Archaeology (chamber version) (2020) 5'

mezzo soprano and string quintet

Text by Royce Vavrek

Commissioned by Blythe Gaissert

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What Belongs to You (2021) 90'

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

libretto by the composer after the novel by Garth Greenwell

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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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Hellhound (arr. for violin) (2017) 6'

violin and backing track

Commissioned by Hajnal Pivnick; original version commissioned by Maya Beiser

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obscure clues and shiny objects (2018) 5'

solo violin

Commissioned by the MATA Festival on the occasion of their 20th anniversary

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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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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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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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for amos (2004) 6'

piano trio
violin, cello, piano

Commissioned by Wanda Fleck

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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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Songs of Love, Death, Friends, and Government (2004) 25'

soprano, clarinet and violin
soprano voice, clarinet/bass clarinet, voice

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descanso (waiting) (2005) 10'

mixed quintet
fl, cl/bcl, perc, vln, vcl (all doubling on percussion)

Composed for eighth blackbird

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and the sky was still there (2010) 8'

violin and electronics

Text by Amber Ferenz

Commissioned by Todd Reynolds

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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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Electric Proletariat (2005) 16'

amplified chamber ensemble

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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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Musik für den Schultheiß (2006) 11'

(Sie können nicht gegen das Rathaus kämpfen)

string quartet
2 vln, vla, vcl

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1986 (2009) 6'

string quartet

Commissioned by the New World Symphony

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AGENCY (2013) 31'

amplified string quartet and electronic playback
2 vla, vla, vcl

Commissioned by the Kronos Quartet and University Musical Society, Ann Arbor

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sweet light crude (2007) 8'

for soprano and amplified ensemble
soprano, e. guitar, clarinet, e. violin, e. cello, drum set, vibes, synth

Composed for Newspeak

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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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