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• Chamber orchestra — Arctic Flow — Chamber orchestra or ten-piece chamber ensemble
• Chamber orchestra — Un Poisson Errant — Chamber orchestra
• Chamber orchestra — Eaux Curieuses — Chamber orchestra
• Chamber orchestra — The Setting of the Sun — Small orchestra, piano and electronics
• Non-standard orchestral works — Common Mind — Large percussion ensemble, choir, brass, tablas, alto saxophone, voice soloist and electronics
• Non-standard orchestral works — Tintinnare — Full orchestra with percussion ensemble
• Non-standard orchestral works — Les Amants de Pompeii — Wind orchestra
• Strings — Souffle de Chagrin — String orchestra
• Strings — The Water is Wide — String orchestra (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Violoncello, Double Bass)
• Strings — Scarlatti orchestration — String orchestra
• Strings — The Wire — String orchestra
• Winds & specialist ensembles — Has Anyone Been Down From the Clouds? — 11 clarinets, harp and glockenspiel
• Winds & specialist ensembles — The Water is Wide — 13 players
• Winds & specialist ensembles — Mariposa — 12 percussionists, piano and bass
• In development — Flamme Éternelle — Chamber orchestra
• In development — 2112 — Voice and chamber orchestra (planned)
• Solo Piano — Trois Préludes d’Eau — Piano
• Solo Piano — 7. Souffle de Chagrin — Solo piano
• Solo instruments & trios — Ground & Sparks — Unaccompanied B-flat clarinet
• Solo instruments & trios — Light & Shadows — Violin, cello and piano
• Solo instruments & trios — Dirt & Sky — Viola, mandolin and harp
• Brass & percussion chamber music — Moro — Brass quintet
• Brass & percussion chamber music — Mariposa — Piano and four percussionists
• With live electronics — Three Acoustic Ecosystems — Flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano and live electronics
• With live electronics — Aequitus Solaria — Solo piano and electronics
• Manuscript No. 1 — Retuned piano · Crystal Organ
• Manuscript No. 2 — Retuned piano · Great Minty Willow
• Manuscript No. 3 — Retuned piano · Personal Moon / Orbeez Dance
• Solo Piano — Romance in D-flat — Piano
• Three Song Settings for Concert Choir — Concert choir
• Rain — Concert choir
• Song of People — Concert choir
• Lost — Concert choir
• 2112 — A Song Cycle — Concert choir · In development
• Roots — Concert choir
• Snuffed — Concert choir
• Unspoken — Concert choir
• Sanctitude — Concert choir
• Les Offrandes de la Nuit — Concert choir
• Eaux Curieuses — Concert choir
• Souffle de Chagrin — Concert choir
• Pluie — Concert choir
• Flashlights in the Dark — Choir + custom software · Third edition
• Flashlights in the Dark — Concert choir
• 2112 — A Song Cycle — Voice and piano
• Roots — Voice and piano
• Snuffed — Voice and piano
• Unspoken — Voice and piano
• Peace — Voice and piano
• Two Song Settings for Voice and Piano — Voice and piano
• Lost — Voice and piano
• The Water is Wide — Voice and piano
• 1. Un Poisson Errant — Solo piano
• 2. Eaux Curieuses — Solo piano
• 3. Croquis de Wolf River — Solo piano
• 4. Les Amants de Pompéi — Solo piano
• 5. Sparks — Solo piano
• 6. Flamme Éternelle — Solo piano
• Production 1 for Sculpture No. 2 (Dilation of Eleven) — Audiovisual production · sound sources under review
• Silva Fortunatus — Flute and piano
• Solo Piano — Solo-piano book · in preparation
• Inspiration — Solo piano
• Amaryllis — Solo piano
• Blue Tipped Tabby — Big band: five saxophones, four trumpets, four trombones, drums, guitar, piano and string bass
• Aurum Memoria — Wind symphony · recording evidence
• Hegira — Wind ensemble · recording evidence
• In the Beginning — Full orchestra
• A Children’s Medley — Chamber orchestra
• From The North Wind — Instrumentation unverified
• Clematis — Solo piano
• Romance in A Major — Flute, violin, cello & guitar
• Chamber Music for One to Three Players — Booklet overview
• Chamber Music for Four or More Players — Booklet overview
• Aequitus Lunaria — Piano, percussion and electronics · documented 2018 version
• Mandolin Counterpoint — Mandolin and piano
• Three Impromptus — Solo piano · three-piece set
• Eastern Melody — Solo piano
• Welfare Check — Solo piano
• Overtone Clock — Solo piano
• Five Impromptus (2020) — Solo piano · five-piece improvisation set
• Impromptu No. 1 — Solo piano
• Impromptu No. 2 — Solo piano
• Impromptu No. 3 — Solo piano
• Impromptu No. 4 — Solo piano
• Impromptu No. 5 — Solo piano