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Chamber: Strings
| Abundance (2024) | 13:00 | vn, vla, vc, pno |
| Oasis (2023) | 5:00 | cl, vc, db |
| Sextet (2023) | 13:00 | 2 vn, vla, vc, db, pno |
| String Quartet No. 10 (2022) | 12:00 | string quartet |
| String Quartet No. 9: we thought we heard (2021) | 10:00 | string quartet |
| Impaled (2021) | 8:00 | fl, cl, tpt, vn, vla, vc |
| String Quartet No. 8: Last Spring (2020) | 8:00 | string quartet |
| String Quartet No. 7: Consensus (2019) | 6:00 | string quartet |
| Nest (2018) | 7:00 | gtr + string quartet |
| Odd Encounter (2018) | 7:00 | gtr + string quartet |
| Summer rain (2018) | 10:00 | gtr + string quartet |
| Play on Words (2018) | 12:00 | vc, db |
| Stillness and Velocity (2018) | 11:00 | vn, hn, pno |
| Let Slip (2017) – 2 versions | 9:00 | vn, vla, fl, ob, perc, pno OR fl, cl, vn, vc, perc, pno |
| Solitude (2016) | 6:00 | violin |
| Broomstick (2014) | 7:00 | vn, pno |
| Every Body (2014) | 4:00 | fl, cl, tpt, vn, vla, vc |
| Stoned (2014) | 5:00 | fl, bcl, tpt, vn, vla, vc |
| GPS Lady (2014) | 8:00 | cl, vla, pno |
| String Quartet No. 6: Rapid Eye (2014) | 22:00 | 2vn, vla, vc |
| Sanctuary (2013) | 18:00 | 2vn, vl, vc, db, hn, pno |
| Resonance (2013) | 4:00 | vn, 3 vcs |
| Seven Stories (2013) | 22:00 | soprano, 2 flutes, percussion, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello |
| Saturn Dreams of Mercury (2012) | 6:00 | violin, viola, cello |
| Multiplicity (2011) | 7:00 | six violins |
| Poke (2011) | 7:00 | cello and bass |
| String Quartet No. 5: Through the Night (2009) | 27:00 | 2 vn, vla, vc |
| String Quartet No. 4: The Infinite Sphere (2009) | 22:00 | 2 vn, vl, vc [recorded by Daedalus String Quartet] |
| Sonata: Motion (2008) | 16:00 | vn, pno |
| The Voice (2008) | 4:00 | vn, pno |
| Mister Blister (2006) | 3:00 | violin |
| The Better Angels of our Nature (2008) | 14:00 | narrator, piano trio |
| Entrance (2007) | 11:00 | narrator, fl, afl, pno, vn, vla |
| Exit (2007) | 11:00 | narrator, barisax, trumpet, pno, vc, db |
| Still Point (2007) [text: Simpson] | 6:00 | msop, vla, pno |
| Fifteen minutes (2006) | 16:00 | violin |
| Singing silver (2006) | 6:00 | msoprano, narrator, hn, vc, gtr |
| What Happened (2005) | 14:00 | vn, vla, vc, pno [recorded by Daedalus String Quartet with Benjamin Hochman] |
| String Quartet No. 3: Air (2005) | 10:00 | 2 vn, vla, vc [recorded by Daedalus String Quartet] |
| The Dreaming Season (2002) | 5:30 | baritone, string quartet |
| String Quartet No. 2: Flight (2002) | 21:00 | 2 vn, vl, vc [recorded by Daedalus String Quartet] |
| String Quartet No. 1: Jests and Tenderness (1998) | 28:00 | string quartet [recorded by Mendelssohn String Quartet] |
| Dirges and Dances (1998) | 22:00 | vn, vc, pno |
| Spring Passing (1997) | 7:00 | vn, marimba |
| Furies and Muses (1997) | 29:00 | bsn, string quartet [recorded by Cassatt String Quartet] |
| Devotion (1996) | 7:45 | fl, vn, vl, vc [recorded by Borromeo String Quartet] |
| Andante espressivo (1995) | 11:30 | vn solo, 2 vns, vla, vc, hn (arr of vn cto II) |
| Appendage (1993) | 33:00 | sop, cl, tsax, vn, vl, vc, pno [recorded by Lauren Flanigan, ensemble conducted by Ransom Wilson] |
| She was leaning (1992) | 7:00 | msop, fl, afl, cl, vn, pno |
| Bacchus Chaconne (1991) | 5:00 | vn, vl |
| Two Tapestries (1991) | 12:00 | 2 vn 2 vl 2 vc |
| Facade (1983) | 8:00 | vn, pno |
| Six Scenes and a Fantasy (1983) | 14:00 | vc, pno [recorded by Jeffrey Krieger, Tzimon Barto] |
| Reverie Scherzo (1981) | 8:00 | tpt, db, pno |
Chamber: Winds
| Bap (2024) | 5:00 | fl, ob, cl, asax, bsn |
| Oasis (2023) | 5:00 | cl, vc, db |
| Shelter (2023) | 13:00 | hn, pno |
| Flash Drive (2023) | 8:00 | four flutes |
| Portal (2022) | 8:00 | sax octet (2.2.2.2) |
| Impaled (2021) | 8:00 | fl, cl, tpt, vn, vla, vc |
| Blur (2021) | 7:00 | cl solo, cl quartet (4. Bcl) |
| Juxta (2019) | 6:00 | 2 tpts, 1 perc |
| Witnesses (2019) | 8:00 | ob, bsn, sop, pno |
| Child’s Eye (2019) | 11:00 | fl, ob, cl, sx, bsn |
| Stillness and Velocity (2018) | 11:00 | vn, hn, pno |
| Child’s Eye (2018) | 12:00 | fl, ob, cl, ssx, bsn |
| Anonymous TV Flight (2016) | 6:00 | cl, hn, bsn |
| Bear Tongue Attack (2016) | 6:00 | fl, hn, bsn |
| Desert Squeezebox Gallop (2016) | 6:00 | ob, cl, hn |
| Driving Mist Ringtone (2016) | 6:00 | fl, ob, bsn |
| Fountain Reflection Stinger (2016) | 6:00 | fl, cl, hn |
| Laughter Echo Prank (2016) | 6:00 | ob, bsn, hn |
| Lonely Preacher Clown (2016) | 6:00 | fl, ob, cl |
| Missing Bicep Dance (2016) | 6:00 | ob, cl, bsn |
| Slash Breeze Twelve (2016) | 6:00 | fl, ob, hn |
| Suspenders Bounce Tag (2016) | 6:00 | fl, cl, bsn |
| Ten Wind Devices (2016) | 6:00 each | Ten trios for every possible combination of fl, ob, cl, hn, bsn (see above for individual titles) |
| Distance (2017) | 6:00 | 8 horns |
| Disruption (2017) | 5:00 | 2 trumpets in C, horn in F, trombone, tuba |
| Lost and Found (2017) | 15:00 | 2 trumpets in C, horn in F, trombone, tuba |
| Let Slip (2017) – 2 versions | 9:00 | fl/picc/afl, ob, vn, vla, perc, piano OR fl/picc/afl, cl in Bb, vn, vc, perc, piano |
| We saw her fall (2016) | 6:00 | sop, fl, pno |
| Every Body (2014) | 4:00 | fl, cl, tpt, vn, vla, vc |
| Stoned (2014) | 5:00 | fl, bcl, tpt, vn, vla, vc |
| GPS Lady (2014) | 8:00 | cl, vla, pno |
| Sanctuary (2013) | 18:00 | 2vn, vl, vc, db, hn, pno |
| Seven Stories (2013) | 22:00 | soprano, 2 flutes, percussion, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello |
| Sparkling in the Dark (2011) | 6:00 | soprano sax, bassoon and electronics |
| Terranean Meditation (2011) | 13:00 | sax quartet |
| Entrance (2007) | 11:00 | narrator, fl, afl, pno, vn, vla |
| Exit (2007) | 11:00 | narrator, barisax, trumpet, pno, vc, db |
| Child’s play (2006) | 6:00 | fl, ob, cl, hn, bsn |
| Singing silver (2006) | 6:00 | msoprano, narrator, hn, vc, gtr |
| Revenant: Concerto for Horn and Orchestra (2005) | 18:00 | hn, pno reduction |
| Big Brothers (2004) | 7:00 | sax/vibe/piano |
| Motion: Sonata for Flute and Piano (2004) | 16:00 | flute/piano |
| Perilous carols (2000) | 6:00 | sax quartet [recorded by New Century Sax Quartet] |
| Spring passing (1997) | 7:00 | fl, mba |
| Furies and Muses (1997) | 29:00 | bsn, string quartet [recorded by Jeff Keesecker] |
| Devotion (1996) | 7:45 | fl, vn, vl, vc [recorded by Ransom Wilson] |
| Father, Son (1995) | 16:00 | narrator, 4 flutes |
| Andante espressivo (1995) | 11:30 | vn solo, 2 vns, vla, vc, hn (arr. of vn cto II) |
| Appendage (1993) | 33:00 | sop, cl, tsax, vn, vl, vc, pno [recorded by Lauren Flanigan, ensemble conducted by Ransom Wilson] |
| Ascending Spiral (1993) | 6:00 | fl, hp |
| She was leaning (1992) | 7:00 | msop, fl, afl, cl, vn, pno |
| Dunigan Variations (1991) | 16:00 | 4 fl |
| Facade (1983) | 8:00 | fl, pno |
| Six Scenes and a Fantasy (1983) | 8:00 | tpt, db, pno |
Chamber: Voice
[all texts by the composer, unless otherwise noted]
| Witnesses (2019) | 8:00 | sop, ob, bsn, pno |
| We saw her fall (2016) | 6:00 | sop, fl, pno |
| Reassurance (2015) | 6:00 | tenor, piano |
| Seven Stories (2013) | 22:00 | soprano, 2 flutes, percussion, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello |
| The Better Angels of Our Nature (2008) [text: Lincoln] | 14:00 | narrator, piano trio |
| Entrance (2007) | 11:00 | narrator, fl, afl, pno, vn, vla |
| Exit (2007) | 11:00 | narrator, barisax, trumpet, pno, vc, db |
| Still Point (2007) [text: Simpson] | 6:00 | msop, vla, pno |
| Singing silver (2006) | 6:00 | msoprano, narrator, hn, vc, gtr |
| The Dreaming Season (2002) | 5:30 | baritone, string quartet |
| Lessons of my youth (2001) | 5:00 | a capella men’s chorus |
| The memory of light (2001) | 5:00 | a capella SATB chorus |
| Il sole s’arrende (1999) | 5:00 | soprano, piano |
| Dog Songs (1997) | 13:00 | tenor, piano |
| Deliverance (1995) | 6:00 | sop, pno OR bar, pno |
| Appendage (1993) | 33:00 | sop, cl, tsax, vn, vl, vc, pno [recorded by Lauren Flanigan, ensemble conducted by Ransom Wilson] |
| Another Mad Scene (1992) | 12:00 | sop, piano |
| She was leaning (1992) | 7:00 | msop, fl, afl, cl, vn, pno |
Chamber: Piano
| Abundance (2024) | 13:00 | vn, vla, vc, pno |
| Shelter (2023) | 13:00 | hn, pno |
| Sextet (2023) | 13:00 | 2 vn, vla, vc, db, pno |
| Witnesses (2019) | 8:00 | sop, ob, bsn, pno |
| Stillness and Velocity (2018) | 11:00 | vn, hn, pno |
| Let slip (2017) – 2 versions | 9:00 | vn, vla, fl, ob, perc, pno OR fl, cl, vn, vc, perc, pno |
| We saw her fall (2016) | 6:00 | sop, fl, pno |
| Reassurance (2015) | 6:00 | tenor, piano |
| Broomstick (2014) | 7:00 | vn, pno |
| GPS Lady (2014) | 8:00 | cl, vla, pno |
| Honey (2014) | 7:00 | two pianos |
| Sanctuary (2013) | 18:00 | 2vn, vl, vc, db, hn, pno |
| Seven Stories (2013) | 22:00 | soprano, 2 flutes, percussion, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello |
| Honey (2012) | 6:00 | piano |
| Sonata: Motion (2008) | 16:00 | vn, pno |
| The Voice (2008) | 4:00 | vn, pno |
| The Better Angels of Our Nature (2008) [text: Lincoln] | 14:00 | narrator, piano trio |
| Entrance (2007) | 11:00 | narrator, fl, afl, pno, vn, vla |
| Exit (2007) | 11:00 | narrator, barisax, trumpet, pno, vc, db |
| Still Point (2007) [text: Simpson] | 6:00 | msop, vla, pno |
| What Happened (2005) | 14:00 | vn, vla, vc, pno |
| Revenant: Concerto for Horn and Orchestra (2005) | 18:00 | hn, pno reduction |
| Big Brothers (2004) | 7:00 | sax/vibe/piano |
| Motion: Sonata for Flute and Piano (2004) | 16:00 | flute/piano |
| Chicane (2002) | 16:00 | pno solo |
| Il sole s’arrende (1999) | 5:00 | soprano, piano |
| Dirges and Dances (1998) | 22:00 | vn, vc, pno |
| Dog Songs (1997) | 13:00 | tenor, piano |
| Deliverance (1995) | 6:00 | sop, pno OR bar, pno |
| Appendage (1993) | 33:00 | sop, cl, tsax, vn, vl, vc, pno [recorded by Lauren Flanigan, ensemble conducted by Ransom Wilson] |
| Another Mad Scene (1992) | 12:00 | sop, piano |
| She was leaning (1992) | 7:00 | msop, fl, afl, cl, vn, pno |
| Sonata (November) (1986) | 16:00 | pno solo |
| Facade (1983) | 8:00 | fl, pno or vn, pno |
| Six Scenes and a Fantasy (1983) | 14:00 | vc, pno [recorded by Jeffrey Krieger, Tzimon Barto] |
| Reverie Scherzo (1981) | 8:00 | tpt, db, pno |
Chamber: Other
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| Manic (2017) | 5:00 | percussion ensemble (11 players) | ||||||||||||
| Let Slip (2017) – 2 versions | 9:00 | fl, ob, vn, vla, perc (vibe, glock, chimes, 2 susp cym), piano OR fl, cl, vn, vc, perc, piano | ||||||||||||
| Seven Stories (2013) | 22:00 | soprano, 2 flutes, percussion, piano, 2 violins, viola, cello | ||||||||||||
| Genealogie (2009) | 15:00 | sop, msop, ten, actor, fl, cl, vn, vc, pno, mba | ||||||||||||
| The Better Angels of our Nature (2008) | 14:00 | narrator, piano trio | ||||||||||||
| Singing silver (2006) | 6:00 | msoprano, narrator, hn, vc, gtr | ||||||||||||
| Big Brothers (2004) | 7:00 | sax/vibe/piano | ||||||||||||
| Spring passing (1997) | 7:00 | fl, mba OR vn, mba | ||||||||||||
| Ascending Spiral (1993) | 6:00 | fl, hp |
Large ensembles
| Vanishing (2025) | 18:00 | orchestra 3.2.2.2 – 4.3.2.1 – timp – 3 perc – hp – strings |
| Nest (2018) | 7:00 | chamber orchestra (5 ww, 3 brass, 3 perc, gtr, strings) |
| Manic (2017) | 5:00 | percussion ensemble (11 players) |
| Silent Bond (2016) | 7:00 | fl, ob, cl, bsn, sax, hn, 2 perc, piano, string quartet |
| Sure (2015) for soprano and orchestra | 12:00 | 2.2.2(Bcl).2(Cbsn) – 4.2.3.1 – 3 perc – harp – strings |
| Air (2014) for string orchestra | 11:00 | string orchestra |
| Katabasis (2014), double concerto for cello, bass and orchestra | 13:00 | vc solo, db solo, 2.2.2(A).1.cbsn; 4.0.0.0; 3 perc; harp; strings |
| Poke (2014), solo vc, solo db with string orchestra | 8:00 | vc solo, db solo, strings |
| Shadow on the Sun (2010) | 7:00 | wind ensemble |
| Figments and Fragments (2010) | 10:00 | 2.2.2.2 – 2.2.1.0 – perc, pno, strings |
| Blown Away (2005) |
6:00 | wind ensemble |
| Revenant: Concerto for Horn and Orchestra (2005) | 18:00 | 2122 – 2000 – perc – str |
| Wright Flight (2003) | 30:00 | 3 actors, projections and chamber orchestra |
| Buffa (2001) an opera | 2.5 hrs. | 8 vocal roles, mime, chorus, chamber orchestra |
| Amadeus ex machina (2001) | 10:00 | 1222 – 2000 – str |
| Lessons of my youth (2001) | 5:00 | a capella men’s chorus |
| The memory of light (2001) | 5:00 | a capella SATB chorus |
| Snegglish Dances (2000) | 6:00 | 3333 – 4331 – 3 – pf – str |
| Symphony No. 1 (1998) | 30:00 | 1202 – 2000 – str |
| Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1996) | 35:00 | 3243 – 4221 – timp – vn solo – str |
| Orpheus in the Afterworld: Concerto for Flute and Chamber Orchestra (1994) | 26:00 | 0001 – 2000 – fl solo – str |