The following are open score works for variable or open instrumentation

Performance examples can be found on: Apple Music    Spotify

Oort Cloud (2019) – for guitars, percussion, pianos, harps, etc.
Duration: variable
Premiered by 12 glockenspiels at the Orpheum Theatre, January 26, 2019

 

 

The Library of Babel (2019) – for chamber ensemble
Duration: variable  Premiered by the Vancouver Symphony, William Rowson, conductor, February 23, 2019
Audio excerpt performed by the Vancouver Symphony, William Rowson, conductor

 

 

 

Cinquanta (2018) – for guitars, percussion, pianos, harps, etc.
Duration: variable
Premiered at Sound Symposium XIX, St. John’s Newfoundland, July 11, 2018
Video Excerpt from the premiere at the 2018 Sound Symposium Festival in St. John’s Newfoundland

 

 

Negative Space (2017) – for large chamber ensemble
Duration: variable  Premiered at the Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver on October 17, 2017
Audio excerpt performed by the Still Life Ensemble

 

 

 

Aeternum Vale (2017) – for chamber ensemble, and/or voices
Duration: variable
Premiered at the Woodward’s Atrium, presented by the Hard Rubber Orchestra Society on August 27, 2017

 

 

Rosetta Stone  (2016) – for trio
Duration: variable
Dedicated to John Cage
Video by percussionists Chris Blaber, Gaël Chabot-Leclerc, and Greg Samek
* Released on the CD Rosetta Stone performed by Daniel Tones

 

 

Circle of Fifths  (2016) – for large open score ensemble in twelve parts
Duration: variable
Premiered on July 3, 2016 by the Unbound Flute Festival
* Winner of the Unbound Flute Festival Composition Competition 2016 (Brisbane, Australia)
Audio excerpt performed by Mark Takeshi McGregor, flutes

 

 

Equilibrium  (2015) – for open score ensemble
Duration: variable
Commissioned by The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and premiered on April 24, 2016
Video by Dejan Radovanovic
* Released on the CD Surface Tension by Ethos Collective

 

 

Möbius  (2015) – for open score spatialized ensemble
Duration: variable
Commissioned and premiered by The Blueridge International Chamber Music Festival on July 29, 2015
* Released on the CD Rosetta Stone (for 10 grand pianos)
* Released on the CD Möbius (for harp, glockenspiel, vibraphone, songbells, piano, and guitars)

 

 

Chiaroscuro  (2014 rev.2020) – for spatialized chamber ensemble
Duration: variable
Commissioned and premiered by Vancouver New Music, conducted by Giorgio Magnanensi – March 22, 2014
Dedicated to Giorgio Magnanensi
* Released on the CD Chiaroscuro

 

 

Museum Pieces (2012) – independent solos to be performed simultaneously
Duration: 2-8 minutes
Commissioned by the North Shore Branch of the British Columbia Registered Teachers Music Association and premiered at Canada Music Week – November 18, 2012
Video performance by Sputter Box

 

 

Nocturne  (2013) – for chamber ensemble
Duration: variable  Premiered by the Vertical Orchestra 2013 – August 7, 2013
* Released on the CD Surface Tension by Ethos Collective

 

 

 

Quickening  (2012) – for chamber ensemble
Duration: 3-5 minutes  Premiered by the Aventa Ensemble, Bill Linwood, director –  December 4, 2012
Dedicated to James Tenney
Video of Aventa Ensemble performance
* Released on the CD Surface Tension by Ethos Collective

 

 

Surface Tension  (2012) – for chamber ensemble
Duration: 5 or more minutes  Premiered by the Aventa Ensemble, Bill Linwood, director – December 4, 2012
Video of Aventa Ensemble performance
* Released on the CD Surface Tension by Ethos Collective

 

 

 

Rogue Waves  (2012) – for chamber ensemble
Duration: 5 minutes  Premiered by the Aventa Ensemble, Bill Linwood, director – December 4, 2012
Video of Aventa Ensemble performance
* Released on the CD Surface Tension by Ethos Collective

 

 

 

On a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam  (2012) – for chamber ensemble
Duration: variable
Commissioned and premiered by the Ethos Collective – September 15, 2012
Video of a performance by Ethos Collective
* Released on the CD Surface Tension by Ethos Collective

 

 

Lagrange Point  (2012) – for chamber ensemble
Duration: variable  Commissioned and premiered by the Turning Point Ensemble – June 21, 2012
Dedicated to Neil Degrasse Tyson
Video of Redshift Music performing LaGrange Point
* Released on the CD Lagrange Point by Negative Zed
* Released on the CD Surface Tension by Ethos Collective
* Released as an Online Video Installation Project by Redshift Music

 

æther  (2012) – for chamber ensemble
Duration: variable
Premiered by The Thin Edge New Music Collective – October 6, 2012
Inspired by, and dedicated to, Kelly Nobles
* Released on the CD Rosetta Stone performed by Kelly Nobles

 

 

Spin  (2012) – for chamber ensemble  variable duration
Premiered by Fringe Percussion and guests – January 20, 2012
Written for the occasion of Redshift Music’s 10th Anniversary

 

 

 

Still Life  (2006 rev. 2012) – for chamber ensemble   Duration: 5 min.
Premiered by the Vertical Orchestra – Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, BC – March 20, 2012
Dedicated to Marci Rabe (Originally written for choir in 2006 and revised for open score in 2011)
* Still Life was chosen to represent Canada at the ISCM’s 2009 World Music Days in Sweden
* Still Life was awarded first prize in the Vancouver Bach Choir’s National Choir Music Competition (Vancouver 2008)
* Released on CD by the 2017 Pennsylvania All-State Chorus (choral version)
* Released on the CD Rosetta Stone performed by Katie Rife (multiple marimbas)

 

Foreign Lands  (2011) – for chamber ensemble
Duration: variable
Premiered by Negative Zed Ensemble and Contact – April 5, 2011
* Released on the CD Surface Tension by Ethos Collective

 

 

 

Simulacrum  (2010) – for chamber ensemble
Duration: variable   Premiered by 6 ensembles across Canada – May 15, 2010
* Released on the CD Undercurrents by Contact Contemporary Music (Toronto)
* Released on the CD …ohme zu wissen warum!? by Soli Fan Tutti (Darmstadt)
* Nominated as ‘Classical Composition of the year’ at the 2012 Western Canadian Music Awards
* Awarded 2nd prize at the International Soli fan tutti Kompositionspreis in Germany – May 2011
MolOt-ensemble video   Score video   

 

Grace  (2009) – for chamber ensemble
Duration: variable  video
Commissioned and premiered by Ensemble Mujirushi – Ghent, Belgium, November 18, 2009
* Released on the CD Undercurrents by Contact Contemporary Music
Dedicated to Ensemble Mujirushi

 

 

Ostinati  (2009) – for chamber ensemble
Duration: variable
Premiered by Motion Ensemble – October 17, 2009
* Released on the CD Undercurrents by Contact Contemporary Music
Dedicated to Brian Eno

 

 

Undercurrents  (2008) – for chamber ensemble
Duration: variable
Commissioned and premiered by Contact Contemporary Music – June 15, 2008
Dedicated to Jerry Pergolesi & Contact Contemporary Music
* Released on the CD Undercurrents by Contact Contemporary Music

 

 

Stasis  (2007) – for 4 or more melodic instruments    variable duration
Premiered by the Vancouver Miniaturist Ensemble December 10, 2007
* Released on the CD Undercurrents by Contact Contemporary Music

 

 

 

Temporal Waves  (2001) – for 4 pianos, harps, guitars, marimbas, vibraphones or any combination
Duration: 8 minutes   Premiered by 4 Gallon Drum at the Sonic Boom Festival – March 13, 2004
* Released on the CD Undercurrents by Rob McDonald, guitar
* Released on the CD Concentric Rings performed by the Victoria Guitar Trio
Version for Trio instead of Quartet

 

Pulses  (1999) – for 4 or more melodic instruments    8-25 min.
Commissioned and premiered by the Motion Ensemble – April 17, 1999
* Released on the CD Chiaroscuro

 

 

 

Quaver  (1997) – for 4-8 melodic instruments    8-14 min.
Premiered by Ensemble Symposium – January 23, 1997
* Released on the CD Rosetta Stone performed by Colin MacDonald

 

 

 

Parallel II  (1997) – for any number of attack/decay instruments (piano, harp, guitar, vibes, etc..)
Duration: 8 minutes
Premiered by Ensemble Symposium – November 7, 1997