works

Orchestra

Act, for small orchestra (2010-2011).

for small orchestra. Readings: Berkeley Symphony, Joana Carneiro, cond. January 16^th, 2011 and March 13th, 2011

Large Ensemble

Act (2010) 16 min.

for soprano and 12 players. Premiere: Berkeley New Music Project. Berkeley Contemporary Chamber Players. David Milnes, cond. Hertz Hall.  April 4^th, 2010

without (“…and dropped land into the bottom as it left rocks and kame when it pulled back…”) (2006) 11 min.

for four amplified trios. Premiere: Berkeley New Music Project. Berkeley Contemporary Chamber Players. David Milnes, cond. Hertz Hall. April 3^rd, 2006

widows’ walk (2002) 15 min.

for eleven players. Premiere: University of Illinois New Music Ensemble. Bill Brooks, cond. Smith Memorial Hall. Urbana, Illinois. December 5^th, 2002

Small Ensemble

Black Piet (2012) 9 min.

for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano. Premiere: The Art of Migration Festival. Mondavi Center, Davis, California. Empyrean Ensemble. February 1st, 2013

Said What Choice Spoken (2012) 7 min.

for flute, percussion, and piano. Premiere: Krannert Center, Urbana, Illinois. Illinois Modern Ensemble. October 19th, 2012

Dérive b (2011) 9 min.

for bass clarinet, cello, and optional electronic sound sculpture. Premiere: Eco Ensemble. Matt Ingalls, Leighton Fong, and myself.  February 6th, 2011

Dérive (2010) 5 min.

for bass clarinet and cello. Premiere: Tzlil Meudcan Festival, Israel. Ensemble Praesenz, Richard Haynes and Jan-Filip Tupa. July 3^rd, 2010

Untitled II (2009) 4 min.

for clarinet, violin and piano. Premiere: Ensemble SfSound. San Francisco Conservatory of Music. January 23^rd, 2010

Muthologos (2008) 8 min.

for flute, clarinet, violin, and cello. Premiere: Berkeley New Music Project. Berkeley Contemporary Chamber Players. David Milnes, cond. Hertz Hall November 24^th, 2008

Untitled I (2007) 9 min.

for prepared piano and harpsichord. Ensemble Keynote+, Kate Ryder and Jane Chapman. Premiere: CNMAT, Berkeley. April 18^th, 2007

1956-1958 (2007) 19 min.

for violin, cello, and percussion. Premiere: Berkeley New Music Project. Berkeley Contemporary Chamber Players. Hertz Hall. April 2^nd, 2007

Artaud- last days (2006) 9 min.

for actor and narrator/trumpet. Premiere: Myself, actor, and David Bithell. Morrison Hall, Berkeley. May 2^nd, 2006

recitative (2005) 6 min.

for two sopranos, bassoon, and piano. Text by Margaret Ronda. Premiere: CNMAT. May 14^th, 2005

… t_ ho_d th_ fu_ure unt__ _he _uture _ade ba_k to th_ spot… (2005) 9 min.

for piccolo, cello, and piano, amplified. Premiere: Berkeley New Music Project. Berkeley Contemporary Chamber Players. David Milnes, cond. Hertz Hall. April 5^th, 2005

sum/former/instance (2005) 9 min.

for three voice, oboe, french horn, amplified. Premiere: Ensemble ‘Les Jeunes Solistes,’ Rachid Safir, cond. Fondation Royaumont, France. October 3^rd, 2004

on/to/with… (2004) 9 min.

for amplified Pierrot ensemble (plus percussion, minus voice). Premiere: Berkeley New Music Project. Berkeley Contemporary Chamber Players, David Milnes, cond. International House, Berkeley. April 4^th, 2004

inferno (2002/2005 revision) 9 min.

for soprano, flute, and trumpet. Premiere: Smith Memorial Hall. Urbana, Illinois. November 22^nd, 2002

With Electronics

Stanza in Meditation (2009) 6 min.

for singer/actor with stage props and electronics. Text by Gertrude Stein. Premiere: Philipp Blume. Smith Memorial Hall, Urbana, Illinois. January 30^th, 2009

68 (2008) 25 min.

for actor/baritone, cello, and percussion with video projection and electronics. Texts by Isidore Isou and Guy Debord. Images by myself and Jacques Villeglé. Premiere: Georges Pompidou Center as part of the Jacques Villeglé Retrospective Exhibit, Paris. October 1^st, 2008

Position, influence (2007) 8 min.

for Soprano and Electronics. Texts by myself and Charles DeGaulle. Premiere: Espace de Projection, IRCAM, Paris. October 6^th, 2007

this/this/this (2007) 5 min.

for tenor saxophone and electronics. Alexandre Souillart, saxophone. Premiere: Studio One, IRCAM, Paris. March 9^th, 2007

Solo

focus…shift…regions(2003) 7 min.

for solo piano. Karen Rosenak. Premiere: Berkeley New Music Project. International House, Berkeley. December 2^nd, 2003

american country tunes (2002) 3 min.

for solo piano. Kris Becker. Premiere: Smith Memorial Room. Urbana, Illinois. December 1^st, 2002

Installations

Water Mark (2010)

for resonating piano, metal sheets, and image projection . Collaboration with Kim Anno and Ricardo Rivera, video artists. Premiere: Berkeley Art Center. October 9^th, 2010

Speaking Metals II (2009) 20 min.

for resonating metal sheets and light bulbs. Additional video projection by Marcia Scott and Heather Gordon. Premiere: Ice on the High Art Exhibit. Pacific Basin Building, Berkeley. December 3^rd, 2009

Speaking Metals I (2009) 20 min.

for resonating metal sheets, light bulbs, industrial fan and lightweight fabric. Additional video projection by Marcia Scott and Heather Gordon. Premiere: Poto Festival, Grass Valley, California. July 8^th, 2009

Works for Dance

Noisense (2010) 40 min.

for four dancers, extensive multimedia and sound technology. Collaboration with Ashley Ferro-Murray, choreographer, and Rama Gottfried, composer/artist. Premiere: Studio 7, Zellerbach Performing Arts Center. October 28^th, 2010

Music for ‘MinEvent’ (2009) by Merce Cunningham 15 min.

for three racks of resonating metal sheets. Premiere: Berkeley Dance Project. Patricia Lent, dir. Zellerbach Playhouse, Berkeley. April 17^th, 2009

Works for Theatre

Music for ‘Three Sisters Who Are Not Sisters’ (2009) by Gertrude Stein. (25 minutes)

for stereo playback and singing actors. Premiere: ‘Silences and Salutations: Seven One- Act Plays. Marc Boucai, dir. Durham Theatre, Berkeley. November 8^th, 2009