What Belongs to You (2021) 90'

opera for tenor and sinfonietta Tenor - 1121 – 1110 – 2 perc. – piano/synth – strings

libretto by the composer after the novel by Garth Greenwell

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Archaeology (chamber version) (2020) 5'

mezzo soprano and string quintet

Text by Royce Vavrek

Commissioned by Blythe Gaissert

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BLACK LODGE (2019) 70'

an industrial opera film

for tenor and amplified ensemble tenor, rock band, string quartet, and backing track

libretto by Anne Waldman

Commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects and the Allen R and Judy Brick Freedman Venture Fund for Opera. Developed by Beth Morrison Projects and the California Institute of the Arts. It was written for the LA based band, Timur and the Dime Museum.

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Vinkensport, or The Finch Opera (2018) 40'

one act comic chamber opera

for 6 singers and chamber ensemble 3S, T, 2Bar, fl(=picc, alto), cl(=bcl)-pft-vln1-vln2-vla-vlc-db

libretto by Royce Vavrek

originally, commissioned by Dawn Upshaw for the Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program; chamber version commissioned by Opera Saratoga

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Dear Atticus – sung by Leroy Davis

…Quasi Fetal Position… – sung by Madyson Page

The Professional – sung by Celine Mogielnicki

Valuable Natural Resources (2004)

for sinfonietta 1(picc)1(CA)1(Eb/BCl)1 – 0110 – 2 perc. – violin, viola, cello, bass

ensemble courage

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Conspiracy Theory (2011) 10.5'

big band Wind 1 — Soprano Sax, Flute; Wind 2 — Soprano Sax, Flute; Wind 3 — Alto Sax; Wind 4 — Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet; Wind 5 — Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet; 5 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, 1 Bass Trombone, Electric Guitar, Keyboard (Rhodes), Electric Bass, Drum Set (with double kick pedal)

Commissioned by Darcy James Argue's Secret Society.

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