COMPOSITIONS/WORKS
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in progress
Shrill
evening-length electroacoustic chamber opera about the social history of voice technology
commissioned by Guerilla Opera
supported by a 2020-2021 Fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
and the 2021-2022 Frederic A. Julliard/Walter Damrosch Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome
excision no. 3: kintsugi
for piano and live electronics
commissioned by pianist Michael Kirkendoll
solo
excision no. 3: kintsugi (in progress)
for piano and live electronics (10')
commissioned by pianist Michael Kirkendoll
excision no. 2: they didn't know we were seeds (2017-18)
for viola and live electronics (10')
commissioned by violist Kurt Rohde and the Barlow Endowment
excision no. 1: (2015)
for drumset and live electronics (6')
written for percussionist Joe Tucker and The Curiosity Cabinet
a silhouette of constrained motion, I (2015)
for solo trombone (4.5')
commissioned by Synchromy Music for trombonist Matt Barbier
Phantosmia (2012)
for solo clarinet (7')
written for Greg Oakes
chamber
Shrill
evening-length electroacoustic chamber opera about the social history of voice technology
commissioned by Guerilla Opera
supported by a 2020-2021 Fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
evolved air (2021)
for SSSSAAAA vocal ensemble with megaphones (13')
commissioned by the The Peabody Conservatory at The Johns Hopkins University
archipelago (2020)
for piano, percussion, and live electronics (flexible duration)
commissioned by pianist Brianna Matzke for the The Response Project
colluvium II (2019)
for bass flute, bass clarinet, and contrabass (10')
commissioned by the Boston Conservatory Contemporary Performance program
teeth. (2019)
for vocalist, string quartet, and live electronics (12')
commissioned by Dark Sky Projects
...for we who keep our lives in our throats... (2018)
for violin, viola, cello, harp, bass flute, and live electronics (10')
commissioned by the LA Philharmonic
Venusian Ionospheric Dispatches (2017)
for piano four hands and two e-bows (6')
commissioned by the HOCKET Duo
eve (2017)
for violin, viola, cello, and bass clarinet (5')
written for ManiFeste 2017 and the soloists of Ensemble Intercontemperain
how much more compelling is the sea (2015)
for soprano and mixed septet (fl, cl, vln, vc, guitar, pno, perc) (8')
commissioned by the 2015 soundSCAPE festival for Eastman BroadBand
πνευμα μηχανης (pneuma mekhanes) (2014, rev. 2015)
for accordion and chamber ensemble (fl/bfl, ob/ca, cl/bcl, vln, vla, vc, cb, hrpschd, 2 percussion) (11')
written for Isaac Schankler and Talea Ensemble
dirty water (2014, rev. 2015)
for bass clarinet and marimba (6')
commissioned by Transient Canvas
press (2014)
for pierrot ensemble (12')
commissioned by the Oklahoma State University Frontiers New Music Ensemble
colluvium (2013)
for coloratura soprano, two flutes, and bass (10')
for Kirsten Wiest, soprano, Michael Matsuno, flute, Ine Vanoeveren, flute, Matthew Kline, bass
corpus, fractum (2013)
for saxophone quartet (7.5')
Sphinx (2013)
for soprano and clarinet (3.5')
written for Tony Arnold and Michael Norsworthy
Sontag Fragments, Book I (2013)
for mezzo, piano, two toy pianos, and superball mallets (5.5')
written for mezzo-soprano Jennifer Beattie
Rh NEGATIVE (2012)
for accordion, electric guitar, bari sax, and percussion (7.5')
written for the Genkin Philharmonic
umwelt (2012)
for amplified string quartet and live electronics (~16')
selective defrosting (2011, rev. 2012)
for string quartet (8')
written for the Lydian String Quartet
revised for the 2012 New Music on the Point Contemporary Chamber Music Program
heliotrope (2012)
for flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, cello, and piano (10')
written for the 2012 Cortona Sessions for New Music
full fathom five (2012)
for mezzo and piano with superball mallets (4')
written for the 2012 New Music on the Point Contemporary Chamber Music Program
Songs For Insomniacs (2011)
song cycle for soprano and piano (8.5')
becoming (2011)
for pierrot ensemble and harmonica (7')
large ensemble
studies on the intensification of light and shadow (2023)
for solo tenor saxophone and orchestra (10')
written for Geoffrey Deibel and the 2023 NASA Biennial
only you know (2020)
for wind ensemble and electronics (7')
commissioned by Composers and Schools for the Central Dauphin High School Wind Ensemble
anthropogenic tides (2018)
for wind ensemble and live electronics (12')
commissioned by David Vickerman and the SJSU Wind Ensemble (lead commissioner on a consortium of 10 college wind ensembles)
luscinia (2017)
for orchestra and live electronics (12')
commissioned by Steven Schick and the La Jolla Symphony
sear (2016)
for sinfonietta (1.1.1.1 1.1.1.0 pno 2 perc e.gtr 1.1.1.1.1) (8')
written for wild Up for the 2016 LA Phil National Composers Intensive
studies on the intensification of light and shadow (2016)
for tenor saxophone and wind ensemble (9')
commissioned by the Boston Conservatory Wind Ensmble
Unfinished Business (2011)
for orchestra (5')
electronic media
Subsumption No. 1
interactive sound, light, and video installation
collaboration with particle physicist and filmmaker James Beacham
supported by the American Academy in Rome's Adele Chatfield-Taylor Fund for the Arts
Shrill (in progress)
evening-length electroacoustic chamber opera about the social history of voice technology
commissioned by Guerilla Opera
excision no. 3: kintsugi (in progress)
for piano and live electronics (10')
commissioned by pianist Michael Kirkendoll
archipelago (2020)
for piano, percussion, and live electronics (flexible duration)
commissioned by pianist Brianna Matzke for the The Response Project
only you know (2020)
for wind ensemble and electronics (7')
commissioned by Composers and Schools for the Central Dauphin High School Wind Ensemble
teeth. (2019)
for vocalist, string quartet, and live electronics (12')
commissioned by Dark Sky Projects
excision no. 2: they didn't know we were seeds (2017-18)
for viola and live electronics (10')
commissioned by violist Kurt Rohde and the Barlow Endowment
for we who keep our lives in our throats (2018)
for violin, viola, cello, harp, bass flute, and live electronics (10')
commissioned by the LA Philharmonic
anthropogenic tides (2018)
for wind ensemble and live electronics (12')
commissioned by David Vickerman and the SJSU Wind Ensemble (lead commissioner on a consortium of 10 college wind ensembles)
luscinia (2017)
for orchestra and live electronics (12')
commissioned by Steven Schick the La Jolla Symphony
lux subaqueanus (2015)
for jellyfish, custom motion-tracking software, and live electronics
written for Springfest: Immersion at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps
excision no. 1 (2015)
for drumset and live electronics (6')
written for percussionist Joe Tucker and The Curiosity Cabinet
controlled burn (2014)
for either stereo or quadraphonic electronic playback (6.5')
sound cues for Dominic Argento's A Water Bird Talk (2012)
for stereo electronic playback (~45')
written for the Monadnock Music Festival
X (2012)
for bassoon, cello, electric bass, and live electronics (8')
written for the Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Arts at Brandeis University
Markov Transients (2011)
for stereo electronic playback (4')
Menagerie (2011)
for stereo electronic playback (2')
video, installations, and sound art
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Subsumption No. 1 (2022)
interactive sound, light, and video installation
collaboration with particle physicist and filmmaker James Beacham
supported by the American Academy in Rome's Adele Chatfield-Taylor Fund for the Arts
video accompaniment for Vivian Fung's Biennale Snapshots
for live video (25')
commissioned by the La Jolla Symphony
lux subaqueanus (2015)
for jellyfish, custom motion-tracking software, and live electronics
written for Springfest: Immersion at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps
theatrical sound design
Sound Cues for Dominic Argento's A Water Bird Talk (2012)
for stereo electronic playback (~45')
written for the Monadnock Music Festival