Ensemble
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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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Music in the American Wild: Interregnum
The Music in the American Wild audio and video albums, including my piece Interregnum for chamber ensemble and bowls of water are now available on iTunes/Apple Music (audio and video), Amazon, or through ArtistSharer.
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Interregnum for chamber ensemble, bells, and bowls of water
Interregnum was commissioned by Music in the American Wild as part of the US National Park Service’s Centennial. It’s initial performances were in situ: inside the caves, on the meadows, and atop the mountain peaks that make up our great national treasures. It’s two intersecting musics–one using traditional instruments, the other with bowls of water–represent
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Palimpsest for String Quartet and Electronics
Palimpsest was composed for the magnificent JACK Quartet, the result of a Fromm Music Foundation Commission, and is dedicated to Hans Abrahamsen.
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Adwords™/Edward for ensemble with Google Glass
Recently commissioned for Google Glass–the first piece of its kind–as part of Google’s “Glass Explorer” program,”Adwords/Edward” is dedicated to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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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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Katafala for solo marimba, percussion quartet, and live electronics (2006)
Katafala takes its name from two ancient roots (Greek and vulgar Latin respectively), kata and fala “supported/sustained” and “down”, respectively.