SATB vocal ensemble (16 voices). 11 mins.
Commissioned by Skylark Vocal Ensemble. Inspired by the flowering of visual art and poetry in Victorian Britain during the 1840s-1870s.
Transforming Forest (2018)
Violin, cello, and piano. 12 ½ mins.
A piano trio commissioned by Santa Fe’s Montage Music Society, inspired by Andy Goldsworthy‘s four land art installations in the Presidio of San Francisco, CA. Recording coming soon.
Retrace (2018)
Flute, violin, and cello. 7 ½ mins.
A work inspired by the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, explored through an independent artist residency following the trail from Los Angeles to San Francisco, CA.
Retrace was written in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System Act of 1968, for World Premiere on the Landscape Music: Rivers & Trails concert series.
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List of Works
- TRANSFORM THE WORLD WITH BEAUTY (2019) – SATB vocal ensemble. 11 mins.
- TRANSFORMING FOREST (2018) – Violin, cello, and piano. 12 ½ mins.
- RETRACE (2018) – Flute, violin, and cello. 7 ½ mins.
- MABEL’S CALL (2018) – Opera for 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass-baritone, and optional SATB chorus, with flute, oboe, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, and double bass. 83 mins.
- WALKS AT BRUSH CREEK (2017) – Piano. 9 mins.
- DOREEN’S SONG (2017) – Voice and acoustic guitar. 6 mins.
- COMPOSER-LIBRETTIST STUDIO WORKS (2017) – Songs and scenes for 5 voices and piano. 27 minutes.
- REFUGE (2016) – Flute (piccolo), percussion, violin, and cello. 16 ½ mins.
- HUMAN CHILD LULLABY (2016) – Soprano and piano. 5 ½ mins.
- LEAD ON AND UP (2016) – Mezzo-soprano and piano. 5 mins.
- SORTING PHOTOS (2016) – Soprano and piano. 5 mins.
- WHAT IF? (2015) – Bass-baritone and piano. 3 mins.
- BURY ME (2015) – Baritone and piano. 4 mins.
- DEAR MRS. CARR (2015) – Tenor and piano. 5 mins.
- WANDERLUST (2015) – Guitar quartet. 13 1/2 mins.
- DAI-SHIZEN (GREAT NATURE) (2014) – Flute and guitar. 10 1/2 mins.
- THE COMING OF SPRING (2014) – Monodrama for tenor with flute/piccolo, oboe/English horn, clarinet/bass clarinet, horn, bassoon, and piano. 36 mins.
- CALIFORNIA ZEPHYR (2014) – Video with music for piccolo, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello, and bass. 8 mins.
- CRESCENT MEADOW (2014) – SATB choir. 4 ½ mins.
- EXPLORE JOHN MUIR’S YOSEMITE (2014) – Multimedia installation for web browser & iPad app with photography, video, and digitally synthesized score.
- POINT REYES FROM CHIMNEY ROCK (2014) – Orchestra (piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, clarinet in Bb, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, 3 percussion, harp, strings). 7 mins.
- THE WINDING PATH (2013) – String quartet. 7 mins.
- HORIZON (2013) – Cello. 7 1/2 mins.
- THREE DECORATIONS (2013) – Percussion trio. 5 mins.
- SYMPHONY NO. 1 (2012) – Orchestra (piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets in Bb, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, strings). 17 ½ mins.
- SEXTET (2012) – Oboe, bassoon, trumpet, harpsichord, violin, and viola. 8 1/2 mins.
- SAN MARCO (2012) – Trumpet with digital samples and live processing. 3 mins.
- PLACES IN THE BAY AREA (2012/13) – Flute (piccolo) and piano (2012). 8 mins.
- SETSUGEKKA (2011) – Violin and piano. 5 ½ mins.
- I LIKE TO PLAY WITH HIM (2011) – Soprano and piano. 4 mins.
- WATERCOLORS (2011) – Flute (piccolo), oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn. 15 mins.
- THE SPHINX AND THE MILKY WAY (2011) – Orchestra. 5 mins.
- I DREAM’D IN A DREAM (2011) – SATB choir or vocal ensemble. 11 mins.
- TRIPTYCH (2011) – Guitar. 7 mins.
- THE FARAWAY NEARBY: GEORGIA O’KEEFFE AND THE NEW MEXICO LANDSCAPE (2010) – Video with flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello. 10 mins.
- FANTASY FOR WINDS (2010) – Wind ensemble (piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet in Bb, bass clarinet, 2 bassoon, 4 horn, 2 trumpet, 3 trombone, tuba, timpani, 3 percussion, piano). 6 mins.
- INTO NOWHERE (2010) – Flute, clarinet, piano, violin, and cello. 19 mins.
- TREES (2009/10) – Four C flutes, alto flute, and bass flute. 7 mins.
Arrangement for two oboes and harpsichord. 7 mins. - TO CREATE ONE’S OWN WORLD (2009) – Soprano, flute, bass clarinet, and marimba. 5 ½ mins.
- FROM THE FARAWAY NEARBY (2009) – Orchestra (piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, clarinet in Bb, bass clarinet, bassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, strings). 6 mins.
- REVEALED IN STONE (2009) – Tenor and piano. 11 mins.
Arrangement for tenor and flute (alto flute), oboe (English horn), clarinet (bass clarinet), horn, bassoon, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, bass. 11 mins. - NINE MUSES (2009) – Miniatures for solo flute, violin, and harp. 13 ½ minutes.
- THE COURSE OF EMPIRE (2008) – String quartet. 15 mins.
- SONGS FOR BARITONE (2008) – Baritone and piano. 7 mins.
- THE PROMISE (2008) – Trumpet, 2 violins, viola, and cello. 11 mins.
- FORMING DESIRES (2008) – Mezzo-soprano, clarinet, horn, and cello. 8 mins.
- TIME-LAPSE (2007) – English horn, clarinet, viola, and cello. 4 mins.
- MEMORY (2007) – Soprano, alto, tenor bass. 12 ½ mins.
Mabel’s Call (2018)
Opera for 2 sopranos, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, bass-baritone, and optional SATB chorus, with flute, oboe, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, viola, cello, and double bass. 90 mins.
A chamber opera in one act inspired by the life of Mabel Dodge Luhan: an early 20th century writer, philanthropist, and international icon of the avant-garde. Continue reading “Mabel’s Call (2018)”
Walks at Brush Creek (2017)
Piano. 9 mins.
Written during an Artist Residency at Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts in Saratoga, Wyoming, and inspired by the landscape of Brush Creek Ranch. Continue reading “Walks at Brush Creek (2017)”