2018; solo piano; 4' 35"
I recorded myself playing this piece in my apartment in Dublin. This piece has not been performed in concert.
2013; SATB; 1' 54"
"October" was based on a Robert Frost poem of the same name. Performed by the Edgerton Graduate Choir at MIT in May, 2014.
2011; solo piano; 2' 25"
A recording of this piece is in the works!
2010; SATB; 3' 38"
"II) For Nick" was one of a suite of four movements called A 4-Person Suite. The composition of this movement was inspired by juggling. Juggling patterns can be notated as a series numbers, also called "siteswap". Higher numbers correspond to higher throws. For example, a '3' is the height that is necessary to do 3-object juggling. The numbers increase from 1 to 9 and even higher throws are represented by letters (a, b, c,...). The text and the interactions between voice parts are based on real juggling patterns.
Performed in December, 2010 by Ethan Lobenstine (bass), Amory Kisch (tenor), Amanda Holmes (alto), and Kimberly Collison (soprano).
2010; solo piano; 11' 15"
Abstractions of Multiplicity was inspired by the Fibonacci sequence. Each number in the Fibonacci sequence is the sum of the preceding two numbers (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ...). The four movements in this piece use the Fibonacci sequence in different ways. In the first movement, "I) Accelerate", the spacing between successive notes is equal to the Fibonacci sequence in reverse order, starting with 34 and ending with 1. In the second movement, "II) Allegro", accented chords are played with increasing frequency per measure according to the Fibonacci sequence. In "III) Adagio", the number of notes played simultaneously steadily inceases, from 1 at the beginning of the piece to 21 at the end. In the last movement, "IV) Presto", the note durations in the melodic line are successively divided according to the Fibonacci sequence.
Performed in May, 2010 by Nicholas Huang.
2006; SATB; 2' 12"
The text for this piece comes from a traditional Jewish prayer. This piece was performed in 2007 by the choir at Mishkan Torah Synagogue in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA.
For carillon
- · "This Is Halloween", by Danny Elfman, from A Nightmare Before Christmas (2011)
- · Assortment of Hannukah songs (2011)
- · "The Halo Theme", by Martin O'Donnell (2010)
- · "Theme from Final Fantasy IX", by Nobuo Uematsu (2010)
For Techiya, MIT's Jewish, Hebrew, and Israeli A Capella group
(If there was any question on this, yes, we were ridiculous :-) )
- · Mel Brooks medley (2016)
- · "Mima'amakim", by the Idan Raichel Project (2015)
- · "Misirlou", traditional Greek folk song (2013)
- · "Break the Fast", original parody of "Break Your Heart" by Taio Cruz, lyrics by Ariel Sommer (2012)
- · "Ozi V'Zimrat Ya", traditional Hebrew prayer, written with Jessica Noss (2012)
- · "The Hummus Song", original parody of "Give Peace A Chance" by John Lennon, lyrics by Ariel Sommer, Nate Zuk, and Isaac Oderberg (2012)
- · "Agadelcha", traditional Hebrew (2011)