piano

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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Lessons (2019) 2.5'

baritone voice and piano

text by Walt Whitman

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

Accumulation of Purpose (2017) 11'

six studies for solo piano

solo piano

Commissioned for the Bicentennial of the State of Mississippi and written for Bruce Levingston

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Elegy (monsters are real) (2016) 9'

solo piano

commissioned by James Johnston

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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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Ghostlight (2015) 22'

ritual for six players

for sextet for flute (piccolo, percussion), clarinet (bass clarinet), piano, percussion (electronics), violin and cello

Ghostlight was commissioned for eighth blackbird by the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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Dog Days (2012) 120'

opera in three acts

6 singers, 1 actor and amplified chamber ensemble 2S,M,2T,Bar,actor; cl(=bcl)-perc(2)-pft-elec.git-vln-vla-vcl-db

libretto by Royce Vavrek after the short story by Judy Budnitz

Commissioned by Peak Performances @ Monctlair (Scenes from Dog Days [2009] commissioned by Carnegie Hall through The Weill Music Institute)

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Soldier Songs (2006) 60'

an opera in song

for baritone and amplified septet Bar; fl(=picc,afl,perc).cl(=bcl,perc)-perc(2)-pft-vln.vcl (all instrumentalists doubling voice); tape

Commissioned by Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble

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Soldier Songs - Boom Bang Dead

Soldier Songs - Still Life with Tank and iPod

Soldier Songs - Two Marines

Last Nightfall (2011) 8'

for soprano and amplified ensemble for soprano, e-gtr, cl, e-vln, e-vcl, drumset, vibes, synth.

Libretto by Royce Vavrek

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archaeology (2012) 5'

mezzo-soprano (or tenor) and piano

Text by Royce Vavrek

Commissioned by Opera America for the Opera America Songbook

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To A Stranger (2010) 4.5'

baritone voice and piano

Texy by Walt Whitman

Commissioned by Scott Guinn and Tyson Deaton with a generous grant from the Walt Whitman Project, Greg Trupiano, Artistic Director

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Spalding Gray (2008) 8'

mixed quintet fl, cl/bcl, pno, e-gtr, cb

NOW Ensemble

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Electric Proletariat (2005) 16'

amplified chamber ensemble

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Electric Proletariat: I. prologue: seeing. (perf by Newspeak)

Electric Proletariat: II. prolesong. (perf by Newspeak)

Electric Proletariat: III. assimilation. (perf by Newspeak)

Electric Proletariat: IV. interlude: understanding. (perf by Newspeak)

Electric Proletariat: V. brutality. (perf by Newspeak)

Electric Proletariat: VI. hope. (perf by Newspeak)

Electric Proletariat: VII. epilogue: defying. (perf by Newspeak)

descanso (after omega) (2004) 12.5'

for clarinet and small ensemble solo clarinet / bass clarinet, percussion, piano and three players playing crystal wine glasses

Commissioned by Lisa Raschiatore

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descanso (after omega) (2004) 12.5'

version for saxophone

for solo saxophone and small ensemble solo alto sax / bari sax, percussion, piano and three players playing crystal wine glasses

Commissioned by Brian Sacawa

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for amos (2004) 6'

piano trio violin, cello, piano

Commissioned by Wanda Fleck

Piano Trio (2004) 20'

(Brooklyn Alloy)

piano trio violin, cello, piano

Commissioned by the Brooklyn Friends of Chamber Music in Celebration of their 100th Concert.

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Piano Trio: I. East Coast Attitude (PCE)

Piano Trio: III. On-the-Job Training (PCE)

Sunday Morning Trepanation (2002) 10.5'

vln, cl (bcl), pno, 1 (or 2) perc

Commissioned by Harry Ong and Regina Sadowski

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hope in the proles. (2002) 16'

flute, clarinet (bass clarinet), piano, percussion (1 player), violin and cello

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I. prologue: seeing.

III. assimilation.

IV. interlude: understanding.

VII. epilogue: defying.