Small Chamber / Solo
Works for 1-5 Performers
Hine's Emeralds (2024) 5 min.
for violin and viola
* performed and recorded at the Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program, August, 2024, Sarastota, FL
* inspired by the only federally endangered Dragonfly species, the Hine's Emerald Dragonfly
Swap (2024) 7.5 min.
for piano four-hands
* commissioned by the Lied Center Piano Academy
* premiered July 19, 2024, Lincoln, NE
Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle Quartet (2024) 10.5 min.
for string quartet
* the second in a series of Tiger Beetle chamber pieces
Salt Creek Tiger Beetle Quintet (2023) 13 min.
for string quintet (2 violins, 2 violas, and cello)
* inspired by one of the world's rarest insects, an endangered species that's only found in southeastern Nebraska.
* Movement I, 2023 Sempre Musick Composition Competition national winner, performed May 25, 2024, in Andover, MA
* The full piece was a winner of the Young Composer Competition at the Community Music School of Webster University, performed by Chamber Project Saint Louis in March 2024 in St. Louis, MO
* Movements I and II, national winner of MTNA's 2022 Junior Composition Competition, and performed and recorded by Jenna Ferdon, violin; Jessica Hanson, violin; Jesse Griggs, viola; Ruth Meints, viola; Time Strang, cello
* Included in Nebraska Public Media's "What If..." series - Season 4, Episode 1
Movement I performed by
Sempre Musick Orchestra
All movements performed by Chamber Project Saint Louis
The Barnestormers (2023) 5.5 min.
for piano four-hands
* commissioned by the Lied Center Piano Academy
* premiered Friday, July 21, 2023, Lincoln, NE
* dedicated to Dr. Paul Barnes
Harmonious Projection (2022) 5 min.
for clarinet, violin, cello, percussion, and harp
* commissioned by Project Harmony, an organization that works to end child abuse
* premiered October 15th, 2022, at the Holland Performing Arts Center for Project Harmony's 25th Anniversary Gala; performed by Rico Amador, violin; Tim Strang, cello; Galante, clarinet; Rob O'Brien, percussion; Katie Wychulis, harp
Expiculating Quintet (2021) 8 min.
for clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, and cello
* prestigious award from the ASCAP 2021 Morton Gould Young Composers Competition
Performing Ernestly (2021) 3.5 min.
for violins, viola, cellos, and piano
* commissioned by the Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory
* premiered in July 2021 at RMSC Goes Virtual in Concert
* dedicated to Maestro Ernest Richardson
Expiculating Solo (2020) 2.5 min.
for solo cello
* played by Philip Sheegog as a part of the New York Youth Symphony's Composing Program, Fall 2020
Trying to Catch a Cloudless Sulphur (2020) 4.5 min.
for solo flute
* performed and recorded by virtuosic flutist Mimi Stillman
* selected for "ComposerLab Flute: Young American Composers" program for composers under 30, 2021
* performed for "Broadcast: Young Composers Marathon," Curtis Summerfest 2020
* inspired by catching butterflies at a park across the street my family called "Dandelion Park" when I was growing up - specifically, the one time I didn't catch any
Beryllium (2019) 4 min.
for clarinet, piano, violin, and cello
* performed and recorded by Ars Futura (Cleveland based contemporary music ensemble)
* inspired by the silver-grey alkaline Earth metal element
The Jocund Melody (2018) 3 min.
for string trio
* commissioned by the Omaha Conservatory of Music for their fall fundraising "melody reveal" appeal, raising $68,000 ($38,000 over their $30,000 goal)
Scherzo of the Feather Stars (2015) 1 min.
for string quartet
* performed by Dallas Symphony players in Dallas in 2018
* won first place nationally in the 2018 NAfME Composition Competition
* included in Nebraska Public Media's "What if..." series, Winston - Season 1, Episode 1