The music catalogued on these pages represent a body of work collected over the years from all assorted genres and styles. Feel free to take a listen, read up on a few descriptive snippets, or even post some feedback on a particular piece.
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Answering the question “If a train appeared in front of you, for no reason, would you get on or let it pass?” Written for An Apropos Train. Contains samples (subtly) from the arcade games Joust and Carnival!
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One movement of an orchestral suite titled Snowflight based on a
painting by Tracy Butler. The figures find their way through the white forest, foot after foot while the threat of pursual lingers always behind them.
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The peoples that lived there were unlike any other: hard-working, honest. When an army appeared on the horizon one morning, it would transform the entire community.
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A long multi-movement chamber quartet written for the Seattle Chamber Players. Depicting a formless being’s descent from beyond our atmosphere to the core of the Earth, all movements cross-fade naturally between each other to attempt a seamless journey.
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Written as an accompaniment for the dance “Samsara” choreographed by Victor Reyes. As water drops to the ground, it runs through cracks in the earth to join riverbeds, lakes. The water droplets are evaporated and make their journey back upward only to fall again.
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The threat of a tumultuous storm sends the nomads to shelter, seeking a quiet solace among broken ruins. Their peace is broken by the raging, yet brief, thunder. They are rattled, but unharmed.
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A duet between a marimba and pizzicato cello, accompanying what might be the flight of two very curious creatures or children. Various stages develop until finally they come together again in a tentative truce.
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This piece was written specifically for the Saint Helens String Quartet during my 3rd year in college. Duality plays a major role here as a young child strives for understanding in a world that is not purely one side or the other.
