Violin and piano. 5 ½ mins.
Inspired by the 19th century woodblock prints of Ando Hiroshige. Continue reading “Setsugekka (2011)”
The Faraway Nearby: Georgia O’Keeffe and The New Mexico Landscape (2010)
Video with flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello. 10 mins.
(The music in this work is also the first movement of Into nowhere).
Video and music inspired by the paintings of Georgia O’Keeffe. Filmed on location in New Mexico, with original animations and motion graphics. Over 19,000 views on YouTube. Continue reading “The Faraway Nearby: Georgia O’Keeffe and The New Mexico Landscape (2010)”
Into nowhere (2010)
Flute, clarinet, piano, violin, and cello. 19 mins.
Second movement – mp3
Third movement – mp3
“I had nothing but to walk into nowhere
and the wide sunset space with the star.”
– Georgia O’Keeffe
The first movement of Into nowhere became the score to my video The Faraway Nearby: Georgia O’Keeffe and the New Mexico Landscape. Continue reading “Into nowhere (2010)”
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.
A song cycle setting of poems by Michelangelo, adapted by the composer from English translations. Continue reading “Revealed in Stone (2009)”
Nine Muses (2009)
Miniatures for solo flute, violin, and harp. 13 ½ minutes.
Three sets of miniatures for solo instruments inspired by the Greek Muses.
Each of the movements may be programmed individually, or as a full set. Continue reading “Nine Muses (2009)”
The Course of Empire (2008)
String quartet. 15 mins.
A string quartet inspired by Thomas Cole‘s 19th century cycle of paintings by the same name. Continue reading “The Course of Empire (2008)”