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Chamber

• PIANO TRIO: A Swing Through Time (2001) a multi-movement work that traces the history of jazz, commissioned by the Upton Trio. An additional movement was added later to give the players some room to "stretch out" (improvise). 24 min.
• WOODWIND QUINTET:
  • Boop Music, (2001) commissioned by the Carolina Chamber Players. A four movement piece with musics inspired by the energetic tracks behind Betty Boop cartoons.
  • Camerata Quintet (1999) written for the USC faculty woodwind quintet. It has been also been performed by the neoPhonia new music ensemble at Georgia State University and the new music ensemble at the University of Miami.
• TWO CLARINETS/PIANO/STRING QUARTET: Girls and Boys (2000) (two movements) commissioned by the Carolina Chamber Players and performed and recorded by them April 2, 2000. The group included the Miro String Quartet! 20+ min.
• CLARINET & MARIMBA: Seven Deadly Sins (1985) written for clarinetist Douglas Graham and James Hall, marimba. "Sins" has received numerous performances across the country.
• CELLO & PIANO: Carolina Caper (1999) commissioned by the Chamber Pots, premiered by Robert Jesselson, cello and Charles Fugo.
• PERCUSSION & PIANO : Stories from the Stones (1994) in two movements commissioned by The Percussive Two and taken on tour in up-state NY. It is a reasonable multiple percussion set up (not "the kitchen sink"...Glockenspiel is the largest, heaviest item). The pianist doubles on some light percussion.
• A BOOK for TWO FLUTES/CLARINET/CELLO (or bassoon): 40+ titles available--they include arrangements of typical wedding requests, Christmas tunes, reception background music, plus a few originals.
• BRASS QUINTET: March from Die Zauberposaune, a perfect processional (it has been used for years at graduations, etc. at the University of South Carolina and elsewhere), plus a handful of other titles.
• GUITAR MUSIC (duets, etc.): An album of pieces written to be used as background music for the widely syndicated television series Nature Scene. Most of the selections were written as duets or trios and were overdubbed by one player (Jim Mings) in the studio. The recording (cassette) is also available from SCETV. A number of the pieces have been edited by composer/guitarist, Dr. Jim Dickson.
• OPERA/MUSICALS/THEATER/DANCE:
  • Gabriel (1975) a chamber opera about the end of the world -- 9 singers, a couple of prerecorded cameos by local celebrities, plus 10 instrumentalists) Libretto by W. John Williams. 45 min.
  • The Christmas Fix a musical based on a German folk tale, book by award winning playwright, John MacNicholas. Full cast, four person pit.
  • The Wrestling Princess, based on a story by Judy Cobalis with lyrics by E.W. Wells, commissioned by Smith College.

Goodwin has also composed themes, incidental music, and songs for many theater, ballet, and industrial show productions.