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STRINGS

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     APOLLONIAN RIFFS: A MUSICAL ODYSSEY

       FOR STRING QUARTET / COMPOSED IN 2022

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                  I.  Triumph at Troy

              II.  Intrigue on Ithaca

             III.  Storms at Sea

             IV.  Phaeacian Festival

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        Premiered at the 2024 Illinois Chamber Music Festival

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        Each of the four movements “riffs” on a different theme from Homer’s Odyssey. Read more here.

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     THE WRATH OF POSEIDON

       FOR STRING ORCHESTRA / COMPOSED IN 2022

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     THRENODY AND OMPHALOS

       FOR CELLO ENSEMBLE / COMPOSED IN 2023

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         Premiered at the 2024 Illinois Chamber Music Festival

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     THREE IMPROVISATIONS

        FOR CELLO SOLO / COMPOSED IN 2023

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                  I.  Bariolage

            II.  Elegy

           III.  Pythagorean

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          Premiered at the 2024 Illinois Chamber Music Festival

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          Each improvisation explores a different type of cello-specific sound dialogue. Read more here.

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     ECLIPSED: IN SELENE'S SHADOW  

        FOR STRING ORCHESTRA / COMPOSED IN 2024

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          Dedicated to the School of Logic orchestras at Parnassus Preparatory School

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        Eclipsed evokes the spirit of Selene and Helios, the moon and sun of Greek mythology. Read more here.

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     NOSTALGIA

        FOR STRING ORCHESTRA / COMPOSED IN 2024

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          Dedicated the Parnassus Preparatory School Class of 2024

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        Unabashedly sentimental, Nostalgia explores the mixed emotions of graduation. Read more here. 

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     DANCING AT DELPHI: A TERPSICHOREAN TRIPTYCH

        FOR STRING QUINTET / COMPOSED IN 2024

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             I.  Paean (Processional Dance)

           II.  Chorea (Ring Dance)

          III.  Ekstasis (Spirit Dance)

 

            Premiered at the 2025 Illinois Chamber Music Festival

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         Scenes from the oracle at Delphi, filtered through tango-inspired sounds. Read more here.

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     COLONNADES

        FOR STRING ORCHESTRA / COMPOSED IN 2025

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          Dedicated to the School of Logic orchestras at Parnassus Preparatory School

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     CULMINATION

        FOR STRING ORCHESTRA / COMPOSED IN 2025

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          Dedicated to the Parnassus Preparatory School Class of 2025

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     LA FOLIA VARIATIONS

        FOR STRING ORCHESTRA / COMPOSED IN 2025

 

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PIANO

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     SIGNATURE SUITES

        FOR PIANO / COMPOSED IN 2022​

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         Premiered at the 2023 VIVAPIANO Competition in Sofia, Bulgaria

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     MUSE MASK DIPTYCH

        FOR PIANO / COMPOSED IN 2022​​

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             I.  Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy​

            II. Thalia, Muse of Comedy​

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          Dedicated to my father, for his 80th birthday

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      (E)MOTION STUDIES

        FOUR PIECES FOR PIANO / COMPOSED IN 2022

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               I.  Power Play

              II.  Ups and Downs

             III.  Parallel Motions

             IV.  It Takes Two

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         (e)motion studies grew out of a fleeting fascination with palindromes. Read more here.

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     MUSE SOURCE DIPTYCH

        FOR PIANO / COMPOSED IN 2023

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             I. Stream of Consciousness​

            II. Hooves on Helicon

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     STYLE STUDIES: ROMANTIC

        FOR PIANO / COMPOSED IN 2023

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             I. In Schubert's Shadow ​

            II. Chopinesque

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     RICERCARCHETA

        FOUR PIECES FOR PIANO / COMPOSED IN 2023

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               I.  Ricercarche No. 1

              II.  Ricercarche No. 2

             III.  Ricercarche No. 3

             IV.  Ricercarche No. 4

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         Dedicated to the memory of composer Dimiter Christoff

       A set of pieces with a "searching" quality. Read more here.

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     MICROMOMENTS

        FOR PIANO / COMPOSED IN 2023-4​

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          Premiered by Carson Rose Schneider in Minneapolis

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        WINTER BLOOMS 

        LYRIC SUITE FOR PIANO / COMPOSED IN 2024

 

             I. Snow Song

            II. Softly Shining

           III. Liquid Moon

           IV. A Certain Slant of Light

            V. Tintinnabulation

           VI. The Only Other Sound

          VII. Shadow Dance

         VIII. Winter Blooms

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          Dedicated to my mother, for her 80th birthday

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        Each movement has a winter-themed poetic epigraph. Read more here.​

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     ASPECTS OF ATHENA 

        SUITE FOR PIANO / COMPOSED IN 2024-5

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             I. Birth of Athena

            II. Sibling Rivalry

           III. Regret

           IV. Arachnophobia

            V. Serpents

           VI. The Olive Tree

          VII. At the Agora

         VIII. Athena Knows Best

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          Dedicated to the memory of Constance Ford

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          Aspects of Athena was completed during a trip to Athens in March 2025. Read more here.

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     VERACIOUS

        DANCE SUITE FOR PIANO / COMPOSED IN 2025

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              I.  No Cap: Step by Step

             II. De Veras: Flamenco

            III. No Filter: Pas de Chat

            IV. Truth Bomb: Urban Dance

             V. Facts: Tango

            VI. Called It: Barn Dance

           VII. Dare to Dream: Horo

          VIII. Leap of Faith: Saute Arabesque

            IX. Just Being You: Boogie 

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          Dedicated to my daughter, a veracious dancer

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        Dancing is a veracious activity, where both authenticity and precision are highly prized. Read more here.​

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     SOUVENIR DE KYUSTENDIL

        BULGARIAN SUITE FOR PIANO / COMPOSED IN 2025-6

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              I.  At the Chitalishte

             II. Hisarluk Fortress

            III. Voyvodovo Horo

            IV. Legend of Old Velbuzhd

             V. At Baba Lily's

            VI. Along the Struma River

           VII. Nevestino Bridge

          VIII. City Celebration 

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          Dedicated to my wife, Christa, whom I met in Kyustendil

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        Kyustendil is a city in western Bulgaria near the border with Northern Macedonia. Read more here.​

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     SOFIA STREET SCENES

        SIX SKETCHES FOR PIANO / COMPOSED IN 2026

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              I. Stamboliyski Strut

             II. Vitosha Vibe

            III. Graffiti

            IV. Levski Monument during Rush Hour

             V. Zhenski Pazar in the Rain

            VI. Yellow Cobblestones After the Rain

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          Dedicated to the memory of composer Dragomir Yossifov

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     DANCE MOVES

        TEN FRAGMENTS FOR PIANO / COMPOSED IN 2026

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     LYRIC MOODS

        TEN MORE FRAGMENTS FOR PIANO / COMPOSED IN 2026

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CHORAL

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     PERSEVERE! 

        FOR SATB CHOIR / COMPOSED IN 2025​

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         Text: excerpt from Beethoven's Letter to a Young Student

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        INVITATION 

       FOR SATB CHOIR / COMPOSED IN 2025​

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       Text: excerpt from Rostislav Dubinsky's book, Stormy Applause

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     ALWAYS REMAIN (MUSIC)

          FOR SATB CHOIR / COMPOSED IN 2025​

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        Text: excerpt from W. A. Mozart letter

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Image: Apollo playing the lyre, ceramic artifact in the Archeological Museum at Delphi (seen March 2025)​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​