Choral
A Green Voice (2024)
for SSAA chorus (div.) and piano, ca. 3'30''
commissioned for California Choral Directors Association 2025 SSAA Honor Choir, Kimberly Dunn Adams, conductor
text: James Hearst
Earth, Mother (2024)
for TTBB chorus and percussion, ca. 4'30''
commissioned for the University of Michigan Men's Glee Club, Mark Stover, conductor
text: Sherry Blevins
I. Inundation, ca. 2’30”
II. Wildfire, ca. 2′
Look Down, Fair Moon (2023)
for SATB chorus (div.) and piano, ca. 3'
commissioned for a consortium of 19 high school, collegiate, and community choral ensembles in 9 States
text: Walt Whitman
When I Open Myself (2023)
for SA chorus (div.) and piano, ca. 2'30''
commissioned for the Children's Chorus of San Antonio, Carolyn Cruse, conductor
text adapted from members of the 2022-2023 Children's Chorus of San Antonio
A Green Voice (2023)
for SATB chorus (div.) and piano, ca. 3'30''
commissioned for the Metropolitan Chorale, Ryan Occeña, conductor
text: James Hearst
Patterns on the Snow (2022)
for SATB chorus and piano, ca. 3'30''
commissioned for Los Angeles Master Chorale, Jenny Wong, conductor
text: May Sarton
De colores (Made in Color) (2022)
for SA chorus, soprano solo, and piano or SSA chorus and piano, sung in Spanish, ca. 2'
commissioned for Texas Lutheran University Treble Choir, Douglas Boyer, conductor
text: Traditional/Folk
De colores (Made in Color) (2022)
for TB chorus, tenor solo, and piano or TBB chorus and piano, sung in Spanish, ca. 2'
text: Traditional/Folk
Before Spring (2022)
for TTBB chorus a cappella, ca. 3'
commissioned for Cantus
text: Amir Rabiyah
We Hold Your Names Sacred (2021)
for SSAA chorus (div.) and piano, ca. 4'
commissioned for GALA Choruses #SingForTWOC Project
text: Dane Figueroa Edidi
We Hold Your Names Sacred (2021)
for TTBB chorus (div.) and piano, ca. 4'
commissioned for GALA Choruses #SingForTWOC Project
text: Dane Figueroa Edidi
We Hold Your Names Sacred (2021)
for SATB chorus (div.) and piano, ca. 4'
commissioned for GALA Choruses #SingForTWOC Project
text: Dane Figueroa Edidi
Comfort and Joy (2021)
for SATB chorus and piano, ca. 4'
commissioned by the Love Like Lily Foundation for the University of South Carolina Concert Choir, Alicia Walker, conductor
text: Charles Anthony Silvestri
Skin (2020)
for SSAA chorus and piano, ca. 4'
commissioned for a consortium of 14 high school, collegiate, community, and professional choral ensembles in 11 States
text: Naomi Shihab Nye
When the Dust Settles (2019)
for SSAA chorus and piano, ca. 5'
homage to Miss Major Griffin-Gracy commissioned for Peninsula Women’s Chorus, Martín Benvenuto, conductor and VOX Femina Los Angeles, Iris S. Levine, conductor
text: Amir Rabiyah
Imagine (2018)
for TB chorus (div.), piano, alto sax, trumpet, and bass guitar, ca. 4'
arrangement of Lennon's song of the same title, commissioned for Seattle Men's Chorus, Paul Caldwell, conductor
text: John Lennon
Winter Ride (2018)
for SATB chorus a cappella, ca. 2'30''
commissioned for the International Orange Chorale of San Francisco, Zane Fiala, conductor
text: Amy Lowell
Wondrous Glow (2018)
for SATB chorus a cappella (div.), ca. 4'30''
commissioned for Boston Choral Ensemble, Andrew Shenton, conductor, winner of the 10th annual commission competition
text: Amir Rabiyah
Sérénade italienne (Italian Serenade) (2018)
for TBB chorus and piano, sung in French, ca. 2'
arrangement of Chausson's song of the same title
text: Paul Bourget
When Thunder Comes (2017)
for SSAA chorus, piano, and opt. taiko or percussion, ca. 4'
co-commissioned for San Diego Women's Chorus, Kathleen Hansen, conductor and Seattle Women's Chorus, Paul Caldwell, conductor
text: J. Patrick Lewis
Border Lines (2017)
for SATB chorus (div.) and guitar or cello, ca. 5'
commissioned for Adams State University Chamber Choir, Beth Robison, conductor
text: Yesenia Montilla
United in Song: An Anthem for Our Time (2017)
for solo voice or SATB chorus a cappella, sung in English, ca. 2'30''
dedicated to Lawrence University Viking Chorale and their conductor Dr. Stephen Sieck
text: Mari Esabel Valverde
Crossing (2017)
for TTBB chorus and piano, ca. 4'
commissioned for Seattle Men’s Chorus, Paul Caldwell, conductor
text: Amir Rabiyah
Patterns on the Snow (2016)
for SSAA chorus and piano, ca. 3'30''
commissioned for the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Women's Choral Consortium, including 39 high school, collegiate, community, and professional ensembles in 19 States and British Columbia
text: May Sarton
I Flow... I Am (2016)
for SATB chorus a cappella (div.), ca. 4'
commissioned for South Salem High School Symphonic Choir of Salem, Oregon, Will McLean, conductor
text: Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy
When Thunder Comes (2016)
for SATB chorus, piano, and opt. taiko or percussion, ca. 4'
commissioned for One Voice Mixed Chorus (St. Paul) in collaboration with Mu Daiko, Jane Ramseyer Miller, conductor
text: J. Patrick Lewis
Of More Heroic Temper (2016)
for TTBB chorus and piano, ca. 4'
commissioned for the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, Tim Seelig, conductor
text: Amy Lowell
Our Phoenix (2015)
for SATB chorus, piano, and trumpet, ca. 4'
co-commissioned for The Esoterics of Seattle, One Voice Chorus of Charlotte, One Voice Mixed Chorus of St. Paul, River City Mixed Chorus of Omaha, Singing Out of Toronto, and Voices of Kentuckiana of Louisville for GALA Choruses Festival 2016
text: Amir Rabiyah
Look Down, Fair Moon (2015)
for SSA chorus (div.) and piano, ca. 3'
commissioned for Texas Music Educators Association Region 2 All-District Treble Choir 2015, Cheryl Wilson, conductor
text: Walt Whitman
Les Papillons (Butterflies) (2015)
for SSA chorus and piano, sung in French, ca. 1'30''
arrangement of Chausson's song of the same title
text: Théophile Gautier
Le Colibri (The Hummingbird) (2015)
for SSA chorus and piano, sung in French, ca. 3'30''
arrangement of Chausson's song of the same title
text: Leconte de Lisle
Du bist wie eine Blume (You Are like a Flower) (2014)
for TTB chorus and piano, sung in German, ca. 1'30''
arrangement of Schumann's song of the same title
text: Heinrich Heine
The Cloths of Heaven (2014)
for SSA chorus and piano, ca. 4'
arranged in collaboration with Coppell High School Advanced Treble Choir, Will McLean, director, Coppell, Texas
text: William Butler Yeats
Hébé (2013)
for SSA chorus and piano or harp, sung in French, ca. 3'
arrangement of Chausson's song of the same title
text: Louise Ackermann
En la noche entraremos (In the Night We Will Go In) (2013)
for SATB chorus a cappella (div.), sung in Spanish, ca. 3'30''
text: Pablo Neruda
Cantares (New Songs) (2013)
for SSA chorus a cappella (div.), sung in Spanish, ca. 3'
commissioned for Winter Park High School Belle Chanson, Joseph Kemper, director, Winter Park, Florida
text: Federico García Lorca
Hold the Vision to Our Hearts (2013)
for SSAA chorus, piano, and violin, ca. 3'30''
commissioned for Keller High School Varsity Women's Choir "Chanteurs," Chi-Chi King, director, Keller, Texas in the occasion of their honor performance at the Texas Music Educators Association Convention 2014
text: Helen Keller
Oracle of Spring (2012)
for SATB chorus a cappella, ca. 2'30''
text: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, translated by Alfred Baskerville
Prayer of St. Francis (2011)
for SATB chorus and piano, ca. 3'
text: Francesco d’Assisi
Månskenskväll (Moonlit Evening) (2011)
for SATB chorus a cappella (div.), sung in Swedish, ca. 2’
text: Edith Södergran
Hjärtat (Heart) (2011)
for SATB chorus a cappella, sung in Swedish, ca. 1'30''
arrangement of Stenhammar's song of the same title
text: Bo Bergman
When You Are Old and Gray and Full of Sleep (2010)
for SATB chorus and piano or string ensemble and harp, ca. 3'30''
text: William Butler Yeats
The Cloths of Heaven (2009)
for SATB chorus and piano or string ensemble and harp, ca. 4’
text: William Butler Yeats
Darest, O Soul (2009)
for TTBB chorus a cappella, ca. 3'30''
text: Walt Whitman
Still wie die Nacht (Calm as Night) (2009)
for SSAATTBB chorus a cappella, sung in German, ca. 5’30’’
text: Anonymous
Best Wishes (2006)
for SATB chorus a cappella, ca. 3'
text: Mari Esabel Valverde
Après un rêve (After a Dream) (2005)
for SSAATTBB chorus a cappella, sung in French, ca. 5’30’’
text: Romain Bussine
Chamber
Prélude en la bémol majeur (Prelude in A-Flat Major) (2015)
for piano, ca. 3'
in honor of my mentor David Conte's 60th birthday
Pássaros (Birds) (2012)
for flute, oboe, Eng. horn, Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, and bassoon, ca. 2’30’’
Moonlight Quartet (2012)
for string quartet, ca. 2'
arrangement of choral work Månskenskväll
David: A Prison of Gender (2010)
for tuba and string quartet or ensemble, ca. 7’
I. His Role as a Son, ca. 2’
II. His Refusal to Cry, ca. 2’30’’
III. His Responsibility to War, ca. 2’30’’
Marche des Pirates (2009)
for brass quintet, ca. 3'
ses yeux étaient dans les étoiles (his eyes were in the stars) (2009)
for solo piano, ca. 2'
Auld Lang Syne (2008)
for eight-part brass, ca. 1’30’’
Man in the Top Hat (2008)
for brass quintet, ca. 2’30’’
Recordação de um sonho (Memory of a Dream) (2007)
for English horn solo, ca. 2’
Winds
Orchestral
La Danse de Puck (2011)
for full orchestra [Glockenspiel, celeste, and sus. cymbal], ca. 3’
arrangement of Debussy’s prélude for piano of the same title
her first snow (2008)
for string orchestra, ca. 5'
Vocal
Quero (2024)
for high voice and opt. vibraphone, sung in Brazilian Portuguese, ca. 30''
dedicated to Bahué Duo for their Second Annual Latinx Composer Miniature Challenge
text: Mari Esabel Valverde
Canciones del pasado (Songs of the Past) (2019)
for high voice, piano, and opt. flute, violin, and cello, sung in Spanish, ca. 6'30''
arrangement of selected folk songs of the San Luis Valley, United States; commissioned for tenor Matthew Valverde
text: Traditional/Folk
I. Duérmete, niño lindo (Go to Sleep, Pretty Child), ca. 2′
II. El triste león (The Sad Lion), ca. 1’30”
III. Pajarito amarillito (Little Yellow Bird), ca. 1’30”
V. La entriega (The Delivery), ca. 1’30”
The Lady and the Tiger (2016)
for high voice, bass clarinet, and piano, ca. 4'30''
text: Jacob Rakovan
Cuatro poemas de Octavio Paz (Four Octavio Paz Poems) (2012)
for high voice and piano, sung in Spanish, ca. 11’30’’
text: Octavio Paz
I. Árbol adentro (A Tree Within), ca. 2’
II. Las armas del verano (The Arms of Summer), ca. 3’
III. Insomne (Insomniac), ca. 2’30’’
IV. Regreso (Return), ca. 4’
The Soul Selects Her Own Society (2011)
for low voice and piano, ca. 3’
text: Emily Dickinson
To digte af Tove Ditlevsen (Two Tove Ditlevsen Poems) (2010)
for high voice and piano, sung in Danish or English, ca. 5’30’’
text: Tove Ditlevsen
I. Så tag mit Hjerte (Then Take My Heart), ca. 2’30’’
II. Mit hjerte er blevet borte (My Heart Has Gone Missing), ca. 3’
Then of Thy Beauty (2009)
for high voice and piano, ca. 3’
text: William Shakespeare
After Sunset (2008)
for high voice and piano, ca. 3’
text: William Shakespeare
Love Alters Not (2008)
for high voice and piano, ca. 3’
text: William Shakespeare
How Do I Love Thee? (2007)
for high voice and piano, ca. 3'30''
text: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Poet’s Entreaty (2007)
for high voice a cappella, ca. 1'
text: Mari Esabel Valverde