Orchestra

Breathing Blocks (In Memoriam Kaija Saariaho) (2023), 13’
Orchestra
3,3,3,2 – 4,3,2,1,1 - Celesta – Hp – Timp - 3 Perc – Strings (16,14,12,10,8)
Commissioned by São Paulo Symphony – cond. Thierry Fischer

Double Concerto (2019), 30'
Esperanza Spalding (voice/contrabass), Claire Chase (flutes) and large orchestra
4,3,4,3 - 4,3,3,1 – Timp, 3 perc. – 2 Hp - Strings (18,16,14,12,10)
Commissioned by Helsinki Philharmonic and Los Angeles Philharmonic
Helsinki Philharmonic – cond. Susanna Mälkki
Premiere 09/10/2021
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Ó (2010-2014), 35'
8 narrators, 2 choirs, orchestra, and pre-recorded sounds
Commissioned by the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Text by Nuno Ramos
OSESP - Criadores do Brasil Music Publishing
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra and Choir (OSESP) – cond. Neil Thomson
Premiere 09/12/2019
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Memoria(i)mobile (2010), 13'
Orchestra
2,2,2,2 - 2,2,2,1,0 - 2Perc. - Pf - Strings (8,6,5,4,2)
Commissioned by Donaueschinger Musiktage
Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic Hilversum – cond. Peter Eötvös
Premiere 10/16/2010
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Onda (2005), 8'
Large Orchestra
3 3 3 2 - 4 3 2 1 1 - Harp - celeste - Timp. - 3 Perc. - Strings
Commissioned by the Berkshire Symphony Orchestra - cond. Ronald Feldman
Premiere 12/07/07
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Ensemble

Mosaic Maze (2024), 13’
Large chamber ensemble (13 instruments)
Fl, Ob, Cl, Alto Sax, Hn, Hp, Pf, 2Vl, Vla, Vcl, 2 Perc
Commissioned by Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition at the University of Chicago
Grossman Ensemble – cond. Jeffery Meyer
Premiere 05/18/2024
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Chambered Spirals (2020), 30’
Large chamber ensemble (13 instruments)
Fl, Ob, Cl, Alto Sax, Hn, Hp, Pf, 2Vl, Vla, Vcl, 2 Perc
Commissioned by Johns Hopkins University’s Catalyst Award.
Talea Ensemble – cond. James Baker
Premiere 10/28/2021
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Brutal Mirrors (2018), 30’
Large chamber ensemble
Fl, Ob, Cl, Bcl, Bsn, Hn, Tpt, Tbn, Pf, 2Vl, Vla, Vcl, Cb, 2 Perc
Commissioned by the Koussevitzky Music Foundation at the Library of Congress
Written for Ensemble Modern – cond. Dirk Kaftan
Premiere 09/20/2018
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Fringes (2015), 25’
For large ensemble
2Fl(Bfl), Ob(Eh), 2Bcl(2Cl, 2Cbcl), Bn(Cbn), Tpt, Hn, Tbn, 3Perc, Pf, Hp, 3Vl, 2Vla, 2Vc, Cb
Commissioned by Ensemble InterContemporain
Ensemble InterContemporain – cond. Ilan Volkov
Premiere 02/09/2016
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Ventos Uivantes (2014), 14’
For amplified ensemble
Fl (Bfl), Bcl (Cl), Bn, Vl, Vla, Vcl
Commissioned by Bienal da Música Brasileira Contemporânea
Premiere 10/16/2015
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Tiento (2013), 9’
For nine instruments
Fl (G fl), BCl, Bn, Vl, Vcl, Guit, Hp, Pf, Perc
Commissioned by the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICElab)
International Contemporary Ensemble – cond. Steven Schick
Premiere 08/18/2013
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Tutti (2005), 10’
For ensemble
Fl/Picc/Alto, Cl in Bb/B.Cl, Vl, Vcl, Piano, Metal Perc
International Contemporary Ensemble
Jessica Lisak, Michael Nordsworthy, Ben Russell, Dale Henderson, John McDonald, Robert Schulz – cond. Eric Hewitt
Premiere 03/09/2005
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Chamber Music

Sonare (2021), 35’
String Quartet
Commissioned by Chamber Music America
Parker Quartet
Premiere 09/13/2022
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Metafagote (2015), 17’
For for solo amplified bassoon and six pre-recorded bassoons
Commissioned by New Music USA and International Contemporary Ensemble (OpenICE) for Rebekah Heller
Premiere 04/12/2015
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Voz dos Ventos (2014), 15’
Amplified spatialized trio
Fl (Bfl), Bcl (Cl), Bn
Commissioned by the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICElab)
International Contemporary Ensemble
Premiere 04/06/2014

Archi Elastici (2014), 18’
String Quintet
2 Vl, 2 Vla, Vcl
Commissioned by 92Y for the Brentano Quartet and Hsin Yun Huang
Premiere 04/04/2014
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Tran(slate) (2008), 10’
For string quartet (with or without live electronics)
Commissioned by IMD Darmstadt
Written for Arditti Quartet and ExperimentalStudio Freiburg SWR
Premiere 07/10/2008
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Corde Vocale (2005), 10’
String Quartet No. 1
Written for the Arditti Quartet
Premiere 03/26/06
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Solo

Alento (2020), 12’
Trombone Solo
Weston Olencki
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Postcard 4 (2020), 3’
Trombone Solo
Commissioned by the Royal Academy of Music (200 Pieces)
Angus Butt
Premiere 05/28/2021
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Injust Intonations (2017), 12’
Solo Piano
Commissioned by The Gilmore Keyboard Festival
Written for Conrad Tao
Premiere 07/08/2017
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Meditation and Calligraphy (2014), 4’
For solo amplified bass flute
Written for Claire Chase
Premiere 05/24/2014
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Parábolas na Caverna (2014), 10’
For solo amplified flute
Commissioned by Fromm Music Foundation at Harvard University
Written for Claire Chase
Premiere 04/04/2014
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Sonata De Desintoxicação (2004), 14’
Solo Piano
John McDonald
Goddard Chapel-Medford/MA
Premiere 03/01/04
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Duo

Vocalise 2 (2017), 14’
For vocalizing alto and tenor saxophones
Commissioned by New Music USA for Ogni Suono
Premiere 02/10/2016
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Som(bra) (2013), 16’
For amplified alto and bass flutes
Commissioned by the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICElab)
Written for Claire Chase (alto flute) and Alice Teyssier (bass flute)
Premiere 08/18/2013
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Postcard (2009), 3-7’
For spatialized violin and clarinet
Commissioned by the New York Miniaturist Ensemble (Eric Carlson and Joshua Rubin)
Premiere 05/01/2008
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Prisma (2008), 8’
Violin and Piano
Commissioned by Duo Diorama (Minghuan Xu and Winston Choi)
Festival De Música Nova
Premiere 08/15/06
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Vocalise (2007), 7'
For two vocalizing bass clarinetists
Written for Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin
Premiere 11/09/07
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Livro dos Sonhos (2004), 10’
Clarinet and Piano
Written for Jean Kopperud and Stephen Gosling
Premiere 11/18/2004
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Electroacoustic

Metafagote (2015), 18’
Solo amplified bassoon and fixed media
Commissioned by New Music USA and OpenICE
Rebekah Heller and Levy Lorenzo
Premiere 04/12/2015
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Tran(slate) (2008), 10’
For string quartet (with or without live electronics)
Commissioned by IMD Darmstadt
Written for Arditti Quartet and ExperimentalStudio Freiburg SWR
Premiere 07/10/2008
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Film

A Fera na Selva
Directed by Eliani Giardini, Paulo Betti, Lauro Escorel
Associate Producer: Fernando Meireles
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