Large Chamber
Chamber Works for 6+ Performers
Expiculatory Octet (2024) 10.5 min.
for flute (doubling on piccolo), Bb clarinet (doubling on Eb clarinet), bassoon, trumpet, trombone, violin, viola, and contrabass
* the third in a series of Expiculatic pieces... a fourth one coming soon...
Bringing Light to the Shadows (2024) 5 min.
for flute, clarinet, percussion, harp, 2 violins, and cello
* created for "Community Engagement: One-on-One" project as part of From The Top Fellowship Program
* dedicated to Charles Kay Jr.
Shortchanged Scherzo: a Fleeced Fandango (2023) 7.5 min.
for clarinet (doubling on bass clarinet), bassoon, trumpet, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, and contrabass
* Scherzos and Fandangos are lively musical forms (or in the case of a Fandango, a dance), that are usually in some sort of triple meter. However, this piece, which is in 5/8, has been shortchanged, or fleeced, of one beat in each measure.
* MTNA National Composition Competition winner, 2024
The Big Umbrella / La Sombrilla Grande (2021) 7.5 min.
for violin, viola, cello, contrabass, piano, and narrator
* commissioned by the Omaha Conservatory of Music for their "Stories from Childhood" series.
* features the book "The Big Umbrella" by Amy June Bates and Juniper Bates
* English and Spanish version available on YouTube
* premiered August 14, 2021 by Melissa Tatreau-Holtmeier, violin; Jenna Ferdon, violin; Jesse Griggs, viola, Dr. Elizabeth Grunin, cello; Dr. Janka Krajciova, piano; Grazzia Rode-Sagastume, narrator
The Summer of COVID-19 (from the Perspective of a 17-year old Girl) (2020) 6 min.
for clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello, contrabass
* commissioned by the Omaha Symphony as a joint project with the Durham Museum to archive the COVID-19 Pandemic
* performed and recorded by the Omaha Symphony, October, 2020 at the Holland Performing Arts Center, conducted by Maestro Ernest Richardson
Festival in Hobbiton (2020) 9 min.
for string octet
* MTNA regional first place, 2020 Composition Competition
* inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit"