chamber music

VIDEO

Turncoat Hat

Turncoat Hat (2021) for viola. Performed by Dr. Jacob Tews. This instrumental piece is based on themes from the song cycle Turncoat Hat (2016) for vocalist and chamber ensemble which contains lyrics based on fluent aphasia speech patterns. This is number 15 in Dr. Tews’ Solitary Soiree series.

Haunted House (2013) for percussion ensemble (excerpt). Commissioned and performed by Struck Percussion Ensemble to accompany de Chomon’s experimental silent film ‘The Haunted House’ (1908). Entire piece can be seen here.

Maddy’s Eaten a Little Humus Again (2008) for four percussionists and found metal objects (excerpt). Composition based on the structure of the humic acid molecule. Entire performance can be seen here.

AUDIO

A Gondola Evades Us (2013) for piano and two percussion. Performed by Zeitgeist. Made possible by the Zeitgeist Commissioning Collective.

A Gondola Evades Us

Courante from Lunch with a Nun (2012) – Suite for vibraphone and electric guitar (second of five movements). David Birrow on vibes and the composer on guitar.

Lunch with a Nun II Courante

The Hole of Lament (2011) for fixed media (excerpt). Composed for Open Eye Figure Theatre’s production “Refreshments.” Based loosely on Javanese gamelan.

The Hole of Lament (excerpt)

Don’t Call Me Norman (2009) for piano, bass clarinet, two percussion. Performed by Zeitgeist.

Don’t Call Me Norman

Lament from Darwin’s Folly (2005) for piano. Performed by Jocelyn Hagen.

Lament from Darwin’s Folly

Side One from my little quadrilateral (2004) for violin and guitar (first of four movements). Performed by Duo46.

my little quadrilateral: Side One

Down the Stairway the Ghost She Does Not Want Me to See Flees (2003) for string trio. Performed by counter)induction.

Down the Stairway the Ghost…Flees

All music (c) & (p) Mibbernorby Music ASCAP