Ephemeral Pulse (2024)

Opera on a text by Emily Dickinson

for orchestra and singers

Commissioned by Ostravské centrum nové hudby

Premiered June 29, 2024 at Jiří Myron Theatre as part of New Opera Days Ostrava (Ostrava, CZ) by members of Ostrava New Orchestra, Ostravska banda, and Ostrava Canticum

Petr Kotik (conductor)

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Ephemeral Pulse Excerpt 1 (m. 192)

Ephemeral Pulse Excerpt 2 (m. 263)

Ephemeral Pulse Full

3 Canons (2018)

for string quartet

Premiered December 11, 2018 at Crowell Concert Hall at Wesleyan University by Mivos Quartet

Olivia De Prato (violin), Lauren Cauley (violin), Victor Lowrie Tafoya (viola), and Tyler J. Borden (cello)

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3 Canons Excerpt 1 (1st Movement)

3 Canons Excerpt 2 (2nd Movement)

3 Canons Excerpt 3 (3rd Movement)

3 Canons Full

Pale Blue World (2023)

for orchestra (alto flute, tenor saxophone, bassoon, tuba, percussion, vibraphone, celesta, Fender Rhodes, harp, and strings) and electronics

Premiered September 2, 2023 at Trojhalí Karolina as part of Ostrava Days 2023 Festival (Ostrava, CZ) by the Ostrava New Orchestra

Johannes Kalitzke (conductor)

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Pale Blue World Excerpt 1 (6:00)

Pale Blue World Excerpt 2 (9:30)

Pale Blue World Full

ADditional Works

Peristyle (2022)

for bass clarinet, euphonium, percussion (triangles, vibraphone, chimes, timpani, and bass drum), harp, viola, and electronics

Premiered February 17, 2022 at Willow Place Auditorium by the S.E.M. Ensemble

Christa Van Alstine (bass clarinet), Will Lang (euphonium), Chris Nappi (percussion), Lucia Stavros (harp), and Carrie Frey (viola)

Petr Kotik (conductor)

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Two Movements for String Orchestra (2019)

for string orchestra

Premiered August 26, 2019 at Trojhalí Karolina as part of Ostrava Days 2019 Festival (Ostrava, CZ) by the Ostravská banda

Lilianna Krych (conductor)

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Graph Study No. 1 (2019)

for flute, clarinet, harp, cello, and tuba

Premiered February 13, 2019 at Willow Place Auditorium by the S.E.M. Ensemble

Roberta Michel (flute), Vasko Dukovski (clarinet), Mélanie Genin (harp), Meaghan Burke (cello), and John Altieri (tuba)

Petr Kotik (conductor)

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