Electronic
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New work for global hyperorgan at Orgelpark, Amsterdam
A new piece for “global hyperorgan”, commissioned by organist Randall Harlow to be presented in June of 2025 at Orgelpark, Amsterdam. The work will result in simultaneous performances in Amsterdam, Las Angeles, and Melbourne.
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Nisi for horn and live electronics
Nisi was composed for hornist Adam Unsworth, motivated by his highly personal approach to the horn. It is dedicated to composer Iannis Xenakis to commemorate his 90th birthday (May 29th, 2012), inspired by Xenakis’s singular spirit, his totally unique sonic palette, and the uncompromisingness of his ideas.
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Long Path, performance at the Bowling Green New Music Festival
Long Path for solo piano and tape narration was performed by Solungga Fang-Tzu Liu at MidAmerican Center for New Music’s 2011 New Music Festival, “Method in Madness”, featured composer was David Lang. MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music’s 32nd annual New Music Festival At the heart of the [MidAmerican] Center’s activities is the renowned New Music
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Anacrusis for organ/organists, wood workers, and electronic sounds
Anacrusis is a piece about suspension and anticipation. It was composed for organist Annette Richards for the inauguration of the new baroque organ …
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Numina for flute, viola, harp, and live electronics
The word numina (plural of “numen”) is a Latin term meaning “noddings”, referring in the old Roman religion to the physical gesture of a divine decree…
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Seiend for brass quintet and live electronics
The title, Seiend (“Being”)–pronounced “zye-ent”–is a somewhat unused German participle found primarily in philosophical writings, referring to the ‘true and honest self’, a life lived without pretenses or embellishments.
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To Be Neither Proud Nor Ashamed for alto saxophone and electronics (2003)
To Be Neither Proud Nor Ashamed takes its title from Cecil Forsyth’s description of the saxophone in his 1913 orchestration text as having no history “of which to be either proud or ashamed”. The piece was composed and developed in collaboration with saxophonist Randall Hall, the electronic part being the result of many hours of private
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Kajato for trumpet/flugelhorn and electronics
The trumpet and flugelhorn have a lineage in the world of transmission and signals. A blast of sound across a valley could signal war or the hunt or even just dinner. They were an extension of the human voice across great distances. The electronic part of Kajato was made with this lineage in mind, using