for soprano, chorus and orchestra
2015 | ca 5 min
[] commissioned by the B. T. Rome School of Music, The
Catholic University of America, for the 26th Annual Christmas
Concert for Charity. Premiered 5 Dec./ 2015, CUA Orchestra
and Chorus; Molly Allen, soprano; Leo Nestor, conductor,
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception,
Wahington D.C., USA
for violin and orchestra
2005 | ca 19 min
[] Selected for premiere by the Ontario region of the Canadian
Music Centre for the 2007 Professional Readings Series.
Premiered 7 May/07, Esprit Orchestra, Alex Pauk, conductor,
Marie Berard, violin, Toronto, Canada
for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
2010 | ca 13 min
[] Commissioned by James Stephenson and
Chiasmus Ensemble.
Premiered 15 May 2010, James
Stephenson, conductor, Sir Jack Lyons
Concert Hall, University of York, York
Spring New Music Festival, England
Valence I
for solo piano
2010 | ca 7 min
Premiered 2 May 2010, R. A. Baker, piano
An Die Musik Live, Baltimore, USA
for string quartet
2015 | ca 8 min
premiered as String Quartet #2, 27 September 2009,
Madawaska Quartet, New Music Gallery, Toronto, Canada
for violin, strings, piano and percussion
2014 | ca 26 min
[] commissioned by Colin Sorgi and SONAR New Music
Ensemble. Premiered 30 Jan / 1 Feb 2015, Baltimore Theatre
Project, Baltimore, USA
for flute and chamber orchestra
2019 | ca 11 min
[] commissioned by The Catholic University of Amercia &
The Embassy of Canada to the United States.
Troy Paolantonio, flute; Andrea Vela, conductor.
Premiered 20 February 2020, The Kennedy Center,
Millennium Stage, Washington D.C., USA
for soprano, mezzo, baritone, and four players
2014 | ca 14 min
Song cycle on excerpts from Christopher Marlowe's The
Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus
Recording session May 2014.
Lisa Perry, soprano; Megan Ihnen, mezzo; James Rogers,
baritone; Bethany Slater, oboe; Nick Mazziott, trombone;
Lavenna Johanson, cello; Francesca Hurst, harpsichord;
R. A. Baker, conductor
for solo piano
2008 | ca 9 min
Premiered 6 June 2008, R. A. Baker, piano,
Salisbury University, MD, USA
for piano and chamber ensemble
2017 | ca 15 min
Premiered 4 April 2017, Newprism Ensemble; Ivo Kaltchev,
piano; R. A. Baker, conductor, Ward Hall, The Catholic
University of America, Washington, D.C., USA
Valence II
The Valence Cycle is a set of four pieces, each of which explores the opposition of continuity and discontinuity.
Each takes material from the previous piece(s), re-casting it for the respective new ensemble, and pursues new musical paths.
These pieces may stand alone or be heard in any combination, and in any order.
Valence III
Valence IV
for oboe, cello and percussion
2010 | ca 7 min
Premiered 1 April 2011,
Howard Niblock, oboe; Miyoko Grine-
Fisher, cello; Alexy Rolfe, percussion,
Lawrence Univeristy, WI, USA
for clarinet, trumpet, percussion, piano, violin and cello
2011 | ca 8 min
Premiered 17 November 2012,
Newprism Ensemble; R. A. Baker,
conductor, 2640 SPACE, Baltimore, MD,
USA
for flute, clarinet, trombone, piano, violin, and contrabass
2016 | ca 9 min
[] commissioned by ensemble mise-en; Moon Young Ha,
conductor. Premiered 25 June 2016, Taipei Cultural Center,
New York City, USA
for oboe, cello and percussion
2010 | ca 7 min
Premiered 1 April 2011, Howard Niblock, oboe; Miyoko
Grine-Fisher, cello; Alexy Rolfe, percussion, Lawrence
University, Wisconsin, USA
for two violins
2005 | ca 11 min
28 October 2016, Duo Gelland,
Martin and Cecilia Gelland, violins,
113 Composers Collective,
Minneapolis, MN, USA
mirror, mirror
for fifteen players
2004 | ca 17 min
8 April 2004, Contemporary
Music Ensemble, McGill University, Jean-
Michael Lavoie, conductor, Montréal,
Canada
The Valence Cycle (2008-2011)
Sharp Edges
String Quartet no. 1,
"Releasing Anamnesis"
for violin, viola, cello, contrabass and percussion
2009 | ca 7 min
24 June 2009, Psappha ensemble, Christian Baldini, conductor, St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Scotland
Chamber Concerto no. 3:
"Time Fields" (excerpt)
for two violins, viola and cello
2004 | ca 14 min
30 November 2004, The Composers Quartet, The Music Gallery, Toronto, Canada