WORKS

ORCHESTRA

"Constellations—>Celestial Dawning” for full orchestra (13’) (2015) Score. Recording.
"Creation" for full orchestra (7')
"Flourish" for chamber orchestra (7')
"In Search of Imagery" for orchestra (20") 
"Mother of War" for full orchestra (9’) (2013) Score. Recording.
"Night Visions" for full orchestra (9') (2003)
"With Reverence" for solo French horn, string orchestra and percussion (11') (2009)
"Odes of Praise" from Canticles from the Ends of the Earth for chorus and orchestra with texts set in Latin from The Book of Psalms, numbers 148 and 150 (2018) (9') Score. Recording

CHORUS

"Breathturn" (text, Paul Celan) for SSAATTBBB chorus (2009) (6’) Score. Recording.
"Eternal Light" (text, Lux Aeterna) for SSAATTBB chorus from Canticles from the Ends of the Earth (2019) (6') 
“There is a Season” (text, Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 set in Latin) for SATB choir (7’)
“I Carry your Heart” (text, Edward Estin Cummings) for SSAATTBB choir, piano and violoncello (2016) (5’) Score. Recording.
"Love is Patient“ (text, Corinthians 4-13 set in Latin) for SATB chorus and string quartet (2022) (6')
"On Solitary Fields" (text, Emily Dickinson) for SSAA choir and chamber ensemble (2019) (13') Score.
"Odes of Praise" from Canticles from the Ends of the Earth for chorus and orchestra with texts set in Latin from The Book of Psalms, numbers 148 and 150 (9') Score. Recording
"Winter Cheer" (text, Hattie Whitney) for SATB chorus and piano (7')

CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA

Canticles from the Ends of the Earth for SSAATTBB chorus and orchestra (60')
"Eternal Light" (text, Lux Aeterna) for SSAATTBB chorus, string orchestra and percussion from Canticles from the Ends of the Earth (2022) (6') 
​“Hear my Voice” (text, Psalm 130 set in Latin) for SATB choir, string orchestra and percussion (10’)
​"Love is Patient“(text, Corinthians 4-13 set in Latin) for SATB chorus and string orchestra (2022) (6')
"Odes of Praise" from Canticles from the Ends of the Earth for chorus and orchestra with texts set in Latin from The Book of Psalms, numbers 148 and 150 (2018) (9') Score. Recording
"On Solitary Fields" (text, Emily Dickinson) for SSAA choir and chamber ensemble (13') (2019) Score. 

WIND SYMPHONY

Transformative States for wind symphony is a modular piece for symphonic winds.  Many combinations of the below segments may be performed in succession and some movements may also bypass others ("Flow," for example, may lead directly to "Cloud-Like").  The cycle may also begin with "Swirling" or "Cloud-Like" and proceed to the end and it can, of course, begin with "Flow" and proceed through all movements in succession to end with "Glacial." Score. Recording.

I) "Flow" for solo alto saxophone
II) "Swirling" for three flutes, three clarinets, piano, optional harp and two percussionists
III) "Fluidly" for three flutes, three clarinets and two percussionists
IV) "Cloud-like" for solo flute and solo saxophone with three flutes, three clarinets, piano, optional harp and two percussionists (versions for flute and saxophone duo; alto flute and saxophone duo or alto saxophone duo also possible)
V) "Flecks" for three flutes, piano, optional harp and two percussionists
VI) "Coursing" for three flutes, three clarinets, piano, optional harp and two percussionists
VII) "Rapids" for three flutes, three clarinets, piano, optional harp and two percussionists
VIII) "Glacial" for wind ensemble or full wind symphony
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LARGE ENSEMBLE

"Branching” for mixed winds and strings from the Natura cycle (7’) (2007). Score. Recording.
"In Search of Imagery" for chamber orchestra (20") (in preparation)
​"On Solitary Fields" (text, Emily Dickinson) for SSAA choir and chamber ensemble (13') Score. 
​The Waters of Time (text, Pablo Neruda set in Spanish) cycle of seven movements drawn from the instrumentation: soprano and flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (15’) (2007-2010).
“With Reverence” version for solo French horn, eleven strings and percussion (11’) (2011). Score. Recording.

SMALL ENSEMBLE

“Air” for flute and guitar (6’) (2008)
“Air” for woodwind quintet from the Natura cycle (6’) (2008) Score. Recording.
“As if Snow” for harp, vibraphone and piano from the Natura cycle (7') (2009). Score. Recording.
"Aqua Luminous" for violin and harp (7')
“Cloud-Like” version for flute and alto saxophone (5’) (2014) Score.
“Cloud-Like” version for alto flute and alto saxophone (5’) (2014) Score.
“Cloud-Like” version for two alto saxophones (5’) (2014) Score. Recording.
“Color and Texture” for clarinet, violin and piano (12') (2016) Score. Recording.
“Emerge” for piano and three bowed piano players (6’) from the Resonant Strands cycle (5') (2006) Score. Recording.
“Ethers” for French horn, percussion and violoncello (10’) (2011) Score.
“Flutter” version for violin and harp from the In Search of Imagery cycle (5’) (2017) Score. Recording.
“Halo” for two prepared vibraphones, piano, harp, cello and contrabass In Search of Imagery cycle (15’) (2016) Score. Recording.
“Increscent” for violin and piano/bowed piano from the Resonant Strands cycle (10’) (2004) Score. Recording.
“In Stillness” version or bass clarinet and cello (9’) (2007)
“In Stillness” version for bass clarinet and string quartet (9’) from the Natura cycle (2008) Score. Recording.
“Inward” for string quartet (9’) (2011) Score.
“Lament” for string quartet (5’) (2003)
"Moonlight, Refracted" version for clarinet, two percussionists and piano (6’) (2016) Score. Recording.
“Of Resonance” for string quartet from the Resonant Strands cycle (9’) (2007) Score. Recording.
“Sketches at Dusk and Daybreak for flute in c/alto flute, vibraphone and piano (9’) (2003) Score.
“Take me In” (text, Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī translated by Nader Khalili) for soprano, alto flute, French horn, harp, violoncello and contrabass (13') (2016) Score. Recording.
"Undercurrents" for bass flute, contrabass clarinet, piano, percussion, violoncello and contrabass (6’) (2016) Score. Recording.
"Veiled in Morning Mist" for flute and piano with one bow from the In Search of Imagery cycle (7') (2017) Score.

SOLO INSTRUMENT

"Aura” for solo clarinet (8-9’). Score.
“Constellations” version for solo piano from the Natura cycle (7’) (2008) Score. Recording.
“Echoes” for solo piano (5’) (2010) Score. Recording.
"Elegy" for solo piano (6')
“Emerge” for piano and three bowed piano players (6’) from the Resonant Strands cycle (5') (2006) Score. Recording.
"Flow" for solo clarinet (5')
"Flow" for solo flute (5')
"Flow" for solo saxophone (5') Score. 
From Natura: Four Movements for Solo Piano (includes "Undercurrents; "Rain Gardens;" Moonlight, Refracted;" and "Constellations" (25") (2008-2016) Score.
"Moonlight, Refracted" version for solo piano from the Natura cycle (6’) (2017) Score.
“Opening” version for solo violoncello (5’) from the Resonant Strands cycle (2006) Score. Recording.
“Opening” version for solo violin (5’) (2008) Score.
“Opening” version for solo viola (5’) (2008) Score.
“Rain Gardens” for solo piano from the Natura cycle (6’) (2012) Score. Recording.
“Tendrils” for clarinet (6’) from the Natura cycle (2016)
"Undercurrents" version for solo piano from the Natura cycle (6’) (2017) Score.

SOLO VOICE AND CHAMBER ENSEMBLE

“Collecting Winter” (text, Philip Levine) for tenor, vibraphone, piano and cello (5’) (in preparation).
Dream-Paths cycle (text, Ono No Komachi set in ancient Japanese) for female voice, piano/prepared piano, electric guitar and percussion (25’) (2014-2016) Score. Recording.
“In Widening Circles” (text, Rainer Maria Rilke, set in German) for soprano, keyboard instrument and sustaining instrument (6’) (2013)
“Its Whisper” (text, Pablo Neruda) for female voice, flute and clarinet from the Waters of Time cycle (4’) (2009)
"Close” (text, Pablo Neruda) for female voice and piano (4’) from the Waters of Time cycle (2010)
“Take me In” (text, Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī translated by Nader Khalili) for soprano, alto flute, French horn, harp, violoncello and contrabass (13') (2016) Score. Recording.
“That Time” (text, Pablo Neruda) for soprano, alto flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (7’) from The Waters of Time cycle (2008)
“Today the World” (text, Pablo Neruda) collection of pieces for soprano, acoustic guitar and cello (12’) (2016)
“Twilight” (text, Edward Estin Cummings) for soprano, alto flute, clarinet, violin, cello, harp and percussion (12’) (2007) Score. Recording.
The Waters of Time (text, Pablo Neruda set in Spanish) cycle of seven movements drawn from the instrumentation: soprano and flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (15’) (2007-2010) 
"You, by my Side" (text, Pablo Neruda) for female voice, piano, drum set and cello
"Your Hand"  (text, Pablo Neruda) for female voice, flute, violin and cello

DANCE

"Arcs" version for flute, clarinet, harp, piano, percussion, violin, cello and dancers (9') (2018).Score.
“Flutter” for violin and harp (5’) (2017) Score. Recording. 
“Impulse” for flute, clarinet, percussion, violin, cello and dancers (10’) (2012)
"Insomnia" for violin, vibraphone and two dancers (3') (2018)
"Reach" for piano, percussion and solo dancer (3') (2018)
"Rise" for cello, piano and dancer(s) (3') (2018)
“Twilight” (text, Edward Estin Cummings) for soprano and alto flute, clarinet, violin, cello, harp and percussion (12’) (2007) Score. Recording.

SEMI-STAGED CHAMBER OPERA

Songs of Longing (text, Sappho) for three female voices and baroque chamber ensemble (20’) (2010)

FILM

489 Days soundtrack for string trio and percussion for a documentary by Rania Al Mulky (2019) (15')
Breaking the Code soundtrack for saxophone, guitars, bass guitar, piano, percussion, drumset for a feature film by Michael Flanagan (45')
Lines electronic soundtrack for a film by Sarah Carlson (2008) (3')

MULTIMEDIA

"Elemental" for clarinet, harp, marimba, xylophone and violin for an augmented realty application with artwork by Jenny Okun

ARRANGEMENTS

"Joy to the World" for full orchestra to be accompanied by "Joy to the World" for SATB chorus by Lowell Mason (3') (2018)
"Nude" by Radiohead version for saxophone (soprano or alto), flute, clarinet, piano, drumset, violin and cello (4') (2007) Recording.
"Nude" by Radiohead version for female voice, flute, clarinet, piano, drumset, violin and cello (4') (2007)

CYCLES OF EXTRACTABLE WORKS

Between Darkness and Light cycle of works for French horn, strings and percussion (2009- ). When all of the works are performed on the same concert, they are programmed in the following order:

I) “Ethers” for horn, violoncello and percussion (7’)
I) “Inward” for string quartet (11’)
III) “Tranquil” for violin and violoncello (4’)
IV) “Deep” for solo contrabass (7') (in preparation)
V) “With Reverence” for solo horn, strings and percussion (in memoriam Gérard Grisey) (8’)

Dream-Paths cycle (text, Ono No Komachi set in ancient Japanese) for female voice, piano/prepared piano, electric guitar and percussion (25’) (2014-2016):

I) “On this Moonless Night”
II) “Without End”
III) “Feeling”
IV) “As I Dozed”
V) “Upon the Paths of Dreams”
VI) “Had I Known it for a Dream”
VII) “I would not have Awakened”
VIII) “It’s Over! Placing Burning Coals and Empty of Grain”
IX) “Visible Colors” (Invisible Passions)
X) Already Faded Away

Score. Recording.

Canticles from the Ends of the Earth cycle (text, passages from the bible, set in Latin)

I) "Creation: for orchestra (8')
II) "For Everything there is a Season" for SATB chorus (6')
III) “Hear my Voice for SATB chorus and string orchestra (10’) 
IV) "Love is Patient" for SATB chorus and string orchestra (7’) 
V-VI) “Odes of Praise” for SATB chorus and orchestral with optional organ hand bells (8’) 
VII) "Eternal Light" for SATB chorus, harp, strings and bowed metal percussion (7') 

Natura cycle of eleven extractable works ranging from solo instrument to full orchestra (1 hour) (2007-2017):

I) "Undercurrents" version for bass flute, contrabass clarinet, piano, percussion, violoncello and contrabass (6’)
II) "Rain Gardens" for piano (5’)
III) "Tendrils" for clarinet (note: "Rain Gardens" and "Tendrils" overlap when the whole cycle is performed) (5’)
IV) "Air" for woodwind quintet (5’)
V) "As if Snow" for piano, harp and percussion (8’)
VI) "In Stillness" for bass clarinet and string quartet (9’)
VII) "Murmur" for bass clarinet, bassoon, marimba and cello (6’)
VIII) "Branching" for flutes, clarinets, English horn, bassoon, French horn, piano harp, percussion, two violins, viola, violoncello and
​contrabass (5’)
IX) "Moonlight, Refracted" for clarinet, two percussionists and piano (6’)
X) "Constellations" for piano, harp and percussion which, when succeeded by “Celestial Dawning,” gradually
transforms into a piece for full orchestra (6’);
XI) "Celestial Dawning" for full orchestra (9’)

Score. Recording.

The eleven pieces of the Natura cycle may be arranged and programmed in a number of ways. First and foremost, all of the works are extractable and may be performed individually. In addition, they may be programmed in a variety of combinations and sequences. The overarching macro-design for the cycle allows each work to seamlessly progress from one to the next in that each piece generally ends with the pitch or sonority on which the following piece begins. This remains true even when the cycle is arranged in different combinations and orderings. The possible design schemes are as follows:
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I) "Tendrils→Branching" clarinet concerto with “Tendrils” for solo clarinet followed by “Branching” for flutes, clarinets, English horn, bassoon, French horn, piano harp, percussion, two violins, viola, violoncello and contrabass;
II) "Murmur→Branching" for Skeletal Chamber Orchestra with “Murmur” for bass clarinet, bassoon, marimba and cello followed by “Branching” for flute, clarinet, English horn, bassoon, French horn, piano harp, percussion, two violins, viola, violoncello and contrabass;

III) From Natura piano sonata with “Undercurrents” version for solo piano followed by “Rain Gardens” for solo piano, “Moonlight, Refracted” version for solo piano and “Constellations” version for solo piano;

IV) Natura I with “Tendrils” for solo clarinet followed by “Air” for woodwind quintet, “In Stillness” for bass clarinet
and string quartet, “Murmur” for bass clarinet, bassoon, marimba and cello and “Branching” for flute, clarinet, English horn, bassoon, French horn, piano harp, percussion, two violins, viola, violoncello and contrabass;

V) Natura II with “Undercurrents” for bass flute, contrabass clarinet, piano, piano, percussion, violoncello and contrabass followed by “Rain Gardens” for piano, “As if Snow” for piano, harp and percussion, “Moonlight, Refracted” version for bass clarinet, harp, percussion and piano, “Constellations” for piano, harp and percussion and “Celestial Dawning” for full orchestra;

VI) Natura for Skeletal Orchestra with all of the pieces from the entire cycle except the three last pieces;

VII) Natura Complete for full orchestra with all eleven pieces in the order prescribed above.
Resonant Strands cycle of five extractable works drawn from the instrumentation: piano, bowed piano and string quartet (34’) When all of the works are performed on the same event, they are programmed in the following order (2005-2007):
I) “Emerge” for piano and bowed piano (5’)                  
II) “Of Resonance” for string quartet (9’)
III) “Opening” for solo cello (5’)
IV) “Increscent” for violin and piano (11’)
V) “Cadence” for piano, bowed piano, and string quartet (4’)
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​Score. Recording.
 
The Waters of Time cycle (text, Pablo Neruda set in Spanish) cycle of seven movements drawn from the instrumentation: soprano and flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (15’) (2007-2010):
 
I) "Prelude" for piano and cello (3')
II) “Close” for female voice and piano (4’)
III) “Your Hand” for female voice, flute, violin and cello (3')
IV) “Its Whisper” for female voice, flute and clarinet (3’)
V) “Without You” for female voice, flute, clarinet, violin, cello and percussion (4’)
VI) "Echoes" for solo piano (5')
VII) "You, by my Side" for female voice, piano, drum set, and cello (7')
VIII) “In the Weavings” for female voice, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and percussion (4’)
IX) “To Want” for female voice and piano, violin and cello (4’)
X) "Elegy" for solo piano (6')
XI) “That Time” for female voice and flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (7’)
Photography of Kirsten Soriano by Jessica Quadra Photography