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Instrumental Music
Compositions
Below I have highlighted some recent
non-theatrical works for instruments with and without electronics.
| Three Sketchbook Duos for trumpet and clarinet. |
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These pieces rely heavily on the
idiosyncratic instrumental skills of Matt Ingalls and myself. The
score indicates gestural shapes in varying degrees of detail, some
fully notated, some indications with which to improvise. We premiered 2 of the three at the Tuva Space in Berkeley in 2002. The full set was premiered on the sfSoundSeries on May 31st, 2005. |
| See more images from the score | Listen
to the piece (7:53 ~7MB) |
| Patterns of a Wall Expanding for solo violin. |
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This piece was composed in 2002
for Mark Menzies. It explores multiple layers of expanding
musical and physical gestures. |
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| A View of the
Santa Rosa Mountains as seen from the Borrego Badlands, March 1999 |
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For unspecified instrumental
ensemble and improvising duo/trio.
Composed in 1999 and premiered
on the
sfSoundSeries on October 18, 2004. Performers negotiate the space
between
silence and sound through multiple simultaneous interpretations of a
visually complex,
two-color score.
First performance by Matt
Ingalls
(clarinet), Christopher Jones (bassoon), David Bithell (trumpet) and
Toyoji
Tomita (trombone) with John Shiurba (electric guitar), Gino Robair
(electroacoustic
instruments), and Tim Perkis (computer).
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| See more images from the score | Read the program note Listen to excerpts |
| Composition for Vibraphone and Piano for vibraphone and piano. |
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Composed in 2000 and premiered
at UC Berkeley. A composition investigating temporal fixity in a fluid sonic environment. First performance by Ali Momeni (vibraphone) and David Bithell (piano). |
| See images from the score | Listen
to this piece (4:55 ~4.5MB) |
Experimental
Music Theater Compositions
Instrumental Music Compositions
Transcriptions and Arrangements
Complete List of Compositions (.pdf)
Instrumental Music Compositions
Transcriptions and Arrangements
Complete List of Compositions (.pdf)