Cool Breeze for two horns and piano was written as a gift for Jeffrey Agrell in loving friendship and great appreciation for his enormous contributions to the musical world. The work takes its inspiration from the North American folk rock music scene of the mid 1960's to early 1970's particularly the music of Mama Cass and the group The Mamas & the Papas. My childhood memories are filled with hearing and singing the music of that era's counterculture whether at home, in elementary school or in our radically progressive, politically and socially active, Vatican II embracing Catholic Church in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. It was an exciting time that continues to inspire and influence my musical and personal life to this day. Cool Breeze received its premiere performance at the 2018 Kendall Betts Horn Camp with James Naigus and Alexis Lovelady on horn and the composer on piano.

Passages for flute, horn, and piano was commissioned by and written for Jennifer Brimson Cooper and Zachary A. Cooper. This commission was funded in part by the Meir Rimon Commissioning Assistance Program of the International Horn Society.

The premiere performance was at the Northwest Horn Symposium at Central Washington State University in April, 2016 with Jennifer Brimson Cooper, Zachary A. Cooper​ and the composer on piano. The work deals with the aftermath of the end of a long term relationship. There are a few quotes from previous works dealing with the same issue. In the end, all is well.​

Symphonic Dances for Horn and Wind Ensemble was written in June 1997 for Charles “Skip” Snead, Professor of Horn and Director of the School of Music at the University of Alabama, with great admiration and affection.

The work is in four continuous sections, each representing a different dance perspective on rhythmic, harmonic and melodic materials presented in the opening. Symphonic Dances combines materials both American and Kenyan, creating a fusion of sorts between the two cultures.

Performance: https://cormotohorn.com/jnaudio/Symphonic_Dances-Basler.mp3