Compositions

(2019)

Natalie Zoia, flute | Lilia Olsen, clarinet | John Pope, bassoon

Lauren Culver, violin | Jordan Goldstein, viola | Austin Williams, double bass 

My graduate thesis composition was based on “micro-variations:”  Each time the droning gesture occurs, it is changed slightly from the previous occurrence, transforming from a single note drone, to a cluster, to a large widely-spaced chord.  The pitch content is derived from smaller gestures developing over time while avoiding overtly melodic movement.  More thematically, it was originally meant to invoke auditory hallucinations.  The subject of my thesis has evolved into an exploration of the frequent difficulty of communicating the effects of mental health symptoms.

(2019)

John Pope, bassoon

Brian Leichtman, electronics

This electroacoustic piece features bassoon and electronics, including live processing. The bassoon part utilizes mostly the high register of the instrument, further augmented by the electronics, which extend the range beyond what the bassoon is capable of.

(2013)

String Orchesta

(2018)

Shay Riopel, contralto

José Maria Espinosa Zuniga, piano

Megan Grosso, dancer 

Choreography by Jennifer Agather

Titled an infinitive Hebrew verb which translates to something along the lines of “to utter a strangled sound,” the music portrays stifled communication due to disjunct reasoning. Vacillating somewhat abruptly between lamenting sentence fragments and hyper dancing sections, it is one of my many pieces themed around mental illness.