Composition
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Solo Works
First Love -- solo high voice, piano | approx. 3:00 | text by John Clare | composed in October of 2020 | premiered at the St. Olaf College Fresh Ink Recital in November of 2020 | audio | perusal score | purchase
Bitter -- solo alto saxophone | approx. 3:30 | composed in September of 2020
Little Lost Boy -- solo high/mid voice, piano | approx. 3:00 | text by William Blake | composed in September 2020
Chamber Works
Confidence -- flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 trombones, tuba | approx. 3:30 | composed in November of 2021 | score
Chasing Daybreak -- flute, piano, bass guitar, drums | approx. 5:00 | composed in January of 2021 | premiered at the St. Olaf College Fresh Ink concert in November of 2021
Safari -- brass quintet (also arranged for horn choir) | approx. 3:30 | composed in January of 2020 | arranged for horn choir in October of 2023 | score
Choral Works
A Red, Red Rose -- SATB a cappella (with divisi) | approx. 4:00 | text by Robert Burns | composed in June of 2023 in honor of Elizabeth Schoen's 21st birthday | perusal score | purchase
Affirm -- SATB (with divisi), solo voices, piano, flute, & djembe | approx. 4:00 | text by Ella Wheeler Wilcox | composed in February of 2023 | premiered by Spiritus Novus in May of 2023 | recording | perusal score | purchase
Climbing Song -- SATB, piano | approx. 4:00 | text by Ruby Archer | composed in April of 2022 | premiered by Spiritus Novus in April of 2024 | youtube | perusal score | purchase
A City Under Siege -- SATB a cappella | approx. 5:00 | text from Psalm 31: 21-24 | composed in February of 2022 in solidarity with the Ukrainian people | premiered at the St. Olaf College Fresh Ink recital in April of 2022 | youtube | perusal score | purchase
The Thing Is -- SATB (with divisi), string quartet | approx. 10:00 | text by Ellen Bass | composed in January of 2022 | premiered in April of 2023 by the St. Olaf Chapel Choir | youtube
Sunrise -- SSAATTBB, solo voices, piano | approx. 6:30 | text from original Latin of Psalm 113:3 | composed in January of 2021 | perusal score
In The Silence -- SATB (with divisi), piano | approx. 5:30 | text by Elijah Culp | composed in April of 2020 in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic | premiered in Fall of 2021 by Spiritus Novus
Orchestral Works
Climbing Song -- full orchestra, double winds & brass, SATB choir | approx. 4:00 | composed in April of 2022 | arranged for orchestra in October of 2023 | perusal score
Dance of Spring -- full orchestra, double winds & brass | approx. 7:00 | composed in January of 2019 | arranged for orchestra in September of 2023
The Tether of Mind and Body -- two movements | approx. 8:00
I. As We Lie Awake at Night -- string orchestra (violins 1-4, violas 1-2, cellos 1-2, double bass) | approx. 3:30 | composed in October of 2022
II. The State of Dreams -- full orchestra | approx. 4:30 | composed in December of 2022
Wind Ensemble Works
Dance of Spring -- wind ensemble, optional SATB choir (wish divisi) | approx. 7:00 | composed in January of 2019 | performed by the Irondequoit High School Wind Ensemble in May of 2019
Winter's Storm -- wind ensemble, SATB choir, synthesizer | approx. 9:00 | composed in January of 2018 | performed by the Irondequoit High School Wind Ensemble in March of 2018
Major Works
The Things They Don't See -- SATB choir (with divisi), narrations, soloists, string quartet, piano, cajon, percussion | approx. 1:45:00 | text by various artists | composed in 2022 - 2024 | premiered at St. Olaf College in April of 2024 | more info