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works with Thai classical instruments

Lineamenta
(2000) for chamber orchestra and Thai instruments
description

Pan-lom
(1998) for large ensemble of Thai and Western instruments
description | CD

Song of the Lonesome Road
(1997) for ranaat ek, cello and ching

 

works for khaen (Lao / Northeast Thai mouth organ)

Five Cycles
(2002) for khaen solo
description

Epilogue for a Dark Day
(2001) for khaen solo
description | CD

Three Body Problem
(1999) for khaen and cello
description

Telemetry Lock
(1999) for khaen solo
description | listen

Tashi Delek
(1998) for khaen solo
description

the wind blows inside
(1997) for khaen solo
description | CD

Three Lai
(1996) for khaen, violin and viola
description | listen | CD

 

ensemble works

Pines Long Slept in Sunshine
(2009) for percussion ensemble
description | listen (premiere performance by the University of Kentucky Percussion Ensemble)

In Daylight and Cool White (to Dan Flavin)
(2008) for flute ensemble
description

Petit Hommage à Jehan Alain
(2007) for alto flute and cello
description

Music for a Royal Palace
(2006) for sheng (Chinese mouth organ), viola, marimba and percussion
description | audio of premiere performance courtesy of Carnegie Hall

Ecstatic Volutions in a Neon Haze
(2005) for oboe, bassoon, acoustic guitar, eletric guitar, piano and percussion (instrumentation adaptable to other ensembles)
description | CD

Iris
(2003) for flute, guitar, cello and marimba
description | CD

Signals Intelligence
(ensemble version, 2002) for percussion ensemble
description | CD

Thao
(1997) for flute, oboe, marimba, vibraphone, violin, contrabss and ching
description

Traces
(1997) for two violas

After This, Nothing
(1997) for bass clarinet and viola
description

Ritual Music
(1995) for oboe, viola, bassoon and piano
description

String Quartet
(1995)
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ensemble works for improvisers

Serpent of Five Tongues
(2009) for guanzi and sheng (Chinese oboe and Chinese mouth organ)

Mastodon
(2009) for bass clarinet, guitar and piano
description

Repudiation and Sacrifice (Music in Service of Revolution)
(2004) for voice, woodwinds, percussion, computer and electronics
description

I Want to Believe
(2002-04) for soprano saxophone and piano or trio with vibraphone
description | audio excerpt | CD

 

keyboard works

Bear Woman Dances
(2001) for piano solo
description

things that flow
(1996) for harpsichord solo
description | listen

Motetus
(1995) for carillon
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Four Piano Sketches
(1992-1995) for piano solo
description

 

instrumental solo works

Jolie Sphinx
(2009) for violin

Motetus
(1995/2009) version for extended range glockenspiel (c-f''')
description

Telemetry Lock II
(2006) for 5-string electric violin
description

Liber Pulveris
(2005) for acoustic guitar
description | CD

Signals Intelligence
(solo version, 2002) for percussion
description | CD

First Spectrum of the Contrabass
(2002) for contrabass
description

Song for a Form Carved by Water
(2001) for soprano saxophone with drone accompaniment
description | listen

wind-chime
(1997) for sheng (Chinese mouth organ)
description

 

vocal works

Song for a Glacial Boulder
(2002) for soprano or tenor and saxophone quartet
description

 

electronic works

Hector Mine
(2004) 2-channel audio
description

Truisms
(1995) for reader and computer
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compositions licensed by ASCAP

 

 

 

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