Sounds

SIGNATURE FOR ENSEMBLE KLANG (2008)
for six players
[full track]

GAUZE VESPERS (2007)
for five players
[full track]

 

O DEATH (2005-7)

A Requiem Masque for Six Players

[instrumentation list] [prog note]

I) CHORUS I [full track] [score]

II) BONE CHAPEL [full track] [score]

III) TAKE LEAVE OF CARNAL VAIN DELIGHT [full track] [score]

IV) O DEATH [full track] [score]

V) CHORUS II [full track] [score]

VI) I BELIEVE I'M SINKING DOWN [full track] [score]

VII) LIGHTS IN ASHES [full track] [score]

 

BREAKING AND ENTERING (WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT)
(2002 rev. 2006)
for 7 amplified instruments
[full track]

 

OLDER WORKS


THE ACCORDION DESERT (2004)
for 14 players
[full track] [score*]

KRANK (2004)
for solo percussion
[full track] [score*] [prog note]

JUNK (2002)
for solo soprano saxophone, junk percussion and orchestra
[full track] [score*] [seating plan] [instrumentation list] [also see here]

SAMPLES

 

ALTERNATOR (2004)
for 14 players
[sample 1] [ sample 2]

ELECTRIC/SYNTHETIC (2003)
for chamber orchestra
[sample 1] [ sample 2]

CADENCE (2000)
for seven instruments
[sample]

HOUR TREE (1999)
for orchestra
[sample]

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GAUZE VESPERS performend by The New Millenium Ensemble

O DEATH performed by Ensemble Klang

BREAKING AND ENTERING performed by NEWSPEAK

THE ACCORDION DESERT performed by TACTUS, cond Patti Monson
KRANK performed by Greg Beyer
JUNK performed by Heiko Geerts, Diego Espinosa and The Orchestra of the Royal Conservatorium of The Hague, cond Micha Hamel

Samples performed by: De Ereprijs, The Purcell School Contemporary Music Ensemble, The Composer's Ensemble and The NLO cond Ronald Corp.


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