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Theme and Variables: Scallops and Bollocks for Tea (2013) 3:00
violin, tape
This chiptunes-inspired ode to CSIRAC, one of the earliest computers, takes the performer and listener through a dizzying range of expressions in a short timeframe. The solo violin is accompanied by Nintendo sounds. Commissioned by Network for New Music .
June (2012) 8:00
solo voice, looper pedal
A setting of poetry about personal growth and healing through two snapshots, a year apart. Any range of vocalist can perform this song, which creates self-harmonies through the use of a looper pedal. Commissioned by Voice of this Generation and Network for New Music .
Rhapsody on a Fragment (2009) 08:00
electric cello, delay
For solo electric cello and delay unit.
Insects (2008) 05:35
tape
Insects explores the intersection of two similar sounds: those of insects, and the various sometimes involuntary noises we produce with our own mouths. Composed late at night using sounds recorded from the composer's own mouth and manipulated with Ableton Live.
L'homme Armé (2006) 06:00
solo soprano or tenor, Theremin, horn, clarinet, cello, tape
For 5-piece chamber ensemble and tape. A somber reaction to gun culture in the United States composed during the violence of the Iraq War and the shooting at Virginia Tech. Featuring found sound recorded during the conflicts and a metrical canon, with lyrics taken from a medieval call to arms.
