Compositions
Solo Works
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Composition |
Recording |
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Performances |
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| 69F for solo tenor saxophone and pre-recorded sound (2009) | Coming soon | 69F was written for Geoffrey Deibel. |
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| How You Gaze Beyond the Vast Time for solo soprano saxophone (2009) |
Listen to William Conn perform How You Gaze Beyond the Vast Time | How You Gaze Beyond the Vast Time was composed for William Conn to commemorate the life of his grandmother, Dawn J. Williams (1931 - 2008). |
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| Stress Position for solo amplified piano (2009) | Listen to Marilyn Nonken perform an excerpt from Stress Position | Stress Position was written for and premiered by Marilyn Nonken. |
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| Orb for solo Thai Gong and pre-recorded sound (2008) | Coming soon | Orb was written for Sean Connors | March 19, 2008 - Sean Connors - Music Institute of Chicago - Evanston, IL |
| National Anthem for solo piano (2006) | Listen to Marilyn Nonken perform National Anthem | National Anthem was composed for Marilyn Nonken. |
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| Gray for solo piano (2005) | Listen to Drew Baker perform Gray | Click on composition title to access program notes. |
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| Asa Nisi Masa for solo amplified piano (2001) | Coming soon | Click on composition title to access program notes. |
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Small Ensemble Works
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Composition |
Recording |
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Performances |
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| Solstice for flute, cello and double bass (2009/2010) | Coming soon | Solstice is a work in process. It is being written for the Project Trio. More information TBA. | Future performances TBA |
| Charon for clarinet, violin and cello (2009) | Listen to the ai ensemble perform Charon | Charon was composed for the ai ensemble and was premiered as part of the NYsoundCircuit multimedia event. | December 5, 2009 - ai ensemble - NYsoundCircuit at the Brecht Forum - New York, NY |
| I remember watching... for mezzo-soprano, cello and pre-recorded sound (2009) | Listen to Mary Nessinger and Fred Sherry perform I remember watching | I remember watching... was commissioned by Works & Process at the Guggenheim. The text is taken from The Sea by Donald Hall. Mr. Hall served as the fourteenth United States Poet Laureate. Click here to learn more about Donald Hall | May 10 and 11, 2009 - Mary Nessinger and Fred Sherry (The Group for Contemporary Music) - The Guggenheim Museum - New York, NY |
| Saturn for percussion quartet and audience participation (2007/2008) | not available | Saturn was commissioned by Carnegie Hall as part of the Musical Explorers Education Program. | April, 8 2008 - Zankel Hall - New York, NY |
| Inter for flute, bass clarinet, violin and cello (2007) | Listen to an excerpt of Inter performed by Ensemble Dal Niente | Inter was composed for Ensemble Dal Niente in collaboration with the painter Brett Baker. |
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| Kiln for piano and brass quintet (2006) | Listen to the Cinco Brass Quintet and Drew Baker perform an excerpt of Kiln | Kiln was composed for the Cinco Brass Quintet who premiered it in August of 2006. |
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| Gaeta for two pianos and water percussion (2005) | Coming soon | Gaeta was composed in 2005 and premiered by Ensemble Dal Niente in January 2005 |
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| After Marden for piano, harp, vibraphone and marimba (2001) | Listen to a recording of After Marden | After Marden was composed in 2001. It was inspired by Brice Marden's Cold Mountain series of paintings and drawings. | January, 2001 - Rice University - Houston, TX |
Large Ensemble Works
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Composition |
Recording |
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Performances |
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| Procession for large ensemble (2006) | Coming soon | Procession was written for the Improvisation Group at Lawrence University (IGLU). |
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| Ellipsis for 9 players (2006) | Listen to Ensemble Dal Niente perform an excerpt of Ellipsis | Ellipsis was commissioned by Festival d'Automne a Paris and Montclair State University. |
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| Whisper Wall for 12 players (2005) | Coming soon | Click on the composition title to access program notes |
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Orchestral Works and Arrangements
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Composition |
Recording |
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Performances |
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| Random Roads Suite for solo flute, cello, bass and orchestra (2009) | Coming soon | Random Roads Suite was written by the Project Trio and arranged by Drew Baker | March 7, 2009 - Project Trio and the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra - Des Moines Civic Center - Des Moines, IA |
| Oculus for chamber orchestra (2002) | Coming soon | Coming soon |
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