Flowering WaspsThis piece was written for INSIDE // OUTSIDE, a collaboration between Mosaic Composers Collective (MoCoCo) and SydeBoob Duo for the debut of MoCoCo's new lineup of members.
Flowering Wasps was inspired by the relationship between figs and fig wasps, and how it compares to the contrasting - yet deeply intertwined - relationships that we have with our own communities. view perusal score here purchase score here |
Performed by SydeBoob Duo on February 28th 2025 at Balance Arts Center's Karl Kemp Performance Space
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Biscuits
This piece was loosely inspired by Ellen Bass' The Thing Is, featured in her book Mules of Love.
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Read by the JACK Quartet on December 12th 2024 at Ernst C. Stiefel Hall
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Home
This piece was commissioned by Composers Now for their Second Stage Initiative, a commissioning, mentoring, and professional development project supported by the Toulmin Foundation.
This piece is a partially graphic score, with illustrations inspired by the flight patterns of the Mourning Dove and Zebra Finch. view the perusal score here |
Commissioned, written, and performed for the Composers Now: Second Stage Initiative on December 2nd 2024 at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music (Benzaquen)
Mike Ramsey, gongs Grant Braddock, drumset Sean Statser, vibraphone Javier Diaz, argentinian bombo |
Lake Tear of the Clouds
This piece was inspired by a tarn of the same name in the Adirondack Mountains, often cited as the top of the Hudson River.
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Performed for the Mannes Composers Concert #1: Turning a New Leaf on October 09 2024 at Ernst C. Stiefel Hall
Ryan Ghassemi, bassoon Louis "Lou" Barker, violin Sathvi Ramaseshan, violin Athos Maelstrom, cello |
Watermelons!This piece was inspired by the structure and pleochroism of Watermelon Tourmaline crystals.
Pleochroism is when a substance shines a different color at different angles under polarized light. Habit: acicular, massive Luster: vitreous Cleavage: Indistinct Fracture: irregular, small conchoidal System: hexagonal Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z Colors: green edge and pink center, transparent between both colors |
Performed for the Mannes Composers Concert #6 on April 18th 2024 at Ernst C. Stiefel Hall
Trey Coudret, bassoon Nicholas Gioletti, vibraphone Alex Barsom, piano Sophie Dolman, piano |
The Maturity in Warm Lights
This piece is inspired by the structure and pleochroism of Zircon crystals; pleochroism is when a substance shines a different color at different angles under polarized light.
Habit: tabular to prismatic Luster: adamantine Cleavage: indistinct Fracture: conchoidal to irregular System: tetragonal Formula: ZrSiO4 Colors: orangy-brown to orangy-red [weak pleochroism] |
Performed at Notes After : An Exploration of Music by the Next Generation of Composers Concert 2, hosted by the Francis Kite Club, curated by Bruno Robles-Rendón
Thacher Schreiber, english horn Jonathan Mokry, bassoon Nicholas Gioletti, piano Sunjay Jayaram, viola |
Roses
This piece is a setting of Roses by Ellen Bass, a reflection of the grief felt after the death of a loved one told through an observation of roses.
An arrangement of this piece for flute, voice, and cello was featured on the Nebula Project, Volume 1: Little Gems collaboration concert between Luna Lab and ChamberQUEER. Listen here. Learn more about the Nebula Project here. |
Performed at Notes After : An Exploration of Music by the Next Generation of Composers, hosted by the Francis Kite Club, curated by Bruno Robles-Rendón
Avery Richards, voice Matthew Maroon, oboe |
Windowpane
This piece was inspired by blue and iridescent bird feathers, which are primarily colored by the structure of their melanin and keratin rather than pigment. Awarded the 2022 G. Schirmer Prize for Luna Lab
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Written and performed for the Luna Lab Festival
Performed by members of the International Contemporary Ensemble |
Dwarf Planet
The title for this piece was inspired by recent news from NASA about five new TESS objects of interest that could help us understand brown dwarfs (TOI-148, TOI-587, TOI-681, TOI-746 and TOI-121).
https://scitechdaily.com/five-astronomical-objects-help-unravel-the-mystery-of-brown-dwarfs/ |
Written and performed for the Great Plains Composers Workshop 2021
Rachelle Goter, clarinet |
Bloom
This piece uses a definition of the word 'bloom' from Princeton's online dictionary to explore deconstructed text.
(n) bloom, blush, flush, rosiness (a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health) Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. |
Written and performed for the Wildflower Composers Program
Ellie Sutherland, voice Arlen Hlusko, cello |
Lemonade
This piece is based on brief research done on various sea slugs and nudibranchs, exploring biological phenomena as the 'program' for programmatic work, detailing kleptoplasty, the digestion and use of nematocysts and latrunculin A, and reproduction.
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Written and performed for the MATA Jr. Festival 2021
Performed by the Bergamot Quartet |