1. Dance of the Hasidic Chigger Hecklers [B-flat clarinet, alto sax, violin, cello, piano, finger cymbals]
2. Not the Right Balloon [speaker, B-flat clarinet, alto sax, violin, cello, piano]
3. Do Aliens Wear Sombreros? [soprano, B-flat clarinet, alto sax, violin, cello, piano, cicadas] (1992)

My first commission from the Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble, SDS owes its funding to the New Music Across America series. The klezmery “Dance” is mostly in 9/8 time; the “Spizder” (that is, the Balloon) uses a wordplay-filled story of mine as text; and the “Song” employs more of my lyrics as well as a Whining Cicada With Blinking Eyes Keyring to faithfully reproduce the sound of the aliens. You can also find it on Somewhere East of Topeka.