Music

Ten settings of poems from Lillian-Yvonne Bertram’s book of poetry, Travesty Generator
4 voices (2 male, 2 female), violin, bass clarinet, piano, drums, electric bass, live media
Funded in support by the Boston Foundation’s Live Arts Boston (LAB) grant

for string quartet
Two violins, viola, cello
Commissioned by and written for the Cassatt String Quartet

For Toy Piano and 4-Speaker Audio
Toy piano, fixed media (Mac laptop running Max/MSP)
Written for Jennifer Hymer

for soprano voice and piano
vocal, piano
Commissioned by Yoo Sun Na and the Korean Cultural Society of Boston

for mixed orchestra (seven Chinese instruments and Western symphony orchestra)
dizi, 2 piccolos, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, sheng, clarinet, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, suona, 3 trumpets, 2 horns, 2 trombones, yangqin, 2 harps, pipa, zhongruan (doubling daruan), guzheng, timpani, percussion (4 players), strings
Original version for Chinese Orchestra commissioned by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra

for Chinese quartet and string orchestra
dizi, erhu, pipa, guzheng / strings
Written with support from a MacDowell Fellowship

a reading and electroacoustic setting of Lillian-Yvonne Bertram's poem: "Gwendolyn Brooks on Kara Walker's 'Gone, An Historical Romance of Civil War As it Occurred B'tween the Dusky Thighs of One Young Negress and Her Heart."

An electroacoustic setting of and social commentary on the COVID pandemic

for Chinese orchestra
bangdi, qudi, xindi, 2 soprano sheng, tenor sheng, bass sheng, soprano suona, alto suona, tenor suona, bass suona, soprano guan, alto guan (doubling double bass guan), bass guan, yangqin, xiaoruan, pipa, zhongruan, daruan, guzheng, timpani, 4 percussionists, gaohu, erhu, zhonghu, gehu, bass gehu
Commissioned by the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra

Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra
2 flutes (1 doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, tuba, 3 percussionists, percussion solo, harp, piano, strings
Written for Wang Beibei

for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra
alto saxophone, strings

Concerto for Bassoon, Orchestra, and Electronics
2 flutes (1 doubling alto flute, 1 doubling bass flute), oboe (doubling English horn), clarinet (doubling bass clarinet), bass clarinet (doubling contrabass clarinet), bassoon, contrabassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, bass trombone, contrabass trombone, 3 percussionists, keyboard (with laptop running Max/MSP), accordion, bassoon solo, strings
Written for Patrick de Ritis

Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra; arrangement of four popular songs (by Seal, Alanis Morrisette, U2, and Michael Jackson) with four cadenzas composed by Eliot Fisk
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, 3 percussionists, harp, piano (with some preparation), guitar solo, strings
Written for Eliot Fisk

for soprano and orchestra
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones (3rd bass trombones), tube, timpani, 2 percussionists, soprano solo, strings
Commissioned by the Boston Landmarks Orchestra

for chamber orchestra with two pianos
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, 2 percussionists, 2 pianos, strings

for erhu, 4-speaker audio, and video projection
erhu, fixed media (Mac laptop running Max/MSP), optional video projection
Commissioned by the Melody for Dialogues Among Civilizations Association; written for Guo Gan

for flute and 4-speaker audio
flute, fixed media (Mac laptop running Max/MSP)
Written for Orlando Cela

for pipa solo with glockenspiel and drum
pipa, glockenspiel, drum
Written for “Cherry” Yu Yuanchun

for pipa solo with glockenspiel and drum
pipa, glockenspiel, drum
Written for “Cherry” Yu Yuanchun

for tenor and piano
tenor, piano
Commissioned by and written for Gregory Zavracky

for Korean Piri and 4-speaker audio
Korean piri, fixed media (Mac laptop running Max/MSP)
Commissioned by and written for Gamin Kang

for pipa and guitar
pipa, guitar
Written for Eliot Fisk and Wu Man

for pipa and guitar
pipa, guitar
Written for Eliot Fisk and Wu Man

for pipa and guitar
pipa, guitar
Written for Eliot Fisk and Wu Man

for pipa and guitar
pipa, guitar
Written for Eliot Fisk and Wu Man

for kalimba and 4-Speaker Audio
kalimba, fixed media (Mac laptop running Max/MSP)
Commissioned by and written for Jennifer Hymer

for pipa and guitar
pipa, guitar
Written for Eliot Fisk and Wu Man

original music for the feature film
flute, recorder, oboe, trombone, timpani, percussion, harp, harpsichord, strings
A Moving Images Group & Coral Gate Media production

for Western Orchestra and Non-Western Indigenous Instruments
Western orchestra: flute, clarinet, soprano sax, strings; Non-Western Orchestra (including but not limited to): frula, bağlama, cümbüş, oud, pipa, tabla, talking drum, erhu, pipa, sarod, sarangi, horsehead fiddle (morin khuur), throat singers, star, piri, and other percussion from around the world
Commissioned from the Melody for Dialogue Among Civilizations Association and UNESCO

for harp and guitar
harp, guitar
Written for Jacques Dubois for Le Festival de Musique de Sancerre 2006

Concerto for Pipa and Symphony Orchestra
2 flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 percussionists, harp, pipa solo, strings
Commissioned by and written for Min Xiao-Fen

for flute, harp and viola
flute, harp, viola

for solo pipa
pipa
Written for Wu Man

for Narrator (optional) and Orchestra
flute, guitar, harp, narrator (optional), strings
Settings of poems by Paul A. De Ritis; this orchestral arrangement is dedicated to Miles Fish

Concerto for Pipa and Chinese Orchestra
bangdi, qudi, xindi (xiao), soprano sheng, zhong sheng, suona, tenor suona, pipa solo, yangqin, liuqin, pipa, zhongruan, daruan, 3 percussionists, guzheng, gaohu, erhu, zhonghu, gehu, bagehu
Commissioned by and written for Min Xiao-Fen

for Symphony Orchestra and Live Interactive Electronics (optional)
4 flutes (2 doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, timpani, 2 percussionists, harp, strings
Commissioned by Jung-Ho Pak, and the World Youth Symphony Orchestra

Concerto for DJ and Symphony Orchestra
3 flutes (1 doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, 5 percussionists, harp, electric guitar (doubling electric bass), DJ solo, strings
Commissioned by and first performed by Michael Morgan and the Oakland East Bay Symphony

for flute, harp and viola
flute, harp, viola

Fourteen settings of poems by Paul A. De Ritis, for guitar, viola and narrator
guitar, viola, narrator

a ragtime composition for solo piano
piano
Written for Virginia Eskin

for violin, horn and piano
violin, horn, piano
Written for the Ensemble EnCor

for guitar, viola and electronic sounds
guitar, viola, fixed media (Mac laptop running Max/MSP)

a work in moment form for guitar solo
guitar
Written for Apostolos Paraskevas

for trombone, computer musician, and real-time signal processing
trombone, manned real-time signal processing (Mac laptop running Max/MSP)
Written for William Lowe

for Zeta 5-string MIDI violin controller and real-time signal processing
Zeta 5-string MIDI violin controller, Mac laptop running Max/MSP

a fanfare for brass quintet
2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba

for Chinese pipa, string orchestra, glockenspiel, electronic sounds
solo pipa, glockenspiel, strings, fixed media (keyboard controller, Mac laptop running Max/MSP)
Commissioned by Jung-Ho Pak and the San Diego Symphony

based on samples from pipa virtuoso Min Xiao-Fen

An overture, epilogue, and two text settings based on Sophie Treadwell’s dramatic play
soprano voice, flute (doubling piccolo), violin, cello, piano

for flute, viola and guitar
flute, viola, guitar

for baritone and piano
baritone (voice), piano
Composed in partial fulfillment for the University of California, Berkeley qualifying exam

for large orchestra, Yamaha SY99, and real-time signal processing
3 flutes (3rd doubling piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones (3rd, bass), tuba, timpani, 3 percussionists, piano, YAMAHA SY99 synthesizer, Mac laptop running Max/MSP), strings

for amplified piano and real-time signal processing
piano, Mac laptop running Max/MSP

for flute, clarinet, 5-string Zeta MIDI violin controller, Yamaha SY99, and real-time signal processing
flute, clarinet, 5-string Zeta MIDI violin controller, Yamaha SY99, Mac laptop running Max/MSP

for two flutes, two contrabasses, percussion, Yamaha SY99, and real-time signal processing
2 flutes, 2 contrabasses, 2 percussionists, Yamaha SY99, Mac laptop running Max/MSP

for large orchestra
3 flutes, oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones (3rd, bass), tuba, 4 percussionists, timpani, piano, strings

for pipa and guitar
pipa, guitar
Written for Eliot Fisk and Wu Man

for chamber ensemble and two voices without text
flute, clarinet, soprano voice, tenor voice, horn, piano, viola, cello

for amplified piano and digital audiotape
piano, fixed media (Mac laptop running Max/MSP)

for amplified piano and digital audiotape
piano, fixed media (Mac laptop running Max/MSP)