Major Musical Works
- The Planets (Astrological Studies: Sun, Moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) for Relâche: flute, oboe, alto saxophone, bassoon, viola, contrabass, synthesizer, and percussion (tom-toms, cymbals, and vibraphone)(1994–2008)
- Composure for four electric guitars (2008)
- Olana for vibraphone (2007)
- Kierkegaard, Walking for flute, clarinet, violin, cello (2007)
- Sunken City (Concerto for piano and winds, in homage to New Orleans) for solo piano with flute, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax, three trumpets, horn, three trombones, and electric bass (2007)
- Fugitive Objects for keyboard sampler (2007)
- On Reading Emerson for piano (2006)
- Implausible Sketches for piano four hands (2006)
- my father moved through dooms of love for chorus, violin, and piano (2005-6)
- The Day Revisited for flute, clarinet, keyboard sampler, synthesizer, and fretless bass (2005)
- Unquiet Night for Disklavier (computer-driven acoustic piano) (2004)
- Scenario for female voice and soundfile/orchestra (2003-4)
- Private Dances for piano (2000/04)
- The Watermelon Cargo, microtonal chamber opera for six singers, three synthesizers, flute, fretless bass, and drummer (2002-3)
- Love Scene for string quartet (2003)
- Petty Larceny for Disklavier (computer-driven acoustic piano) (2003)
- Tango da Chiesa for Disklavier (computer-driven acoustic piano) (2003)
- Cinderella's Bad Magic, microtonal chamber opera for six singers, three synthesizers, flute, and fretless bass (2001-2)
- Transcendental Sonnets for chorus and orchestra (2001-2)
- New World Coming for solo bassoon with flute (or oboe), violin (or viola), and piano (2001)
- Hovenweep for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello (2000)
- Time Does Not Exist for piano (2000)
- "Last Chance" Sonata for clarinet and piano (1999)
- Custer and Sitting Bull for speaker, synthesizer, and soundfile (1996–99)
- The Disappearance of All Holy Things from this Once So Promising World for orchestra (1998)
- Snake Dance No. 2 for five percussionists (1994)
- Desert Sonata for piano (1994)
- Chicago Spiral for flute, clarinet, saxophone (or three flutes), violin, viola, cello, synthesizer, and drums (1990–91)
- Cyclic Aphorisms for violin and piano (1987)
- I'itoi Variations for two pianos (1985)
- Baptism for two flutes, synthesizer, and two drums (1983)
- Long Night for three pianos (1980–81)
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