For me, composition is a process of exploration and curiosity; it is a chance to deepen human relationships, to ask big questions, and to discover new ways of being together in the world through shared vulnerability and struggle. Creating a new piece of music is a world building exercise in which cherished orthodoxies can be reconsidered, reimagined, or rejected—it is a communal practice of imagining otherwise.
This page includes a selection of notated works since 2010, each of which was developed in close collaboration with the performers. When possible, all performance materials and documentation are provided. Don’t hesitate to contact me using the form at the bottom of the page with questions or to acquire performance materials (parts, click tracks, electronics, etc.)
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Current Projects
Cantus for Hampton (in progress)
for tenor saxophone, percussion, and fixed media | commissioned by Timothy McAllister
Untitled Viola Project (in progress)
for viola(s) | developed in collaboration with Doyle Armbrust
Untitled Wind Quintet (in progress)
for wind quintet | developed in collaboration with the Chicago Wind Project
Past Projects
The Earliest Seduction (2023)
for improvisers and electronics | written for the Eos Ensemble
contained exuberance (2022)
for violin | written for Austin Wulliman
Funktionslust (2018-21)
for string quartet | written for the JACK Quartet
Precarity Songs (2017-21)
for vocal quartet | written for Quince Ensemble
stutter-step the concept (2016/2018)
for large ensemble | commissioned by Ensemble Dal Niente for the 2016 Ear Taxi Festival
Chroma (2017)
for two singing saxophonists | commissioned by Ogni Suono for their SaxoVoce Project
Sunsetting (2017)
for nineteen horns in motion | commissioned by the International Horn Society
Drivel Team (2015-16)
for vocal quartet | commissioned by Quince Ensemble
Cut Teeth (2015-16/2018)
for baritone, bass clarinet, trumpet, and trombone | commissioned by loadbang
Prosodia Daseia (2015)
for trombone and voices | written for Will Lang and ekmeles
Hack (2014-15)
for string quartet | commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for the Spektral Quartet
grandFather (2012-14)
for bassoon
Ventriloquist (2012/2014)
for tenor saxophone
megrims (2013)
for oboe, bass clarinet, viola, cello, and piano | written for Ensemble Recherche
Tandem (2011-13)
for soprano and bass clarinet | commissioned by Noise-Bridge
On Tenterhooks (2013)
for percussion quartet | commissioned by Third Coast Percussion
After Bessie Smith (2013)
for string quartet | commissioned by the Spektral Quartet
Ermine (2013)
for violin | written for Graeme Jennings
Blissing Out (2011-12/2013)
for saxophone quartet | commissioned by the Anubis Quartet
leaping in place (2012)
for piano | commissioned by the International Beethoven Festival
Torch Song (2011)
for alto saxophone | written for Marcus Weiss
Bludgeon Me (2010)
for indeterminate instrumentation | written for The Music Room
Dig Absolutely (2010)
for string quartet
water(l)ily (2010)
for violin | written for Austin Wulliman