Selected Works

ORCHESTRA

"Wait Your Turn" for orchestra + punk/jazz quartet, 2007
Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra, NYC debut at Carnegie Hall

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Arrangement of Aphex Twin: "Gwely Mernans," 2005
Written for Alarm Will Sound
Recorded on Acoustica (Cantaloupe Music), NYC debut at Lincoln Center Festival 2005

CHAMBER

"November, dusk" for 2 bass clarinets, contrabass clarinet, contrabass, and drumset, 2011

"pay to play" for violin and alto saxophone, 2011
For Todd Reynolds and myself

"burst" for woodwind quartet, 2011
For DZ4

"when it rains" for bass clarinet quartet, 2011
Premiered at Bang on a Can Summer Festival 2011

"thaw" for string quartet, 2011

"Deafening Irrelevance" for acoustic guitar and violin, 2011
Commissioned by Andie Springer and James Moore for Europe-Canada-USA tour

"Unpack the Elephant" for 12-piece marching band
For Asphalt Orchestra

"perpetual" for bass clarinet and string quartet, 2010
Premiered at the Bang on a Can Summer Festival 2010

"Storm Drain" for violin and bass clarinet, 2010
Commissioned by Todd Reynolds for CD Outerborough (Innova Records)

"Rut," for nine saxophones, 2009
Released on Anti-Social Music Is the Future of Everything (Peacock Records)
Performance at the Bang on a Can Marathon 2009

"Undo" for bass clarinet duet, 2008
Commissioned by Sqwonk
Released on Black

"seasonal.disorder" for cl, cello, pno, e gtr, bass, drums, 2008
Commissioned by Bang on a Can for the Bang on a Can All-Stars
NY debut at Merkin Concert Hall

"Such Insolence!" for string quartet, saxophone, guitar, bass, drums, 2007
Written for Gutbucket + Ethel
Debuted at the Köln Triennale, Germany, May 2007

"Eberswalde to Amsterdam" for string quartet, saxophone, guitar, bass, drums, 2006
Written for Gutbucket + Ethel
Debuted at the Saalfelden Jazz Festival, Austria, August 2006

"How to Play" for 5 clarinets in 3 movements, 2006
Debuted at the Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival, July 2006

"Throw Back." for soli amplified viola and electric guitar with string quintet and 6 drumstick players, 2006
For Beth Meyers and Ty Citerman with Anti-Social Music
Debuted at Merkin Hall, NYC, February 2006

"4+4" for saxophone quartet, 2004
Premiered by Collide Quartet

"Don't Stop" for two alto saxophones, cello, and bass, 2003
Premiered by Anti-Social Music (KT, Peter Hess, Pat Muchmore, Eric Rockwin)
Performed at the Bang on a Can Summer Festival, 2004 (KT, Colin MacDonald, Wendy Sutter, Gregg August)

"Tango" for string quartet, clarinet, guitar, bass, and dumbek, 2001
Premiered by Gutbucket+Invert at Joe's Pub

VOCAL

"Are You Ready To Meet Him?" with text by Jerry Falwell
Written for Jody Redhage, acoustic+distorted cello/voice

Arrangement of Bob Massey: "The Mountain" for Bob Massey with Anti-Social Music
Released on CD The Nitrate Hymnal (Lujo Records)

"Song" for two voices and two violins for Anti-Social Music
Recorded on Anti-Social Music Sings the Great American Songbook (self-released)

SOUNDTRACK

"Night Mail" soundtrack (British, 1936), 22 min.
2007, debuted by Gutbucket at True/False Film Festival, Columbia, MO

"Johnny the Giant Killer" soundtrack (French, 1951), wrote ¼ of 60 min. work
2005; debuted by Gutbucket at Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL

SLOW/FAST - through-composed distorted/clean jazz quintet

"Settle" - alto saxophone, trumpet, e. gtr, bass, drums, 2011
"Spring" - alto saxophone, trumpet, e. gtr, bass, drums, 2011
"Bend Towards Light" - bass clarinet, trumpet, e. gtr, bass, drums, glockenspiel, 2011
"Welding for Freedom" - alto saxophone, trumpet, e. gtr, bass, drums, 2010
"We Are Not All In This Together" - bass clarinet, trumpet, e. gtr, bass, drums, 2010
"Kleine Helmet" - bass clarinet, trumpet, e. gtr, bass, drums, 2008
"Goddamn You Ice Cream Truck" - alto saxophone, trumpet, e. gtr, bass, drums, 2008
"No, No, No" - alto saxophone, trumpet, e. gtr, bass, drums, 2008
"Wanderangst" - bass clarinet, trumpet, e. gtr, bass, drums, 2008
"It Would Be Easier If" - bass clarinet, trumpet, e. gtr, bass, drums, 2008

GUTBUCKET (Recorded works only) - for alto saxophone, gtr, bass, drums

"Give Up," 2010, recorded on Flock (Cuneiform Records 2011)
"Fuck You and Your Hipster Tie," 2009, recorded on Flock (Cuneiform Records 2011)
"d0g Help Us," 2009, recorded on Flock (Cuneiform Records 2011)

“Carnivore," 2008, recorded on A Modest Proposal (Cuneiform Records 2009)
“Side Effects May Include,” 2007, recorded on A Modest Proposal (Cuneiform Records 2009)

"Disciplining the Fugitive," 2004, recorded on Sludge Test (Cantaloupe Music/NRW 2006)

"O.J. Bin Laden," 2002; recorded on Dry Humping the American Dream (Cantaloupe Music/Enja 2004)
Arranged for Gutbucket + string quartet 2003

"Lift Cover, Pull Cord," 2001, recorded on Dry Humping the American Dream (Cantaloupe Music/Enja 2004)

"Its," 2000, recorded on InsomniacsDream (Knitting Factory Records 2001)