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OPERA
Gallo - a fable in music in one act (2014) 90min (soprano, countertenor, clarinets (Bohlen Pierce, bass, and contrabass), alto sax, cello).
 
ORCHESTRA
Hapax Legomenon (2014) 20min  Concerto for two-bow cellist & orchestra.  (Solo cellist, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, alto sax, tenor sax, 2 horns, 2 trombones, 2perc, strings – 6.6.4.4.3)
 On a Sufficient Condition for the Existence of Most Specific Hypothesis (2008) 18min  Concerto for overtone singer & orchestra
(Vocal soloist w/amplification + boombox, 2.2. - 2.2.2.(bass trombones), 2perc, strings  6.6.4.4.3)
Kaze-no-Oka ( 2005) 17min  concerto for biwa and shakuhachi & orchestra (biwa, shakuhachi, contrabass clarinet, bass saxophone, 2perc, strings - 8.8.6.6.3)
IKU ( 2005) 40min  four movement work for orchestra  (2.2.2.2. - 4.2.2. - 2 perc, strings - 6.5.4.3.2) + last movement also includes vocal soloist - an overtone/multiphonics singer.
Apmonia ( 2004) 14min  small orchestra  (2.2.2.2. - 2.2. - Timp, strings - 6.5.4.3.2)
Jusuiraku ( 2001) 13min  large orchestra.  (2.2.2.2. - 4.2.2. - 2 perc, strings - 8.8.8.6.6.5)
Saturation and Purge (1999) 9min  large orchestra.  (2.2.2.2. - 4.3.3.1 - 2 perc, hrp, pno, strings)

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA/ LARGE ENSEMBLE
The Four Contemplations (2015) 60min (6 vlns solo, 2 vlas, 2 cllos, + extended vocalist + 22 portable mp3 players) 
Zetsu (2015) 20min  (vln solo, 2 cls (doubling hookah sax), 2 perc, 2 celli, 2 bs)
Echoes of Ancient Industry (2010) 20min (bass flute, contrabass cl., 2 hrns, 3 perc., vla, cllo, 2 Cb)
Like Dusted Sparks (2008) 14min  Timpani concerto with Wind Ensemble (4 picc., 2 cl., 2 bs cl., 2 bari sax, 4 trpt, 4 hrns, 4 tbn, 2 tba, 2 perc.) 
Necropolis (2007) 10min  (1.1.1.1.-1.1.1.0.-perc.-piano-1.1.1.1.1.)
Talus (2007) 18min  concerto for viola and string orchestra  (strings – 4.4.3.2.1)
Ga-uah-Chon-Ch-cha (a Song of the Rapture) (2006) 3min  for large ensemble
(2 picc/alto flute, bs cl., alto sax, baritone sax, trmpt, hrn, 2 tbn, perc., elec. guit., elec. bass, piano, voices (soloists) - 2 sop., mezzo, tenor, baritone) 
all moments stop here and together we become every memory that has ever been 14min30sec  14 instruments and music boxes (2003)
(fl., ob., bs cl., cbn , trmpt, hrn, tbn, perc., piano, strings - 2.1.1.1) 
Animal Sendai (2001) 6min 12sec  18 amplified instruments and electronic sounds. (1.1.1.1 - 1.1.1. - alto sax, tenor sax - synth, perc, 2 sop, strings - 2.1.1.1) 
A Palimpsest History of Canto V (1998) 11min 20sec  Chamber Symphony (1.1.1.1. - 1.1.1. - pno, strings - 6.5.4.3.2) 

ENSEMBLE (4-8 players)
Bucephalus Dreams of Exotic Wives 6min  For the Atlas Ensemble.  For tar, pipa, sho, viola and cello
Peradam 20min  Commissioned by Other Minds for the Del Sol String Quartet For amplified string quartet 
Kumatology 15min  For amplified quartet [baritone saxophone, percussion, electric guitar, and electric organ]
Archaeologies of the Future ~18min  For amplified sextet (bass flute, Ken [extended voice soloist), perc., piano (w/3 eBow preparations), viola, cello]
Charge of the Malcontents a little over 1min  (for any four bugles)
A Book of Months 19min  [fl., ob., cl. (dbl alto sax), cntra bsn, perc., pno (dbl alto voice), vla, contra bass]
Aphasia 9min  amplified soprano saxophone, violin, piano and percussion
July 23,from sunrise to sunset, the summer of the S.E.P.S.A. bus rides 1min  For saxophone quartet - soprano, alto, tenor, baritone saxophones.
Márquez 19min For 6 instruments (fl, bs cl., perc., piano, vln, cllo) + 7 boomboxes (or 1 boombox and stereo mix-down of aggregate boombox parts). 
...blood blossoms... for the Bang on a Can All-Stars. 14min 
...a.m... 21min  for percussion quartet and digital alarm clocks.
Pharmakon (2001) 19min  For flute (alto & piccolo dbls), clarinet (bs cl. Dbling), perc., piano, vln, cllo
Red Breast (2001) 8min 30sec  amplified ensemble of sop. w/digital delay, Eb, Bb, and bass clarinets., & harp, on text by Emily Dickinson. September, 2001.
Zero Cosmology (2000) 12min.  For 2 trpts, hrn, trmb, tuba
Senexis Orichalcum (2000) Brass Quartet 13min.  In 7 mvts.
Everyday Stuff  2min for any number of children performing amplified found objects. 
Toxis Chromaticus - string quartet 16min
NoHowOn (Quartet Version) 9min
NoHowOn Pierrot instrumentation + perc. 8min
The Circular Pentagram Pierrot instrumentation minus perc. 7min

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE (2-3):
Osiris  for three blindfolded players playing bass drums and screaming 8min
building for flutes (deconstructed contrabass, C flute, Kingma system C flute w/glissando headjoint) and percussion 21min 
Secret Meridian for lyric soprano w/8-channel loop station, electric guitar, and kit drums ~6min
Stars Like Sibilants Speak  for clarinet and sho (doubling cl) + Max/MSP (2013) 30min
12.12.12  for flute (with glissando head joint) and viola (2012) 6min
Pork Roll, Egg, and Cheese on a Kaiser Bun (2012) 18min16sec  for quarter-tone electric guitar, quarter-tone vibes, and percussion 
A Shorter Arrangement of "Visible Reminder of Invisible Light," making the title longer  for violin, cello, and piano 5min
Visible Reminder of Invisible Light  for violin, cello, and piano 13min  Composed: August, 2011
from a single calligraphic stroke, a vision of N’Shima emerges  for daegum, viola, and cello 8min
Moment2  for piano and marimba with video (by Yukihiro Taguchi) 4min50sec 
WATTness  for two baritone saxophones 1min47sec
Two Hands  for viola ands percussion 18min.
The Vague Border at the Edge of Time  for ryuteki, hichiriki, and sho 10min30sec.
That I may time transend, that a universe my heart may unfold  for sho and accordion 13min
I pulse, when you breathe  for soprano and alto flute. 8min30sec
Hypnomelodiamachia  for viola, percussion, and electronics 25min
A shorter arrangement of Two believers, on opposite sides of the same ocean, transcribing the same sky, at the same time, one at sunset, the other at sunrise, one which makes the title longer  for sho and Bb clarinet. 5min30sec
Motor Skill as Dynamic Constraint Satisfaction for violin and cello. 14min25sec
Disjecta  for horn, violin, piano 16min
Two believers, on opposite sides of the same ocean, transcribing the same sky, at the same time, one at sunset, the other at sunrise for sho and Bb clarinet. 10min. 
Zansetsu  for overtone singer, violin and electronics 12min. 
Vertical Features Remake 2 25min. 
Vertical Features Remake 1 11min, for amplified mandolin and amplified soda cans (1 percussionist).
WATT  for baritone saxophone, percussion and electronic sounds. 11min
Contemplation on Little Big Muff 13min for amplified - cello and percussion 
La Mere for flute and marimba. 7min.  Mar. 12, 2000. 
Bagatelles for Violin Duo  12min.
Skyline Abstractions  for bass clarinet and piano. 
Yellow 632 8min 30sec.  for 3 percussionists playing Big Bird toys.
Solemnity and Agitation flute and piano 6min 30sec.

SOLO
Vedananupassana 10min for solo violin
FffhluT duration variable, for any flute head joint
Ed è Subito Sera  3min  for guitar solo
Fire Starter 2min30sec for piano solo
Volcano 10min for piano solo
Song for Sendai 6min for singing violist
Remembering Animal Sendai 4min  for flute and CD
Tsuki no Uta for Koto and voice 5min25sec 
Campanology 5min for carillon 
Xylotudes for Sammy: I-III 3min45sec (I.Typing, II. One mallet, One hand, III. Chasing hands for solo xylophone
...with the silence of the fishes... 3min for solo toy piano
One by one, I collect the fragments of my song from harmonies which abound in the air unheard. 10min for solo violin and interactive electronics 
The Articulate Surface 5min 17sec for solo snare drum
Variation on Kai's Theme 1min for solo piano 
Synchronism Six-Zero 1min for solo piano 
Disabitato 8min20sec for solo piano 
Talus (solo + live electronics version) (2007) 18min for viola and live electronics 
I screamed at the sea until nodes swelled up, then my voice became the resonant noise of the sea 8min30sec for amplified Bb clarinet 
Kizu  for Koto and voice 8min30sec.  
...where Ginkgo grow in Borromean knots for Kayagum with Changgu ossia 7min30sec
whatWALL? for alto saxophone and electronics 15min.  Premiered July 11, 2003. 
Age of Aircraft for amplified cello and electronics 12min.  Premiered Dec. 12, 2002. 
inflation of BUREAUCRACY 9min 30sec, (for voice and quadraphonic tape).
Oto for solo piano. 60min.
Vertical Features for solo amplified mandolin. Duration indeterminate.  
Entropy of Cigarette Butts Across the Universe 12min  for solo amplified violin.  
Theatre in Music  20min
Introit: Vox Boombox Remixus 3min 25sec boombox solo.
Diastema (for Solo Tuba) - 10min 30sec
Shinju for carillon. 3min
Soliloquy for Violin 1997. 3min
An Idea of Order for organ. 6min 20sec
Aquarelle Fantaisie  piano. 4min

VOCAL
Komorebi (2015) 8min  For Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart (amplified voices: S, S, MS, T, B, B) 
Prologue to a Thousand Years (2014) 6min30sec.  SSAABBBB for a video work by Ira Eduardova
A lettrist bottle, a fountain of everything I’ve ever intended to say, may it reach you on your desert island, that we may start anew for Volti. 7min30sec
Shiroi Ishi for The Hilliard Ensemble. 11min.
White Stone  SSAA girls choir. 3min 30sec
Beckett Song  for solo voice. 7min
La Cles des Chants  high voice and piano. 11min.

WORKS FOR SELF (vocals +/- Laptop):
Reverse Swastikas Mark the Place of Buddhist Temples, for singer and Max/MSP (with wireless mic and iPhone controller)
Love requited but unfulfilled, under the stars, Sukkeien Garden, Hiroshima, Sunday, August 4, 1945, 12 hours before the bomb 14min21sec
for Onda [Ken Ueno , voice; Hillary Zipper, violin; Tim Feeney, perc.], 
Huyu no Hana for Onda [Ken Ueno, voice; Hillary Zipper, violin; Tim Feeney percussion],
Zatsuon no Kaze, for Onda [Ken Ueno, voice; Hillary Zipper, violin; Tim Feeney percussion],
Kage-Uta  Ken Ueno, throat-singing + Max/Msp (NWEAMO festival, Portland, OR)
Shiroi Haru no Hana 12min15sec.  Onda
a thick band of gray, a line that elides the end of day into the beginning of night  for singer (extended voice) and Max/MSP (with SPAT and La Kitchen sensors)

STAGE WORKS
Leakage for 8-channel tape and on-stage performer. 10min
Music for Oswald's Triptych electronic music 20min for first internet simulcast theatre production in America.