This is a short orchestral work I composed from February 2021 while trying to maintain a positive attitude during the pandemic. It features a return to orchestral composition, which I hadn't done in years.

Divertimento for Orchestra

Of the first attempts, First Trance stands out as the result of a nocturnal session of mixing various samples on a new computer.  The influence of playing long nights of video games with friends at parties during my mid 20's is evident here.

First Trance

This piece is the result of my 2013 obsession with string quartets and the scherzo-Trio form.  After considerable hours studying and listening to Beethoven's string quartets, it seemed natural for me to attempt to compose at least one movement of this kind.

Scherzo and Trio for String Quartet

Back in the summer of 2009, a large and rather complicated string quartet ended up on my desk with little possibility of it being performed.  This was a hard lesson for me, but I managed to complete the complicated four movements composition that summer.  I have always felt that the third movement was the most successful and perhaps the only one suitable for performance.

String Quartet no. 1, Movement 3 (c. 2009)

This is a sketch recorded a few years ago as the introduction for a kids cartoon project.  The cartoon was dropped, but the music continues.

Introducing Lord Fluffy

This is the second part of a suite based on cyclic motives.  The idea is based on the approach to Nebula NGC 604.  It was composed in the summer of 2011 by Manuel A. Morales.

The Minimals by M. A. Morales

Minimal 2, "604"

Directions were composed in 2017 for 2 singers and piano.  The singers roll the dice and the form is explored as the order of measures changes as indicated by each roll.

Dice

This is a soundtrack composed 2017 for a short animation.

Images of Indigo

This is a short piano work from "Book of Shorts" volume 1, composed by Manuel A. Morales for a York University presentation 2009.

Mountain Glaciers

This is a short orchestral piece inspired by a visit to a farm in Southern Ontario.