2026

HAAR (8') for sextet

A haar is a cold, damp sea fog that typically occurs on the east coast of Scotland and northern England. It is formed when warm air passes over the cold North Sea, creating thick, often persistent, gray mist that can reduce visibility to almost zero, even in summer.

NORDIC FOLKTALES (5') for piccolo flute and piano

FOGBOW OVER THE OCEAN (5') for clarinet quintet

2025

BLUESBOMB (7') for sextet

2021

TESSERA (5') for alto flute quartet

2018

THE BOAT OF A MILLION YEARS (6') for orchestra

The Boat of Millions of Years is the ancient Egyptian celestial vessel used by the sun god Ra to travel across the sky during the day, embodying a perpetual journey of renewal and cosmic order. It represents the triumph over chaos (Apep) and the daily rebirth of the sun, reflecting key Egyptian beliefs in eternal life.

2017

SEA TANGLE (8') for eight voices

 TERRELLA (10') for large ensemble

2016

CHRYSOPOEIA (10') for string quartet

2015

MYESIS (3') for oboe

FIVE AMAZONIAN STORIES (13') for wind quintet

A CONTRACT WITH THE EARTH (5') for tenor, bass clarinet

The Aztec "contract with the earth" was a belief in a reciprocal, symbiotic relationship between humans and the divine earth goddess Tlaltecuhtli, where human blood sacrifices and rituals were required to feed the earth for fertility, rain, and the continuation of life. This relationship ensured the sustainability of the Fifth Sun—the current era—and deeply rooted itself in a cyclical, cosmic perspective, requiring constant energy exchange to delay destruction.

2014

APEP (6') for cello

Apep is the ancient Egyptian god of chaos, darkness, and destruction. Depictions often show Apep as a giant serpent, sometimes with multiple heads representing the souls it swallowed. As the personification of chaos, Apep sought to plunge the world back into darkness and destroy the sun god Ra.