Works
- 2000: Surfer at the River Styx - commissioned for The Kennedy Center & American Dance Festival and choreographer Twyla Tharp.
- 2003: The Environmental Continuum - concerto for recycled materials and orchestra commissioned for the Eastern Music Festival, Louisville Youth Orchestra and Mansfield Symphony Youth Orchestra.
- 2006: Odin: The Opera - opera for spoken word and 10 recycled materials percussionists that premiered at New York University's Loewe Theatre.
- 2007: The Lost Civilization - musical featuring dramatic elements, traditional and recycled materials instruments and recorded content that premiered at Burr & Burton Academy in Manchester, VT.
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