for solo vibraphone (10')
Commission by percussionist Daniel Heagney and premiered at Hampden Sydney College in Virginia on February 9, 2015. The genesis of Thought Echoes was a quotation by David Pogue, the host of the popular US television series “NOVA.” A segment of the show dealt with the future of mindreading through examination [...]
for flute and vibraphone (8')
The work was written for Emilio Rutllant and Karlyn Mason; it was premiered at the 2014 soundSCAPE Composition and Performance Exchange in Maccagno, Italy.
for organ and fixed format audio (8')
Premiered by Collin Richardson on March 29, 2013 at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. Oh, I love to hear that organ music is the first in what I hope becomes a collection of pieces featuring recordings of my grandmother, Ollie Mae Horn. Listening to her captivating life stories [...]
for flute and classical guitar (2')
Premiered by Terence Teow and Thomas Uriarte on March 29, 2013 at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati. Thump 46 is a miniature that explores the percussive possibilities of both flute and guitar within a rhythmic, dance-like setting. The motivic material is derived from the forty-sixth cell of Terry [...]
for soprano and orchestra
Commissioned by the William & Mary Symphony Orchestra for Mary Mackenzie, soprano; Grant Gilman, music director. The work was premiered on February 26, 2013 at Phi Beta Kappa Hall, Williamsburg, VA. Text: Thoughts from Poems of Sentiment by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Published by W. B. Conkey Company in 1906. Thoughts do not need [...]
for solo piano
Premiered by Edward Neeman on March 29, 2013 at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Outside In is a miniature that explores the sonority of one chord taken from a previously composed work, Floating (2011). Though initially scored for a mixed chamber ensemble, the chord takes on new characteristics [...]
for violin and cello (3')
Premiered by Nick Naegele and Lea Matthys on March 29, 2013 at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. On the nature of dreams is a miniature employing six pitches of the chromatic scale: C, C-sharp, D, F-sharp, G, and G-Sharp. Essential characteristics of the work include simplicity, intervallic clarity, [...]
for mixed chamber ensemble (14')
Written for the CCM Cafe MoMus Collaboration Initiative. The initiative pairs young composers and conductors who collaborate together from the conception of the work, to editing, rehearsals, and final performance. The work was premiered May 15, 2012, by CCM Cafe MoMus, Grant Gilman, conductor. The score calls for flute/piccolo, clarinet in [...]
for symphonic wind ensemble
Commissioned by the 2011 Xavier University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Matthew Westgate, conductor. The work was premiered February 29, 2012 at Mt. Healthy High School, Mt. Healthy, Ohio. In art, objects can be painted or drawn in two distinct ways, with hard or soft edges. Hard edges clearly delineate shapes and [...]
interactive audio/video environment
Collaborative work by Todd Gries, Lindsey Jacob, and Benny Martinson. First Presented June 6, 2011. Bioluminescence is an interactive audio/video environment conceived and developed not only as an installation, but also as a performance piece. The suggestion and sense of motion apparent within the audio influenced the creation of dance-inspired [...]
