Works for 2-6 Players

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'Intermezzo' from Canti Della Natura (2020)

For Cello and Piano (6')

Commissioned by The Curtis Institute of Music

Recorded for a YouTube livestream by Antonio Lysy, cello and Inna Faliks, piano

Released Oct. 10th, 2020

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String Quintet "A Shattered Vessel" (2018)
For String Quintet (27')

Commissioned by Music From Angel Fire, Ida Kavafian, artistic directo as the lead commissoiner

Premiered by Music From Angel Fire

Angel Fire, AR, August 16th, 2019

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String Quartet No. 8 "What the Light was Like" (2018)
For String Quartet (27')

Commissioned by the DaPonte String Quartet

Premiered by the DaPonte String Quartet

Portland, ME, August 2nd, 2018

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Four Miniatures (2017)
For String Quartet (12')

Commissioned by the Walton Arts Center for the Dover Quartet

Premiered by the Dover Quartet

Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR, May 13th, 2017

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The Last Jew in Hamadam (2016)
For Clarinet and String Quartet (19')

Commissioned by Chamber Music Northwest and the La Jolla Music Festival

Premiered by David Shifrin and the Dover Quartet

Chamber Music Northwest, Eugene, Oregon, July 14th, 2016

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The Celestial Circus (2013)
For 2 Pianos and 3 Percussionists (24')

Commissioned by International Performing Artists

Premiered by Xiayin Wang & Ray Wong - Piano, Lisa Pegher, Andrew Beall, & Joe Kelly - Percussion

Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY, March, 2014

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Lamentations (2013)
For Piano, Violin, Cello and Clarinet (11')

Commissioned by the Zodiac Trio

Premiered by the Zodiac Trio

American Consulate, Paris, France June 7, 2013

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The Desert Wanderer (2012)

For Piano Trio (17')

Commissioned by the Kardinsky Trio

Premiered by the Kardinsky Trio

Virginia Tech University, September 2013

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Inventions on a Marriage (2010)

Commissioned by a Consortium of presenters by Jaime Laredo & Sharon Robinson

Premiered by Jaime Laredo & Sharon Robinson

Norfolk, VA, May 2012

7 duets for Violin & Cello (17')

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Come Up From the Fields Father (2009)

Chamber version (12′)

Commissioned by the Curtis Institute of Music, premiered by various artists of the Curtis Institute of Music

Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA, May 2009

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Remembering Neda (2009)

For flute, cello & piano (19')

Commissioned by the Dolce Suono Trio

Premiered by the Dolce Suono Trio

Trinity Center for Urban Life, Philadelphia, PA October 22, 2010

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The Faces of Guernica (2009)

For Piano Trio (13')

Commissioned by the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation for Trio Cavatina

Premiered by Trio Cavatina

Weill Hall, New York, May 20, 2010

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String Quartet No. 6 "Addio" (2009)

For String Quartet (36')

Commissioned by the Eastman School of Music and Dartmouth College for the Ying Quartet

Premiered by the Ying Quartet

Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH October 30, 2009

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Kaddish (2008)

For String Sextet (16')

Commissioned by Concertante

Premiered by Concertante

Harrisburg, PA, May 15, 2010

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Souvenirs (2008)

For Chamber Orchestra (18')

Commissioned by the Kravis Center (West Palm Beach, FL) for the Vienna Chamber Orchestra

on the occasion of Phillipe Entremont's 75th birthday

Premiered by the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Philippe Entremont, conductor

Mozart-Saal des Weiner Konzerthauses, Vienna, Austria June 6, 2009

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River of Light (2007)

For Violin & Piano (12')

Commissioned by the Isaac and Linda Stern Foundation for violinist Sarah Chang

Premiered in La Jolla, CA, March 18, 2007

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The Book of Hours (2006)

For Piano Quartet (25')

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Adagietto (2005)

For String Orchestra (10')

Commissioned by the Wheeling Jesuit University for the Wheeling Symphony

Premiered as part of the Wheeling Jesuit University’s 50th anniversary celebrations by

Wheeling Symphony, André Raphael Smith, conductor

Wheeling, WV, March 11, 2005

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Troubadour’s Feast (2005)

For Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello & Piano (25')

Commissioned by the Copland House in collaboration with Chef Daniel Boulud

Premiered by Music from Copland House

Restaurant Daniel Boulud; September 2006

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String Quartet No. 5 – In Search of “La Vita Nuova” (2004)

For String Quartet (22')

Commissioned by the Guarneri String Quartet

Premiered by the Guarneri String Quartet

May 2004

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Apparitions (2003)

For Chamber Orchestra (28')

Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony

Premiered by the New Jersey Symphony, Zdenek Macal, conductor

New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ, May 14, 2003

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Portraits (2001)

For Mezzo-Soprano, Clarinet, Violin, Cello & Piano (17')

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As Night Falls on Barjeantane (2000)

For Violin & Piano (10')

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Nocturne (2000)

For String Orchestra (2')

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Feast of Fools - Concertino (1998)

For Bassoon & String Quartet

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Fantasy Variations (1997)

For Cello & Piano

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String Quartet No. 2, "Shadow Dances" (1993)

For String Quartet (23')

Commissioned by the Muir String Quartet

Premiered by the Muir String Quartet

Salt Lake City, Utah, July 1993

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String Quartet No. 1 "Requiem" (1983)

For String Quartet

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Piano Quintet (1988)

For String Quartet & Piano (28')

Commmissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Premiered in NY, January, 1989

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