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Works
Phototactic (2010)
A taxis is an innate behavioral response by an organism to a directional stimulus or gradient of stimulus intensity. Phototaxis,…
Delicate Structures (2010)
When David asked me to write a piece for his B. Mus. recital, the current instrumentation immediately came to mind….
Cyclothymic (Love) Diaries (2011)
Cyclothymic (Love) Diaries (premiered on April 4th at the Estonian Cultural House, NYC) is dedicated to soprano Amanda Hick. All the…
Outer Boroughs Songs (2011)
Outer Boroughs Songs (2011) was commissioned by lyric coloratura soprano Lauren Alfano. Lauren gave me complete artistic freedom with regard to…
Rivages (2008)
Rivages was written in 2008 for the Sejong Society of Chicago’s composition competition. Following the guidelines fo the competition, it is…
Travailler pour 110 Euro par mois (2006)
A friend of mine (director Stéphane Luçon) asked me to write the soundtrack for a documentary he was shooting. It…
Blessed is the Spot (2009) for SATB and piano
Blessed is the spot, and the house, and the place, and the city, and the heart, and the mountain, and…
A Better Collapse (2010)
Miniature for Wind Quintet.
Kshama (2007)
Kshama means forgiveness in Sanskrit, and the lyrics of this piece were taken from the Bhagavad Gîta. I wrote this…
Rarely Found in Pairs (2008)
Written/Directed and Edited by Patrick James Carey Produced by Rommel Genciana and Daniel Lam I worked with Rommel and Patrick…
Engraved on the Collar of a Dog (2009)
Engraved… is a short epigram by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) set to music for soprano and piano. I am his Highness’…
Three Short Ostinatos (2009)
An ostinato (derived from Italian “stubborn”) is a motif or phrase which is persistently repeated. The repeated idea may be a rhythmic…
Saturnalia (2010), a one-act opera
Saturnalia was my first attempt at opera. It was written as part of Hunter College’s opera workshop but has not been…
Let me write a piece for you
Music is part of our lives—for some people more than for others. If you feel that a special occasion, person…
