LIST OF COMPOSITIONS

(as of August 2023)

Large Ensembles

metaphysics (2008) for orchestra

Approx. 2'30"; exercise in orchestration

His Loving Arms Around You (2008) for bassoon ensemble

Approx. 9'; premiered at Anthony G. Hernandez's Composition Recital, March 18, 2009, in Whitmore Recital Hall, performed by the MU Bassoon Ensemble, Rodney Ackmann, director; Lucas Boyd, Amanda Craven, contrabassoon; Bridget Elder, Zachary Mertens, Jeffrey Panhorst

the Heart of a Painter (2008) for symphonic band

Approx. 3'30"; exercise in arranging and band orchestration

Two roads diverged (2009) for orchestra

Approx. 11'; premiered at the Visions of Romanticism concert, Sunday, November 15, 2009, at 4 pm in the Missouri Theatre Center for the Arts, performed by the Columbia Civic Orchestra

...at twilight... (2010) for chamber wind ensemble

Approx. 9’ (flute, oboe, B-flat clarinet, bassoon, two B-flat trumpets, horn, trombone, and tuba); premiered in 2010

A 9th Street Overture (2010) for orchestra

Approx. 5’; premiered at the “Past and Present” concert on April 9, 2011, at the Missouri United Methodist Church by the 9th Street Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Alexandre Innecco

Rhapsody in Purple (2018) for solo piano and orchestra

Approx. 15’; premiered at the Talking Horse Productions’ Strange New Worlds–Part 4: An evening of new works by artistic creators concert on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at 7:30 pm, performed by the composer and MIDI orchestral track

His Loving Arms Around You (2008/2023) originally for bassoon ensemble, arranged for string orchestra

Approx. 9'; yet to be premiered

Vocal

Three Songs of Love and Attraction (2008) for SATB a cappella choir

I. A White Rose

II. Stem Rewards Light

III. Beauty

Approx. 5'30"; yet to be premiered; based on the poetry of the composer and Robert G. Trussell

The Hill Wife (2014) for soprano and piano

I. Loneliness (Her Word)

II. House Fear

III. The Smile (Her Word)

IV. The Oft-Repeated Dream

V. The Impulse

Approx. 11’, premiered on February 8, 2015, at Columbia College’s Practice Hall in Columbia, MO, poetry by Robert Frost

Song of the Universal (2009) for SAB choir and piano

Approx. 3’; premiered on March 7, 2015, by the Columbia Chamber Choir, Emily Edgington-Andrews, conductor, and Hernandez, piano, poetry by Walt Whitman

Through Eternity: Poems of Emily Dickinson (2023) for SATB choir and two pianos

I. On this wondrous sea

II. Exultation is the going

III. I felt a funeral in my brain

IV. It struck me—every Day—

V. No rack can torture me

Approx. 18’; yet to be premiered, written for, and dedicated to Emily Edgington-Andrews, artistic director of the Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri and the Columbia Chorale

Drei Liebesduette (2011-23) for soprano and violin

I. He touched me, so I live to know

II. You left me, sweet, two legacies

III. One Blessing had I

Approx. 8’; yet to be premiered - Lyrics by Emily Dickinson

Chamber

Bassoon Quintet (2007) for bassoon and string quartet

I. Andante

II. Minuet and Trio

III. Allegro

Approx. 20'; yet to be premiered

Clarinet Sonata (2008) for B-flat clarinet and piano

I. Allegro vivace

II. Scherzo

III. Andante

IV. Presto

Approx. 12'30"; premiered at the MU Student Composer's Recital 2008, April 29, 2008, in Whitmore Hall, performed by Jairo Wilkens, clarinet, and Clenice Ortigara, piano

Three Experiments (2008) for string quartet

I. Experiment A: Schizophrenic

II. Experiment B: Awkward

III. Experiment C: Confabulatory

Approx. 4'; exercise in orchestration

Nocturne (2008) for two pianos

Approx. 8'30"; premiered on April 19, 2008, in Whitmore Hall, performed by Andrea Isaacson and Anthony G. Hernandez

Three Moments (2008) for B-flat clarinet, bassoon, and piano

I. Moment One: The Irritating Instant

II. Moment Two: The Ominous Occurance

III. Moment Three: The Engaging Encounter

Approx. 10'; premiered at the Music for August: Bassoon Recital, August 7, 2008, in the First Baptist Church, performed by Jairo Wilkens, clarinet, Robert Trussell, bassoon, and Clenice Ortigara, piano

exclamation (2008) for bassoon and piano

Approx. 2'; premiered August 7, 2008, at First Baptist Church, performed by Robert Trussell, bassoon, and Clenice Ortigara, piano

exclamation (2008) for clarinet and piano

Approx. 2’; arrangement of exclamation (2008) for bassoon and piano, premiered October 1, 2008, at the Whitmore Recital Hall in the School of Music at the University of Missouri-Columbia by Jairo Wilkens, clarinet, & Clenice Ortigara, piano

Bassoon Sonata (2008) for bassoon and piano

I. fast

II. slow

III. fast

Approx. 20'; 2nd movement premiered at the 2009 Spring Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum, April 27, 2009, in Monsanto Auditorium, performed by Lucas Boyd, bassoon, and Priscilla Yuen, piano; transcription of "Bassoon Quintet (2007)"

Sketches (2008) for oboe, B-flat clarinet, violin, and piano

I. quarter note equals 70

II. quarter note equals 140

III. dotted quarter note equals 135

Approx. 10'; premiered at Anthony G. Hernandez's Composition Recital, March 18, 2009, in Whitmore Recital Hall, performed by Jairo Wilkens, clarinet, Rebekah Nevel, oboe, Matheus Souza, violin and Clenice Ortigara, piano

I fiori della notte (2009) for wind quartet

Approx. 8'; premiered at Anthony G. Hernandez's Composition Recital, March 18, 2009, in Whitmore Recital Hall, performed by Michael White, flute; Rebekah Nevel, oboe; Jairo Wilkens, clarinet; Jeffrey Panhorst, bassoon

Der Unnachgibige Walzer (2009) for piano duet

Approx. 4'; premiered on March 7, 2009, in Whitmore Recital Hall, performed by Anne Robinson and Anthony G. Hernandez

Firedancer (2009) for piano trio

Approx. 3'; premiered at the NYSMF Session I Composition Presentation, July 10, 2009, in SUNY-Oneonta Alumni Theatre, performed by Ray Iwazumi, violin; Ella Toovey, cello; Emi Kagawa, piano

a single gene (2010) for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and piano

Approx. 12’; yet to be premiered

On This Wondrous Sea (2022) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon

Approx. 4’; yet to be premiered, arrangement of first movement of the piece Through Eternity: Poems of Emily Dickinson

Discontinuance and Repositioning (2022) for brass quintet

Approx. 4’ 30”; yet to be premiered

Under water: In all directions (2023) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and vibraphone

Approx. 15’; yet to be premiered, dedicated and prepared for the Mizzou New Music Ensemble, under the co-direction of Dr. Stefan Freund and Dr. Yoshiaki Onishi

Solo

Etude (2008) for solo oboe

Approx. 3'; yet to be premiered

Oceania (2009) for electronic sound

Approx. 2'44”; yet to be premiered, written as the final project for undergraduate 20th Century techniques and digital synthesis course

Fighting Forms (2009) for solo marimba

Approx. 4'; premiered at the NYSMF Session III Composition Presentation, August 7, 2009, in SUNY-Oneonta Alumni Theatre, performed by Chris Nappi

15 Preludes and Fugues (2014) for solo piano

I. Prelude & Fugue in C major

II. Prelude & Fugue in C minor

III. Prelude & Fugue in D major

IV. Prelude & Fugue in D minor

V. Prelude & Fugue in E major

VI. Prelude & Fugue in E minor

VII. Prelude & Fugue in F major

VIII. Prelude & Fugue in F minor

IX. Prelude & Fugue in G major

X. Prelude & Fugue in G minor

XI. Prelude & Fugue in A major

XII. Prelude & Fugue in A minor

XIII. Prelude & Fugue in B-flat major

XIV. Prelude & Fugue in B-flat minor

XV. Prelude & Fugue in B minor

Approx. 48’; yet to be premiered

Letter to a Bassoonist (2023) for solo bassoon