COMPOSITIONS
 

Oracle Machines (2026)
large ensemble and electronics

Set the Sun (2025)
piano and electronics

Tectonics (2023)
ensemble and electronics

Seeker (2022)
orchestra and electronics

The Atens (2022)
reed quintet and electronics

Star Taker (2019)
saxophone, violin, cello, piano, percussion, and quadraphonic playback

Actuate/Resonate (2018)
large ensemble with electronics

Lines on Black (2018)
for voice, flute, violin, saxophone, piano, percussion, and electronics

binary/momentary iii (2018)
cello and electronics

for Delia Derbyshire (2018)
bass, guitar, and electronics

Matrix for George Lewis (2017)
2 electronic silent brass trombones

binary/momentary ii: flow state/joy state (2017)
Trumpet, 2 trombones, piano, and percussion

binary/momentary logics: flow state/joy state (2016)
String quartet

delay/line (2016)
Flute and delay line

Seven Systems (2015)
2 piano, 2 percussion quartet with electronic playback and actuated snares

Points Against Fields (2015)
Bassoon and playback

hydra (2015)
Violin, piano, fixed media, and live electronics

MODULES (2014)
Brass quartet, percussion, analog synthesizer, and live electronics

Four Sixes (2014)
Percussion Sextet

Chain Reactions/Five Events (2013)
String quartet and live electronics

Sixty Cycles (2013)
Sopranino saxophone soloist, feedback televisions, violin, and cello

Broken Symmetries (2012)
Violin soloist, feedback electronics, flute, tenor saxophone, piano, and percussion

Machine Language (2012)
Percussion soloist, 2 percussion, 2 violins, 2 bass clarinets, accordion, and fixed sine tones

Portraits/Self Portraits (2011)
Violin soloist with large ensemble

ATD V (2010)
Saxophone and electronics soloists with small ensemble

Tile Mosaic (after Chagall) (2010)
Two pianos, two percussion, and resonant pails

Standing Waves (2009)
Medium sized ensemble and electronics

Matrices (2009)
Percussion trio and electronics

Signal Flow (2009)
Percussion quartet and electronics

Lyra (2007 rev. 2010)
Amplified string quartet

SWITCHES (2007)
Distorted, amplified cello and drumset

American Tokyo Daydream IV (data structures/monoliths) (2007)
Saxophones, electric guitar, and accordion

A Circle of 8 in a Prime of Primes for Sara (31), by Sam (29)
Sheng, pipa, suona, handbell choir, and live electronics

7:6 (2006, rev. 2010)
Distorted, amplified cello

American Tokyo Daydream III (The Surprise) (2006)
Piano, string quaret, and live electronics

noise + mobile (2005)
Piano and electronic playback

 


The Atens (2022) was commissioned by Splinter Reeds. They asked for a piece for surround sound electronics and reed quintet. The piece was written during the summer of 2022 in Berlin, using my analog synthesizer to create the electronic part and I completed the Atmos surround sound mix in the computer music studios at Peabody. A particular kind of microtonality is achieved by placing upper partials in the electronics and lower partials in the acoustic instruments, making it very easy to play, but interesting to listen to. The piece takes advantage of the improvisers of Splinter Reeds, particularly the improvising skills of Dana Jessen, who has a featured solo in the middle of the piece.

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