Solstice Dreams (2016 / 2022) Large chamber ensemble (16 players) 15'
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premiere: October 2022 by Ensemble Ibis in Miami, FL.
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1. Slow Fires, Long Shadows (opening section)
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2. The Turning (closing section)
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Spun Light (2020) Solo Violin, Flute (alto), Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano 19'
written for violinst Hrabba Atladoittr and the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
performances: February 8, 2021 [virtual premiere]
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1. The Pink Echoes of a Sunrise
2. Seeking the Moon-Dust
3. We Have danced This Dance Before
Loki’s Lair (2018) Flute (alto), Viola, Cello 7'
Written for 8 Strings and a Whistle.
performances November 2018 in Sacramento (Sacramento New Music Festival), San Francisco, and New York
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The Tapestry of Unknown Islands (2017) Viola, Piano 10'
commissioned by Kurt Rohde.
performances: May 2018 in Davis, Berkeley, Sacramento and San Francisco, CA
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(opening section)
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(closing section)
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Leaves from Diana’s Tree (2017) Soprano, Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano 16'
written for Shauna Fallihee and the Empyrean Ensemble.
performance: December, 2017 in Davis, CA
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1. I have made the leap (opening section)
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2. She undresses (opening section)
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3. When the palace (opening section)
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4. Here you live (opening section)
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The Moon Dreams of Jacqueline (2016) String Quartet and Four Solo Singers 14'
Commissioned by The San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music for the Friction Quartet.
performance: December, 2016 in San Francisco, CA
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(opening section)
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(excerpt from middle section)
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Local Colloquies (2013) Flute (piccolo), Clarinet (bass), Violin, Viola, Cello 13'
commissioned by the Earplay.
performance: March, 2014 in San Francisco, CA
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1. The Leftover Ephemera of Past Seasons
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2. More Orange Than Triangular
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ShapeShifter (2013) Flute (alto), Clarinet (bass), Violin, Viola, Cello 14'
commissioned by the Verge Ensemble Ensemble.
performance: January, 2014 in Washington, DC
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Diverted Vignettes (2012) Viola 16'
1. Children of a Pale Blue Hope
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2. When the Colors Coverted the Wind
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3. Melted Red, Frozen Black
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4. Available Light
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5. A Small Galaxy on the Corner
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6. A Breath of Light
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7. Euclidian Waystation
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Night-Voiced (2011) Viola, Piano 9'
written for Ellen Ruth Rose.
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Night-Voiced (2011) Viola, Organ 9'
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San Francisco Stopover (2006) Guitar, Viola, Cello 16'
commissioned by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble.
performances: October 2006 in Mill Valley and San Francisco, CA
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1. Here (marginally buoyant)
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2. & (leisurely)
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3. There (aggressively unhurried)
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Reciprocal Tapestries (2005) Viola, Cello, Piano 16'
written for Celliola.
performances: September 2005 in Claremont, CA; March 2006 in San Francisco, CA; April 2006 in Davis and Santa Cruz, CA
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1. flighty / aggressively bustling
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2. wary / gliding, ghostly
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3. plodding / questing dreamily
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Gloss (2003) String Quartet 9'30"
commissioned by the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble.
performances: October 2003 in San Francisco, CA; November 2003 in Davis, CA
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Palette / Riffs (1998) Flute (alto), Clarinet (bass), Perc (1 player), Violin, Viola, Cello 17'
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Familial Banter (1996) Flute, Viola, Bass Clarinet, Piano 11'
Written for Earplay.
performances: September, 1998, San Francisco, CA. and Mexico City, Mexico (Camarissima Festival), April, 2003, Sacramento, CA. (Music NOW!)
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Englyn Forms (1994) Viola, Cello 14'
written for Simone Heilgendorff and Claudius von Wrochem.
performances: March, 1996, April, 1996, Berlin, Germany, May, 1998, San Francisco, CA., September, 1999, Pomona, CA.
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1. First Set
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2. Second Set
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Dusk Music II (1989) Alto Flute, Viola, Cello 4'30"
performances: June, 1991, Sausalito, CA, February, 1992, Cincinnati, OH, July, 1994, Berlin, Germany, January, 1995, St. Louis, MO., April, 2002 in San Francisco, CA
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