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LARGE ENSEMBLE AND ORCHESTRA

Stray

    20 MUSICIANS ▪ 23' ▪ 2022

    Premiere: l'Orchestre des lauréats du Conservatoire (CNSMDP), Jean Deroyer ▪ Paris

And to think that night would not exist

    ORCHESTRA ▪ 15' ▪ 2018-2019

    Premiere: NEC Philharmonia, David Loebel ▪ Boston

ENSEMBLE

Thread

    FLUTE, CLARINET, PIANO, VIOLIN, VIOLA, and VIOLONCELLO ▪ 15' ▪ 2025

    Premiere: Ensemble Linea, Jean-Philippe Wurtz ▪ Festival aux Chandelles ▪ Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines ▪ Commissioned by the Royaumont Foundation with the support of Christine Jolivet Erlih

Split

    FLUTE, CLARINET, PIANO, VIOLIN, VIOLA, and VIOLONCELLO ▪ 12' ▪ 2023

    Premiere: Ensemble l’Itinéraire, David Milnes ▪ Berkeley

Mesh

    FLUTE, OBOE, BASS CLARINET, TROMBONE, VIOLIN, VIOLA, and VIOLONCELLO ▪ 10' ▪ 2023

    Premiere: Ensemble Court-circuit, Jean Deroyer ▪ Voix Nouvelles at the Royaumont Abbey ▪ Asnières-sur-Oise

Spirals, Orbits, and Circular Paths

    CONTRABASS CLARINET, 2 PERCUSSIONISTS, HARP, PIANO, ACCORDION, 2 VIOLINS, 2 VIOLAS, VIOLONCELLO, and DOUBLE BASS ▪ 10' ▪ 2021

    Premiere: Ensemble intercontemporain, Léo Margue ▪ Paris

Scaling

    FLUTE, BASS CLARINET, ALTO SAXOPHONE, FRENCH HORN, TROMBONE, PERCUSSION, 2 VIOLINS, VIOLA, VIOLONCELLO, and DOUBLE BASS ▪ 13' ▪ 2020

    Premiere: Ensemble intercontemporain, Léo Margue ▪ Paris

Ebb/Flow

    8 TROMBONES, PERCUSSION, and 4 DOUBLE BASSES ▪ 24' ▪ 2020

Flux

    FLUTE, CLARINET, PERCUSSION, PIANO, VIOLIN, VIOLONCELLO, DOUBLE BASS, and BARITONE SOLO ▪ 23' ▪ 2019-2020

    Premiere: Alinéa, Tyler Bouque (soloist), and Tristan Rais-Sherman (conductor) ▪ Boston

CHAMBER

Fits and Starts

    STRING QUARTET ▪ 10' ▪ 2024

    Premiere: Del Sol Quartet ▪ Berkeley

Quartet

    CLARINET, VIOLIN, VIOLA, and DOUBLE BASS ▪ 8' ▪ 2019

    Premiere: Callithumpian Consort, Stephen Drury (conductor) ▪ Boston

Piano Trio

    VIOLIN, VIOLONCELLO, and PIANO ▪ 10' • 2019

    Premiere: Brouwer Trio ▪ VIPA Festival ▪ Valencia

Duo

    FLUTE and VIOLONCELLO ▪ 15' ▪ 2019

    Premiere: members of Ensemble Linea ▪ Etchings Festival ▪ Auvillar

SOLO

Zagzig

    MODERN HARPSICHORD ▪ 3'30" ▪ 2025

    For Ninon Hannecart-Ségal (Premiere: February 2026)

Bloom

    ACCORDION ▪ 7' ▪ 2025

    Premiere: Théo Ould ▪ Berkeley

Tessellate

    ALTO SAXOPHONE ▪ 11' ▪ 2021

    Premiere: Iñaki Bermudez ▪ Paris

SOLO WITH ELECTRONICS

Blur

    CONTRABASS CLARINET and ELECTRONICS ▪ 8' ▪ 2024

    Premiere: Alain Billard ▪ ManiFeste festival at Ircam ▪ Paris

A ritual, maybe

    DOUBLE BASS and ELECTRONICS ▪ 8' ▪ 2023

    Premiere: Richard Worn ▪ Berkeley

Tessellated

    ALTO SAXOPHONE and ELECTRONICS ▪ 14' ▪ 2022

    Premiere: Iñaki Bermudez ▪ Paris

COMING SOON

New Work

    SOPRANO ▪ 8' ▪ 2026

    For Maria Eleonora Caminada (Premiere: Spring 2026)

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CHRONOLOGICAL

COMING SOON

New Work

    SOPRANO ▪ 8'

    For Maria Eleonora Caminada (Premiere: Spring 2026)

2025

Zagzig

    MODERN HARPSICHORD ▪ 3'30"

    For Ninon Hannecart-Ségal (Premiere: February 2026)

Bloom

    ACCORDION ▪ 7'

    Premiere: Théo Ould ▪ Berkeley

Thread

    FLUTE, CLARINET, PIANO, VIOLIN, VIOLA, and VIOLONCELLO ▪ 15'

    Premiere: Ensemble Linea, Jean-Philippe Wurtz ▪ Festival aux Chandelles ▪ Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines ▪ Commissioned by the Royaumont Foundation with the support of Christine Jolivet Erlih

2024

Blur

    CONTRABASS CLARINET and ELECTRONICS ▪ 8'

    Premiere: Alain Billard ▪ ManiFeste festival at Ircam ▪ Paris

Fits and Starts

    STRING QUARTET ▪ 10'

    Premiere: Del Sol Quartet ▪ Berkeley

2023

Split

    FLUTE, CLARINET, PIANO, VIOLIN, VIOLA, and VIOLONCELLO ▪ 12'

    Premiere: Ensemble l’Itinéraire, David Milnes ▪ Berkeley

Mesh

    FLUTE, OBOE, BASS CLARINET, TROMBONE, VIOLIN, VIOLA, and VIOLONCELLO ▪ 10'

    Premiere: Ensemble Court-circuit, Jean Deroyer ▪ Voix Nouvelles at the Royaumont Abbey ▪ Asnières-sur-Oise

A ritual, maybe

    DOUBLE BASS and ELECTRONICS ▪ 8'

    Premiere: Richard Worn ▪ Berkeley

2022

Stray

    20 MUSICIANS ▪ 23'

    Premiere: l'Orchestre des lauréats du Conservatoire (CNSMDP), Jean Deroyer ▪ Paris

Tessellated

    ALTO SAXOPHONE and ELECTRONICS ▪ 14'

    Premiere: Iñaki Bermudez ▪ Paris

2021

Spirals, Orbits, and Circular Paths

    CONTRABASS CLARINET, 2 PERCUSSIONISTS, HARP, PIANO, ACCORDION, 2 VIOLINS, 2 VIOLAS, VIOLONCELLO, and DOUBLE BASS ▪ 10'

    Premiere: Ensemble intercontemporain, Léo Margue ▪ Paris

Tessellate

    ALTO SAXOPHONE ▪ 11'

    Premiere: Iñaki Bermudez ▪ Paris

2020

Scaling

    FLUTE, BASS CLARINET, ALTO SAXOPHONE, FRENCH HORN, TROMBONE, PERCUSSION, 2 VIOLINS, VIOLA, VIOLONCELLO, and DOUBLE BASS ▪ 13'

    Premiere: Ensemble intercontemporain, Léo Margue ▪ Paris

Ebb/Flow

    8 TROMBONES, PERCUSSION, and 4 DOUBLE BASSES ▪ 24'

Flux

    FLUTE, CLARINET, PERCUSSION, PIANO, VIOLIN, VIOLONCELLO, DOUBLE BASS, and BARITONE SOLO ▪ 23'

    Premiere: Alinéa, Tyler Bouque (soloist), and Tristan Rais-Sherman (conductor) ▪ Boston

2019

Quartet

    CLARINET, VIOLIN, VIOLA, and DOUBLE BASS ▪ 8'

    Premiere: Callithumpian Consort, Stephen Drury (conductor) ▪ Boston

Piano Trio

    VIOLIN, VIOLONCELLO, and PIANO ▪ 10'

    Premiere: Brouwer Trio ▪ VIPA Festival ▪ Valencia

Duo

    FLUTE and VIOLONCELLO ▪ 15'

    Premiere: members of Ensemble Linea ▪ Etchings Festival ▪ Auvillar

And to think that night would not exist

    ORCHESTRA ▪ 15'

    Premiere: NEC Philharmonia, David Loebel ▪ Boston

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