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CHAMBER MUSIC
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Vajrayana Tantra Shift (2015/16) 19'  
Flute/Alto Flute, Oboe, B-flat Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn/Pendant Ocarina, 2 Percussion, Piano/Pendant Ocarina, Violin, Viola, Violoncello, Double Bass, and Soundfiles.  AUDIO      First performed by New Music Concerts, with Robert Aitken, conductor.  Isabel Bader Theatre, Toronto.

Commissioned by New Music Concerts with the investment of the Canada Council for the Arts.
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y la conciencia-espejo se licua (2015/16) 12'  
2 piccolos, 2 flutes, 2 alto flutes, 2 bass flutes, and solo cello.  AUDIO     
First performed by ECM+, conducted by Véronique Lacroix, with Chloé Dominguez, cello. First performed at the Salle de Concert du Conservatoire de Musique du Québec à Montréal. Commissioned by ECM+ with the investment of the Canada Council for the Arts.
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Jeu de Téléphone (2013) 13'  
Two alto saxophones, piano, with optional part for cellphones  AUDIO      
First performed by William H. Street, Charles Stolte, and Roger Admiral.  Convocation Hall, Edmonton, Alberta.  Commissioned by William H. Street, Charles Stolte, and Roger Admiral with the investment of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.


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Like a Pathway in Autumn (2013)  12'  
Soprano, violin, and piano    PODCAST
Commissioned by Stacie Dunlop, with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Edmonton Arts Council.  Unperformed.

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Green Tara (2012/13)  17'  Soprano and piano
Commissioned by Kathleen Corcoran and Roger Admiral with the
investment of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.  Performances upcoming in 2014/15.
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Copralite Culture & Analysis Results #21-33 (2012) 21’     
Oboe, piano, live electronics (includes some instrumental theatre)    
AUDIO  VIDEO     First performed by Beth Levia and Sylvia Shaddick-Taylor at Holy Trinity United Church, Edmonton.  Commissioned by the Tonus Vivus Music Society.

 
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Supplice & Demand (2011) 22‘   
Mezzo-Soprano, flute, clarinet, horn, percussion, harp, pno, two violins, viola, cello, electronics    AUDIO         First performed by Erika Iris Huang, mezzo-soprano, Robert Aitken, conductor, and New Music Concerts.  Music Gallery, Toronto.  Commissioned by New Music Concerts with the support of an Alberta Creative Development Initiative Grant, administered through the Canada Council for the Arts.

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Intaglio sulla cervello (2010) 15‘    
Violin, Cello, Piano  AUDIO   
First performed by Corey Hamm, David Gilham, and Eric Wilson, at the Sonic Boom Festival, Vancouver.  Commissioned by Trio Fibonacci with the
investment of the Canada Council for the Arts.  Also performed by the Nu:BC Collective.

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Copralite Culture & Analysis Results #1-20 (2008-09) 15’   
Percussion and piano (includes some instrumental theatre)    AUDIO  VIDEO
First performed by Claire Edwardes and Zubin Kanga, ISCM World New Music Days, Sydney, Australia.  Selected for performance by the ISCM International Jury.  Commissioned by the Kovalis Duo with the investment of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.  

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MATERIAL/ULTRAMATERIAL (2005) 16’   
Flute, clarinet/bass clarinet,  percussion, piano, string quartet, soundfiles    AUDIO
First performed by New Music Concerts, with Robert Aitken, conductor.  Music Gallery, Toronto.  Commissioned by New Music Concerts with the
investment of the Laidlaw Foundation and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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Sommes-nous pilotées par nos genes? (2005) 10‘   
Alto flute, oboe, clarinet, harp, piano, percussion, violin, cello    AUDIO
First performed by ERGO Projects, with Alex Pauk, conductor.
Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto, and Vilnius, Lithuania.  Commissioned by ERGO Projects with the investment of the Ontario Arts Council.


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Vorwissen (2004) 7‘  
 Violin, Cello, Piano    AUDIO
First performed by the Gryphon Trio.
Commissioned by Roger D. Moore for Soundstreams Canada.

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HOBO ACTION FIGURES (2003) 18’  
Jazz quintet (variable) and soundfiles    AUDIO
First performed by William H. Street and friends, Convocation Hall, Edmonton.  
Written at the request of William H. Street.

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bread (1999) 9'   
Flute, oboe, clar, pno, trombone, tuba, strings, two percussion, & soundfiles    AUDIO    First performed by Klangforum Wien, with Sylvain Cambreling, conductor.  Musikprotokoll Festival, Graz, Austria.  Commissioned by the ORF (Austrian Radio) for Klangforum Wien.  Selected by an international jury for performance by Tokyo Ensemble Comet on the gala concert of the ISCM World Music Days, Japan.  Also performed at the BONK Festival, Tampa, Florida.

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ciphering in tongues (1998) 8'   
Concertino of oboe d'amore, violin, harp, with nine instruments    AUDIO
First performed by musicians of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, with Gary Kulesha, conductor, Massey Hall, Toronto.  Written at the request of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra as part of their residency program.

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Mycenaean Wound (1992) 15'   
Flute/alto flute, B-flat/bass clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello    AUDIO
First performed by Vancouver New Music, with Owen Underhill, conductor, James Clapperton, piano.  Commissioned by Vancouver New Music with the partial support of the British Columbia Arts Council Recommender Program.  Also performed by Continuum, SMCQ, and Ensemble Télémaque.

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Your Golden Hair Margarethe… (1991) 16'    Two violas Read by Mary Oliver at Darmstadt Summer Course for New Music 1992.

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Corpus Inconnu (1991) 18'   
Bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, trombone, percussion, piano, cello, double bass  AUDIO    First performed by Vancouver New Music, Owen Underhill, conductor.
Hotel Vancouver.  3rd Prize, CBC Young Composers Competition (Chamber Music Category).  3rd Prize. SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers (Chamber Music Category).

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millennia (1991) 9'  Soprano, violin, piccolo   AUDIO
First performed by Sara Stowe, Juliet Hurel, and Irvine Arditti at the Darmstadt Summer Course for New Music.  3rd Prize, SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers (Chamber Music Category).

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Enclaves Intèrieures (1990) 11' 
Three percussionists, tape    AUDIO
First performed by the Batterie Park Percussion Ensemble at the Sound Symposium, St. John's, Newfoundland.  1st Prize, CBC Young Composers Competition (Electroacoustic Category).  2nd Prize, SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Composers (Chamber Music Category).


Program notes for most of the pieces are available with the linked audio file on SoundCloud, as well as a complete set available on the DOWNLOADS page. 
Scores and performance materials can be purchased through AMP.  


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