Petrichor
2026 / Vocal & Chamber Music DURATION5 songs totalling9 minutes, 30 seconds INSTRUMENTATIONsoprano, string quartet TEXTKateri Akiwenzie-Damm COMMISSIONED BYMusic on […]
Chamber
So Close AND So Far (Etudes for Trumpet)
Ever hear that old saying, “oh so close, yet so far”? In composing this collection of Trumpet Etudes, I wanted to flip the regret and sadness of this familiar phrase into something that evokes positivity and achievement, especially for the trumpeters that play these pieces. As musicians, we enjoy a challenge. To be able to do something that we were not previously able to do through hard work is a pure joy. It’s glorious to master something that formerly felt difficult or even impossible. My hope is that all the trumpeters who practice these etudes achieve their goals and not just be “close”.
A Village of Landscapes
2021-22 / Solo, Chamber Music & Electro-Chamber DURATION60 minutes INSTRUMENTATIONbassoon, piano, fixed electronics COMMISSIONED BYSébastien Malette (bassoonist) Programme Notes A
The Spirits That Haunt Us
2022 / Chamber Music DURATION11 minutes, 30 seconds INSTRUMENTATIONwoodwind duo (flute/alto flute, bassoon/contrabassoon) COMMISSIONED BYMegan Lanz and Cayla Bellamy Programme
Hope
Despite all that is happening in the world, this string quartet aims to renew our spirit of optimism. What choice do we have?
Two Hearts In Concert
2021 / Chamber Music DURATION3 minutes, 15 seconds INSTRUMENTATIONstring duo (violin, viola) COMMISSIONED BYAmorim-Rufino Duo Programme Notes When the Amorim-Rufino
Staccato Etude for Trumpet
2021 / Solo & Chamber Music DURATION3 minutes, 15 seconds INSTRUMENTATIONtrumpet (optional marimba) COMMISSIONED BYThe World Trumpet Society Programme Notes
Positivity
2019 / Chamber Music DURATION60 minutes INSTRUMENTATIONviolin, percussion (marimba) Programme Notes Composing this piece is part of an ongoing personal
Unity in Distress
2020 / Chamber Music DURATION2 minutes INSTRUMENTATIONstring quartet (2 violins, viola, cello) Programme Notes I composed this piece in the
I Am Not Alone
2020 / Chamber or Large Ensemble DURATION2 minutes INSTRUMENTATION5-part student violin ensemble Programme Notes I wrote this piece in the
Pedal Music
2020 / Chamber or Large Ensemble DURATION93 minutes INSTRUMENTATION5-movement suite for various instruments COMMISSIONED BYInConcerto (music festival) Programme Notes Pedal
Music for Self-Isolation
As a composer, I was feeling helpless at home during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, I realized I could provide my friends with
Sunken Carousel
2012 / Chamber Music DURATION10 minutes, 30 seconds INSTRUMENTATIONceltic harp, 2 marimbas, piano, double bass Programme Notes This piece was
To My Mother
2019 / Chamber Music DURATION7 minutes, 50 seconds INSTRUMENTATIONclarinet in A, piano Programme Notes Inspired by the poem… To My
Fake News
2018 / Chamber Music DURATION6 minutes, 45 seconds INSTRUMENTATIONcello, piano Programme Notes When I was a kid, I couldn’t help
