Guitar quartet. 13 1/2 mins.
Commissioned by Boston GuitarFest‘s Faculty of the Young Guitarists Workshop for the 10th annual Boston GuitarFest 2015, “The Eternal Feminine.” Continue reading “Wanderlust (2015)”
Dai-Shizen (Great Nature) (2014)
Flute and guitar. 10 1/2 mins.
Inspired by the woodblock prints and paintings of Japanese-American artist Chiura Obata. Commissioned by Alicia Mielke and Devin Ulibarri for the 9th Annual Boston GuitarFest 2014, “American Odyssey.” Continue reading “Dai-Shizen (Great Nature) (2014)”
California Zephyr (2014)
Video with music for piccolo, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello, and bass. 8 mins.
Filmed from the California Zephyr Amtrak train over three days, traveling from Chicago to San Francisco. Commissioned by the New York University Contemporary Music Ensemble. Continue reading “California Zephyr (2014)”
Point Reyes from Chimney Rock (2014)
Orchestra (piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, clarinet in Bb, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, 3 percussion, harp, strings). 7 mins.
Commissioned by the New York University Symphony. An orchestral tone poem inspired by the coastal landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area where I was born and raised, this piece takes its title from a woodblock print by contemporary artist Tom Killion. Continue reading “Point Reyes from Chimney Rock (2014)”
I Like to Play with Him (2011)
Soprano and piano. 4 mins.
Art song setting of a poem by Stevie Smith. Commissioned by WordSong. Continue reading “I Like to Play with Him (2011)”
Trees (2009/10)
Four C flutes, alto flute, and bass flute. 7 mins.
Arrangement for two oboes and harpsichord. 7 mins.
Trees was originally scored for six-part flute choir, commissioned by the San Francisco State University Flute Choir, which premiered the first movement in 2009 as part of a program of music by American composers. The work was later arranged for two oboes and harpsichord. Continue reading “Trees (2009/10)”