Concerto for Timpani, Percussion and Winds was commissioned and composed in 2004 for Robert McCormick and the University of South Florida Percussion Symphonic Wind Ensemble. In this concerto, the solo timpanist, winds and percussion section interact equally in the transformation and development of thematic materials.

This concerto is based on thematic materials in both the solo and ensemble part that are transformed through polyrhythmic textures, changing meters, shifting rhythmic subdivisions and imitative counterpoint.

“... Camaraderie is a musical and exciting addition to the repertoire for solo timpani with percussion accompaniment.”
-- John Baldwin, Percussive Notes

The term “camaraderie” is defined as good will and light-hearted rapport between friends. The title is symbolic of the musical rapport between the soloist and the ensemble.

For two marimbas, marimba one: 4 1/3 octaves, marimba two 5 octaves

The title is based on the concept that new experience and events always replicate patterns rooted in an unconscious past. The over-lapping rolls in the opening section develop into the thematic interplay that traverses the entire range of the two marimbas.

This multi-percussion solo is filled with wonderful sounds and textures. The title refers to the interplay between sounds emanating from instruments with long reverberation times and those which produce sounds of shorter duration.
-- Joshua D. Smith, Percussive Notes

A companion piece of sorts to Adams' Alloy, Lignumvitae ("tree of life") uses only wooden percussion instruments. A serious, highly effective, pointilistic work, Lignumvitae demands tight ensemble playing and well-developed listening skills from the players.

Third prize winner in the 2000 PAS Composition Contest, 'Isorhythmic Concerto' is scored for the three families of non-pitched percussion; wood, metal and skins.

The subject matter of Haiku poetry often reflects the casual coexistence of seemingly unrelated phenomena. The castanet rhythms of Southern Spain and the metric structure of this originally Japanese form of poetry are combined in Andalusian Haiku.

Shadow on Mist was composed for flautist Kim McCormick and the University of South Florida Percussion Ensemble. The flautist alternates between C-flute, alto, flute, and piccolo.

The term equipoise refers to a state of balance or counterbalance. Each movement includes passages in which one performer improvises on a given group of pitches while the other provides an ostinato-like pattern using a complementary set of pitches.

A third-place winner in 1978 PAS composition contest for percussion soloist with percussion ensemble accompaniment.