ORCHESTRA:

• Drink Me (2010)
  Commissioned by the Mizzou New Music Initiative for Alarm Will Sound
  1,1,1,1;1,1,1;piano,2 perc; strings (1, 1, 1, 1, 1). (All parts vocalize). Premier July 18, 2010 / Alan Pierson: Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts, Columbia, MO. Duration: 10 minutes. AUDIO&VIDEO


• The Girl He Drew (2009)
  3,3,3,3;4,3,3,1; harp, piano, timpani, 3 perc; strings (10,8,6,6,4). Yet to be premiered. Read by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / Marin Alsop. Duration: 8 minutes.


• lightgirl (and the interference of her human shadow) (2008)
  Commissioned by the National Arts Centre Orchestra Composers Programme, Ottawa, Ontario
  1,1,1,1;1 piano,perc; strings (1, 1, 1, 1, 1). Premiered June 27, 2008 l'Orchestra de la francophonie canadienne / Jean-Phillipe Tremblay. Duration: 8 minutes. AUDIO


• Strange Angel (2006)
  3,3,3,3;4,3,3,1; harp, piano, timpani, 4 perc; strings (10,8,6,6,4). (Percussionists vocalize). Read by the American Composers Orchestra at the 16th Annual Underwood New Music Readings in NYC / David Alan Miller (2007). Duration: 8 minutes. AUDIO

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE:

• L'ange pâle (2010)
  Written for Tim Munro, Lindsay Kesselman, Jeremy Malvin, and Christian Smith as part of the Music10 Festival with eighth blackbird - for flute, soprano, and two percussion (All parts vocalize). Text by the composer. Premier June 30, 2010: Music10 Festival Concert, Blonay, Switzerland. Duration: 9.5 minutes. AUDIO


• The Haunting of Mr. Wolf (2009)
  Written for the Bang on a Can Summer Festival - for solo electric cello, two amplified sopranos, electric strings (violin, viola, contrabass), and 3 percussion. (All parts vocalize). Text on The Little Red Riding Hood. Premier July 27, 2009: Brad Lubman, Conductor. Duration: 8 minutes. AUDIO


• Little Falling Red (2009)
  Written for the Norfolk New Music Workshop - for soprano, baritone, clarinet, trombone, piano, violin, contrabass, and percussion. (All parts vocalize). Text by Elisa Gonzalez and Jordan Jacks. Premier July, 3 2009 / Julian Pellicano, Conductor. Duration: 9 minutes. AUDIO&VIDEO


• For a Dream's Sake (2007)
  Commissioned by Andrew Talle and the Johns Hopkins "First Nights" Class; for 'Cello, Viola, Violin, and Coloratura Soprano. (All parts vocalize). Text by Rossetti. Premier, Dec. 10 2007: Peabody Conservatory. Subsequent performance Feb. 16, 2008 by the CAGE Ensemble in Baltimore. Duration 11 minutes. AUDIO


• To See What I See (2005)
  for Soprano and Piano. Text by Shakespeare. Duration 6 minutes.


• Gone Like Dreams (2003)
  for 2 Sopranos and Piano. Premiered by Carrie Taghon-Molloy and Brigette Becker in Chicago, May 2003. Text by composer. Duration 5 minutes.


• Song of Miriam (2002, revised 2007)
  for Soprano, Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, and String Quartet. Premiered by Roosevelt University New Music Ensemble in Chicago, May 2003. Text by composer. Duration: 7 minutes.


• Raven Suite (2002)
  for Piano and Violin. Duration: 5 minutes.

SOLO WORKS:

• (speak to me) (2010)
  Solo piano. (Pianist vocalizes). Commissioned by Piano Spheres and California Institute of the Arts - for Vicki Ray. Text by Mariko Nagai. Premiering in Spring 2011. Duration: 10 minutes.


• Empty Shell Girl (2007)
  Solo marimba. Yet to be premiered. Duration: 9 minutes.

OPERA:

• Ophelia Forever (2005)
  Chamber opera for 3 Sopranos, 1 Non–Speaking Actor, Two–Hands Piano, Off–stage Oboe, Glass Harmonica, and Percussion; Text by Shakespeare, Rossetti, Siddal, Rimbaud, and Baudelaire; Premiered by Peabody Opera Department, at the Baltimore Theatre Project, May 2005. Subsequent performances by Harbor Opera Company (Baltimore) and San Francisco Cabaret Opera (Nov. 2008). Duration 35 minutes. AUDIO

CHORAL:

• Hall of Waters (2009)
  SATB and clarinet - in memoriam Nicholas Maw; Commissioned by Missouri Verses and Voices; Premier: February 10, 2010. Text by Walter Bargen, Missouri Poet Laureate. Duration: 10 minutes. VIDEO


• In the Black (2006)
  SSAATTBB; Commissioned by Volti for the Choral Arts Laboratory; Premier: San Francisco, CA, March 2007. Robert Geary, Conductor. Duration: 10 minutes. AUDIO


• Now Touch the Air Softly (2004, revised 2006)
  SSAATTBB; Premiered by the College of DuPage Chamber Singers, Glen Ellyn, IL, 2004. Lee Kesselman, Conductor. Duration: 4 minutes.


• Oh That I Had Wings (1992)
  SATB; Premiered by the College of DuPage Chamber Singers, Glen Ellyn, IL, 1993. Lee Kesselman, Conductor. Duration 3.5 minutes.

THEATRE:

• Incidental score (2002)
  Me, the Devil, and Other Friends, Backstage Theatre Company; New York City Premier at 2003 Fringe Festival. Premiered in Chicago, 2002.


• Incidental score (2001)
  Arsenic and Old Lace, Backstage Theatre Company, Premiered in Chicago. 2001.


• Christmas in Space (1996)
  Children’s musical for Soloists, Choir, and Recorded Soundtrack. Premiered by BUMC Children’s Choir, Barrington, Illinois, 1996. Duration: 30 minutes.

INSTALLATION:

• Music from the Ice Forest (2006)
  for Voice, Marimba, Bass Drum, Tam-tam, crystal glasses. On display at Walters Art Museum as part of the "Courbet and the Modern Landscape" exhibit, October 2006 - January 2007. Duration: 6 minutes.

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