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THE SOUNDSMITH

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Symphonic Works

Concerti and Solo Features

Concerti and Solo Features

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Concerti and Solo Features

Concerti and Solo Features

Concerti and Solo Features

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Multi-Disciplinary Works

Concerti and Solo Features

Multi-Disciplinary Works

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Choral Octavos

Young Ensembles

Multi-Disciplinary Works

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Chamber Music

Young Ensembles

Young Ensembles

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Young Ensembles

Young Ensembles

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Symphonic Works

Commissioned for the Queer Urban Orchestra by michael shattner, to uplift queer voices in love, peace, and power:

You are seen.

You are loved.

We have a right to exist.

Glory in our queer souls.

Make queer art and transform the world.


Voice and Large Orchestra

Very Advanced Difficulty

Duration 30’


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based on themes from Hildegard von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum

Commissioned by the Queer Urban Orchestra


Voice and Large Orchestra

Advanced Difficulty

Duration 3’


1st Place and Audience Choice

8th International Composition Competition Harelbeke


1st Place

2023 American Price in Composition, Professional Wind Band Division


Wind Ensemble, Grade 6

Advanced Difficulty

Duration 22’


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Semi-Finalist

2023 American Price in Composition, Professional Choral Division


Mixed Choir and Orchestra (double winds)

or Trombone Quintet (à la funeral æquali)

Advanced Difficulty

Duration 17’


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This work is donated to the continuing fight for justice for Black folx. 50% of all sales will be donated to a growing list of organizations including the Center for Constitutional Rights, The Okra Project, The Sphinx Organization, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the National Black Disability Coalition,
the Advancement Project, and the Reclaim Pride Coalition.


Mixed Choir and Wind Ensemble, Grade 4

Duration 42’


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Available for Purchase in Spring 2023


Commissioned by Dr. Jonathan Richter and Roger Williams University


Mixed Choir and Orchestra (double winds)

Medium-Advanced Difficulty

Duration 10’


Commissioned by Erica Washburn and the New England Conservatory Chamber Singers in commemoration of the Conservatory’s Sesquicentennial


Mixed Choir and Piano 

or 8-piece Chamber Ensemble

Medium-Advanced Difficulty

Duration 6’


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a fanfare for Wind Ensemble, Grade 5

Duration 2’


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Concerti & Solo Features

2018 International Horn Society Call for Compositions Honorable Mention

Commissioned by John-Morgan Bush


Solo Bass-Baritone, Solo Horn, and Strings

Professional Difficulty

Duration 25’


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Commissioned by Amy Dinsmore


a sonata for English horn and String Orchestra

Advanced Difficulty

Duration 12’


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Commissioned by Benjamin Reusch and the UMass Lowell Symphony Orchestra


a concerto for Tuba and Orchestra (triple winds)

Advanced Difficulty

Duration 10’


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Ritual Performance Through Music

Commissioned by 2019 Choral Arts Initiative PREMIERE|Project Festival 

and 2019 Choral Chameleon Institute


Mixed Choir & Percussion
featuring a solo quartet,  the solo alto ‘High Priestess’ with a hand drum

Professional Difficulty

Duration 20’


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Multi-Disciplinary Works

Commissioned by The Why Collective for MIXT: A Living Gallery


Countertenor, Clarinet, Cello

with Creative ASL Intepretation

Duration 5’


Based on the short story ‘The Water Cure’ by Alexander Léger-Small


11-piece Chamber Ensemble

Duration 20’



Commissioned by Santiago MacLean for the 2016 Boston Conservatory Winterworks Showcase. Used in his work titled “Five Strangers, Deconstructed”


11-piece Chamber Ensemble

Duration 10’


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Choral Works

combining Netta’s CEO with Hildegards O Ignee Spiritus

Commissioned by Choral Chameleon for their choral rave “Bigger Than My Song”


Mixed Choir, Cello, and Drum

Professional Difficulty

Duration 8’


a choral fantasy


Mixed Choir and Handchimes

or Organ

Duration 4’


Perusal Score Coming Soon

Not Yet Premiered


a setting of Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball in the styles of Nystedt and Messiaen

Commissioned by Choral Chameleon for their choral rave “Bigger Than My Song”


Mixed Choir a cappella

Professional Difficulty

Duration 6’


a new setting of My Country ’Tis of Thee

Commissioned by Erica Washburn and the New England Conservatory Chamber Singers on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Peace Jubilee,
sponsored by the Boston Public Library


Mixed Choir a cappella

Advanced Difficulty

Duration 4’


setting of Senex puerum portabat


Mixed Choir a cappella

Medium Difficulty

Duration 4’


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Not Yet Premiered


Mixed Choir a cappella

Medium-Advanced Difficulty

Duration 5’


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Not Yet Premiered


Mixed Choir, Organ, Percussion, and Electronics

Medium-Advanced Difficulty

Duration 5’


Not Yet Premiered; Slated for Revisions


formerly titled Sutra, Verse, and Meditation on texts of Epictetus and Krishnamurti

Commissioned by Dr. Brian O’Connell and the UMass Lowell Chamber Singers


Mixed Choir and Percussion 

Medium Difficulty

Duration 10’


Mixed Choir a cappella

with 2 Soprano Soli

Medium-Advanced Difficulty

Duration 5’


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Not Yet Premiered


2017 London City Chorus Call for Scores Distinguished Recognition


SAB Choir and Piano

Medium-Easy Difficulty

Duration 9’


Mixed Choir or Treble Choir a cappella

Medium Difficulty

Duration 4’


Treble Choir and Piano

Medium Difficulty

Duration 3’


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Chamber Music

Double Reed Dectet & Percussion

Advanced Difficulty

Duration 10’


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Commissioned by the 2018 Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium


Piano Trio (piano, flute, cello)

Advanced Difficulty

Duration 8’


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Commissioned by Kenneth Dake and Marble Collegiate Church for Christmas Eve Services 2017


Brass Quartet, Organ, Percussion

Medium-Advanced Difficulty

Duration 3’


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Works for Young Ensembles

Commissioned by Scott Morrill and the Wilson Winds at Wilson Middle School (Natick, MA)


Concert Band, Grade 3.5

Duration 7’


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Commissioned by Bari Baggett and the Webster Middle School A-Band at
Webster Middle School (Webster, MA)


Concert Band, Grade2.5

Duration 4’


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