Come My Tan-Faced Children (2019) 00:05:40
mezzo-soprano, violin, double bass, piano
Art song commissioned by Lyric Fest for premiere at "Carol of Words - Walt Whitman in Song."
Chamber
Hervararkviða (The Incantation of Hervor) (2016) 00:12:00
mezzo soprano, violin, harp
Song cycle for mezzo, violin, and harp, with text based on Icelandic Poetic Edda.
Jack and the Beanstalk (2012) 20:00
children's choir, baritone, chamber orchestra, narrator
(Chamber orchestra arrangement) A dramatic, fun retelling of the fairy tale arranged for youth chorus (with guest baritone(s) as the giant), chamber orchestra, and narrator.
Captain Samuels Speaks to the Sea! (2012) 20:00
string trio and narrator
Commissioned by the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival (USA) and Two Rivers Festival (UK) for Ensemble Epomeo. A piece for string trio and narrator about the 19th Century clipper the Dreadnought and her captain Samuel Samuels.
Jack and the Beanstalk (2011) 20:00
children's choir, baritone, string quartet, keyboard, small percussion, narrator
(Chamber arrangement) A dramatic, fun retelling of the fairy tale arranged for youth chorus (with guest baritone(s) as the giant), string quartet, small percussion (suspended cymbals, cowbell and pop gun), keyboard, and narrator.
The Gonzales Cantata (2010) 40:00
piano-vocal
(Piano-vocal arrangement). A cantata based on the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings of former Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales. Called "the coolest thing you will ever see on this show" by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. More information at the Gonzales Cantata website.
Three Patriotic Songs (2009) 08:00
countertenor, 2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), harpsichord
Neo-baroque arrangements of "America," "Stars and Stripes Forever," and "God Bless the USA" for countertenor, flutes, and harpsichord.
Tangled/Triangle (2009) 05:00
clarinet, violin, cello
An exploration of jealousy for clarinet, violin and cello. Composed in conjunction with paintings by artist Becca Burrow for Network for New Music.
The Gonzales Cantata (2009) 40:00
SSAT choir and soloists, strings, harpsichord
A cantata based on the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings of former Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales. Called "the coolest thing you will ever see on this show" by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. More information at the Gonzales Cantata website.
a summer more like a song (2008) 1:00
baritone, piano trio
Song for baritone and piano trio composed for Network for New Music's poetry project.
Handshake: A Scherzo (2008) 06:00
Pierrot ensemble, soprano, large percussion
A humorous, raucous homage to the sounds of the Information Age in a setting of the Lorem Ipsum. Pierrot ensemble with large percussion.
Black Thunder (2008) 06:00
baritone and piano trio
Song for baritone and piano trio composed for Network for New Music's poetry project. Selected for Honorable Mention in the ASCAP/Lotte Lehmann Foundation 2009 Art Song Competition.
The Frail Variations (2007) 4:45
cello, piano
Late-Romantic variations on "The Frail" from the Nine Inch Nails album The Fragile.
Boulez is Dead: A Serial Piece in C# (2007) 02:00
Theremin, cello, tape
An ironic protest and parody of the musical philosophy of serialism for Theremin, cello and code.
The Children's Hour (2007) 02:00
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
Short piece for young wind quartet.
Dissociative Fugue (2006) 04:30
string trio
Exploration of the psychological fugue state for violin, viola and cello.
L'homme Armé (2006) 06:00
French horn, clarinet, Theremin, solo soprano or tenor, cello, tape
For 5-piece chamber ensemble and tape. A somber reaction to gun culture in the United States composed during the violence of the Iraq War and the shooting at Virginia Tech. Featuring found sound recorded during the conflicts and a metrical canon, with lyrics taken from a medieval call to arms.
Incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream (2004) 10:00
4 voices, violin, saxophone, guitar, piano
Composed for Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival.
Hervararkviða (The Incantation of Hervor) (2016) 00:12:00
mezzo soprano, violin, harp
Song cycle for mezzo, violin, and harp, with text based on Icelandic Poetic Edda.
Jack and the Beanstalk (2012) 20:00
children's choir, baritone, chamber orchestra, narrator
(Chamber orchestra arrangement) A dramatic, fun retelling of the fairy tale arranged for youth chorus (with guest baritone(s) as the giant), chamber orchestra, and narrator.
Captain Samuels Speaks to the Sea! (2012) 20:00
string trio and narrator
Commissioned by the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival (USA) and Two Rivers Festival (UK) for Ensemble Epomeo. A piece for string trio and narrator about the 19th Century clipper the Dreadnought and her captain Samuel Samuels.
Jack and the Beanstalk (2011) 20:00
children's choir, baritone, string quartet, keyboard, small percussion, narrator
(Chamber arrangement) A dramatic, fun retelling of the fairy tale arranged for youth chorus (with guest baritone(s) as the giant), string quartet, small percussion (suspended cymbals, cowbell and pop gun), keyboard, and narrator.
The Gonzales Cantata (2010) 40:00
piano-vocal
(Piano-vocal arrangement). A cantata based on the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings of former Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales. Called "the coolest thing you will ever see on this show" by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. More information at the Gonzales Cantata website.
Three Patriotic Songs (2009) 08:00
countertenor, 2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), harpsichord
Neo-baroque arrangements of "America," "Stars and Stripes Forever," and "God Bless the USA" for countertenor, flutes, and harpsichord.
Tangled/Triangle (2009) 05:00
clarinet, violin, cello
An exploration of jealousy for clarinet, violin and cello. Composed in conjunction with paintings by artist Becca Burrow for Network for New Music.
The Gonzales Cantata (2009) 40:00
SSAT choir and soloists, strings, harpsichord
A cantata based on the Senate Judiciary Committee hearings of former Attorney-General Alberto Gonzales. Called "the coolest thing you will ever see on this show" by MSNBC's Rachel Maddow. More information at the Gonzales Cantata website.
a summer more like a song (2008) 1:00
baritone, piano trio
Song for baritone and piano trio composed for Network for New Music's poetry project.
Handshake: A Scherzo (2008) 06:00
Pierrot ensemble, soprano, large percussion
A humorous, raucous homage to the sounds of the Information Age in a setting of the Lorem Ipsum. Pierrot ensemble with large percussion.
Black Thunder (2008) 06:00
baritone and piano trio
Song for baritone and piano trio composed for Network for New Music's poetry project. Selected for Honorable Mention in the ASCAP/Lotte Lehmann Foundation 2009 Art Song Competition.
The Frail Variations (2007) 4:45
cello, piano
Late-Romantic variations on "The Frail" from the Nine Inch Nails album The Fragile.
Boulez is Dead: A Serial Piece in C# (2007) 02:00
Theremin, cello, tape
An ironic protest and parody of the musical philosophy of serialism for Theremin, cello and code.
The Children's Hour (2007) 02:00
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon
Short piece for young wind quartet.
Dissociative Fugue (2006) 04:30
string trio
Exploration of the psychological fugue state for violin, viola and cello.
L'homme Armé (2006) 06:00
French horn, clarinet, Theremin, solo soprano or tenor, cello, tape
For 5-piece chamber ensemble and tape. A somber reaction to gun culture in the United States composed during the violence of the Iraq War and the shooting at Virginia Tech. Featuring found sound recorded during the conflicts and a metrical canon, with lyrics taken from a medieval call to arms.
Incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream (2004) 10:00
4 voices, violin, saxophone, guitar, piano
Composed for Harrisburg Shakespeare Festival.