WORKLIST
Selected works listed in reverse chronological order. For work list organized by instrumentation/ensemble size, click here.
*** Pieces can be combined to form “struggling in excess”
In Progress/Upcoming
Art song for Katherine Petersen with text by Louise Robertson (2024)
2024
Fauna (2024) for flute and alto saxophone for Tower Duo. Commissioned by Johnstone Fund for New Music. 15:00
the deep (2024) for wind symphony. 6:30
prowl (2024) for alto flute and electronics for Lindsey Goodman. 8:00
2023
Earth: the spark (2023) for orchestra. Commissioned by Toledo Symphony Orchestra from TAPA 4:30
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
Celestial Miniatures (2023) for piano for Emely Phelps. Commissioned by Ohio Music Teachers Association 15:00
our woven veins converge (2023) for saxophone ensemble. Commissioned by Fredonia Saxophone Ensemble 10:30
2022
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
we quiver, drowning in our breath (2022) for septet (fl/a.fl, cl, a.sax, perc, pno, vln, cel). Commissioned by CODE 9:00
rasp (2022) for percussion and electronics. Written for Alex Wier 8:00 Buy Score
2021
bloom (2021) for piano and electronics. Written for Justin Snyder 13:00
light, unraveled (2021) for bassoon and piano. Written for Jamie Leigh Sampson. 7:00
syn (2021) for fixed media. 10:21 **includes viscera (2020)
2020
writhe, unfurl (2020) for flute quartet. Commissioned by PANdemonium4. 10:00
Flora (2020) for alto and tenor saxophones. Written for the Decho Ensemble. 11:00 Buy Score
viscera (2020) for fixed media, 3:00
break (2020) for voice, no-input mixer, and electronics. 15:00
2019
Violin Miniatures (2019) for violin. 8:30 Buy Violin Version - Buy Viola Version
Duet (2019) for open instrumentation. Co-composed with T.R. Beery. Indefinite.
2018
sounding field: the deep (2018) for solo tenor trombone, solo bass trombone, solo tuba, wind symphony. 6:30 Buy Score
F*!#face Von Clownstick (2018) for piano. Written for Nicholas Phillips as part of #45Miniatures. 2:00
at the river (2018) for soprano, percussion, and computer. Commissioned by Jamie Jordan and Daniel Druckman. Text by Alix Anne Shaw. 25:00
2017
sounding field (2017) for tenor trombone, bass trombone, and tuba. Commissioned by 3BASSO. 6:30 Buy Score
a veil (2017) for piano. Commissioned by Lucas Wong 6:15 Buy Recording Buy Score
in excess *** (2017) for 8.1, 5.1, or stereo fixed media. 8:00 Buy Recording Buy Digital
struggling *** (2017) for oboe or soprano saxophone. Commissioned by Juan Manuel García-Cano. 8:00 Buy Oboe Version - Buy Sax Version
2016
the edge of still (2016) for dizi, sheng, and computer. Commissioned by Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra. 8:30. Buy Recording
2015
lingering garden (2015) for 8.1 or stereo fixed media. 8:40.
warzone (2015) for timpani and fixed media. Co-composed with Alexander Singer. 9:00. Buy Score
stop.watch, stop.hear (2015) for percussion quartet and optional Tibetian singing bowls. 8:00-10:00.
Homologic (2015) for bass flute, clarinet, and computer. 9:45.
2014
The Lightning Field (2014) for baritone voice, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, and computer. Text by Alix Anne Shaw. 12:00
2013
Memory Variations (2013) for electric guitar and marimba. Commissioned by Liminal Space Contemporary Music Ensemble. 9:00. Buy Score
Warning Colors (2013 rev. 2015) for orchestra. 9:40.
2012
Desert Miniatures: Insects (2012) for three bassoons. Commissioned by Trio Sonora. 9:00. Buy Score
Music Box 9 (2012) for chamber ensemble. 20:00-25:00.
2011
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 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 Mare Hirsch 9:13. Buy Recording
The Gate (2011) for string quartet and computer. 33:00.
2010
glue, tape, and other adhesives (2010) for multiple percussion solo. Commissioned by Aaron Levy. 9:00. Buy Score
Natural Selection (2010) for two narrators and chamber ensemble. Text by Alix Anne Shaw. 6:00.
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
2009
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
in Steel (2009) for alto saxophone and percussion. Commissioned by Becky Morris and Joshua Priest. 10:30. Buy Score
Failing to Resist (2009) for 5.1 surround or stereo fixed media. 6:00.
Lying in Wait (2009) for clarinet, violin, and piano. 9:00.
Moments (2009) for marimba. Commissioned by Alex Weir. 9:00. Buy Score
2005 - 2008
Integrated Elements No. 2 "Not a Haiku" (2008) for multiple percussion. Commissioned by Scott Shinbara. 10:00. Buy Score
Five Miniatures (2008) for flute, vibraphone, viola, and cello. 7:30. Buy Score
Variations for Piano (2007) for piano. 9:00.
...of the Earth (2007) for percussion quartet. 8:30. Buy Score
Go! (2007) for marimba and percussion duo. 11:30. Buy Score
Preludes (2007) for marimba. 25:00. Buy Score
In My Mother's Garden (2006) for vibraphone trio. 11:00. Buy Score
Wind Chimes Beneath a Summer Rain (2005) for marimba. 10:00. Buy Score