Projects
UPCOMING:
New Work for large chamber ensemble with the composer as piano and vocal soloist; commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
premiere: May 24, 2011 at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA. John Adams, conductor; GK, piano and voice, with members of the LA Philharmonic.
CONCERT WORKS:
The Red Book for string quartet (22’); commissioned by Kronos Quartet through the support of Linda and Stuart Nelson.
premiere: May 17, 2011 • Norfolk and Norwich Festival • Norwich, UK
Little Sleep’s Head Sprouting Hair in the Moonlight for violoncello, piano, and voice (32’); commissioned by Linda and Stuart Nelson for Alisa Weilerstein.
premiere: February 9, 2011 • Hahn Hall • Santa Barbara, CA.
Étude: Cobalt Cure for solo violin (3’); commissioned by Vestfold International Festival for Henning Kraggerud.
premiere: June 5, 2010 Haugar Vestfold Kunstmuseum, Tønsberg, Norway
Siege Braugh: Pocket Concerto for Trumpet and Micro Ensemble (2009) – for flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin/electric guitar, viola, violoncello (13’); commissioned by Linda and Stuart Nelson for CJ Camerieri and yMusic ensemble
premiere: December 20, 2010 at Dweck Hall, Brooklyn, NY
Django: Tiny Dog Variations (2008) – for solo piano (6’); commissioned by Jeffrey Kahane
premiere: April 26, 2009 at Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY
Purchase the score.
Sonata (2008) – for solo piano (18’); commissioned by Linda and Stuart Nelson for Natasha Paremski
premiere: March 23, 2010, Luxembourg
For the Union Dead (2008) – for violin/electric guitar, viola, violoncello, flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, trumpet, piano/banjo/voice (35’); commissioned by the Verbier Festival
premiere: January 08, 2009 at (le) poisson rouge
Craigslistlieder (2006)– for Piano and Flexible Voice (20’)
premiered by the composer on November 7, 2006 at Tonic. Excerpts performed by Thomas Meglioranza at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall February 26, 2008. Purchase the score.
THEATER WORKS:
February House (2009) — Music Theatre piece, commissioned by The Public Theater, New York, New York through the generous support of the Shen Family Foundation.
premiere: TBA.
Untitled Theatre Project — commissioned by The Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia.
premiere: TBA
Caravan Man (2007)– Musical Theatre Work with book by Tommy Smith (110 min.) premiered August 2007 at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, Massachusetts.
DISCOGRAPHY:
LA (Single) - 2009
Gabriel Kahane - 2008
Walking Away from Winter (EP) - 2006
Five Songs (EP) - 2005
other people’s records
Sufjan Stevens - All Delighted People (EP) (2010) - string arrangements and background vocals
Loudon Wainwright III - High, Wide & Handsome (2009) - piano
Osso - Run, Rabbit, Run (2009) - string arrangement
Various Artists - Dark Was the Night (2009) - piano cadenza on Sufjan Stevens’ “You Are the Blood”
