In Progress:
- EP for 2 electric guitars, electric bass, drumset
- String Quartet No. 3 - "Hungry"
2008:
- String Quartet No. 2 - "Arcata" (arr. 2008) - arrangement of Piano Sonata No. 1
- Riu Riu Chiu (arr. 2008) for flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano - 7'
2007:
- Pulsar (2007) for 6 trumpets - 4'
- My Very First Christmas Suite (2007) for flute, oboe, clarinet, cello, and piano - 10'
- Burlesca (ver. 2--2007) for piano trio - 6'
2006:
- Castlepoint (ver. 2--2006) for 2 solo marimbas and percussion ensemble - 5'
- Mechanical Fanfare (2006) for trumpet, trombone, 2 percussion, and piano - 5'
- 2 x 2 (ver. 2--2006) for 2 oboes and 2 bassoons - 8'
- Ratte Quartett (ver. 2--2006) for piano quartet - 10'
- Canzoni (Senza Parole) di Morte e Conquista (ver. 2--2006) for violin, viola, cello, and organ - 12'
2005:
- 2 x 2 (ver. 1--2005) for 2 clarinets (doub. bass cl.) and 2 alto saxophones (doub. bari. sax.) - 8'
- Winter Triangle (2005) for bassoon, horn, and cello - 6'
- Vox Luna (2005) for flute, cello, piano, and pre-recorded electronics - 7'
- Castlepoint (ver. 1--2005) for 2 guitars and 6 pre-recorded guitar tracks, or 8 guitars - 5'
2004:
- Pentamagik (2004) for percussion quintet - 5'
- Canzoni (Senza Parole) di Morte e Conquista (2004) for flute, oboe, clarinet, viola, cello, piano - 13'
- Duo Sonata for Viola and Cello (2004) - 12'
- Syzygy (2004) for flute, viola, and harp - 5'
- Non-Focus (2004) for woodwind quintet - 5'
- Preludio per "Canzoni di Morte e Conquista" (2004) for flute, clarinet, harp, viola, cello, 2 percussion - 5'
- Nocturnals (NE) (arr. 2004) for piano, percussion, and pre-recorded electronics - 12'
- Burlesca (2004) for violin, clarinet, and piano - 6'
2003:
- Koil (2003) for percussion trio - 3'
- Rekoil (2003) for percussion sextet - 6'
- Argentina Ballerina (2003) for oboe and cello - 5'
- Quickstep (2003) for string trio - 2'
- Old, Used Rag (2003) for oboe, clarinet, cello, and piano - 5'
2002:
- The Six Balloons (2002) for violin, clarinet, cello, and piano - 5'
- Rats (2002) for oboe, violin, electric guitar, and piano - 20'
2001:
- Return of the Rat (ver. 2--2001) for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano - 5'
- Roll in the Hay (2001) for violin and guitar - 5'
- String Quartet No. 1 (2001) - 15'
- Four Facades (2001) for 2 flutes - 15'
- Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion (2000) for 2 pianos and 2,3, or 6 percussion - 20'
1900's:
- Lenore's Funeral March (1999) for 2 timpanists - 5'
- Aktion (1999) for percussion quartet - 7'
EP (in progress) for 2 electric guitars, electric bass, drumset (top)
• Seven movements :
I. Hydrogen
II. Bayside Road
III. Crickets
IV. Stoat
V. (currently untitled)
VI. (currently untitled)
VII. Black Bag
String Quartet No. 3 - "Hungry" (in progress) (top)
• Inspired by George Crumb's Black Angels and an episode of the X-Files titled "Hungry".
String Quartet No. 2 - "Arcata" (2008) - arrangement of Piano Sonata No. 1 (top)
• Arrangement of Piano Sonata No. 1 - "Arcata" for string quartet
Riu Riu Chiu (arr. 2008) for flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano - 7' (top)
• Commissioned by The Definiens Project
Pulsar (2007) for 6 trumpets - 4' (top)
• Inspired by Steve Reich's counterpoint pieces
My Very First Christmas Suite (2007) for flute, oboe, clarinet, cello, and piano - 10' (top)
• Commissioned by The Definiens Project
• Recorded on The Definiens Project CD - "Holidays with The Definiens Project"
• Five Arrangements:
1.) Here We Come A-Wassailing
2.) Once In Royal David City
3.) The Holly and the Ivy
4.) Coventry Carol
5.) Masters In This Hall
Burlesca (ver. 2--2007) for piano trio - 6' (top)
• Arranged for piano trio
Castlepoint (ver. 2--2006) for 2 solo marimbas and percussion ensemble - 5' (top)
• Winner of the UCLA Percussion Ensemble Composition Contest
• Premiered at Schoenberg Recital Hall at UCLA by UCLA Percussion Ensemble - conducted by Mitchell Peters
• Excerpt from the premiere
Mechanical Fanfare (2006) for trumpet, trombone, 2 percussion, and piano - 5' (top)
• First place in 2006 NACUSA Young Composers Competition
• Premiered at Jan Popper Theater at UCLA by Nathan Eby, Frank Garvey, Kevin Gebo, Ben Phelps, and Joshua
Salsbury - conducted by Dwayne Milburn
• Excerpt from the premiere
2 x 2 (ver. 2--2006) for 2 oboes and 2 bassoons - 8' (top)
• Four Movements:
I. Introduzione
II. Scherzo
III. Elegia
IV. Danza
Ratte Quartett (ver. 2--2006) for piano quartet - 10' (top)
• Premiered at Schoenberg Recital Hall in UCLA by Pacific Serenades - Ayke Agus, Roland Kato, David Speltz, and
Roger Wilkie
• Three Movements:
I. Rattetanz
II. Verrat
III. Totentanz (excerpt from the premiere)
Canzoni (Senza Parole) di Morte e Conquista (ver. 2--2006) for violin, viola, cello, and organ - 12' (top)
• Commissioned by Brian Driscoll and The Definiens Project
• Arrangement of Canzoni di morte e conquista.
• Five Movements:
I. Se potesse morir
II. "Mercè", grido piangendo
III. Luci serene e chaire
IV. Andate, o miei sospiri
V. Mille volte il di moro
2 x 2 (ver. 1--2005) for 2 clarinets (doub. bass cl.) and 2 alto saxophones (doub. bari. sax.) - 8' (top)
• Premiered at the Empty Stage Theatre by David Adler, Nick Casillas, Gregory Chambers, and Benjamin Mitchell.
• Four Movements:
I. Introduzione
II. Scherzo
III. Elegia
IV. Danza
Winter Triangle (2005) for bassoon, horn, and cello - 6' (top)
• Honorable Mention in 2006 Neoteric Competition.
• Premiered at the Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall in Carbondale, Illinois by the Neoteric Ensemble - Eric Lenz,
Melissa Mackey, and Jennifer Presar.
• Excerpt from the premiere
Vox Luna (2005) for flute, cello, piano, and pre-recorded electronics - 7' (top)
• Commissioned by The Definiens Project
• Premiered at the Culver Hotel in Culver City, California by Carter Dewberry, Amy Tatum, and Jeanette-Louise Yaryan
• Five Movements:
I. The Voice of the Moon
II. The Falling of the Moon
III. The Crying of the Moon
IV. The Impact of the Moon
IV. The Death of the Moon
Castlepoint (ver. 1--2005) for 2 guitars and 6 pre-recorded guitar tracks, or 8 guitars - 5' (top)
• Commissioned by Santa Cruz Guitar Duo
• Premiered by the Santa Cruz Guitar Duo
Pentamagik (2004) for percussion quintet - 5' (top)
• The fifth of an eight-part series for percussion ensemble titled Konkussion.
Canzoni (Senza Parole) di Morte e Conquista (2004) for flute, oboe, clarinet, viola, cello, piano - 13' (top)
• An instrumental version of the song cycle Canzoni di morte e conquista
• Five Movements:
I. Se potesse morir
II. "Mercè", grido piangendo
III. Luci serene e chaire
IV. Andate, o miei sospiri
V. Mille volte il di moro
Duo Sonata for Viola and Cello (2004) - 12' (top)
• Commissioned by Carter Dewberry, Marisa Bushman, and The Definiens Project
• Premiered by Marisa Bushman and Carter Dewberry at the USC Hillel Foundation in Los Angeles
• Five Movements:
I. Lento e semplice (excerpt)
II. Allegretto Misterioso
III. Adagio Mesto
IV. Allegro Mesto
V. Lento e semplice
Syzygy (2004) for flute, viola, and harp - 5' (top)
• Premiered at Jan Popper Theatre at UCLA by Edwin Kaplan, Jacqueline Marshall, and Penelope Turgeon.
Non-Focus (2004) for woodwind quintet - 5' (top)
• Dedicated to the memory of my grandfather, Arthur Champney
• Commissioned by Ryan Zwahlen and Tonoi Ensemble
• Premiered at Jan Popper Theatre at UCLA by Jeff Anderle, Alaina Bercilla, Rebecca Cunningham, Amy Gillick, and
Ryan Zwahlen
• Excerpt from the premiere
Preludio per "Canzoni di Morte e Conquista" (2004) for flute, clarinet, harp, viola, cello, 2 percussion - 5' (top)
• Premiered at Jan Popper Theatre at UCLA by Jeff Anderle, Alisha Bauer, Alaina Bercilla, Marisa Bushman, Jacqueline
Marshall, Joe Petrasek, and Ben Phelps - conducted by John Carter
• Excerpt from the premiere
Nocturnals (NE) (2004) for piano, percussion, and pre-recorded electronics - 12' (top)
• Dedicated to David Cope
• Premiered at UC Santa Cruz by Michael McGushin and the composer.
• The electronics were created using Csound exclusively. The pre-recorded parts were later re-mastered using Logic.
• Three Movements:
I. Dark Apartment
II. The Clock Tower (excerpt from the premiere)
III. Radio
Burlesca (2004) for violin, clarinet, and piano - 6' (top)
• 2nd place in 2004 NACUSA Young Composers Competition
• Written for the Verdehr Trio during a workshop at UCLA
• Premiered during the workshop at Jan Popper Theatre at UCLA by the Verdehr Trio
• Excerpt from a performance by the Talea Ensemble at the Nevada Encounters in New Music Festival at UNLV.
Koil (2003) for percussion trio - 3' (top)
• The third of an eight-part series for percussion ensemble titled Konkussion.
Rekoil (2003) for percussion sextet - 6' (top)
• The sixth of an eight-part series for percussion ensemble titled Konkussion.
Argentina Ballerina (2003) for oboe and cello - 5' (top)
• Commissioned by The Definiens Project
• Premiered at the LA Artcore Union Center for the Arts by Carter Dewbery and Ryan Zwahlen
Quickstep (2003) for string trio - 2' (top)
• Premiered at the Culver Hotel in Culver City, California by the Definiens Project
• Three versions
1.) string trio - violin, viola, cello
2.) quintet - oboe, alto saxophone, violin, cello, piano
3.) sextet - flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, cello, piano
Old, Used Rag (2003) for oboe, clarinet, cello, and piano - 5' (top)
• Commissioned by Ryan Zwahlen.
• Premiered at a private residence by Jeff Anderle, Jessica Chow, Carter Dewberry, and Ryan Zwahlen - conducted by
Daniel Cummings.
The Six Balloons (2002) for violin, clarinet, cello, and piano - 5' (top)
• Premiered at Jan Popper Theatre at UCLA
• Dedicated to Paul Nauert
Rats (2002) for oboe, violin, electric guitar, and piano - 20' (top)
• Premiered in part at UC Santa Cruz by David Bloom, Joshua Friedman, Aaron Requiro, and the composer - conducted
by Michael McGushin
• Five Movements:
I. Hamelin
II. Doomtrain, West
III. Rat$tar
IV. The Gathering
V. Return of the Rat (excerpt from the premiere)
Return of the Rat (ver. 2) for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano - 5' (top)
• Dedicated to Michael McGushin
• First Place in the 2002 Sound Horizons Student Composition Competition by New Music Works.
• Premiered by New Music Works at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, California.
Roll in the Hay (2001) for violin and guitar - 5' (top)
• Premiered at UC Santa Cruz by Aaron Requiro and Joshua Friedman.
String Quartet No. 1 (2001) - 15' (top)
• Premiered at UC Santa Cruz by the UCSC Resident String Quartet (Matthew Carrington, Aaron Requiro, Theodora
Peeva, and Jasmine Dancy)
• Four Movements:
I. Spider
II. Honey Dust
III. Crawl Space
IV. Rain Check
Four Facades (2001) for 2 flutes - 15' (top)
• Commissioned by Brandy Blakely and Hermine Vermeij - and premiered by the two at UC Santa Cruz.
• Four Movements:
I. Perfume
II. Serzone
III. Exoskeleton
IV. Supervixen (excerpt from the premiere)
Sonata for 2 Pianos and Percussion (2000) for 2 pianos and 2,3, or 6 percussion - 20' (top)
• Premiered at UC Santa Cruz by Michael McClimon, Malia Roberson, Eric Gallagher, Kellsey Johannes, and the
composer - conducted by Dan Dewig
• Three Movements:
I. Andante - Allegro
II. Largo - Allegro con brio
III. Presto
Lenore's Funeral March (1999) for 2 timpanists - 5' (top)
• Premiered at Fulkerson Recital Hall in Humboldt State University by Christopher Way and the composer.
• Dedicated to my grandfather, Jose Rodriquez De Silva, Sr.
Aktion (1999) for percussion quartet - 7' (top)
• Premiered at Fulkerson Recital Hall in Humboldt State University by Kris DiNoto, Joshua Kieselhorst, Matthew
McClimon, and Christopher Way - conducted by the composer.
• The fourth of an eight-part series for percussion ensemble titled Konkussion.
Complete list of compositions available on request.