Books
- A History of the Trombone. (Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2010.)
- The Trombone: Its History and Music, 1697-1811. (Gordon and Breach, 1988).
Articles
- “Wind Bands in Towns, Courts, and Churches from the Middle Ages to the Baroque,” Journal of Band Research 42 (Spring 2007): pp. 18-56.
- “The Missing Link: the Trombone in Italy in the 17th and 18th Centuries.” Early Music 34 (2006): pp. 225-32. Preliminary version read at Early Brass Festival, Oberlin, Ohio. July 24, 2004.
- “A Short History of the Trombone.” Online Trombone Journal (2004), http://www.trombone.org/articles/library/viewarticles.asp?ArtID=254
- “What Handel Taught the Viennese about the Trombone” Historic Brass Society Journal 15 (2003).
- “Theories of Tuning and Ensemble Practice in Italian Dramatic Music of the Early Baroque, or, Oh Where, Oh Where Have the Wind Instruments Gone?” Historic Brass Society Journal 12 (2000): pp 230-43. Read to the Midwest Chapter of the American Musicological Society, September 1999.
- “On the Trail of the Medieval Slide Trumpet”. Brass Bulletin no.109 (2000): pp. 90-97; 110 (2000): pp. 46-54.
- “Recital Repertoire of the Trombone as Shown by Programs Published by the International Trombone Association.” Online Trombone Journal (1999). http://www.trombone.org/articles/library/recitalrep.asp
- “Twenty-Five Years of Trombone Recitals: An Examination of Programs Published by the International Trombone Association.” ITA Journal 27 (Winter 1999): pp. 22-25.
- “Great but Forgotten Trombonists: Some Biographical Sketches,” Brass Bulletin no. 97 (1997): pp. 62-73.
- “Performing on the Trombone: A Chronological Survey,” Performance Practice Review 9 (1996): pp. 178-93.
- “Felippe Cioffi: A Trombonist in Antebellum America,” American Music 14 (1996): pp. 1-41. Preliminary version read to the International Trombone Workshop, June 1990.
- “Four American Trombone Soloists before Arthur Pryor: Some Preliminary Findings.” ITA Journal, 20 (Fall 1992): pp. 32-37.
- “Eisteddfod Gydgenedlaethol: A Welsh Festival at the World’s Columbian Exposition.” Welsh Music, 9 (Winter 1989-90): pp.22-36.
- “Eye-Catching Music.” Chicago History, 16 (Fall/Winter 1987): pp. 90-103.
- “The Seven Positions: Joseph Fröhlich’s New Trombone Method.” ITA Journal 14 (Spring 1986): pp. 50-53. Read to the International Trombone Workshop, May 1985.
- “French Military Music and the Rebirth of the Trombone.” Journal of Band Research, 21 (Spring 1986): pp. 31-35.
- “Musical Wind Instruments in Dental Literature: An Annotated Bibliography,” ITA Journal 13 (July 1985): pp. 20-27.
- “From Yankee Doodle thro’ to Handel’s Largo: Music at the World’s Columbian Exposition,” College Music Symposium 24 (1984): pp. 81-96. Read to the Midwest Chapter of the American Musicological Society, October 1983.
- “The Instrumentation of Operas Published in France in the 18th century,” Journal of Musicological Research 4 (1982): pp. 115-43.
- “Booster Songs: Musical Manifestations of Civic Pride in American Towns and Cities.” Journal of American Culture, 5 (Summer 1982): pp. 56-61.
- “The Pitch of Baroque Trombones.” Journal of the International Trombone Association, 8 (March 1980): pp. 24-28. Read to the Midwest Chapter of American Musicological Society, Oct. 1978.
Other writings and papers
- “America’s First Star Trombonist: Felippe Cioffi,” North Carolina Trombone Festival, April 4, 2009.
- “Carl Traugott Queisser (1800-1846) and His Role in the Musical Life of Leipzig,” UNCG School of Music CHT Department Lecture Series, November 9, 2006; North Carolina Trombone Festival, April 5, 2008.
- Numerous music and book reviews for I.T.A. Journal, Historic Brass Society Journal, and Notes: 1984-2009.
- Program notes for University of Iowa, International Trombone Workshop, Chicago Symphony Orchestra youth concerts.
