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Solo Instrumental   -   Chamber and Large Ensemble   -   Vocal  -    Electronic and Electro-Acoustic

Solo Instrumental

Three Mythological Cats (2021, in progress) for solo violin
a brand new collaboration with the awesome Clara Kim
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duration: ca. 12", in progress
Clara Kim, violin
And Then Their Voices Came Together (2020) for solo piano
commissioned by Thomas Kotcheff , premiered November 13, 2020
duration: ca. 4"
Thomas Kotcheff, piano
Ripple (2020), a miniature for solo violin
written for Clara Kim for Modern Art Orchestra's Art of Virus
duration: ca 2"
Clara Kim, violin
Songbook for solo piano (2018- )
an ongoing set of pieces inspired by the Great American Songbook
duration: ca. 60", in progress...
'Oh What A Beautiful Mornin'',
​based upon the original by Richard Rodgers
'Tea for Two',
​based on the original by Vincent Youman
'My Funny Valentine',
​based on the original by Richard Rodgers
'Begin the Beguine',
​based upon the original by Cole Porter
'I Get A Kick Out Of You',
​based upon the original by Cole Porter
'Over the Rainbow',
​based on the original by Harold Arlen
'I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate',
​based upon the original by Armand J. Piron
'Paper Moon',
​based upon the original by Harold Arlen
'White Christmas',
​based on the original by  Irving Berlin
Performed by Thomas Kotcheff, piano; Videos by Louis Ng
Preludes for solo classical guitar (2014)
premiered November 9, 2014
duration: ca 15"
Performed by Spencer Artwick, classical guitar; Videos by Louis Ng
Four Interludes (2014) for piano
commissioned by Thomas Kotcheff, premiered January 28, 2018
duration: ca 14"
Performed by Thomas Kotcheff, piano; Videos by Louis Ng
Two Mythological Birds (2012) for violin
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commissioned by Clara Kim, premiered September 29, 2012
duration: ca 9"
Performed by Clara Kim, violin; Video by Four/Ten Media
 

Chamber and Large Ensemble

Bear (2020), a miniature for piano four-hands
commissioned by HOCKET for #What2020SoundsLike
duration: ca 1"
HOCKET - Sarah Gibson and Thomas Kotcheff, piano four-hands
Taller Than The Trees (2018) for bassoon, viola, and four-hands piano
written for NMOP (New Music On The Point) 2018, premiered June 17, 2018
duration: ca 7"
Ember I Miss You (2017) for four violins and spoken word
commissioned by MoVE (Modern Violin Ensemble), premiered February 16, 2018
duration: ca 16"
Slow The Light (2015; rev. 2018) for two pianos
commissioned by HOCKET, premiered March 23, 2016
duration: ca 10"
Yet To Say (2014) for orchestra
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premiered October 23, 2014
duration: ca 7"
 Performed by the USC Thornton Symphony, Donald Crockett conducting
Source (2014), a concerto for violin, four solo singers, and mixed chamber ensemble​
written for Clara Kim, premiered March 5, 2014
​duration: ca 18"
Performed by Thornton Edge, Donald Crockett conducting; and Clara Kim,violin
Tonewood (2008) for orchestra
premiered February 5, 2009
duration: ca 11"
Performed by the USC Thornton Symphony, Donald Crockett conducting
Kinema (2005) for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
written for the Aspen Music Festival, premiered August 11, 2005
duration: ca 6"
Performed by Carmen Izzo, clarinet; Michelle Black, violin; Lauren Posey, cello; and Sarah Gibson, piano

Vocal

Three Sea Shanties (2020) for soprano and classical guitar
text by anonymous
commissioned by Duo Apollon for their debut recording project, due to be released in 2021

duration: ca 15"
'Shenandoah' begins at 32:27 in video:
'If I Had' and 'I Carry' (2019) for soprano and piano
text taken from interviews with Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson
commissioned by Alina Roitstein and Lisa Sylvester, premiered June 8, 2019

duration: ca 9"
Sparks From The Wheel (2019) for mezzo-soprano, french horn, and piano
text by Walt Whitman, Thomas Hardy, Henry David Thoreau, & Gertrude Stein
​commissioned by Victoria Fox and Jason Allison, premiered February 2, 2019

duration: ca 15"
II. A Slow Silent Walk, performed by Victoria Fox, Matthew Otto, and Sarah Gibson
Tender Buttons (2016) for soprano and string quartet
text by Gertrude Stein
premiered December 9, 2017
duration: ca 35"
Performed by Diana Newman and Viano Quartet with Stephen Perkyns
featuring artwork by Morgan Thomas Shankweiler

Performed by Lucy Fitz Gibbon and Argus Quartet
Scenes and Weavings (2012) for eight-part mixed choir
text by Kobayashi Issa translated by David G. Lanoue
premiered April 26, 2012
duration: ca 12"
Performed by the USC Thornton Chamber Singers, Jo-Michael Scheibe conducting
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Around the Throne the Thunder Rolls (2012) for soprano or tenor and classical guitar
text by Thomas Wyatt
premiered April 24, 2012
duration: ca 7"
Night Runs Deep (2011) for four-part men's choir and cello
text by Eugenio Montale translated by Dana Gioia
premiered March 30, 2012
duration: ca 10"
Performed by Stella Cho, cello; Abram St. Amand Poliakoff and Jordan Nelson, Tenors; Gabriel Fanelli and Lucas Hausrath, Basses; and Yohan Partan conducting

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Even in the barn's shade (2011) for eight-part mixed choir
text by Kobayashi Issa translated by David G. Lanoue
​premiered March 3, 2013

​duration: ca 4"
Performed by the Los Robles Master Chorale's êkō chamber choir, Lelsey Leighton conducting
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Sich Überschwenken (2007) for eight-part mixed choir with soloists
text by Angelus Silesius
premiered April 24, 2007
duration: ca 6"
Performed by Yale Schola Cantorum, Simon Carrington conducting
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Electronic and Electro-Acoustic Music

Music For A Space Tourist (2021), an album of ambient electronic music
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A Quick Guide To The Sky (2020), an album of ambient electronic music
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duration: ca 34"
Video for 'Let Your Eyes Adjust To See All Of The Stars'
Play With The Silver Moon (2017), a remix album based upon Larry Nelson's 'Lavender Chorales'
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duration: ca 35"
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Vox Submersi (2017), a re-imagining of George Crumbs 'Vox Balaenae', for violin, cello, and electronic sounds
commissioned by Lina Bahn & Matt Haimovitz, premiered October 22, 2017
duration: ca 12"
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Mornings (2015), an album of experimental ambient electronic music
duration: ca 42"
click on the image below to hear the album via Bandcamp
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Video for 'Tidewaters', the first track on 'Mornings'
Video by Will and Amanda Clifton
Interstellar Travel Itinerary (2014) for violin and live computer processing
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commissioned by Clara Kim, premiered January 14, 2014
duration: ca 10"
Performed by Clara Kim, violin; and Jordan Nelson, laptop
Postcards from Los Angeles (2010), music for a multi-media installation
duration: ca 43"
Painting by Kira Shewfelt
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