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a word (2024)

for 4 or more performers


a chord (2024)

for 4 or more performers


shades (2023) 20'

for String Quartet

Written for Apartment House for portrait album release with Another Timbre


violin and piano II (2023) 16'

commissioned by David Kalhous and Ben Sung


sound for Rachel, Jennie, Forbes, and Nomi (2023)


collections for Will (2022)  13'

commissioned by Will Yager


piano for Steven (2022) 15-20'

dedicated to Steven Epstein


a piece for ben (2021/2) 14'

for Ben Richter and his accordion


piece for voices (2021) 10'

for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass (single or multiple parts per voice type) and optional tape part


gong (2020) open duration

for 4 players and optional 5th player


placing (2020) 10'

for double bass, piano, percussion

commissioned by Else, if Else


Structured Improvisation #1.19 (2019)

for 6 or more performers


sounds (2019)

for voice, clarinet, violin, piano

commissioned by Vibrant Matter


area:object:draw:listen (2018)

for two participants

commissioned by nY/Samuel Vriezen


study (2018)

for Hojo's 'Unfinished Descriptions' project on Yoko Ono

for 2 performers, one able-bodied, one to hum

commissioned by Tomoko Hojo


inter (2018) 2.5'

Commissioned by Amy Williams

for prepared piano as in John Cage's Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano


for generations (2018)

for Gerhard Stäbler's 'PRESENTS'

for 5 or more performers


communications (3): language (2018) 10-12'

for 6 or more performers

commissioned by ELMS


collections for Juliet (2018) 10-15'

a recording piece for voice

commissioned by Juliet Fraser


sounds for Jeff and Eliza (2018) 19'

for flute, bass clarinet, piano

commissioned by Jeff Kimmel


sparsely placed (2018) 20-25'

for voice, violin, cello, vibraphone/auxiliary instruments, piano(keyboard)

commissioned by Ordinary Affects for the Standing Waves series


portals for .Punkt (2018) c. 20-25'

for 3 performers

commissioned by .Punkt


long, after (2017) 12-20'

for 4 or more performers

commissioned by ELMS


all are above us (2017) open duration

for 4 or more performers

commissioned by mumei edition SIX, Heather Frasch and Ryoko Akama


SLOW SD (2017) 18'

for fixed media (an installation or tape piece)

commissioned by Erik Carlson for Slow SD Festival


for Collect/Project (2016) 11'

for soprano, bass flute, electronics

commissioned by Shanna Guttierrez for Ear Taxi Festival


collections for Erik (2015) 12'

a recording piece

commissioned by Erik Carlson


communications (2) (2015) 48'

for 15 players and 2 optional soloists

commissioned by Greg Stuart/USC


for Iktus (2015)  16'

for saxophone, guitar, piano, percussion

for Hypercube (formerly Iktus combo)


Layers for Piano (2015) 12'


two groups for Dog Star for 10 or more players (2015) 10'

Commissioned by Michael Pisaro and Dog Star

     

communications for a.pe.ri.od.ic for 8 players (2015) 15'

Commissioned by Controlled Indeterminacy in Text Scores project

     

TRANSLATION: a conceptual chamber opera (2015) 20-40'

Commissioned by The Industry

     

Structure for layered flute (2014) 14'

Commissioned by Janet McKay     


Four Voices for any 4 voices (2014) 14'


Trio for guitar, piano, double bass (2014) 10'

     

Independent: Relational: Reactionary for solo violin (2014) 13'

     

towoke (2014) a ringtone for string quartet 30”

Commissioned by Spektral Quartet, Premiered: Constellation, March 2014, Chicago, IL


Combine, Juxtapose, Delayed Overlap for 4 or more players (2013) 7-20'

Commissioned by the Experimental Music Yearbook


for Eleath for solo piano (2013) 3'

Commissioned by Joann Cho

     

for Eliza for solo prepared piano (2013) 12'

Commissioned by Eliza Garth


RwO Minute for 3 voices (S/S/B) (2013) 4'

Commissioned by Rhymes with Opera


A Human Sound Sculpture for 10 performers (2012) 48'

Commissioning Prize by The Old Town School of Folk Music

     

Text Series for 4 or more voices (2011) 40'


for Cage99 for 2 or more performers (2011) 3'

Written for Ensemble Décadanse


Pillars and Glisses for fl, cl, vln, vc, elect gtr, pno, 2 soprano (2012) 13'

Commissioned by Wild Rumpus Ensemble

     

Trio for violin, cello, piano (2012) 11'

Commissioned by Billie Howard

     

Sound for the wulf. for 4 writers and 4 whistlers(2011) 14'

commissioned by Colin Wambsgans


Sextet for flute, saxophone, violin, viola, cello, piano (2011) 22'

Written for Ensemble SurPus Schloss Solitude


For Tenor and Six Percussion (2011) 14'

Commissioned by the New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble


Untitled, “Blush: red#40” for solo cello (2010) 3'

Commissioned by Katinka Kleijn, CSO cellist, for the Chicago Humanities Festival 2010

     

Mandolin, Guitar, Harp (2010) 10'

Commissioned by Noble Fowl Trio


Music for Four Strings (2010) 19'


Vibraphone Miniature for solo vibraphone (2009) 3'

Commissioned by Joe Bergen for the “For Semy” vibraphone repertoire project


Percussion Quartet (2009) 11'     

Commissioned by Ed Harrison, Lyric Opera Timpanist

     

Two Flutes and Tape (2009) 10'

Commissioned by Janet McKay

     

Solo for Large Ensemble for 33 players (2008, rev. 2009) 16'

     

Trio for flute, cello, piano (2008)

Commissioned by Shanna Gutierrez

     

Notes for Marti for solo piano (2008) 9'

Commissioned by Marti Epstein

     

Lullebiye for solo guitar (2008) 3'

Commissioned by Aaron Larget-Caplan


Solo for piano (2007) 10'

Commissioned by David Kalhous


Solo for Vibraphone, Mallets, and Bow (2007) 12'

Commissioned by Joe Bergen


[Untitled] for flute, violin, guitar, piano and percussion (2007) 12'

Premiere: International Contemporary Ensemble, Chapel, April 2007, Evanston, IL


Music for Seven Instruments and Voice for fl, cl pno, vln, vc, sop, vibr, mrmba (2006) 8'

Commissioned by Bang on A Can Festival 2006

     

Blueprint for solo guitar (2006) 12'

Commissioned by Seth Josel


This Too Shall Pass for percussion sextet (2006) 10'

Commissioned by Frank Epstein and the New England Conservatory Percussion Ensemble

     

Music for 4 Strings, Piano and Clarinet (2005) 10'


Wind Quintet (2005) 9'

Commissioned by the 5 Degrees Northwest Wind Quintet


Flute and Guitar (2005) 14'

Commissioned by Steven Lin


Music for Orchestra (2,2,2,2/4,1,2,0/perc/stgs) (2004) 14'

Commissioned by the Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra

Winner, Northwestern University Orchestra Composition Competition


Evolution: Organization: Progression… for solo piano with slide whistles (2004) 3'


Violin and Piano (2004) 7'


Piano and Soprano (2004) 13'


Music for Viola (2004) 8'


Trio for piano, violin, and cello (2004) 12'

Written for Eighth Blackbird

     

Im Ein Ani Li Mi Li for SATB (2003) 5'

Commissioned by La Schola Cantorum


Till for solo piano (2003) 9'

     

Closure for 2 viola, 2 cello (2003) 15'


Ouvert for solo guitar (2003) 7'

Commissioned by Steven Lin


Unsere Befreiung for a cappella SSAATTBB (2002) 5'

2nd place winner of Cantemus Choral Composition Competition

     

Primary Colors for orchestra (2,2,2,2/4,1,2,0/perc/stgs) (2002) 15'     


Dickinson Songs for soprano and piano (2002) 8'

     

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