WORKLIST

*** Pieces can be combined to form “we drown, struggling in excess”, “we drown, struggling”, “we drown, in excess”, and “struggling in excess”

Large Ensemble

Earth: the spark (2023) for orchestra. Commissioned by Toledo Symphony Orchestra from TAPA 4:30

sounding field: the deep (2018) for solo tenor trombone, solo bass trombone, solo tuba, wind symphony. 7:30

Warning Colors (2013 rev. 2015) for orchestra. 9:40.

Large Chamber (6+ players)

our woven veins converge (2023) for saxophone ensemble. Commissioned by Fredonia Saxophone Ensemble 10:30

we quiver, drowning in our breath (2022) for septet (fl/a.fl, cl, a.sax, perc, pno, vln, cel). Commissioned by CODE 9:00

Duet (2019) for open instrumentation. Co-composed with T.R. Beery. Indefinite.

we drown *** (2019) for ensemble [a. fl., b. cl., b. sax., vln, vla, vlc. db.] 8:00

Music Box 9 (2012) for chamber ensemble. 20:00-25:00.

Natural Selection (2010) for two narrators and chamber ensemble. Text by Alix Anne Shaw. 6:00.

Chamber (3-5 players)

contours snared, in warp and weft (2023) for clarinet, violin, cello, piano, electronics, and multimedia (in collaboration with Mare Hirsch) for Unheard-of//Ensemble. Commissioned by Johnstone Fund for New Music 10:00

tangled, in surge and swell (2022) for cello quartet UCelli . Commissioned by Johnstone Fund for New Music 6:00

and my body’s cells keep ticking (2022) for soprano voice, alto saxophone and piano. Commissioned by CAMPGround 13:00

residue (2022) for saxophone quartet. Commissioned by Aruna Saxophone Quartet 7:30

writhe, unfurl (2020) for flute quartet. Commissioned by PANdemonium4. 10:00

sounding field (2017) for tenor trombone, bass trombone, and tuba. Commissioned by 3BASSO. 7:30

stop.watch, stop.hear (2015) for percussion quartet and optional Tibetian singing bowls. 8:00-10:00.

The Lightning Field (2014) for baritone voice, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, and computer. Text by Alix Anne Shaw. 12:00

Desert Miniatures: Insects (2012) for three bassoons. Commissioned by Trio Sonora. 9:00. Buy Score

Break Point (2011) for percussion quintet. Commissioned by the Bowling Green State University Percussion Association and the Mid-American Center for Contemporary Music. 9:00.

The Gate (2011) for string quartet and computer. 33:00.

Lying in Wait (2009) for clarinet, violin, and piano. 9:00.

Five Miniatures (2008) for flute, vibraphone, viola, and cello. 7:30. Buy Score

...of the Earth (2007) for percussion quartet. 8:30. Buy Score

In My Mother's Garden (2006) for vibraphone trio. 11:00. Buy Score

Duo

light, unraveled (2021) for bassoon and piano. Written for Jamie Leigh Sampson. 7:00

Flora (2020) for alto and tenor saxophones. Written for the Decho Ensemble. 11:00 Buy Score

at the river (2018) for soprano, percussion, and computer. Commissioned by Jamie Jordan and Daniel Druckman. Text by Alix Anne Shaw. 25:00

the edge of still (2016) for dizi, sheng, and computer. Commissioned by Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra. 8:30. Buy Recording

Homologic (2015) for bass flute, clarinet, and computer. 9:45.

Memory Variations (2013) for electric guitar and marimba. Commissioned by Liminal Space Contemporary Music Ensemble. 9:00. Buy Score

in Steel (2009) for alto saxophone and percussion. Commissioned by Becky Morris and Joshua Priest. 10:30. Buy Score

Go! (2007) for marimba and percussion duo. 11:30. Buy Score

Solo

Celestial Miniatures (2023) for piano for Emely Phelps. Commissioned by Ohio Music Teachers Association 15:00

rasp (2022) for percussion and electronics. Written for Alex Wier 8:00

bloom (2021) for piano and electronics. Written for Justin Snyder 13:00

break (2020) for voice, no-input mixer, and electronics. 15:00

Violin Miniatures (2019) for violin. 8:30

F*!#face Von Clownstick (2018) for piano. Written for Nicholas Phillips as part of #45Miniatures. 2:00

a veil (2017) for piano. Commissioned by Lucas Wong 6:15 Buy Recording

struggling *** (2017) for oboe or soprano saxophone. Commissioned by Juan Manuel García-Cano. 8:00

warzone (2015) for timpani and fixed media. Co-composed with Alexander Singer. 9:00. Buy Score

glue, tape, and other adhesives (2010) for multiple percussion solo. Commissioned by Aaron Levy. 9:00. Buy Score

now our grief is put away (2010) for soprano and computer. Text by Alix Anne Shaw. 14:00.

Desert Miniatures (2010) for piano. Commissioned by Kathryn Christensen. 11:15. Buy Score

Passacaglia on a theme by Mark Rothko (2009) for lead steel pan and fixed media. Commissioned by Eric Hines 8:00 Buy Score

Integrated Elements No. 3 "Divide by Five" (2009) for gyil and fixed media. Commissioned by Kyle Maxwell-Doherty. 8:00. Buy Score

Moments (2009) for marimba. Commissioned by Alex Weir. 9:00. Buy Score

Integrated Elements No. 2 "Not a Haiku" (2008) for multiple percussion. Commissioned by Scott Shinbara. 10:00. Buy Score

Variations for Piano (2007) for piano. 9:00. 

Preludes (2007) for marimba. 25:00. Buy Score

Wind Chimes Beneath a Summer Rain (2005) for marimba. 10:00. Buy Score

Acousmatic

syn (2021) for fixed media. 10:21 **includes viscera (2020)

viscera (2020) for fixed media, 3:00

in excess *** (2017) for 8.1, 5.1, or stereo fixed media. 8:00 Buy Recording Buy Digital

lingering garden (2015) for 8.1 or stereo fixed media. 8:40.

...the paint while it's dripping. (2011) for audio/video installation. indeterminate.

untangle my tongue (2011) for stereo fixed media or stereo fixed media and video (2019). Text by Alix Anne Shaw. Video by Mark Hirsch 9:13. Buy Recording

Failing to Resist (2009) for 5.1 surround or stereo fixed media. 6:00.