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COMPOSITIONS
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2008

Der Schneebesen Tanz
for flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, alto/baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet,
2 trombone, tuba, piano, contrabass,
and drum set - 14'
recorded by the Heftpistole Chamber Ensemble

plum blossom / warm gentle wind / shimmering stillness
for bass trombone, 2 percussion, piano,
and string quintet - 13'


2007

Red Sea
for 3 trombones, tuba, 3 electric guitars, bass, and drums - 4'
performed and recorded by Joseph's Bones

Yosef
for 3 trombones, tuba, 3 electric guitars, bass, and drums - 4'
performed and recorded by Joseph's Bones


2006

Fallen Leaves Gather
for 2 conductors, flute, bass clarinet, 2 trumpets, trombone, percussion, resonator guitar, violin, cello, and contrabass - 8'
performed by the Heftpistole Chamber Ensemble, Myra Melford and Mei-Fang Lin, conductors

Summer Blossoms, Shaded
for bass trombone, percussion,
and string quintet - 16'
to accompany the silent film Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid) performed and recorded by the Heftpistole Chamber Ensemble, Marc Bolin ­ bass trombone

Structured Improvisations for Silent Films II
for soprano, flute, bass trombone, percussion and string quintet - 14'
inspired by Machines Agricoles (Darius Milhaud) to accompany Un Chien Andolou (Buñuel, Dali) performed and recorded by the Heftpistole Chamber Ensemble, Katy Stephan - soprano

Liberation
for 3 trombones, tuba, 3 electric guitars, bass, and drums - 4'
performed and recorded by Joseph's Bones

No More Fighting
for 3 trombones, tuba, 3 electric guitars, bass, and drums - 5'
performed and recorded by Joseph's Bones

If Brahms Were a Rasta
for 3 trombones, tuba, 3 electric guitars, bass, and drums - 4'30"
performed and recorded by Joseph's Bones

Inner Zion
for 3 trombones, tuba, 3 electric guitars, bass, and drums - 6'
performed and recorded by Joseph's Bones

Binghi
for 3 trombones, tuba, 3 electric guitars, bass, and drums - 5'
performed and recorded by Joseph's Bones

Speak and Spell
for 3 trombones, tuba, 3 electric guitars, bass, and drums - 4'
performed and recorded by Joseph's Bones

Ital Trod
for 3 trombones, tuba, 3 electric guitars, bass, and drums - 5'
performed and recorded by Joseph's Bones


2005

Structured Improvisations for Silent Films I
for soprano, Bb/bass clarinet, bass trombone, prepared guitar, contrabass, percussion,
and analog electronics - 30'
inspired by Pierrot Lunaire (A. Shoenberg) to accompany Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau) performed and recorded by the Heftpistole Chamber Ensemble, Lisa Bolin - soprano


2004

Songs of the Forking Path
for flute/alto flute, Bb clarinet/bass clarinet, 2 percussion, piano, violin, viola, violoncello - 8'
performed and recorded by the Berkeley Contemporary Chamber Players

Slow Music to the Book of Boaf, Parts I & II
for clarinet/bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone,
2 percussion, bass accordion, violin,
and 2 contrabass - 12'
performed and recorded by the Heftpistole Chamber Ensemble

Words Without Songs
for 7 players - 4'
performed by the Instant Composers Ensemble

Words Without Songs II
for 8 players - 7'
performed by the Instant Composers Ensemble


2002

A Brisk Andante (version)
for for flute, bass clarinet, 2 saxophone, trumpet, trombone, electric guitar, contrabass, and drums - 9'
performed and recorded by the Heftpistole Chamber Ensemble

Wholivera's Whaffair
for 2 trumpet, 2 trombone, horn, drums, piano, 2 violin, and contrabass - 5'
written for and performed by Killing My Lobster Comedy Troupe


2000

Hopscotch
for soprano voice, speaker, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass,
and drums - 6'
performed by the Heftpistole Chamber Ensemble ­ Lisa Bolin, soprano, Charles Ferris, speaker








AUDIO & LINKS

»Der Schneebesen Tanz
































»Fallen Leaves Gather (Melford & Bennett, cond.)

»Program Notes

















































































»Songs of the Forking Path





»Slow Music to the Book of Boaf parts I & II