works

As of November 2012, these are my works that are currently circulating (available for performance) or have a date when they will be circulating.

Perusal PDFs for most pieces are available at no cost; just contact me and ask. Many audio examples are available; for the moment, contact me to request audio.

"Divisible cycle" means performers can choose to perform one, some, or all of a cycle's individual pieces.

chamber


Anger is an Energy (female voice, flute doubling alto flute, cello, piano - 11:00 divisible cycle) — 2013
   I. A Storm Breathes (voice, fl, vc, pno - 2:30)
   II. Mother of Revolution (voice, Afl - 3:00)
   III. Asante Call (voice, vc - 1:30)
   IV. Healing by Force (voice, pno - 1:30)
   V. Flesh of my Flesh (voice, Afl, vc, pno - 2:30)
(unpremiered as a full cycle; Healing by Force performed in the U.S. [PA])


Lu Shan (flute [or, if possible, xiao], violin [or, if possible, erhu], cello, 1 percussion [vibraphone, glockenspiel] - 6:30) — 2012
(unpremiered)


Open Air (Scottish smallpipes [or clarinet], harp - 3:00) — 2012
(for The Ancient Bards; will premiere in Poland during 2013)


Shimmer Cycles (string quartet - 6:00) — 2007
(for Season Quartet; performed in Serbia and U.S. [NY])


Stunning Sun (female voice, string quartet - 6:00) — 2008
(for Abigail Fischer and Momenta Quartet; performed in U.S. [DC and NY])


Red Fields (6 string soloists, 6-part viol consort, or string ensemble - 4:30) — 2012
(Written to be playable by amateurs, with semi-flexible instrumentation. Ideal viol consort is ttTTBB. For modern strings, there are two parts for vn or vla [or professional vc]; three parts for vn, vla, or vc; and one part for vc or db.)



solo instrument


Bright Curves (solo flute[s], ideally alto flute but others welcome - 6:00 divisible cycle) — 2012
   I. River Spinner (2:00)
   II. Lotus Curve (2:30)
   III. Tremura (1:30)
(River Spinner and Lotus Curve selected for the 2012 Nina Assimakopoulos Commissioning Project; they'll have U.S. premieres at a date TBD in 2013 and will be available for further performances after that point. Initial clarinet version of River Spinner was performed Sep. 2012 in Italy. Tremura is unpremiered and available for performances now.)


Cumulus (cello, viola, or violin - 4:30) — 2010
(for cellist Kristina Szabo-Tokodi; cello version performed in Serbia and U.S. [ME]; viola and violin versions unpremiered)


Radiate (piano - 6:00 divisible cycle) — 2012
   I. Ripple Circles (1:30)
   II. Rock Breathing (3:00)
   III. Ice in Sun (1:30)
(Premiered in Vienna, Austria in the 21st Vienna Days of Contemporary Piano Music. Published July 2013 by Universal Edition. Performed in U.S. as a North/South Consonance score call winner; Ripple Circles individually performed in Wales, U.S. [MO], and Zimbabwe.)


Susura (soprano saxophone, piano - 1:00) — 2011
(for Wonki Lee and Riko Higuma; performed in Romania and U.S. [NY])



solo voice


Cry of Stars (female voice, piano - 10:00) — 2012
(for Sarah Albu and Simon Docking; performed in Halifax, NS, Canada, in Opera From Scratch 2012)


Surge (baritone, piano - 14:00 cycle) — 2013
(projected availability: dec 2013, after a U.S. premiere)


Piet Cronje (bass, piano - 6:30) — 2003
(for Derrick Ballard and Elaine Rinaldi, part of American Opera Projects residency; performed in U.S. [NY] and used as a voice competition selection in Germany)


Ripple and Stillness (female voice, piano - 8:30)
   I. Broader Ripples (1:30) — 2011
   II. Still Water (3:00) — 2003
   III. Whir (4:00) — 2003
(performed in U.S. as a New York Women Composers score call winner [NY]; Broader Ripples, for Jenny Greene and David Friend, also individually performed in U.S. [ME]; Still Water and Whir part of American Opera Projects residency)


[see also: Stunning Sun, for female voice and string quartet, in chamber section above]



choral


Blue Phoenix (SSAATB - 4:00) — 2009
(read by Dale Warland's ensemble at 2012 Chorus America conference; winner of San Francisco Choral Artists New Voices Prize; performed in U.S. [CA, academic performance in western MA])


Carry the Spark (SSAATB and SSAA versions - 4:00) — 2008
(SATB version: winner of the Yale Glee Club 2011 Composition Competition. Performed in U.S. [CA, CT, HI, MA].)


Gather These Mirrors (SSAATTBB [with brief S, A, T, and B solo work] and string quartet - 15' to 20' cycle) — 2013
(premiering 3 nov 2013; will be available for further performances as of 3 mar 2014 or 3 nov 2014 depending on your country/region; please ask for details!)


O Eros (SSAATB - 3:00) — 2011
(Premiered in U.S. [IL]; read by VocalEssence in Essentially Choral 2012)


Summer of Songs (SATB with soprano and alto solos, flute doubling alto flute - 8:00 divisible cycle) — 2012
   I. Bloom (SATB [with brief S solo] and fl - 2:30)
   II. Sky Sight (SSAATTBB [with brief T and B solos] - 2:30)
   III. New Skin (SATB [with brief A solo] and Afl - 2:30)
(unpremiered as a full cycle; Bloom was read by VocalEssence in Essentially Choral 2012 and is unpremiered; Sky Sight was written for the Princeton Singers and premiered by them in the 2012 ACDA National Symposium on American Choral Music [DC]; New Skin is unpremiered)


Torno al Foco (SSATB - 5:00) — 2008
(winner of Cantate Chamber Singers 2009 Composition Competition; performed in U.S. [DC])


The Turning Earth (SATB and SSAA versions - 3:00) — 2009
(SATB version: unpremiered. SSA version: winner of the Gregg Smith Biennial Composition Competition; performed in U.S. [IL, western MA, upstate NY].)


Vivid Light (SSAA - 3:30)
(for Auricula; will be performed in Austria in 2013 or 2014)

sound


Borroso (performed or installed in England, Spain, and U.S.)

Chikatilo Arc (performed or installed in Canada, England, France, Ireland, Spain, and U.S.; part of the 60x60 2012 Athena Mix and 2010 Vermillion Mix)

Chilling Effects (performed or installed in Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany, and U.S.; part of the 60x60 2009 International Mix)

Cumulus Arc (performed in England, Germany, Scotland, and U.S.; part of the 60x60 2012 Presenters Mix; based on a recording of my acoustic piece Cumulus)

Disappeared (performed in England, Scotland, and U.S.)

Metal Arc (performed in England)

Metallic Focusing (installed in Serbia; permanently installed in the Naughton Gallery, Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland; a 2007 commission by Queens University Belfast with funds from NESTA/National Endowment for Science, Technology and Art)

Radiation Arc (performed in England and U.S.)

Radiation Fields (performed or installed in Germany, Ireland, Pakistan, and U.S.)

Remember Water (performed in Ireland, Scotland, and U.S.)

Shahida (performed or installed in Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Spain, and U.S.; performed at the Smithsonian Institution's Hirshhorn Museum as a finalist for the Kraft Media Prize)