A variety of contemporary styles, including Latin, rock and roll, blues, and more

musical depictions of American places, activities, and moods

Minsky has composed this set of ten cello pieces based on musical styles from places around the world, such as Mexico, Ireland, Asia, Israel, Africa, the Caribbean, and America.

A variety of contemporary styles, including pop, rock, Latin, and country

For unaccompanied viola

Transcribed for viola by David Dalton from Ten American Cello Études, these pieces are designed to encourage violists to improvise, play chords, use syncopation, and participate in popular musical forms.

These Three Concert Etudes extend and amplify the techniques and styles introduced in Ten American Cello Etudes, and represent an aspect of contemporary music often neglected in the concert hall.

The Judaic Concert Suite combines two elements from the traditional cello repertoire. One element harks back to Ernest Bloch, well known for his short works for cello and piano based on Jewish themes. This suite, however, is for solo cello, and with its robust sound and use of counterpoint of chords, it is also in the tradition of the Bach Cello Suites.

The Three American Cello Duets are rooted in the tradition of cello duets written by performing cellists: Dotzauer, Romberg, Lee, Klengel, and Popper come to mind.

A variety of contemporary styles, including Latin, rock and roll, blues, and more

Musical depictions of American places, activities, and moods

Encores inspired by destinations around the world, including Africa, Asia, Mexico, and more

A variety of contemporary styles, including jazz, heavy metal, and Latin

These two-part ensemble pieces were written for...beginning string students, and have been enjoyably tested in class and in performance with the young players