Saturations III-B

• Instrumentation: 2 controller systems
• Duration: 5:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: tentative
• Première Performers: tentative
• Notes:

PHX-T2-G11

• Instrumentation: Double Bass
• Duration: 7:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: tentative
• Première Performers: tentative
• Notes: written for Jeremy Bagouyos

Break

• Instrumentation: 2 controller systems
• Duration: 5:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: tentative
• Première Performers: tentative
• Notes:

Piano Sonata

• Instrumentation: Piano
• Duration: 14:00
• Movements: 3
• Movement titles: I. Insistance; II. Reticent; III. Exigent
• Première: March 3, 2004
• Première Performers: Anatoly Larkin
• Notes: Written for Einav Yarden

String Quartet

• Instrumentation: String Quartet, tape, live signal processing
• Duration: 38:00
• Movements: 7
• Movement titles: I. When Broken things Continue to Fall Apart; II. Advertisement; III. A Moment with Ronald Hoch; IV. Advertisement; V. A Romantic Gesture Gone Unnoticed; VI. Advertisement; VII. What You Do When You Know You Can Only Fail
• Première: tentative
• Première Performers: tentative
• Notes:

440

• Instrumentation: 4 controller systems
• Duration: 10:00 (approx.)
• Movements: 1
• Première: 5/6/03
• Première Performers: J. Allen, Noah Keesecker, Scott Petersen, Zack Crockett
• Notes: Uses 8 self-built sensor controllers and a Max/MSP interface

Tears of Eros

• Instrumentation: Orchestra
• Duration: 22:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: 10/25/03 (performance), 3/5/03 (reading)
• Première Performers: Peabody Symphony Orchestra, Erin Freeman, Conductor
• Notes: First Prize winner of the Peabody Institute Macht Orchestra Competition

Mix Tapes

• Instrumentation: 3 narrators (speaking percussionists)
• Duration: 10:00
• Movements: 3; "Whisper", "Poem1/Poem2", "Grand Rapids Sutra"
• Première: tentative
• Première Performers: tentative
• Notes: Text by Michael Walter

Saturations III-A

• Instrumentation: 4-channel tape
• Duration: 6:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: Peabody Conservatory
• Other Performance: SEAMUS 2003 Conference, Arizona State University; Electrnoic Music Midwest Conference, 10/30/03, Kansas City, University of Minnesota, 11/7/03
• Première Performers: n/a
• Notes: stereo version also available

Point/Line

• Instrumentation: Alto Saxophone and digital signal processing
• Duration: 7:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: tentative
• Première Performers: Scott Jones, J. Allen
• Notes: Controlled by Max/MSP interface

Mulligrub: Saxophone

• Instrumentation: Alto saxophone and digital signal processing
• Duration: 6:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: tentative
• Première Performers: Scott Jones
• Notes: Controlled by Max/MSP interfaces

Beat Species Counterpoint

• Instrumentation: drunkit and digital signal processing
• Duration: 10:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: Nov. 13, 2002; Peabody Conservatory
• Première Performers: Kirk Snyder, J. Allen
• Notes: Controlled by Max/MSP interfaces with Wacom tablet

The Teacher

• Instrumentation: Video
• Duration: 12:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: Weatherspoon Art Gallery, UNC at Greenshore
• Other Performance: Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.
• Première Performers: n/a
• Notes: Installation by Claudia Matzko, audio by j.

Sonata

• Instrumentation: Viola and Piano
• Duration: 15:00
• Movements: 3
• Movement titles: I. With Anxiety, II. With
• Première: tentative
• Première Location:
• Première Performers:

Scenes from Lazarus

• Instrumentation: Mezzo-Soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano
• Duration: 20:00
• Movements: 5
• Première: tentative
• Première Location:
• Première Performers:
• Notes: Text by Richard Grossman.

Portrait of a Homeless Man

• Instrumentation: Video
• Duration: 9:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: April, 2002
• Première Location: Peabody Conservatory of Music
• Première Performers: n/a
• Other Performances: Oberlin Conservatory of Music, April 2002, University of Minnesota, 11/7/03

Metro

• Instrumentation: Brass Quintet
• Duration: 7:20
• Movements: 1
• Première: June 2002, June in Buffalo Festival
• Première Location: State University of New York at Buffalo
• Première Performers: Meridian Arts Ensemble
• Notes: Commissioned by Grand Valley State University for Richard Stoelzel and the Avatar Brass

Requiem

• Instrumentation: SATB Chorus and Electronics/Tape
• Duration: 9:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: April, 2002
• Première Location: Peabody Conservatory of Music
• Première Performers: Sheila Willey, Kathryn Aaron, Elizabeth Stewart - Soprano; Chi Chun Chan, Rose Hammer, Tabitha Reist, Asha Srinivasan - Alto; Scott Petersen, Billy Reisinger, Jason Rosoff, Ryan terMeulen, Leo Rangel - Tenor; Michael Droettboom, Russell Nadel, Adam Waller - Bass; Scott Jones - Conductor
• Notes: First prize - Prix d'Ete Composition Prize

Hyperacusis

• Instrumentation: Alto Saxophone and Tape
• Duration: 7:50
• Movements: 1
• Première: February 24, 2001
• Première Location: Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
• Première Performer: Scott Jones
• Other Performances: March 15, 2001 / Peabody Conservatory of Music / Scott Jones
• Other Performances: March 23, 2001 / Grand Valley State University / Scott Jones
• Other Performances: April, 2002 / Peabody Conservatory of Music / Scott Jones
• Other Performances: April, 2002 / Oberlin Conservatory / Scott Jones
• Notes: Track 1 on "Anxiety: Compositions" CD (2001)

I Meant You Have Blue Eyes

• Two Narrators / Speaking Percussion
• Duration: 4:19
• Movements: 4
• I. Slow
• II. Fast
• III. Moderate/Fast
• IV. Slow
• Première: February 24, 2001
• Première Location: Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
• Première Performer: Stephanie Terpening, Laura Dyer
• Other Performances: April 28, 2001 / Central Michigan University / Terpening, Dyer
• Other Performances: / Central Michigan University /
• Notes: Tracks 4-7 on "Anxiety: Compositions" CD (2001)
• Text by Michael Walter
• Copyright 2001 Jason A. Allen (ASCAP) / Michael Walter

El Poeta pide a su amor que le escriba

• Instrumentation: Mezzo-Soprano, 2 Guitars
• Duration: 6:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: February 24, 2001
• Première Location: Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
• Première Performers: Andrea Coates, Andrew Bergeron, Jason Allen
• Other Performances: April 20, 2001 / Grand Valley State University / Coates, Bergeron, Allen
• Other Performances: September, 2001 / Grand Valley State University / Coates, Bergeron, Allen

Fingers

• Instrumentation: Piano
• Duration: 5:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: March 21, 2001
• Notes: Used in the Andy VanBaal film "Fingers"
• Shown:
San Diego State Student Film Festival / May 28 2001

Still Life

• Instrumentation: Steelband (Pan Ensemble)
• Duration: 6:44
• Movements: 1
• Première: February 24, 2001
• Première Location: Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
• Première Performer: Greg Secor, Scott Maranda, Tim Church, Jessica Covel, Chad Waterman, Alex Hamel
• Notes:
  • Commissioned by Greg Secor for the GVSU Steelband
  • Track 8 on "Anxiety: Compositions" CD (2001)

Saturatioins II-A

• Instrumentation: Cello Ensemble
• Duration: 4:45
• Movements: 1
• Première: February 24, 2001
• Première Location: Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
• Première Performer: Valerie Klienheksel, Jamie Groom, Melissa Meyers, Amelia Bueche
• Notes: Track 2 on "Anxiety: Compositions" CD (2001)

Saturatioins II-B

• Instrumentation: Cello Ensemble
• Duration: 6:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: Tentative

Saturatioins II-C

• Instrumentation: Cello Ensemble
• Duration: 3:59
• Movements: 1
• Première: February 24, 2001
• Première Location: Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
• Première Performer: Valerie Klienheksel, Jamie Groom, Melissa Meyers, Amelia Bueche
• Notes: Track 3 on "Anxiety: Compositions" CD (2001)

Letters From K.

• Instrumentation: Mezzo-Soprano, Piano, Tape, Live Audio Processing
• Duration: 35:00
• Movements: 9
• I. Prelude
• II. A Smear of Someone young
• III. The Nature of our Sex
• IV. Until the Stars are Clear
• V. Fwd: When You Wish
• VI. Sometimes it Dosn't Rain Enough
• VII. Around a Helpless Tear
• VIII. She Drops the Broken Hand into an Ocean of Floating Memories
• IX. Postlude
• Première: Composition Recital
• Première Location: Grand Valley State University
• Première Performer: Sarah Tamayo, Andrew Bergeron, Jason Allen
• Notes:
Mvt. V - Track 9 on "Anxiety: Compositions" CD (2001)
• Text By Katie Glover

En Souvenir...

• Instrumentation: Guitar and Violin
• Duration: 4:42
• Movements: 1
• Première: February 24, 2001
• Première Location: Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
• Première Performer: Jason Allen, Tatyana Petrenko
• Other Performances: Fall 2000 / Grand Valley State University / Allen, Petrenko
• Notes: Track 10 on "Anxiety: Compositions" CD (2001)

To The Deepest Depths I Peered

• Instrumentation: Saxophone Quintet
• Duration: 17:39
• Movements: 1
• Première: February 24, 2001
• Première Location: Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
• Première Performer: Cory Kaspczyk, Jolynn Holcomb, Josh Doe, Jason Proctor, Tony Schillaci
• Other Performances: Tentative / Peabody Conservatory of Music
• Notes: Track 11 on "Anxiety: Compositions" CD (2001)

...Or Not To Be

• Instrumentation: Tape
• Duration: 7:40
• Movements: 1
• Première: Winter, 1998
• Première Location: Grand Valley State University
• Other Performances: Recital: GVSU
• Other Performances: Gallery Openings
• Other Performances: February 28, 2001 / Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts
• Notes: Track 12 on "Anxiety: Compositions" CD (2001)

Fanfare For Brass

• Instrumentation: Brass Quintet
• Duration: 6:21
• Movements: 1
• Première: GVSU
• Première Location: Grand Valley State University

A Night of Some Antics

• Instrumentation: Jazz Ensamble
• Duration: 6:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: Spring 1997
• Première Location: Grand Valley State University / Kirkoff Center
• Other Performances: Aquinas College Jazz Festival

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• Instrumentation: Solo Cello
• Duration: 8:32
• Movements: 1
• Première: Winter 1999
• Première Location: Grand Valley State University
• Other Performances: Composition Recital / GVSU

Debris

• Instrumentation: Guitar Quartet
• Duration: 5:00
• Movements: 1
• Notes: For Cory and Mike Padilla on the occasion of their marriage

Afraid Too?

• Instrumentation: TTBB Vocal Quartet
• Duration: 3:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: Recorded for Kevin Kammeraads "The Tomato Collection"
• Première Location: River City Studios
• Notes: On "The Tomato Collection Big Album"(2000)

Diner

• Instrumentation: Tape
• Duration: 3:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: Recorded for Kevin Kammeraads "The Tomato Collection"
• Première Location: River City Studios
• Notes: On "The Tomato Collection Big Album"(2000)

To My Family and Friends

• Instrumentation: SSAATTBB Choir
• Duration: 3:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: Recorded for Kevin Kammeraads "The Tomato Collection"
• Première Location: River City Studios
• Other Performances: Fall 1999 / Grand Valley State University
• Other Performances: Winter 1999 / Grand Valley State University
• Notes: On "The Tomato Collection Big Album"(2000)

Petro Loa: L'Inglesou

• Instrumentation: Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra
• Duration: 10:00
• Movements: 1

Down Springer Mountain

• Instrumentation: Wind Ensemble
• Duration: 7:40
• Movements: 1
• Première: Winter 1998
• Première Location: Grand Valley State University

Saturations I-A

• Instrumentation: String Quartet
• Duration: 5:12
• Movements: 1
• Première: Fall 1998
• Première Location: Grand Valley State University

Saturations I-B

• Instrumentation: String Quartet
• Duration: 5:00
• Movements: 1
• Première: Fall 1998
• Première Location: Grand Valley State University

Saturations I-C

• Instrumentation: String Quartet
• Duration: 5:00
• Movements: 1

Saturations I-D

• Instrumentation: String Quartet
• Duration: 5:00
• Movements: 1

Virtual Inertia

• Instrumentation: Tape
• Duration: 12:32
• Movements: 1
• Première: Winter 2000
• Première Location: Grand Valley State University

Echoes Of Gondwana

• Instrumentation: Guitar and Tape
• Duration: 7:10
• Movements: 1
• Première: Winter 2000
• Première Location: Grand Valley State University

Shift

• Instrumentation: Percussion Trio
• Duration: 17:00
• Movements: 6
• I. Shift Zero
• II. Shift One
• III. Shift Two
• IV. Shift Three
• V. Shift Four
• VI. Shift Five
• Première: Fall 1999
• Première Location: Grand Valley State University
• Other Performances: Winter 1999

Majoram

• Instrumentation: Solo Clarinet
• Duration: 7:40
• Movements: 1
• Première: Winter 1998
• Première Location: Grand Valley State University