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2008

Tundra Songs (30')
for the Kronos Quartet and Tanya Tagaq Gillis
string quartet, throat singer and soundtrack
commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Music Director
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WARNING! Gustnadoes Ahead (6')
commissioned by the National Flute Association
for the 2008 High School Competition
solo flute and soundtrack (CD)
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Cross-Talk (5')
commissioned for the Red Shift Music Society, Vancouver Canada
flute ensemble (minimum 6 players)
piccolo and C flutes required
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2007

Idle Landscape (7')
commissioned for Derek Charke, François Houle and Christoph Both
Flute, Clarinet in Bb and Cello
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Silenced (24')
commissioned for Stan Fisher, Clarinet
funding provided by Nova Scotia Tourism and Culture
clarinet quintet and soundtrack
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Time’s Passing Breath (13')
for guitar duet and cd
written for and dedicated to the Katona Twins
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Prelude "Time’s Passing Breath" (9')
acousmatic - cd
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2006

Lachrymose (8')
solo piccolo
written for Chenoa Anderson
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Ebb & Evanesce (5')
string quartet

written for the New York Miniaturist Ensemble
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Song of the Tides (10')
for wind ensemble and pre-recorded sounds from the coast of Nova Scotia
commissioned for Mark Hopkins and the Acadia University Wind Ensemble
funding provided by the CMC and SOCAN
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Three Duets (12')
for flute (or violin) and marimba
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Raga Cha (9')
4 C flutes or
2 C flutes, 1 alto flute and 1 bass flute or
Flute Ensemble
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2005

Cercle du Nord III (14')
string quartet, soundtrack and optional throat singer
commissioned for the Kronos Quartet by CBC Radio Two and Radio-Canada's Espace Musique.
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Twenty-two Inuit Throat Song Games (Katajak) for String Quartet (20')
string quartet
no's 12 - 22 commissioned for the Kronos Quartet by CBC Radio Two and Radio-Canada's Espace Musique.
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The Winds of Winter (15')
solo flute, 1 flute, 1 oboe, 1 clarinet, 1 bassoon, 1 trumpet, 1 horn, strings 21111
written in partial fulfillment of the Ph.D. in Music Composition from the State University of New York at Buffalo and is dedicated to my wife, Pauline.
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2004

Lumière Immobile (9')
flute and computer Max/MSP
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2003

Cercle du Nord II (4')
tape piece
for David Proznick
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Cercle du Nord I (9')
string quartet
written for Quatuor Bozzini, Montréal, Canada
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2002

Distant Voices I & II (8')
(in memoriam Toru Takemitsu)
flute and piano
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Flute Quartet (4')
flute, violin, viola, cello
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What do the Birds Think? (22')
flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, cello (20:00 mins)
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2001

Confricatio (9')
percussion quartet
written for the Four Gallon Drum percussion ensemble in association with the Vancouver Composers Collective
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Mixed Steps (22')
clarinet, percussion, piano, violin
written for the ARAYMUSIC 2001 young composers workshop, Toronto, Canada
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Feeling for Snow (10')
alto saxophone, percussion, piano, cello
written for Ensemble Symposium, Vancouver, Canada
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2000

Cela va sans dire (6')
trombone quintet
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Rain (6')
flute solo
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Line to Lions (15')
string quartet
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Dancing Diamonds (9')
soprano singer and piano
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Grey-Light Changing (5')
piano solo
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Way of Life (8')
brass quintet
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Last Call (11')
saxophone quartet
written for the Saxophilia Saxophone Quartet, Vancouver, Canada
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Aurora Dances (13')
orchestra - 3fl. 3ob. 3cl. 3bsn. 0hrn. 3tmp. 3trmb. 1tba. 3perc. 1hrp. 1celesta. 1pno. strings
written for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
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1999

Drum Song (7')
voice, violin, cello, piano
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Straight Ahead (6')
flute solo
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Netsiksiuvik "Ten images from a seal camp" (25')
3 saxophones, trumpet, trombone, violin, piano, electric guitar, electric bass, marimba, solo SATB singers
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1998

Break-Up (12')
clarinet, violin, cello, piano, marimba
commissioned for Continuum New Music by the Canada Council for the Arts
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68º North Series (16')
Version 1: piano duet with rhythm section
Version 2: 3 saxophones, trumpet, trombone, violin, piano, electric guitar, electric bass, marimba
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1997

Fall (8')
Version 1: trumpet solo with string orchestra & piano
Version 2: instrumentation 2: 3 saxophones, trumpet, trombone, violin, piano, electric guitar, electric bass, marimba
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Three Latin American Dances (8')
version 1: piano solo
version 2: concert band
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Southern Express (11')
flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn in F, piano
commissioned by the Manson Ensemble, Royal Academy of Music, London, England
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Past Winters Solstice (7')
violin, cello, piano
commissioned by the Royal Academy, Junior Academy, London, England
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1996

Xynith (14')
soprano singer, flute, oboe, bass clarinet, 2 trumpets, tuba, 3 percuissionists
revised for the Manson Ensemble, Royal Academy of Music, London, England
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Suite No.1 For Brass Quintet (15')
brass quintet
written for the Midas Brass Quintet, Royal Academy of Music, London, England
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1995

Fanfare for Baroque Trumpets (3')
eight baroque trumpets and timpani
written for the University of North Texas Baroque Trumpet Ensemble
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Piano Sonata No. 1 (11')
piano solo
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'Yukon' String Quartet (13')
string quartet
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1994

Sonata for Flute (11')
flute and piano
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4 Short pieces for Flute and Piano (3')
flute and piano
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Works Prior to 1994