Signatures for solo Bb Clarinet
Premiere forthcoming…
The Brain Abhors the New for percussion ensemble and live electroacoustics (2-channel diffusion behind the audience)
Premiered by the West Liberty University Percussion Ensemble at West Liberty University, April 16, 2016, 3pm, College Hall
In Metal electroacoustic music for eight channels
Premiered at New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, June 2015
Control Change
for tenor saxophone and computer
Premiered at West Liberty University, April 28, 2015
Fragile Space
for piano quintet
Premiered March 5, 2015 at Illinois Wesleyan University, New Music Cafe concert.
Power
for gyil and electronic sound (2014)
Performed October 18, 2014 at Bowling Green State University’s New Music Festival
Performed April 29, 2014 at West Liberty University, Electronic Music Concert.
Nightgame
(2013) music for WLU football promotional video: Watch the Video
Carrier hear an excerpt on the Audio page
for alto saxophone and electronic sound
Performed February, 2012 at the North American Saxophone Alliance conference in Tempe, Arizona
Fantasy (on victorious known triads) hear an excerpt on the Audio page
for Wind Ensemble (2011) –
Performed April 28, 2011 by the WLU Wind Ensemble at the Capitol Theater in Wheeling, WV
Dub Paper Scissors
for digital playback (2011) – performed during the 2011 WLU Faculty Art Showcase
Drum Corpse
for four snare drums
Drum Corpse riffs on typical Drum Line constructs (or my perception of typical Drum Line constructs) such as conformity, polyrhythm, and syncopation. The piece deliberately juxtaposes “conflicting” musical ideas with often chaotic results. Imagine a quadrangle in late summer filled with Drum Line sectionals. The first part of the piece sounds disjunct, yet remains in time. The middle section has a clear pulse, but a very odd time signature. The final section is a loose combination of ideas presented in the first two. The piece was premiered by various percussion educators and students at the 2010 West Virginia Percussive Arts Society Day of Percussion at West Liberty University. Listen on the Audio page
Nocturne
for saxophone and vibraphone (2010) – premiered at Faculty Recital, and performed at US Navy International Saxophone Symposium at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
With A Bang hear an excerpt on the Audio page
for snare drum and computer
(2009) – premiered at WV Gov. School for the Arts, WLU
uPhone
for cellular phones and computer
(2009) – premiered at Electronic Music Ensemble concert
Hear an excerpt on the Audio page
Program Notes: Each wielding an active cellular phone, the performers make and receive calls. Every sound becomes fodder for computer processing. The sounds envelop the audience to the point where it is nearly impossible to tell the real from the processed. The players’ (sometimes futile) attempts to communicate with one another are the content of the piece. The performers orchestrate the piece by assigning unique ringtones to one another.
FANFARE 2009 hear an excerpt on the Audio page
for alto saxophone, vibraphone, and drums (2009) – premiered at WV Day of Percussion
Above You
interactive audio installation (2009) – Art Faculty Showcase, WLU
Short Suite
for clarinet, trumpet and bassoon (2008)
Variations for Marimba
(2008)
Dark Wood
for marimba and bassoon (2007-8) – performed at the International Double Reed Society conference, Provo, UT, 2008
SUPERTONIC
interactive audio installation (2007) – Faculty Art Showcase
HIGHARTlowart
audio installation (2006) – Faculty Art Showcase
The Ocean
for Remo Ocean Drum and live electronics (2005) – premiered at Faculty Recital
The Remains of Elizabeth Hall
electronic sound (2005) – premiered at Faculty Recital
AF 2.5a hear an excerpt on the Audio page
generative music application for computer performance (2004)
Notturno
for solo piano (2004)
VoiceSpace
for choir, orchestra, and electronic sound (2003)
Extant hear an excerpt on the Audio page
for snare drum and computer generated sound (2002-3)
Bagatudes hear an excerpt on the Audio page
for clarinet and piano (2002-3)
“Slow Time”
original score for the student film by Eric Harper (2002)
UDP hear an excerpt on the Audio page
computer generated sound (2002)
“Ethereal”
original score for the student film by Mario Marval (2001)
Hidden hear an excerpt on the Audio page
computer generated sound (2001)
Switched On Reich
Max/MSP for performance on Yamaha Disklavier (2001)
“Collapse”
original score for the student film by Ellen Harder (2000)
Chin Music
for saxophone quartet and percussion quartet (1999/2000)
Winner, 2000 William T. Faricy award for Music Composition
Catharsis hear an excerpt on the Audio page
for chamber orchestra (1998) performed by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony,
Emerging Composers Concert, December 10, 1998, Cleveland State University
“Woza Albert”
original score and incidental music (1998) performed November 18-21, 1998
Bowling Green State University Theater Department. Theresa Kasperick, Director
Skies of Couple Color hear an excerpt on the Audio page
suite for chamber ensemble (1997/98) (fl, cl, vcl, pno, 2 perc)