Music for Two for oboe and cello

Music for Two for oboe and cello is a fun piece. It denotes the thoughts of two individuals expressed in many ways using a conversational format. As the titles of the four movements indicate, the conversation appears sometimes as a monologue, sometimes as a dialogue, sometimes a beginning or ending. Throughout the piece intervallic relationships control the various happening. Sonorities based on seconds and thirds highlight the harmonic progressions, which influence the direction of the music. Stylistic quotations ornamented by sound effects are also important.

This piece was written for and is dedicated to oboist Lisa McCullough and cellist Ivan Lalev.