| Title | Instrumentation | Duration | Listen |
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Quintet (2019) I. The war in heaven II. Aria for a lost beauty III. Fire and magic |
for Bb clarinet and string quartet | ca. 20' | |
| Lakshmi and the Seed of Divine Desire (2017) | for flute and piano | ca. 14' |
Watch - Lakshmi and the Seed of Divine Desire Benjamin Smolen, flute Jennifer Hsiao, piano |
| One thing at a time (2017) |
for solo flute 6 Etude miniatures |
ca. 10' | |
| What is the Word? (2017) |
for string quartet and electronics Co-written with Mark Wingate Commissioned by the Apollo Chamber Players; Based on Samuel Beckett’s poem of the same name |
ca. 15' | |
| Airs and Dances (2016) | for double reed consort and percussion: 2 oboes, 1 English horn, 2 bassoons, 1 percussionist | ca. 12' | |
| Aria (2016; adapted from Concerto for Marimba and Wind Sinfonietta 2013) |
for solo marimba Written for Sam Um |
ca. 7' | |
| Four Levertov Settings (2016) | for SSATTB chorus and solo violin | ||
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A Thousand Cranes (2015) I. Stars and Sonnets II. Wind Spirit III. Sadako |
for strings and harp | ca. 30' |
Watch - A Thousand Cranes (excerpts) East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) and Sivan Magen, harp. Performed at the Winspear Opera House in Dallas as part of Soundings: New Music at the Nasher, December 2015. |
| Five (2014) | for string quartet | ca. 18' | |
| Artemis (2014) | for Horn, string quintet, and keyboard | ca. 25' | |
| At the Still Point (2013) | for piano quintet | ca. 35' | |
| Birichino (2013) | for solo piano | ca. 7' |
Watch - Birichino Jayson Gillham, piano, at the 2013 Cliburn Competition Semi-Finals, Bass Hall, Fort Worth, Texas. |
| Allegory of the Cave (2012) |
for string quartet and piano Commissioned by the Wilhelm Schole International For the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 2012 |
ca. 12' | |
| Fantasy (2009) |
for violin and piano
[This is the second movement of the Violin Concerto in a chamber version] |
ca. 8' | |
| Summer Verses (2009) |
for violin and ‘cello commissioned by the Seattle Chamber Music Society for James Ehnes and Robert DeMaine |
ca. 20' |
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| All dreams begin with the horizon (2007) |
for solo piano Commissioned by Meet the Composer for Tanya Bannister |
ca. 10' |
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| The world is aflame (2006) |
for violin and ‘cello Commissioned by Juilliard for their centennial for Curtis Macomber and Norman Fischer |
ca. 10' |
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| O Vis Aeternitatis (2000) |
for string quartet and piano Commissioned by the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival for Speculum Musicae |
ca. 15' |
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| Song of Elos (1999) |
On a poem by Judith Freeman For soprano, string quartet, and piano Written for Camille Zamora |
ca. 10' |
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| Visions and Miracles (1997/2002) |
for string quartet or string orchestra Commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for the Cassatt, Muir, and Cuartetto Latinoamericano String Quartets |
ca. 17' |
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| Flow, my tears (1997) |
Version for solo violin, viola, ‘cello or guitar Written for Carol Rodland in memory of Jacob Druckman |
ca. 10' |
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| Etenraku (1996) |
for winds, piano, and percussion
Commissioned by the National Symphony |
ca. 3' |
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| Ariel Ascending (1995) |
for string quartet Commissioned by the Fromm Foundation and Tanglewood for the Henschel Quartet |
ca. 15' |
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| Kaoru (1994) |
for two flutes Written for Kaoru Hinata and Christopher Vaneman |
ca. 12' |
Watch Kaoru for two flutes Benjamin Smolen, Johanna Borenstein, flutes Watch Kaoru for two flutes Performed by Andrew Robson and Felice Doynov as part of the NY Philharmonic's 2016 Biennial at Greene Space in New York City. Watch Q2 Interview about Kaoru with Helga Davis Q2's Helga Davis interviews Christopher Theofanidis about his work Kaoru (1994) for two flutes as part of the NY Philharmonic's Biennial at Greene Space in New York City. |
| Netherland (1993) | Alto Saxophone and Piano | ca. 6' | |
| Raga (1992) |
for flute, clarinet, violin, 'cello, piano, and two percussion Written for the Eastman Musica Nova |
ca. 6' |
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| Statues (1992) |
for solo piano Written for Mauricio Nader |
ca. 10' |
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