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Orchestra (2)

La Riviera delle Palme ­(2014) = ~7:10
Orchestration: 2.2.2.2/2.2.2.1/timp.2(perc)/str(12.10.8.6.4)

…a misfortune that was irremediable (2011) = ~ 10:00
Orchestration: 2(pic).2.2(bcl).2/4.3.3.1/timp(4perc)/str(14.12.10.8.6)



Soloist(s) and Orchestra (2)

A Soldier's Aubade (2014) = ~5:00
Soloist: tenor
Orchestration: 2.2.2(bcl).2/4.2.2.1/timp/str(12.10.8.6.4)

An Outward Look of Inward Man (2012) = ~9:30
Soloist: pf
Orchestration: 2(pic).2.2(bcl).2/4.2.2.1/timp(2perc)/str(12.10.8.6.4)



Wind Ensemble (1)

…no longer a yearling (2012) = ~8:30
Orchestration: 2(pic).2.4(bcl).2.2(asax).1(tsax).1(bsax)/
​3(crt).2(tpt).4(hn).3.1(euph).2(tba)/timp(3perc)



Chorus a cappella / Chorus plus 1 instrument (1)

Do not look toward the sunset (2014) = ~5:00



String Quartet (4)

A Rose in Daydream (2016) = ~8:30

Wonders in Sapphires (2016) = ~7:00

The Laughing Crane's Lament (2014) = ~10:35
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String Quartet no. 1 in B Major (2009) = 24:25



Large Ensemble (7 or more players) (2)

Ghosts Before Breakfast (2017) = ~15:30
Orchestration: 1(pic).1.1(bcl).1/1.1.1.1/2perc/1pf/2.1.1.1 + 2-channel fixed media

Pride and Perseverance (2015) = 7:30
Orchestration: 1(fl).1.2(bcl).1.3(sax)/2(perc)



Small Ensemble (2-6 performers) (10)

Ostinato Cornucopia (2021) = >10:00
Orchestration: 3 mar
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Excursions (2020) = ~8:20
Orchestration: vn + vc

Uncharted (2019) = TBA
Orchestration: wag + pf

Regeneration (2014) = ~6:15
Orchestration: 4 sax

String-streamed, Wind-wreathed (2013) = ~3:20
Orchestration: 2 vn + fl

Hippohobbiles (2013) = ~6:30
Orchestration: 2 pf

Crash of Thunder in the Whirlwind (2012) = ~5:00
Orchestration: 4 perc

Fire on the Indian Trail (2011) = ~ 4’30”
Orchestration: fl, asax

Knells for a memory of cold serenity (2011) = 9:10
Orchestration: fl, cl, vn, vc, perc, pf

Trio for Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano (2008) = 8:00
Orchestration: ob, cl, pf
Alternate Orchestration: cl, sax, pf

Trio for Clarinet, Saxophone, and Cello (2008) = ~8:00
Orchestration: cl, asax, vc



Solo Voice(s) and up to 6 players (5)

Love Songs Cycle (2014) = ~20:00
Soloist: mezzo-soprano
Orchestration: pf

Sonata Petite no. 2 (2014) = ~5:30
Soloist: clarinet
Orchestration: pf

Sonata Petite no. 1 (2014) = ~6:00
Soloist: clarinet
Orchestration: pf

In the Throes of a Horn (2011) = 9:12
Soloist: horn
Orchestration: pf

Haiku Poem Cycle (2009) = ~7:25
Soloist: soprano
Orchestration: pf 



Solo Works (excluding keyboard) (3)
          
Gapfill (2013) = ~6:30
Orchestration: cl

Sequenzas for Flute (2009) = 5:38
Orchestration: fl

Reminiscence of the Bel Esprit (2007, rev. 2008) = ~4:00
Orchestration: fl



Solo Piano Works (5)

Sonatina in F (2021) = ~6:00
A Bittersweet Moment (2017) = ~3:00
Der Weg nach Wien (2016) = ~2:00
Night Pieces for Piano (2012) = ~ 12:00
The Imperfect World (2010) = ~4:00



Jazz Ensemble (2)

Ypsilanti to Detroit (2010) = 7:00
More Saxophone! (2009) = 4:53



Fixed Media (up to 8 channels) (11)

Memory Wheels (2019) = 13:00
Orchestration: 2-channel fixed media

Prelude to Paper Dance (2017) = 9:40
Orchestration: 8-channel fixed media

Caladrius (2016) = 8:33:33
Orchestration: 2-channel fixed media
(music by Jonathan Wilson and Joseph Norman)

Wolf by the Ear (2016) = 5:47
Orchestration: 2-channel fixed media
Alternate Orchestration: 2-channel fixed media, 2 dancers

Light Angle Sieve (2015) = 6:40
Orchestration: 2-channel fixed media, film

Slamming, Stretching, Striking (2015) = 2:22
Orchestration: 2-channel fixed media

The Wanderer (2015) = 3:24
Orchestration: 2-channel fixed media, film

Chimespace (2013-4) = 9:40
Orchestration: 8-channel fixed media

A Driving Figure (2014) = 5:10
Orchestration: 2-channel fixed media, film

In Meditative Resonances (2014) = 16:48
Orchestration: 2-channel fixed media

Ecesis ­(2013) = 5:00
Orchestration: 2-channel fixed media

A Chamber of Mouthpieces (2010) = 5:35
Orchestration: 2-channel fixed media



Electroacoustic Works (12)

Epoxylips (2022) = ~7:30
Orchestration: tár, 2-channel fixed & live electronics

Squeakeasy
(2021) = ~8:30
Orchestration: vn, 2-channel fixed electronics

Improvisation no. 2 (2017) = ~11:00
Orchestration: tsax, ARP2600, Buchla Music Easel

Chimerique (2017) = ~8:30
Orchestration: 3 gtr, vn, Buchla Music Easel, nar, live electronics
Alternate Orchestration: 2 gtr, vln, db, Buchla Music Easel, nar, live electronics

Improvisation no. 1 (2016) = 10:00
Orchestration: Serge Synthesizer, 8-channel live electronics

The First Gathering (2016) = ~15:00
Orchestration: 5 QuNeos, 5 voices, live electronics

Rotations (2015) = 30:00 (all three movements)
Mvt. 1(360), Mvt. 2(720), Mvt. 3(1080)
Orchestration: voice, perc, ARP2600, Buchla Music Easel, 8-channel fixed media, live electronics

Veneration (aka "Vibrant by Windy Storm") (2015) = ~5:30
Orchestration: fl, narrator, 2-channel live electronics

Dram of War - (2014) = ~5:00
(music by Jonathan Wilson and Joseph Norman)
Orchestration: 2 Voices, 2-channel fixed media, live electronics

Laptop Quartet no. 1 - (2014) = ~5:04
Orchestration: 4 laptops

Fruit of Reflecting – (2014) = ~6:30
Orchestration: bsn, pf, 2-channel fixed media

Textures in a Gradient Landscape (2011) = 8:15
Orchestration: asax, 2-channel fixed media



Arrangements/Transcriptions (3)

The Star-Spangled Banner (arr. 2011) = 1:16
Composed by John Stafford Smith/Lyrics by Francis Scott Key
Orchestration: fl, 4 cl, bcl, asax, euph, 2 pf, 2 perc

Blue and Silver, Queens College Alma Mater (arr. 2011) = 0:46
Composed by Joel Mandelbaum
Orchestration: 2.3(eh).3(bcl).4(sax).3(cbn)/2(crt).2(tpt).4(hn).3(tbn).1(euph).1(tba)
​/timp/(4perc)

Aria allegra from Produzione Armoniche no. 27 (2011) = 2:24
Composed by Antonia Padonai Bembo
Orchestration: soprano, pf/hpd
Recordings
Some recordings not shown below can be found at my Soundcloud page.
















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"A Driving Figure" // a dance film from Tori Lawrence + Co. on Vimeo.



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