Chamber Works
Pivot
reed quintet
A companion piece for Puddle. Written with flexible notation and packed with kinetic energy, Pivot only works when everyone is in the same room.
Duration: 7 minutes
Puddle
reed quintet
A musical response to isolation and M.C. Escher’s Puddle 1952.
Duration: 7 minutes, 30 seconds
Ellis II
mezzo-soprano, cello, and piano
A song documenting the things carried (real and imagined) on an immigrant journey.
Text: Ewa Chrusciel
Language: English
Duration: 5 minutes, 30 seconds
Residual Abridgment
string quartet
A response to Mozart’s Dissonance Quartet.
Duration: 10 minutes
Drift
soprano and flute
A textless exploration of breath, air, and ensemble.
Text: none
Language: none (IPA)
Duration: 9 minutes
Brick : Mortar
string quartet
Seven miniatures for string quartet.
Duration: 10 minutes
Gristmill
brass quintet
Exploring the friction, momentum, and groove of the machine.
Duration: 8 minutes
Timelapse of a Wanderweg
Pierrot-ish ensemble
A whirlwind transformation from hustle and bustle into deep quiet
Duration: 5 minutes
Sonata for Oboe and Piano
A two-movement work.
Duration: 10 minutes, 30 seconds
Meri
contemporary woodwind quintet
A single-movement homage to the Baltic Sea for flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, and bassoon.
Duration: 10 minutes
The Stretch
oboe, bassoon, and voice
A three-movement work that leans into an equally balanced trio.
Text: Kendra Preston Leonard
Language: English
Duration: 12-14 minutes
Sestina
4-voice treble quartet
Storytelling and nostalgia, anchored by the whistling of a tea kettle.
Text: Elizabeth Bishop
Language: English
Duration: 8 minutes
