Commissioning

I compose new works for chamber orchestra, cross-disciplinary performance, and large ensemble contexts. Projects are developed through sustained dialogue with performers and presenting institutions.

Each commission begins with structural conversation — duration, ensemble forces, spatial considerations, and performance context — before material development.

Areas of Focus

-Chamber Orchestra & Mixed Ensemble

-Cross-Disciplinary Performance Architecture

-Large Ensemble (including wind ensemble)

Projects engaging civic inquiry, institutional sound, and long-form architectural thinking are particularly welcomed.

Commission Process

Initial Inquiry
Discussion of scope, duration, and timeline
Formal agreement and commissioning structure
Score delivery and rehearsal collaboration

Development residencies and workshop processes are encouraged when appropriate.

//Please submit an initial inquiry through the contact page//

Collaborative Process

Commissions typically include:

-Initial consultation regarding scope, duration, and context
-Structural design and timeline planning
-Score delivery with rehearsal collaboration
-Optional workshop or development residency when appropriate

Collaborative processes are welcomed when they strengthen the architectural integrity of the work.

//Please submit an initial inquiry through the contact page//

Projects

Pantheon

Pantheon is an ongoing cycle of chamber dramatic works that reimagines figures from Greek mythology as lenses for contemporary reflection. Scored for string quartet and two percussionists, each work explores how identity, power, and meaning are shaped through the body, voice, and perception—often beyond traditional language.

The cycle begins with CIRCE, a dramatic monologue on agency and transformation. Ulysses & Ulysses shifts to a dance-centered work, using a single performer to explore contrasting models of masculinity and leadership through the figures of Odysseus and Ulysses S. Grant. Homer Moves removes text entirely, becoming a voice-driven work that investigates communication, disability, and perception beyond words. The later works, Stone and Sirens, expand into multi-voice dramas examining power, control, and cultural narratives surrounding authority and gender.

Each work stands alone, yet together they form a cohesive evening-length production that asks: how do we construct meaning when language, myth, and identity begin to shift?

*Pantheon is available for residency development, modular commissioning, and long-term institutional partnership.

*Movements may be commissioned independently or developed within broader festival or civic arts frameworks.

Hudson Granite

A new work for wind ensemble, inspired by the people and place of the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Completed February 2026.

Five Miniatures for Woodwind Quintet

Is now complete: Written 'C,' Lacrimosa, Spitting Distance, Waves Low & Slow, and Funk.

Premiere on 17 November at the Manhattan School of Music.

https://youtu.be/HAgv1pnX7vk

CIRCE: an accompanied monologue

I've written a poem inspired by Madeline Miller's 'Circe,' and am currently in the process of setting it to music.

The setting is now in final draft form, featuring voice, string quartet, and two percussionists.

Premiered in February 2026 at the Manhattan School of Music

MoDul(s)

Sketching the first of many MoDul(s), groove based-orchestral compositions. I'll be writing a number of MoDul(s) that can be performed as stand alones, or arranged in multi-movement works by the performing organization.

I've been inspired how the composer and pianist, Nik Bärtsch, writes and organizes his music. I've also been inspired by and have been studying recent works by Michael Torke.

Chamber Symphony

Premiere with the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexandria, VA on 9 March.

https://www.aypo.org/2526season

Illegitimate Dance

I wrote a work for clarinet and piano during my undergrad called, embarrassingly, 'The Illegitimate Dance.' It's also been arranged and performed on alto saxophone.

I think the work could use an update and major revision. Potentially serve as fodder for a concerto.

Send me a note if you're interested.