Compositions

Things to Do in the Belly of the Whale (2022)

for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, electronics and video This piece will soon be available via Composers Edition Commissioned and premiered by Hub New Music Programme Note Things to Do in the Belly of the Whale was inspired and shaped by Dan Albergotti’s short poem of the same title. Written long […]

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I Slow Down (2020)

for two pianos and optional video (Q-lab session available from the composer) Composed during the 2020 COVID Lockdown, this piece translates the first wave of COVID deaths in Minnesota – where my father, brother and sister all work as physicians – into a musical form. The piece has an optional […]

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Imaginary Children I: How I Would Paint the Future

fixed media piece Written after Dia and I found out that our last round of IVF had failed, meaning we will not have more biological children. This piece – made remotely during the COVID2020 Lockdown – ruminates on the feelings of isolation and sadness stirred by this experience (and heighted, […]

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Vernichtung (2019)

Mov. I – Undiralda Mov. II – Stórsjor Mov. III – Brotsjór 1.1.2.TSax.1/4.2.1.1/Solo Bass Clarinet/2Perc/Acc/Str=10.8.6.6.5 This piece was commissioned by Peter Eötvös and the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra for Bass Clarinetist Horia Dumitrache. The world premiere was led by conductor Toby Thatcher

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Like A Memory of Birds II (2019)

2 Cl(II=bass)/0.1.1.1/Perc/Pno/Str=1.1.1.1.1 This piece was commissioned by Peter Eötvös for the Plural Ensemble, and was premiered by them in Madrid on 17th April.

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The New Hymns (2019)

for Solo Viola and live electronics This piece was commissioned by Stephen Upshaw and premiered at NonClassical in London, on 14 Nov. 2018

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Ezra’s Nursery (2018)

for Wind Quintet This piece was commissioned by the 2018/19 Peter Eötvös Mentorship Programme, and was premiered on 6th October at the Budapest Music Centre by Camilla Hotenga, Catherine Milliken, Joria Dumitrache, György Lakatos and András Kovalcsik.

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words repeated arrive eventually and irresistibly at prayer (2018)

for violin, viola and violoncello This piece was commissioned by the 2018/19 Peter Eötvös Mentorship Programme, and was premiered on 2nd June 2018 at the Budapest Music Centre by Peter Mezö, Veronika Halmay and András Kaszanyitzky (Su-Han Yang, Conducting).

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The Long March (2018)

for Clarinet in A, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Percussion, Violin and Double Bass (Ensemble L’Histoire du Soldat) The full score can be downloaded here. This piece was commissioned by the 2018/19 Peter Eötvös Mentorship Programme, and was premiered at the Budapest Music Centre by the UMZE Ensemble (Toby Thatcher Conducting) on […]

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Roll Your Trumpet (2017)

for piano four hands This piece was commissioned by the HOCKET duo, and will be premiered as part of their 2018-19 season.

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Like a Memory of Birds (2017)

for Marimba and English Horn This piece was commissioned by Joshua and Kristina Graham, and premiered by them in 2017. The Riot Ensemble performed this work at Dark Music Days 2018.

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Forever Fleeing Earth’s Pull (2017)

for flute and guitar This piece was commissioned by Duo Damiana and will be premiered by them in early 2018.

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Nyktomorph (2016)

for Bassoon and String Quartet this piece was commissioned by Ben Roidl-Ward, and was premiered by him in 2016.

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It’s Important to be Able to Return (2016)

for string trio This piece was commissioned by Ensemble Chartreuse, and was premiered by them at MISE-EN PLACE, Bushwick, NYC, 10 June 2016

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How Animals Grieve (2016)

for percussion quartet, with two marimbas (one 5 octave and one 4.3) and custom bell plate (A2, by cymbalsmith Matt Nolan, available at price of shipping from Third Coast Percussion) This piece is dedicated to the memory of my cousin James Shiel, and his son Andy. It was commissioned by Third Coast Percussion, […]

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Remember Me? (2015)

a 40-minute set of variations on Dido’s Lament for two pianists with one piano, two toy pianos and an array of other ‘toys’ This piece was commissioned by HOCKET, and was premiered by them in November 2016.

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Interaction II (2015)

for amplified ensemble of bass clarinet, violin and percussion with video projection of same bass clarinet and violinist This piece was commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra Soundhub Scheme, and was premiered at LSO St. Luke’s in January 2016.

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Anything But Real Time (2015)

for flute, bass clarinet, horn, trumpet, percussion, and solo strings (1.1.1.1.1) This piece was commissioned by the LSO Soundhub Scheme. Premiere, 17th April 2015 with the composer conducting. The piece includes an optional live, slo-motion video created by the composer. (preview below)

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