LIST OF WORKS
by date of composition
Information on commissions and premieres is given below.
Sigmund Dreams of the Earth [2021]
for soprano and piano
commissioned by Stacey Fraser
Time and its arbitrary measurements [2020]
for eight musicians
written for the Dal Niente Ensemble
The simple and unvarying geometry of breaths [2020]
for six musicians
commissioned by the Seattle-Isfahan Project
The shape of the wind, the shadow of time [2020]
concerto for percussion and sinfonietta
commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress
and the Seattle Modern Orchestra
Fracture [2019] duo for percussion and piano
written for Bonnie Whiting and Cristina Valdes
premiere: 5/1/2019, Meany Studio Theater, Seattle, WA
Innigkeit (nach außen) [2018] for clarinet
written as part of a musical Festschrift for Fred Lerdahl
premiere: 12/1/2018, Brechemin Auditorium, Seattle, WA
Caitlin Beare, clarinet
mi'ma'amakin [2018] for organ
At dawn I chant my own weird hymn [2017] for solo offstage trumpet and symphonic winds
18-member consortium commission. Members include: Yale University, Indiana (Jacobs School), Hartt School of Music, et al.
The Topography of Desire [2016] for string quartet
commissioned by Fromm Foundation at Harvard University for the Daedalus String Quartet
published, licensed and distributed by Babel Scores (Paris)
premiere: 4/21/2016 Meany Center for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA
pulse – cut – seethe – blur [2015] for chamber orchestra
commissioned by Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony for the [untitled] series
premiere: 10/15/2015, Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
then [2014] for piano quintet (2 Vln, Vla, Vcl, Pno)
written for the 50th anniversary of the Contempo series at the University of Chicago
premiere 1/24/2015, Logan Center for the Performing Arts, Chicago, IL, Pacifica String Quartet
Unicinium [2014] for 19-division trumpet
written for Stephen Altoft
premiere: 2/12/2015, Stephen Altoft. Tage der neuen Musik. Akademie der Tonkünste, Darmstadt, Germany.
Apophenia [2014] for large mixed chamber ensemble and dance
commissioned by the Barlow Endowment and the Rondó Festival, Milan, with funding from the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung
published, licensed and distributed by Babel Scores (Paris)
premiere 5/2014, Divertimento Ensemble, Milan, Italy
Time is the substance I am made of [2013] for 32 singers, computer-realized sound, video and lighting design, commissioned by the National Concert Hall of Taiwan for the Taipei Chamber Singers
premiere 10/31/2013, Taipei, Taiwan
La Llarona (from Tetzahuital, scenes from the Aztec book of omens) [2013] for chamber orchestra
commissioned by the Contempuls Festival, Prague, for the Talea Ensemble
premiere: 11/6/2012 Prague, Czech Republic
As soft, fast, long as possible (ASFLAP) [2012] (Ob, Bsn, Perc, Pno, Accordion, Vln, Vla, Vlc) commissioned by the Forum Zeitgenössicher Musik Leipzig for the CAGE100 Festival.
premiere: 10/17/2013 Either/Or Ensemble. Miller Theater, New York, NY
re[(f)use] [2012] for live-processed Melodica, computer-realized sound and amplified string quartet
commissioned by Music at the Anthology for the JACK Quartet
published, licensed and distributed by Babel Scores (Paris)
premiere: 4/2012 Music at the Anthology Festival, New York ,NY
I think the root of the wind is water [2011] sound/image installation in collaboration with AGENCY Architecture, Inc.
commissioned by the American Academy in Rome for the FontanonEstate Festival, Rome, Italy
premiere: 7/2011 Acqua San Paola, Rome Italy
Passeggiata [2011] for trumpet, piano and live electronics
in collaboration with Cuong Vu, trumpet
premiere: 5/28/2011 Villa Aurelia, Rome, Italy
Pools of shadow from an older sky [2011] for live-processed Piano, computer-realized sound and video projection, in collaboration with video artist Karen Yasinsky
commissioned by the American Academy in Rome
published, licensed and distributed by Alexander Street Press LLC/Riverside Modern Editions (ASCAP)
premiere: 4/14/2011 American Academy, Rome, Italy
Départ [2011] for Violin solo
written as part of a musical Festschrift for Tristan Murail
published, licensed and distributed by Alexander Street Press LLC/Riverside Modern Editions (ASCAP)
premiere: 4/4/2012 Amie Weiss, violin. Casa Italiana, New York, NY
From the language of shadows [2011] for symphonic wind ensemble, 2 amplified pianos, 3 amplified Contrabasses and silent film.
27-member CBDNA consortium commission
published, licensed and distributed by Alexander Street Press LLC/Riverside Modern Editions (ASCAP)
premiere: 3/28/2011 CBDNA National Conference, Meany Center for the Performing Arts, Seattle, WA
Alêtheia [2010/11] for large ensemble
commissioned by Music Center of the Netherlands and the Gaudemaus Festival for l’Enemble Aleph and Ensemble Insomnio.
published, licensed and distributed by Alexander Street Press LLC/Riverside Modern Editions (ASCAP)
and Babel Scores (Paris)
premiere: 9/7/2010 Gaudeamus Muziekweek
Transfigured Etudes [2009] for Piano solo
written for the 2010 ISCM Festival, Sydney Australia
published, licensed and distributed by Alexander Street Press LLC/Riverside Modern Editions (ASCAP)
and Babel Scores (Paris)
premiere of full piece: 1/15/2011 Majella Stockhausen, piano. Villa Aurelia, Rome
premiere of Mvmt V, Omen, unscroll a canon war! (homage a Nancarrow) 5/4/2010 2010 ISCM World New Music Days, Sydney Australia. National broadcast on ABC Classic FM (Australia).
Apparent Motion [2008/2009] for 2 pianos and 2 percussion
written for the Acanthes Festival
published, licensed and distributed by Alexander Street Press LLC/Riverside Modern Editions (ASCAP)
premiere of full piece: 2010 June in Buffalo, Apparent Motion, Ensemble SurPlus
String Quartet [2008]
commissioned by the American Composers Forum with funding from the Jerome Foundation for the Afiara String Quartet
premiere: 2/15/2008 Afiara Quartet, Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY
Efflux [2007] for Clarinet and Violin
written for the New York Miniaturist Ensemble
published, licensed and distributed by Alexander Street Press LLC/Riverside Modern Editions (ASCAP)
premiere: 10/12/2007 New York Miniaturist Ensemble, The Stone, New York, NY
In Lumine [2007] for SATB Choir
commissioned by the Collegium Musicum, Columbia University
published, licensed and distributed by Alexander Street Press LLC/Riverside Modern Editions (ASCAP)
premiere: 4/13/2007, Columbia University Collegium Musicum, St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University
Two Preludes for Harp [2007]
premiere: 2/28/2007 Emily Montoya, Harp at Morse Hall, Manhattan School of Music
Out of a Dark Sea [2006] (Fl/Alto Fl, Cl/Bcl, Hrn, Perc, Harp, Pno, Vln, Vcl and Electronics)
commissioned by The Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players, Gilbert Kalish, Director,
as part of the 19th Annual World Premieres Commission Series
published, licensed and distributed by Alexander Street Press LLC/Riverside Modern Editions (ASCAP)
and Babel Scores (Paris)
premiere: 11/11/2006, Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players, Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY
Phantasie [2006] for solo amplified Cello
commissioned by Musik der Jahrhunderte for cellist Adrian Fung
as part of the ISCM World New Music Festival, 2006
published, licensed and distributed by Alexander Street Press LLC/Riverside Modern Editions (ASCAP)
and Babel Scores (Paris)
premiere 5/27/2006, Adrian Fung, Cello as part of the 2006 ISCM Global Interplay Festival, Goethe Institut, New York, NY
Remix-Asyla [2006] for large ensemble
in collaboration with members of Ensemble Modern and the Berlin Philharmonic
premiere: 1/28/2006 members of Ensemble Modern, the Berlin Philharmonic, Carnegie Hall, Zankel Concert Hall
A Distant Mirror [2000/2006] for Bass Clarinet/Clarinet and Piano
published, licensed and distributed by Alexander Street Press LLC/Riverside Modern Editions (ASCAP)
premiere (version for clarinets) 3/17/2006 Ensemble Adapter, Berliner Festspiele: MaerzMusik festival, Konzertsaal Bundesallee, Berlin, Germany
premiere (version for tenor saxophone) 3/19/2001 Jürgen Kruse, Piano, Thomas Winter, Saxophone Kleiner Saal, Stuttgarter Musikhochschule
. . .como un respiro [2005] for solo Cello and eleven strings
premiere: 3/20/2005 Mannes Sinfonietta, Concert Hall, Mannes School of Music, New York
Parallaxes [2005] for 15 instruments written for the Second Instrumental Unit, Matthew Cody, conductor
published, licensed and distributed by Alexander Street Press LLC/Riverside Modern Editions (ASCAP)
premiere: 4/15/2005 Second Instrumental Unit Miller Theater, New York, NY
Early Lyrics [2004] (Sop, Fl, Cl/Bcl, Vln, Vcl, Pno and Electronics)
from Flower Snake Poems, texts by So Chong Ju
premiere: 10/30/2004 Columbia Composers Ensemble, Bo Chang, Mezzo-Soprano, Matthew
Cody, conductor, Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, NY
Psalm XIII [2004] for SSAATTB Choir
written for the Collegium Musicum, Columbia University
premiere: 3/12/2005, Columbia University Collegium Musicum St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University
De Nativitate [2003] for Piano Quintet (2 Vln, Vla, Vcl, Pno)
premiere: 12/18/2003 Riverside Camerata, The Theater at Riverside Church
Between Light and Shade [2003] for Flute, Cello and 3 Percussion
premiere: 4/05/2004 Columbia Composers Ensemble, Merkin Hall at Kaufmann Center, New York, NY
Zeremonie II [2002] version for Large Ensemble, Computerized Sound and Dance
in collaboration with the NYU New Music and Dance Ensemble
premiere: 12/4/2002 NYU New Music and Dance Ensemble, Frederick Loewe Theater, New York, NY
AntEroica [2001] for Piano, Live Electronics and Video Projection
commissioned by Raphael Kroetz.
premiere: 9/12 - 9/26/01 installed as part of the Augenweite exhibit, Kunstakademie Stuttgart
Kandinsky Studies [2001] for Computer-Synthesized Sound (programmed in C Sound)
premiere: 6/2001 presented as an installation at Elektronische Nacht 2001, Stuttgarter Musikhochschule
String Quintet [2001]
premiere: 7/2001 Kleiner Saal, Stuttgarter Musikhochschule
Zeremonie [2001] for Computerized Sound
premiere: 12/2000 Kleiner Saal, Stuttgarter Musikhochschule
Toccata [1999] for solo Piano
premiere: 5/2002, Beall Concert Hall, University of Oregon, Huck Hodge, piano