Ensemble works
For 17 Instruments
(2012) 15 min
fl/alt fl, bass cl, FH, Eb tuba, vib, 6 vln, 3 vla, 2 vc, cb
Performed by the Eco Ensemble:
David Milnes, conductor; Stacey Pelinka, fl; Peter Josheff, bc; Alicia Telford, FH; Francis Upton, tba; Loren Mach, vib; Antoine van Dongen, Hrabba Atladottir, Dagenais Smiley, April Paik, Dan Flanagan, David Ryther, vln; Ellen Ruth Rose, Darcy Rindt, Stephanie Ng, vla; Leighton Fong, Vanessa Ruotolo, vc; Richard Worn, cb
This work involves spatialization of the instrumental choirs: for the premiere, members of the audience were invited to sit onstage in the midst of the instruments; the remainder stayed in their seats in the hall.
Eco Ensemble, Herz Hall, University of California, Berkeley, December 2012 Photo by Becky Kemper
background photo by Rebecca Goodheart
First Movement (2006) 5 min
Recorded by The Presidio Quartet David Ryther, Deborah Katz, vl; Victor L. Lowrie, vla; Kathryn Thompson, vc
Premiere: February 23, Berkely Arts Center; Berkeley, CA. The Presidio Quartet
micrOpera: A micro-opera in 3 acts,
dedicated to Anton Webern (2007) 4 min
Commissioned by the sfSoundGroup for their Small Packages concert. Premiered: August 28, 2007. ODC, San Francisco, CA.