Compositions

The following is a list of my compositions and current projects, along with the associated scores. Select recordings are available on the audio player below.

For performance materials, please contact the composer directly. All scores and recordings are copyright Penguinman Music and Kyle Rowan.

CURRENT PROJECT(S)

The Tretys of the Astrelabie, a song cycle that sets excerpts from Chaucer's Astrolabe treatise.
For voice, percussion, and double bass

LARGE ENSEMBLE

Northwest corner (2010), for clarinet choir
Commissioned by Useon Choi for the University of Illinois Clarinet Choir
Duration: ca. 7'
Premiere: April 2010 by the UI Clarinet Choir, conducted by the composer; Urbana, IL

Cross sections (2009), for chamber orchestra
Commissioned by Stephen Taylor and the University of Illinois New Music Ensemble
Duration: ca. 9'
Premiere: February 2010 by the UI NME, conducted by Stephen Taylor; Urbana, IL

Visions of the beloved disciple (2008), for small orchestra
Commissioned by Donald Schleicher and the UIUC Symphony Orchestra
Duration: ca. 13'
Premiere: February 20, 2009, by the UISO, conducted by Ian Hobson; Urbana, IL

On how we persevere (2005), for wind ensemble
Duration: ca. 9'

Fantasy (2005), for bassett horn and chamber orchestra (piano)
Duration: ca. 8'30"
Premiere: October 2006 by Kyle Rowan, bassett horn, and Katherine Plympton, piano; Gainesville, FL

VOCAL/DRAMATIC WORKS

The eighth daughter (2010), micro-opera in four scenes
Composed for the Kallisti Ensemble's Instant Operas project
Duration: ca. 17'
Premiere: November 17, 2010, by the Kallisti Ensemble; La Jolla, CA

Robin and Marion (2006), opera in one act
Composed for the University of Florida Opera Theatre; funded by the UF University Scholars Program
Duration: ca. 30'
Premiere: March 7, 2007, by the UF Opera Theatre; Gainesville, FL

CHAMBER MUSIC (6-11 players)

Entropy rising (2011), for seven players
Duration: ca. 15'
Premiere: October 15, 2011, at UCSD; La Jolla, CA

Phoenix-song (2011), for seven players
Commissioned by Ming-Ching Chiu and TV Buddha
Duration: ca. 8'
Premiere: 2011-12 season TBD

Hendecandre (2007), for eleven players
Duration: ca. 10'

Estampie contemporaine (2006-7), for flute and percussion quintet
Commissioned by flutist Marcela DeFaria Casuban
Duration: ca. 8'
Premiere: March 20, 2007, by Marcela DeFaria Casuban and members of the UF Percussion Ensemble; Gainesville, FL

CHAMBER MUSIC (2-5 players)

Tercets, expanding (2011), for flute, B-flat clarinet, and alto saxophone
Commissioned for the 2011 soundSCAPE Festival in Maccagno, Italy
Duration: ca. 7'
Premiere: July 2011; Maccagno, Italy

Patchwork triangles (2010), for flute, percussion, and double bass
Duration: ca. 10'
Premiere: December 10, 2010, by Rachel Beetz, flute, Leah Bowden, percussion, and Adam Goodwin, bass; La Jolla, CA

An underdetermined system (2009), for two B-flat clarinets and bass clarinet
Duration: ca. 8'

Synecdoche (2009), for C trumpet and piano
Commissioned by trumpeter Doug Surber
Duration: ca. 7'
Premiere: March 29, 2009, by Doug Surber, trumpet; Cleveland, OH

Diversions (2008-9), for flute and guitar
Duration: ca. 10'
Premiere: April 22, 2009, by Judy White, flute, and Jason Mitchell, guitar; Urbana, IL

A voice seldom heard (2007), for A clarinet and piano
Commissioned by Michael Piader
Duration: ca. 7'
Premiere: November 13, 2007, by Kyle Rowan, clarinet, and W. Andrew Burnson, piano; Urbana, IL

A life in plaid, begun anew (2007), for two violins and viola
Duration: ca. 20'
Premiere: March 27, 2008, by Lauren Holder and Risa Iguchi, violins, and Kristen Brandt, viola; Gainesville, FL

Cascades (2005), for E-flat clarinet and piano
Commissioned by clarinetist Jennifer Schundler Meyers
Duration: ca. 6'
Premiere: March 20, 2007, by Jaclyn Surber Glazier, clarinet, and Stefanie Britton, piano; Gainesville, FL

Miniatures (2004), for B-flat clarinet and piano
Duration: ca. 8'
Premiere: March 31, 2006, by Kyle Rowan, clarinet, and Michael Deall, piano; Gainesville, FL

SOLO

La valse dauphinoise (2007), for organ
Duration: ca. 6'30"
Premiere: March 20, 2007, by Laura Ellis, organ; Gainesville, FL

Psalm (2006), for violin or viola
Commissioned by Lauren Holder
Duration: ca. 7'
Premiere (violin version): March 1, 2007, by Mark Rush, violin; Gainesville, FL
Premiere (viola version): April 8, 2008, by Rebecca Matayoshi, viola; Urbana, IL

Lamentations (2005), for solo flute
Commissioned by Tina Tso
Duration: ca. 7'
Premiere: March 26, 2006, by Jackie Wright, flute; Gainesville, FL

ELECTRONIC MUSIC

Of oaks and pines (2008), for stereo fixed media
Duration: ca. 6'30"
Premiere: March 13, 2009; Urbana, IL