Solo Works

Nordic Lullaby (2024)- solo oboe with electronics

The melodic content of this piece is based on an old Norwegian ballad entitled Bendik og Årolilja. The oldest available record of this ballad can be found in the Smithsonian’s Folkway Recordings album Norwegian Folk Songs, a collection of Scandinavian folk ballads compiled and recorded in 1958. The ballad is actually a ridderviser, or “Knight song”, and not a lullaby, but the arrangement style and electronics draw inspiration from other Norwegian lullabies, such as Drømte mig en drøm i nat, Vargsången, and Byssan lull. 

         The story in the original Norwegian ballad tells of two forbidden lovers; Bendik, a poor man, and Årolilja, a princess. Upon finding out about their affair, Årolilja’s father, the king, sentences Bendik to death. Årolilja dies shortly after of a broken heart. They are buried on opposite sides of the churchyard. From their graves, two trees began to grow, and grew so tall that their branches intertwined over the church roof, a sign of the forbidden lovers’ irrevocable bond. 

          The original ballad contains around fifty-eight verses. Most modern editions whittle this epic tale down to anywhere between ten and four verses.


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Chamber Works

Two Colorado Scenes (2022)- Flute, Cello, Piano 9:00

  1. Bristlecone Elegy 5:30

  2. Ouzel Scherzo 3:30

This two-movement trio is inspired by two scenic locations in the Colorado Rockies. The first, Bristlecone Elegy, is inspired by Grouse Mountain Overlook in Mueller State Park. The overlook, while boasting amazing views of the Pikes Peak area, is home to the rare bristlecone pine tree for which this movement is named. The second movement, Ouzel Scherzo, is named for the Ouzel Falls hiking trail in Rocky Mountain National Park, a hike which boasts three spectacular waterfalls. The falls and rivers are frequented by ouzels, also called dippers, a type of bird that forages for its food in running water.

Choir Works

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Wind Band Works

Stories in Stones (2023)- Wind Band 4:30

Perusal Score: Stories in Stones

Difficulty: Grade 4

Parts: Picc, 2 Fl, Ob, Bn, C. Bn, 3 Cl, B. Cl, 2 A. Sx, T. Sx, B. Sx, 3 Tpt, 2-4 Hn, 2 Tbn, B. Tbn, Euph, Tuba, Timpani, 6 Percussion (see perusal score for percussion instruments)

String Orchestra Works

Nine Hundred Years (2024)- for string orchestra or string octet/dectet 14:30

  1. Lake Derravaragh 4:30

  2. The Straits of Moyle 4:00

  3. The Isle of Inis Glora 6:00

 This piece is based on the Irish fairytale of the Children of Lir. The three movements of the piece correlate with the three locations that the children of the fairytale spend their lives after they are cursed to live as swans for nine hundred years. More information can be found in the program notes in the perusal score.

The first movement can be performed on its own.

(audio available upon request)

Perusal Score- Nine Hundred Years

Difficulty: Mvmt 1: Grade 3 Full Piece: Grade 5

Full Orchestra Works

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