COMPOSITIONS

SOLO AND DUO

Cadenza to Haydn Violin Concerto in G Major, movement 1 (2019)

solo violin

Cadenza to Mozart Violin Concerto No. 2,movement 1 (2021)

solo violin

Cadenza to Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3, movement 1 (2022)

solo violin

Farewell to You, a Waltz for Matt Brown (2019) 2'

violin duet, or violin with violin accompaniment

I wrote this violin waltz in 2019 as a goodbye homage to my American fiddling teacher, Matt Brown, when he moved away from Chicago. In 2023, I expanded it into a piece for string quartet or string orchestra.

Introduction, Theme, and Variations on The Glow of the Lamp (2020) 4.5'

solo violin

This was my first experiment with composing a long set of variations on an original theme. Each variation describes a glowing lamp in a different setting, and sometimes more dimly or more brightly lit. Use your imagination to think of different scenes as you listen to this piece!

Rising Storm (2022) 3.5'

violin duet

This piece was originally a work for string orchestra that I composed as part of the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra's young composers program. I wanted to be able to perform it myself, so I also made it into a violin duet version. The sections are titled The Storm Approaches - The Storm in all its Fury - The Eye of the Storm - The Storm in all its Fury - Complete Chaos. You can decide exactly what kind of storm it is for yourself!

The Star-Spangled Banner (2023) 1.5’

solo violin