List of Works
Vocal
It is what it is (2023) 3.5’
Co-Commissioned by Duo Cortona and Shepherdess
Mezzo-soprano and violin
Sticks and stones (2023) 4.5’
Co-Commissioned by Duo Cortona and Shepherdess
Mezzo-soprano and violin
I Tell You Me (2021) 17’
Commissioned by ~Nois Saxophone Quartet
Amplified Voice (any voice type) and Saxophone Quartet (SATB)
her lover’s hand (2020) 12’
Commissioned by Quince Ensemble
SSSMs Vocal quartet
Walking Home (2019) 8’
Commissioned by PROTOTYPE Festival
soprano (Bb3 to B natural 5) and string quartet + harp
Au claire de la lune (Open the door for me) (2019) 5’
For Latitude 49
amplified mezzo-soprano (G3 to G5) and Pierrot ensemble + percussion
Shy one, sweet one (2019) 6’30”
Commissioned by Girlnoise & University of Michigan EXCEL
amplified mezzo-soprano (F#3 to E5) and Pierrot ensemble + percussion
Like a diamond (2019) 4’30”
For Latitude 49
amplified mezzo-soprano (F#3 to G#4), violin, & cello
Little boy blue (2019) 6’
Commissioned by the Carnegie Mellon Contemporary Ensemble & The Studio for Creative Inquiry
amplified mezzo-soprano (A3 - E5) and Pierrot ensemble + percussion
Tinker, tailor (Who am I to say?) (2018) 4.5’
Commissioned by Shepherdess
mezzo-soprano (G3 - A5, ossia F#5) and violin
arrangement available for mezzo-soprano and cello
Don't say a word (2017) 6'
Commissioned by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Recipient of The Cortona Prize 2019
amplified mezzo-soprano (F#3 - F#5) and chamber orchestra (1/1/1/1 - 1/1/1 - 1 - synth - strings); arrangement available for mezzo-soprano and Pierrot ensemble + percussion
Loves don't / go (2015) 3'
mezzo-soprano (G3 - B4) and piano; arrangement available for tenor and piano
beneath the snow (2015) 10'
amplified mezzo-soprano (G3 - A5), cimbalom, violin, contrabass, and vibraphone;
arrangement available for voice + piano trio + percussion
Sarah (2014) 3'
solo voice (range of a M9, transposable);
arrangement available for mezzo-soprano (G3 - A4) and contrabass
Boža (2013) 14'
folk singer (G3 - G5), clarinet, accordion, cello, guitar, and percussion
CHORAL
dust to dusk (2022) 11’
Commissioned by TorQ and the Elora Singers with support from the Canada Council for the Arts
SATB Choir and Percussion Quartet
Like a diamond (2019, arr. 2023) 5.5’
Commissioned by Elizabeth Swanson and the CU Boulder Choirs
SATB Choir
Solo
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: lilo (2020) 1’
Commissioned by Latitude 49 for their Bagetlles Project
violin and looper
Bolder (2020) 5’
Commissioned by Bang on a Can with generous support from Maria & Robert A. Skirnick
cello and live trigger 2-channel electronics
glimmer (2019) 4’15”
Commissioned by Bryan Hayslett, cello
singing cellist with kick drum and desk bell (C#)
Snowfall (2018) 4’
Commissioned by Annie Jeng, pianist
piano
Rise (2018) 9'
Commissioned by Jonathan Hulting-Cohen and a Consortium of Saxophonists
alto saxophone & piano
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: rigor samsa (quell) (2017) 7'30"
Written for Evan Runyon, contrabass
solo contrabass (with live processing) and electronics (2-channel fixed media)
Give It Time (2016) 5'30"
Written for Riley Lee, shakuhachi
shakuhachi (1.8) and electronics (2-channel fixed media)
arrangement available for solo C flute and electronics
Orchestral
Gaze (2018) 7’30” (Recording available upon request)
Commissioned by the Albany Symphony for their 2018 - 19 season
orchestra (2/2/2/2 - 2/2/1 - tmp - strings)
Hush (2017) 9'15”
An adaptation of the final two movements from "Beyond The Pines"
string orchestra + electronics (2-channel fixed media)
As though we could kill time without injuring eternity (2017) 6' (Recording available upon request)
Commissioned by the Albany Symphony for Water Music NY
orchestra (2/2/0/1 - 2/2/1 - 1 - synthesizer - strings)
Beyond the Pines (2017) 30' (Recording available upon request)
Commissioned by the Albany Symphony for Water Music NY
10 actors, SA children's chorus, and orchestra (2/2/0/1 - 2/2/1 - 1 - synthesizer - strings)
Krekhts (2014) 7'
Written for Andrew Bova, Great Highland Bagpipe
Great Highland Bagpipe and Orchestra (3/3/3/3 - 4/3/3/1 - T+2 - strings)
Chamber
7 Signs You Might Be Living in a Capitalist Hellscape (2022) 12’
Commissioned by Bandwidth Ensemble at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a consortium consisting of: Annapolis Chamber Music Festival; Boston Conservatory Faculty Woodwind Quintet: Sarah Brady, Robert Sheena, Jan Halloran, Margret Phillips and Philipp Stäudlin; Boston Woodwind Society; Con Vivo Music; Florida State University Faculty Winds; Jackie Glazier, Edward Goodman, Brian Luce, Johanna Lundy, Marissa Olegario; Gregory Oakes; Sarah V. Hetrick; Shawna Pennock; Brandon Quarles; Daniel Silver; and the California State University Stanislaus, Wind Ensemble — Dr. Stuart Sims, conductor
flute, Bb clarinet, alto saxophone, horn, and bassoon
Sheer (2022) 6’
Commissioned by William Ryan and the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble for their 2022 National Parks Tour & Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
piccolo, clarinet in Bb, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, percussion (vibraphone & kick drum), and piano
quit quiet quietus (2022) 6’
Commissioned by Nicolò Spera
C flute and guitar
Four Tunes in A Major (2021) 15’
Commissioned by Bergamot Quartet
string quartet and live-trigger 2-channel electronics
so much more (2021) 17'
Commissioned by Akropolis Reed Quintet with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Paul M. Angell Family Foundation, and Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
reed quintet (oboe, clarinet in Bb, alto saxophone, bassoon, and bass clarinet) and 2-channel electronics, with interview audio by small business owners across the United States
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: silience (2021) 9'30”
Written for the Zöllner-Roche Duo and Gaudeamus Muziekweek
clarinet in Bb and accordion
to sing of sins (2021) 15'
Music from Copland House HARVEST Commission
flute, clarinet in Bb, violoncello, piano, and live-trigger 2-channel electronics, with interpolations by Iarla Ó Lionáird
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: the meantime (2019) 10'
Commissioned by Callisto Quartet & The Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
string quartet
Turadh (2018) 9'15”
Commissioned by Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting for the Blackbird Creative Laboratory
flute, clarinet, piano and live-trigger 2-channel electronics
One wish, your honey lips (2016) 9'
Commissioned by the Fromm Foundation of Harvard University & Emissary Quartet
Recipient of a BMI Student Composer Award 2017
flute quartet (4 C flutes); arrangement available for Pierrot ensemble + percussion
a sense of who (2015) 6'
Bang on a Can All Stars ensemble and electronics (2-channel fixed media): clarinet in Bb, cello, double bass, piano, electric guitar, drum set; arrangement available for Pierrot ensemble + percussion and electronics
PERCUSSION
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: anemoia (2021) 1’40”
Commissioned by Trent and Anne Primm for the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s One-by-One Commissioning Project
vibraphone
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: exulansis (2020) 9’
Commissioned by the New Works Project and a consortium of percussionists
solo portable percussion: glockenspiel, 1 metal pipe (tuned to F#5), 3 crystal glasses (tuned to B, G, and E), 1 cup of lentils, 1 shoe box, 2 dimes, optional kick pedal, and optional amplification
Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets (2020) 7’
Commissioned by Ji-Hye Jung and Vanderbilt University
marimba (5 octave), voice, and live trigger 2-channel electronics
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: ambedo (2018) 7'
Written for So Percussion and the Princeton Sound Kitchen
percussion quartet: one vibraphone & one marimba (5 octave)
bellow (2017) 11'
Commissioned by Third Coast Percussion's Emerging Composers Partnership, made possible by generous support from Louise K. Smith, Cindy Sargent, and the Sargent Family Foundation
fiddle, percussion quartet, and electronics (2-channel live trigger)
Song Cycles and Series
Dictionary Pieces
a series of chamber and solo pieces inspired by John Koenig’s blog The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which seeks to create new words in the English language that describe poignant emotions, experiences, and sorrows
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: ambedo (7’) for percussion quartet
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: exulansis (6’30”) for solo portable percussion
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: rigor samsa (quell) (7’30”) for solo contrabass & electronics
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: the meantime (10’) for string quartet
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: anemoia (2’) for solo vibraphone
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: silience (9’30”) for clarinet in Bb & accordion
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: lilo (1’) for solo violin
Don’t say a word
song cycle of feminist-rager lullabies for a new queer era (40’)
for mezzo-soprano with Pierrot ensemble + percussion
Don’t you cry (2’) for solo mezzo-soprano
Little boy blue (6’30”) for mezzo-soprano & full group
Tinker, tailor (Who am I to say?) (4’30”) for mezzo-soprano & violin
Like a diamond (5’) for mezzo-soprano, violin, cello, & percussion
Don’t say a word (6’) for mezzo-soprano & full group
Loves don’t / go (4’) for mezzo-soprano & piano
Au clair de la lune (6’) for mezzo-soprano & full group
Shy one, sweet one (5’30”) for mezzo-soprano & full group
Total run time approximately 40’