UPCOMING:
Three Old Italian Songs for sop + chamber orch. Columbia College Orchestra (as conductor), Columbia, CA. April 18, 2023.
PAST (selected):
Cathedral Grove for orch, New Conductors Orchestra; Eric Juneau, conductor. New York, NY, February 11-12, 2023.
Flying Objects for ob, vla, perc, and org + video. Music by Pablo Ortiz/video by Daniel Godsil. Empyrean Ensemble, Matilda Hofman, conductor. Davis, CA, February 12, 2023.
milia pasuum for vln + pno. Makena Clark, vln, Daniel Godsil, pno. Sonora Bach Festival, Sonora, CA. October 18, 2022.
Columbia College New Music Ensemble (as conductor), Columbia, CA. December 12, 2021.
Aeropittura for fl, vla, vc, and pno. AURA Contemporary Ensemble, Houston, TX. November 12, 2021.
Into Gold for perc solo + video. Christopher Froh, Davis, CA. October 1, 2021.
I see you never for ob, harp, and perc. Empyrean Ensemble, Matilda Hofman, conductor. Davis, CA, May 15, 2021.
October 1, 2020: A Kind of Stopwatch for ww trio + video. Keyed Kontraptions, Davis, CA. October 1, 2020
Light of Other Days for Pierrot + percussion. Space City New Music Festival, Houston TX. (Cancelled due to pandemic)
Into Gold for perc solo + video. Christopher Froh, Davis, CA. (Rescheduled due to pandemic, new date TBD)
Geographies for voice and pno. Leanny Muñoz, soprano; Kate Campbell, piano, Davis, CA. (Rescheduled due to pandemic, new date TBD)
Aeropittura for fl, vla, vc, and pno. Ninth Planet New Music, San Francisco, CA. Old First Concert Series. (Rescheduled due to pandemic, new date TBD)
De Rerum Natura I “el leñador”. Spektral Quartet. Taproot New Music Festival, Davis, CA. January 31, 2020
Cathedral Grove for orchestra (2019) Composed for the UC Davis Symphony Orchestra; Christian Baldini, conductor. Davis, CA, June 2019.
First Prize, 2019 UC Davis Orchestral Composition Competition
Cosmographia for fl/cl/2 perc/harp/2 sopranos/vc/cb (2018) Composed for Ensemble Dal Niente. Davis, CA, November 2018.
Winner of the 2019 League of Composers | ISCM 2019 Stuart R. Gerber Prize
Ianarius for solo vln. Lydia Lee, violin. Davis, CA. February 13, 2020.
Cenotaph I for fl/cl/perc/pno/vln/vla/vc/elec (2019) Composed for the Empyrean Ensemble. Davis, CA, June 2019.
sans terre for string quartet (2018) Composed for the Daedalus Quartet. Davis, CA, February 2019.
String Quartet (2017) Composed for the Lydian Quartet. Davis, CA, January 2018.
Aeropittura for fl/vla/vc/pno (2017) Composed for the Empyrean Ensemble. Davis, CA, June 2018.
Winner of the 2017 Earplay Donald Aird Prize in Composition. Subsequent perf: Earplay, San Francisco, March 2018
Ianarius for solo violin (2018) Composed for Miranda Cuckson. Davis, CA, March 2018.
Official selection, 2019 Western Illinois University New Music Festival. Subsequent perf: Julieta Mihai, March 2019
paternoster-Maschine for solo harp + elec (2018) Composed for Jennifer Ellis. Davis, CA, April 2018.
Transi for solo soprano + elec (2017) Composed for Lucy Fitz Gibbon. Davis, CA, March 2017.
Dash 9 for multiple perc solo + elec (2017) Commissioned by Christopher Froh. Davis, CA, February 2017 and June 2017.
kyrie, with dust and light for SATB chorus, vc, perc, organ (2016) Commissioned by Monmouth College for the occasion of their 150th Baccalaureate. Monmouth College Chorale,
Monmouth, IL, May 2016.
Reinforced for percussion ensemble and electronics (2015) 9' Premiered by Talujon Percussion, Montpelier, Vermont. August 2015.
Official Selection, 2017 New England Conservatory’s Summer Institute for Contemporary Performance Practice
Praxinoscope for saxophone quartet (2014) 8' Premiered at VCFA New Music Festival, Montpelier, Vermont. Alex Hamlin, Peter Hess, Ed Rosenberg III, Ken Thomson, saxophones. February 2015.
Finalist, 2018 RED NOTE New Music Festival Composition Competition (Illinois State University
Rust for string quartet (2014) 12' Premiered by the Secret Quartet, Montpelier, Vermont. August 2014.
american signal for four-channel fixed media (2014) 6' VCFA Electronic Music Festival, Monpelier, Vermont. August 2014.
Zed One Three for violin, violoncello, and piano (revised) (2014) 11' New Music Forum 12th Annual Festival of Contemporary Music, San Francisco, CA. Solenn Seguillon, vln, Avery Waite, vc, Anne Rainwater, pno. July 2014.
Zed One Three for violin, violoncello, and piano (2014) 11' Premiered at VCFA New Music Festival, Montpelier, Vermont. Jennifer Choi, vln, Yves Dharamraj, vc, Stephen Gosling, pno. February 2014.
Youth and Pioneers: An Ode for SATB Chorus a cappella (2012) 7' Commissioned by the Knox College Choir for the 175th Anniversary of Knox College. Galesburg, IL, May 2012.
High Flight for SATB Chorus, Vibraphone, and Handbells (2012) 6' Commissioned by the Nova Singers; Laura Lane, conductor. Galesburg, IL, April 2012.
Choral Meditation on “Once In Royal David's City” for SATB Chorus and Piano (2011) 6' Commissioned by the Nova Singers; Laura Lane, conductor. Galesburg, IL, December 2011.
Choral Meditation on “Lo, How a Rose” for SATB Chorus and Piano (2010) 5' Commissioned by the Nova Singers; Laura Lane, conductor. Galesburg, IL, December 2010.
Streamliner: An Overture for orchestra (2010) 6' Commissioned by the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Galesburg, IL. Premiered by the Knox-Galesburg Symphony; Bruce Polay, conductor. Galesburg, IL, October 2010.
Winner, 2010 Knox-Galesburg Symphony International Call for Scores
Finalist, 2018 Reno Pops Orchestra Call for Scores
Choral Meditation on “The Holly and The Ivy” for SATB Chorus and Piano (2009) 5' Commissioned by the Nova Singers; Laura Lane, conductor. Galesburg, IL, December 2009.
Old Italian Songs for Solo Voices and Chamber Ensemble (2010) 10' Premiered by the Knox Chamber Ensemble; Daniel Godsil, conductor. Sarah Moran, Lynn Maxfield, James Hutchings, soloists. Galesburg, IL, May 2010.
Preludes, Meditations,Dances on Elements of the Periodic Table wind ensemble (2010) 15' Premiered by the Knox Chamber Ensemble; Daniel Godsil, cond. Galesburg, IL, November 2010.
Five Pieces about Calvin Coolidge for wind ensemble (2010) 7' Premiered by the Knox Chamber Ensemble; Daniel Godsil, cond. Galesburg, IL, November 2010.
Die Nachtigall for soprano and wind ensemble (2010) 4' Premiered by the Knox Chamber Ensemble; Autumn McGarr, sop., Daniel Godsil, cond. Galesburg, IL, November 2010.
The Sun's Symphony for SATB Chorus and Piano (2007) 5' Commissioned by the Galesburg Community Chorus, Tim Pahel, conductor. Galesburg, IL, May 2007
Blühen for Piano Solo (2005) 5'. Commissioned by Gila Perach-Hirsch. World premiere by Gila Perach-Hirsch, Vienna, Austria, September 2006. American premiere by Daniel Schene, St. Louis, MO, November 2006.
Machine for band (2007) 5' Commissioned by the Costa Catholic Academy Band, Jill Marasa, cond. Galesburg, IL, April 2007.
A Letter for SATB Chorus a cappella (2007) 6' Commissioned by the Galesburg Community Chorus, Tim Pahel, conductor. Galesburg, IL, May 2007.
Trio for Piano, Violin, and Violoncello (2004) 20' Premiered by Joseph Neske, piano, Celina Boldrey, violin, Janice Riemann, cello. St. Louis, MO, April 2004.
Moon, Desert, Ice, and Make No Sculpture. Chamber Opera. (2004) 10' Premiered by Debbie Lennon, soprano, and Rebecca Schaaf, soprano. Daniel Godsil, conductor. St. Louis, MO, May 2004.
Quintet for Woodwinds (2003)12' Equinox Chamber Players, St. Louis, MO, April 2004.
Short Symphony In One Movement for Orchestra (2003) 10' Premiered by the Webster University Symphony Orchestra, Allen Carl Larson, conductor. St. Louis, MO, April 2004.
Triptych for Soprano and Piano (2002) 10' Premiered by Rebecca Schaff, soprano and Daniel Godsil, piano. St. Louis, MO, March 2003.
Prelude for Organ Solo (2002) 5' Premiered by William Partridge, organ. St. Louis, MO, November 2002.
MUSIC FOR FILM / MEDIA
The Boxcar People (2013) Documentary. Produced by PBS. Directed by William Baker and Will Schick. Peoria, IL.
H.G. Wells' “The First Men In The Moon” (2011) Feature film. Directed by David Rosler. Praxinoscope Productions, Rupert, VT.
Aliens and Dinosaurs in 3D (2012) Television. Directed by David Rosler. Praxinoscope Productions, Rupert,VT.
The Motorist (2013) Silent short film (1906, W.R. Booth, director). Performed live-to-picture, Knox College Chamber Ensemble, Daniel Godsil, conductor. Galesburg, IL.
Fun With Benny (2009) Short film. Directed by Shawn Larkin. Jetboy Films, Los Angeles, CA.
Behold The Behemoth (2009) Documentary. Directed by David Rosler. Praxinoscope Productions, Rupert, VT.
Streetballers (2008) Feature film. Directed by Matthew Scott Krentz. MSK Productions, St. Louis, MO.
Vespers (2008) Video game. Michael Rubin, project co-ordinator. Rubin Productions, Salt Lake City, UT.
Cinema Macabre (2007-9) Television. Directed by David Rosler. Praxinoscope Productions, Rupert, VT.
Toytown Tale (2007) Silent short film (1930, Van Beuren Studios). Performed live-to-picture, Knox College Chamber Ensemble, Daniel Godsil, conductor. Galesburg, IL.
Zombies In Love (2006) Short film. Directed by Laureen Briggs. Atomic Omelette Productions, San Francisco, CA.
Soul of a Man (2006) Feature film. Directed by Nicholas Gartner. Counterhound Productions, St. Louis, MO
Death of a Healer (2005) Feature film. Directed by Tom Bennet and Brett Hanavan. Foresolutions Studio, St. Louis, MO.
Coptalk (2005) Documentary. Directed by Michael Hartig. Bear Productions, St. Louis, MO