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Chamber:

Arborescence (2011) for accordion and pierrot sextet
Commissioned by Avian Orchestra

Sette Momenti (2010) for flute, violin, viola, and piano >>
Commissioned by Le Ville Matte Residency

The Left Eye Ephemerides
(2010) for pierrot sextet >>
Written for the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players

Glances (2008-2009) for bass clarinet, vibraphone, and piano >>
Commissioned by Philip Everall

Little Bird (2008-2009) flute, bassoon, vibraphone and piano ~ (I - "Squirm und Drang") >> (II -" Just a Dream Little One") >>
(III - "Binsy's Bounce") >>
Commissioned by Rachel Beetz and Dustin Donohue

The Clemency of Milk (2007-2008) for flute, violin, and piano >>
Arranged for and premiered by soundSCAPE 2008 Music Festival, Pavia Italy

The Clemency of Milk (2007-2008) for viola, bass clarinet, and piano >>
Arranged for and premiered byTrio Tara

The Clemency of Milk (2007-2008) for contrabass, bass clarinet and piano
Arranged for and premiered by the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players

The Clemency of Milk (2007) for contrabass and percussion
Commissioned by Lisa Dowling

Glass Blue Cleft (2006-2008) for string quartet ~ (Mvt I.) >> (Mvt II.) >> (Mvt III.) >>
Recorded by Escher String Quartet and released on Bridge Records (9318)
Fifth Annual NY Composers Circle Competition, Winner
Hanson Young Composer Competition 2010, Honorable Mention
Composed for the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players

Twilight for Adored and Breathless Moments (2004-2005 rev. 2007) for pierrot sextet >>
West Coast Premiere by Seattle Chamber Players
Composed for the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players

Daylight (2003) for flute and piano >>
Commissioned and recorded by Jill Sokol

I'd Want Her Eyes To Fill With Wonder (2003) for pierrot sextet >>
Premiered by Anti Social Music

Inanimates Suite (1994) Movement I for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, cello, contrabass
Inanimates Suite (1994) Movement II for solo piano
I See You (1994) for oboe and violin >>
Untitled Jazz #2 (1994) for trumpet, tenor sax, piano, contrabass, drum set
Untitled Jazz #1 (1994) for tenor saxophone and contrabass
(Untitled) (1993) for two percussionists
Wind Quintet (1993)
Lullaby (1993) for viola, acoustic guitar, piano
Walking And Seeing Nothing (1993) for string quartet
Composer's Collective Ensemble (1992 - 1993) several performances for piano, electric bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, violin, flute, electronics, EWI, percussion, drum set
String Quartet (1992)
The Theft (1992) for flute, trumpet, piano
Song For The Afternoon (1992) for alto saxophone, two guitars, contrabass
Trio Pour La Fin Du Semestre (1992) for flute, piano, contrabass
Twelve Tones Plus Blue (1992) for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, piano
Jazz Ideas (1991) for string quartet
Coda (1991) for trumpet and piano
Now (1991) for saxophone quartet
(Untitled) (1991) for violin, clarinet, cello
(Untitled) (1991) for soprano saxophone, alto flute, bass clarinet, two violins, cello
Goodfoot (Yeah, Bartok Does It On His Goodfoot) (1991) for alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, contrabass, piano
Mod 4 (1991) for two vibraphones and piano
Piece For Solo Cello (1991)
Experimental Notation Piece (1990) for two trombones

 
Vocal:

Apricots of Andujar (2009-in development) chamber opera for tenor, movement artist, Marimba Lumina, and pierrot sextet
Commissioned by the Jerome Foundation
Written for John Duykers and Joel Davel

Bread and Gentleness
(2007) for tenor and piano
Premiered by John Duykers at UC Davis

Winter Earth (2005) for soprano and piano ~ (Mvt I.)>> (Mvt II.)>> (Mvt III.)>> (Mvt IV.)>> (Mvt V.)>>
Composed for Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players

Black Sky Hates The Moon (2004) for tenor, two sopranos, clarinet, vibraphone and piano ~ (Mvt I.)>> (Mvt II.)>> (Mvt III.)>> (Mvt IV.)>>
Composed for and recorded by John Duykers

Green (2004) for two tenors and electronics >>
Commissioned by RIMT and La Mama, Etc.

Now It Can Be Told (2003) for soprano and electronics ~ (Song 1)>> (Song 2)>>
Commissioned by A. Jane Johnston

Elk River's Edge (2002 - 2003) for tenor and chamber ensemble ~ (Mvt I.)>> (Mvt II.)>> (Mvt III.)>>
Commissioned by John Duykers and premiered at CalArts

(Untitled) (1992) for large vocal group
Song #2 (1992) for tenor, cello, piano
Song #1 (1992) for tenor and piano

 
Orchestral:

Glance (2009) for orchestra >>
Written for and premiered by the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra
Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute and Future Classics 2012 ~ Honorable Mention
Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute and Future Classics 2010 ~ Runner-Up

Study #5 (2008) for orchestra >>
Reading by the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra

Study #4
(2008) for orchestra >>
Reading by the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra

Study #3
(2008) for orchestra >>
Reading by the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra

Study #2
(2007) for orchestra >>
Reading by the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra

Blue (2007) for string orchestra

Study #1 (2006) for orchestra >>
Reading by the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra

Inanimates Suite (1994) Movement III for chamber orchestra

Chronos (1989) for orchestra

Composed for the Oakland Youth Orchestra
 
Theatre, Multimedia, Film, & Dance:

Light >>
Sea Bourne ~ (1)>>
When The Sea Dies (2006) for prepared-piano and electronics ~ (1)>>
Invisible Messages (2006) for electronics ~ (1)>> (2)>> (3)>>
The Two Shall Be As One (2006) for electronics
Running For Our Lives (2006) for prepared-piano and electronics ~ (1)>>
Apostasy (2005) for electronics ~ (1)>> (2)>> (3)>> (3)>>
Museum of Dreams (2005) for electronics ~ (1)>> (2)>>
Holiday Fantasy (2003) for electronics
I Never Sang For My Father (2003) for electronics
Three Ring (2002 - 2003) for electronics ~ (1)>> (2)>> (3)>> (4)>> (5)>> (6)>>
The Seagull (2003) for electronics
Phenomenon (2002) for six-channel sound collage
Faust Is Dead (2002) for electronics ~ (1)>> (2)>> (3)>> (4)>>
Circus Disco (2002) for electronics
Macbeth (2002) for electronics ~ (1)>> (2)>> (3)>>
Circus Disco (2002) for clarinet, accordion, celeste ~ (1)>> (2)>>
In Tubes (2002) for electronics
Cheap Thrills (2001 - 2002) for tenor and electronics ~ (1)>> (2)>>
Rhinoceros (2002) for electronics ~ (1)>>
The Young Ones (2002) for electronics
The Twilight Series (2001) for electronics ~ (1)>>
Nincome (2001) for electronics ~ (1)>> (2)>>
Bunny's Last Night In Limbo (2000 - 2001) for live MIDI processing ~ (1)>>
Poor Angels (1998 - 1999) for electronics ~ (1)>>
Eschaton 2000 (1998) for electronics
Multimedia Project (1993) for projected video, three saxophones, two electric guitars, two electric basses, drum set, tabla

 
Recordings:

Stony Brook Soundings, Volume I. Glass Blue Cleft recorded by the Escher String Quartet. Bridge 9318. Available at www.bridgerecords.com and iTunes.

Theatre Music: The Singles (1999-2006). Collection of music for theatrical productions, available on iTunes, Amazon, Napster, and eMusic.

Child Talks To Dreams (1999 - 2000) concept album for vocals, tenor, speaker, keyboards, piano, prepared-piano, percussion, drum set, turntables, flute, trumpet, glass, bottles, toy piano, toy guitar, Heil Talk Box, processing, sampling ~ (1)>> (2)>> (3)>>