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A Twisted Tale
A Twisted Tale (2024) is an extended technique voice piece for solo baritone and theatrics, originally written for UNT’s Composer’s Forum 24/24 event. The piece tells a humorous, jumbled fairytale where Little Red Riding Hood, the city mayor, is attempting to eminent domain the land where The Three Little Pigs have built their houses. Little…
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Death is a Dialogue
Program Notes Emily Dickinson’s “Death is a Dialogue” conveys an interaction between the “Spirit” and “Death.” Throughout, Death and the Spirit discuss the ending occurrences of life; Death argues that one’s existence will simply dissolve away, while the Spirit reveals a hopeful life after passing. These intertwining elements of relief and hope against manipulation and…
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want2play?
want2play? uses recordings of various game-related materials like dice, board-game pieces and boxes, keyboard and gaming consoles/controllers. It loosely follows the story of an individual who discovers magical dice that, when rolled, transport the individual to a new “world.” As the individual continues to roll the dice, these worlds become more and more hostile, eventually…
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Haunted
Program Notes Haunted is an extended vocal technique composition that tells the story of a man being stalked by a creature as he makes his way home at night. With aesthetic inspiration from Lachenmann’s Guero, the piece uses a custom graphic notation structure with the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) system I experimented with during my…
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Requiem for a Poisoned Earth
Requiem for a Poisoned Earth is an environmentally driven oratorio for orchestra and chorus, featuring four soloists and saxophone quartet. The work aims to educate audiences on the dangers of hazardous PFAS “forever chemicals.” Developed in the early 1950s, these chemicals have been released, buried, and dumped into almost every ecosystem worldwide. PFOA, a specific…
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Reflections…
Reflections… was created as an accompanying score to a short film that explored visual reflections and repetitions.
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Autumn
Autumn is a chamber work for soprano, clarinet, and piano, originally composed for Danielle Harrington, Anthony Orr, and Timothy Sanchez. TEXT: The thistledown’s flying, though the winds are all still, On the green grass now lying, now mounting the hill, The spring from the fountain now boils like a pot; Through stones past the counting…
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Hansel and Gretel
This is an excerpt from my setting of the fairytale Hansel and Gretel. The piece begins with the father (represented by the trombone) advising his children to be careful as they play in the woods. Hansel and Gretel (represented by the oboes and clarinets) joyously run into the woods, leaving a trail of breadcrumbs behind…
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All the things we can say with no words
Created in collaboration with choreographer Asiyah Martin, this dance score explores non-verbal communication both visually and aurally. The fixed media “back-track” intertwines the pre-recorded piano/electronics with the live, amplified piano. Dancers: Asiyah Martin & Nayla Mireles
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Three Letter Word
Collaboration with filmmaker Spencer Pruitt, premiered April 2022, this soundtrack accompanies a short drama-documentary about LGBTQ+ sexual experiences and stigmas.