SAXOPHONE TRIOsoprano saxophone, alto saxophone, and piano Composed: 2023 Duration: 12 minutes Programme Notes: The Unstoppable Fear Machine ©2023 Fear is a fundamental and deeply wired reaction that has evolved over time. It is supposed to protect us from a threat to our existence. The Unstoppable Fear… Read More »The Unstoppable Fear Machine
CHAMBER MUSIC duet 2 cellos and tape Duration: ca. 10 minutesComposed: 2019 Programme Note: Commissioned by Toronto Summer Music Garden for VC2. Premiere: First performance by VC2, Toronto, July 2019.
VOCAL SOLO Soprano and Piano Duration: ca 12 minutesComposed: 2019 Programme Note: Commissioned by the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival for Emili Lossier and Féderic Lacroix. Sets letters by Ethel Rosenberg while on death row. Premiere: First performance by Emili Lossier and Fréderic Lacroix, Ottawa, August… Read More »All My Love, Ethel
CHAMBER MUSIC duet 2 pianos Duration: ca. 10 minutesComposed: 2022 Programme Note: Commissioned by Duo Octavian. Premiere: First performance by Carson Becke and Suren Barry, Ottawa, July 23, 2022.
CHAMBER MUSIC duet 1 Oboe, 1 Piano Duration: ca. 10 minutesComposed: 2022 Programme Note: Chip Hamann invited me to create a new piece for oboe and piano for a recital and recording project featuring a number of Canadian composers. The theme for the project was… Read More »Glacial Ablations
CHAMBER MUSIC string quartet 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello Duration: ca. 15 minutesComposed: 2022 Programme Note: Commissioned by the Lafayette String Quartet.
ORCHESTRA WITH SOLOIST SOLO VIOLIN, SOLO CELLO, SOLO PIANO 2•2•2•2 4•3•3•1 Timpani (5 drums), 2 Perc., Harp, Strings. Percussion Requirements: TamTam , Chimes, Suspended Cymbal (High), Wind Chimes (Brass), Bass Drum, Suspended Cymbal (Low), Triangle (High), Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Snare Drum (2)4 Tom-toms, Vibraphone Composed: 2022Duration:… Read More »When I Too Long Have Looked Upon Your Face
CHAMBER MUSIC duet1 Trombone, 1 Piano (uses E-bow) Duration: ca. 10 minutesComposed: 2022 Programme Note: I.II. On March 13, 1989 the entire province of Quebec suffered an electrical power blackout. What made this different from other blackouts was that it was caused by a solar… Read More »And the Sun Brought Darkness
STRING ORCHESTRA WITH SOLOISTGUITAR DUO, minimum 4•3•3•2•1 Composed: 2022Duration: ca. 12 minutes Programme Note: Published in 1883, The Confectioner’s Handbook, is a practical guide to the art of sugar boiling. A successful sugar boil requires the right equipment, and very precise temperatures. It can go… Read More »The Confectioner’s Handbook
CHAMBER MUSICviolin, violoncello, piano Duration: ca. 8 minutes Composed: 2006 Programme Note:Memory, Distance, and No Time for Dances was commissioned by Peter Leighton for his latewife, Marilynn Leighton. Marilynn died of cancer on February 21, 2001, almost 32 years to theday after they met. It… Read More »Memory, Distance, and No Time for Dances