Works
Large Ensemble
Pet Rock (2009), 11'
for clarinet and wind ensemble
Commissioned by Rebecca Danard and the Cincinnati Youth Wind Ensemble, Jared Chase, conductor.
World Premiere: March 15, 2010, CCM Corbett Auditorium, Cincinnati, Ohio, 7pm
Automation (2007-2008), 13'
for orchestra
instrumentation: 3333/4331/timp/3perc/hp/pno/strings
Performed by the Minnesota Orchestra, Minneapolis, MN, Nov. 2008, and at Indiana University by the IU Concert Orchestra, Nov. 2008. Minnesota performance broadcast live on Minnesota Public Radio and webcast on www.mpr.org.
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Rosin and Varnish (2002-2003), 6'
for cello and string orchestra, with optional continuo
Commissioned by Joyce Geeting.
Performed at Indiana University, April 2004.
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Caliente (2001), 7'
for piano and orchestra
instrumentation: 2222/4331/timp/2perc/hp/pno solo/strings
Performed by the Thousand Oaks Philharmonic (formerly Conejo Concerto Orchestra), Thousand Oaks, CA, July 2001, and by the New West Symphony, two performances: Thousand Oaks and Oxnard, CA, Jan. 2003. Broadcast on KMZT FM in Los Angeles.
Chamber
Rusted Gears (2007), 11'
for wind octet
instrumentation: 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 hn, 2 bn
Performed at Indiana University, Oct. 2007.
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Living Clay (2006), 5'30"
for three bassoons
Performed at Indiana University, Oct. 2007.
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Ballade (2006), 5'
for piano quartet
Performed by participants in the Music06/Accent06 Festival at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati, June 2006, and at Indiana University, Oct. 2007.
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Evocations (2003-2004), 17'
for flute, clarinet, viola, percussion, and harp
Performed at Indiana University, April 2004; at the Midwest Composers Symposium at the University of Michigan, Oct. 2004 (movement II only); and at the Brevard Music Center, Aug. 2003 (movement I only).
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Caliente (2000-2001), 7'
for two pianos
Performed at the University of Southern California, Feb. 2002.
String Quartet (1999-2000), 8'
Performed at the University of Southern California, May 2000, Feb. 2002.
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Solo
through the factory (2009), 6'30"
for harp
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Machines (2005-2007), 11'
for piano
Performed at Indiana University, Oct. 2007.
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from the hilltops (2006), 3'
for carillon
Commissioned by Neil Thornock
Performed by Neil Thornock on Indiana University’s Metz Carillon, Aug. 2006.
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clockwork (2005), 6'
for harp
Commissioned by Kristie Withers
Performed at the American Harp Society Summer Institute, University of Southern California, June 2005, and at the Midwest Composers Symposium, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, Feb. 2006.
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Three Evocations (1998), 10'
for piano
Performed at the University of Southern California, Dec. 1998, and in Thousand Oaks, CA, Jan. 2003.
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Vocal/Choral
Horatian Odes (in progress)
for double choir
text by Quintus Horatius Flaccus
so long lives this: two sonnets of Shakespeare (2004-2006), 17'
for voices and early music ensemble
instrumentation: 2 alto recorders, oboe d'amore, 6 solo voices (SSATTB), 2 treble viols (or 2 vln), 2 tenor viols (or 2 vla), 2 bass viols (or 2 vc)
Performed at Indiana University, Feb. 2007, Oct. 2007.
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China Blue (2005), 3'
for medium voice and two clarinets
text by Lloyd Van Brunt
Performed at Indiana University, Oct. 2007.
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Catullan Epigrams (2002), 12'
for mixed chorus a cappella
text by Gaius Valerius Catullus
Performed at Indiana University by the IU Contemporary Vocal Ensemble, March 2003; at the First United Church, Bloomington, Indiana, March 2004; at Indiana University, April 2004; and by the Cambridge Madrigal Singers, two performances: Arlington and Boston, MA, May 2006 (movement II only).
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Verba Ecclesiastes (2001), 12'
for four voices (TTBB) and two cellos
text from Ecclesiastes
Performed at the University of Southern California, Feb. 2002.
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The Death of Dido (1999), 6'
for soprano and piano
text from Virgil's Aeneid
Performed at the University of Southern California, May 1999, Feb. 2002.
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Electronic
A Ride in the Margrave's Mercedes (2003), 5'15"
Munchkin Dance Party (2002), 5'30"