composition as explanation (2020) 60'
flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello
eighth blackbird
Works
Clarinet
anatomy theater (2016) 75'
Mezzo,Ten,Bar,Bass, fl(picc),cl(bcl),tpt,perc,pf(acc),vn,va,vc,db
simple song #3 – arr. chamber ensemble (2015) 6'
soprano, solo violin, 1.1.0.0/1.0.0.0/1 perc/1 timp/hp or pno/optional synth/1.1.1.1.1
Indigo Films
simple song #3 – arr. piano trio (2015) 6'
soprano, piano, violin, cello
Indigo Films
Cloud River Mountain (2015, rev. 2017) 32'
music by Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe and Lau Luo
soprano, cl, perc, egtr, piano, vc, db
commissioned by Maria and Robert A. Skirnick and Arts Brookfield
hammerspace (2014, rev. 2023) 3'
a collection of small pieces for cartoons
solo trumpet
Commissioned by Kunststiftung NRW, Philharmonie Essen, HELLERAU Europäisches Zentrum der Künste Dresden, and Ensemble Musikfabrik
the whisper opera (2013) 60'
text by David Lang
soprano; flute, clarinet, percussion, cello
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
these broken wings (2008) 16'
fl/pc,cl/bcl,pf,vn,vc,perc
Eighth Blackbird
breathless (2003) 12'
wind quintet
child (2001) 42'
my very empty mouth, sweet air, short fall, stick figure, and little eye
fl(pic),cl(bcl),perc,vn,va,vc,pf
stick figure (2001) 10'
cl,pf,vc, perc and 1 or 2 non-percussionists
sweet air (1999) 8'
fl,cl,pf,vn,vc
Sentieri Selvaggi
sweet air (arr. chamber orch) (1999, rev. 2005) 8'
arr. small orchestra
fl, cl, perc, pf, 2vn, va, vc, db (small string section or solo strings)
Sentieri Selvaggi
I fought the law (1998) 6'
pic,ob,ebcl,tpt,vn,va,vc,db, two pieces of junk metal (1 or 2 players)
Sentieri Selvaggi
my evil twin (1992) 11'
0.0.3.0/2.0.0.0/hp.eorg.eb.perc/2va.2vc
the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
spud (1986) 10'
fl,ob,cl(bcl),hn,timp,vn,va,vc,db
the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
hammer amour (1978, rev. 1989) 10'
pf solo, 2 fl, 2 cl, 2 hn, tpt, tbn, perc