List of Works
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84 works
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Staged Works
The Composer's Wife: A Bonsai Opera (Opus 66) 2022
Performed at Texas Christian University on March 23, 2022
soprano, alto, baritone, and piano
2 minutes
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Chekhov's The Seagull: An Opera (Opus 65) 2022
Performed as part of my DMA Recitals I and II at Texas Christian University (March 23, 2023 and November 9, 2023)
soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone soloists, chorus; flute, oboe, clarinet in Bb; trumpet in Bb; snare drum, cymbals, marimba, and vibraphone; piano; and strings
1 hour
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Two Scenes of Madness: Shakespeare Juxtaposed (Opus 61) 2021
two actors, soprano, piano, and drums
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A Musical Reflection: Uncle Vanya (Opus 59) 2021
two actors and piano
10 minutes
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Chekhov's The Seagull: A Musical Sketch (Opus 54) 2020
two actors and piano
5 minutes
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Orchestral/Large Ensemble
Alleluia, Song of Gladness (Opus 58) 2021
piccolo, two flutes, alto flute, bass flute, and contrabass flute
5 minutes
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wind ensemble: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in Bb, 2 alto saxophones, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in Bb, 2 trombones, 1 bass trombone, euphonium, tuba, double bass, timpani (F and low C), tambourine, wood blocks, and piano.
6 minutes 30 seconds
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orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in Bb, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in F, 3 trumpets in Bb, 2 trombones, 1 bass trombone, euphonium, tuba, timpani (F and low C), tambourine, wood blocks, and strings.
6 minutes 30 seconds
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Pony Country (Opus 44) 2017
orchestra: 3 flutes (including piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B flat, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets in B flat, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, timpani (F and low C), percussion (tambourine and wood block) and strings
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Coming of Age (Opus 37) 2011
wind ensemble
10 minutes
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Boston Conservatory Senior Thesis:
Vanity’s Illogical Lament (Opus 36) 2011
orchestra: 2 flutes (2nd doubling piccolo and alto flute), 2 oboes (2nd doubling cor anglais), 2 clarinets in B flat (2nd doubling bass clarinet in B flat), 2 bassoons (2nd doubling contrabassoon), 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in B flat, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, drum set, marimba, vibraphone, electric guitar, harp, coloratura soprano soloist, piano and strings
Excerpt Performed by The Boston Conservatory Orchestra (Spring 2011)
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orchestra without woodwind section: 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in B flat, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 marimbas and strings
6 minutes
Performed by The Boston Conservatory Orchestra (Spring 2009)
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Transcription of J.S. Bach’s Partita No.2 for keyboard (Opus 19) 2008
orchestra
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Concerti
Sacred Organ Concerto (Opus 84) 2024 (in progress)
concerto for solo organ and strings
Written for performance by the composer in 2025
Texas Christian University DMA Dissertation
30 minutes
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The Civilization Story (Opus 15) 2007-2013
marimba concerto
Commissioned by Justin Doute
Read by The Boston Conservatory Orchestra (Spring 2008)
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Spirals of Logic (Opus 9 no. 2) 2005
piano concerto
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Choral
soprano solo, viola, choir, and piano
2 minutes
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We Plow The Fields And Scatter! (Opus 49) 2018
SATB Choir
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Sing With All the Saints! (Opus 48) 2018
(an anthem for All Saints Sunday)
SATB Choir
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Hark the Herald Angels Sing! (Opus 46) 2018
A New Arrangement
A Cappella SATB (available with and without piano reduction)
3 Minutes
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Tennessee State University Graduate Project, Ethnic Music in Nashville: A Choral Approach:
One Language is Never Enough (Opus 45) 2017
A Cappella SSAB (Also available in SATB)
5 Minutes
Performed by Hendersonville High School (TN) on May 11, 2017
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Diminished Cube (Opus 33) 2010 revised 2011
SATB 4-part Chorus with piano
3 minutes
Performed as part of my senior recital at The Boston Conservatory (March 26, 2011)
Performed as part of The Boston Conservatory Composer Recital Series (Fall 2010)
Read by The Boston Conservatory Chorale (Spring 2010)
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It Shames Worlds to Know (Opus 20) 2008
SATB 4-part Chorus a cappella
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An Epitaph of Paradise (Opus 18) 2008 revised 2011
SATB 8-part Chorus a cappella
Read by The Boston Conservatory Chorale (Spring 2008)
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Chamber (with electronics)
Creation Through Conflict (Opus 28) 2011
solo drum set with flute, violoncello, electric guitar and amplified harpsichord
6-9 minutes
Performed as part of my senior recital at The Boston Conservatory (March 26, 2011)
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A Temporary Solution Until the Final Judgment (Opus 17) 2008 and 2010
violin and piano (1st and 3rd movements are acoustic, 2nd movement is accompanied by electronic drone)
Commissioned and performed by violinist, Nanako Takata (April 2008 and November 2010)
Performed at L'Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris as part of the European American Musical Alliance Program (July 2008)
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Creation Through Conflict (Opus 28) 2009
solo drum set with violin and piano and electronics
6-9 minutes
Performed as part of The Boston Conservatory Composer Recital Series (Fall 2009)
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Chamber (with voice)
Le Don de soi-même: The Gift of Oneself (Opus 69) 2022
mezzo-soprano and piano song cycle
6 minutes
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Play, Contemplate, Laugh and Postlude (Opus 35) 2010
soprano, flute, violin and vibraphone
9 minutes
Performed as part of my senior recital at The Boston Conservatory (March 26, 2011)
Performed by Ludovico Ensemble (April 2011)
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A Ball Rolls on a Point (Opus 29) 2009
soprano and piano
3 minutes 30 seconds
Performed as part of a collaboration between The Boston Conservatory Composition and Junior Vocal Performance Seminars (Spring 2010)
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Romantic Ideals of Organized Fragmentation (Opus 21) 2008 revised 2011
solo mezzo-soprano and string quintet (two violins, two violas and violoncello)
Commissioned and performed by soprano, Melissa Piantedosi (Fall 2008)
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A Reaction Against the Concept of Existence Through Shakespeare (Opus 14) 2007 revised 2011
mezzo-soprano and piano
6 minutes 30 seconds
Performed by Adrianne Blanks as part of a collaboration between The Boston Conservatory Composition and Junior Vocal Performance Seminars (Spring 2008)
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soprano, baritone and piano
4 minutes 45 seconds
Performed as part of my senior recital at The Boston Conservatory (March 26, 2011)
Performed as part of The Boston Conservatory Composer Recital Series (October 31 2008)
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Chamber (without electronics and voice)
Ghosts and Mayhem (Opus 83) 2024 (in progress)
Based on the madrigal Moro, lasso, al mio duolo (I die in my suffering) by Carlo Gesualdo
Pierrot ensemble (flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello, and piano)
Written for performance by the Texas New Music Ensemble in July 2024
7 minutes
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The Voyage (Opus 82) 2024
TCU DMA Comprehensive Exam Piece - a fugue describing a brief sea voyage
flute, clarinet in Bb, violin, and violoncello
3 minutes
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The Blue Dress (Opus 81) 2024
flute, clarinet in Bb, viola, and piano
5 minutes 30 seconds
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Fantasia on a Madrigal by Gesualdo (Opus 77) 2023
Based on the madrigal Io pur respiro in così gran dolore (I still breathe through such immense pain) by Carlo Gesualdo
Performed as part of my DMA Recital II at Texas Christian University (November 9, 2023)
organ and piano
6 minutes
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Performed as part of my DMA Recital II at Texas Christian University (November 9, 2023)
viola and piano
8 minutes
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The Beauty Myth (Opus 75) 2023
flute, clarinet, and piano
2 minutes
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Midsummer Magic (Opus 73) 2023
Performed as part of my DMA Recital II at Texas Christian University (November 9, 2023)
bass clarinet and organ
5 minutes
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Midsummer Magic (Opus 72) 2023
bass clarinet and marimba
5 minutes
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From a Small Town in England (Opus 68) 2022
viola and piano
4 minutes
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Ancient, Modern Sounds (Opus 67) 2022
Performed as part of my DMA Recital II at Texas Christian University (November 9, 2023)
saxophone quartet
5 minutes
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oboe, double bass, and piano
2.5 minutes
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Adventures in MicroCity (Opus 63) 2021
clarinet and piano
5 minutes
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A Musical Glimpse (Opus 62) 2021
trumpet 1 in Bb/piccolo trumpet in Bb, trumpet 2 in Bb, horn in F, trombone, tuba
6 minutes 33 seconds
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Chromatic Water (Opus 53) 2020
trumpet, viola, and piano
10 minutes
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Mending, Manipulating, Convalescing (Opus 52) 2020
dancer, flute, bongos, tambourine, piano, and organ
2 minutes
Extraordinary Adaptations (Opus 51) June 2020
clarinet in B flat, violin, viola, and violoncello​
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Ar Hyd y Nos (Opus 50) 2019
violoncello and piano
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Five Miniature Expressions (Opus 42) 2015
cat and mouse, polonaise, red shoes, surprise, waltz
string quartet
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Lover’s Traffic (Opus 39) 2012
violin and piano
Recorded by Nanako Takata and Mary Mazur-Park (2012)
Performed at my Wedding at Vine Street Christian Church in Nashville, TN on August 10, 2013
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Jazz, Lightning and Paradise (Opus 38) 2011
clarinet, violin and piano
9 minutes 45 Seconds
Commissioned by Antonio Correia Pina and Simone Deleon-Pina
Performed at my Wedding at Vine Street Christian Church in Nashville, TN on August 10, 2013
Performed as part of my Master of Music recital at Texas Christian University (October 1, 2021)
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Diminished Cube (Opus 32) 2010
flute, snare drum, piano, two violins, viola and violoncello
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Twisted Lullaby (Opus 31) 2010
solo violin, oboe, cor anglais, bassoon and percussion
Performed as part of Susan G. Komen’s “Passionately Pink for the Cure”
Played by, Created by and Made for Women concert at Boston Conservatory on 18th October 2010; Part of Susan G. Komen’s “Passionately Pink for the Cure” –Performance of Twisted Lullaby by Chai Li Ho (violin) Amy Gollins (oboe), Claire Cutting (English horn), Shelly Mohr (bassoon), Laurel Black, Reynaliz Herrera, Xi Zhang, Nanako Takata (percussion)
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Creation Through Conflict (Opus 28) 2009
solo drum set with chamber orchestra: flute, violoncello, two trumpets, three violins, three violas
6-9 minutes
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The Unspoken Love (Opus 27) 2009 revised 2011
snare drum, tuba and two pianos
Performed as part of my senior recital at The Boston Conservatory (March 26, 2011)
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Quintuplet Rhapsody (Opus 26) 2009
marimba and piano
2 minutes
Performed as part of my senior recital at The Boston Conservatory (March 26, 2011)
A Melodic Sacrifice Upon Dawn (Opus 24) 2008
flute duet
Commissioned and performed by flutist, Emily Wilson as part of The Boston Conservatory Woodwind Seminar
Recorded by Judy Diez d'Aux
Performed as part of my DMA Recital II at Texas Christian University (November 9, 2023).
Performed at the 2024 Music by Women Festival, Columbus, MS.
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Without Distraction (Opus 23) 2008 revised 2011
snare drum, cymbal, two marimbas, piano and strings
Commissioned and performed by dancer, Mimi Lui (Spring 2009)
Performed as part of my senior recital at The Boston Conservatory (March 26, 2011)
flute, violin, viola and violoncello
7 minutes
Performed by Juventas Ensemble (Fall 2008)
The Hateful Hymn (Opus 16) 2008
flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano
Read by Brave New Works (Spring 2008)
Obsessed by Love (Opus 12) 2007 revised 2011
flute, clarinet and piano
4 minutes
Performed by Xanthos Ensemble (Fall 2007)
Descent from Worldly Virtues (Opus 11) 2007 revised 2011
piccolo, oboe, bassoon, timpani, two violins, viola and violoncello
8 minutes 30 seconds
Performed as part of my Boston Conservatory Senior Recital (March 26, 2011)
Performed as part of The Boston Conservatory Composer Recital Series (Fall 2007)
Spirals of Logic (Opus 9 no. 1) 2005/2006
flute, oboe, clarinet and piano
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Moods (Opus 5) 2002
violin and piano
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The Eagle (Opus 3) 2001
clarinet and violin
Dolphins (Opus 1) 2000
flute, violin and piano
Solo
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Ti Appartengo (Opus 80) 2024
Based on Io Parto e Non Più Dissi by Carlo Gesualdo
Based on the madrigal Io Parto e Non Più Dissi (“I am leaving,” was all I said) by Carlo Gesualdo
Written for the American Guild of Organists Student Commissioning Project 2024 and performance by organist David Preston
solo organ
8 minutes
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War Toccata (Opus 79) 2023
solo organ
3 minutes
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The Mid-autumn Magic Toccata (Opus 78) 2023
Performed at Texas Christian University on October 12, 2023
solo organ
3 minutes
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Gravitating Towards Pitch (Opus 74) 2023
Performed as part of my DMA Recital II at Texas Christian University (November 9, 2023)
percussion solo (snare drum, cymbal [hi-hat], and marimba)
8 minutes
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Within a Nightmare (Opus 71) 2023
solo piano
6 minutes
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Jesu, du mein liebstes Leben (Opus 70) 2023
solo organ
6 minutes
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The Introverted Harpist (Opus 47) 2018
solo harp
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Prelude on Long Ago Prophets Knew (Opus 43) 2015
solo organ
Performed by myself at Rehoboth United Methodist Church in Gallatin, TN
Plagal Abstraction (Opus 30) 2009
solo piano
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Resurrection of Spring into Summer Eternal (Opus 10) 2007/2008
solo piano
Performed as part of The Boston Conservatory Composer Recital Series (Spring 2009)
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Music for Film (Opus 8) 2004
solo piano
Carol (Opus 7) 2003/2004
solo piano
China (Opus 6) 2002
solo piano
Sea Dance (Opus 4) 2002
solo piano
Big Ben (Opus 2) 2000
solo piano
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Only electronics
Minor Musings (Opus 60) 2021
electronics
3 minutes 50 seconds
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Story of a Crowded Palace (Opus 41) 2013
electronics
4 minutes
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Unrequited (Opus 40) 2012
electronics
4 minutes 30 seconds
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Crash Every Second (Opus 34) 2010
electronics
4 minutes
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