IN PROGRESS
Bazo – Diabazo – Allo Akousma
A three-part cycle in separate media. The works are performed individually, in pairs, or as one large event. Open duration.
Allo Akousma (ἄλλο ἄκουσμα) (other listening) (in progress for 2016)
Sound sculpture wearables with inbuilt live electronics. Open duration.
Diabazo (διαβάζω) (the reading) (in progress for 2015)
Woodwind quintet, with additional instrumentalists, and live electronics. 60 minutes.
Bazo (βάζω) (the placing) (in progress for 2015)
Installation of twenty monitors. 4 hours. Open viewing duration.
SELECTED COMPOSITIONS: 1987-2014
The Geography of Sound / The Geography of Listening (2013 / 2014—in progress)
Flute (doubling piccolo, alto and bass flutes), sound engineer (with microphone array and multi-channel sound dispersion), and live electronics
More I, from I.S.’s “Trois pièces pour quatour à cordes” (2014)
-a keen for Jonathan Kramer and the centenary of WWI.
String Quartet.
Pendulum—Polyrhythmophone (2012)
-in memory of Cowell at 115, Theremin at 116 and the Rhythmicon at 70.
For microphones, amplifiers, speakers, performers and digital limiters.
Black Box (4) (2011)
Saxophone Quartet.
The Tupapau Within (from The Great Fish Changing Skies) (2010)
Soprano voice, stage actor, two narrators, saxophone quartet, and live electronics.
-with stage-scale sculptural installation and video by visual artist Alexander Lee.
Forever Young (2010)
Two baritone saxophones and two digital delays.
-with alternate version for other saxophones, and optional video work by visual artist Alexander Lee.
Expanding Eel Devourer (from The Great Fish Changing Skies) (2009)
Soprano voice (with underwater vocal technique), two narrators, nine assistants, field recordings of deep ocean ambience, microphones, hydrophones, twelve channel sound dispersion, two Tahitian (or hula) drummers with conch shells, nine Tahitian (or hula) dancers, and live electronics.
-with stage-scale sculptural installation by visual artist Alexander Lee.
Chronicles of Despair (in paradise) (2007-2009)
Film and sound installation.
-collaborative project with performance artist Jennifer Nelson.
Prologue (from The Great Fish Changing Skies) (2008)
Soprano, narrator, two alto saxophones, and live electronics.
-with stage-scale sculptural installation by artist Alexander Lee.
Radial (2005 / 2006)
Alto saxophone, chamber orchestra, and live electronics.
Daily Last Thoughts (2005)
Open scores, performance art.
OneTwenty (2004)
Saxophone quartet.
Φωναἰ [Voices] (2004)
Percussion quartet and saxophone quartet.
FY (2003 / 2004)
Two baritone saxophones, violin, and live electronics.
-with large screen video work by visual artist Alexander Lee.
Wake (2003)
Choreographed violinist, three percussionists, two saxophones, six dancers, and video projection.
-written with choreographer Malene Schjønning and video artist Alexander Lee.
Last Thoughts (2003)
Open scores, performance art.
The Weaver and the Web, Resounding (2002)
Networked sound instrument (at www.weaveme.org from 2003-2004).
-written in collaboration with LaShanda Henry.
Precision: Immaterial (2002)
Four-channel sound installation for the semi-transparent video cube installation Layer: Immaterial.
-in collaboration with video artist MTRX-E.
Black Box (2001)
Two or more alto saxophones live or over-dubbed.
Double (2001)
Solo alto saxophone and solo dancer.
-with choreography by Malene Schjønning.
OverTime (2001)
Dancing violinist, three dancers with motion sensors, sound isolation chamber (recording booth, stage sculpture), inflation pillow (sound and stage sculpture), multiple video projections, and real-time computer sound and video processing.
-written in collaboration with Isami Ching, Alexander Lee, Malene Schjønning, Nicholas Marantz, and Maja Cerar.
Expediency (2000)
For one, three, or more performers.
Tapis (2000)
Trombone, piano, and field recordings from New York City.
Smell / Measure (1997-2000)
Solo cello.
Steeds, Static (1999)
Computer generated tape.
Lines, Wax, Strings (1999)
Computer generated tape.
G’s Chord (1999)
Solo piano.
Minim-Tellig (1999)
Solo trombone.
Granite (1998)
Oboe, French horn, and harpsichord.
Two Settings (1998)
For mezzo-soprano, clarinet in A, two French horns, violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
Percussion Trio (1991, revised 1998)
Three percussionists.
U.T. (1998)
Three or more performers.
The Unfinished Polka (1996, re-orchestrated 1997)
Chamber orchestra.
Volume, Heft, Response (1997)
Piccolo, Eb clarinet, trumpet, trombone, and tuba.
Strange Place (1997)
Oboe, Bb clarinet, viola, and piano.
Five Distances (1996)
Alto saxophone and violin.
draft (1996)
Flute, bassoon, and viola.
The Unfinished Polka (1996)
Flute, Eb clarinet, saxophone quartet (s,a,t,b), trumpet, trombone, accordion, piano, two violins, and cello.
VENT (1995)
Bass trombone, violin, flute, Bb clarinet, two trumpets (on risers), and piano.
From the Diary of an Organaut (1995)
Organ solo.
hiatus pitch (1992, revised 1994 / 1995)
Solo alto saxophone.
Alben (1994)
Tenor saxophone, Bb trumpet, “bent” audio greeting cards, and live electronics.
Vagrants II (1994)
Six celli.
Vagrants on Every Floor (1993)
Solo violin.
Citizen’s Arrest (1993)
For four musicians: flute/alto saxophone; Eb clarinet/tenor saxophone; trumpet/trombone with F tuba
mouthpiece; trombone/snare drum.
Electronic Study No. 2 (1992)
Electro-magnetic tape (created with 1950’s vintage electronics, and 1960’s post-production tools).
hiatus pitch (1992)
Solo alto saxophone.
Etude (Lines and Tempi) (1992)
Solo alto saxophone.
Electronic Study No. 1 (1992)
Electro-magnetic tape (created with 1950’s vintage electronics, exclusively).
Poem in 16 Stanze (1991)
For speaking voice.
Percussion Trio (1991)
Three percussionists.
Quartet (1990 / 1991)
Bassoon/contrabassoon, French horn, viola, and tuba.
Music for Percussionist and Composer-Lecturer (1990)
Percussionist and comic lecturer.
An Opera in Five Acts (1989)
Five speaking voices.
-written in collaboration with Janie Bozack.
Three Pieces (1989)
I & III: Eb clarinet, French horn, and tuba or baritone saxophone. II: Alto saxophone and piano.
Conception (1988)
Solo flute.
Quartet for Trombone and Euphonium (1987)
Trombone and euphonium, with vocal multiphonics.
Nascence (1987)
Brass quintet.
Bazo – Diabazo – Allo Akousma
A three-part cycle in separate media. The works are performed individually, in pairs, or as one large event. Open duration.
Allo Akousma (ἄλλο ἄκουσμα) (other listening) (in progress for 2016)
Sound sculpture wearables with inbuilt live electronics. Open duration.
Diabazo (διαβάζω) (the reading) (in progress for 2015)
Woodwind quintet, with additional instrumentalists, and live electronics. 60 minutes.
Bazo (βάζω) (the placing) (in progress for 2015)
Installation of twenty monitors. 4 hours. Open viewing duration.
SELECTED COMPOSITIONS: 1987-2014
The Geography of Sound / The Geography of Listening (2013 / 2014—in progress)
Flute (doubling piccolo, alto and bass flutes), sound engineer (with microphone array and multi-channel sound dispersion), and live electronics
More I, from I.S.’s “Trois pièces pour quatour à cordes” (2014)
-a keen for Jonathan Kramer and the centenary of WWI.
String Quartet.
Pendulum—Polyrhythmophone (2012)
-in memory of Cowell at 115, Theremin at 116 and the Rhythmicon at 70.
For microphones, amplifiers, speakers, performers and digital limiters.
Black Box (4) (2011)
Saxophone Quartet.
The Tupapau Within (from The Great Fish Changing Skies) (2010)
Soprano voice, stage actor, two narrators, saxophone quartet, and live electronics.
-with stage-scale sculptural installation and video by visual artist Alexander Lee.
Forever Young (2010)
Two baritone saxophones and two digital delays.
-with alternate version for other saxophones, and optional video work by visual artist Alexander Lee.
Expanding Eel Devourer (from The Great Fish Changing Skies) (2009)
Soprano voice (with underwater vocal technique), two narrators, nine assistants, field recordings of deep ocean ambience, microphones, hydrophones, twelve channel sound dispersion, two Tahitian (or hula) drummers with conch shells, nine Tahitian (or hula) dancers, and live electronics.
-with stage-scale sculptural installation by visual artist Alexander Lee.
Chronicles of Despair (in paradise) (2007-2009)
Film and sound installation.
-collaborative project with performance artist Jennifer Nelson.
Prologue (from The Great Fish Changing Skies) (2008)
Soprano, narrator, two alto saxophones, and live electronics.
-with stage-scale sculptural installation by artist Alexander Lee.
Radial (2005 / 2006)
Alto saxophone, chamber orchestra, and live electronics.
Daily Last Thoughts (2005)
Open scores, performance art.
OneTwenty (2004)
Saxophone quartet.
Φωναἰ [Voices] (2004)
Percussion quartet and saxophone quartet.
FY (2003 / 2004)
Two baritone saxophones, violin, and live electronics.
-with large screen video work by visual artist Alexander Lee.
Wake (2003)
Choreographed violinist, three percussionists, two saxophones, six dancers, and video projection.
-written with choreographer Malene Schjønning and video artist Alexander Lee.
Last Thoughts (2003)
Open scores, performance art.
The Weaver and the Web, Resounding (2002)
Networked sound instrument (at www.weaveme.org from 2003-2004).
-written in collaboration with LaShanda Henry.
Precision: Immaterial (2002)
Four-channel sound installation for the semi-transparent video cube installation Layer: Immaterial.
-in collaboration with video artist MTRX-E.
Black Box (2001)
Two or more alto saxophones live or over-dubbed.
Double (2001)
Solo alto saxophone and solo dancer.
-with choreography by Malene Schjønning.
OverTime (2001)
Dancing violinist, three dancers with motion sensors, sound isolation chamber (recording booth, stage sculpture), inflation pillow (sound and stage sculpture), multiple video projections, and real-time computer sound and video processing.
-written in collaboration with Isami Ching, Alexander Lee, Malene Schjønning, Nicholas Marantz, and Maja Cerar.
Expediency (2000)
For one, three, or more performers.
Tapis (2000)
Trombone, piano, and field recordings from New York City.
Smell / Measure (1997-2000)
Solo cello.
Steeds, Static (1999)
Computer generated tape.
Lines, Wax, Strings (1999)
Computer generated tape.
G’s Chord (1999)
Solo piano.
Minim-Tellig (1999)
Solo trombone.
Granite (1998)
Oboe, French horn, and harpsichord.
Two Settings (1998)
For mezzo-soprano, clarinet in A, two French horns, violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
Percussion Trio (1991, revised 1998)
Three percussionists.
U.T. (1998)
Three or more performers.
The Unfinished Polka (1996, re-orchestrated 1997)
Chamber orchestra.
Volume, Heft, Response (1997)
Piccolo, Eb clarinet, trumpet, trombone, and tuba.
Strange Place (1997)
Oboe, Bb clarinet, viola, and piano.
Five Distances (1996)
Alto saxophone and violin.
draft (1996)
Flute, bassoon, and viola.
The Unfinished Polka (1996)
Flute, Eb clarinet, saxophone quartet (s,a,t,b), trumpet, trombone, accordion, piano, two violins, and cello.
VENT (1995)
Bass trombone, violin, flute, Bb clarinet, two trumpets (on risers), and piano.
From the Diary of an Organaut (1995)
Organ solo.
hiatus pitch (1992, revised 1994 / 1995)
Solo alto saxophone.
Alben (1994)
Tenor saxophone, Bb trumpet, “bent” audio greeting cards, and live electronics.
Vagrants II (1994)
Six celli.
Vagrants on Every Floor (1993)
Solo violin.
Citizen’s Arrest (1993)
For four musicians: flute/alto saxophone; Eb clarinet/tenor saxophone; trumpet/trombone with F tuba
mouthpiece; trombone/snare drum.
Electronic Study No. 2 (1992)
Electro-magnetic tape (created with 1950’s vintage electronics, and 1960’s post-production tools).
hiatus pitch (1992)
Solo alto saxophone.
Etude (Lines and Tempi) (1992)
Solo alto saxophone.
Electronic Study No. 1 (1992)
Electro-magnetic tape (created with 1950’s vintage electronics, exclusively).
Poem in 16 Stanze (1991)
For speaking voice.
Percussion Trio (1991)
Three percussionists.
Quartet (1990 / 1991)
Bassoon/contrabassoon, French horn, viola, and tuba.
Music for Percussionist and Composer-Lecturer (1990)
Percussionist and comic lecturer.
An Opera in Five Acts (1989)
Five speaking voices.
-written in collaboration with Janie Bozack.
Three Pieces (1989)
I & III: Eb clarinet, French horn, and tuba or baritone saxophone. II: Alto saxophone and piano.
Conception (1988)
Solo flute.
Quartet for Trombone and Euphonium (1987)
Trombone and euphonium, with vocal multiphonics.
Nascence (1987)
Brass quintet.