Ken Benshoof's latest work is 24 Preludes for Piano (2003).

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24 Preludes by Ken Benshoof
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24 Preludes Autographed by Ken Benshoof
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From the Foreword:

These pieces were composed without interruption over several months. As a consequence they exhibit a fairly narrow range in style and expressive intent, rather like a collection of short stories that take place in a restricted time and location.

I chose to call the set “Preludes” partly because of the joy I still derive from sets with the same title, most notably those from Bach, Chopin and Rachmaninoff. I have not intentionally borrowed material from those composers but I did steal the key relations from Chopin—his way of going through the 24 major and minor keys.

These pieces are of intermediate to advanced difficulty.  A sample prelude (number 16 in B Flat Minor) may be seen in MSN's Classical Piano Community as the piece-of-the-month for November 2003.