Works

Eight Bad Omens for mezzo-soprano, viola, and piano
Commissioned and to be premiered by mezzo-soprano Julia Bentley
May 3, 2009
Mostly Music Festival, Chicago
About 20 minutes

Albion for sextet
To be premiered by eighth blackbird
May 15, 2009
Fulton Recital Hall, Chicago
About 11 minutes

Title TBD for oboe, trumpet, trombone, bassoon, and percussion
Commissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center, with generous support of the Paul Jacobs Memorial Fund
To be premiered August 7, 2009
Tanglewood Music Festival, Lenox, MA
About 9 minutes

Mass for All the Saints for choir, orchestra, and soloists
To be premiered by the Millennium Chamber Players
September 20, 2009
St. John Berchmans Church, Chicago
About 35 minutes

Title TBD for violin and marimba
Commissioned and to be premiered by marimbist Makoto Nakura, with Yoyoi Toda, violin
November 3, 2009, Kyoto, Japan
November 7, 2009, Tokyo, Japan
About 15 minutes

Lumen de Lumine for piano and orchestra (2008).
21 minutes, two movements.
Commissioned by Soli Deo Gloria, Inc., and pianist William Phemister.
Premiered by the South Dakota Symphony, Delta David Gier, cond., and pianist William Phemister.
Washington Pavilion for the Arts & Science, Sioux Falls, SD, March 2008.

Severn Voyages for orchestra (2007).
10 minutes.
Commissioned by the Annapolis Symphony, as a finalist in the ASO Charter 300 Competition.
Premiered by the ASO, Jose-Luis Novo, cond.
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD, May 2008.

… among the leaves… for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (2007).
8 minutes.
Text by James Joyce.
Winner of 2008 BMI Student Composer Award.
Commissioned by the New York Youth Symphony.
Premiered by the NYYS, Ryan McAdams, conductor, Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano.
Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, March 2008.

IDRS 007 for solo oboe, solo bassoon, and orchestra (2007).
10 minutes.
Commissioned by the International Double Reed Society, for their 2007 Convention.
Premiered by oboist Gordon Hunt and the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra.
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, June 2007.

City on the Make for solo clarinet and large chamber ensemble (2006).
26 minutes, three movements.
Winner of 2006 Howard Hanson Orchestral Prize.
Premiered by musicians from Eastman, Aaron Travers, cond., Kara Bancks, clarinet.
Christ Church, Rochester, NY, May 2004.
Performances by Millennium Chamber Players, Robert Katkov-Trevino, cond., Kara Bancks, clarinet.
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL and Sherwood Conservatory, Chicago, IL, January 2008.

Music for a While for small orchestra (2004, rev. 2005).
20 minutes, six movements.
Premiered by the Eastman Philharmonia, Daniel Black, cond.
Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY, November 2005.

The Patient Ground for orchestra (2003).
10 minutes, 30 seconds.
Premiered by the Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Sommerville, cond.
Edman Memorial Chapel, Wheaton, IL, October 2003.

Scenes from Pinocchio for orchestra, narrator, and ballet (2002).
26 minutes.
Text by Carlo Collodi.
Commissioned by the Dakota Academy of Performing Arts.
Premiered by the DAPA Orchestra, Ray Sidoti, cond.
Washington Pavilion for the Arts & Science, Sioux Falls, SD, May 2002.

Divertimento for Strings for string orchestra (1999).
20 minutes, three movements.
Premiered by the Sioux Empire Youth Symphony, Ray Sidoti, cond.
Jeske Hall, University of Sioux Falls, SD, October 1999.

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing and Festival Hosanna (arr.) for wind ensemble (2008).
10 minutes.
Commissioned by a consortium of Lutheran colleges and high schools.
Premiered by the Concordia University Chicago Wind Symphony, Richard Fischer, cond.
St. Peter Lutheran Church, Arlington Heights, IL, October 2008.

Ancient Sound for wind ensemble (2006).
6 minutes.
Commissioned by the Commission Project.
Premiered by the Eastman Wind Ensemble, Mark Davis Scatterday, cond.
Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY, March 2006.

Invocation for wind ensemble (2005).
5 minutes.
Read in reading session with the Eastman Wind Ensemble, May 2005.

The Withered Tree for SATB chorus (2004).
7 minutes.
Anonymous ancient Japanese text.
Read in reading session with the Eastman Chorale, November 2004.

Alleluia for womens’ choir, harp, and two horns (2002).
8 minutes.
Unperformed.

Aria for English horn, bass clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, and cello (2008).
8 minutes.
Commissioned by the Millennium Chamber Players.
Premiered by MCP, Robert Katkov-Trevino, cond.
Runnymede United Church, Toronto, Ontario, August 2008.
Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal, Quebec, August 2008.

A Pilgrimes Solace for tenor and guitar (2007).
15 minutes, five songs.
Texts by various Elizabethan poets.
Commissioned by the Hanson Institute of American Music.
Premiered by tenor Scott Perkins and guitarist Dieter Hennings.
“The Lute Song Project”, Fulton Recital Hall, Chicago, IL, April 2007.

Three Sad Songs for mezzo-soprano, bassoon, harp, and strings (2003, rev. 2005).
9 minutes, three songs.
Texts by Carl Sandburg, Robert Herrick, and Francis Ledwidge.
Premiered by mezzo-soprano Malia Thompson, Pierce Chapel, Wheaton, IL, November 2004.
Performance by OSSIA New Music, Christ Church, Rochester, NY, January 2006.
Performance by University of Chicago New Music Ensemble, Fulton Hall, Chicago, IL, January 2007.

Lost at Sea for solo piano (2003).
14 minutes.
Winner of 2006 BMI Student Composer Award.
Premiered by Daniel Paul Horn, Pierce Chapel, Wheaton, IL, November 2004.
Performances by Daniel Paul Horn at various venues, October 2003-January 2004.
Performances by Andres Gomez-Bravo at various venues in Medellin, Colombia, June 2006.

Trio: To Music for clarinet, viola, and piano (2003). 13 minutes, three movements.
Premiered by musicians from Wheaton College, Pierce Chapel, Wheaton, IL, November 2004.

Londonderry Air (arr.) for flute, clarinet, viola, and cello (2003). 3 minutes.
Premiered by musicians from Wheaton College, Pierce Chapel, Wheaton, IL, November 2004.

Elements of Separation for string quartet and percussion (2003). 9 minutes.
Premiered by musicians from Wheaton College, Pierce Chapel, Wheaton, IL, November 2004.

Lyric Elegy for solo trumpet (2002). 6 minutes.
Premiered by Wes Skidgel, Pierce Chapel, Wheaton, IL, November 2004.

The Wreck of the Zephyr for woodwind quintet and narrator (2002). 10 minutes.
Premiered by musicians from Wheaton College, Pierce Chapel, Wheaton, IL, March 2002.

Five Songs from Chamber Music for mezzo-soprano and piano (2001). 14 minutes, five songs.
Premiered by musicians from Wheaton College, Pierce Chapel, Wheaton, IL, December 2001.

Incidental Music to Much Ado About Nothing for chamber ensemble (2000). 25 minutes.
Commissioned by the Sioux Falls Community Playhouse.
Premiered at SFCP, May 2000.

Rondo Impromptu for violin and piano (1999). 6 minutes.
Premiered by Jacob Bancks, violin and Sue Sidoti, piano, June 2000.

Love Came to Us for soprano and piano (1999). 3 minutes.
Premiered by soprano Elizabeth Gould and Jacob Bancks, piano, April 2000.

Three Essays for violin and piano (1999).
Premiered by Xenia Nedelsky, violin and Jacob Bancks, piano, April 2000.