WORKS COMPOSED IN 2011

INCANTATION AND DABKEH (2011)
Approximate Duration: 10 minutes
Clarinet, String Quartet
Commissioned by The Seattle Chamber Players for Laura
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AKHNATEN, DWELLER IN TRUTH (2011)
A dance scene
Approximate Duration: 15 minutes
Cello, Piano, Orchestra (2.2.2.2/4.2.3/timp, perc, strings)
Commissioned by The Foundation for Modern Music
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POSH (2011)
Approximate Duration: 12 minutes
Baritenor, Piano
Song cycle on texts by Wayne Koestenbaum
Commissioned by Roki
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JEBEL LEBNAN (2011)
Approximate Duration: 20 minutes
Flute, Oboe, Carinet, French horn, Bassoon
I. Bashir’s March
Interlude: Nay
II.Lamentation: Ariel’s Song
III. Song and Little Dance
IV. Mar Charbel’s Dabkeh
Commissioned by Imani Winds
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REFUGEE BLUES (2011)
Approximate Duration: 9 minutes
Mezzo, Soprano, Piano
Commissioned by the Five Boroughs Music Festival for Blythe Gaissert Levitt
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PIANO SONATA NO. 2, “THE LAST RESISTANCE” (2011)
Approximate 25 minutes
Piano
Commissioned by ROK Inc for Steven Spooner
I. The Last Resistance
II. Retro Recollections on 21st and 8th
III. Freud Goes to Abu Ghraib
IV. Men and Women in Dark Times
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PIANO MINIATURE NO. 8, “BARGEMUSIC” (2011)
Approximate Duration: 2 minutes
Piano
Commissioned by Beth Levin
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PIANO MINIATURE NO. 7 (2011)
Approximate Duration: 2 minutes
Piano
For Justin Snyder
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ADZEL (2011)
Approximate Duration: 12 minutes
Two Bb Clarinets
Commissioned by Adzel for Mariam Adam and Stephanie Zelnick
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NATIVE INFORMANT – SONATA FOR SOLO VIOLIN (2011)
Approximate Duration: 25 minutes
Violin
Commissioned by RBP Music LLC for Rachel Barton Pine
I. Lyric Sketch
II. Rounds
III. For Egypt
IV. Scherzo
V. Lullaby of the Ex Soldat
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TAHRIR (2011)
Approximate Duration: 12 minutes
Bb Clarinet, Orchestra (2.2.2.2/4.2.0/timp,perc,hrp,strings)
For David Krakauer
Commissioned by Cynthia Chan; Pamela Esser; Kaitilin Nicholas; John Griffin; Rueben K. Jenkins and Wayne Leonard; Rina Langer; Duane Lyons; Larry Melniker; John Otis; Martin Reichel; Brian Sands; Ken Tannenbaum; Will Weinstein; Any Chen-Hew Wing to the memory of Herb Greenhut
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FOR VICTIMS (2011)
Approximate Duration: 15 minutes
Baritone, String Quartet
Developed in association with American Opera Projects
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MEDITATION (2011)
Approximate Duration: 5 Minutes
Alto Saxophone, Trumpet, Amplified Double Bass
Commissioned by the Two Rivers Ensemble
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JEDER MENSCH (2011)
Approximate Duration: 10 minutes
Mezzo Soprano, Piano
Song cycle on Alma Mahler
Commissioned by and written for Kate Lindsey
Jeder Mensch was commissioned for, inspired by, and is dedicated to my friend Kate Lindsey.
I. The Eternal Source
II. Today I Realized Something Very Strange
III. The Celebration of the Spirit
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