PROFESSIONAL COMPOSITIONS

(Selected)

  • The New York Suite, Opus 1, nine pieces for orchestra, 40’ (2022)

    Premiered by the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra

    I. The Great Dock

    II. Farewell Address

    III. Stonewall Riots

    IV. The Artistic Crime of the Century

    V. Lunch Atop a Skyscraper

    VI. Elephant March on the Brooklyn Bridge

    VII. Grand Central Station

    VIII. 42nd Street

    IX. Finale

  • Three Meditations, Opus 2, for string septet, 14’ (2023)

    Based on three poems from “Meditations on an Emergency” by Frank O’Hara

    I. To the Harbormaster

    II. The Hunter

    III. River

  • Whitman Songs, Opus 3, for choir, 9’ (2024)

    dedicated to Los Angeles

    I. Aboard at a Ship’s Helm

    II. When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloom’d

  • Escape from Chateau D’If, Opus 4, for full orchestra, 15’ (2025)

    Based on the novel “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas

    “Forgiveness sets the prisoner free…”

    i. The Chateau D’If

    ii. Dante and the Abbe Plea With the Guards

    iii. Dante meets the Abbe

    iv. Three Seizures

    v. The Escape

  • String Quartet No. 3, “Good Night”, Opus 5, 7’ (2025)

    Based on the poem “Warm Summer Sun” by Mark Twain

    for Parker Charles