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Side by Side [retracted]

This page only exists because so many people keep trying to play Side by Side. I don’t think it’s a very good piece, so I pulled it. Please stop playing it. It’s truly not worth your time.

new toccata for solo piano*

This toccata in Raag Megh is part of Keval Shah’s program of my solo piano work, which will be released on an album soon. Please check back. Program Notes Recording Premiere/Performances Press/Reviews

new work for solo piano*

This short new work for solo piano is commissioned by the Bellosguardo International Piano Competition in Santa Barbara, CA. It will be a required work for all competitors. Check back for more information. Program Notes Recording Premiere/Performances Press/Reviews

surfacing (from Double Concerto)*

Program Notes This tiny encore piece is from the Double Concerto I wrote for Gil Shaham and Orli Shaham. It comes from the moment in the second movement where the soloists are playing alone, and completely exposed in the texture for the first time. from the full program note:When I began writing this concerto, the … Read more

Curiosity (from Earth Speaks) for SATB chorus and harp

Program Notes Curiosity was one of my earliest works to grapple with humanity’s relationship to the natural world. In late 2011, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), based in my hometown, sent the rover Curiosity to Mars, from where it continues to send precious information back to Earth. That act of curiosity – of hope – … Read more

I Wonder as I Wander (version for string quartet)

Program Notes This is an arrangement of the classic Christmas carol, I Wonder as I Wander. I’ve always loved the contemplative nature of this piece – and especially the beautiful arrangement by Luciano Berio. This is my take on the work — with a little flavor of Indian classical music in the ornamentation. The work … Read more

RE|Member (concert band)

*version for concert band will be available shortly Program Notes excerpted from Seattle Symphony premiere notes: For Reena Esmail, Seattle Symphony’s Artist in Residence this season, RE|Member is a chance to explore what the world has gone through: “When I first spoke to Maestro Dausgaard about this piece, we thought it would be opening the 2020 season. … Read more

Wir*

*this work has not yet been premiered. See Calendar for all six premiere dates. Program Notes In this time of constant noise, Wir invites us to remember that silence is the nourishing gift we nowmost need. Written by poet Rebecca Gayle Howell, this new bespoke text moves us through a lyric elegy for thequiet we … Read more

Sandhiprakash (version for violin)

Program Notes Sandhiprakash(p/d), meaning ‘the joining of light’, is the term for a particular set of Hindustani raags that are performed at the moments of sunrise and sunset. In this piece for unaccompanied cello, the focus is on morning sandhiprakash raags Bhairav, Ahir Bhairav and Vibhas. I’m so struck by how differently the concept of … Read more

Sandhiprakash (version for violin and harp)

*this version will be available in Spring 2026 Program Notes Sandhiprakash(p/d), meaning ‘the joining of light’, is the term for a particular set of Hindustani raags that are performed at the moments of sunrise and sunset. In this piece for unaccompanied cello, the focus is on morning sandhiprakash raags Bhairav, Ahir Bhairav and Vibhas. I’m … Read more

Song of the Swan

Program Notes This piece is in a Hindustani raag called Hamsadhwani (‘hamsa’ means swan in Hindi, hence the title). I love the warmth and intimacy of this raag, and I love being able to introduce it into a western classical setting. NOTE: This piece was written specifically for the ABRSM syllabus, so it was written … Read more