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chamber and solo	gathering light version for solo violin(2011) 9 minutes
	strange places, briefly seen clarinet, percussion (two players), piano (2011) 12 minutes for Zeitgeist Supported by ACF/ Jerome Foundation
	Nocturne Fragments solo piano (2010) 8-16 minutes for Daniel Koppelman
	Double Nocturne two pianos (2010) 9 minutes for Duo Runedako
	Trembling Air version for solo flute (2008) 7 minutes for Tim Munro Supported by Virginia Commission for the Arts
	changing light alto flute, bass clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello (2008) 11 minutes for Ensemble U: Supported by Virginia Commission for the Arts
	Winter Fragments clarinet, bass clarinet and piano (2008) 10 minutes commissioned by Trio Nuovo
	Dark Wood version for solo cello (2007) 11 minutes for Nicholas Photinos
	Nachtlied piano four-hands (2007) 10 minutes Commissioned by Daniel Koppelman with support of the Andrew Mellon Foundation
	like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment flute,clarinet/bass clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello (2005) 10 minutes for eighth blackbird
	Arioso clarinet and piano (2002) 8 minutes Commissioned by Yamaha Corporation of America
	Memoria violin and piano (2000-2001) 13 minutes
	Ash flute, clarinet, piano, violin, cello, (2000) 7 minutes Commissioned by Currents New Music Ensemble
	Five Microludes piano (1997) 5 minutes
	Finita Est Comedia, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon, violin, piano, percussion (1996) 13 minutes Commissioned by Quorum Chamber Arts Collective
	Piano Trio violin, cello, piano, (1991) 20 minutes
	To Become One flute, oboe, clarinet, basson, horn, trumpet, trombone, piano, percussion (1991) 11 minutes
	Elegy contrabass clarinet, vibraphone, marimba, string quartet, bass (1990) 12 minutes
	Paean flute, oboe, bassoon, string quartet, bass (1988) 11 minutes
choral and vocal	Abraham's Eyes Were Darkened mixed chorus, chamber chorus, clarinet, bass clarinet, harp,vibraphone, marimba (2004) 10 minutes Commissioned by James River Singers
	Wit Wonders mixed chorus and small orchestra (2002) 14 minutes Available in several orchestrations or with piano or organ Commissioned by the Connecticut Choral Society and the Grace Choral Society of Brooklyn
	In the Wind My Rescue Is mixed choir, tenor solo and orchestra (1996-1997) 23 minutes Commissioned by Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte
	A Dream Deferred men's chorus, baritone solo, two pianos, narrator and projections (1995-1996) 70 minutes Commissioned by Hampden-Sydney College
	Virgo Virginum Praeclara a capella men's chorus (1995) 6 minutes Commissioned by Virginia Glee Club
	When David Heard a capella men's chorus (1994) 4 minutes Commissioned by Virginia Glee Club
	Come Heavy Sleep a capella men's chours (1991) 7 minutes Commissioned by Virginia Glee Club
	A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows soprano, flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, piano, violin, cello (1990-1991) 10 minutes
	Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountains double a capella mixed chorus (1990) 7 minutes Commissioned by Yale Freshman Chorus
	Requiem soprano, tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra (1988-1989) 45 minutes
	When David Heard a capella men's chorus (1988) 4 minutes
electroacoustic	gathering light violin and electronics (2011) 9 minutes
	Night Falls (Nocturne Loops) piano and recorded pianos (2010) 7 minutes
	Traces (i & ii) recorded ensemble (2010) 8 minutes
	Second Nocturne piano and electroacoustic music (2009-2010) 9 minutes
	changing light alto flute, bass clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello and electroacoustic music (version with electroacoustic music 2009) 11 minutes
	Radiance clarinet and electroacoustic music (2009) 10 minutes commissioned by Arthur Campbell
	Trembling Air flute and electroacoustic music (2008) 13 minutes for Tim Munro Supported by Virginia Commission for the Arts
	Dark Wood cello and electroacoustic music (2007) 11 minutes for Nicholas Photinos
	Lamentation Alphabet: Aleph (after Tallis) four-channel electroacoustic music (2006) 5 minutes
	Nachtlied/Doubles (Second Nocturne) soprano, alto saxophone, piano and electroacoustic music (2006) 9 minutes Commissioned by Daniel Koppelman with the support of the Andrew Mellon Foundation
	like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment flute,clarinet/bass clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello and electroacoustic music (2005) 10 minutes for eighth blackbird
	Sanctus Pieces large chorus, boy choir, mezzo soprano and electroacoustic music (2004) 11 minutes Commissioned by the Choral Arts Society of Philadelphia
	Summer is Late soprano and electroacoustic music (2003-2004) 9 minutes Commissioned by the Arts Now Series at North Carolina State University
	[after] four-channel electroacoustic music (2003) 5 minutes
	The Black Edge of the Moon/Aurole Variations clarinet and computer (2002) 7 minutes Commissioned by F. Gerard Errante
	Arioso/Doubles clarinet and electroacoustic music(2002) 8 minutes Commissioned by the Yamaha Corporation of America
	Nocturne/Doubles piano and computer (2001) 7 minutes
	Variations/Doubles alto saxophone and electroacoustic music(1999) 8 minutes
	Via Negativa: The Cloud of Forgetting two-chanel electroacoustic music (1994-1995) 5 minutes
large ensemble	Clarinet Concerto clarinet and chamber orchestra (2011, revision and expansion of 1996 concerto) 25 minutes In the Wind My Rescue Is mixed choir, tenor solo and orchestra (1996-1997) 23 minutes Commissioned by Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and the Oratorio Singers of Charlotte
	Concerto for Clarinet and Wind Ensemble clarinet and wind ensemble (1995-1996) 14 minutes Commissioned by Richard Hawkins for the Interlochen Academy Wind Ensemble
	Arise and Go Now large orchestra (1992) 14 minutes Upon Arrival 6 minutes small orchestra (1991) for the Ricciotii Ensemble
music and sound design for video and theater	This Could Be Here, This Could Be Anywhere (for video by Jeremy Drummond) sound (2006) A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens sound design(2005)
	The Tempest, William Shakespeare incidental music (2004)
	Wings, Arthur Kopit incidental music (2001)