List of Works

for large ensemble • for large chamber ensemble • for the stage • for the chamber • other works

Music for Large Ensemble

• Overture Maximus - 9' - 2006 [Piccolo, 2 flts. (flt. 2 = picc.), 3 ob. (ob. 3 = eng. hrn.), 2 clr. in Bb (clr. 2 = clr. in A), bs. clr., 2 bsns., contrabsn., 4 hrns., 3 trpt., 3 tbn., tuba, pno., timp., 4 perc (also available arranged for 3 perc), strings] More info  
• Marimba Concerto - 25' - 2005 [piccolo (= alt. flt.), 2 flts (flt 1 = alt. flt., flt. 2 = bs. flt.), 2 ob., 2 clr., bs. clr. (= contrabass clarinet), 3 alto sax (sx. 2 = tn. sx., sx. 3 = b.sx.), 2 hrns., trpt, timp, 2 perc., 2 hrp., pno., strings, marimba solo]
  In four movements
  1. Sonnet
  2. Middle Movement
  3. Burlesque
  4. Epilogue
• Tricycle - 3' - 2002 [for symphonic band: piccolo, flts. 1-2, obs. 1-3, bsns., clrs. 1-3, bs. clr., alt. sx. 1-2, tn. sx., b.sx., tpts. 1-3, hrns. 1-4, euphonium, trbs. 1-3, tuba 1-2., timp., 4 perc., piano, bass]

Large Chamber Ensemble

• Background Music - 14' - 2002 [clr., bs. clr, trpt., hrn., trb., tuba, pno., accordian (or synthesizer), 4 perc., vln., cello]
• Marimba = Joy - 7' - 2001 [for percussion ensemble: six marimbas, 3 percussion] premiered by the UCLA Percussion Ensemble 2002.

Music for the Stage

• The Mysterious Adventures of Johnny Crumb - ca. 30' (workshop version) - 2005 [flute (= alt. flt, pic), oboe (= english horn), percussion, piano (= celeste, synthesizer), string bass, narrators, puppets, and actors.] Premiered April 2005 with the Definiens Project. Produced at the Son of Semole Theater in Los Angeles by the Rogue Artists Ensemble, August 2005. Story, book and music by Ben Phelps. More info  

Chamber Works

• Night and Fugue for Marimba (alone) - 15' - 2008.  More info  
  In two movements:
  1. Nachtmusik
  2. Fuga
• Passacaglia per augmentationem - 12' - 2007. [oboe, cello, and piano]. Commissioned by the Tonoi Ensemble. More info  
• Sonata for Flute and Piano....a romance - 30' - 2007. Commissioned by flutist Alaina Bercilla. More info  
  In three movements
  1. Turangalîla
  2. Lament, Canticle
  3. Lullaby
• Musical Offering (for bass clarinets) - 7' - 2007. Canon for two Bass Clarinets. Commissioned by the clarinet duo Sqwonk. More info  
• chorale / lament / rhapsody - 12' - 2006 [clarinet, baritone sax (= alto sax), trombone, vibraphone, bass] Commissioned by the Hanson Institute for American Music of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. Premiered by the Westside Collective, April 2006. More info  
• Zoology - 6' - 2006. Song for soprano and piano. On a text by Jillian Burcar.
• Poem - 2' - 2006. Song for soprano and piano. On a text by Eric Rawson.
• Tango - 6' - 2005 [alto sax, piano, and bass] Read by members of the Fireworks! Ensemble, at the Oregon Bach Festival, June 2005.
• Quartet - 24' - 2002, rev. 2005 [clarinet, violin, cello, and piano] Premiered by the Definiens Project, April 2005. More info  
  In three movements
  1. With distant pain
  2. Tempo I
  3. With more forward momentum
• Point • Counterpoint - 18' - 2004 [clarinet, violin, and piano] Premiered by the Verdehr Trio, March 2004.   
• Entertainment 5 - 6' [flute, bass clarinet, cello, vibraphone] Premiered by the Definiens Project, July 2003.   
• Music for Tuba, Percussion, and Celeste - 12' - 2003 [tuba (= tam-tam), percussion, piano (= celeste, tam-tam)]
• Litte Tango - 2' - 2003 [flute, cello, and piano]   
• L’hommage à Tout - 12' - 2003 [flute, clarinet, piano]
• Folk Music - 7' - 2003 [guitar quartet]
• String Trio - 10' - 2003 [violin, viola, cello]
• Liebestod Waltzes - 15' - 2003. Song cycle for high voice and piano. More info
  1. Gently- like a lullaby
  2. Totally carefree- with no angst
  3. Dark, solemn, completely serious
• Four Pieces for Piano - 16' - 2003 [solo piano]
  1. Static
  2. Trudging
  3. Solemn, distant
  4. Pianistically exuberant
• Love After Stravinsky - 20' - 2002 [flute, marimba, and piano] Performed w/ the composer, 2002   
• Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day? - 11' - 2001 [for piano trio: violin, cello, piano]
    

Other Works

• The Comical Tragedy or Tragical Comedy of Mr. Punch - Incidental music for the play, produced by the Rogue Artists Ensemble at Theatre / Theater in Los Angeles.   
• The Dreams of Magdelena - 30' - 2004 Wordless theatrical vignette. Produced by the Rogue Artists Ensemble at The Empire Theater in Santa Ana, California.   
• D is for Dog - 2004 - Incidental music for the play, produced by the Rogue Artists Ensemble at the Garden Grove Playhouse, in Garden Grove, California.
• Groove Culture - 2002 - For prerecorded electronics.