser & Curiouser
• Darkest Before the Dawn (2008)
• Down the Road (2000)
• El Aché de Sanabria (en moderación) (2007) Play Sample
• La Romance C’Est Fini
• Let There Be Swing (2003) Play Sample
• Movin’ On
• Resolution (2006)
• Send My Regrets (2002)
• Sin Mi (Without Me) (2015)
• Step By Step Into The Creative Void
• Storm (2002)
• Taylored for Billy Play Sample
• The Griot’s Tale (2012) Play Sample
• The Slumbering Giant’s Dream (2004)
• The Woman In The Golden Light (2004)
• Wake Up Call (2004)

Big Band Transcriptions & Arrangements:

• Me Acuerdo De Ti (2008) Play Sample
• Mosaíco Puertorriqueño: Dedicated to Rafael Hernandez (2010)
• Perfidia (arrangement of Ray Santos’ arrangement) (2009) Play Sample
• St. Louis Blues (2010) Play Sample
• Theme from “The Odd Couple” (2011) Play Sample
• “Maria” from West Side Story (2017). West African bembe arrangement for Grammy-nominated “West Side Story Reimagined” Multiverse Big Band album. Jazzheads July 20, 2018.
• “Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel” (2019). Samba arrangement for the NYU All University Jazz Orchestra.

Standards/Arrangements:

• Auld Lang Syne (up tempo scat)
• Jingle Bells (ballad)
• Silent Night (gospel)
• Summertime (Latin)
• Blue Bossa (semi-classical/swing)
• Stella By Starlight (Bill Evans rootless voicings)
• Michelle (Beatles) (ballad tempo, new voicings, improv.)

“In Their Own Voice” Series/Jazz Songs with Lyrics:

• For The Children (lyrics by Janet Lawson) vocalist: Shira Lissek (2014)
• Gentle Breeze (lyrics by Amy Cervini) (2011)
• Go Like the Wind (lyrics by Ellen Woloshin) vocalist: Shira Lissek (2014)
• In A Quiet Moment (lyrics by Janet Lawson) (2011)
• Insides Blues (lyrics by Rachel Kara Perez) vocalist: Carla Cook (2015)
• Je Ne Sais Plus (lyrics/vocals by Amelie Cherubin) (2010)
• Le Phare (The Lighthouse) (lyrics/vocals by Amelie Cherubin) (2010)
• Lullaby For My Friend’s Baby (lyrics by Amy Cervini) (2011)
• Memories & Reflections (lyrics by Janet Lawson) (2011)
• Mon Cher Ange (My Dear Angel) (lyrics/vocals by Amelie Cherubin) (2010)
• Sin Mi (lyrics by Rachel Kara Perez) vocalist: Jade Ledesna (2014)
• The Perfect Storm (lyrics/vocals by Anne Mironchik) (2010)
• Reflections at Christmas (lyrics by Janet Lawson/vocal by Mila Milosevic) (2018)

 MUSIC FOR DANCE:

• “On The Rocks” (2018). The Barkin/Selissen Project
• “Breakthrough” (2018). Young Dancemakers Company (eight performances in New York City)
• “Elements”: Selections from “Les Sentiments D’Amour” (2017) DoubleTake Dance Company
• “Hush (Redux)”: Selections from “Les Sentiments D’Amour (2012) Threads Dance Project & Choreographer Rae Charles
• “Hush”: Selections from “Les Sentiments D’Amour (2012) Choreographer Rae Charles (New York University)
• “Raices”: from Marlow’s “Wonderful Discovery” album (2012) East London Dance Company
• “Arturo’s Reverie” (electronic version) from Marlow’s “Wonderful Discovery” album (2008) CatScratch Theatre/Vox Novus
• “Send My Regrets”: premiered by the George Gee Swing Band at the Swing 46 Dance Club, New York City (2008)
• “Taylored for Billy”: premiered by the George Gee Swing Band at the Swing 46 Dance Club, New York City (2006)
• “Let There Be Swing”: premiered by the George Gee Swing Band at the Swing 46 Dance Club, New York City (2006)

CLASSICAL

Fugues (solo piano):

• Fugue in F major; 3 voices
• Fugue in B flat minor; 3 voices
• Fugue G minor; 4 voices
• Fugue in D major; 2 voices Play Sample
• Fugue in D minor; 3 voices
• Fugue in whole tone scale; 3 voices
• Fugue in octatonic scale; from “Undiminished”
• Fugue serial; 3 voices

Waltzes:

• Gene’s Waltz (undated)
• Pedal Waltz (1996)

Lullabies:

• Ballad for Two Sons (undated)
• Lullaby in C (undated)
• Scottie’s Lullaby (mid 1980s)
• The Goo Song (1986)

Folk Songs:

• Ballade Yotvata (1980)
• Russian Folk Song (undated)
• Saporita (undated)

Tango:

• Lolita, The Feline (1985)

Songs:

• Gentle Maureen (with lyrics) (1965)
• A Serious Piece (undated)
• Almost Heaven (undated)
• Anna (1981)
• Explorations I (1981)
• Faith (Emily Dickinson; a la Gilbert & Sullivan) (with lyrics) (1997)
• Song for Irene (1999)
• Oh, There Is Gold In Them Thar Hills (with lyrics) (1964)

Les Sentiments D’Amour I collection (solo piano score)(2006):

• Agacement (Irritation) (3:37) 2003 Play Sample
• Ballade Pour Yotvata (3:18) Play Sample
• Berceuse (2:20) 1968 Play Sample
• Berceuse Pour Une Bebe de Mon Ami (2:12) Play Sample
• Chanson Pour Deux Fils (1:30) Play Sample
• Chanson Pour L’Enfant Unique (2:02) Play Sample
• Chanson Pour Une Jeune Fille (1:30) Play Sample
• Derniere Sensations (2:21) Play Sample
• Jalousie et Rage (3:17) Play Sample
• La Femme Avec Les Yeux Sombre (2:50) 2003 Play Sample
• La Femme Douce (Sweetness) (1:25) 2001 Play Sample
• La Liaison C’est Fini (3:17) Play Sample
• Le Charmeur (2:14) (2004) Play Sample
• Melancolie Play Sample
• Mon Chat, Le Roi (1:15) 1998 Play Sample
• Nocturne Pour La Femme Dans Une Lumiere D’Or (4:22) Play Sample
• Pour Une Bonne Personne Qui Vaut Le Coup (2:30) 1999 Play Sample
• Premiere Amour: Chanson Pour Mon Au Pair (2:00) 1998 Play Sample
• Rougir Pour La Premiere Fois (2:07) Play Sample
• Tendresse Pour Une Jeune Femme (2:22) 1999 Play Sample

Les Sentiments D’Amour II collection (solo piano score):

• Elegie Pour Un Grandparent Decede (2:40) 1999
• Chanson Pour Une Ame Brave (Song for A Brave Soul) (1:30) 2003
• La Nageuse Incessante (2009)
• Un Nouvelle Amour (2008)
• Valse de Pedale
• A La Russe
• Saporita
• Tristesse
• Russian Folksong
• From A Long Time Ago
• Scottie’s Lullaby
• Quand J’Etais Plus Jeune
• Unresolved (2022)
• Haram ‘iimbath (2023)
• Ambivalence (2023)

Electronic:

• Arturo’s Reverie
• Forty-Eight Rows in One Minute
• Panic
• Six Rows in One Minute
• Thirty-Two Rows in One Minute
• On The Rocks

Chamber Music:

String Quartet/Woodwind Quintet/Percussion:

• The Musical Icons of Marc Chagall (2017)

String Quartets:

• Fleur de Neige (Snow Flower) (string quartet) (2001) Play Sample
• La Brume (The Mist) (string quartet) (2001)
• Une Force de La Nature (Force of Nature) (string quartet) (2001)
• La Femme Passe Au Present (The Woman from the Past in the Present) (2010)

The Bateira Trio: Flute, Viola, Doublebass (commissioned works):

• Clave-esque Clasico
• Bolero Clasico
• El Enigma
• Fuga (Faux Bach)

Woodwinds+:

• Playtime (woodwind quartet/piano) (2001)
• The Chase (woodwind trio) (2009)
• The Procession (woodwind trio) (2009)
• Enigma (woodwind trio) (2009)
• Wait A Minute (solo clarinet) (2011)
• Wait A Few More Minutes (2018)
• Pastoral Landscape (for oboe, viola, cello) (2016)
• Delicate Flower (for solo oboe) (2016)
• The Ballet (for oboe, viola, cello) (2016)
• Lyric Glances (flute/alto flute) (2014)
• Poignant Touch (flute/alto flute) (2014)
• Dance (flute/alto flute) (2014)
• Colors: Red (clave-esque clasico) (2018)
• Colors: Orange (2018)
• Colors: Yellow (fugue in F minor/5 voices) (2018)
• Colors: Green (duet: oboe/clarinet) (2018)
• Colors: Blue (2019)
• Colors: Indigo (2018)
• Colors: Violet (2018)

Brass:

• The Caverns at Carlsbad (for Four Trombones) (2001) Play Sample
• Fanfare (two trumpets, 2 trombones) (2003)

Piano/Violin:

• Aspects D’Amour (piano/violin) (2002)

Piano/violin/viola/cello:

• Age is a State of Mind (in progress) (2004)
• Une Jeune Fille D’Amoureuse Des Fleurs Aupres de La Riviere a Dijon/for two cellos or cello/viola (2003) 7 minutes
• “There’s No Replacing a Man of Wisdom” (piano, cello) (2007)

Other:

• Une Promenade Avec Deux Femmes/piano, violin, and flute (1999)
• Quirky/piano, marimba, flute, clarinet, violin, percussion (2019) 6 minutes
• Agitation du Coeur (Stirring of the Heart) I (String/woodwind quintet) (2003) 7 minutes

Chamber Orchestra:

• Russian Suite in G major (3 movements) (chamber orchestra; in progress)
• Undiminished (string orchestra) (2009)
• Sinfonietta #1 in E minor (in progress)

Concert Band:

• Call to Duty (in progress) 2017

Et Alia:

• Locrian Exchange (D Locrian) for violin and trumpet (1998)
• Mirror
• Solo (for violin)
• Solo+
• Chanson Pour Une Poetesse (flute solo in three movements) (10:00) (2000)
• The Mechanical Clock Chasing Its Tail (1999)

 

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