COMPOSITIONS
ORCHESTRAl/Large ensemble
PRESENCE
For Large Ensemble
2019
DURATION 30 minutes
PARTS 11 Performers, Site-Specific Sound Installation
PREMIERE July 23, 2016. Peach Blossom Workshop, Linggu Tower, NeiLi, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
TIMBRE STUDIES
For Large Ensemble
2018
DURATION 30 minutes
PARTS Any group of instruments
PREMIERE October 13, 2018. Uncommon Ensemble. The TANK Center for Sonic Arts, Rangely, CO.
Commissioned by and dedicated to Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti and her class at the University of Northern Colorado School of Music.
FORTRESS
BRASS
For Large Ensemble
2016
DURATION 80 minutes
PARTS 7 Trumpets, 8 Trombones, Throat Singer, Three Boats, and a Fortress
PREMIERE July 23, 2016. Fort Gorges, Portland Harbor, ME.
Trumpets: Philippe Brunet, Annie Lemieux, Jerome Burns, and Alexandria Smith. Trombones: Weston Olencki, Peter Charig, and Cale Israel.
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FUTURE
LILACS
For Large Ensemble
2016
DURATION 20 minutes
PARTS Saxophone Quartet (Soprano, Alto (doubling Hookah Sax), Tenor, Baritone) and Partch Instruments (Adapted Electric Guitar, Adapted Viola, Castor, Pollux, Chromelodeon, Cloud Chamber Bowls, Bass Marimba)
PREMIERE June 11, 2016. Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Perelman Theater, Philadelphia, PA.
Commissioned by PRISM Quartet, Inc. with support from the Pew Center for the Arts and Heritage and the MAP Fund. Premiered by Prism Saxophone Quartet and the Partch Ensemble.
RAPT
AFTERNESS
For Large Ensemble
2016
DURATION 20 minutes
PARTS Bb Clarinet Solo, Wind Ensemble (Picc, 4 Fls, 2 Obs, 8 Cls, Bs Cl, 2 Bsn, 2 Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, 4 Bb Trpts, 4 Horns, 4 Trmb, 2 Euphoniums, 2 Tubas, 5 Perc
PREMIERE February 26, 2016. Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
Commissioned by the Iowa State University Bands for Gregory Oakes. Premiered by Gregory Oakes, Bb clarinet solo, and Iowa State University Wind Ensemble.
FANFARES FOR THE
APOCALYPSE
For Chamber Orchestra
2015
DURATION 15 minutes
PARTS Trumpet Solo, 3 Fls, 2 Cls, 4 Horns, 2 Trmb, 3 Perc
PREMIERE September 26, 2015. Gusman Concert Hall, Frost School of Music, Miami, FL.
Commissioned by The Henry Mancini Institute for Philippe Brunet. Philippe Brunet, trumpet. Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra.
THE FOUR
CONTEMPLATIONS
For Large Ensemble
2015
DURATION 60 minutes
PARTS 6 Vlns Solo, 2 Vlas, 2 Cllos, + Extended Vocalist + 22 Portable MP3 Players
PREMIERE March 26, 2015. RISD Museum, Providence, RI.
Commissioned by Community MusicWorks with support from the MAP Fund.
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ZETSU
For Large Ensemble
2015
DURATION 20 minutes
PARTS Vln Solo, 2 Cls (Doubling Hookah Sax), 2 Perc, 2 Celli, 2 Bs
PREMIERE February 22, 2015. Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
Commissioned by a grant from the TenFourteen LLC, an arm of the Jebediah Foundation. San Francisco Contemporary Music Players.
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HAPAX
LEGOMENON
Concerto for
Two-bow Cellist & Orchestra
2014
DURATION 20 minutes
PARTS Solo Cellist, 2 Flutes, 2 Clarinets, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, 2 Horns, 2 Trombones, 2 Perc, Strings - 6.6.4.4.3
PREMIERE January 17, 2014. Jordan Hall, Boston, MA. Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
Commissioned by the Harvard Musical Association. Premiered by and for Frances-Marie Uitti.
(X)IGÁGÁÍ
For Large Ensemble
2011
DURATION 18 minutes
PARTS Fl, Ob, 2 Cl, Bsn, Bb Trpt, Hrn, Trmb, 2 Perc, Piano, Vln, 2 Vla, Cello, Bs
PREMIERE April 11, 2011. Le Poisson Rouge, NYC, NY.
Commissioned by Meet The Composer with co-commissioning support from Nancy and Joe Walker through Meet the Composer Studio for premiere performance by Alarm Will Sound.
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ECHOES OF
ANCIENT INDUSTRY
For Chamber Orchestra
2010
DURATION 20 minutes
PARTS Bass Flute, Contrabass Cl, 2 Hrns, 3 Perc, Vla, Cllo, 2 Cb
PREMIERE November 17, 2010. Recital Hall, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY.
Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players. Eduardo Leandro, conductor.
LIKE DUSTED
SPARKS
Timpani Concerto with
Wind Ensemble
2008
DURATION 14 minutes
PARTS 4 Picc, 2 Cl, 2 Bs Cl, 2 Bari Sax, 4 Trpt, 4 Hrns, 4 Tbn, 2 Tba, 2 Perc
PREMIERE November 21, 2008. Bulger Performing Arts Center, Boston College High School, Boston, MA.
Boston Conservatory Wind Ensemble. Sam Solomon, timpani soloist. Eric Hewitt, conductor.
ON A SUFFICIENT
CONDITION FOR
THE
EXISTENCE OF MOST
SPECIFIC HYPOTHESIS
Concerto for
Overtone Singer & Orchestra
2008
DURATION 18 minutes
PARTS Vocal Soloist with Amplification + Boombox, 2.2. - 2.2.2.(Bass Trombones), 2 Perc, Strings - 6.6.4.4.3
PREMIERE April 29, 2008. Jordan Hall, Boston, MA. Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
This piece was made possible by a grant from the Jebediah Foundation: New Music Commissions.
NECROPOLIS
For Large Ensemble
2007
DURATION 10 minutes
PARTS 1.1.1.1.-1.1.1.0.-Perc-Piano-1.1.1.1.1.
PREMIERE August 3-5, 2007. NJO Summer Academy, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
Commissioned by the Netherlands Youth Orchestra (NJO, Nationaal Jeugd Orkest). Bas Wiegers, conductor.
TALUS
Concerto for Viola and
String Orchestra
2007
DURATION 18 minutes
PARTS Strings – 4.4.3.2.1
PREMIERE March 23, 2007. Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music, Boston, MA.
Kalistos Ensemble. Wendy Richman, viola. Chris Kim, conductor.
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GA-UAH-CHON-
CH-CHA
(A SONG OF THE
RAPTURE)
For Large Ensemble
2006
DURATION 3 minutes
PARTS 2 Picc/Alto Flute, Bs Cl, Alto Sax, Baritone Sax, Trmpt, Hrn, 2 Tbn, Perc, Elec Guit, Elec Bass, Piano, Voices (Soloists) - 2 Sop, Mezzo, Tenor, Baritone
PREMIERE February 25, 2006. Podium Gigant, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
Orkest de Ereprijs. Rob Vermeulen, conductor.
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KAZE-NO-OKA
Concerto for Biwa
and Shakuhachi & Orchestra
2005
DURATION 17 minutes
PARTS Biwa, Shakuhachi, Contrabass Clarinet, Bass Saxophone, 2 Perc, Strings - 8.8.6.6.3
PREMIERE May 27, 2005. Jordan Hall, Boston, MA. Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
This piece was made possible by a grant from the Fromm Music Foundation.
IKU
Four Movement Work
for Orchestra
2005
DURATION 40 minutes
PARTS 2.2.2.2. - 4.2.2. - 2 Perc, Strings - 6.5.4.3.2. Last movement also includes vocal soloist, an overtone/multiphonics singer.
PREMIERE Yet to be performed.
APMONIA
For Small Orchestra
2004
DURATION 14 minutes
PART 2.2.2.2. - 2.2. - Timp, Strings - 6.5.4.3.2
PREMIERE May 16, 2004. Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA. Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra.
This piece was made possible by a grant from the Fromm Music Foundation and is dedicated to Bernard Rands at 70.
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ALL MOMENTS STOP
HERE AND TOGETHER WE
BECOME EVERY MEMORY
THAT HAS EVER BEEN
14 Instruments and
Music Boxes
2003
DURATION 14 minutes 30 seconds
PART Fl, Ob, Bs Cl, Cbn, Trmpt, Hrn, Tbn, Perc, Piano, Strings - 2.1.1.1
PREMIERE May 24, 2003. Paine Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Gil Rose, conductor.
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JUSUIRAKU
For Large Orchestra
2001
DURATION 13 minutes
PARTS 2.2.2.2. - 4.2.2. - 2 Perc, Strings - 8.8.8.6.6.5
PREMIERE October 10, 2002. Ardrey Auditorium, NAU, Flagstaff, AZ.
Northern Arizona University Orchestra. Victor Liva, conductor.
ANIMAL
SENDAI
18 Amplified Instruments
and Electronic Sounds
2001
DURATION 6 minutes 12 seconds
PARTS 1.1.1.1 - 1.1.1. - Alto Sax, Tenor Sax - Synth, Perc, 2 Sop, Strings - 2.1.1.1
PREMIERE March 23, 2001. New York State Museum, Albany, NY.
Albany Symphony Orchestra's Dogs of Desire. David Alan Miller, conductor.
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SATURATION AND
PURGE
For Large Orchestra
1999
DURATION 9 minutes
PARTS 2.2.2.2. - 4.3.3.1 - 2 Perc, Harp, Piano, Strings
PREMIERE June 4, 1999. Masonic Hall, NY.
American Composers Orchestra. Paul Dunkel, conductor.
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A PALIMPSEST
HISTORY
OF CANTO V
Chamber Symphony
1998
DURATION 11 minutes 20 seconds
PARTS 1.1.1.1. - 1.1.1. - Pno, Strings - 6.5.4.3.2
PREMIERE New Haven, CT.
Yale Philharmonia, New Music New Haven, New Haven, CT. Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor.