Decomposition (2023) 00:04:00
solo soprano, 2 violins
Commissioned by Glass Clouds Ensemble for the Yellow Barn Residency
Chamber
Black Thunder (2021) 00:4:00
solo baritone, piano
A setting of Luke Stromberg's poem for solo baritone, violin, cello, and piano, composed for Network for New Music's Poetry Project 2008. Arranged for voice and piano for CodyRay Caho, 2021.
The Bodice Ripper Project (2020) 00:08:00
solo mezzo-soprano, piano
Commissioned by Maren Montalbano for her one-woman show in the 2020 Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Farewell Angelina (2019) 00:04:00
solo voice, viola
An arrangement of the Bob Dylan song, commissioned by soprano Elise Brancheau for a concert benefiting coLAB Arts.
Come My Tan-Faced Children (2019) 00:05:40
solo mezzo-soprano, violin, double bass, piano
Art song commissioned by Lyric Fest for premiere at "Carol of Words - Walt Whitman in Song."
Hervararkviða (The Incantation of Hervor) (2016) 00:12:00
solo 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, 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.
Three Patriotic Songs (2009) 08:00
solo 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.
a summer more like a song (2008) 1:00
solo baritone, piano trio
Song for baritone and piano trio composed for Network for New Music's poetry project.
Handshake: A Scherzo (2008) 06:00
solo soprano, Pierrot ensemble, 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
solo baritone, 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
solo soprano or tenor, Theremin, horn, clarinet, 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.
Black Thunder (2021) 00:4:00
solo baritone, piano
A setting of Luke Stromberg's poem for solo baritone, violin, cello, and piano, composed for Network for New Music's Poetry Project 2008. Arranged for voice and piano for CodyRay Caho, 2021.
The Bodice Ripper Project (2020) 00:08:00
solo mezzo-soprano, piano
Commissioned by Maren Montalbano for her one-woman show in the 2020 Philadelphia Fringe Festival
Farewell Angelina (2019) 00:04:00
solo voice, viola
An arrangement of the Bob Dylan song, commissioned by soprano Elise Brancheau for a concert benefiting coLAB Arts.
Come My Tan-Faced Children (2019) 00:05:40
solo mezzo-soprano, violin, double bass, piano
Art song commissioned by Lyric Fest for premiere at "Carol of Words - Walt Whitman in Song."
Hervararkviða (The Incantation of Hervor) (2016) 00:12:00
solo 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, 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.
Three Patriotic Songs (2009) 08:00
solo 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.
a summer more like a song (2008) 1:00
solo baritone, piano trio
Song for baritone and piano trio composed for Network for New Music's poetry project.
Handshake: A Scherzo (2008) 06:00
solo soprano, Pierrot ensemble, 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
solo baritone, 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
solo soprano or tenor, Theremin, horn, clarinet, 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.