Echoes of a Marionette (8’30)
Richly-divided string textures and quiet, intense motion gives way to powerful brass chorales
3333 4331 timp+2 hp pno/cel strings
Chamber orch. version available

Ghosts of Iron, Memories of Stone (12’)
A surround-sound reflection on nature, grief, and echoes of history, through the landscapes of Valley Forge National Historical Park
2222 4131 timp+3 hp pno/cel strings
Winner, Juilliard Orchestra Composer Competition

So whisper the trees…(11')
Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra
A three-movement rhapsody on flowing landscapes of the Pacific Northwest
0110 1000 timp+1 - solo viola - strings

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Becoming Hawk
Opera in 3 Acts (in progress)
Libretto by Ronny Goldschmitz

Lady in the Golden Cage
Opera in 3 Acts (in progress)
Libretto by Ronny Goldschmitz

Remember (45’)
Monodrama in 1 Act
An elderly musician seeks to desperately retain the last threads of memory of his beloved, departed wife — and to desperately forget the trauma that haunts his now lonely life.
Libretto by Ronny Goldschmitz
Bass-Baritone, viola, piano

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String Quartet No. 1 "Elemental" (11')
Four movements illustrating the elemental spirits with disparate string textures

String Quartet No. 2 “Paschalis" (11')
A single-movement memorial to a cherished musical mentor

String Quartet No. 3 “Discomfort" (11')
A deep, reflective exploration on dissonance and harmony, dipping into 29-tone equal temperament with exaggerated accidentals

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Brooklyn Crucifixion (6')
A reflective portrait inspired by Klezmer modes & Chaim Potok’s My Name is Asher Lev
Clarinet, string quartet, piano
Commissioned by 92NY

Discrete Automata (8')
A playful whimsy of curious New York City vignettes
Piccolo, bassoon, percussion, cello

Kaleidoscopes: Blooming Crystalline (9')
A winter’s triptych on life, love, and memory: crystallizing, blooming, and fading away
Clarinet, viola, harp, piano 4-hand

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Blueprint of Spacetime (5')
Luminous poetry, sowing light engraved on the blueprint of spacetime
SATB a cappella
English text: Ronny Goldschmitz; Hebrew text: Psalm 97:11

Crois en nous (5’)
“Believe in us”: on love’s vulnerability and resilience over life’s coldest hardships
Baritone, cello quartet
French text by the composer

What Will Be Remembered (9’30)
A microtonal, nature-woven surround-sound existential contemplation: What will be remembered of humanity, and of Planet Earth?
Soprano, crotales, live electronics

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Crafts of Hephaestus (9')
Five pieces exploring gaiety and grandeur of gems and geology
Organ (solo) OR brass quintet OR brass sextet
Commissioned by organist Ryan Kennedy

Ménagerie Mosaïque (8')
A challenging solo showpiece full of colorful creatures and wide-ranging techniques
Violin OR mandolin (solo)
Commissioned by violinist Dennis Kim

Rhapsody for a Forgotten Soul (12')
A rhapsody-etude, a deep lament through rich viola textures and dyads
Viola (solo)

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An Chúilfhionn (The Coolin) (Trad., arr. Esposito)
Orchestrated for solo violin & string orchestra
For the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic

“L’heure exquise”, from Chansons grises (R. Hahn)
Orchestrated for soprano & chamber orchestra
for soprano Renée Fleming

“Zueignung” (R. Strauss)
arranged for soprano & chamber orchestra
for soprano Renée Fleming

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