Composer
The Rat Came Back (2018) 55′ Op. 24 (Libretto: Emily Anderson) Commissioned by Opéra de Poche
4 voices (soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, bass-baritone), piano.
City of Ashes (2014) 65′ Op. 17 (Libretto: Emily Anderson) Commissioned by Opéra de Poche
3 voices (soprano, mezzo-soprano, bass-baritone), piano.
The Island of the Ugly Sisters [L’Île des sept sœurs] (2012) 60′ Op. 14 (Libretto: Emily Anderson) Commissioned by Opéra de Poche
4 voices (soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, bass-baritone), piano. Video Excerpts
The Raven’s Kiss (2011) 110′ Op. 13 (Libretto: Evan Fein & Thorvaldur David Kristjansson)
5 voices (soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, high baritone, bass-baritone), 2 pianos.
Deborah (2015) 45′ (Libretto by the composer, after Holy Scripture) Commissioned by Musica Sacra and the Tikkun Olam Foundation
4 solo voices (SATB), Chorus SATB. Orchestra: 0.0.2.2. 0.2.0.0. timp, org. Strings.
Einstein Rings (2015) 7′ Op. 18a
3(picc).3(ca).3(opt. Eb, bcl).3(cbn). 4.3.3.1. 3 perc, timp, hp, pn/cel. Strings.
(Arrangement for Symphonic Band)
Newton’s Clock (2013) 10′ Op. 15 Premiered by the Albany Symphony
2(picc).3(ca).2.3(cbn). 4.3.3.0. 2 perc, timp, hp, cel. Strings
Rush Hour (2007) 3′ Commissioned by the Canton (Ohio) Symphony Orchestra
2(picc).1.2.2. 2.2.1.1. 1 perc, timp, pn. Strings.
Galop (2004) 3′ Op. 1 Premiered by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony
2(picc).2.2.2. 2.2.1.0. 2 perc, pn. Strings.
Trumpet Concerto (2009) 12′ Op. 10 Commissioned by the Albany Symphony
0.2.0.1. 0.0.0.0. 0 perc. hpd. Solo tpt. Strings.
Violin Concerto (2006-2007) 30′ Op. 3
3(picc).2(eh).2(Eb & bass).2(cbn). 2.2(Flgl).2.1. 2 perc, timp, pn, hp. Solo vn. Strings.
Einstein Rings (2014) 8′ Op. 18 Premiered by the Case (CWRU) Symphonic Winds
Antiphonal Sunrise (2003) 3′ Premiered by the Case (CWRU) Symphonic Winds
The Ribs and Terror in the Whale: De Profundis [Herman Melville/Latin Vulgate/Mass Ordinary] (2016) 4′ [Eng/Lat]
SATB a cappella
De Profundis [Latin Vulgate] (2013) 4′ [Lat]
TTBB a cappella
She Walks in Beauty [George Gordon, Lord Byron] (2013) 4.5′ [Eng]
SATB a cappella
The Shepherds Sing [George Herbert: Christmas] (2011) 5′ [Eng]
SAB, piano
Dona Nobis Pacem (2009) 4′ Comissioned by Vox Feminae (Reykjavík) [Lat]
SSAA a cappella
Nuits de Juin [Victor Hugo] (2008) 3′ [Fr]
SATB a cappella
Light on an Inland Sea (2018) Op. 25 8′ Commissioned by Lexicon
Brass Ensemble: 4 tpts, 4 tbns, tuba
String Quartet No. 2 (2016) Op. 21 24′ (Archipelago—Glacial Melt—Twilight on the Nile—Hipsters’ Paradise—The Good Fight)
Kansas Sky (2016) 3.5′ Commissioned by Catherine Clyatt Schroth
Violin & violoncello
Fantasy on Scenes from “The Raven’s Kiss” (2015) 15′ Op. 13a
2 pianos
Dark Rose (2015) 4′ Commissioned by The International Street Cannibals
Alto Fl, 2 Vcl, Perc (Itótele/Medium Batá drum)
Murmuration (2012) 10′ Commissioned by New York City Ballet – New York Choreographic Institute
Cl, Vn, Vla, Vcl.
Wind Quintet [You Can Get There from Here] (2009) 7′ Commissioned by The Juilliard School
Fl, Ob, Cl, Hn, Bn.
Nada (2007) 8′
Cl, Vla, Gtr, Bn.
Toccata & Tango (2006) 13′
Bn, Vn, Vla, Vcl.
Midnight on the Ohio (2006) 8′
Fl, Vla, Hp.
String Quartet No. 1 (2005) 35′ Op. 2
Song of Ourselves (2005) 16′ Commissioned for Cleveland Public Theater
Ob, Vcl, Perc (4 players: Mar/Bass Drum/Agogo, Djembe [3 players])
Musings: The Temple of Dendur [Evan Fein] (2016) 4′ Commissioned by Five Boroughs Music Festival for the Five Boroughs Songbook, Vol. II [Eng]
Soprano, violoncello, & piano (Baritone version available)
Three Icelandic Folksongs Arrangements [Sofðu unga ástin mín, Móðir mín í kví kví, Krummavísur] (2016) 7′ [Ice]
Voice & piano (high and low keys available)
Hjartasláttur (Heartbeat) [Ragnar Jónasson] (2016) 5′ [Ice]
High voice (sop/ten) & piano
He Walks in Beauty [George Gordon, Lord Byron] (2013) 4.5′ [Eng]
Baritone & piano (tenor transposition available)
Summer of Love [Joyce Kilmer] (2011) 15′ [Eng]
Soprano & piano
Of Places North [Heinrich Heine, Wilhelm Heinesen] (2010/2016) 10′ [Ger/Dan]
High voice (sop/ten) & flute or violin
Ný íslensk þjóðlög (New Icelandic Folksongs) [Thorvaldur David Kristjansson](2009) 30′ Op. 9 [Ice]
Baritone & piano (tenor transposition available)
Love’s Transit [John Donne, Sir Walter Raleigh, George Herbert] (2008) 12′ Commissioned by the CCM Grandin Festival [Eng]
Tenor, Horn, String Quartet
Half-light Songs [Donna Edsall] (2007) 17′ Op. 5 [Eng]
Mezzo-soprano & piano
Untranslatable (Violin Sonata No. 1) (2017) 12′ Op. 23 [Forelsket—Fika—Hiraeth]
Violin & piano
Viola Sonata (2010) 20′ Op. 11
Viola & piano
(Violoncello version available)
Flute Sonata (2008) 14′ Op. 7
Flute & piano
Horn Sonata (2007) 14′ Op. 4
Horn & piano
Capriccio (2006) 10′ Op. 3a
Violin & piano
Matins (2005) 7′
Violin & piano
The Edges of Things (2016) 13′ Op. 20 Commissioned by Adrianna Mateo
Violin
Sailing on Starlight (2014) 8′ Op. 16 Commissioned for Caroline Cole
Harp
Encore No. 1 (2014) 3′
Violin
Romances de Verlaine (2009) 10′
Violoncello
Friday Night Fortune (2006) 10′
Violoncello or Viola
Borealis (Piano Sonata No. 1) (2017) 20′ Op. 22 [Auroræ—Scherzo: Leirhverir (Boiling Mud Pools)—Vetrarfjara (Winter Beach)—Hraun Flæðir (Lava Flows)] — Commissioned by GAMMA Capital Management
Fantasy on Scenes from “The Raven’s Kiss” (2015) 15′ Op. 13a (2 pn)
Whitewashes (2013) 10′ (pn)
Occupy Wall Street Rag (2012) 4′ (pn)
“Enigma” Bagatelles (2011) 9′ (pn)
Double Chaconne (2010) 22′ Op. 12 (pn)
Four Icelandic Scenes (2009) 20′ Op. 8 (org)
Overtura senza Conseguenza (2006) 5′ (pn, 4 hands)
Night Journey (2006) 7′ (pn)
Six Preludes (2004) 12′ (pn)