Confined in Everyday Scenes
2026 / Solo & Electro-Chamber DURATION40 minutes INSTRUMENTATIONcello, fixed electronics COMMISSIONED BYJoann Whang (cellist) Programme Notes Confined in Everyday Scenes is […]
Solo (non-piano)
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”.
Trees.Listen
2022-24 / Solo & Electro-Chamber DURATION51 minutes INSTRUMENTATIONacoustic lever harp, fixed electronics CO-COMPOSERSharlene Wallace Programme Notes Trees.Listen is a nine-piece
A Village of Landscapes
2021-22 / Solo, Chamber Music & Electro-Chamber DURATION60 minutes INSTRUMENTATIONbassoon, piano, fixed electronics COMMISSIONED BYSébastien Malette (bassoonist) Programme Notes A
In the Area of the Heart
2022 / Solo & Electro-Chamber DURATION6 minutes, 30 seconds INSTRUMENTATIONviolin, fixed electronics COMMISSIONED BYPaulina Derbez (violin) Programme Notes Meditation has
To Cope and Manage
2021 / Solo DURATION3 minutes, 45 seconds INSTRUMENTATIONviolin COMMISSIONED BYHigh Notes Avante for Stephen Sitarski Programme Notes According to the
Staccato Etude for Trumpet
2021 / Solo & Chamber Music DURATION3 minutes, 15 seconds INSTRUMENTATIONtrumpet (optional marimba) COMMISSIONED BYThe World Trumpet Society Programme Notes
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
08/14/13 – Cairo
2013 / Solo & Electro-Chamber DURATION12 minutes, 45 seconds INSTRUMENTATIONbass clarinet, fixed electronics COMMISSIONED BYKathryn Ladano (bass clarinetist) Programme Notes
Parents’ Expectations
2013 / Solo & Electro-Chamber DURATION10 minutes, 15 seconds INSTRUMENTATIONamplified viola, fixed electronics Programme Notes The piece is inspired by
Bridal March
2003 / Solo DURATION2 minutes INSTRUMENTATIONorgan Programme Notes This short piece was dedicated to a good friend who used it
Goulash Folk Song
1994-96 / Solo DURATION3 minutes, 10 seconds INSTRUMENTATIONcello Programme Notes I grew up in a spirited, hot-blooded Hungarian family where
