current projects

As I've always been interested in drama, I'm currently working on another chamber opera. This new piece is exciting for me, but I don't want to give away the plot or story just yet--it is based on a legendary figure and the surrounding intrigue and is set in the Pacific Northwest. Stay tuned!

PERPETUA

Chamber "opera" based on the diary of Saint Perpetua who was martyred in Carthage in 202 or 203 CE. Thomas Kelly and Car-El Waluconis wrote the libretto. PERPETUA is made possible by a Special Projects grant from the King County Arts Commission, Hotel/Motel Tax Fund.

performance

PERPETUA excerpt

8 August, 2006--Jack Straw Productions, Seattle, WA by soundeXperiment Ensemble

crociFISSIONe

Chamber ensemble work written for Aventa ensemble.

performance

crociFISSIONe

10 March, 2014--Washington Composers Forum, Transport Series, Seattle, WA by Aventa Ensemble

...su innocent X...

Saxophone Quartet written for Quasar Saxophone Quartet.

performance

...su innocent X...

25 May, 2013--SALT New Music Festival and Symposium, Victoria, BC by Quasar

24 April, 2013--Méchants moineaux, Montreal, QC by Quasar

13 March, 2013--Washington Composers Forum, Transport Series, Seattle, WA by Quasar

cuoRE

Solo piano work written for Cristina Valdes. Based on a small cell of sound (and its resonance) that swirls around a central idea--expanding in range and dynamics.

performance

cuoRE

3 April, 2009--Wayward Music Series, Seattle, WA by Cristina Valdes

os jústi

June 2007--solo flute w/ optional strings
Written for Richard Craig, os jústi functions as the cadenza of oratio. It is based on the introit of the mass for an abbott, specifically St. Benedict, the founder of the Order of St. Benedict and creator of the Lectio Divina.

performance

os jústi

15 October, 2009--Wayward Music Series, Seattle, WA by Richard Craig

25 September, 2009--Fylkingen, Stockholm, Sweden by Richard Craig

Ne

Chamber work written for flute, clarinet, piano, violin and viola. Written for UNLV's NEON festival.

LECTIO DIVINA

The orchestral work, LECTIO DIVINA, based on the "divine words" of Benedictine prayer, is made up of 4 separate pieces that can be performed as a whole, or in any combination. Each piece is made of "connective tissue" that links it to another piece. The four pieces are: lectio (6'), meditatio (11'), oratio (3') and contemplatio (4'). Between oratio and contemplatio a flute cadenza (os jústi, listed below) emerges from the material of oratio and can be extracted from the texture and performed on its own.

performance

oratio

30 October, 2004--Highline Performing Arts Center, Seattle, WA by NWSO

lectio

14 March, 2004--Highline Performing Arts Center, Seattle, WA by NWSO