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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

Scuffle
    BASS CLARINET, DRUM SET, and DOUBLE BASS 8' 2026
    To be premiered in March 2026 Patsiaoura Ensemble Reaching the Limits Festival Nicosia Commissioned by the Reaching the Limits Festival

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
    To be premiered in October 2026: Ninon Hannecart-Ségal Rybna

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
    To be premiered in May 2026: Maria Eleonora Caminada Milan

Rock Paper Scissors
    ENSEMBLE 10' 2026
    To be premiered in June 2026: .abeceda Bled

CHRONOLOGICAL
COMING SOON

New Work
    SOPRANO 8'
    To be premiered in May 2026: Maria Eleonora Caminada Milan

Rock Paper Scissors
    ENSEMBLE 10' 2026
    To be premiered in June 2026: .abeceda Bled

2026

Scuffle
    BASS CLARINET, DRUM SET, and DOUBLE BASS 8' 2026
    To be premiered in March 2026 Patsiaoura Ensemble Reaching the Limits Festival Nicosia Commissioned by the Reaching the Limits Festival

2025

Zagzig
    MODERN HARPSICHORD 3'30"
    To be premiered in October 2026: Ninon Hannecart-Ségal Rybna

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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