Compositions

Comprehensive List of Works

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Shell Shaker: A Chickasaw Opera

Grand Opera in Two Acts - 90'3(1.2.3/Pic.) 3(1.2.3/EH) 3(1.2.3/Bcl.) 3(1.2.3/Cbsn.) - 4 3 3 1; Timp. 3Perc. Hp. Str.Commissioned by Tianhui Ng/Mount Holyoke Symphony Orchestra .Premiering March 19, 2022 Shell […]

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Hattak Heloha (Thunder Beings)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra - 30'Solo Vln..; 3(1.2.3/Pic.) 3(1.2.3/EH) 3(1.2.3/Bcl.) 3(1.2.3/Cbsn.) - 4 3 3 1; Timp. 3Perc. Pno. Hp. Str.Commissioned by Irina Muresanu.Premiering 2023 Hattak Heloha is a […]

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Forest Dwellers

Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra - 30'Solo Tbn..; 3(1.2.3/Pic.) 3(1.2.3/EH) 3(1.2.3/Bcl.) 3(1.2.3/Cbsn.) - 4 3 3 1; Timp. 3Perc. Pno. Hp. Str.Commissioned by Adam Hanna.Premiering 2023 Forest Dwellers is a […]

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Ghost of the White Deer

Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra - 30'Solo Bsn..; 3(1.2.3/Pic.) 3(1.2.3/EH) 3(1.2.3/Bcl.) 3(1.2.3/Cbsn.) - 4 3 3 1; Timp. 3Perc. Pno. Hp. Str (12.10.8.6.4).Commissioned by Dallas Symphony Orchestra.Premiered February 13-16, 2020 […]

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Chokfi'

Sarcasm for String Orchestra and Percussion - 7'Commissioned by Oklahoma Youth Orchestras.Premiered May 6, 2018 Chokfi’ (choke-fee) is the Chickasaw word for rabbit, who is an important trickster legend within […]

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Waktégli Olówaŋ (Victory Songs)

for Solo Baritone and Orchestra - 25'Solo Bar.; 1(Pic.) 1 2(Ebcl./Bcl.) 1 - 1 1 1 0; Timp. Perc. Hp. Str.Commissioned by South Dakota Symphony Orchestra.Premiered January 12, 2013 Waktégli […]

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Lowak Shoppala' (Fire and Light)

Theatric Suite of Chickasaw Legends for Orchestra, Children's Chorus and Narrator - 90'Solo Sop. Solo Bar. Children's Chorus; 3(Pic./Pic.) 2 3(Bcl.) 3(Cbsn.) - 4 3 3 1; Timp. 3Perc. Hp. […]

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Shakamaxon

for String Orchestra - 27'2,2,2,2,2Commissioned by Philadelpiha Classical Symphony.Premiered May 9, 2008 Shakamaxon is the historic Lenape Indian village that bordered the current city of Philadelphia. It was there, under […]

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Nitoshi' Imali

Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra - 40'Solo Gtr.; 3(Pic./Afl.) 2(E.H.) 3(Ebcl./Bcl.) 3(Cbsn.) - 1(Ptpt./Flgn.) 4 0 0; 3Perc. Hp. Stgs.Commissioned by American Composers Forum.Premiered October 27, 2007

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Tracing Mississippi

Concerto for Flute and Orchestra - 30'Commissioned by Christine Bailey Davis, Principal Flute of Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.Solo Fl.; 3(Afl./Pic./Pic.) 3(E.H.) 3(Ebcl./Bcl.) 3(Cbsn.) - 5 3 3 1; Timp. 3Perc. Pno. […]

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Alikchi’ (The Doctor)

for Piano, Strings, Winds and Percussion - 12'Commissioned by Parlando.Premiering March 2022 Details coming soon.

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Abitahánta': The Hunter Who Was Not So Great

for Solo Violin and Narrator- 7'Commissioned by Katie Lansdale.Premiering June 2021 Details coming soon.

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Shawi' Imanompa' (Raccoon Talk)

for Solo Violin - 12'Commissioned by Katie Lansdale.Premiered December 8, 2019 Shawi' Impanompa' (Raccoon Talk) is a work for solo violin and audience participation. The work is based on an […]

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MoonStrike

for String Quartet - 25'Commissioned by Apollo Chamber Players.Premiered September 27, 2019 MoonStrike is a work composed for Apollo Chamber Players, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon […]

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Heloha Okchamali (Blue Thunder)

for Piano and Clarinet - 25'Commissioned by Meraki.Premiered September 14, 2019 Heloha Okchamali (Blue Thunder) is a work composed about my son, Heloha, who's name means Thunder in the Chickasaw […]

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Snake Oil

for Saxophone, Cello and Piano - 28'Commissioned by Zinnia.Premiered January 15, 2019 Raise Aberration I Aberration II Aberration III Aberration IV Aberration V Descent Aberration IV

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Oshta (Four)

for Solo Violin - 9'Commissioned by Irina Muresanu.Premiered January 29, 2017 Oshta is the Chickasaw word for the number four and became the title of this work in the spirit […]

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Standing Bear: A Ponca Indian Cantata in Eight Tableaux

for Solo Baritone, Piano and String Sextet - 25'Commissioned by Hildegard Center for the Arts.Premiered November 4, 2016 The Ponca American Indians were a part of the historic forced removals […]

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Found Again

Song Cycle for Vocal Quartet and Piano (optional children's chorus) - 25'Commissioned by Words&Music.Poetry by Joy Harjo.Premiered April 9, 2016 Found Again is a 4-part song cycle composed to the poetry […]

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Toklo (Two)

for American Indian Flute and Clarinet - 20'Commissioned by the Music Teachers National Association.Premiered May 31, 2014 I II III IV VI VII

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Talowa' Loksi' (Turtle Songs)

for Eight Part SATB Chorus - 15'Commissioned by Roomful of Teeth.Premiering 2022 Talowa' Loksi' (Turtle Songs) is a work for 8-part, SATB vocal ensemble and handheld percussion. It is a […]

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Hózhó (Navajo Strong)

for Solo Soprano, Cello and Piano - 7'Commissioned by White Snake Projects.Premiered December 19, 2020 Hózhó (Navajo Strong) is composed for Sophina Calderon and is a musical reflection of her […]

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Ithánali (I Know)

for Solo Soprano, Cello and Piano - 7'Commissioned by White Snake Projects.Premiered May 13, 2020 Ithánali (I Know) is about a Chickasaw woman astronaut who is designated to be the […]

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We Are the Storm

for Women's Chorus, Piano and Hand Drum - 5'Commissioned by Central Bucks High School.Premiered February 2, 2020 We Are the StormLyrics by Charles Anthony Silvestri

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Muscogee Hymn Suite

Symphonic Benediction for Orchestra, Children’s Chorus, Traditional Mvskoke Singer and Solo Baritone - 30′Solo Bar. Solo Mvskoke Singer Children's Chorus; 2(Alto/Pic.) 2 2(Bcl.) 2(Cbsn.) - 4 3 3 1; Timp. […]

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Misha' Sipokni' (The Old Ground)

Oratorio for Solo Soprano, Solo Tenor, Solo Baritone, Chorus, Children's Chorus and Orchestra - 35'Solo Sop. Solo Ten. Solo Bar. Chorus Children's Chorus; 2(Pic.) 2 3(Bcl.) 3(Cbsn.) - 4 2 […]

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Found Again

Song Cycle for Vocal Quartet and Piano (optional children's chorus) - 25'Commissioned by Words&Music.Poetry by Joy Harjo.Premiered April 9, 2016 Found Again is a 4-part song cycle composed to the poetry […]

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Oka' Aya'sha' (The Water Place)

for Chorus, Woodwinds and Percussion - 20'Chorus; 2(Pic./Alto) 2(E.H.) 2(Ebcl.) Bcl. 2 Cbsn.; 2Perc.Commissioned by The University of Chicago, Dr. James Kallembach, Choral Director and Canterbury Voices, Dr. Randi Von […]

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Visions of a Child: A Pueblo Lullaby

for Chorus - 12'Commissioned by Santa Fe Desert Chorale in honor of New Mexico's centennial.Premiered July 28, 2012 Visions of a Child is inspired by and dedicated to the Pueblo […]

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Taloowa' Chipota (Children's Songs)

for 3-Part Mixed Choir, Piano and Cello - 10'Commissioned by American Composers Forum ChoralQuest Program.Premiered May 12, 2012 Taloowa’ Chipota is a work composed for middle school aged chorus. The songs […]

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Searching for Sequoyah

Turtle Island Productions - 2020 Searching for Sequoyah is the first documentary feature to chronicle the legendary accomplishments and mysterious death of the famed Cherokee renaissance man, Sequoyah. While much […]

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Home from School

Caldera Productions - 2020 In 2017 a Northern Arapaho delegation travels from the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming to Carlisle, Pennsylvania to retrieve their children buried there a century […]

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Oyate (The People)

Irrelevant Media - 2019 In the wake of the Dakota Access Pipeline protests of 2016, leaders in the Lakota community are using their newfound platform to bring attention to the […]

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To the Wonder

To the Wonder is a 2012 American experimental romantic drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams, and Javier Bardem. Filmed in Oklahoma and Paris, the film chronicles a couple who, after falling in […]

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Indian Country Diaries: A Seat at the Drum

Vision Maker Media, Lincoln, NE - 2006 Indian Country Diaries is a two-part series for national public television that explores issues facing contemporary American Indians in both urban and reservation […]

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First Americans Journal

Native American Television, Williamsburg, VA - 1995 First Americans Journal is a documentary television series created by Native American Television, Inc., a non-profit organization whose unique approach involves the “focus community” in […]

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“His music borrows from both traditions but is in debt to neither.  Both traditions are richer for his efforts, and so are his listeners.”

– Billings Gazette
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