Azraeel  (2010)

Solo Xylophone; 1:00

Commissioned by and dedicated to Samuel Z. Solomon

Deus ex Machina  (2010)

Solo Multi-Percussion; 10:00

Dedicated to Mike Williams

Dodo as Avian Christ  (2009)

Voice and Violin; 13:00

Commissioned by Aliana de La Guardia and Gabby Diaz
Premiered November 19th, 2009

Christ/Anti-Christ  (2009)

Sopranos (2), Mezzo-Sopranos (2), Violin, Cello and Piano; 6:30

Commissioned by Juventas New Music and the Lorelei Ensemble
Premiered December 12th, 2009

Antikythera Mechanism  (2009)

Bass Clarinet Solo, Flute, Piano, Percussion, Violin, Viola and Cello; 9:30

Commissioned by the Ludovico Ensemble
Premiered May 19th, 2009

We Are Sons  (2008)

Chamber Opera for Sopranos (2), Male Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone and Actor with Flute, Alto Saxophone, Cello and Percussion; 43:00

Premiered September 17th, 2008
Commissioned by Guerilla Opera

Cratylus  (2008)

Alto Saxophone and Percussion; 10:00

Dedicated to Kent O'Doherty and Mike Williams
Premiered April 24th, 2008

Heart of a Dog  (2007)

Chamber Opera for Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor and Baritone with Alto Saxophone, Viola, Cello and Percussion; 32:00

Based on the novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, adapted by the composer
Commissioned by Guerilla Opera
Dedicated to Andy Vores

Hedda  (2007)

Solo Violin; 12:00

Commissioned by Maria Wozniakiewicz

Kamchatka Duo  (2007)

Guitar and Violonello; 14:00

Premiered on May 10th, 2007 by Erik Puslys and Eliza Jacques

Lust  (2006)

Soprano and Piano; 28:00

Dedicated to Aliana de La Guardia and Gretchen Peery
Based on Elfriede Jelinek’s novel of the same name. Reduced by the composer.

  • A Community of Flesh
  • Entr’acte
  • King of Keyholes
  • Seeds of Discord
  • Second Entr'acte
  • Lawful Wedded Grave
  • Her Little Boat

Overture for Finger Puppet Show  (2006)

Clarinet and Metronome; 2:30

Commissioned by David Heikinnen
Premiered on May 12th, 2006 by David Heikinnen and Rudolf Rojahn

Joss Stick Clock  (2006)

Contrabass and Untrained Voice; 3:00

Commissioned by and dedicated to Chris Johnson
Premiered March 14th, 2006
Text from Judson Evans’ poem of the same name from his collection Mortal Coil

Carnivore  (2006)

Percussion Solo, Trumpets (2), Horns (2) and Trombones (2); 8:00

Commissioned by the Ludovico Ensemble
Dedicated to Mike Williams and the Ludovico Ensemble

Piano Trio No.1 'Sirenum Scopuli'  (2005)

Piano, Violin and Cello; 10:30

Commissioned by and dedicated to the Arbelos Trio
Premiered November 16th, 2005

Wintering the Queen  (2005)

Sopranos (2), Tenors (2), Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Harp and Percussion; 14:00

Commissioned by The Ludovico Ensemble
Premiered April 16th, 2004
Text by Judson Evans

String Trio  (2005)

Violin, Viola and Cello; 9:00

Commissioned by the Ludovico Ensemble
Dedicated to Eliza Jacques
Premiered on April 16th, 2005

Sketch of Woman’s Teeth  (2005)

Solo Marimba; 0:58

Premiered on April 29th, 2005
Written for and dedicated to Yuko Yoshikawa
After Willem de Kooning’s Woman, Sag Harbor

Excavation  (2004)

Solo Timpani; 3:00

Commissioned by and dedicated to Nick Tolle
Premiered on March 18th, 2006
After Willem de Kooning

Thanksgiving  (2004)

Symphony Orchestra; 10:00

Thanksgiving (2004) for Symphony Orchestra; 10:00
Commissioned by and dedicated to Yoichi Udagawa and The Quincy Symphony Orchestra
Premiered on November 5th, 2004 by the QSO
Movements:

  • Prologue
  • Thanksgiving
  • Pillars
  • Recognition
  • South by Southeast
  • Confession
  • Epilogue

Small Machine  (2004)

Solo Multi-Percussion; 1:00

Written for Matt Prendergast
Premiered in July 2004 at the Yamaha Young Concert Artist Winner’s Concert

Birdhouse  (2004)

Clarinet and Piano; 2:30

Commissioned by and dedicated to James Johnson

Introit and Kyrie  (2004)

Sopranos (2), Altos (2), Tenor, Bass, Alto Recorders (2), Tenor Recorder, Bass Recorder, Guitar, Celesta, Harpsichord, Violin, Cello, Contrabass; 20:00

Text from Latin Mass

Quadruple Concerto  (2003)

Harpsichord, Piano, Cello, Percussion, Sopranos (3) and Symphony Orchestra; 18:00

Premiered November 8th, 2003 by Steve Kim(hpsd), Karolina Wozniakiewicz (pno), Mike Williams(per), Eliza Jacques (vc), Felicity Salmon(sop), Winnie So(sop),
Aliana De La Guardia(sop), The Boston Conservatory Orchestra, Yoichi Udagawa (cond.)
Dedicated to Mike Williams, Karolina Wozniakiewizcz, Steve Kim, Agniezka Dziubak and Felicity Salmon
Movements:

  • you will see through me, and it is bright
  • epilogue

Piano Etude No.1  (2003)

Solo Piano; 6:00

We Were Riding Sawhorses and Shooting Cap Guns  (2003)

Symphony Orchestra; 3:00

Dedicated to Bill Woodward
Premiered February 18th, 2003

Bone Palace Ballet  (2003)

Soprano, Violin, Contrabass, Piano, Percussion; 14:00

Premiered on April 15th, 2003/Felicity Salmon (sop), Maiani DaSilva (vln), Chris Johnson (db), Karolina Wozniakiewicz (pno) and Mike Williams (per.)
Text by Charles Bukowski

  • Freeway
  • The Big One
  • Interlude #1
  • I Know You
  • Interlude #2
  • Snapshot, 1985
  • Killing Life

Junky  (2002)

Solo Piano; 5:00

Premiered on December 4th, 2002 by the composer
After Jean Michel Basquiat’s Untitled (Skull)

The Hopefuls  (2002)

Trombone, Bass Trombone and Tuba; 5:00

Dedicated to Adam Snider
Premiered Spring 2003

String Quartet No.1 ‘Black Spring’  (2002)

String Quartet; 15:00

Premiered on October 18th, 2002 by Katy Gillan, Marcus Placci, Svetlana Javahkyan and Sara Duvall
After Henry Miller
Movements:

  • Origin of Mans
  • Rain Don’t Matter if you’re Made of Plastic
  • Let’s Us go The Way of the Buffalo
  • Ashtabula, Ohio

Subscription to my Lost Days  (2002)

Solo Piano; 5:00

Premiered in Spring 2002 by Roxanna Bajdechi


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