-Pulses (2009) for Bonang Pelog, Electric Guitar, Pentachord, and Contrabass explores the unique timbral qualities of the gamelan and a long string instrument mixed with more "traditional" instruments. The string instruments play only natural harmonics in order to match the Just Intonation tuning of the bonang. The Pentachord is a long string instrument built by Cole Ingraham.

play Pulses:

-Third Transmutation (2008) is a djembe solo written to emphasize the rich timbral qualities of the drum. Through a progression of gradually changing rhythms, dynamics, and tones, a wash of overtones is created.

play excerpt of Third Transmutation:

-Portrait of a Viola (2007) is a concerto for Viola and woodwind quartet. The woodwinds imitate the sound of the viola through voicings informed by FFT analysis. This results in gradual, subtle changes in overtones that causes the listener to focus on the structure of the sound.

play excerpt of Portrait of a Viola:

-Aurora (2007) for solo male flautist deals with blurring the line between performer and instrument. The piece evolves over a series of one breath long phrases and fuses traditional playing with singing and extended techniques to create a sonic hybrid between the flute and the flautist.

-Dreamscape (2006) is a score for chamber orchestra which explores the form of a villanelle poem and ties together more traditional material with spectral teniques.

-Second transmutation (2006) is a percussion trio for hand drums. The piece revolves around gradual timbre changes and the eventual shift from playing to speaking.

-Schweinskoteletten Mit Bratwurst Und Kartoffeln (2006) for tenor and piano is a theatrical art song setting the recipe for a German dish in a quirky way. The goal behind this piece was to start with a text that is completely anticlimactic and instructive and then give it a dramatic, or in this case comedic, character.

-Sanctuary (2005) is a work for SATB a cappella choir based on a mosostic I had written. This piece employed some stylistic references to Bulgarian music while formally depicting the key word from the mosoctic in a number of ways.

-Emotions (2005) for solo violin demonstrates my early exploration with the timberal possibilities of string instruments.

-Reflection of Shadows (2005) for mezzo soprano and piano sets a haiku I wrote and deals greatly with the piano as the expressive outlet for the singer’s feelings. This piece has also been performed by musical saw and piano.

-Order & Chaos (2004) is a polymodal work for woodwind quintet and piano which uses a single melodic gesture that is developed throughout the piece.