Singspiel in one act and thirteen scenes.  For singer/actors.
Ranges are as follows: 5 Sopranos, 4 Mezzo sopranos, 1 Alto, 4 Tenors, 3 Baritones, 2 Bass.
Ranges are approximate and can be changed if necessary. Actors/Singers may duplicate roles within a production. Plot Summary:  Diane Forest is an artistically successful author who makes a deal with Mephistopheles to become financially successful.

Huatzu Hill for soprano and chamber orchestra is a setting of four poems by Wang Wei, an 8th-century Chinese poet, as translated into English by G.W. Robinson. Three of the four songs depict landscapes near Wang's country retreat in the Wang River valley. The second song is a bittersweet farewell to a beloved friend. Huatzu Hill is scored for chamber orchestra and soprano soloist. It was premiered at the Composers Conference in Vermont and has been performed by the New England Philharmonic and the Berkshire Symphony. "A series of rich landscapes - the colors sharp, the feeling powerfully concentrated, the expression concise..." Boston Globe.

A Series of Dedications for Piano Solo:

 

Folio I
Andante rubato: C major.....for William Komaiko
Allegro furioso: A minor.....for William Komaiko
Allegretto poco piu: G major.....for Nathan Buckner
Allegro poco schmalzando: D major.....for Nathan Buckner
Andante con moto: F# minor.....for William Komaiko
Andante poco agitato: F major.....for Nathan Buckner

Folio II
Lento rubato: Db major.....In memoriam Oscar Peterson
Prestissimo brillante: B major.....for Olli Mustonen
Moderato con moto: Eb major.....In memoriam Bill Evans
Vivace: D minor.....for Chick Corea
Grave: B minor.....In memoriam Beveridge Webster
Allegro con fuoco: Bb Major.....In memoriam Rebecca La Brecque

Folio III
Moderato quasi pizzicato: Ab minor.....In memoriam Bud Powell
Allegro con brio: Ab major.....for Andras Schiff
Adagio: Gb major.....for Amad Jamal
Presto: E minor.....for Mike Nock
Maestoso: E Major.....for Andrew Thomas
Andante rubato: C Major.....for Alexandra Eames

Cantata for Soprano, Baritone, and 6 Instruments

Three movements: 1. With Spunk 2. With Heart 3. With Flair

Also published in the book "16 Contemporary Violin Etudes" published by Theodore Presser; Three Etudes by Allan Blank, sheet music, is available from ACA.

Etude No. 1, Toccatina, consistenly energetic eight-note pulse, very careful dynamic shpaing. Etude No. 2 had a combination of bowing techniques, chords, pizzicati, harmonics, dramatic and gentle gestures requiring instantaneous changes in energy and attention.

Introspective piece, sets the tessitura in the low C to low D string range producing the characteristic "woody" viola tone.