Crème Brûlée
for orchestra
2017
7' - for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
Crème Brûlée morphs slowly between the world of Gérard Grisey with spectral bursts created with IRCAM's Orchids and the one of Steve Reich with a steady and repetitive patterns.
Lacrimosa
for string orchestra (4, 4, 3, 3, 1)
2016
15' - for Shattered Glass
Lacrimosa is in two main movements in which all the instrument are divisi, i.e. 14 individual parts
0556022088
for fl, picc, cl, vn, va, vc, db, vib, perc
2013
10' - for the NYU contemporary ensemble
0556022088 was composed for the NYU contemporary ensemble in 2013 and was an attempt to explore things I've never done before.
Hommage à Baligh Hamdi
for fl, cl, vn, vc, pia, hp, egtr, 2 sopranos
2012
8' - for Wild Rumpus
Baligh Hamdi was an Egyptian composer who wrote many of Egypt's most fantastic songs. Hommage à Baligh Hamdi is in three parts and requires the 2 singers to remain seated for the first half while holding a white handkerchief, mimicking Oum Kalthoum's stage presence.