Works

Nadezhda Idyll (2026) - 13'30"

From the Tchaikovsky Pieces...

for solo violoncello

Nadezhda von Meck was P. Tchaikovsky's long-time patron and, perhaps equally importantly, one of his closest friends--but the two vowed never to meet... this evocative situation inspired the present work.

Tombeau (2025) - 4'00"

for speaking violin with lamp and electronics

after Elliott Carter

She Turns Back (2024) - 8'00"

for solo flute and fixed media

Premiered April 7, 2024 by Dylan Cook in Crowder Hall, University of Arizona School of Music.

Based on the story of Lot's wife.

She Can Only Fall Asleep to the "Ballad of Mack the Knife" (2026) - WIP

in three Scenes...

written for Sara Hammelef

for oboe and piano with record player, slideshow, and props

A reflection on (of) contemporary society's dysfunctional relationship with violence.

Aleatoric Study № 1: Canzone (2025) - ca. 9'00"

written for David Sobampo

for euphonium and piano

Premiered November 12, 2025 by David Sobampo (euphonium) and Jack Martinez (piano) in Holsclaw Hall, University of Arizona School of Music.

Heaven in Translation (2025)

for flute and organ

This piece is the result of research project into the application of 12th- and 13th-century Notre Dame organum techniques in a 21st-century context.

Premiered April 1, 2026 in Holsclaw Hall, University of Arizona School of Music.

Flute: Cole Nagoda; Piano: Dr. Pamela Decker

Melody (2025) - 2'30"

for flute and piano

an arrangement of a lovely Mongolian folk song

Premiered during my Junior Recital: December 7, 2025 in Crowder Hall, University of Arizona School of Music.

Flute: Cole Nagoda; Piano: Dr. Pamela Decker

Night Music for Zhang San (2025) - 8'00"

for bass clarinet, bass drum, and fixed media

Premiered July 14, 2025 at the Valencia International Performing Arts Summer Festival.

Luis Fernández Castelló, bass clarinet & Juanjo Llopico, bass drum; recording Emmanuel Berrido

Shenandoah Transposed (2024) - 4'30"

for alto flute and piano

Performed November 2024 by Clarissa Tracy (alto flute) and Jack Martinez (piano) in Holsclaw Hall, University of Arizona School of Music.

II. Malevich: Suprematism (from Three Ostinatic Passacaglias on Russian Themes) (2023) - 3'00"

for flute and piano

This piece, responding to Kazimir Malevich's 1915 painting Black Square, won the 2024 University of Arizona Flute Studio's Premiere Prix Composition Competition. Studio recording by Benjamin Rothermich (flute) and Sonja Blake (piano).

Pjotr der Komponist I (2026) - 6'00"

for flute, Bb clarinet, and violoncello

From the Tchaikovsky Pieces...

Written for the Ecce Ensemble; to be premiered at the 2026 Etchings Festival in Northampton, MA.

Davydov Sonata I (2025) - 6'00"

for solo alto saxophone and saxophone septet (SSATTBarBar)

From the Tchaikovsky Pieces...

Written for the University of Arizona saxophone ensemble. Premiered at the 2026 NASA conference at The Ohio State University.

Being Wagner, (2024) - 5'30"

for flute/piccolo, piano (with ride cymbal), guitar, and fixed media interlude

Something postmodern.

Symphony (2026) - WIP

for ensemble

The White Crane is Flying (2020/2026) - 11'30"

for wind ensemble

Sentimental Piece (2023) - 8'00"

for orchestra: 2(II=picc).2.2.2 / 0.0.2.1 / 2perc / pf / str(9.7.5.5.3)

Read May 2023 by the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, conductor José Luis Gomez.

Conceptual Music (2026)

Congress Really Sticks Together (2025) - indeterminate duration

for open ensemble

Read November 4, 2025 by the University of Arizona Composers' Ensemble.

Following Follow (2025) - indeterminate duration

Dada music for open ensemble

Read October 21, 2025 at the inaugural rehearsal of the University of Arizona Composers' Ensemble.

Digital Theater II (2026) - ca. 8'00"

for performer and laptop (+webcam) with Pure Data patch

This piece takes the form of a guided improvisation with a text score. Features dramatic breathing and a suprise at the end!

Contact me for the patch.

Untitled Theater Piece (2026) - ca. 20'00"

for flute, violoncello, open quartet (with upright piano) and stereo electronics

A dramatic, poignant, and rather still piece with no score, to be taught by the composer.

To be premiered Fall 2026...

In Vain (2025) - indeterminate duration

for performer with vinyl records, record player, and fixed media

Train From Maastricht (2025) - 11'30"

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