Obsidian is a woodwind quintet with a metallic, jarring, and at times haunting sound. The piece takes many unexpected turns in tempo and texture. Each section sounds wildly different from the last, but all tied together with a main motif. Obsidian portrays the complex emotions one might experience in a battle, from looming anticipation, to quick, active motion, and sorrowful reflection.

Sprouting is a narrative string quartet centered around the idea of growth and coming of age. The piece evolves throughout its duration and takes lots of exploration before all the parts fit together well.

Inspired by horror movies and the works of Bernard Herman, Prelude to Terror is a piece that inserts the listener into a situation and expeirence as if horror was happening around them. Picture yourself enjoying a meal at a restaurant as a band is playing New Orleans style jazz, when suddenly, tragedy strikes. Prelude to Terror explores how extended techniques can be used to emulate sound effects and create a tense and foreboding atmosphere. 

Stumbling is a meloncholy piece about the lonliness in trying to find one's way in a new space. The piece builds in intesity, but never lands in a stable place. It was written for solo bassoon, so the player can really internalize the feelings of the piece alone and the isolation that comes along with it. Various registers of the bassoon are explored in Stumbling, to symbolize the different parts of processing sudden change.

Shade of Sage is an exploration into separation, space, longing, and heartache. While the cello and flute travel through an emotional journey, the piano remains largely consistent, as a constant reminder that fades into the background and pushes into the foreground, but never leaves.

Estuary(n.): a partially enclosed body of brackish water, the transition zone from rivers to the sea. The mixing of seawater and freshwater creates high nutrient levels, making estuaries extremely biologically productive. Estuaries serve as nursery grounds for fish, birds, and other animals, and are relied on for food and migration stopovers.

Jelly Lemonade is an upbeat, funk inspired piece written specifically for the Temple Transfusion Ensemble. It explores lots of chromaticism and harmonic tension while remaining primarily within just two chords.

Original score set to How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Original score set to No Country for Old Men (2007)

Original score set to animation, source unknown

Original score for animated short film

Winn is forced to escape at any cost as an invitation to her crush’s slumber party reveals itself as a deadly trap.