Commissioned by The United States Army Band, premièred in Washington DC at the Watergate, summer of 1967. New York première took place at Carnegie Hall. Colloquy has become repertoire. It has been performed and recorded worldwide by both Jazz and Symphonic players including. Joe Alessi, New York Philharmonic, & Ron Baron, Boston Symphony. "Colloquy possibly represents the best example of contemporary writing with jazz implications in the entire trombone repertoire." Vern Kagarice, "Guide to Trombone Solos"

Back into print in 2005

Commissioned by ABC TV Premiered by the Toronto Symphony in 1975.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=244GWWnf5WE (music and video)

Movement for cello & orchestra, Disney /rental arrangement

16 minute movement for piano and orchestra from the Disney movie

Miracle At Midnight Disney /rental

Published by Samfred Music BMI (Sam Fox Pub) out of print.

EMI rental

1. Overture* 1989 New Gold Music Ltd.

2. The Balloon* 1989 New Gold Music Ltd.

Disney /rental

Student work, written composer was 18, first Orchestral work performed and conducted at age 19

Words by Arthur Hamilton, SATB & Piano in print, written for the 1984 Olympics and classic enough to have a long life. New Gold Music LTD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhBRUv3xpVg (Yale Glee Club and NBC Orchestra)

These three songs are for Baritone and Orchestra, (from the Rejoice Album) commissioned by the Christian Science Church, text by M.B Eddy /

Poem by Walt Whitman, for male choir & piano, commissioned by the US Army Chorus. First published by Shawnee / Malcolm in 1971and now reverted to my co. New Gold Music Ltd. (thinking of doing a mixed choir version with orchestra)

Text from the Rosh Hashanah service, for a cappella male choir, with rehearsal piano. In Hebrew and English, in the middle of the piece the choir splits and half sing in Hebrew, the other half in English; each language with it's own meter, effecting a simultaneous translation of the text.

Pub. Transcontinental Music

Solo piano, a personal expression and homage to Chopin, Rachmaninoff

Solo piano (an excerpt http://www.williamgoldstein.com/daydrmp3.mp3) this is from the First Impressions solo piano CD.

Solo piano /Wonderland Music

For Piano Quartet

For Brass Quintet

For String Trio 1963

For woodwind quintet

For Harp, 2 violins & Cello, earned a congratulations from Aaron Copland, when it was performed in his honor the same year.

During the mid 70's I was part of a fusion band, The 7th Century. We combined Jazz, rock and classical.

For solo trumpet, jazz band, rhythm, guitars & Strings

Jazz band, rhythm, guitars

Occasional pieces with Hebrew texts, some kept simple for amateur choirs

Written in Memory of my mother Sylvia Goldstein, who passed away in March... piano vocal http://www.williamgoldstein.com/EichesChayil.pdf

Written in memory of my brother Jay who passed away suddendly in June 2008

http://www.williamgoldstein.com/matovu.pdf

Written in Memory of my father Harry Goldstein, piano & male choir /

Transcontinental Music / Might be able to get this back.

Written in Memory of Yitzhak Rabin, the late Prime Minister of Israel days after his assassination. Piano vocal, or choir & piano http://www.williamgoldstein.com/ShiruShir%20ShalomCD.mp3

Text from the Rosh Hashanah service, for a cappella male choir, with rehearsal piano

For a cappella male choir, with rehearsal piano

SATB & piano

Amateur choir & piano

Written with Joe Darion (Man of La Mancha) and Jerome Coopersmith. Freedom's inspiring triumph over prejudice and bigotry. An American story that reminds us that "Freedom isn't free" Produced in Los Angeles in 2001 and waiting for Broadway to develop a taste for a serious musical.

Full length musical, based on Josh Logan's Wisteria Tress and Checkov's Cherry Orchard. Lehman Engel had us play the score for Logan who cried. BMI produced a reading. I was 22. Script and lead sheets and recording.

Produced at La Mama, NYC. Playwright: Mario Fratti, Lyrics: Ed Kleban (who also wrote lyrics for A Chorus Line) Incidental songs and music

Available, but can’t speak for Mr. Fratti.

Twelve songs, libretto by Alex Panas. Produced in Washington. Won the Margo Jones Award, nominated to the Edinburgh Festival.

Available, but can’t speak for Mr. Panas

Eleven songs for the American Premiere of John Arden’s play produced at the Washington Theater Club.

A folk Opera, orchestrated, about an hour. First produced by CBS TV and then revised for the stage. These were my first orchestrations and they were played by an ensemble from the Philadelphia Orchestra.

A musical based on Mark Twain's Million pound note, piano vocal score, about 45 minutes.

The Peddler, an opera for 7 singers, and one non-singing role. First presented at the Smithsonian along with a one act by Sheldon Harnick when I was composer in residence for the US Army Band in Washington. Piano Vocal score, About 25 minutes.

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