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| Regarding Composition...
I believe that the act of creating a piece of music, or any work of art, requires first an act of exploration. The exploration can be a smaller part of a life-long quest or a single, isolated journey. In music, such quests can manifest themselves in many forms, such as the search for a new musical language, the exploration of the inherent musical possibilities of a scale or collection of pitches, the exploration of timbre, or the developmental possibilities revealed through new compositional techniques, instruments, or new technologies (to name only a few). I regard such undertakings as an exploration of undiscovered territory, as trips to new and unspoiled places where the sheer joy of discovery, or even the journey itself, is reason enough to go there. If these new places, or the journey itself, is interesting enough we bring back artifacts, memoirs, because we were excited enough about the discovery, or the journey, to take the time to document something of the experience. We bring back the best of it to share with those who have not yet been there. For me, this is enough. To explore, and to bring back some evidence of a place or journey that, for me, surpasses the mundane. About the Pieces... The lists of select compositions below are drawn from my output over approximately the last fifteen years. They range from short works for solo instruments to pieces for large orchestra and double chorus. The works listed under 'acoustic music' employ no amplification or computer processing and are primarily for traditional acoustic instruments. The 'hybrid and mixed media works' all utilize either computer processing or computer realized sounds combined with live performance. The works listed under 'electroacoustic music' are studio-realized electroacoustic works that exist only on digital media. If you discover a piece you are curious about or if you are interested in performing my music you can request complete scores and parts, or recordings for each composition, by following the 'contact' link to the main menu of this page. |
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Acoustic Music...
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| • Wavelength (current project) | orchestra |
| • Off on a Tangent (current project) | saxophone quartet |
| • Instances | piano and chamber wind ensemble |
| • Flare | wind orchestra |
| • Torque | orchestra |
| • ...drift... | piano |
| • Five Etudes for Bass Flute | bass flute solo |
| • Fantasy for Two Pianos | piano duo |
| • undercurrent... | percussion quartet |
| • SEAM | piano |
| • FRINGE | clarinet (dbl. alto sax.), piano, percussion |
| • Test Pieces for Piano (open-ended project) | piano |
| • FLOW | percussion quartet |
| • Derivations | piano, violin, cello |
| • Music for Voices | SATB chorus |
| • Refractions | orchestra |
| • Sweat House Ritual No. 1 | orchestra + antiphonal choirs |
| • Coalescence | wind ensemble |
| • Counterparts | flute quartet |
| • Variations for Guitar | guitar |
| • ...when he breathed, the wind rose: | trombone |
| • Be Wise as Thou Art Cruel | soprano and chamber ensemble |
| • Inland | SSA chorus and chamber ensemble |
| • Winter Solstice | string orchestra |
| • Brass Quintet No. 1 | brass quintet |
| • Music for Winds, Strings, and Piano | chamber ensemble |
| • Symphony No. 1 | large orchestra |
| • Initiation Song of the Midewiwin | tenor and piano |
| • The Reclamation of Fall | guitar and flute |
| • In the Wake of Autumn | piano |
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Hybrid and Mixed Media Works...
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| • Afterimage 7 | flute, violin, cello, percussion, piano, and computer |
| • Southern Revolve | contributed audio for a video/documentary collaboration with video artist Gerry Derksen |
| • Afterimage 6 | guitar and computer |
| • Afterimage 5 | electric guitar quartet and computer |
| • Afterimage 4 | piano and computer |
| • Afterimage 3 | percussion and computer |
| • Afterimage 2 | cello and computer |
| • Afterimage 1 | saxophone and computer |
| • Improvisation for Organ and Computer | organ and computer |
| • Increments | saxophone, percussion, and digital media |
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Electroacoustic Music...
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| • Anacoustic Zones | stereo digital media |
| • Sul C | stereo digital media |
| • Click... | 4 channel digital media |
| • non divisi | stereo digital media |
| • fractures | 4 channel digital media |
| • Guitar Music | stereo digital media |
| • Residual | stereo digital media |
| • Four Monoliths | stereo digital media |
| • Soliloquy | stereo digital media |
| • Variates | stereo digital media |
| • VoiceWall | stereo digital media |