Selected Compositions
(All links in blue lead to recordings of compositions.)
Chamber:
String Quartet No. 3 (2014)
Cats Out of the Bag (2012), for percussion trio
Collideoscope (2011), for piano quartet
Nitwit, Oddment, Blubber, Tweak (2011), for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
Hit the Spot (2011), for steel pan and string quartet
Picaresque Episodes (2011), for trombone quartet
Flybys (2010), for wind sextet
Curios (2010), for tenor sax, guitar, cello, and piano
Metronome (2010), for flute, viola, and piano
Piano Trio (2009), for violin, cello, and piano
Wild and Ferocious Plants (2009), for clarinet, vibraphone, violin, and cello
The Menil Collection (2009), for 12 players
Vocalise (2008) for baritone instrument and percussion
Top Five (2008), for brass quintet
LA Composition (2008), for flute, clarinet, and bassoon
Basic Reaction (2007), for electric bass and large ensemble
Time Crunch (2007), for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, and cello
Adrenaline High (2006), for flute/piccolo, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, and cello
Beneath the Magma (2006), for violin and viola
A Place I Haven’t Heard (2006), for two microtonal pianos (17-tone equal)
String Quartet No. 2 (2006)
Concerted Effort (2005), for piano and chamber ensemble
Moments (2005), for flute, clarinet, percussion, violin, and cello
String Quartet No. 1 (2005)
Sonata for Violin and Piano (2004)
Duo for Violin and Cello (2003)
Sonata for Tuba and Piano (2003)
Orchestral:
Whirlwind (2011), for orchestra
Manifest Destiny (2009), for orchestra
Lemonade Battery (2009), for orchestra
Orchestral Aftermath (2008), for orchestra
Take Flight (2007), for orchestra
Don’t Step On My Beat! (2006), for string orchestra with two conductors
The Lone Scorpion (2004), for orchestra
Wind Watching (2001), for string orchestra
Concertpiece in D minor (2001), for cello and orchestra (or piano)
Solo:
Lemonade Toccata (2011), for marimba
Implied Architecture (2009), for organ
Tyrant Lizard King (2009), for organ
Flying Solo (2008), for flute
Aftermath (2008), for piano
Toccata (2007), for piano
Fantastic Stuff: A Suite For Viola (2006)
Sounds From Outer Space (2006), for cello
Sonatinissima! (2004), for piano
Vocal:
A Winter Bluejay (2013), for soprano, oboe, and clarinet (text: Sara Teasdale)
What Beckons (2010), for soprano and clarinet (text: Grace Bauer)
A Dream Within A Dream (2010), for SATB choir (text: Edgar Allan Poe)
Songs and Dances (2008), for soprano and piano (text: Lewis Carroll)
Due Canzoni di Tasso (2005), for soprano and cello (text: Torquato Tasso)
Electronic:
Sounds From In Spaces (2006), for electronic sounds