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COMPOSITIONS

Chamber Music

 

Gearbox Triplicity for Saxophone, Piano and Percussion, 5 min, 2025

Dedicated to Evan Ney, saxophone, Calvin Rice, piano and Joshua Lopez, percussion

Mindcrank—Dancebreak for String Quartet, 5 min, 2025

Commissioned for Vienna Contemporary Composers Festival, Mivos Quartet

Mutation for Reed Quintet, 7 min, 2024

Commissioned by Nonesuch Reed Quintet

Dreams of Light for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, 6:30 min, 2024

Commissioned and premiered by Atlantic Music Festival Players

Toward Wilderness for saxophone quartet, 5 min, 2024

Premiered by Oregon Composers Forum players

(arr. for clarinet quartet) 5 min, 2024

Premiered by Oregon Composers Forum players

Yunhoe for Piano, Clarinet and Gayageum, 5:30 min, 2023

Commissioned and premiered for Oregon Bach Festival Composers’ Symposium 

Gayageum:  Eonhwa Lee, Clarinet: Wonkak Kim, Piano: Eunhye Grace Choi

(arr. Piano, Clarinet and Marimba) 5:30 min, 2025

Premiered at University of Oregon School of Music

A Summer Day for Mixed Chamber Ensemble (Piano, Clarinet, Alto Sax, Cello), 5 min, 2023

Premiered at University of Oregon School of Music

Miniature String Quartet in D in three movements, 8 min, 2023

Premiered by Delgani String Quartet at Oregon Composers Forum

String Quartet No 1 in three movements, 16:20, 2020

Premiered by Emilie Choi, Tom Dziekonski, Lana Dziekonski and Virginia Dziekonski

Large Ensemble

Matchstick Singularity for Wind Ensemble, 6 min, 2025

Read by UO Wind Ensemble, Dennis Llinas. conductor

Truth/Divide for Chamber Orchestra, 10 min, 2025

Premiered for Oregon Composers Forum, Juan Ontiveros Vazquez, conductor

Morning Light for Wind Ensemble, 6 min, 2022 

Commissioned for Shorecrest Wind Ensemble, 2nd place winner, American Prize

Vocal Music

Now is Eternity for Soprano and Piano, 5 min, 2025

Commissioned and premiered by Estelí Gomez, soprano with Calvin Rice, pianist

(arr. for Pierrot Ensemble) 2025

Arranged for SoundSCAPE Composition and Performance Exchange

 

Come to the Edge for SSAA choir and piano, 6 min, 2024 

Commissioned and premiered by Holy Names Academy Chorus

The Sea at Night for Soprano and Piano, 5 min, 2024

Commissioned and premiered by Estelí Gomez, soprano with Calvin Rice, pianist

Spellbound for SATB choir and piano, 5 min, 2023 

Commissioned and premiered by Vashon Island Chorale

Performed subsequently by Oregon Composers Forum Chorus, Opus 7 Ensemble and University of Washington Chorale

Appears on the album Washington Sings! (streaming on all platforms)

A Clear Midnight for Baritone and Piano, 4 min, 2023

Premiered by Oregon Composers Forum Players

 

Nothing Gold Can Stay for Soprano and Piano, 4 min, 2023

Commissioned and premiered by Estelí Gomez, soprano with Calvin Rice, pianist

Quiet Night Thoughts for SATB choir, 4 min, 2021 

Commissioned and premiered by Central Bucks West High School Choir

Solo | Duo

 

Three Pieces for Changing Times for solo piano in 3 movements, 12 min, 2023

Premiered for Oregon Composers Forum, Calvin Rice, piano

Currents for Flute and Piano, 4 min, 2023

Premiered by Oregon Composers Forum Players

 

The Travelers for Solo Piano, 6 min, 2022

Premiered for Oregon Composers Forum, Calvin Rice, piano

 

Adagio and Toccata for tenor saxophone and piano, 9 min, 2021

Premiered by Michael Brockman, saxophone with Calvin Rice, piano

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