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"c o n s t e l l a t i o n" for solo piano written for and dedicated to Matthew McCright (7 minutes) (2008)

"o p e n i n g (1)" version for solo cello written for and dedicated to cellist Isabel Castellvi (5 minutes) [part of "R E S O N A N T                   S T R A N D S"] (2005)

"o p e n i n g"

"o p e n i n g" version for solo violin (5 minutes) (2005)

"o p e n i n g" version for solo viola (5 minutes) (2005)
 
"t e n d r i l s" for solo bass clarinet (4 minutes) [part of "A N D  O F  O R I G I N"] (2004)

c h a m b e r

"a i r" version for C flute and guitar written for and dedicated to flutist Harvey Sollberger and guitarist Paul Bowman (6 minutes) (2008)
 
"a i r" version for woodwind quintet (6 minutes) [part of "A N D  O F 
O R I G I N"] (2008)
 
"c a d e n c e" for piano (1), bowed piano (3) and string quartet (4 minutes) (2007)

"c a d e n c e" [excerpt]

"e m e r g e" for piano (1) and bowed piano (3), commissioned by the International Contemporary Ensemble for performance at the "40 Fingers at the Mill Concert" at the Green Mill in Chicago as part of their 2006 Chicago ICE Fest (5 minutes)
[part of "R E S O N A N T  S T R A N D S"] (2006)

"e m e r g e" [demo]

"e v o l u t i o n a r y" for solo b-flat clarinet + English horn, French horn, string trio. harp and percussion written for and dedicated to clarinetist Gareth Davis and ensemble dal niente conducted by Michael Lewanski (7 minutes) [part of "A N D  O F  O R I G I N"] (2007)

"e v o l u t i o n a r y"

"i n w a r d" for string quartet commissioned by the Kronos Quartet (in preparation)
 
"i n c r e s c e n t" for violin and piano, awarded the 2005 William T. Faricy Award, the top student prize for music composition at Northwestern University (11 minutes)
[part of R E S O N A N T  S T R A N D S] (2005)

"i n c r e s c e n t" [demo]

"i t s  w h i s p e r" for soprano, bass clarinet and cello [part of "N E V E R  A N D  L I K E  A L W A Y S"] (2008)
 
"l a m e n t" string quartet, awarded first place in the Accent '04 International Call for String Quartets at the Cincinnati Conservatory
(6 minutes) (2003)
 
"i n  s t i l l n e s s" version for bass clarinet and cello dedicated to and premiered by the ai ensemble, Alejandro Acierto (clarinet) and Isabel Castellvi (cello) (9 minutes) (2007)
 
 
"i n  s t i l l n e s s" version for bass clarinet and string quartet (9 minutes) (2008)
 
 

"l a m e n t"

"o f  r e s o n a n c e" for string quartet written for and premiered by the JACK quartet at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago (9 minutes) [part of "R E S O N A N T   S T R A N D S"] (2007)

"o f r e s o n a n c e" [demo]

"S K E T C H E S" for flute/alto flute, vibraphone and piano, premiered by the New York New Music Ensemble (10 minutes) (2003)
 
I) "d u s k"
II) "d a y b r e a k"

"d u s k-->" [demo]

"d a y b r e a k"

"t h a t  t i m e" for soprano + flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (7 minutes) (2008)

"t h a t t i m e"

"W I T H  O P E N I N G" for soprano and chamber ensemble, text, e.e. Cummings, premiered at the Opera Cabal Multimedia and Chamber Opera Festival (10 minutes) (2006)
 
i)  “s u n s e t)"
II) "s k i e s   ;  w h i t e L y"
III) "o f  t w i - / - l i g h t”
IV) “t w i - / i s  – L i g h t”   
V) "s / U  / n"
VI) "S l o w l y"

"W I T H O P E N I N G"

v o c a l

"B R E A T H T U R N" for chamber choir (in preparation)

I) "y o u  w e r e"
II) "p a t h s  i n  t h e  s h a d o w b r e a k"
III) "t h r e a d s u n s" 

"i t s  w h i s p e r" for soprano, bass clarinet and cello (2008)

"s o  c l o s e" for soprano and piano (4 minutes) (2008)

"t h a t  t i m e" for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (7 minutes) (2008)

"t h a t t i m e"

"W I T H  O P E N I N G" for soprano and chamber ensemble, text, e.e. Cummings, premiered at the Opera Cabal Multimedia and Chamber Opera Festival (10 minutes) (2006)
 
i)  “s u n s e t)"
II) "s k i e s   ;  w h i t e L y"
III) "o f  t w i - / - l i g h t”
IV) “t w i - / i s  – L i g h t”   
V) "s / U  / n"
VI) "S l o w l y"
 

"W I T H O P E N I N G"

o r c h e s t r a l

"n i g h t  v i s i o n s," full orchestra, awarded 1st place in the 2003 University of Minnesota Call for Orchestral Scores (9 minutes) (2003)

"n i g h t v i s i o n s"

c h o r a l

"B R E A T H T U R N" for chamber choir (in preparation)

I) "y o u  w e r e"
II) "p a t h s  i n  t h e  s h a d o w b r e a k"
III) "t h r e a d s u n s"

e l e c t r o n i c/m u l t i m e d i a

"l i n e s" video by Sarah Carlson, sound by Kirsten Broberg (2008)

"W I T H  O P E N I N G" for soprano and chamber ensemble, text, e.e. Cummings, premiered at the Opera Cabal Multimedia and Chamber Opera Festival (10 minutes) (2006)

i)  “s u n s e t)"
II) "s k i e s   ;  w h i t e L y"
III) "o f  t w i - / - l i g h t”
IV) “t w i - / i s  – L i g h t”   
V) "s / U  / n"
VI) "S l o w l y"

"W I T H O P E N I N G"

a r r a n g e m e n t s

"n u d e" by Radiohead from "I n  R a i n b o w s" for solo soprano saxophone, flute, b-flat clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and drumset (2008)

"n u d e"

c y c l e s  o f  e x t r a c t a b l e  w o r k s
 
"R E S O N A N T  S T R A N D S" (2005-2007) 

A cycle of five extractable works drawn from the instrumentation: piano (1), bowed piano (3) and string quartet.  When all five works are performed, they are programmed in the following order:

I) "e m e r g e-->" for piano (1) and bowed piano (3) (5 minutes) (2006)

"e m e r g e-->" [demo]

II) "o f  r e s o n a n c e-->" for string quartet (9 minutes) (2007)

"o f r e s o n a n c e-->" [demo]

III) "o p e n i n g-->" version for solo cello (5 minutes) (2005)

"o p e n i n g-->"

IV) "i n c r e s c e n t-->" for violin and piano (11 minutes) (2005)

"i n c r e s c e n t-->" [demo]

V) "c a d e n c e" for piano (1), bowed piano (3) and string quartet (4 minutes) (2007)

"c a d e n c e" [demo]

total duration=34 minutes

"A N D  O F  O R I G I N" (2007- )

A cycle of five extractable works drawn from the instrumentation: solo clarinet + mixed winds, strings and percussion.  When all five works are performed, the cycle may start with any of the pieces, but the pieces must be programmed in the following order:

I) "t e n d r i l s -->" for solo b-flat clarinet (4 minutes)

II) "a i r-->" version for for wind quintet (in preparation)

III) "i n  s t i l l n e s s-->" for bass clarinet + string quartet (9 minutes) (2007)

IV) "i t s  w h i s p e r-->" version for flute, bass clarinet and cello (4 minutes) (in preparation)

V) "e v o l u t i o n a r y" version for woodwind quintet + string quartet (7 minutes) (2007)

"e v o l u t i o n a r y"

 "N E V E R,  A N D  L I K E  A L W A Y S"

A cycle of five extractable works drawn from the instrumentation: soprano + flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion.  When all five works are performed, the cycle may start with any of the pieces, but the pieces must by programmed in the following order:

I) "t h e r e  w h e r e-->" for soprano + flute, clarinet, piano and percussion (in preparation)

II) "i t s  w h i s p e r-->" version for soprano + bass clarinet and cello (5 minutes) (2008)

III) "s o  c l o s e-->" for soprano + piano (4 minutes) (2008)

IV) "s o  t h a t-->" for soprano + piano, violin and cello (in preparation)

V) "t h a t  t i m e-->" for soprano + flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (7 minutes) (2008)

"t h a t t i m e-->"

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