- violinist
- violist
- countertenor
- composer
- improviser
List of Works
- Lullaby for Madeline for solo marimba, 5’ (2008)
commissioned by Payton MacDonald
- An Advent Song for treble choir and organ, 5’ (2008)
commissioned by Robert Ridgell and the Trinity on Wall Street Choristers (text by Christopher Smart)
- In a Distant Place for recorder, 2 flutes, vibes, 4-hands piano & strings, 8’ (2008)
commissioned by the Bloomingdale School of Music
- Psalm 118 for mixed choir, children’s choir, brass quintet and organ, 4’ (2008)
commissioned by Trinity on Wall Street for Easter Sunday 2008 (dedicated to Owen Burdick)
- early music (for a saturday) for CD, 5’ (2008)
- Unspeakable Truths for viola and CD, 8’45 (2007)
commissioned by Nadia Sirota
- no for mezzo-soprano and CD, 5’45 (2007)
commissioned by Abby Fischer
- You Could Hear It Touch the Viking for solo viola, 5’10 (2007)
commissioned by Eric Nowlin
- lost hope for CD, 3’45 (2007)
- By Way of Force for solo piano, 5’ (2007)
dedicated to George W. Bush
- “Li2CO3” by Venetian Snares (arr. Caleb Burhans) for chamber orchestra, 4’ (2007)
commissioned by Alarm Will Sound
- A Moment for Kurt Cobain for CD, 1'15 (2006)
- A Moment for Elliott Smith for flute and CD, 5’30 (2006)
for Kelli Kathman
- Escape Wisconsin for solo alto saxophone, 3’30 (2006)
commissioned as part of the Albany Symphony's Capital Heritage Commissions Project
- 1960 #1 for CD, 6’ (2006)
- The Things Left Unsaid for cello octet, 8' (2006)
commissioned by the Tarab Cello Ensemble
- Walk Through the Valley of Dead Flowers for violin and CD, 12' (2006)
commissioned by Yuki Numata
- Glimmer for string orchestra, 5'30 (2006)
commissioned by Miles Brown and the Kings Park High School String Orchestra
- Coast from "Hoodoo Zephyr" by John Adams (arr. Caleb Burhans) for chamber orchestra, 10' (2006)
commissioned by Alarm Will Sound and Carnegie Hall
- Gatekeeper for horn, trombone and tuba, 10' (2005)
commissioned by Scalene
- Keymaster for flute, viola and harp, 7'30 (2005)
commissioned by Janus
- Tuba mirum (in tempora belli) for solo trombone, 8' (2005)
commissioned by James Hirschfeld
- Time to Spare for clarinet, cello and vibraphone, 4' (2005)
commissioned by the Anechoic Ensemble
- As Desperation Sets In for clarinet and piano, 10' (2005)
commissioned by Bill Kalinkos
- May you know Almighty grace... for soprano, alto, tenor and organ, 3' (2005)
text: Laura Dunbar, commissioned by St.Paul's Episcopal Church (Rochester, NY)
- “Iceman Stole the Sun” for chamber orchestra, 8' (2005)
commissioned by the Dogs of Desire
- “Cliffs” by Aphex Twin (arr. Caleb Burhans) for chamber orchestra, 7'30 (2004)
commissioned by Alarm Will Sound
- “Blue Calx” by Aphex Twin (arr. Caleb Burhans) for chamber orchestra, 7'30 (2004)
commissioned by Alarm Will Sound
- Nunc dimittis for Treble Choir and Organ, 3'30 (2004)
commissioned by St. Paul's Episcopal Church's Youth Choirs (Rochester, NY)
- Magnificat for Treble Choir and Organ, 5'30 (2004)
commissioned by St. Paul's Episcopal Church's Youth Choirs (Rochester, NY)
- Time Well Spent for voice and marimba, 6' (2004)
commissioned by Jonathan Shapiro
- A Moment for Nick Drake for solo piano or e.guitar, 8' (2004)
dedicated to the memory of Nick Drake
- Down to Earth for solo cello, 6' (2003)
commissioned by Susie Kelly
- In Time of Desperation for solo piano, 6' (2003)
dedicated to the memory of Luciano Berio and my father
- Glimpses of Mars for solo bass, 17' (2003)
commissioned by PJ Kelly
- On the Wings of Mercury for oboe and viola, 5' (2003)
commissioned by Alice Caplow-Sparks
- Amidst Neptune for chamber orchestra, 12' (2003)
dedicated to Brad Lubman
- Going Home To Venus for solo viola, 8' (2002)
dedicated to John Graham
- Moon Over Pluto for whistler/oboe and rock band, 22' (2002)
dedicated to Shelia McNally and Dialects
- Upon Leaving Jupiter for e.bass and synth, 17' (2002)
commissioned by Doug Bistrow
- A Moment at the Rothko Chapel for solo piano or guitar, 12' (2002)
- Becoming Autumn for solo harp or piano, 10' (2002)
dedicated to Katie Buckley
- Caprices 1-8 for solo e.guitar, 90' (2001-2002)
for Grey McMurray
- Plains of Saturn for 3 alto saxes, 2 e.bass' and 2 drumsets, 10' (2001)
dedicated to Grey McMurray
- In a Space Between Time for violin or piano or 2 e.guitars or 2 vibes, 17' (2001)
dedicated to Terra Peach and Napoleon Listerud
- OM double concerto for e.guitar, bass and orchestra, 12' (2000)
dedicated to Grey McMurray and Colin Chatfield
- 2 Preludes for solo organ, 8' (2000)
- At a Moments Notice for string quartet and marimba, 10' (1999)
commissioned by Matt Witten
- Another Afternoon in Janesville, WI for countertenor, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and cello, 7' (1998)
text: Adam Page
- A Poem Written for the Concrete Beneath the Bridge for mezzo and piano, 12' (1998)
text: Ellen Crow, for Martha Cluver
- So It Goes for violin and alto flute, 15' (1996)
commissioned by Alison and Al Jewer
- What a Shame for 2 violins, 3' (1994)