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Motormouth [2014]
For chamber orchestra (1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 - 2 perc. - hp, pf, strings)
Duration: ca. 17'
Listen to an excerpt performed by the American Composers Orchestra :
Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra for its Orchestra Underground Series with the generous support of Paul Underwood.

Premiered November 21, 2014 at Carnegie Hall by the American Composers Orchestra - George Manahan, conductor

You can read an interview about this work that I did for the ACO's SoundAdvice blog here.

You can read Anthony Tommasini's review of the concert for the New York Times here.



































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      • Motormouth
      • Thank You for Waiting
      • Notes from the Underdog
      • A Long Hard Look at a Good Swift Kick
      • Between homage and homily
    • Chamber & Solo >
      • Pareidolia
      • Air, Ear, Ire, Hour, Aura
      • Ventilator
      • Murmurations
      • Doppelgänger
      • Here Come the Waterworks
      • This Is What Really Happened
      • Rusticity
      • Stop is the new Go
      • Better Living through Repetition
      • I used to be____________, but now I'm _______________
      • worst of all is to begin
    • Choral & Vocal >
      • The Butcher Boy
    • Pop Music >
      • Planes Intersect
      • Please Leave a Light on When You Go
    • Theater & Film
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