CARL SCHIMMEL COMPOSER
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FLUTE
Ladle Rat Rotten Hut for soprano narrator, flute, viola, cello, piano, & percussion (19')
Nixie for solo flute (6')
Day Into Night at the Breakwater for flute, clarinet, trombone, violin, piano, & double bass (14')
The Moon Rabbit Syllabary for flute, viola, and harp (10')
Roadshow for Otto for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano (10')
Four Nocturnes from "The Oblivion Ha-Ha" for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (13')
Temper Mutations for flute & percussion (16')
rite. apotheosis. for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion (7')
The Pismirist's Congeries for flute and piano trio (14')
Four Wind-Up Toys for piano and woodwind quintet (7')
Towns of Wind and Wood for woodwind quintet (9')
Wind Trio for flute, oboe, & clarinet (7')
Commissioned by the Fromm Foundation
for first performance by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco, CA, March 2020
for first performance by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco, CA, March 2020
Nixie for solo flute (6')
Written for and premiered by Kimberly McCoul Risinger, Normal, IL, February 2017
Day Into Night at the Breakwater for flute, clarinet, trombone, violin, piano, & double bass (14')
Written for and premiered by Ensemble Mise-En, New York, NY, February 2016
The Moon Rabbit Syllabary for flute, viola, and harp (10')
Written for and premiered by Trio Kavak, New York, NY, October 2015
To hear The Moon Rabbit Syllabary in its entirety, click HERE.
Roadshow for Otto for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano (10')
Premiered by Syzygy Ensemble, Melbourne, Australia, July 2012
Composed in part while in residence at Copland House
Winner of the 2014 American Modern Ensemble Composition Competition
Finalist, 2013 Utah Arts Festival National Composer Commissioning Program
Composed in part while in residence at Copland House
Winner of the 2014 American Modern Ensemble Composition Competition
Finalist, 2013 Utah Arts Festival National Composer Commissioning Program
To hear Roadshow for Otto in its entirety, click HERE.
Four Nocturnes from "The Oblivion Ha-Ha" for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (13')
Written for and premiered by Lucy Shelton & Da Capo Chamber Players, New York, NY, June 2010
Winner of the 2011 Con Vivo Composers Competition
Winner of the 2011 Con Vivo Composers Competition
Temper Mutations for flute & percussion (16')
Written for and premiered by Due East, Whitewater, WI, September 2008
To watch a video of Temper Mutations in its entirety, click HERE.
rite. apotheosis. for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion (7')
Written for the National Arts Centre Young Composers Programme
Premiered by members of L'Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne, Ottawa, ON, June 2007
Honorable Mention, 2016 Latitude 49 Call for Scores
Premiered by members of L'Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne, Ottawa, ON, June 2007
Honorable Mention, 2016 Latitude 49 Call for Scores
The Pismirist's Congeries for flute and piano trio (14')
Written for and premiered by Kei Hirayama and friends, Tokyo, Japan, January 2007
Winner of the 2011 Clefworks Composition Competition
Winner of the 2010 Lee Ettelson Award
Winner of the 2009 counter)induction Composition Competition
Winner of the 2012 APNM Call for Scores Competition
Honorable Mention, 2017 Ithaca College International Heckscher Composition Prize
Winner of the 2011 Clefworks Composition Competition
Winner of the 2010 Lee Ettelson Award
Winner of the 2009 counter)induction Composition Competition
Winner of the 2012 APNM Call for Scores Competition
Honorable Mention, 2017 Ithaca College International Heckscher Composition Prize
Four Wind-Up Toys for piano and woodwind quintet (7')
Written for and premiered by participants at the Chamber Music Conference of the East
Bennington, VT, July 2006
Bennington, VT, July 2006
Towns of Wind and Wood for woodwind quintet (9')
Commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program
Premiered by NYS participants, New York, NY, April 2006
Premiered by NYS participants, New York, NY, April 2006
Wind Trio for flute, oboe, & clarinet (7')
OBOE
The Life of Towns for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, & percussion (13')
Monogramarye for baroque oboe & harpsichord (8')
Four Wind-Up Toys for piano and woodwind quintet (7')
Towns of Wind and Wood for woodwind quintet (9')
Pieces of Eight for English horn, bass clarinet, & bassoon (17')
Wind Trio for flute, oboe, & clarinet (7')
Commissioned by the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors
Premiered at the Music Educators National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, April 2008
Premiered at the Music Educators National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, April 2008
Monogramarye for baroque oboe & harpsichord (8')
Commissioned and premiered by Duo d'amore, Durham, NC, February 2014
Four Wind-Up Toys for piano and woodwind quintet (7')
Written for and premiered by participants at the Chamber Music Conference of the East
Bennington, VT, July 2006
Bennington, VT, July 2006
Towns of Wind and Wood for woodwind quintet (9')
Commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program
Premiered by NYS participants, New York, NY, April 2006
Premiered by NYS participants, New York, NY, April 2006
Pieces of Eight for English horn, bass clarinet, & bassoon (17')
Written for Amari Barash, English horn
Premiered by Amari Barash, English horn; Meighan Stoops, bass clarinet;
Rachael Elliott, bassoon, New Haven, CT, November 1998
Finalist, 2001 Seoul International Composition Competition
Premiered by Amari Barash, English horn; Meighan Stoops, bass clarinet;
Rachael Elliott, bassoon, New Haven, CT, November 1998
Finalist, 2001 Seoul International Composition Competition
Wind Trio for flute, oboe, & clarinet (7')
CLARINET
Through the Darkness of Sleep for narrator, bass clarinet, and marimba (16')
Day Into Night at the Breakwater for flute, clarinet, trombone, violin, piano, & double bass (14')
Roadshow for Thora for clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (10')
An Illustrated Ontogeny of the Flower Snark for clarinet and piano (8')
Roadshow for Otto for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano (10')
Four Nocturnes from "The Oblivion Ha-Ha" for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (13')
Popple & Jink for tenor saxophone & bass clarinet (7')
The Life of Towns for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, & percussion (13')
rite. apotheosis. for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion (7')
Bokbot for bass clarinet, squeaky toys, & desk bell (1')
Four Wind-Up Toys for piano and woodwind quintet (7')
Towns of Wind and Wood for woodwind quintet (9')
How to Play Well With Others for bass clarinet, cello, and piano (7')
Circuitperson for bass clarinet, cello, piano, and percussion (7')
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Harold and the Purple Crayon for bass clarinet, horn, two trumpets, trombone (18')
Incidental Music for King Lear for soprano, piano, cello, clarinet/bass clarinet (3 hrs.)
Sly Scissor Eddie for violin, clarinet, horn, tuba, percussion, & piano (11')
Pieces of Eight for English horn, bass clarinet, & bassoon (17')
Wind Trio for flute, oboe, & clarinet (7')
Text by Russell Edson
Written for and premiered by Transient Canvas, with recorded narration by Sydney Hodkinson, Cambridge, MA, June 2019
Written for and premiered by Transient Canvas, with recorded narration by Sydney Hodkinson, Cambridge, MA, June 2019
Day Into Night at the Breakwater for flute, clarinet, trombone, violin, piano, & double bass (14')
Written for and premiered by Ensemble Mise-En, New York, NY, February 2016
Roadshow for Thora for clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (10')
Written for and premiered by SOLI Chamber Ensemble, San Antonio, TX, October 2015
To hear Roadshow for Thora in its entirety, click HERE.
An Illustrated Ontogeny of the Flower Snark for clarinet and piano (8')
Written for and premiered by David Gresham, clarinet, & John Orfe, piano, Carbondale, IL, March 2014
Winner, 2018 New Gallery Concert Series Call for Scores
Winner, 2018 New Gallery Concert Series Call for Scores
Roadshow for Otto for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano (10')
Premiered by Syzygy Ensemble, Melbourne, Australia, July 2012
Composed in part while in residence at Copland House
Winner of the 2014 American Modern Ensemble Composition Competition
Finalist, 2013 Utah Arts Festival National Composer Commissioning Program
Composed in part while in residence at Copland House
Winner of the 2014 American Modern Ensemble Composition Competition
Finalist, 2013 Utah Arts Festival National Composer Commissioning Program
To hear Roadshow for Otto in its entirety, click HERE.
Four Nocturnes from "The Oblivion Ha-Ha" for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (13')
Written for and premiered by Lucy Shelton & Da Capo Chamber Players, New York, NY, June 2010
Winner of the 2011 Con Vivo Composers Competition
Winner of the 2011 Con Vivo Composers Competition
Popple & Jink for tenor saxophone & bass clarinet (7')
Written for and premiered by Duo Hevans, The Netherlands, Spring 2009
The Life of Towns for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, & percussion (13')
Commissioned by the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors
Premiered at the Music Educators National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, April 2008
Premiered at the Music Educators National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, April 2008
rite. apotheosis. for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion (7')
Written for the National Arts Centre Young Composers Programme
Premiered by members of L'Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne, Ottawa, ON, June 2007
Honorable Mention, 2016 Latitude 49 Call for Scores
Premiered by members of L'Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne, Ottawa, ON, June 2007
Honorable Mention, 2016 Latitude 49 Call for Scores
Bokbot for bass clarinet, squeaky toys, & desk bell (1')
Written for and premiered by Henri Bok, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, November 2006
Four Wind-Up Toys for piano and woodwind quintet (7')
Written for and premiered by participants at the Chamber Music Conference of the East
Bennington, VT, July 2006
Bennington, VT, July 2006
Towns of Wind and Wood for woodwind quintet (9')
Commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program
Premiered by NYS participants, New York, NY, April 2006
Premiered by NYS participants, New York, NY, April 2006
How to Play Well With Others for bass clarinet, cello, and piano (7')
Premiered at the Music04 Festival, Cincinnati, OH, June 2004
Circuitperson for bass clarinet, cello, piano, and percussion (7')
Written for and premiered by Proteus 5
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, CO, June 2003
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, CO, June 2003
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Written for and premiered by William Schimmel, accordion
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
Harold and the Purple Crayon for bass clarinet, horn, two trumpets, trombone (18')
Written for and premiered by Henri Bok, bass clarinet
with Cross Sound Music Festival performers, Ketchikan, AK, November 2001
with Cross Sound Music Festival performers, Ketchikan, AK, November 2001
Incidental Music for King Lear for soprano, piano, cello, clarinet/bass clarinet (3 hrs.)
Commissioned and premiered by Aulis Theater Collective, New York, NY, September 2000
Sly Scissor Eddie for violin, clarinet, horn, tuba, percussion, & piano (11')
Written for and premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, May 1999
Pieces of Eight for English horn, bass clarinet, & bassoon (17')
Written for Amari Barash, English horn
Premiered by Amari Barash, English horn; Meighan Stoops, bass clarinet;
Rachael Elliott, bassoon, New Haven, CT, November 1998
Finalist, 2001 Seoul International Composition Competition
Premiered by Amari Barash, English horn; Meighan Stoops, bass clarinet;
Rachael Elliott, bassoon, New Haven, CT, November 1998
Finalist, 2001 Seoul International Composition Competition
Wind Trio for flute, oboe, & clarinet (7')
SAXOPHONE
Two Scenes from the Shrine of the Crossing of the Birds for saxophone sextet (7')
Peregrinations in Praise of The One Who Observes the Sounds of the World for saxophone quartet (11')
Gnomology for trombone, alto saxophone, & piano (10')
The Alphabet turn'd Posture Master for tenor sax, piano, electric guitar, & percussion (7')
Popple & Jink for tenor saxophone & bass clarinet (7')
Puppet Apparatus for alto saxophone solo (with choreography) (6')
Elemental Homunculi for tenor saxophone & piano (10')
Into Xylonia for saxophone quartet (7')
Commissioned by Eos Sextet and the Arizona State University School of Music
Premiered by Eos Sextet, Scottsdale, AZ, December 2016
Premiered by Eos Sextet, Scottsdale, AZ, December 2016
Peregrinations in Praise of The One Who Observes the Sounds of the World for saxophone quartet (11')
Commissioned and premiered by Iridium Quartet
2012 World Saxophone Congress, St. Andrews, Scotland, July 2012
2012 World Saxophone Congress, St. Andrews, Scotland, July 2012
Gnomology for trombone, alto saxophone, & piano (10')
Commissioned and premiered by Maharlika Trio, Valdosta, GA, September 2010
The Alphabet turn'd Posture Master for tenor sax, piano, electric guitar, & percussion (7')
Written for and premiered by Flexible Music, March 2009
Winner of the 2013 International Beethoven Festival Call for Scores
Finalist, 2014 Utah Arts Festival National Commissioning Program
Winner of the 2013 International Beethoven Festival Call for Scores
Finalist, 2014 Utah Arts Festival National Commissioning Program
Popple & Jink for tenor saxophone & bass clarinet (7')
Written for and premiered by Duo Hevans, The Netherlands, Spring 2009
Puppet Apparatus for alto saxophone solo (with choreography) (6')
Commissioned and premiered by Elizabeth Bunt, Tucson, AZ, April 2009
Elemental Homunculi for tenor saxophone & piano (10')
Written for Taimur Sullivan
Premiered by Taimur Sullivan & Inara Zandmane, Durham, NC, December 2005
Winner of the 2006 William Klenz Prize from Duke University
Winner of the 2007 NACWPI Commissioning Award
Premiered by Taimur Sullivan & Inara Zandmane, Durham, NC, December 2005
Winner of the 2006 William Klenz Prize from Duke University
Winner of the 2007 NACWPI Commissioning Award
Into Xylonia for saxophone quartet (7')
Commissioned by the Society of Composers, Inc., & ASCAP
Premiered by Red Clay Saxophone Quartet at the
2005 SCI National Conference, Greensboro, NC, October 2005
Premiered by Red Clay Saxophone Quartet at the
2005 SCI National Conference, Greensboro, NC, October 2005
To hear Into Xylonia in its entirety, click HERE.
BASSOON
Alarums and Excursions for bassoon and piano (11')
The Life of Towns for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, & percussion (13')
Four Wind-Up Toys for piano and woodwind quintet (7')
Towns of Wind and Wood for woodwind quintet (9')
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Pieces of Eight for English horn, bass clarinet, & bassoon (17')
Written for and premiered by Michael Harley & Phillip Bush
International Double Reed Society National Conference, Appleton, WI, August 2017
Winner, Forecast Music Call for Scores
International Double Reed Society National Conference, Appleton, WI, August 2017
Winner, Forecast Music Call for Scores
The Life of Towns for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, & percussion (13')
Commissioned by the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors
Premiered at the Music Educators National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, April 2008
Premiered at the Music Educators National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, April 2008
Four Wind-Up Toys for piano and woodwind quintet (7')
Written for and premiered by participants at the Chamber Music Conference of the East
Bennington, VT, July 2006
Bennington, VT, July 2006
Towns of Wind and Wood for woodwind quintet (9')
Commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program
Premiered by NYS participants, New York, NY, April 2006
Premiered by NYS participants, New York, NY, April 2006
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Written for and premiered by William Schimmel, accordion
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
Pieces of Eight for English horn, bass clarinet, & bassoon (17')
Written for Amari Barash, English horn
Premiered by Amari Barash, English horn; Meighan Stoops, bass clarinet;
Rachael Elliott, bassoon, New Haven, CT, November 1998
Finalist, 2001 Seoul International Composition Competition
Premiered by Amari Barash, English horn; Meighan Stoops, bass clarinet;
Rachael Elliott, bassoon, New Haven, CT, November 1998
Finalist, 2001 Seoul International Composition Competition
HORN
The Life of Towns for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, & percussion (13')
Four Wind-Up Toys for piano and woodwind quintet (7')
Towns of Wind and Wood for woodwind quintet (9')
Harold and the Purple Crayon for bass clarinet, horn, two trumpets, trombone (18')
Sly Scissor Eddie for violin, clarinet, horn, tuba, percussion, & piano (11')
Commissioned by the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors
Premiered at the Music Educators National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, April 2008
Premiered at the Music Educators National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, April 2008
Four Wind-Up Toys for piano and woodwind quintet (7')
Written for and premiered by participants at the Chamber Music Conference of the East
Bennington, VT, July 2006
Bennington, VT, July 2006
Towns of Wind and Wood for woodwind quintet (9')
Commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program
Premiered by NYS participants, New York, NY, April 2006
Premiered by NYS participants, New York, NY, April 2006
Harold and the Purple Crayon for bass clarinet, horn, two trumpets, trombone (18')
Written for and premiered by Henri Bok, bass clarinet
with Cross Sound Music Festival performers, Ketchikan, AK, November 2001
with Cross Sound Music Festival performers, Ketchikan, AK, November 2001
Sly Scissor Eddie for violin, clarinet, horn, tuba, percussion, & piano (11')
Written for and premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, May 1999
TRUMPET
The Life of Towns for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, & percussion (13')
Harold and the Purple Crayon for bass clarinet, horn, two trumpets, trombone (18')
Commissioned by the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors
Premiered at the Music Educators National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, April 2008
Premiered at the Music Educators National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, April 2008
Harold and the Purple Crayon for bass clarinet, horn, two trumpets, trombone (18')
Written for and premiered by Henri Bok, bass clarinet
with Cross Sound Music Festival performers, Ketchikan, AK, November 2001
with Cross Sound Music Festival performers, Ketchikan, AK, November 2001
TROMBONE
Day Into Night at the Breakwater for flute, clarinet, trombone, violin, piano, & double bass (14')
Gnomology for trombone, alto saxophone, & piano (10')
The Life of Towns for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, & percussion (13')
MUSCULUS MONSTRUOSUS for bass trombone solo (9')
Harold and the Purple Crayon for bass clarinet, horn, two trumpets, trombone (18')
Written for and premiered by Ensemble Mise-En, New York, NY, February 2016
Gnomology for trombone, alto saxophone, & piano (10')
Commissioned and premiered by Maharlika Trio, Valdosta, GA, September 2010
The Life of Towns for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, & percussion (13')
Commissioned by the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors
Premiered at the Music Educators National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, April 2008
Premiered at the Music Educators National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, April 2008
MUSCULUS MONSTRUOSUS for bass trombone solo (9')
Written for and premiered by Aaron Misenheimer, Greensboro, NC, October 2004
Harold and the Purple Crayon for bass clarinet, horn, two trumpets, trombone (18')
Written for and premiered by Henri Bok, bass clarinet
with Cross Sound Music Festival performers, Ketchikan, AK, November 2001
with Cross Sound Music Festival performers, Ketchikan, AK, November 2001
TUBA
Sly Scissor Eddie for violin, clarinet, horn, tuba, percussion, & piano (11')
Written for and premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, May 1999
PERCUSSION
Ladle Rat Rotten Hut for soprano narrator, flute, viola, cello, piano, & percussion (19')
POPET for percussion quartet (8')
Through the Darkness of Sleep for narrator, bass clarinet, and marimba (16')
Snood the Poultroon for percussion duo (10')
The Alphabet turn'd Posture Master for tenor sax, piano, electric guitar, & percussion (7')
Temper Mutations for flute & percussion (16')
The Life of Towns for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, & percussion (13')
rite. apotheosis. for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion (7')
Serving Size 4 Bunnies for percussion quartet (10')
Circuitperson for bass clarinet, cello, piano, and percussion (7')
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Giantess Ella for two marimbas & two vibraphones (11')
Nono Nono Bo Bono for marimba solo (10')
Sly Scissor Eddie for violin, clarinet, horn, tuba, percussion, & piano (11')
Commissioned by the Fromm Foundation
for first performance by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco, CA, March 2020
for first performance by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco, CA, March 2020
POPET for percussion quartet (8')
Commissioned by the percussion ensembles of the
Shepherd School,
Boston Conservatory,
DePaul University,
Illinois State University, George Mason University, Millikin University, New England Conservatory, New York University,
Florida Atlantic University, Texas Music Festival, University of Kentucky, University of Missouri, and West Chester University
Illinois State University, George Mason University, Millikin University, New England Conservatory, New York University,
Florida Atlantic University, Texas Music Festival, University of Kentucky, University of Missouri, and West Chester University
Through the Darkness of Sleep for narrator, bass clarinet, and marimba (16')
Text by Russell Edson
Written for and premiered by Transient Canvas, with recorded narration by Sydney Hodkinson, Cambridge, MA, June 2019
Written for and premiered by Transient Canvas, with recorded narration by Sydney Hodkinson, Cambridge, MA, June 2019
Snood the Poultroon for percussion duo (10')
Written for and premiered by Haruka Fujii, New York, NY, July 2009
The Alphabet turn'd Posture Master for tenor sax, piano, electric guitar, & percussion (7')
Written for and premiered by Flexible Music, March 2009
Winner of the 2013 International Beethoven Festival Call for Scores
Finalist, 2014 Utah Arts Festival National Commissioning Program
Winner of the 2013 International Beethoven Festival Call for Scores
Finalist, 2014 Utah Arts Festival National Commissioning Program
Temper Mutations for flute & percussion (16')
Written for and premiered by Due East, Whitewater, WI, September 2008
To watch a video of Temper Mutations in its entirety, click HERE.
The Life of Towns for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, & percussion (13')
Commissioned by the National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors
Premiered at the Music Educators National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, April 2008
Premiered at the Music Educators National Conference, Milwaukee, WI, April 2008
rite. apotheosis. for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion (7')
Written for the National Arts Centre Young Composers Programme
Premiered by members of L'Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne, Ottawa, ON, June 2007
Honorable Mention, 2016 Latitude 49 Call for Scores
Premiered by members of L'Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne, Ottawa, ON, June 2007
Honorable Mention, 2016 Latitude 49 Call for Scores
Serving Size 4 Bunnies for percussion quartet (10')
Written for the Original Skin Percussion Project
Premiered by Line C3 Percussion Quartet, New York, NY, May 2005
Finalist, 2007 Sam Houston State Percussion Contest
Premiered by Line C3 Percussion Quartet, New York, NY, May 2005
Finalist, 2007 Sam Houston State Percussion Contest
Circuitperson for bass clarinet, cello, piano, and percussion (7')
Written for and premiered by Proteus 5
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, CO, June 2003
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, CO, June 2003
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Written for and premiered by William Schimmel, accordion
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
Giantess Ella for two marimbas & two vibraphones (11')
Premiered by the Cleveland State University Percussion Ensemble, Cleveland, OH, November 2005
Nono Nono Bo Bono for marimba solo (10')
Written for and premiered by Paul Fadoul, New York, NY, January 2001
Sly Scissor Eddie for violin, clarinet, horn, tuba, percussion, & piano (11')
Written for and premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, May 1999
PIANO/HARPSICHORD
Ladle Rat Rotten Hut for soprano narrator, flute, viola, cello, piano, & percussion (19')
Three Paintings of Marvin Cone for intermediate piano solo (9')
Piano Etude No. 3, "Zozobra" (3')
Vasilissa the Invincible for piano quartet (11')
Piano Etude No. 1, "In the Ghost Machine" (5')
Piano Etude No. 2, "MM: Film Music for a Remake (Danger, Fear, Catastrophe, Hullabaloo)" (5')
Alarums and Excursions for bassoon and piano (11')
Contemplation on Vanessa in the Boneset for viola and piano (9')
Day Into Night at the Breakwater for flute, clarinet, trombone, violin, piano, & double bass (14')
Roadshow for Thora for clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (10')
An Illustrated Ontogeny of the Flower Snark for clarinet and piano (8')
Scherzo-Bagatelle on a Theme of Beethoven for solo piano (3')
Roadshow for Otto for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano (10')
Gnomology for trombone, alto saxophone, & piano (10')
Four Nocturnes from "The Oblivion Ha-Ha" for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (13')
The Alphabet turn'd Posture Master for tenor sax, piano, electric guitar, & percussion (7')
Piano Concerto (24')
rite. apotheosis. for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion (7')
The Pismirist's Congeries for flute and piano trio (14')
Monogramarye for baroque oboe & harpsichord (8')
Four Wind-Up Toys for piano and woodwind quintet (7')
Ephemera for intermediate solo piano (3')
Elemental Homunculi for tenor saxophone & piano (10')
How to Play Well With Others for bass clarinet, cello, and piano (7')
Circuitperson for bass clarinet, cello, piano, and percussion (7')
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Thirteen Dwarves for piano solo (25')
Fourth Sonata for piano trio (12')
Incidental Music for King Lear for soprano, piano, cello, clarinet/bass clarinet (3 hrs.)
Sly Scissor Eddie for violin, clarinet, horn, tuba, percussion, & piano (11')
Fenêtres for soprano, two cellos, & piano (9')
Six Triangle Pieces for piano solo (16')
Three Bagatelles for piano solo (8')
Commissioned by the Fromm Foundation
for first performance by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco, CA, March 2020
for first performance by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco, CA, March 2020
Three Paintings of Marvin Cone for intermediate piano solo (9')
Piano Etude No. 3, "Zozobra" (3')
Written for and premiered by Jason Hardink, Salt Lake City, UT, September 2019
Vasilissa the Invincible for piano quartet (11')
Commissioned by the Kingston Chamber Music Festival
for first performance by the Clarosa Quartet, Kingston, RI, August 2018
for first performance by the Clarosa Quartet, Kingston, RI, August 2018
Piano Etude No. 1, "In the Ghost Machine" (5')
Written for and premiered by Blair McMillen, New York, NY, February 2018
Piano Etude No. 2, "MM: Film Music for a Remake (Danger, Fear, Catastrophe, Hullabaloo)" (5')
Written for and premiered by Michael Mizrahi, Chapel Hill, NC, March 2018
Alarums and Excursions for bassoon and piano (11')
Written for and premiered by Michael Harley & Phillip Bush
International Double Reed Society National Conference, Appleton, WI, August 2017
Winner, Forecast Music Call for Scores
International Double Reed Society National Conference, Appleton, WI, August 2017
Winner, Forecast Music Call for Scores
Contemplation on Vanessa in the Boneset for viola and piano (9')
Written for and premiered by Kurt Rohde & Jared Redmond, San Francisco, CA, May 2018
Day Into Night at the Breakwater for flute, clarinet, trombone, violin, piano, & double bass (14')
Written for and premiered by Ensemble Mise-En, New York, NY, February 2016
Roadshow for Thora for clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (10')
Written for and premiered by SOLI Chamber Ensemble, San Antonio, TX, October 2015
To hear Roadshow for Thora in its entirety, click HERE.
An Illustrated Ontogeny of the Flower Snark for clarinet and piano (8')
Written for and premiered by David Gresham, clarinet, & John Orfe, piano, Carbondale, IL, March 2014
Winner, 2018 New Gallery Concert Series Call for Scores
Winner, 2018 New Gallery Concert Series Call for Scores
Scherzo-Bagatelle on a Theme of Beethoven for solo piano (3')
Commissioned by the International Beethoven Festival
Premiered at the International Beethoven Festival by Joann Cho, Chicago, IL, September 2013
Premiered at the International Beethoven Festival by Joann Cho, Chicago, IL, September 2013
Roadshow for Otto for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano (10')
Premiered by Syzygy Ensemble, Melbourne, Australia, July 2012
Composed in part while in residence at Copland House
Winner of the 2014 American Modern Ensemble Composition Competition
Finalist, 2013 Utah Arts Festival National Composer Commissioning Program
Composed in part while in residence at Copland House
Winner of the 2014 American Modern Ensemble Composition Competition
Finalist, 2013 Utah Arts Festival National Composer Commissioning Program
To hear Roadshow for Otto in its entirety, click HERE.
Gnomology for trombone, alto saxophone, & piano (10')
Commissioned and premiered by Maharlika Trio, Valdosta, GA, September 2010
Four Nocturnes from "The Oblivion Ha-Ha" for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (13')
Written for and premiered by Lucy Shelton & Da Capo Chamber Players, New York, NY, June 2010
Winner of the 2011 Con Vivo Composers Competition
Winner of the 2011 Con Vivo Composers Competition
The Alphabet turn'd Posture Master for tenor sax, piano, electric guitar, & percussion (7')
Written for and premiered by Flexible Music, March 2009
Winner of the 2013 International Beethoven Festival Call for Scores
Finalist, 2014 Utah Arts Festival National Commissioning Program
Winner of the 2013 International Beethoven Festival Call for Scores
Finalist, 2014 Utah Arts Festival National Commissioning Program
Piano Concerto (24')
Written for and premiered by Blair McMillen, piano
& the Raleigh Civic Symphony, conducted by Randolph Foy, Raleigh, NC, November 2008
& the Raleigh Civic Symphony, conducted by Randolph Foy, Raleigh, NC, November 2008
rite. apotheosis. for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion (7')
Written for the National Arts Centre Young Composers Programme
Premiered by members of L'Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne, Ottawa, ON, June 2007
Honorable Mention, 2016 Latitude 49 Call for Scores
Premiered by members of L'Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne, Ottawa, ON, June 2007
Honorable Mention, 2016 Latitude 49 Call for Scores
The Pismirist's Congeries for flute and piano trio (14')
Written for and premiered by Kei Hirayama and friends, Tokyo, Japan, January 2007
Winner of the 2011 Clefworks Composition Competition
Winner of the 2010 Lee Ettelson Award
Winner of the 2009 counter)induction Composition Competition
Winner of the 2012 APNM Call for Scores Competition
Honorable Mention, 2017 Ithaca College International Heckscher Composition Prize
Winner of the 2011 Clefworks Composition Competition
Winner of the 2010 Lee Ettelson Award
Winner of the 2009 counter)induction Composition Competition
Winner of the 2012 APNM Call for Scores Competition
Honorable Mention, 2017 Ithaca College International Heckscher Composition Prize
Monogramarye for baroque oboe & harpsichord (8')
Commissioned and premiered by Duo d'amore, Durham, NC, February 2014
Four Wind-Up Toys for piano and woodwind quintet (7')
Written for and premiered by participants at the Chamber Music Conference of the East
Bennington, VT, July 2006
Bennington, VT, July 2006
Ephemera for intermediate solo piano (3')
Commissioned by the Renee B. Fisher Foundation
Premiered by Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, New Haven, CT, May 2006
Premiered by Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, New Haven, CT, May 2006
Elemental Homunculi for tenor saxophone & piano (10')
Written for Taimur Sullivan
Premiered by Taimur Sullivan & Inara Zandmane, Durham, NC, December 2005
Winner of the 2006 William Klenz Prize from Duke University
Winner of the 2007 NACWPI Commissioning Award
Premiered by Taimur Sullivan & Inara Zandmane, Durham, NC, December 2005
Winner of the 2006 William Klenz Prize from Duke University
Winner of the 2007 NACWPI Commissioning Award
How to Play Well With Others for bass clarinet, cello, and piano (7')
Premiered at the Music04 Festival, Cincinnati, OH, June 2004
Circuitperson for bass clarinet, cello, piano, and percussion (7')
Written for and premiered by Proteus 5
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, CO, June 2003
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, CO, June 2003
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Written for and premiered by William Schimmel, accordion
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
Thirteen Dwarves for piano solo (25')
Premiered by Randall Love, Durham, NC, January 2003
Fourth Sonata for piano trio (12')
Written for and premiered by Robert Burkhart, cello; Sean O'Neil, violin;
Barbara Podgurski, piano, New York, NY, September 2001
Barbara Podgurski, piano, New York, NY, September 2001
Incidental Music for King Lear for soprano, piano, cello, clarinet/bass clarinet (3 hrs.)
Commissioned and premiered by Aulis Theater Collective, New York, NY, September 2000
Sly Scissor Eddie for violin, clarinet, horn, tuba, percussion, & piano (11')
Written for and premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, May 1999
Fenêtres for soprano, two cellos, & piano (9')
Text by Stéphane Mallarmé
Premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, October 1997
Premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, October 1997
Six Triangle Pieces for piano solo (16')
Three Bagatelles for piano solo (8')
Selections premiered by the composer, Cleveland, OH, May 1997
Winner of the 2005 Renee B. Fisher Composer Award
Winner of the 2005 Renee B. Fisher Composer Award
HARP/GUITAR/MANDOLIN
Variations on "Volevo un gatto nero" for mandolin duo (4')
The Moon Rabbit Syllabary for flute, viola, and harp (10')
The Alphabet turn'd Posture Master for tenor sax, piano, electric guitar, & percussion (7')
Tocororo for two guitars (10')
Commissioned by Mai Hayashi for first performance by Mai Hayashi and Carlo Aonzo, Tokyo, Japan, November 2019
The Moon Rabbit Syllabary for flute, viola, and harp (10')
Written for and premiered by Trio Kavak, New York, NY, October 2015
To hear The Moon Rabbit Syllabary in its entirety, click HERE.
The Alphabet turn'd Posture Master for tenor sax, piano, electric guitar, & percussion (7')
Written for and premiered by Flexible Music, March 2009
Winner of the 2013 International Beethoven Festival Call for Scores
Finalist, 2014 Utah Arts Festival National Commissioning Program
Winner of the 2013 International Beethoven Festival Call for Scores
Finalist, 2014 Utah Arts Festival National Commissioning Program
Tocororo for two guitars (10')
Premiered by Patrick Sutton & Colin Thurmond, Bowdoin, ME, July 2008
Winner of the 2008 Bowdoin International Music Festival Student Composition Competition
Winner of the 2008 Bowdoin International Music Festival Student Composition Competition
VIOLIN
Bagatelle on Beethoven's First Quartet for string quartet (3')
Vasilissa the Invincible for piano quartet (11')
Day Into Night at the Breakwater for flute, clarinet, trombone, violin, piano, & double bass (14')
Roadshow for Thora for clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (10')
Noctuary for two string quartets (11')
String Quartet #2 ("Six Faces") (17')
Four Nocturnes from "The Oblivion Ha-Ha" for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (13')
Whiffet for solo violin (3')
rite. apotheosis. for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion (7')
The Pismirist's Congeries for flute and piano trio (14')
String Quartet #1 ("Ars Mathematica") (25')
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Fourth Sonata for piano trio (12')
Sly Scissor Eddie for violin, clarinet, horn, tuba, percussion, & piano (11')
String Quartet #0 (16')
Commissioned and premiered by the Avalon Quartet, Chicago, IL, January 2020
Vasilissa the Invincible for piano quartet (11')
Commissioned by the Kingston Chamber Music Festival
for first performance by the Clarosa Quartet, Kingston, RI, August 2018
for first performance by the Clarosa Quartet, Kingston, RI, August 2018
Day Into Night at the Breakwater for flute, clarinet, trombone, violin, piano, & double bass (14')
Written for and premiered by Ensemble Mise-En, New York, NY, February 2016
Roadshow for Thora for clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (10')
Written for and premiered by SOLI Chamber Ensemble, San Antonio, TX, October 2015
To hear Roadshow for Thora in its entirety, click HERE.
Noctuary for two string quartets (11')
Commissioned by the Ciompi Quartet
Premiered by the Ciompi Quartet & Amernet String Quartet, Durham, NC, November 2014
Premiered by the Ciompi Quartet & Amernet String Quartet, Durham, NC, November 2014
String Quartet #2 ("Six Faces") (17')
Written for and premiered by Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Mill Valley, CA, October 2010
Four Nocturnes from "The Oblivion Ha-Ha" for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (13')
Written for and premiered by Lucy Shelton & Da Capo Chamber Players, New York, NY, June 2010
Winner of the 2011 Con Vivo Composers Competition
Winner of the 2011 Con Vivo Composers Competition
Whiffet for solo violin (3')
Written for and premiered by Piotr Szewczyk, DeLand, FL, September 2011
rite. apotheosis. for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion (7')
Written for the National Arts Centre Young Composers Programme
Premiered by members of L'Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne, Ottawa, ON, June 2007
Honorable Mention, 2016 Latitude 49 Call for Scores
Premiered by members of L'Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne, Ottawa, ON, June 2007
Honorable Mention, 2016 Latitude 49 Call for Scores
The Pismirist's Congeries for flute and piano trio (14')
Written for and premiered by Kei Hirayama and friends, Tokyo, Japan, January 2007
Winner of the 2011 Clefworks Composition Competition
Winner of the 2010 Lee Ettelson Award
Winner of the 2009 counter)induction Composition Competition
Winner of the 2012 APNM Call for Scores Competition
Honorable Mention, 2017 Ithaca College International Heckscher Composition Prize
Winner of the 2011 Clefworks Composition Competition
Winner of the 2010 Lee Ettelson Award
Winner of the 2009 counter)induction Composition Competition
Winner of the 2012 APNM Call for Scores Competition
Honorable Mention, 2017 Ithaca College International Heckscher Composition Prize
String Quartet #1 ("Ars Mathematica") (25')
I. Dempsey and Firpo (7') premiered by Ciompi Quartet, Durham, NC, April 2004
II. Flagellazione di Cristo (6') read by Del Sol Quartet, San Francisco, CA, February 2005
III. Melencolia I (8') premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, May 1998
IV. Le Cirque (4') premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, October 1998
Dempsey and Firpo was the winner of the 2005 Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Composition Competition
II. Flagellazione di Cristo (6') read by Del Sol Quartet, San Francisco, CA, February 2005
III. Melencolia I (8') premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, May 1998
IV. Le Cirque (4') premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, October 1998
Dempsey and Firpo was the winner of the 2005 Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Composition Competition
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Written for and premiered by William Schimmel, accordion
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
Fourth Sonata for piano trio (12')
Written for and premiered by Robert Burkhart, cello; Sean O'Neil, violin;
Barbara Podgurski, piano, New York, NY, September 2001
Barbara Podgurski, piano, New York, NY, September 2001
Sly Scissor Eddie for violin, clarinet, horn, tuba, percussion, & piano (11')
Written for and premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, May 1999
String Quartet #0 (16')
VIOLA
Bagatelle on Beethoven's First Quartet for string quartet (3')
Ladle Rat Rotten Hut for soprano narrator, flute, viola, cello, piano, & percussion (19')
Vasilissa the Invincible for piano quartet (11')
Contemplation on Vanessa in the Boneset for viola and piano (9')
Noctuary for two string quartets (11')
The Moon Rabbit Syllabary for flute, viola, and harp (10')
String Quartet #2 ("Six Faces") (17')
String Quartet #1 ("Ars Mathematica") (25')
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
String Quartet #0 (16')
Commissioned and premiered by the Avalon Quartet, Chicago, IL, January 2020
Ladle Rat Rotten Hut for soprano narrator, flute, viola, cello, piano, & percussion (19')
Commissioned by the Fromm Foundation
for first performance by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco, CA, March 2020
for first performance by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco, CA, March 2020
Vasilissa the Invincible for piano quartet (11')
Commissioned by the Kingston Chamber Music Festival
for first performance by the Clarosa Quartet, Kingston, RI, August 2018
for first performance by the Clarosa Quartet, Kingston, RI, August 2018
Contemplation on Vanessa in the Boneset for viola and piano (9')
Written for and premiered by Kurt Rohde & Jared Redmond, San Francisco, CA, May 2018
Noctuary for two string quartets (11')
Commissioned by the Ciompi Quartet
Premiered by the Ciompi Quartet & Amernet String Quartet, Durham, NC, November 2014
Premiered by the Ciompi Quartet & Amernet String Quartet, Durham, NC, November 2014
The Moon Rabbit Syllabary for flute, viola, and harp (10')
Written for and premiered by Trio Kavak, New York, NY, October 2015
To hear The Moon Rabbit Syllabary in its entirety, click HERE.
String Quartet #2 ("Six Faces") (17')
Written for and premiered by Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Mill Valley, CA, October 2010
String Quartet #1 ("Ars Mathematica") (25')
I. Dempsey and Firpo (7') premiered by Ciompi Quartet, Durham, NC, April 2004
II. Flagellazione di Cristo (6') read by Del Sol Quartet, San Francisco, CA, February 2005
III. Melencolia I (8') premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, May 1998
IV. Le Cirque (4') premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, October 1998
Dempsey and Firpo was the winner of the 2005 Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Composition Competition
II. Flagellazione di Cristo (6') read by Del Sol Quartet, San Francisco, CA, February 2005
III. Melencolia I (8') premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, May 1998
IV. Le Cirque (4') premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, October 1998
Dempsey and Firpo was the winner of the 2005 Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Composition Competition
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Written for and premiered by William Schimmel, accordion
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
String Quartet #0 (16')
CELLO
Bagatelle on Beethoven's First Quartet for string quartet (3')
Ladle Rat Rotten Hut for soprano narrator, flute, viola, cello, piano, & percussion (19')
Vasilissa the Invincible for piano quartet (11')
There Was, and There Was Not for cello and orchestra (19')
Roadshow for Thora for clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (10')
Noctuary for two string quartets (11')
Roadshow for Otto for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano (10')
String Quartet #2 ("Six Faces") (17')
Four Nocturnes from "The Oblivion Ha-Ha" for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (13')
Watermelon Verses for mezzo-soprano & cello (11')
rite. apotheosis. for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion (7')
The Pismirist's Congeries for flute and piano trio (14')
String Quartet #1 ("Ars Mathematica") (25')
How to Play Well With Others for bass clarinet, cello, and piano (7')
Circuitperson for bass clarinet, cello, piano, and percussion (7')
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Fourth Sonata for piano trio (12')
Soe for solo cello (9')
Incidental Music for King Lear for soprano, piano, cello, clarinet/bass clarinet (3 hrs.)
Fenêtres for soprano, two cellos, & piano (9')
String Quartet #0 (16')
Commissioned and premiered by the Avalon Quartet, Chicago, IL, January 2020
Ladle Rat Rotten Hut for soprano narrator, flute, viola, cello, piano, & percussion (19')
Commissioned by the Fromm Foundation
for first performance by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco, CA, March 2020
for first performance by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco, CA, March 2020
Vasilissa the Invincible for piano quartet (11')
Commissioned by the Kingston Chamber Music Festival
for first performance by the Clarosa Quartet, Kingston, RI, August 2018
for first performance by the Clarosa Quartet, Kingston, RI, August 2018
There Was, and There Was Not for cello and orchestra (19')
Written for and premiered by cellist Adriana Ransom and the Illinois State University Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Glenn Block, Normal, IL, February 2017
conducted by Glenn Block, Normal, IL, February 2017
Roadshow for Thora for clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (10')
Written for and premiered by SOLI Chamber Ensemble, San Antonio, TX, October 2015
To hear Roadshow for Thora in its entirety, click HERE.
Noctuary for two string quartets (11')
Commissioned by the Ciompi Quartet
Premiered by the Ciompi Quartet & Amernet String Quartet, Durham, NC, November 2014
Premiered by the Ciompi Quartet & Amernet String Quartet, Durham, NC, November 2014
Roadshow for Otto for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano (10')
Premiered by Syzygy Ensemble, Melbourne, Australia, July 2012
Composed in part while in residence at Copland House
Winner of the 2014 American Modern Ensemble Composition Competition
Finalist, 2013 Utah Arts Festival National Composer Commissioning Program
Composed in part while in residence at Copland House
Winner of the 2014 American Modern Ensemble Composition Competition
Finalist, 2013 Utah Arts Festival National Composer Commissioning Program
To hear Roadshow for Otto in its entirety, click HERE.
String Quartet #2 ("Six Faces") (17')
Written for and premiered by Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Mill Valley, CA, October 2010
Four Nocturnes from "The Oblivion Ha-Ha" for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (13')
Written for and premiered by Lucy Shelton & Da Capo Chamber Players, New York, NY, June 2010
Winner of the 2011 Con Vivo Composers Competition
Winner of the 2011 Con Vivo Composers Competition
Watermelon Verses for mezzo-soprano & cello (11')
Text by Fernando Landeros, Khaled Mattawa, James Whitcomb Riley, Charles Simic, & Wallace Stevens
Written for and premiered by Jason Calloway, cello
& Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano, Brunswick, ME, February 2010
Written for and premiered by Jason Calloway, cello
& Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano, Brunswick, ME, February 2010
rite. apotheosis. for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussion (7')
Written for the National Arts Centre Young Composers Programme
Premiered by members of L'Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne, Ottawa, ON, June 2007
Honorable Mention, 2016 Latitude 49 Call for Scores
Premiered by members of L'Orchestre de la Francophonie Canadienne, Ottawa, ON, June 2007
Honorable Mention, 2016 Latitude 49 Call for Scores
The Pismirist's Congeries for flute and piano trio (14')
Written for and premiered by Kei Hirayama and friends, Tokyo, Japan, January 2007
Winner of the 2011 Clefworks Composition Competition
Winner of the 2010 Lee Ettelson Award
Winner of the 2009 counter)induction Composition Competition
Winner of the 2012 APNM Call for Scores Competition
Honorable Mention, 2017 Ithaca College International Heckscher Composition Prize
Winner of the 2011 Clefworks Composition Competition
Winner of the 2010 Lee Ettelson Award
Winner of the 2009 counter)induction Composition Competition
Winner of the 2012 APNM Call for Scores Competition
Honorable Mention, 2017 Ithaca College International Heckscher Composition Prize
String Quartet #1 ("Ars Mathematica") (25')
I. Dempsey and Firpo (7') premiered by Ciompi Quartet, Durham, NC, April 2004
II. Flagellazione di Cristo (6') read by Del Sol Quartet, San Francisco, CA, February 2005
III. Melencolia I (8') premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, May 1998
IV. Le Cirque (4') premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, October 1998
Dempsey and Firpo was the winner of the 2005 Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Composition Competition
II. Flagellazione di Cristo (6') read by Del Sol Quartet, San Francisco, CA, February 2005
III. Melencolia I (8') premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, May 1998
IV. Le Cirque (4') premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, October 1998
Dempsey and Firpo was the winner of the 2005 Left Coast Chamber Ensemble Composition Competition
How to Play Well With Others for bass clarinet, cello, and piano (7')
Premiered at the Music04 Festival, Cincinnati, OH, June 2004
Circuitperson for bass clarinet, cello, piano, and percussion (7')
Written for and premiered by Proteus 5
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, CO, June 2003
Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, CO, June 2003
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Written for and premiered by William Schimmel, accordion
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
Fourth Sonata for piano trio (12')
Written for and premiered by Robert Burkhart, cello; Sean O'Neil, violin;
Barbara Podgurski, piano, New York, NY, September 2001
Barbara Podgurski, piano, New York, NY, September 2001
Soe for solo cello (9')
Premiered by Nathan Leyland, Durham, NC, November 2003
Winner of the 2007 Iowa Composers Forum Student Composition Competition
Winner of the 2007 Iowa Composers Forum Student Composition Competition
Incidental Music for King Lear for soprano, piano, cello, clarinet/bass clarinet (3 hrs.)
Commissioned and premiered by Aulis Theater Collective, New York, NY, September 2000
Fenêtres for soprano, two cellos, & piano (9')
Text by Stéphane Mallarmé
Premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, October 1997
Premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, October 1997
String Quartet #0 (16')
BASS
Day Into Night at the Breakwater for flute, clarinet, trombone, violin, piano, & double bass (14')
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Written for and premiered by Ensemble Mise-En, New York, NY, February 2016
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Written for and premiered by William Schimmel, accordion
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
VOICE
Ladle Rat Rotten Hut for soprano narrator, flute, viola, cello, piano, & percussion (19')
Through the Darkness of Sleep for narrator, bass clarinet, and marimba (16')
Four Nocturnes from "The Oblivion Ha-Ha" for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (13')
Watermelon Verses for mezzo-soprano & cello (11')
Incidental Music for King Lear for soprano, piano, cello, clarinet/bass clarinet (3 hrs.)
Fenêtres for soprano, two cellos, & piano (9')
Commissioned by the Fromm Foundation
for first performance by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco, CA, March 2020
for first performance by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, San Francisco, CA, March 2020
Through the Darkness of Sleep for narrator, bass clarinet, and marimba (16')
Text by Russell Edson
Written for and premiered by Transient Canvas, with recorded narration by Sydney Hodkinson, Cambridge, MA, June 2019
Written for and premiered by Transient Canvas, with recorded narration by Sydney Hodkinson, Cambridge, MA, June 2019
Four Nocturnes from "The Oblivion Ha-Ha" for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, & piano (13')
Written for and premiered by Lucy Shelton & Da Capo Chamber Players, New York, NY, June 2010
Winner of the 2011 Con Vivo Composers Competition
Winner of the 2011 Con Vivo Composers Competition
Watermelon Verses for mezzo-soprano & cello (11')
Text by Fernando Landeros, Khaled Mattawa, James Whitcomb Riley, Charles Simic, & Wallace Stevens
Written for and premiered by Jason Calloway, cello
& Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano, Brunswick, ME, February 2010
Written for and premiered by Jason Calloway, cello
& Rachel Calloway, mezzo-soprano, Brunswick, ME, February 2010
Incidental Music for King Lear for soprano, piano, cello, clarinet/bass clarinet (3 hrs.)
Commissioned and premiered by Aulis Theater Collective, New York, NY, September 2000
Fenêtres for soprano, two cellos, & piano (9')
Text by Stéphane Mallarmé
Premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, October 1997
Premiered by students at the Yale School of Music, New Haven, CT, October 1997
OTHER
Five Lies for accordion, string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, piano, percussion (28')
Written for and premiered by William Schimmel, accordion
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
with area musicians, Durham, NC, April 2003
Winner of the 2005 First Music Award from the New York Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2004 Emil and Ruth Beyer Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs
Third Prize, 2003 SCI/ASCAP Commissioning Competition
ORCHESTRA
Gate of Horn for orchestra (10')
There Was, and There Was Not for cello and orchestra (19')
Two Variations on Ascent into the Empyrean for full orchestra (10')
Chamber Symphony for large chamber ensemble (25')
Mushikuyô for chamber orchestra (8')
Woolgatherer's Chapbook for full orchestra (8')
Piano Concerto (24')
rite. apotheosis. for full orchestra (7')
The Chicken of the Future for orchestra (4')
Capa Cocha for full orchestra (9')
Luck Town for full orchestra (5')
Town on the Way Through God's Woods for full orchestra (5')
Commissioned by Trevor and Liz Orthmann and Rozanne "Posy" Robertson
for first performance by the Illinois Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ken Lam
for first performance by the Illinois Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ken Lam
There Was, and There Was Not for cello and orchestra (19')
Written for and premiered by cellist Adriana Ransom and the Illinois State University Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Glenn Block, Normal, IL, February 2017
conducted by Glenn Block, Normal, IL, February 2017
Two Variations on Ascent into the Empyrean for full orchestra (10')
Written for and premiered by the Illinois State University Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Glenn Block, Normal, IL, March 2014
Audience Choice Award, 2015 American Composers Orchestra Underwood Reading Sessions
conducted by Glenn Block, Normal, IL, March 2014
Audience Choice Award, 2015 American Composers Orchestra Underwood Reading Sessions
Chamber Symphony for large chamber ensemble (25')
Mushikuyô for chamber orchestra (8')
Written for and premiered by Grinnell College Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Eric McIntyre, Grinnell, IA, November 2013
conducted by Eric McIntyre, Grinnell, IA, November 2013
Woolgatherer's Chapbook for full orchestra (8')
Premiered by the Minnesota Orchestra, conducted by Osmo Vänskä
Minneapolis, MN, November 2009
Winner of the 2013 New England Philharmonic Call for Scores
Finalist, 2013 Columbia Orchestra American Composer Competition
Minneapolis, MN, November 2009
Winner of the 2013 New England Philharmonic Call for Scores
Finalist, 2013 Columbia Orchestra American Composer Competition
Piano Concerto (24')
Written for and premiered by Blair McMillen, piano
& the Raleigh Civic Symphony, conducted by Randolph Foy, Raleigh, NC, November 2008
& the Raleigh Civic Symphony, conducted by Randolph Foy, Raleigh, NC, November 2008
rite. apotheosis. for full orchestra (7')
Selected for the 2011 EarShot Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra New Music Readings
Runner-Up, 2008 Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute
Honorable Mention, 2008 American Composers Orchestra New Music Readings
Runner-Up, 2008 Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute
Honorable Mention, 2008 American Composers Orchestra New Music Readings
The Chicken of the Future for orchestra (4')
Aspen Music Festival Conductors' Orchestra Reading Session
conducted by David Hattner, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, CO, July 2003
conducted by David Hattner, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, CO, July 2003
Capa Cocha for full orchestra (9')
Yale Philharmonia Reading Session, conducted by Glen Cortese
New Haven, CT, February 1999
Winner of the 1999 Joseph H. Bearns Prize
Winner of the 1999 Woods Chandler Prize from the Yale School of Music
New Haven, CT, February 1999
Winner of the 1999 Joseph H. Bearns Prize
Winner of the 1999 Woods Chandler Prize from the Yale School of Music
Luck Town for full orchestra (5')
Yale Philharmonia Reading Session
New Haven, CT, March 1998
New Haven, CT, March 1998
Town on the Way Through God's Woods for full orchestra (5')
Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra Reading Session, Cleveland, OH, March 1997
BAND
Oulipian Episodes for wind ensemble (17')
The Blatherskite's Comeuppance for wind ensemble (5')
Commissioned by the wind ensembles of Illinois State, Cornell, and Case Western Reserve Universities
with assistance from the Composer Assistance Program of New Music USA
Premiered by the ISU Wind Symphony conducted by Stephen Steele, Normal, IL, April 2012
with assistance from the Composer Assistance Program of New Music USA
Premiered by the ISU Wind Symphony conducted by Stephen Steele, Normal, IL, April 2012
The Blatherskite's Comeuppance for wind ensemble (5')
Written for and premiered by the UNC Wind Ensemble
conducted by Michael Votta, Chapel Hill, NC, November 2004
Honorable Mention, 2005 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award
Honorable Mention, 2005 Frederick Fennell Band Prize
Honorable Mention, 2007 Truman State/MACRO Composition Competition
conducted by Michael Votta, Chapel Hill, NC, November 2004
Honorable Mention, 2005 ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award
Honorable Mention, 2005 Frederick Fennell Band Prize
Honorable Mention, 2007 Truman State/MACRO Composition Competition
CHORUS
In Spite of Everything, the Stars for SATB chorus (4')
Allergy for SATB chorus (3')
Want Me for SATB chorus (6')
Composed for the Grinnell Singers of Grinnell College, IA
Allergy for SATB chorus (3')
Commissioned and premiered by Volti SF, San Francisco, CA, November 2014
Want Me for SATB chorus (6')
Premiered by Volti SF, San Francisco, CA, November 2014