COMPOSITIONS

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Anniversary

Commissioned by World Cafe Live and written for The Aizuri Quartet in collaboration with poet Denice Frohman

My Love

Commissioned by World Cafe Live and written for The Aizuri Quartet

The Plague: An Oratorio

Commissioned by World Cafe Live and written for The Aizuri Quartet

Kamala

A companion composition to my album Kamala & The Child People commissioned by virtuosic vocal sextet Variant Six, and written for Variant Six and harpist Elizabeth Steiner

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Let Me Finish

The debut of what I called “cellphonists” in a piece written for and commissioned by The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia

Four Variations on The Theme From Black Orpheus

Four variations on one of my favorite melodies, played here by members of the Southwest Florida Symphony Orchestra Courtney Filner on viola and Hannah Cho on violin

Roll Over Beethoven

A “cheeky” reimagining of Chuck Berry’s “Roll Over Beethoven” combined with Beethoven’s third piano concerto for solo violin, guitar, and voice.

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The Nutcracker Christmas Song Surprise

I snuck seven well known holiday melodies inside the very familiar - and wonderful - music of The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky.

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Seven Variations on A Theme

Seven variations on an original theme for string quartet

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Fantasy on Paint it Black

Explorations on the musical potential of the Rolling Stones song. Commissioned by Mill Race Collective String Quartet

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Fantasy on Turn! Turn! Turn!

Explorations on the musical potential of the Pete Seeger song, made famous by The Byrds. Premiered by The Santa Barbara Symphony.