Compositions for the Concert Hall & Studio Works

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Chamber Works

Solo

• Carillon
  • Blessed Dhyana for Carillon (2005) Carillon. 7 min.
  • Erisian Cycles: 47-Bell Edition (2004) Carillon. 9 min.
  • Erisian Cycles: 65-Bell Edition (2004) Carillon. 9 min.
• Clarinet
  • Aeons (1997) Clarinet. 6 min. LOST
• Guitar
  • Blessed Dhyana (2002) Guitar. 7 min.
• Piano
  • Fitful Slumbers (2006) piano. 8 min. Composed for María Fernanda Nieto-Pulido.
  • Sonatina for Piano (2001; revised 2002) Piano. 7 min.

Duos

• Flute + Guitar
  • Drooling at Bells: Three Serial Miniatures (2004) Flute, guitar. 3 min.
• Alto Saxophone + Piano
  • Song & Dance for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2005) Alto Saxophone, piano. 7 min. Composed for Arthur Bouton.
• Voice + Guitar
  • Star Ruby 2.0 (2007)  electric guitar, voice, computer. 12. min. Composed for Tara Davison.

Trios

• Pavlov’s Dog (1996) Two electric guitars, electric bass, and telephone. 2 min.
• Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano (2003) Clarinet, cello, piano. 28 min.

Quartets

• String Quartet
  • String Quartet I (1998) string quartet (Withdrawn)
  • Turbulent Returns (2005) string quartet. 6 min.

Larger Chamber Ensembles (5+)

• Die Morgensheutegesternwelt (2004) Microtonal work for eight guitars. 8 min.
• The Passage (2009) electric guitar, string quartet, computer.
  • Info
• ROTA: a Game for Nine Players (1997) For nine players: two Bb woodwinds, one high string and one low string instrument, four Card Holders, and a Prompter/Conductor. Ca. 10 min.
• Tensegrity Structures (2003) Clarinet, horn, percussion, accordion, violin, and cello. 12 min.

Vocal

• Breaks (1996-7) Baritone voice, flute, clarinet, percussion, and strings. Text from Aleister Crowley’s Book of Lies. 15 min.
• Unprofessional Conduct (2003) Tenor/Baritone, piano. Text from Aleister Crowley’s Book of Lies. 2 min.
• Star Ruby 2.0 (2007)  electric guitar, voice, computer. 12 min.

Electro-Acoustic

• Distillations (2005) electric guitar, computer. 7 min.
  • Score and audio
• Meta-Programming and the Imprint Theory (2004) Electric guitar, CD. 12 min.
• The Passage (2009) electric guitar, string quartet, computer.
• Star Ruby 2.0 (2007)  electric guitar, voice, computer. 12 min.

Game Pieces

• Em-Prop (1996) For five instruments with different range and timbre. 5-10 min.
• ROTA: a Game for Nine Players (1997) For nine players: two Bb woodwinds, one high string and one low string instrument, four Card Holders, and a Prompter/Conductor. Ca. 10 min.

Large Ensembles

Orchestra

• Local Group vs. The Virgo Supercluster (2005) 5 min.

Wind Ensemble

• Tensegrity Structures for Wind Ensemble (2006) 12 min.

Brass and Percussion

• Fanfare for the One Who Makes the Construct (2025) 3 min.

Big Band / Jazz Band

• Noir: Excerpts from the film Hide & Seek (2004)
• Variations on a Theme from Angelo Badalamenti (2003) 7 min.

Studio Works

• Aluminum (2000). For MIDI-controlled samplers. 3 min.
• The Distillations Set (2008). For Guitar-computer-amplifier.
• Four and a Half Minutes of Chaos (1996) Midi-controlled synthesizers. 4.5 min.
• Frequency Response (2008) website installation at mysterycabal.com. Collaboration with Rob Miller of Loophole.
• Golden Apple (1997) Guitar, tenor sax, bass, drums. 20 min.
• Incessant Pulses: A Set of Modern Tone Poems (2025-2026). Guitar, orchestra, synthesizers, percussion, electronics.
  • This is Your Imperfect Memory of the Dream in Which You Realized (2025). 9 min.
  • This is Your Self as a Door Between Two Worlds (2025). 10 min.
  • This is Your Thirty-sixth Time (2025). 3 min.
• Meditations on Entropy (2006) Organillo.
• Meta-Programming and the Imprint Theory (2004) Guitar-computer-amplifier. 12 min.
• Octagramatic Segments (2006) Collaboration with S. Lyn Goeringer. Computer, guitar.
• The Passage (2009) electric guitar, string quartet, computer.
• Remnants of the Passage (2007) sound installation.
• Schrödinger’s Cat (1997-8). Manipulation of voice samples. 15 min

Collaborations

Collaborations By Partners

This is an incomplete list of collaborations. It highlights some important individuals and pieces in my past. Italics indicate the title of a work. Standard font indicates the name of a collaborative project.

• Conrad Kehn
  • Kallisti
  • MacroCephalic Cabal
• Jesse Woods
  • Ground
    • Ground – Powder (1997) Collaboration with Jesse Woods. ARP 2600, Roland JX8P, and an EMU sampler. 40 min.
    • Ground – Virtue of Subtlety (1996) Collaboration with Jesse Woods. Percussion, prepared piano, slit drum, voices. 10 min.
• Rob Miller
  • Frequency Response (2008) website installation at mysterycabal.com.
• Scott Scholz
  • Coefficient of Friction
  • Shutter Trio
  • Shutter Trio – 1001 Riddles (1998) Collaboration with Scott Schulz. Duet for guitar and voice. 8-12 min.
• Lyn Goeringer & Brandon Vaccaro – ongoing collaborations
  • Website
  • Octagramatic Segments (2006) Computer, guitar.
• Tara Davison
  • Star Ruby (2.0)
• Tatsuya Nakatani
  • Improvisation show Fall 2006
  • March 2008 performance on Soundscapes Presented by Mystery Cabal series
  • Kent State Stark Fall 2012?
• Tosca String Quartet
  • Turbulent Returns
  • The Passage
  • Remnants of the Passage

Music for Film

• • Scary Lucy (2018)
  • Time to Kill (2014)
    • To view the film – YouTube
  • Closed Circuit (2013)
  • Driven to Ride (2013)
    • To view the film – Website
  • A Disruptive Innovator: Loretta Ford (2011)
  • Above the Ashes (2011) – winner 2012 Heartland Emmy in Documentary Topical and Editing
    • To view the film – Website
    • To hear examples from the score and read a blog entry about it – here
  • Family Valued (2010) – Watch it
  • A Complex Villianelle (2010)
    • To view the film – Watch it
    • To hear examples from the score Audio
  • Hide and Seek (2004) Soundtrack for short film by Jonathan McDavitt and Peter Gordon.
    • To hear examples from the score  Audio
  • Juice Freak (2003) Soundtrack for independent film by Jon Nagel.
  • Hannah House(2001) Soundtrack for independent film by Chad Smith. Collaboration with Kallisti and Chad Smith
    • For Monkey Angel Studios YouTube channel
  • The Skin Horse (2001) Soundtrack for independent film by Nicole Esquibel. Collaboration with Kallisti.

Ensembles

• Coefficient of Friction (1996-1998)
• Free Love Ensemble (1997)
• Ground(1995-?)
• Invisible College Quartet (2007-?)
• Kallisti (2001-2003)