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Stepping Up (2021)
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by the New England Philharmonic in honor of Richard Pittman
Duration: 2’30”
Instrumentation: 2222/4231/tmp+5perc/str

Piano Concerto (2021)
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by Paul and Linnea Bert for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Duration: 32′
Instrumentation: 2[2.pic]222/4231/tmp+3perc/str

From the Hills to the Stars (2019)
score and program notes
Commissioned by Paul and Linnea Bert for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra
Duration: 24′
Instrumentation: 2[2.pic]2ob+1Eh 2cl+1bcl 2/4331/tmp+3perc/hp/pno/str

In America (2018)
score and program notes
Commissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center in honor of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday
Duration: 33′
Instrumentation: 3[3.pic,alto]3[3.Eh]2cl+bcl(also on Ebcl)3[3.cbn]/4331/tmp+4perc/hp/pno/str/six vocal soloists (S.MS.A.T.Bar.Bass)

Houston: September 12, 1962 (2017)
(media coming soon)
(for orchestra-member singers and orchestra)
Commissioned by the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
Duration: 10′
Instrumentation: 2222/4210/tmp+1/str

A Garden Feeds also the Soul (2017)
I. The Bone Garden (…of death and rebirth…)
II. The Scottish Worthies
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by Paul and Linnea Bert for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Duration: 21′
Instrumentation: 3[3.pic]3[3.Eh]33[3.cbn]/4331/tmp+3perc/hp/pno/str

Points of Departure: Cabrillo (2017)
This expanded orchestral version of “Points of Departure” was
commissioned by the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music
with support from Aviva Garrett, David Doshay, and Sage Doshay.
Duration: 17′
Instrumentation: 3[2.3.pic]3[3.Eh]3[3.bcl]3/4331/tmp+3perc/str

Ballet Ruse (2016)
BPYO live performance
Commissioned by the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.
Duration: 10′ 30″
3[3.pic]3[3. Eh]3[3.Ebcl,bcl]3[3.cbn]/4331/timp+4perc/2hp/str

The Cosmic Garden in Bloom (2016)
I. Octagonia
II. The Comet Bridge
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by the Grant Park Orchestral Association and individual underwriters to be named for the Grant Park Orchestra.
Duration: 15′
Instrumentation: 3[3.pic]33[3. Ebcl]3[3.cbn]/4331/tmp+3perc/hp/pno/str

Sinfonia Brevis (2016)
I. Contrasts
II. Fantasia
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by Mei-Ann Chen for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.
Duration: 10′
Instrumentation: 0201/2000/str

Ascending Light (2015)
I. Vis Vitalis (Grand, Majestic) ~ II. Lullaby of Tigranakert /Variations, Scherzo, Reverie ~ Coda: Aravot lousaber (Ascending light)
(a concerto for organ and orchestra)
Commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, Music Director,
with generous support provided by the Gomidas Organ Fund, in memory of Berj Zamkochian
and commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
Duration: 28′
Instrumentation: 3[3.pic]3[3.Eh]3[3.bcl]3[3.cbn]/4331/tmp+3perc/hp/str

Imaginary Numbers (2015)
I. Sky and Water
II. Duetti Misteriosi
III. Hymn of the Five Suns
IV. Mandelbrot’s Rondo
(media coming soon)
(a concerto for oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, and orchestra)
Commissioned by Paul and Linnea Bert in honor of their longtime friendship with
Dede and Tony Spano, and Robert Spano, Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Duration: 25′
Instrumentation: 2111/2110/tmp+2perc/hp/str

The Queen and the Conjurer (2013)
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by the Boston Landmarks Orchestra and the Conservatory Lab Charter School.
Duration: 9′ 30″
Instrumentation: 2[2.pic]222/4231/tmp+3perc/hp/str
(also includes an optional/companion scoring for youth orchestra: 5040/0520/4prc/str)

Fourth Chickasaw Variations (2013)
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by Paul and Linnea Bert for the Memphis Symphony Orchestra.
Duration: ~23’
Instrumentation: 3[3.pic]33[3.bcl]3[3.cbn]/4331/tmp+3perc/hp/str

Chesapeake: Summer of 1814 (2013)
score and program notes
(for SATB chorus and orchestra)
Compiled texts and storyboard by Dana Bonstrom
Commissioned by the Reno Philharmonic Association in commemoration of the writing of the “Star-Spangled Banner” by Frances Scott Key in 1814
Duration: ~28’
Instrumentation: 2[2.pic]2[2.Eh]22[2.cbn]/4221/tmp+3perc/hp/SATB Chorus/str

Fortune, Fate, and The Fool (2012)
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by the Lexington Symphony Orchestra
Duration: 14′ 30″
Instrumentation: 2[2.pic]222[2.cbn]/2220/tmp+2perc/str

The Nature of Light (2012)
I. Waves (Anthem)
II. Particles (Shape Shifter)
(media coming soon)
(a concerto for Bb clarinet and strings)
Commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Duration: 22′
Instrumentation: str (min. 44332)

Night Train to Perugia (2012)
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Tanglewood Music Festival
Duration: ~5′ 30″
Instrumentation: 3[3.pic]3[3.Eh]3[3.bcl]3[3.cbn]/4321/tmp+3perc/hp/pno./str

Only Converge: An Exaltation of Place (2012)
I. Chicago, Summer of ‘62
II. Millennium Rising
(media coming soon)
(for SATB chorus and orchestra – text by Dana Bonstrom)
Commissioned by the Grant Park Orchestral Association for the Grant Park Orchestra & Chorus; Carlos Kalmar, Principal Conductor; Christopher Bell, Chorus Director
Duration: ~27′
Instrumentation: 3[3.pic]3[3.Eh]3[3.bcl]3[3.cbn]/4.3.2.1/tmp+3perc/hp/pno./SATB Chorus/str

Concerto for Clarinet and Bassoon (From Eve's of Reeds) (2011)
I. Contour and Shadow
II. Words Unspoken
III. Flow
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University for Erin Svoboda (clarinet), Richard Svoboda (bassoon)
and the Melrose Symphony Orchestra, Yoichi Udagawa, conductor
Duration: 23′
Instrumentation: 2222/2220/tmp+2/str

Pageant (2010)
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in celebration of Robert Spano’s 10th year as Music Director
Duration: 4′
Instrumentation: 3232/4331/tmp+2perc/str

Q.E.D.: Engaging Richard Feynman (2010)
I. On Waking
II. Song of the Universal
(media coming soon)
(for SATB chorus and orchestra – texts compiled by Dana Bonstrom)
Commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, Music Director
Duration: 25′
Instrumentation: 3333/4331/tmp+3perc/hp/pno/SATB Chorus/str

Anthem (2010)
(media coming soon)
(for Bb clarinet and string orchestra)
Commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Spano, Music Director
Duration: 9′
Instrumentation: str (min 44332)

Of Angels and Neurones (2009)
The concept for this piece was initiated by Dr. Burt Lesnick, Chief of Pulmonary Medicine at Children’s
Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, who long surmised that research related to his field might serve
as source material for a musical composition.
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by Tonu Kalam and the University of North Carolina’s 10×10 Commissioning Project with funds from Carolina Performing Arts.
Duration: 18′
Instrumentation: 3[3.pic]3[3.Eh]3[3.bcl]3[3.cbn]/4331/tmp+3perc/hp/str

From the Institutes of Groove (2009)
I. Too Jazz for Rock
II. Rising on the Wing (Perpetuum Mobile)
(media coming soon)
(a serenade for bass trombone and orchestra)
Commissioned by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Duration: 11′
Instrumentation: 2222/3200/tmp+2/hp/str

Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (2007)
I. Allegro
II. Grave
III. Presto
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by Yoichi Udagawa and the Melrose Symphony Orchestra
Duration: 20′
Instrumentation: 2222/2220/tmp+1perc/str

The Garden of Cosmic Speculation (2004,2007,2016,2017)
~ Part 1 ~
The Zeroroom
Soliton Waves
The Snail and the Poetics of Going Slow
Symmetry Break Terrace / Black Hole Terrace
The Willowtwist
~ Part 2 ~
The Universe Cascade
The Garden of the Senses Suite
Allemande (audition)
Courante (olfaction)
Sarabande (gustation)
Passepied (palpation)
Gigue (vision); Chorale (the sixth sense: intuition)
~ Part 3 ~
Fractal Terrace
The Jumping Bridge
The Quark Walk
The Nonsense
~ Part 4 ~
Octagonia
The Comet Bridge
The Bone Garden (…of death and rebirth…)
The Scottish Worthies: Part 1
(media coming soon)
This continually expanding work was principally commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Movements I, II, III and XI were commissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center in 2004, and titled Impressions from the Garden of Cosmic Speculation.
Movements XII and XIII were commissioned by the Grant Park Orchestra in 2016 and titled The Cosmic Garden in Bloom.
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Instrumentation: 3[3.picc]3[3.Eh]3[3.bcl,Ebcl]3[3.cbn]/4331/tmp+3perc/hp/pno/str

Fantasia for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (2006)
I. Rising Steps
II. Bolero, Scissors and Paste
III. Recitativo Surreale
IV. Minimal Security
(media coming soon)
Funded by a grant from the Fromm Music Foundation
Duration: 20′
Instrumentation: 2222/2210/tmp+2perc/hp/pno/str

Impressions from 'The Garden of Cosmic Speculation' (2004)
The Zeroroom
Soliton Waves
The Snail and the Poetics of Going Slow
The Nonsense
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center
Duration: 23′
Instrumentation: 3[3.picc]3[3.Eh]3[3.bcl,Ebcl]3[3.cbn]/4331/tmp+3perc/hp/pno/str

Notes from Childhood (2002)
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by the Melrose Symphony Orchestra (Massachusetts)
Duration: 7′
Instrumentation: 2222/2110/tmp/str

Pinocchio's Adventures in Funland (orch. 2001)
I. Introduction
II. Geppetto’s Workshop
III. Pinocchio’s Escape
IV. The History of Pinocchio
V. The Blue Fairy
VI. Pinocchio and Candleflame
VII. The Coach to Funland
VIII. The Trip to Funland
IX. Funland
X. Donkeyland
XI. The Coachman’s Return
XII. The Circus
XIII. Pinocchio’s Lament
XIV. A Watery Adventure
XV. Pinocchio’s Return
(media coming soon)
(from the 1999 chamber version)
Words by Dana Bonstrom
Orchestration commissioned by the Concord Symphony Orchestra
Duration: 30′
Instrumentation: 2[2.picc]22[2.bcl,Ebcl]2/2110/perc/pno/str/narrator

Greatest Hits (2000)
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by the New England Philharmonic
Duration: 11′
Instrumentation: 3333/4331/perc/pno/str

Y2K Compliant (2000)
I. Short Circuits
II. Analog Dreams
III. Joyous Reverb
(media coming soon)
(formerly Freshman Theory)
Commissioned by the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra (Boston)
Duration: 16′
Instrumentation: 2222/2000/str

Transient Episodes (1996)
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by the Riverside Symphony Orchestra (NYC)
Duration: 14′
Instrumentation: 2222/2110/perc/pno/str

Points of Departure (1988)
I. Spirale
II. Strati
III. Visione
IV. Ritorno
(media coming soon)
Commissioned by the Orpheus, St. Paul and Los Angeles Chamber Orchestras
through a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
Duration: 17′
Instrumentation: 2[1.picc 2.picc]2[2.Eh]2[2.bcl]2/2000/str

Transfigurations (1987)
(media coming soon)
Paul Jacobs commission (the Tanglewood Music center)
Duration: 11′
Instrumentation: 3333/4331/perc/hp/str

Flute Concerto (1981)
I.
II.
III.
(media coming soon)
Duration: 17′
Instrumentation: ob,cl,bsn/hn,tpt,tbn/2perc/pno/str (11111)