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Sleep is Shattered (2021-22)
concerto for electric guitar and orchestra, 22'
written for Marc Ribot
Inspired by passages from Dante's Divine Comedy
Premiered with Chicago Symphony Orchestra MusicNOW at The Harris Theater (Chicago, IL), 2022
Workshop readings with New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and Contemporaneous, 2021
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Nocturnal Cyclops (2019)
large ensemble, 6'
flute, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, drum set, mallets, electric guitar, piano, two violins, viola, cello & double bass
inspired by the poetry of Mina Loy
written for Contemporaneous
premiered at Taplin Auditorium (Princeton, NJ), 2019
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Ghost School (2020-22)
string soloist and percussion quartet, 12'
written for Soo Yeon Lyuh (haegeum) and So Percussion
inspired by Kim Hyesoon's poem
premiered as a remotely recorded video piece with fellows of So's Summer Institute, 2020
live premiere, So's Brooklyn Bound series (Brooklyn, NY), 2022
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Don't Disturb My Circles (2020)
two fiddles, 12'
written for Anna Roberts-Gevalt & Cleek Schrey
inspired by the words and equations of Archimedes
premiered at The Stone (New York, NY), 2020
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Slight Songs (2019-20)
percussion/drum set trio, 12'
written for Brian Chase, Shayna Dunkelman, & Ches Smith
developed with fellows of So Percussion's Summer Institute
inspired by the poetry of Stéphane Mallarmé and illustrations by Henri Matisse
premiered at Taplin Auditorium (Princeton, NJ), 2019
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Desolation Pops (2016-18)
piano and string quartet, 30’
written for Kathleen Supové and The Rhythm Method
inspired by the poems of Jack Kerouac
premiered at The Cell Theatre, Tribeca New Music Festival (New York, NY), 2018
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A Hemisphere in Tresses (2015)
violin duo, 10’
written for String Noise
inspired by Charle's Baudelaire's prose poem
premiered at The Church of the Advent Hope, Carnegie Hill Concert Series (New York, NY), 2015
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Mannequin (2015)
electric guitar quartet, 5’
written for Dither
inspired by Paul Éluard's poem and Man Ray's drawing
premiered at The Stone (New York, NY), 2015
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Yes or No (2014)
quartet (flexible instrumentation), 6'
written for The Hands Free (guitar, violin, accordion, bass)
inspired by Paul Éluard's poem and Man Ray's drawing
premiered at ShapeShifter Lab (Brooklyn, NY), 2014
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Suspicions, Look Like & A Wish (2013-14)
resonator guitar and violin, 10'
inspired the poems of Gertrude Stein
written for James Moore & Andie Springer
premiered at Joe's Pub (New York, NY), 2014
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Ceist na Teangan (2022-23)
vocal duet with open instrumental accompaniment, 6'
written for Kate Maroney
developed with Iarla Ó Lionáird, Caroline Shaw, and The Hands Free
text by Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, translation by Paul Muldoon
premiere performance at Princeton Sound Kitchen (Princeton, NJ), 2022
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How to Work with Nothing (2021)
vocal ensemble, six parts, 9'
written for Variant 6
text by Richard Maxwell, from the play People Without History
premiere recording for Princeton Sound Kitchen (Princeton, NJ), 2021
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Send Back My Love (2020)
Four songs for mezzo-soprano & electric guitar, 20'
written for Alicia Hall Moran
texts by J. Mae Barizo, Chris Garrecht-Williamns, Ricardo Alberto Maldonado, & Camille Rankine
inspired by Duke Ellington's ballad Solitude
premiere recording at The Lewis Center for the Arts (Princeton, NJ), 2020
live premiere at Public Records, Bang on a Can LONGPLAY festival (Brooklyn, NY), 2022
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The Untroubled Mind (2018)
song cycle for mixed quartet, 16'
written for Anna Roberts-Gevalt (voice, fiddle), Ellen Fullman (voice, long string instrument), Theresa Wong (voice, cello), James Moore (voice, guitar)
based on texts by Agnes Martin
premiered at CoLab (Princeton, NJ), 2018
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How to Chase My Blues Away (2023)
tap dancer with live electronic processing an ambisonic sound, 12'
written for Michael J. Love (tap dancer) and JohnPaul Beattie (ambisonic sound designer)
inspired by music videos by Whitney Houston, Fred Astaire, Lionel Richie, and John Paul Young
Premiered at Princeton Sound Kitchen (Princeton, NJ), 2023
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Unsuspected Violets & A Spider Sewed at Night (2020)
solo guitar, 8'
written for Louis O'Neal
inspired by Emily Dickinson's poetry and herbarium
Premiered by JIJI at Princeton Sound Kitchen (Princeton, NJ), 2022
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Oh (2019)
French horn, piano and track, 8'
a remix of the music of Billy Joel, in memory of Matt Marks
written for Lauren Diaz and Mila Henry
premiered at Milbank Chapel, Columbia Teacher's College (New York, NY), 2019
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Turning (2019)
solo classical guitar, 4'
inspired by Paul Éluard's poem and Man Ray's drawing
written for Benjamin Verdery and the Yale guitar department
Premiered by Rene Izquierdo at Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall (New York NY), 2019
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Clair-Obscur (2018)
solo triple harp, 12'
inspired by the paintings of Artemesia Gentileschi
written for Claire Happel
premiered at Taplin Auditorium (Princeton, NJ), 2018
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Lowlands (2017)
solo accordion and audience singing, 18’
written for Nathan Koci
inspired by the ballad The Golden Vanity
premiered at Sunview Luncheonette (Brooklyn, NY), 2017
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Hexentexte (2017)
solo double bass, 7’
inspired by the art and poetry of Unica Zürn
written for James Ilgenfritz
premiered at The Stone (New York, NY), 2017
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