- Willow Creek Waltz (2007) piano duet 5'
- Commissioned in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of Karla and Peter Myers, July 18, 2007
- Premiere—2008 by Stephanie Wendt and the composer, St. Paul, MN.
Program Note
Peter Myers commissioned this concert waltz to play with his wife, Carla. In a series of dance episodes, a festive, cheerful mood is followed by playful, then songful themes. After a pause, the partners dance tentatively in an odd meter, a evocation of the Myers's wedding dance at the reception, in which the band played a "waltz" in 4/4 meter! But development takes the pair to new heights, and the coda finds them vying for dominance over the tonic, E-flat, a struggle that is ultimately—and joyfully—resolved.