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Quaerere Sententias I
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2015-03-09)
Quaerere Sententias (“search for meaning”) is a collection of pieces composed
for soloists, digital audio, and video. The first set, Quaerere Sententias I, is comprised of
three pieces: Introit, for trumpet; Hiram, for ...
Fit to Live, a flexible form concerto for wind ensemble
(2014-08-28)
This work is a flexible form concerto for trumpet and wind ensemble. It
consists of several fixed sections, or modules, that can be put together in several
specific pre-determined ways to create various versions of the ...
Chamber Symphony
(2015-08-04)
“Chamber Symphony” is a symphony for chamber orchestra (flute/piccolo, oboe/english
horn, clarinet, bassoon, two horns in F, piano, and strings) and soprano. It is in a nesting doll
structure. That is, there are increasingly ...
Composition No. 1, quintet for two violins, viola, cello, and sampler
(2013)
Composition No. 1 is a work for string quartet and interactive electronics. The work is
around twenty minutes long and separated into five movements, all of them elided through
the use of attaccas. The work's organizational ...
Child's Play:a Collection of Three Pieces for Instruments and Fixed Electronic Media
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2015-03-09)
"Child's Play" is a collection of three pieces for instruments and fixed electronic media inspired by the sounds of my daughter's toys. The first piece, "With My Eyes Shut" is for clarinet and fixed electronic media, the ...
Flourishes (2012.13) for chamber orchestra
(2014)
flourishes (2012.13) for chamber orchestra was composed for the Summer
Music Institute at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. The title serves as
a description for the active woodwind parts and large scale ...
Cryptogram (2011) for wind ensemble
(2015)
Cryptogram is a nine-minute, one-movement composition for wind ensemble
that explores the use of embedded musical quotations to generate basic melodic,
harmonic, and formal structures. In contrast to traditional quotation, ...
Queen of Heaven for piano and electronics
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-11-04)
Queen of Heaven is a large-scale composition for piano and electronics, cast as five
meditations on the Virgin Mary. Each of the five movements is set in musical materials that both
subjectively and symbolically express ...
Sinfonietta for wind ensemble augmented with string quartet
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-05-09)
A small consort of strings joins a full-sized wind ensemble in Sinfonietta. Although it is
not a concerto, Sinfonietta flips the classical notion of an orchestra on its head. Whereas the
Classical orchestra represented ...
Pictures of strangers
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-10-25)
Pictures of Strangers is primarily concerned with the differences between perception and
reality. These differences are approached both conceptually and musically through a variety
of means. The movement titles are drawn ...
The Battle of Westport: Along Union Lines A Chamber Work With Electronics and Narration in Eight Movements
(2016)
The Battle of Westport: Along Union Lines is an eight-movement chamber piece for 12 instruments (3 woodwinds, 3 brass, 1 percussion, string quintet), electronics and narration. Live audio has been captured at eight of the ...
Berri
(2014-07-17)
Berri is a dramatic musical composition for large
chamber ensemble (Piccolo, Flute, Bb Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano, and Percussion) and narrator. The text for the narrator is an original ...
Till Coffee Do Us Part
(2016)
Till Coffee Do Us Part is a chamber opera scored for two violins, cello, electronics,
soprano, and tenor. The opera was written as a part of Black House Collective’s and the
Kansas City Electronic Music and Arts Alli ...
Concerto for Two Horns and Orchestra
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
This concerto for two horns and orchestra is a 25-minute work for two virtuoso horn
players and full-size orchestra. The work draws on images of the Rocky Mountains and
Western United States. Three movements depict a ...
Between Glimpses of Blue for Wind Ensemble and Fixed Media
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
Between Glimpses of Blue is a work for wind ensemble and fixed media that uses
the visual imagery of clouds as the inspiration for the piece, and as a direct influence for
the form and orchestration. Cirrus, Stratus, ...
Mathias and the Storm for Orchestra
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
There is a piece of folklore that is pervasive in my hometown of Dubuque, Iowa. It is
an anecdote that many Dubuquers learn in grade school as it has passed from generation to
generation. The story, which weaves ...