CHAMBER MUSICduet 1 Cello, 1 Harp Duration: ca. 6 minutesComposed: 2022 Programme Note:Ben Sevi Severim. Three Hebrew words, translated into English: ‘I love you, my love.’ They are the essence of a Ladino nursery rhyme which teaches children to enjoy their chores by reminding them… Read More »Si Veriash a la Rana
CHAMBER MUSIC duet 1 Viola, 1 Piano Duration: ca. 7 minutesComposed: 2024 Programme Note:I was asked by Elvira Misbakhova to write a piece about hope. Hope, as it turns out, is complicated. In Greek mythology, Hope is one of the elements in Pandora’s Box. When… Read More »Ad Lucem
CHAMBER MUSIC Septet Bb Clarinet, 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos Duration: ca. 15 minutes Composed: 2024 Commissioned by Foundation Boubo-Music. First performance, Basel, Switzerland; February, 2025.
CHAMBER MUSIC duet 1 Violin, 1 Piano Duration: ca. 10 minutesComposed: 2023 Programme Note: I was commissioned by Elation Pauls to write a piece for the SUSTENANCE project. Sustenance means to nourish; something which is needed to live. With my piece, Fire-And-Ice-Bodied-Doubled-Up-Withdrawal-Anxiety, I wanted to explore what happens… Read More »Fire-and-Ice-Bodied-Doubled-Up-Withdrawal-Anxiety
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.
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.
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