COLLECTED WORKS
Works found here, not included on the main page, have been WITHDRAWN, are IN REVISION, or MAY BE PERFORMED WITH SPECIAL PERMISSION.
Black Earth
ENS.2025.3
Solo Soprano & Brass Ensemble
WITH PERMISSION
After Agnes Martin
ENS.2025.1
Orchestra
WITHDRAWN
Threadsuns
ENS.2023.4
Orchestra
WITHDRAWN
Optic Nerve
ENS.2019.3
Orchestra
WITH PERMISSION
Concerto for Double Orchestra
ENS.2019.2
Orchestra
WITH PERMISSION
Eventyr
ENS.2018.3
Orchestra
WITH PERMISSION
Six Debussy Sonatas
ENS.2018.1
Sinfonietta
WITH PERMISSION
Oboe Quartet
ENS.2017.4b
Oboe, String Trio
WITH PERMISSION
Toward No Earthly Pole
ENS.2017.3
Mezzo-soprano, Tenor & 4 Flutes, 4 Percussion, String Quartet
(REVISED, SEE ENS.2023.1)
Chamber Symphony
ENS.2017.1
Chamber Orchestra
WITHDRAWN
Once More, With Feeling
ENS.2016.8
Soprano & Percussion, Piano
WITHDRAWN
The Death of Sir John Franklin
ENS.2016.2
Tenor & Bass Clarinet, Baritone Sax, Bassoon, Horn, Cello, Bass
WITH PERMISSION
Octet
ENS.2015.4
2 String Quartets
WITH PERMISSION
Trio
ENS.2015.3b
Clarinet, Violin, Piano
WITHDRAWN
Septet
ENS.2015.3a
Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Bass Drum, Violin, Contrabass
WITH PERMISSION
Sextet
ENS.2015.2
Percussion, Piano, String Quartet
WITH PERMISSION
Sonnets to Edward Snowden
ENS.2015.1
Soprano & 2 Violins
WITH PERMISSION
Symphony for Richard Serra
ENS.2014.6
4 Sopranos
WITHDRAWN
The Mouth Harness
ENS.2014.5
Soprano & Percussion
WITHDRAWN
Divide These
ENS.2014.4
Soprano & Vibraphone
WITH PERMISSION
Violin Sonata
ENS.2014.3
Violin, Piano
WITH PERMISSION
The Ten Year Old World
ENS.2014.2
Soprano & Contrabass
WITH PERMISSION
What Is Amazing
ENS.2013.10
Soprano & Tuba, 2 Violins or Soprano & 2 Violins, Bass
WITH PERMISSION
The Inexhaustible Surface of Things
ENS.2013.8
Percussion Trio
WITHDRAWN
The Grave Was Too Small So We Had to Take the Horse Out
ENS.2013.6
2 Mezzo-sopranos & Violin
WITH PERMISSION
Arctic Symphony
ENS.2013.3
4 Flutes/2 Piccolos, 2 Tubas, 4 Cellos
WITHDRAWN
Les Règles ont déjà pensé à tout
ENS.2013.2
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, 2 Harps, Violin, Viola, Cello
WITHDRAWN
Vanishing Points
ENS.2012.6
Alto & Euphonium, Percussion, Cello
WITH PERMISSION
Clarinet Quintet
ENS.2012.5
Bb Clarinet, String Quartet
WITH PERMISSION
Utopia Parkway
ENS.2012.4
Solo Piano
WITH PERMISSION
Fuck the Astronauts
ENS.2012.3
Mezzo-soprano & Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon
WITH PERMISSION
Sechs Kleine Orchesterstucke (Arnold Schoenberg)
ENS.2012.2
Orchestra
WITH PERMISSION
hamsters are heads with little characteristics on the head
ENS.2011.4
Tenor & 4 Cellosor Soprano & Violin
WITHDRAWN
Mike Tyson Will Eat Your Children
ENS.2011.3
Voice & Piano
WITH PERMISSION
Symphony for Steven Millhauser
ENS.2011.1
4 Oboes, 4 Trumpets, 4 Violins
WITHDRAWN
Body Through Which the Dream Flows
ENS.2010.6r
Soprano & Vibraphone
WITHDRAWN
Dr. Farnsworth, A Chiropodist, Lived In Ohio, Where He Wrote Only The First Lines Of Poems
ENS.2010.5
Bass & Euphonium, Timpani, Harp, Cello
WITHDRAWN
Very Black Sonnets
ENS.2010.4
Mezzo-Soprano & English Horn, Bb Clarinet, Bassoon, F Horn, Tenor Trombone, Tuba, Harp, Viola, Cello, Bass
WITHDRAWN
Symphony for Susan Logoreci
ENS.2010.3
2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Trumpets, Harp, Piano, 2 Cellos, 2 Basses
WITHDRAWN
Cycle of Dust
ENS.2010.2
Baritone & Cello
WITH PERMISSION
Dear Man on Fire,
ENS.2010.1
Soprano & Alto Flute, English Horn, Clarinet, Bassoon, 2 Percussion, 2 Violas
WITH PERMISSION
Spiral Jetty
ENS.2009.8r
2 Vibraphones, Drum Set
WITHDRAWN
Symphony for Ammi Phillips
ENS.2009.7
4 Piccolos, 4 Violins
WITHDRAWN
Sky god girl
ENS.2009.5
Soprano & Piccolo, Oboe, Marimba, Violin, Viola
WITH PERMISSION
Scenes from the Life of Boullee, Book 1
ENS.2009.4
Soprano & Electric Organ
WITH PERMISSION
From the Realm of Morpheus<
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2 Piccolos/Alto Flutes, 2 Oboes/Cor Anglais, Percussion, Piano, String Quintet
WITHDRAWN
Amulet
ENS.2009.2
Mezzo-soprano, Alto Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Tenor Trombone, Viola, Cello
WITH PERMISSION
In the Realms of the Unreal
ENS.2009.1
3 Trumpets, 3 Pianos, 3 String Quartets
WITH PERMISSION
F-111
ENS.2008.12
Marimba, Piano, Cello
WITHDRAWN
Songswarm
ENS.2008.10
Baritone & Chamber Orchestra
WITHDRAWN
Players
ENS.2008.9
Tenor & Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello
WITHDRAWN
From the Land of the Farther Suns
ENS.2008.8
Soprano & 2 Trumpets
WITHDRAWN
On the Natural History of Destruction
ENS.2008.7
Baritone, 2 Violas
WITH PERMISSION
Girls on the Run
ENS.2008.6
Baritone & 3 Baritone Saxophones, Percussion
WITHDRAWN (REVISED, SEE ENS.2025.2)
Upside Dances
ENS.2008.5
Solo Piano
WITH PERMISSION
Casper Hauser Songs
ENS.2008.4
Baritone & 2 Bass Clarinets, Bassoon, 2 Cellos, Bass
WITH PERMISSION
Embryodel
ENS.2008.3
Mezzo-soprano & Oboe, Clarinet, 2 Violins
WITH PERMISSION
Surely I Shall Go On Living
ENS.2008.2
Mezzo-Soprano & Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, String Quartet
WITHDRAWN
En Route
ENS.2008.1
Soprano & Glockenspiel
WITHDRAWN
Because it is bitter, and because it is my heart
ENS.2007.14
Alto & Percussion, Mandolin, Cello
WITH PERMISSION
In Part
ENS.2007.13
Tenor & 3 Piccolos, Vibraphone, Piano
WITHDRAWN (REVISED, SEE ENS.2024.5)
If Not, Winter
ENS.2007.12
Soprano & Piccolo, Bass Clarinet, Baritone Sax, Horn, Trumpet, Tuba, 2 Percussion,
Piano, Violin, Cello, Bass
WITHDRAWN (REVISED, SEE ENS.2025.3)
Badlands
ENS.2007.11
Baritone & 2 Bass Clarinets
WITHDRAWN (REVISED, SEE ENS.2024.14)
World Enough
ENS.2007.10
Baritone, 2 Cellos
WITHDRAWN (REVISION PLANNED)
Codex Atlantic’s
ENS.2007.9
Sinfonietta
WITHDRAWN
Orfordness
ENS.2007.8
Baritone & 2 Violins
WITHDRAWN (REVISED, SEE ENS.2021.4)
Postcards
ENS.2007.7
Soprano & Brass Quintet
WITH PERMISSION
Breathcrystal
ENS.2007.5
Soprano & Clarinet, Piano, Viola
WITHDRAWN (REVISION PLANNED)
Wideawake
ENS.2007.3
Soprano & Alto Clarinet, Trumpet, Viola
WITH PERMISSION
The Dong With A Luminous Nose
ENS.2007.2
Voice & Piano 4-Hands
WITHDRAWN (REVISION PLANNED)
Star Dust
ENS.2006.10r
SATB Chorus
WITH PERMISSION
Off the Deep End
ENS.2006.8
Soprano, Pierrot Ensemble
WITH PERMISSION
About Grace
ENS.2006.7
Tenor & 2 Bass Clarinets, 2 Violins
WITHDRAWN
Two Songs of Saul Wheeler
ENS.2006.6
Soprano & Marimba
WITH PERMISSION
Night
ENS.2006.5
Baritone & Viola
WITHDRAWN (REVISION PLANNED)
Sea Change, or, The Tempest in a Teacup
ENS.2006.4r
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass & String Quartet
WITHDRAWN (REVISED, SEE ENS.2022.3)
Untitled (Sand Fountain)
ENS.2006.2
Flute, Violin, Cello
WITHDRAWN
Sad Little Breathing Machine
ENS.2005.1
2 Clarinets, 2 Marimbas, 2 Violas
WITHDRAWN
Inflatable World
ENS.2004.3r
Soprano & Piano
WITHDRAWN
Seascape, With Frieze Of Girls
ENS.2004.2
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin
WITHDRAWN
Little Kingdoms
ENS.2003.3
Clarinet Trio
WITH PERMISSION
Late Sun
ENS.2003.2
Baritone & String Quartet
WITH PERMISSION
Urn Burial
ENS.2003.1
Soprano Sax/Bass Clarinet, Horn, String Quintet
WITHDRAWN
The Vile Rainbow
ENS.2001.1
String Quartet
WITH PERMISSION
Happy Little Trees
ENS.2000.1
Flute, Oboe, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass
WITHDRAWN
Cities of the Plain
ENS.1998.5
String Quartet
WITH PERMISSION
His Name is an Adverb
ENS.1998.3
Trumpet, Horn, Trombone
WITH PERMISSION
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