Orchestra & Large Ensembles
Fleurs d’artifice
(2020), for wind ensemble
15′
3 fl (picc), 2 ob, ca, E♭cl, 3 cl, bs cl, cbs cl, 2 a sax, ten sax, bar sax, 2 bn, cbn | hrn, 3 tp, 3 tb, 2 euph, tba | timp, 4 perc | cb
Writing the City
(2011), for orchestra & two narrators
18′
fl, ob, cl, bn, 2 a sx | 2 hrn, tp, 2 tb, tuba | 2 perc | pno, hp | strings
Commission from Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Premiere, Philharmonique de Radio France, le 104, Paris, France, 05/11
Elastique
(2007), for mixed ensemble
13′
fl, 3 sx (a, t, br) | hrn, 3 tp, 3 tb | pno | bs guit
Commission from Orkest de Volharding, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Premiere, De Doelen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 10/07
swirl
(2006), for string orchestra
04′
Premiere, Russian String Orchestra, Moscow, Russia, 06/06
Grand Prize, Concours Homage to Mozart, Moscow, Russia, 06/06
fling
(2004), for orchestra
08′
2 fl, 2 ob (ca), 2 cl (bs), 2 bn | 4 hrn, 2 tp, 3 tb | 3 perc | pno, hp | strings
Commission from Dogs of Desire, Albany, NY, USA (chamber orchestra version)
Premiere (orchestra version), Las Vegas Music Festival, NV, 08/06
Finalist, AMC New Music Readings, NY, 05/07
swift
(2002), for orchestra
15′
3 fl (picc), 3 ob (ca), 3 cl (bs), 3 bn (cb) | 4 hrn, 4 tp, 3 tb, 1 tba | 4 perc | pn, hp | strings
Talaria
(2000), for wind ensemble
17′
2 picc, 3 fl, 2 ob, E♭cl, 3 cl, bs (cbs), 2 (cb) | 2 a sx, ten, bar, 2 bn
4 hrn, 4 tp (2 flgl), 3 tb, 2 tba | 5 perc | synth | cb
Commission from Lawrence University Wind Ensemble
Premiere, LUWE, Appleton, WI, USA, 02/01
Honorable Mention in the 2006 Barlow Prize. Available on Mark Records
Stringware
(1997), for string orchestra, in five movements
35′
Recital Music Award, 2010 Shipley Arts Festival International Composition Competition
for swoon (second movement)
Premiere, Banff Centre for the Arts, AB, Canada, 12/98
stretch
(1996), for orchestra
19′
3 (picc), 3 (ca), 3 cl, 2 bn | 4 horns, 3 tp, 2 tb, tba | 2 perc | hp, pno | strings
Premiere, Lawrence Philharmonic Orchestra, Appleton, WI, 05/01
Demosthenes & the Telescope
(1989), for orchestra + tape
12′
3 fl (picc), 3 ob (ca), 3 cl, 3 bn | 4 horns, 4 tp, 3 tb, tba | 2 perc | strings
Commission from Civic Orchestra of New Haven
Premiere, New Haven, CT, 05/89
Chamber Music
Quatre duos
(2024), for two cellos
23′
Suite
(2020–2025) in 4 movements
18′
Wind Sextet, Wind Quintet, Saxophone Quintet
String Quartet, String Quintet, String Sextet, 12 Cellos
Petite suite
(2020–2025) in 3 movements
15′
Brass Quintet
Solo Piano
Libeccio
(2016), for cello and piano
10′
Commission from Concours International VioloncellenSeine
Premiere, CRR de Paris, France, 11/16
Dugongcello
(2016), for cello & piano
4′
Commission from Concours International VioloncellenSeine
Premiere, CRR de Paris, France, 11/16
Le chemin
(2015), for cello & piano
4′
Two colors: red
(2014), for saxophone quartet and piano
10′
Premiere, International Alkeman Composition Contest (finalist), Utrecht (NL), 10/14
La femme adultère
(2009), for string quartet & percussion
12′
Commission from the Empyrean Ensemble with funds from the Jerome Foundation
Premiere, Mondavi Center, 04/10
Character Building
(2008), for trumpet & piano
11′
Commission from Reijer Dorresteijn (Amsterdam, NL)
Premiere, 8° Encontro do Musica de Secolo XXI, Evora, Portugal, 10/08
mu/e
(2007), for sextet
10′
flute, clarinet (bs), violin, cello, piano, percussion
Commission from the Utah Arts Festival with funds from the Mandel Foundation
Premiere, Salt Lake City, UT, 06/07
Mynah Games
(2007), for alto flute & clarinet (bs), in 7 movements
13′
Commission from Lost Dog New Music Ensemble, Queens, NY
Premiere, Tenri Institute, New York, NY, 04/07
Double Salt Variations
(2007), for two pianos or piano four-hands
10′
Commission from Duo Ho-Ahuvia (NY)
Premiere, Baltimore, MD, 03/07
European Premiere, Villa Boveri, Barden, Switzerland, 05/07
st(r)ay
(2006), for string quintet (2 vc)
13′
Commission from the Chamber Music Partnership
Premiere, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco, CA, 05/06
the weight of water
(2005), for violin, viola, & vibraphone
05′
Premiere, The New York Minimalist Ensemble, The Juilliard School, NY, 10/05
Poétique des Fluides
(2005), for piano trio
25′
Commission from the Eroica, Mojave, Mannes (USA), & Kungsbacka (Sweden) trios
Premiere, Mojave trio, Los Angeles, CA, & Mannes trio, New York, NY, 04/07
European Premiere, Kungsbacka trio, Kungsbacka Music Festival, Sweden, 08/08
vers le bleu • vers le rouge
(2005), for string quartet
16′
Second prize, Lutosławski Composition Competition, 2005, Warsaw, Poland
First prize, Angelo-Comneno Competition 2006, Rome, Italy
European Premiere, Bernini Quartet, Rome, Italy, 12/08
US Premiere, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco, CA, 04/09
Inner Banners
(2004), for solo piano
35′
Commission from the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition
Premiere, Genevieve Lee, Pomona, CA, 01/05. Available on Albany Records
Zygiella’s Visions
(2001), for fl (bs, picc), cl (bs), vn, va, vc, pno, perc
16′
Commission from Music of Changes International Competition, Los Angeles, CA
Premiere, Los Angeles, CA, 10/01
troc
(2001), for 9 percussionists
8′30″
Commission from Lawrence University Percussion Ensemble
Premiere, LUPE, Lawrence University, WI, 06/01
peal
(2000), for fl, cl, vn, vc, pno
11′
Commission from the Da Capo Chamber Players
Winner: 2006 Utah Arts Festival Chamber Ensemble Commission
2006 Brave New Works Call for Scores
2006 Asia Pacific Festival Call for Scores
2001 Music of Changes International Competition
Premiere, Da Capo Chamber Players, NY, NY, USA, 06/00
Consilience
(2000), for violin & viola duet
15′
Other versions: saxophone quartet, string quartet
Premiere, Lawrence University, WI, USA, 06/00
Pebbles
(1998), for 6 violins
12′
Premiere, Banff, Canada, 12/98
Vocal Music
Three English Songs
(2022), for mezzo-soprano and cello
13′
Texts by Fernando Pessoa, Rabindranath Tagore, W. B. Yeats
Premiere, Els Janssens van Munster (voice) and Ariane Lallemand (cello)
Festival Musique Démesurées, Clermont-Ferrand, 7/11/2022
La lune blanche
(2014), for soprano and piano
4′
Text by Paul Verlaine
Commission from Yoan Héreau (CNSMDP)
Premiere, Roxane Chalard, sop; Yoan Héreau, pno; CNSMDP, Paris, France, 05/14
Raquel Camarinha, sop; Yohan Héreau, pno. ACADÉMIE FRANCIS POULENC, Tours, 08/14
Soap Opera
(2010), for countertenor, fl, cl, vn, vc, pno, & perc
40′
Texts by Philippe Bodin. Commission from Ensemble TM+, Nanterre, France
Premiere, R. Expert, countertenor.; Ensemble TM+, L. Cuniot, cond.
Maison de la Musique de Nanterre, France, 05/10
Voyage
(1990), for soprano, flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, viola, cello
20′
Texts by Henri Michaux
Premiere, Ellen Zimmer, sop; Dante Anzolini, cond. — New Music New Haven, CT, 03/90
Private Wilderness
(1990), for soprano & string quartet
13′
Texts by Grace Perry
Premiere, Ellen Zimmer, sop — New Music New Haven, CT, 02/90
Choral Music
Leurs sauvages échos
(2021), for spatialized triple choir
13′
No text. Commission from Chœur de Radio France, Paris, France
Anges nus
(2019), for spatialized triple choir
12′
Also available for triple choir and string ensemble (2020, commission from Esoterics)
No text. Commission from Chœur de Radio France, Paris
Premiere, The Esoterics, Seattle, USA, 12/25
Bizarre Bestiaire
(2018), for SSAATTBB choir, in 6 movements
25′
Also in SSAA and Wind Sextet version (2025)
Texts by Jacques Roubaud
Premiere, Kamarikuoro Kampin Laulu, Kari Turunen, cond. , Helsinki, Finland, 03/19
North American Premiere, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Vancouver, Canada, 11/19
US Premiere, The Esoterics, Eric Banks, cond. , Seattle 12/25
Flores artificii
(2017), for choir and cello solo
11′
Text by Philippe Bodin
First Prize, 2018 International Choral Composition Competition, Espoo, Finland
Premiere, EMO Ensemble, P. Hyökki, cond., A. Aalto, vc, Tapiola Espoo, Finland, 03/06/18
Missa Brevissima
(2014), for SSAATTBB choir
13′
Commission from Radio France (Alla Breve), Paris, France
Recorded, Chœur de Radio France, S. Boin, cond., Maison de la Radio, Paris, France, 04/14
Premiere, The Esoterics, Seattle, USA, 12/25
Motetus in Laude Sancti Martini
(1996), for SSATBB choir and bells
5′
Premiere, Appleton, WI, 06/01
European Premiere, L'étrange boutique, Paris, 09/19