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Incidental
This is a large scale six movement fragment based composition that I started work on in late 2004 and which was completed in 2009. The instrumentation is as follows: 1 singer, 2 violins, 2 cellos, acoustic and electric basses, flutes (traditional and nonwestern), bassoon, bass clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax, 3 tenor
saxes, trumpet, trombone, acoustic guitar, 2 electric guitars, minimoog and modular moog synthesizers, fender rhodes electric piano, orchestral percussion
and drum set.
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Ineffable
Completed in May of 2008. This fragment based piece is scored for bass clarinet, piano, percussion and voices. Created for the contemporary concert music ensemble, Zeitgeist, for their 30th anniversary concert.
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Flute Clouds
Completed in July of 2007. This fragment based piece is scored for an assortment of traditional Western and non-Western flutes. This was a collaborative multidisciplinary piece involving music, dance and sculpture. The music and dance were created for the unveiling of a large site specific sculpture installation in Utah. The sculptor was Joyce Crain and the choreographer was Susan Gingrasso.
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Dick & Don
Completed in August of 2004. This is a fragment-based piece which uses the voices of Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld as source material.
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What They're Doing
Completed in January 2004. This is a fragment-based piece which uses source material provided by the contemporary concert music ensemble Zeitgeist.
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Skylands of VonMorse
This was a short independent animated film by Kurt Paulsen, for which a created original music and sound design in 2003.
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Short Black Winter
Completed in 2003. This is a fragment-based piece which uses source material harvested from three Kronos String Quartet CDs.
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Actual W
Completed in 2002. This was my first fragment-based composition and it uses a wide variety of preexisting music as it's source material.
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Shift
Completed in June 2002. Scored for synthesizers and samplers.
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Antiphonal Winds
Completed in January 2002. Scored for two woodwind quintets and piano.
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System Error
Completed in 1995. Scored for electric guitar, electric bass, bass bamboo flute, soprano sax, trumpet, trombone, vibraphone, synthesizers and samplers.
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Roam and Spy
Completed in 1994. Scored for electric guitar, percussion, synthesizers and samplers. Created in collaboration with guitarist Steve Tibbetts.
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Raymond's Electronium
Completed in 1993. Scored for electric guitars, clarinet, soprano sax, alto sax, trumpet, trombone, synthesizers and samplers.
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Peace Dividend
Completed in 1993. Scored for electric guitar, two tenor saxes, two percussionists, four found object performers and minimoog synthesizer. This piece was created at the Headlands Center for the Arts as part of a residency I did there.
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Circus Accident
Completed in 1993. Scored for electric guitar, two trumpets, two tenor saxes, synthesizers and samplers. Written for the San Francisco band Symon's New Blue Diamonds.
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Office Furniture From Outer Space
Completed in 1992. Scored for electric guitar, electric bass, electronic wind instrument, synthesizers and samplers.
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The Angels
Completed in 1992. Set of pieces scored for women's chorus, harp, percussion, piano, pipe organ and tape. Created in collaboration with choreographer Rosanna Gamson.
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Song of the Badger
Completed in 1992. Written for the contemporary concert music ensemble, Zeitgeist, and scored for bass clarinet, two percussionists and piano.
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Dream Dealer
Completed in 1992. Scored for synthesizers and samplers. Film score created for director Rob Sheppard.
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Channels
Completed in 1991. Scored for solo oboe. Written specifically for virtuoso double reed player Joe Celli. Performed at Experimental Intermedia in New York.
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Circling
Completed in 1991. Scored for minimoog and tape. Large scale experimental interdisciplinary theater piece created primarily in collaboration with Tom and Mira Kehoe for a performance at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.
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Bottom of the Ninth
Completed in 1991. Scored for electric guitar, drums, synthesizers and samplers. Film score created for director Marty Kloner.
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To Go I Know No Whither
Completed in 1991. Scored for synthesizers and samplers. Film score created for director Marty Kloner.
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The Basketball Scenarios
Completed in 1990. Scored for a quartet of performers using as their instrumentation basketballs, referee whistles and their own voices. Performed at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
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Dither
Completed in 1990. Scored for solo electronic percussionist and computer. Written specifically for virtuoso percussionist Amy Knoles.
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Where Are We
Completed in 1990. Scored for saxophone quartet.
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The Other
Completed in 1990. Scored for synthesizers and samplers.
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I felt whacko
Late '80s. Electronic tape manipulation piece.
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A Found Environment
Late '80s. Scored for prepared electric piano, synthesizers, samplers, computer and a home made electronic percussion instrument.
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Live Electronics
Late '80s. Scored for prepared electric piano, synthesizers, samplers, computer and a home made electronic percussion instrument.
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Arctic Arc
Completed in 1988. Scored for synthesizers and samplers. Film score created for director Daniel Gumnit.
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Breakfast on Broadway
Completed in 1988. Scored for synthesizers and samplers. Film score created for film makers Bill and Jennel Felker.
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Barge Dance
Completed in 1988. Scored for synthesizers and samplers. Created in collaboration with choreographer Mary Lee Hardenberg.
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The History of Television
Completed in 1988. Scored for synthesizers and samplers.
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Waiting
Completed in 1988. Scored for synthesizers and samplers.
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Subic Bay Beach Party
Completed in 1988. Scored for synthesizers, samplers, electric piano and tape.
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Fungi From Yuggoth
Completed in 1987. Set of pieces scored for synthesizers and samplers.
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Watership Down
Completed in 1987. Scored for synthesizers in samplers. Set of dance pieces created in collaboration with the Fuller Young People's Theater.
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Count Your Brains Out
Completed in 1987. Scored for percussion ensemble.
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Final Belay Station
Completed in 1987. Scored for synthesizers and samplers.
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Christmas Meditations 1 and 2
Completed in 1987. Scored for electric piano, synthesizers and samplers.
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Saturday Morning
Completed in 1987. Scored for synthesizers and samplers.
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Rotation
Completed in 1987. Scored for flute choir.
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Cowboys on Mars
Completed in 1987. Scored for synthesizers and samplers.
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Three Days in the Arrowhead
Completed in 1986. Scored for synthesizers and samplers.
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Control Current
Completed in 1986. Scored for two live performers using synthesizers, samplers and computers.
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Random Cannons 1 – 3
Completed in 1986. Scored for synthesizers and samplers.
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Breaking of the Seven Seals
Completed in 1986. Scored for men's chorus
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Mall Dolls
Completed in 1986. Scored for electric guitar, electric bass, synthesizers, samplers and computer. A set of pieces created for a production staged by the Children's Theater Company.
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Psalm 42:11
Completed in 1986. Scored for mixed chorus, (SATB).
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Enigmatic Interludes in South Minneapolis
Completed in 1985. Scored for bassoon quartet.
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A Christmas Carol
Completed in 1985. Scored for synthesizers and samplers. A set of pieces created for a production staged by the Cricket Theater.
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Stage Matrix II
Completed in 1985. Open instrumentation.
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Thoughts on Individuality
Completed in 1984. Scored for mixed chorus, (SATB).
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Frozen Moment
Completed in 1984. Scored for mixed chorus, (SATB).
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Stage Matrix I
Completed in 1983. Scored for four percussionists.
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Dancing Turtles of the Amazon
Early '80s. Scored for percussion ensemble.
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Our Friends the Ducks
Early '80s. Scored for saxophone quartet.
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Sea Forest
Early '80s. Scored for percussion ensemble.
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Inside Waltz
Early '80s. Jazz piece scored for big band.
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Patterns for Four Minimoogs
Early '80s. Scored for four Minimoogs.
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Lake Session
Early '80s. Scored for piano, electric guitar, bass and drums.
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Departure
Early '80s. Scored for piano, electric guitar, bass and drums.
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Charles Manson Takes a Nap
Early '80s. Scored for flute and piano.
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Electronic Dialogue
Early '80s. Duet for two Yamaha DX7 synthesizers.
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Urban Space
Early '80s. Mulit-movement studio piece. Instrumentation is largely, though not exclusively electronic.
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You Are Round
Early '80s. Electronic tape, boom boxes, pipe organ horn and telephone with live performance theatrical components.
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Washington Avenue
Early '80s Synthesizers and tape.
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Sun Shower
Early '80s. Piano
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Trance Image
Early '80s. Multi-movement studio piece scored for synthesizers and samplers.
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Toaster Ovens on Parade
Early '80s. Scored for alto flute, bassoon, acoustic bass and vibraphone.
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Everything is in Question
Early '80s. Scored for woodwind quartet.
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Water Journey
Early '80s. Scored for string quartet.
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Lysistrata
Early '80s. Scored for 2 flutes, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, cello and vibraphone. A set of pieces created for a theatrical production staged at Rarig Center, University of Minnesota.
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Twenty
Early '80s. Scored for brass choir
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Not Text
Early '80s. Originally scored for three sopranos, violin, viola and cello. Also adapted for three flutes, violin, viola and cello.