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Under the Mask (2025)
Under the Mask (2025)
Written for Orchestra - Premiered by the Irving Symphony Orchestra in March of 2025
Under the Mask is a portrayal of the people beneath their superhero personas. Superheroes must experience incredible excitement fighting evil or saving people in need. As depicted in several superhero stories, they also share universal experiences of fear and struggle. This work aims to highlight the epic qualities of many superheroes as well as the everyday experiences that connect us all.
Under the Mask.mp3
Silver Summit (2024)
Silver Summit (2024)
Written for Wind Ensemble - Premiered by the Meadows Wind Ensemble in April of 2024
Silver Summit is about a deeply special moment in Colorado. After exploring Denver and hiking near Boulder, Mason, my partner of five years, got down on one knee and asked to spend the rest of his life with me. With overwhelming love and tears, I responded “yes of course!” and he slid the two-toned silver ring on my finger. This work depicts my sweet memories of Denver in the prime of fall surrounded by the vast and rocky landscape. The rustic theme is overlaid with shimmering textures and includes elements of Mason’s musical taste.
Silver Summit Premiere.mp3
Dichotomy (2023)
Dichotomy (2023)
Written for Clarinet Quartet - Premiered by clarinetists at Southern Methodist University
Dichotomy is about complicated emotions during a big change in my life. It embodies a mental dance between potential positive and negative narratives of my future. There are multiple instances of two unrelated musical devices such as harmony and texture that have an odd oscillating nature. In some ways, I was inspired by clarinet excerpts from Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf that depict a moody and frantic cat.
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Dichotomy Premiere.mp3
From Within (2023)
From Within (2023)
Written for Clarinet and Piano Accompaniment - Premiered Dahré Miller and Dr. Steven DiBlasi
From Within is a series that captures the experiences and thought processes of many different mental health disorders. Each movement, while unique in mood and texture, is based in some way on the recurring four note gesture in the first movement.
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Ventus (2022)
Ventus (2022)
Written for Chamber Winds - Premiered by Arkansas Harmonie in May of 2022
Ventus, meaning wind in latin, is inspired by the powerful meteorological forces that affect weather on Earth. This chamber winds work uses dovetailing between pairs of players to achieve swirling and sweeping effects that describe calm breezes to unimaginably vast swaths of atmospheric gales. Instrumentation includes the standard chamber winds set as well as bass clarinet and Bb contra bass clarinet to fill out the low harmony.
Ventus Premiere (mastered).mp3
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