Hey hey Kitty! 
I'm petting a dog!
I'm petting a dog!
Whatcha think about that?
Hey hey Kitty! 
I'm petting a dog!
But when I'm done
Then I'll pet the cat
That's you!

So don't you get jealous
Or bent outta shape
You'll get your turn soon enough
Hey hey Kitty! 
I'm petting a dog!
But I'm about to give you some love
That's right!
You're next on the list for my love!

Hey Hey Kitty (I'm Petting a Dog)

Janitor Short - Mark Phillips (serial Podcast)

Kaitlyn Laprise - flute
Richard Laprise - alto saxophone

Premiere performance in Ithaca College on April 10th, 2017.

WONDERING, WANDERING is an impression of a casual conversation in between close ones. The instruments come out of each others lines, some times overlapping, some times interrupting each other, some times finishing each other’s sentences (or melodies). Sometimes there are awkward silences, and some other times the conversation flows just fine.

Not only have I chosen temporal space (left-right) to express this interaction, but also I chose vertical space —register— in order to create a tri-dimensional plane in which the flute and the saxophone come together. I am not very sure what the actual words of this interaction would be.

This piece is composed for and dedicated with all my gratitude to my Ithaca College friends Kaitlyn and Richard Laprise.

Ithaca, NY – March 2017

Cover picture by Lucca Baggio

"Wondering, Wandering" for flute and alto saxophone

This piece was commissioned by Sounding 20/20. It premiered in July 2016, featuring mezzo-soprano Ivy Walz and the Grassroots Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Maestra Cayenna Ponchione.

We Are Seneca Lake

From Shale Rock We Rise

This work was composed for the International Contemporary Ensemble.

Unfinished Narcissism - (Ice Contemporary Ensemble)

A duo for violins, utilizing atonality, lyricism, and a little fiddlin' at the end. Enjoy =)
Purchase from Sheet Music Plus @ https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/pieces-for-two-violins-digital-sheet-music/21319606

Pieces For Two Violins

A new, through-composed piece for concert band. The individual parts are NYSSMA level 3 or lower, appropriate for a skilled middle school or for most high school bands. 

Still seeking premiere.

Recorded by Catherine Sangiovanni; band directed by Aaron Burgess.

Light Shines In The Darkness

NYU Contemporary Ensemble
Conductor: Jonathan Haas

Las Ruinas Del Tiempo

Skiagrafies (Greek for shadow etchings) is a cycle of works that looks at color through the perspective of shadows. Skiagrafies I, which was premiered at the Kimmel Center in June of 2016, was commissioned by the PRISM quartet and the Partch Ensemble. Skiagrafies II, scored for flute and piano resonance, was written for flutist Orlando Cela. Skiagrafies III, was composed for New England Conservatory’s Wind Ensemble and dedicated to Charles Peltz and Boyang Yu.

While each work of the cycle is conceived as an autonomous organism, they all stem from the same pursuit: exploring the musical dimensions of shadows. This is done in two primary ways: first, in the exploration of minute gradations of sound parameters such as pitch, timbre, and dynamics; second, in the reflections and refractions of the same sound object across the different timbres of the instrument or the ensemble. A third, perhaps more metaphorical concept of shadows in ‘Skiagrafies’ is related to the way in which memory is engaged: each piece grows by continuously recalling and recasting distorted copies of previous material, effectively creating a veil of shadows upon shadows of the initial archetypal gesture. Time does not flow linearly, but in concentric circles, dynamic development giving way to introspective, dream-like contemplation of minute sonic spaces.

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Skiagrafies III

Straight outta the bush. COOBER PEDY BOUND from Adelaide. FUZZ RADIO MIXTAPE DELIGHT CREATED BY YOURS TRULY TO ENTERTAIN HERSELF IN A MOMENT where NO ONE IS IN SIGHT FOR hundreds of MILES squared, NOR A CELL TOWER too soon. Have a great day. [MONDAY DAY 5]

"Wondering, Wandering" for flute and alto saxophone

Emmanuel Berrido

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