Category Archives: Pieces

If We Knew The Sky

(2014) Chamber Orchestra 1.1(eh).1(bcl).1/1.1.1.0/2perc/hp/str Duration: 26′   Commissioned by the Jebediah Foundation New Music Commissions.   Premiere: Either/Or, Richard Carrick, conductor, Miller Theatre, New York, NY, December 5, 2014

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Letting Time Circle Through Us

(2013) Percussion, Cimbalom, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Violin, Cello Duration: 48′   Commissioned by Either/Or, through Meet The Composer’s Commissioning Music/USA program, which is made possible by generous support from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, New York City Department of … Continue reading

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Return

(2012) String Quartet Duration: 13′ Commissioned by the Pacifica Quartet, with support from the Celebrity Series of Boston and the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival. Premiere: Pacifica Quartet, Celebrity Series, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA, October 24, 2012 Listen … Continue reading

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Portal

(2012) Woodwind Quintet Duration: 5’30”   Commissioned by the Chamber Music Conference and Composers’ Forum of the East, Inc., 2012.  This commission is supported in part by the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.   Premiere: … Continue reading

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Chronological

If We Knew The Sky (2014) Chamber Orchestra Letting Time Circle Through Us (2013) Perc, Cimb, A. Gtr, Pno, Vln, Vc Return (2012) String Quartet Portal (2012) Woodwind Quintet Persona (2012 rev. 2015) Opera Infinite Corridor (2010) Wind Ensemble Tender … Continue reading

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Persona

(2012 rev. 2015) Opera in 3 acts for 3 singers and octet After the film by Ingmar Bergman Libretto by Jay Scheib   Commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects, and National Sawdust Developed and Produced by Beth Morrison Projects   Premiere: October … Continue reading

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Infinite Corridor

(2010) Wind Ensemble 2+pic.2.3+bcl.2asx+tsx+barsx.2/4.3.2+btrb+euph.1/5perc/pf Duration: 2’30”   Commissioned by the MIT Council for the Arts for MIT’s 150th Celebration, “The Next Century Convocation“   Premiere: MIT Wind Ensemble, Frederick Harris, Jr., conductor, Boston Exhibition and Convention Center, Boston, MA, April … Continue reading

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Tender Illusions

(2010) Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, and Double Bass Duration: 11′   Written for the Scharoun Ensemble Berlin   Premiere: Scharoun Ensemble Berlin, Villa Aurelia, Rome, Italy, January 15, 2011   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from … Continue reading

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Herd

(2010) Piano Duration: 3′   Commissioned by Benjamin Binder   Premiere: Benjamin Binder, Boston University, Boston, MA, October 26, 2010   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.     Download program note » … Continue reading

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Becoming Unknown

(2009) Flute/Bass Flute, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Trumpet, and Double Bass Duration: 11′   Commissioned by Fromm Foundation for Music and the Harvard Department of Music   Premiere: ICE, Sanders Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, December 3, 2009   Published by Schott … Continue reading

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Nothing Is More Important

(2009) Flute, Viola, and Harp Duration: 13′   Commissioned by the Harvard Musical Association   Premiere: Boston Chamber Music Society, Sanders Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, April 10, 2011   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project … Continue reading

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After Forgetting

(2009) Clarinet, Percussion, Piano, Violin, and Cello Duration: 17′   Commissioned by California EAR Unit through Meet the Composer/Commissioning Music USA   Premiere: California EAR Unit, Zipper Hall, Los Angeles, CA, September 23, 2009   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). … Continue reading

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Dream Lightly

(2008) Electric Guitar and Orchestra 1.1.1.1(cbn)/1.1.1.1/2perc/hp/str Duration: 14′   Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra   Premiere: American Composers Orchestra, Seth Josel, electric guitar, Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor, Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, NY, November 14, 2008   Download program note »   Listen to excerpt … Continue reading

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Three Surreal Shorts

(2008) Piano Duration: 12′   Commissioned by Premiere Commissions   Premiere: Bruce Levingston, Open Road Rooftop, New York, NY. Presented in collaboration with Rooftop Films and the Museum of Modern Art, June 27, 2008   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance … Continue reading

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Buttons

(2008, arr. 2009) Cimbalom Duration: 3′   Arranged at the request of David Shively  

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Buttons

(2008, arr. 2009) Xylophone Duration: 3′   Arranged by invitation of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society   Published by Bachovich Music Publications   Buy score »  

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Mercury Songbirds

(2008) Alto Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Piano, Violin, and Cello Duration: 12′   Commissioned by the Mandel Foundation and the Utah Arts Festival   Premiere: Utah Arts Festival Ensemble, Andrew Rindfleish, conductor, Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City, UT, June 28, … Continue reading

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Resonance Alloy

(2007) Percussion Duration: 25-’28’   Commissioned by Other Minds   Premiere: David Shively, Kanbar Hall, Jewish Community Center, San Francisco, CA, March 8, 2008   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.   … Continue reading

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Mu

(2007) Violin Duration: 3′   Written for the New York Miniaturist Ensemble   Premiere: Erik Carlson, Brooklyn Center for New Music, Brooklyn, NY, September 18, 2007   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New … Continue reading

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Mu

(2007, arr. 2009) Viola Duration: 3′   Arranged at the request of Masumi Per Rostad   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.     Download program note » Watch video » Buy Score … Continue reading

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Afterglow

(2007) Piano Duration: 13′   Written for Ivan Ilic   Premiere: Ivan Ilic, Welsh Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth, Wales, October 5, 2007   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.     … Continue reading

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Washed by Fire

(2007) String Quartet Choreography by Benjamin Levy Duration: 23′   Commissioned by LEVYdance with funding received in part from the Dance: Creation to Performance program, funded by The James Irvine Foundation and administered by Dance/USA, The Creative Work Fund, The Wallace … Continue reading

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Gather

(2006) Percussion Trio Duration: 10′   Written for TimeTable Percussion   Premiere: TimeTable Percussion, Bloomingdale School of Music, New York, NY, February 9, 2007   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.   … Continue reading

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Still

(2006) Violin, Viola, and Chamber Orchestra 0.2.1+bcl.0/2.0.0.0/2perc/hp/str Duration: 11’30”   Written for the University of Illinois in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the College of Fine and Applied Arts   Premiere: Sinfonia da Camera, Graeme Jennings, violin, Masumi Rostad, viola, … Continue reading

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Husk

(2006) Flute, Oboe, and Harp Duration: 4’30”   Written for Jonathan Keeble   Premiere: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana, IL, April 11, 2006   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York. … Continue reading

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Violent Momentum

(2005) Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Viola, and Electronics Choreography by Benjamin Levy Duration: 18′   Commissioned by ODC Theater through Meet the Composer/Commissioning Music USA   Premiere: LEVYdance, Peter Josheff, clarinets, Charlton Lee, viola, ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA, December 1-4, 2005  

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Voice Within Voice

(2005) Baritone Saxophone Duration: 8′   Written for Brian Sacawa   Premiere: Brian Sacawa, Tenri Cultural Institute, April 23, 2005   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.     Download program note » … Continue reading

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Static Rising

(2004) Percussion and String Quartet Duration: 18′   Commissioned by the Del Sol String Quartet through the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation   Premiere: Del Sol String Quartet, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, … Continue reading

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Target

(2004) Soprano, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Violin, and Cello Texts by Jena Osman Duration: 14′   Commissioned by Carnegie Hall through the Weill Music Institute   Premiere: Laurie Rubin, soprano, Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, October 10, 2004 … Continue reading

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The Noise Between Thoughts

(2003) Amplified String Quartet Duration: 14’30”   Commissioned by the Kronos Quartet through the Fromm Music Foundation   Premiere: Kronos Quartet, Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France, November 10, 2003   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available … Continue reading

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Threads

(2002) Bass Clarinet, Violin, Electric Guitar, Marimba Lumina, MIDI Keyboard, MIDI Drum Set, and CD Duration: 11′   Commissioned by the Paul Dresher Ensemble   Premiere: Paul Dresher Ensemble, ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA, February 27, 2003   Download program note … Continue reading

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Zones d’accord

(2002) Cello Choreography by Françoise Murcia Duration: 9′   Commissioned by Fondation Royaumont   Premiere: Le Grand Atelier, Royaumont, France, April 7, 2002   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.     Download … Continue reading

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tear

(2001) String Quartet Duration: 4’30”   Written for the Del Sol String Quartet for their 10th anniversary   Premiere: Del Sol String Quartet, CNMAT, Berkeley, CA, April 12, 2002   Buy CD »      

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Braid

(2001) Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello Duration: 14′   Written for the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Premiere: Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Green Room, San Francisco, CA, March 4, 2002  

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bleed through

(2001) Bass Clarinet, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Cello, and Double Bass Duration: 13’30”   Commissioned by the Bang on a Can People’s Commissioning Fund   Premiere: Bang on a Can All-Stars, Merkin Hall, New York, NY, June 20, 2001   … Continue reading

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bleed through

(2001, arr. 2003) Flute, Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Piano, Violin, and Cello Duration: 13’30”   Arranged at the request of the California EAR Unit   Premiere: California EAR Unit, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, January 7, 2004 … Continue reading

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Solace

(1999) 2 Pianos Duration: 16′   Premiere: Berkeley New Music Project, Karen Rosenak and Michael Orland, pianos, UC Berkeley, November 1999  

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Toy Solace

(1999, arr. 2002) Nine MIDI Toy Pianos Duration: 1’10”   Written for Trimpen’s Klavier Nonette installation at Jack Straw Productions, Seattle, WA, 2003   Listen to excerpt » Buy CD »

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2

(1998) Violin and Percussion Duration: 18′   Premiere: Berkeley New Music Project, Karen Shinozaki, David Carlisle, UC Berkeley, May 8, 1999   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP).     Download program note »   Listen to excerpt » Buy CD … Continue reading

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2

(1998, rev. 2007) Soprano Saxophone and Percussion Duration: 18′   Arranged at the request of Brian Sacawa

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Cut

(1997) String Quartet Duration: 11′   Written for a reading session with the Arditti Quartet   Premiere: June in Buffalo String Quartet, SUNY Buffalo, June 1998   Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New … Continue reading

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