When Stravinsky passed away in 1971, many composers wrote canons in his memory. A charming early work dedicated to one of my musical heroes. 

One of the most enduring of my student pieces, at the crossroads where Ives meets minimalism. A haunting. 

35 etudes for solo guitar in idiosyncratic notation that can be played as written, or used as jumping off points for improvisation. 

Extracted from the game piece Sebastopol, this brief piano miniature makes for a wonderful encore showpiece. 

An early exploration of genre busting in a cartoon format. 

Eluding classification to this day, this genre jumper is a favorite of quartets the world over. Filled with plenty of drama, humor and musical games, this piece is lot of fun both to play and to listen to. Tex Avery meets the Marquis de Sade. 

Cinema for the ears, this chamber favorite is a kaleidoscopic tribute to many of my musical heroes: Mozart, Varese, Carter, Berg, Stravinsky, Stalling, Scott, Schoenberg, Scelsi, Ives, Boulez, Ligeti, Xenakis, Reich etc. 

Screams, scrapes, scratches and howls in the night. These thirteen short movements, inspired by the book of the same name by French philosopher Georges Bataille, contain perhaps the most overt S/M subtexts in all of my work. 

Ives, Tatum, Chopin, Messiaen, Monk, Beethoven, Scriabin, Floyd Kramer, Boulez, Nancarrow, cocktail piano...... Jumping moods and styles from bar to bar, this is a favorite of many young modern music virtuosos. Next to Cobra, my most oft-performed composition. 

An intensely personal, emotional and complexly hermetic work that relates more to Harry Smith's film Heaven and Earth Magic than to any previous musical models. A trip through another dimension, featuring coded messages and fleeting references to Berg's Lyric Suite. 

A kabbalistic piece for winds dedicated to Jewish cultural theorist Walter Benjamin. In five movements: Peshat, Tzomet, Aliya, Herut, Pardes. 

A sprawling ten movement work, part piano concerto/ part requiem exploring the mysterious passages from life to death and back again. 

A sonic ritual for four bass drums. Sombre and hypnotic. 

Meditation and prayer transcribed for four clarinets. 

Perhaps the most fitting arrangement of this very personal and spiritual work, drawing inspiration from the Jewish call to prayer on the holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur. 

An arrangement for string quartet of a piece originally written for the Masada songbook. My most traditional work for concert repertoire. Lyrical and Haunting. 

Toys, ice skating, candy, spanking, jacks, carousels, slides, snakes and ladders, treehouses, dolls, magic tricks, swings....a vision of children unlike any other. 

Breaking the full orchestra into small chamber groups, this enigmatic miniature creates an intimacy rarely heard in modern orchestral music. Written for the 200th anniversary of the New York Philharmonic, and dedicated to Leonard Bernstein. 

This fragile, elusive work was inspired by the writings of Jewish poet Paul Celan. Perhaps my most beautiful and enigmatic composition, certainly my quietest. 

Wind machines, wooden gears, gravedigging, bull roarers, bird squeakers, stochastics, and complex vocalise from a lyric soprano. Dramatically staged, this could make a mysterious one act opera. 

A work of sensuality combining eroticism with mystical transcendence in a world of Surrealistic French decadence. 

In the tradition of the great violin concertos, this is a powerful and dramatic showpiece for soloist and orchestra in the form of a romantic fantasy. 

Inspired by the visionary 20th Century shaman Antonin Artaud, this intense, hallucinatory work charts the ritualistic road to madness and beyond. 

Nostalgia, romance and a touch of surrealism filter through a set of very private obsessions. Dedicated to artist Joseph Cornell. 

A very challenging and very difficult polyrhythmic piece for 13 tuned drums. Virtuoso voodoo. 

A colorful 12 minute monodrama inspired by the late drawings of Antonin Artaud that can be dramatically staged or presented on the concert stage. 

Loosely inspired by the remarkable world of Henry Darger, which throws childlike innocence against a background of perversion and violence, Chimeras is a work of fantasy and imagination for a Pierrot Lunaire ensemble plus percussion. Each of the twelve movements pit the vocalist against a changing kaleidoscope of sonic dramas, climaxing with all-out war in a breathtaking tutti for all eight musicians.  

The connection of the violin to Satanism has been well documented, and Paganini's supposed pact with the devil inspires in part this set of eight variations/ incantations for contacting demonic spirits. 

Witchcraft and sorcery....a spell, featuring perhaps the most difficult music yet written for the bass clarinet. One of the most energetic and outrageously spectacular pieces in my catalog. 

A Sacred Ritual from a Secret Temple. Religious music, mysterious and beautiful, that touches upon the work of Aleister Crowley, and the misfits that brought mysticism to the west. A Black Mass. 

A five movement tour de force of Black Magic and Alchemy, with perhaps the most intense ensemble writing I've yet achieved. 

Breathtakingly beautiful music for five female voices that speaks to the feminine. A minimalist motet—a hymn to sensuality.  

A modern reading of the Orpheus legend inspired by French Romanticism and Debussy's Sonata for flute, viola and harp. 

The Night of Evil. A Witches' Sabbath in two movements, with a third movement that should only be performed during the cycle of the full moon. 

Explores the Rabelais/ Crowley axiom of "do what thou wilt" through an eclectic language of tone clusters and colors both inside the piano and at the keyboard.  

Written for violinist Jennifer Koh after getting permission from Maestro Ligeti himself, this is a very intense cadenza to one of the 20th century's great concertos. 

Written for violinist Jennifer Koh after getting permission from Maestro Ligeti himself, this is a very intense cadenza to one of the 20th century's great concertos. 

A magical initiation for soloist, chorus and four players drawing upon the mystery of Enochean Ritual. 

Derek Bailey In Memoriam. A quirky and personal tribute to one of my biggest mentors. 

Nothing is true—everything is permitted. A deliriously virtuosic piece of Crowleyana inspired by the angelic tables of Edward Kelley and John Dee. 

A lyrical and sensual evocation of the world's first erotic verse. This piece exists in TWO versions—one for five accappella voices, and one with two narrators (male and female) added who read the Song of Songs over the vocal ensemble. It can be performed in any language and to date has been presented in English, French, Italian and the original Hebrew. 

An intense and dramatically lyrical mini-concerto for flute accompanied by live foley sound effects/amplified percussion and electronics.  

A wild satanic composition for solo organ using hypnotic ostinatos, sand bags and wooden boards to invoke the left hand path of the infamous Huysmans novel.  

A memorial to the late Gyôrgy Ligeti, this colorful concerto for cello and three instrumental trios depicts the decadent worlds of 19th century French novelist J.K. Huysmans. A commission from Tanglewood 2011 courtesy of Charles Wuorinen. 

A memorial to the late Gyôrgy Ligeti, this colorful concerto for cello and three instrumental trios depicts the decadent worlds of 19th century French novelist J.K. Huysmans. A commission from Tanglewood 2011 courtesy of Charles Wuorinen.  

A wild piece for piano inspired by the radical 19th century French poet Arthur Rimbaud, whose journey to become a true visionary through "total derangement of the senses" led him to create some of the most personal and intense literature in human history.  

With a tempo that is constantly in flux, The Drunken Boat (of Arthur Rimbaud) sways to and fro and is finally consumed in a dramatic sea swell in this very French "concerto grosso" for flute, clarinet and vibes with a "continuo" of piano and string trio. 

A magic ritual for solo violin with optional improvised percussion. Can be performed with a drum set player or as a solo piece. In four movements. 

A magic ritual for solo violin with optional improvised percussion. Can be performed with a drum set player or as a solo piece. In four movements. 

Dedicated to Elliott Carter and presented to him as a birthday gift, Passagen is a virtuosic tour de force for solo violin. 

A trip through an Alchemist's laboratory. A seance invoking angelic orders. Virtuosic lyricism, numerology, prayers, canons, contrapuntal complexity, alchemical procedures (distillation, calcination, crystallization, sublimation, purification, rotation) and the ghost of a fugue. 

Satanic counterpoint for the Witches' Sabbath in three movements—Matins, Lauds, Vespers. A companion piece to Walpurgisnacht.  

Twelve virtuoso miniatures for two violins. 

Chorales, preludes, odes and dances for the pagan solstice. Inspired in part by Ireland's ancient Newgrange monument, Earthspirit is a curious and eclectic setting of The Song of Amergin, the oldest Celtic sacred text.  

Words of Magic and Incantations in praise of the Goddesses. A song cycle inspired by Finnish pagan goddesses using fragmented texts from the Kalevala. Proem:Opening Invocation—Päivätär—Vedenemo—Akka—Louhi—Mielikki—Kuu—Tellervo—Ilmatar—Velamo—Postlude. 

A beautiful instrumental miniature for five players written in the form of a Requiem Mass. Introit, Kyrie, Dies Irae, Tuba Mirum, Rex Tremendae, Confutatis, Lacrimosa, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnus Dei, Lux Aeternam, Libera Me, In Paradisum 

The title translates as Fiends and Torturings. "Je ferai du con sans la mere un ame obscure, totale, obtuse et absolue." Antonin Artaud. 

A Mystery Play in 11 strophes concerning the life, work and philosophy of 12th Century composer, healer and visionary mystic Hildegard von Bingen. With original texts in Latin, it may be presented as a concert work or staged (preferably in a church setting). 

A mystic dance for bass marimba. Originally composed for the ensemble The Gnostic Trio and released on the CD The Mysteries. 

For madmen only! Price of admission: your mind. A dynamic and colorful virtuoso showpiece for solo clarinet.  

The magical Shakespearean drama performed by three instrumentalists. 

Thirteen talismanic antiphons for piano and nine instruments. A mini piano concerto in the form of a philosophical dialogue between Saint Anthony (the piano) and his tormentors (ensembles of winds and strings.) A cry in the wilderness. 

Thirteen talismanic antiphons for piano and nine instruments. A mini piano concerto in the form of a philosophical dialogue between Saint Anthony (the piano) and his tormentors (ensembles of winds and strings.) A cry in the wilderness. 

A brilliant and varied fanfare composed for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

A magical realist fantasia on one note dedicated to Jorge Luis Borges. 

A mini concerto grosso dedicated to radical French poet Charles Baudelaire in three movements—1. Paris Spleen / 2. Flowers of Evil / 3. Artificial Paradises. 

Twelve simple canons for the witches' Sabbath. This dynamic piece was completed on the eve of the Grand Sabbath Beltane. Can be performed as a stand alone work or as the thrid movement of three piano trios: The Aristos, Ghosts, Hexentarot. 

A Christmas fanfare for brass octet. 

A magical piece in two movements inspired by Holderlin's early prose poem In Lieblicher Blaue scored for piano with improvising rhythm section of bass and drums. 

Inspired by the poetry of Percy Blysse Shelley, the first Book of Madrigals for six voices features five songs: Adonais, The Witch of Atlas, Epipsychidion, The Devil’s Walk and Endymion.  

A ballad for piano and improvising rhythm section of bass and drums inspired by the classic pre-surrealist masterpiece by Isidore-Lucien Ducasse (Comte de Lautréamont). "God grant that the listener, emboldened and having become at present as fierce as what he is hearing, find, without loss of bearings, his way, his wild and treacherous passage through the desolate swamps of these sombre, poison-soaked passages." 

A fast moving and virtuosic solo piece inspired by the mystic philosophy of 18th century German Romantic poet Novalis. 

Lex parsimoniae. Canons, interludes and fantasies for cello and piano. 

Oviri means "savage" in Tahitian. Subtitled "Orison to Paul Gauguin" Oviri is an evocative elegy to the influential and complex artist who helped redefine painting in the 20th century. 

A book of evil. A witch's cure. Storms, talismans, blue-eyed demons and angelic orders. A drama for string quartet and soprano with original texts in German.  

A book of evil. A witch's cure. Storms, talismans, blue-eyed demons and angelic orders. A drama for string quartet and soprano with original texts in German. 

72 anamneses of Paul Celan. An enigmatic tribute to one of the world's greatest poets. 

A mysterious pianissimo work for solo piano dedicated to the Greek lyric poet Nossis. 

Ravings and Wanderings. A two-movement work for piano with improvising rhythm section inspired by the prose poetry of Stéphane Mallarmé. 

Composed for the same instrumentation as Canon to Stravinsky (1972), this is the first in a suite of five pieces inspired by characters from the Commedia dell'arte. 

The most extreme and intense wind quintet yet written. "There is in every madman a misunderstood genius whose idea, shining in his head, frightened people, and for whom delirium was the only solution to the strangulation that life had prepared for him."—Antonin Artaud 

The second book of Madrigals features five more songs inspired by the work of Percy Blysse Shelley: Ocean Nymphs, Old Silenus, Twilight Phantasms, Queen Mab and Universal Pan. 

A bravura portrait of Vaslav Nijinsky for solo piano. Propelled by a dramatic depiction of graceful and exhilarating dance moves, it is filled with leaps, fouettés, arabesques, pirouettes, cabrioles, pointe work, grand jetés, plies, a fleeting canon and a "petit saut" idée fixe which appears in no less than 12 transpositions throughout the work.  

The Ouroboros is an ancient hermetic motif depicting a serpent eating its own tail symbolizing cyclicality, recreation, rebirth and infinity. Here two celli (yin and yang) work together to build a torrent of intensity. The One is the All!  

The Ouroboros is an ancient hermetic motif depicting a serpent eating its own tail symbolizing cyclicality, recreation, rebirth and infinity. Here two celli (yin and yang) work together to build a torrent of intensity. The One is the All!  

Written under the spell of John Fowles' masterwork The Magus, The Aristos is subtitled nine metaphysical ambiguities for violin, cello and piano. In keeping with enigmatic nature of The Magus, where reality and fantasy intertwine, the composition is tight and fast moving, with many surprises and unusual juxtapositions. A collection of aural philosophical aphorisms. Can be performed as a stand alone work or as the first movement of three piano trios: The Aristos, Ghosts, Hexentarot. 

Novalis (2013) A Prayer for Nossis (2014) Nijinsky (2014) Three virtuoso compositions for piano collected into a book of Three Preludes.  

A set of three varied miniatures for piano with an improvising rhythm section of bass and drums: Tender Buttons (for Gertrude Stein); Nightwood (for Djuna Barnes); Epode (for H.D.) 

A bizarre improvisational piece for solo cello incorporating a variety of extended techniques ranging from improvisational noise to performing with two bows, one in each hand. Inspired by the "action painting" techniques of Jackson Pollock. 

The second in a suite of five pieces inspired by characters from the Commedia dell'arte. A delightful miniature for vocal quartet.  

A suite of five miniatures inspired by the classic characters from the Italian Commedia dell'arte tradition: Harlequin, Columbina, Scaramouche, Pulcinella and Pierrot. Each piece is scored for a different instrumentation—details can be found on this page under the individual titles. The pieces can be performed separately or together as a suite lasting about 30 minutes. 

A mysterious, spooky piece inspired by the slow central movement of Beethoven's infamous "Ghost" Trio, op. 70. Meant as a middle movement between my other piano trios The Aristos and Hexentarot, or as a stand alone piece accompanied by an improvising drummer. 

A mysterious, spooky piece inspired by the slow central movement of Beethoven's infamous "Ghost" Trio, op. 70. Meant as a middle movement between my other piano trios The Aristos and Hexentarot, or as a stand alone piece accompanied by an improvising drummer.  

A highly virtuosic evocation of the mediaeval magician Merlin for solo trumpet, juxtaposing rigorous notated passages with extended sonic explorations and elements of improvisation.  

The fifth in a suite of five pieces inspired by characters from the Commedia dell'arte. An intense virtuoso showpiece for four celli. 

The fourth in a suite of five pieces inspired by characters from the Commedia dell'arte. A delightful miniature for brass. 

The third in a suite of five pieces inspired by characters from the Commedia dell'arte. “He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.” —Rafael Sabatini 

The third in a suite of five pieces inspired by characters from the Commedia dell'arte. “He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.” —Rafael Sabatini  

Six tableaux depicting the changing fortunes of romantic love: pain, desire, devotion, hope, beauty, longing, ecstasy, intoxication, frustration, anger and despair. Inspired by the work of Guillaume de Machaut. 

A quietly moody abstract work inspired by Agnes Martin's mystical approach to color, shape, line and texture.  

The controversial 18th century Italian occultist is evoked in this intense miniature for solo viola. The violist uses 2 bows to weave a swirling spell of 4-string tremolos. May also be performed by two violists. 

12 rituals for a Witch's Sabbat scored for 2 flautists and a vibraphonist who is assisted by a second player who is constantly adjusting the speed of the vibrato. 

An intense virtuoso showpiece for amplified cello with improvising rhythm section of bass and drums. 

Inspired by the work of Sigmund Freud, this mini concerto for violin and two celli explores the strata of dreams, memory and the subconscious and is divided into eleven short movements conjuring various deliria, aetiologies, phobias, neuroses and fixations.  

A wild piece in three movements for vibraphone and rhythm section inspired by the cut-up masterpiece by William Burroughs. 

'Mystery is the essential element of every work of art.'—Luis Buñuel. A study in frustration dedicated to surrealist film director Luis Buñuel.  

'Mystery is the essential element of every work of art.'—Luis Buñuel. A study in frustration dedicated to surrealist film director Luis Buñuel. 

Inspired by the paintings of Agnes Martin, this meditative miniature is part of a recent body of work that pairs exactly written material with improvisers who illustrate and elaborate upon it. Featuring a constantly changing array of articulations, dynamics and tone colors, the harp is accompanied by an improvised continuo of live electronics and/or non-pitched percussion. 

A transformative work for solo cello with improvising drum set. 

Inspired by the surrealist masterpiece by Luis Bunuel, this is an expansive piece for solo vibraphone accompanied by an improvising rhythm section of bass and drums. In four movements, played attacca. 

An enigmatic duo inspired by the paintings of Hilma Af Klint. A vibraphone assistant is needed to negotiate the frequent changes of vibraphone vibrato. May be accompanied by a continuo of improvising live electronics. 

An enigmatic duo inspired by the paintings of Hilma Af Klint. A vibraphone assistant is needed to negotiate the frequent changes of vibraphone vibrato. May be accompanied by a continuo of improvising live electronics. 

A virtuoso tour-de-force for solo cello inspired by the mystic phrase laid out in the Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus: "That which is Below corresponds to that which is Above, and that which is Above, corresponds to that which is Below, to accomplish the miracles of the One Thing." 

A trial by fire for the classic instrumentation of vibraphone, piano, bass and drums. The title derives from the epic early novel by Elias Canetti. 

Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo. (If I cannot deflect the will of heaven, then I shall move hell. ) A duo for violin and piano inspired by Sigmund Freud's magnum opus Die Traumdeutung (The Interpretation of Dreams). “The interpretation of dreams is the royal road to a knowledge of the unconscious activities of the mind”  

A fiery tour-de-force for two trombones with improvised rhythm section! 

“Among the thousands of stones hurrying to earth gaping, I took a stone of chance, a fruit of iron and underground gum. She is now on my table. I touch with my fingertips, like an electric shock to the periphery of a heart. A slice of solid imperturbability, a mouth of a skull. The eye could not close its eyelids on the veins of metal. There are plants and stories inside.”—Tristan Tzara 

A quirky duo for clarinet and bass marimba that has spiky atonal melodies peeking through a minimalist pan tonal base. Written for clarinet maestro Richard Stoltzman on the occasion of his 75th birthday. 

Subtitled "Music for the Temple" this is a hermetic tribute to Hilma Af Klint, the Swedish artist and mystic whose incredible paintings inspired by spiritualism are among the first abstract art. 

Subtitled The Secret Growing and based on the spiritual ideas of Hilma af Klimt, 00 0 00 is a beautiful miniature for four female voices referencing words from the Latin prayer Ave Maria. 

Inspired by the secret society formed by Georges Bataille in the 1930s and subtitled Belle de Jour after Luis Bunüel's cinematic masterpiece, this is a powerful and beautiful work for vibraphone and piano with improvising rhythm section of bass and drums. In three movements that run attacca. 

Another quartet for vibraphone and piano with improvising rhythm section inspired by the imaginary Satanic tome that enables one to “face the light”. Sic Luceat Lux. 

A powerful companion piece to Auto-Da-Fé featuring the same classic instrumentation of vibraphone and piano with improvising rhythm section of bass and drums. A delirious and hypnotic descent into the maelstrom! 

A suite of five short pieces for solo piano, each a private tribute to a different musical master. Each movement is between 2 and 3 minutes in duration and each explores a different musical language. 1. Speculum 2. Penumbra 3. Stretta 4. Occultation 5. Arborescence 

A satanic ballad in two movements for vibes, piano and improvising rhythm section. "It was the radiance of an opium dream—an airy and spirit-lifting vision more wildly divine than the phantasies which hovered about the slumbering souls of the daughters of Delos."—Edgar Allen Poe, Ligeia 

"Messages from the High Masters on the liberation from imprisoning form." Nachträglichkeit (Afterwardsness) is a mystical exploration scored for flute and string quartet. 

"Messages from the High Masters on the liberation from imprisoning form." Nachträglichkeit (Afterwardsness) is a mystical exploration scored for flute and string quartet.  

Subtitled "Thought Experiments for String Quartet and Vibraphone" this is a powerful mini concerto for vibes and string quartet. The title is a version of Einstein's field equation for general relativity.  

Subtitled "Thought Experiments for String Quartet and Vibraphone" this is a powerful mini concerto for vibes and string quartet. The title is a version of Einstein's field equation for general relativity. 

Automatic writing and sigillic transmissions for five female voices. Inspired by the spiritual work of the artist Hilma af Klint. A mystical journey from primordial chaos to the beyond. 

Subtitled "Images and Impressions for Piano" this expansive suite embraces a variety of styles and forms including études, preludes, color studies, seascapes, moonscapes and nocturnes. A full concert in itself, this is one of Zorn's longest compositions and is a major work for solo piano. 

A five movement suite for a coven of 13 musicians: 1. The Rule of Three (fl, vibes, vcl) 2. In Thunder, Lightning or in Rain (5 female voices) 3. Casting the Runes (pno, vibes, bass, drums) 4. Circe (2 trumpets in C) 5. The Rule of Three (fl, vibes, vcl). 

The third piece in the suite A Brief History of Witchcraft, Casting The Runes features vibraphone, piano with improvising rhythm section of bass and drums. A magic spell. 

The fourth piece in the suite A Brief History of Witchcraft, Circe is a magical incantation for two trumpets.  

The second piece in the suite A Brief History of Witchcraft, In Thunder, Lightning or in Rain is scored for five female voices and evokes the opening scene of Shakespeare's Macbeth featuring the three witches The Weird Sisters. 

The first and fifth (last) piece in the suite A Brief History of Witchcraft, The Rule of Three (The Law of Return) is the Wiccan law stating that any energy a person puts out into the world will be returned threefold. 

Dedicated to the eccentric French composer Erik Satie and completed the anniversary of his birth on May 17, Anima is a charming Ode to Spring. Subtitled "The Waxing Light" it may be performed as a duo, or accompanied by an improvising rhythm section of bass and drums. 

Dedicated to the eccentric French composer Erik Satie and completed the anniversary of his birth on May 17, Anima is a charming Ode to Spring. Subtitled "The Waxing Light" it may be performed as a duo, or accompanied by an improvising rhythm section of bass and drums.  

A sextet for strings inspired in part by Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht. "Magic is not the contradiction to the law of cause and effect, but its crown or nightmare."—J.L.Borges  

A sextet for strings inspired in part by Schoenberg's Verklarte Nacht. "Magic is not the contradiction to the law of cause and effect, but its crown or nightmare."—J.L.Borges 

A Curious and Detailed Exposition of Sigils, Signs and Hieroglyphs Peculiar to the Occult Orders, Hermitic Brotherhoods and Dark Mystery Schools of the Late Middle Ages. For String Quintet. 

A Curious and Detailed Exposition of Sigils, Signs and Hieroglyphs Peculiar to the Occult Orders, Hermitic Brotherhoods and Dark Mystery Schools of the Late Middle Ages. For String Quintet. 

An outrageous Dadaist opera scored for 2 celli and 2 percussionists with selected texts by Tristan Tzara. 

An evocative ballad inspired by the surreal worlds of painter Leonora Carrington scored for soprano, cello, vibraphone with optional improvising drum set and/or electronics. 

Vocatus Atque Non Vocatus, Deus Aderit—A prayer in Angelic Numbers inspired by the magical Enochian grimoire by John Dee and Edward Kelley. 

A dynamic and evocative trio for vibraphone with improvising rhythm section of bass and drums inspired by Milton's later masterwork. In three movements. 

"Split the Lark—and you'll find the music—Bulb after Bulb—in Silver rolled" Seven nocturnes for voice and piano inspired by the envelope fragments of Emily Dickinson. 1. And yet we know that gentle Clock 2. Her magic pace 3. Like the Wheels of Birds 4. To our Nature's soft 5. To light, and then return 6. Eternity will be Velocity 7. By that bleak Exultation 

A dynamic quintet expanding the classic instrumentation of piano, vibes, bass and drums with classical percussion.  

A surrealistic fantasy inspired by the paintings of Remedios Varo and Leonora Carrington 

Dionysian Dithyrambs for violin, cello, and piano with improvising rhythm section of bass and drums. “A lightning bolt. Dionysius becomes visible in emerald beauty.”—Friedrich Nietzsche  

A suite for solo violin inspired by Bach and haunted by the ghost of Stravinsky's Firebird. Lyrical, soulful, and mysterious, it is divided into four traditional movements: Prelude-Allemande / Pavane / Courante / Air.  

A trialogue for violin, cello, and piano inspired by the writings and philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein.  

A surrealistic fantasy inspired by the paintings of Remedios Varo. Flying Owl Woman-Exquisite Corpse-The Fabric of Dreams-Funambulists-Metaphysical Wheels-Enchanted Knight-Witch Going to the Sabbat-Woman with Sphere-Mimesis 

Apogogic aphorisms for two performers who double on violin and viola accompanied by an improvising rhythm section of bass and drums. 

The tragedy of a profound inner conflict. A dramatic string trio inspired by Shakespeare's greatest tragedy.  

Ein Sprachspiel—A Language-Game for violin, cello, and piano inspired by the late works of Ludwig Wittgenstein. Referencing Brahms Piano Trio No 1, it can be played attacca after the 2022 composition Philosophical Investigations, or as a stand alone piece.