Paganini Monotype (2018) Violin-sourced Electroacoustic
"Paganini Monotype" is the second in a series of electroacoustic pieces.
It is entirely sourced from recordings of the "24 Caprices for Solo Violin"
by Niccolò Paganini.
Dutch Angle (2013)
Miranda Cuckson, violin
Kallie Ciechomski, viola
Chris Gross, cello
Liam Kinson, bass clarinet
Recorded live at St. Peter's Church
in New York City, April 26, 2016
Paganini Liszt Distortion (2017) Piano-sourced Electroacoustic
Apart from one brief interjection, "Paganini Liszt Distortion" is entirely sourced from recordings of the "Grande Étude de Paganini No. 3", by Franz Liszt.
Coots and Rails (2014)
An experimental backwoods scramble for violin trio.
Miranda Cuckson, Ken Hamao,
Marina Kifferstein, violins
Recorded live at St. Peter's Church
in New York City, Dec. 2, 2014
Polychrome Stride (2009)
Mary Barto, flute
Allen Blustine, clarinet
Stanichka Dimitrova, violin
Peter Prosser, cello
Christopher Oldfather, piano
Carl Bettendorf, conductor
New York Composers Circle Award
Recorded live at Symphony Space,
New York City, June 4, 2011
Mouth That Tears The Land (1988)
An electronic micro-opera for clarinet, organ, helicopter, air raid siren, and
the voices of Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon.
Presented at Symphony Space,
New York City, June 7, 2014
The Major Scale in Octaves (2017)
Craig Ketter, piano
Recorded live at National Opera Center
New York City, March 19, 2018
riverthatflowsbothways (2016)
Marina Kifferstein, violin 1
Audrey Hayes, violin 2
Kallie Ciechomski, viola
Serafim Smigelskiy, cello
Carl Bettendorf, conductor
Music for 3-channel video installation
by Ellen Kozak
Recorded at Douglass Recording,
Brooklyn, NY, March 2016
Game with Sharp Knives (2015)
TILTED HEAD ENSEMBLE
Laura Cocks, flute
Eileen Mack, clarinet
Ryan Muncy, saxophone
Jen Baker, trombone
Marina Kifferstein, violin
Meaghan Burke, cello
Tristan McKay, piano
Michael Lipsey, percussion
Carl Bettendorf, conductor
Recorded live at DiMenna Center
in New York City, March 2, 2017
Spencer Lane Extension (1994)
Mark Whitecage, alto saxophone
David Bindman, tenor saxophone
Sam Furnace, baritone saxophone
Steve Swell, trombone
Michael J. Stevens, piano
Joe Fonda, bass
Kevin Norton, drums
Recorded live at The Knitting Factory, New York City, June 29, 1995
Phrenology: The Proper Study of Man (2013)
Jason Kao Hwang, amplified violin
David Bindman, tenor saxophone
Jen Baker, trombone
Andrew Drury, percussion
Recorded live at Symphony Space,
New York City, June 8, 2013
Pause = Pause (2008)
I. Prelude and Scrawl
II. Thug Dance
III. Inexactetude
Eric Huebner, piano
Recorded in New York City, 2009
Assassination of Angels (1986)
An electronic micro-opera for soprano, keyboards, percussion, turntables and manipulated motorcycle
Unit Pulse Generator (1976) Live electronics
The Unit Pulse Generator is designed for electronic testing. It has a series of dials and switches, and by manipulating these in an unorthodox and possibly destructive manner, I was able to create glissandi, mis-tunings, chopped-up rhythms and even a seagull or two.
Clarinet Primer (2007)
I. Plutocrats and Moonbeams
II. Dance on One Leg
III. Tarantella
Meighan Stoops, Clarinet
Recorded in New York City, 2007
No Second Troy (1994)
Same personnel as Spencer Lane Extension
Recorded live at P.S. 122, New York City,
April 10, 1994
Massa's in the Cold Cold Ground (1994)
Same personnel as Spencer Lane Extension
Recorded live at P.S. 122, New York City,
April 10, 1994