Selected streaming recent compositions - click on title to listen
ensemble works
For 17 instruments (2012) 15min fl/alt fl, bass cl, FH, Eb tuba, vib, 6 vln, 3 vla, 2 vc, cb performed by the Eco Ensemble: David Milnes, conductor; Stacey Pelinka, fl; Peter Josheff, bc; Alicia Telford, FH; Francis Upton, tba; Loren Mach, vib; Antoine van Dongen, Hrabba Atladottir, Dagenais Smiley, April Paik, Dan Flanagan, David Ryther, vln; Ellen Ruth Rose, Darcy Rindt, Stephanie Ng, vla; Leighton Fong, Vanessa Ruotolo, vc; Richard Worn, cb
This work involves spatialization of the instrumental choirs - for the premiere, members of the audience were invited to sit onstage in the midst of the instruments - the remainder stayed in their seats in the hall.
Eco Ensemble, Herz Hall,University of California, Berkeley — December 2012 photo by Becky Kemper
String Quartet (Study no. 5) — First Movement — (2006) 5min Recorded by The Presidio Quartet David Ryther, Deborah Katz, vl; Victor L. Lowrie, vla; Kathryn Thompson, vc Premiere: February 23, Berkely Arts Center; Berkeley, CA. The Presidio Quartet
micrOpera A micro-opera in 3 acts, dedicated to Anton Webern (2007) 4min Commissioned by the sfSoundGroup for their Small Packages concert. Premiered: August 28, 2007. ODC, San Francisco, CA.
solo works +/- electroacoustics
Bracken Tongues Wept (2014) 20min piano and autonomous metal percussion and viola
Matthew Goodheart, piano; San Francisco Community Music Center, July 19, 2012. Outsound archival video.
For Clarinet and Metal Percussion — Excerpt — (2010) 4min clarinet and computer controlled metal percussion Matt Ingalls, clarinet;December 12, 2010. Herz Concert Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
for bass (2008-9) 20min
Richard Worn, bass; CNMAT, UC Berkeley, November, 2010
Premiere: April 20, 2009. Herz Concert Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. Richard Worn, bass
complete list of compositions:
(All pieces published by Evolving Door Music (BMI) unless otherwise indicated. Compositions are listed in reverse chronological order. Performances listed indicate first performances.)
for large ensemble (5+)
For 17 instruments (2012) 15min
(fl, bc, FH, tba, vibes, 6 vln, 3 vla, 2 vc, cb)
Premiere: Dec 11, 2012. Herz Hall, Berkeley, CA. Eco Ensemble.
Self Portrait (2008) 6min
(voice, fl, clar, vln, vc, pno)
Premiere: March 8, 2009. Unitarian Universalist Church, Kensington, CA. Sounds New.
Commissioned by the American Composer’s Forum.
Study no. 6b (2007) 10min
(clar, EH, tpt, tb, vln, vla, vc, cb)
Premiere: March 18, 2007. ODC, San Francisco, CA. sfSound Group.
Study no. 6 (2006) 8min
(clar, tpt,, EH, vln, vla, vc)
Premiere: May 19, 2006. Trinity Church, Berkeley, CA.
Commissioned by the American Composer’s Forum.
Study no. 3 (Pulses) (2004) 8min
for fifteen tuned wine glasses and eight performers
Recorded: April, 2004
Concerto for Alto Sax (2002) 10min
(alto sax soloist, fl, cl, tpt, tmb, sax 4tet, amplified strings, 2 perc. No. of players variable.)
Premiere: yet to be performed
For Small Ensemble (2-4 players)
Two (2011) 5min
(for 2 Bb trumpets or cornets)
Premiere: yet to be performed
String Quartet (Study no. 5) (2006) 16min
Premiere: February 23, 2006. Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA. Presidio Ensemble.
Study no. 4 (Impartiels) (2005)
vc, vib
Premiere: May 7, 2005. Trinity Chapel, Berkeley, CA. Victoria Ehrlich, vc; William Winant, vib.
Study no. 2 (2003) 11min
String quartet
Recorded August, 2005.
Study no. 1 (2003) 10min
vla, vc, 2 cb
Premiere: yet to be performed
Movement for String Quartet (2000)
Premiere: yet to be performed
solo works
Vexation Variations (2013) 20min
(piano and autonomous viola)
Premiere: March 23, Vexations [Re-Vexed]; Berkeley Arts Festival, Berkeley, CA Matthew Goodheart, piano
for piano and metal percussion (2012) 20min
(computer controlled metal percussion, bowed cymbals)
Premiere: September 23, Music for People and Thingamajigs Festival, Oakland, CA. Matthew Goodheart, controllers and bowed percussion
Metal Work (2011) 20min
(computer controlled metal percussion, bowed cymbals)
Premiere: September 23, Music for People and Thingamajigs Festival, Oakland, CA. Matthew Goodheart, controllers and bowed percussion.
For Clarinet and Metal Percussion (2010) 14min
(clar, computer controlled metal percussion)
Premiere: December 12, 2010. Herz Concert Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. Matt Ingalls, clarinet.
Carillon Piece, 2009 (2009) 2min
Premiere: April 20, 2009. Sather Tower, U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, Ca. Tiffany Ng, carillon.
CymbalTalk (2010) 10min
(computer controlled metal percussion)
Premiere: May 27, Axel Obiger Gallery, Berlin. Matthew Goodheart, controllers.
For Bass(2008-9) 18min
solo contrabass
Premiere: April 20, 2009. Herz Concert Hall, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. Richard Worn, Bass.
Do Birds Ever Dream of Falling? (2001) 45min
For piano and acoustic space
Premiere: September 23, 2001. Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA. Matthew Goodheart, pno.
For Percussionist No. 1 (2000) 6min
Premiere: August 8, 2000. The Jazz House, Berkeley, CA. Garth Powell, perc.
First Draft (2000) 4min
for solo percussion
Premiere: yet to be performed
Five Images for piano solo (1998) 6min
Premiere: September 20, 1998. Beanbender’s, Berkeley, CA. Matthew Goodheart, pno
Three Short Works for Viola Solo(1996) 4min
Premiered: October 25, 1996. Mills College Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA. Tara Flandreau, vla.
Piano Piece, 19954min
Premiere: March 8, 1996. Beanbender’s, Berkeley, CA. Matthew Goodheart, pno
vocal/theatrical
micrOpera (2007) 4min
A micro-opera in 3 acts, dedicated to Anton Webern
(sop voice, ob, clar, as, ts, tpt, tmb, vln, vla, vc, pno 4-hands)
Premiere: August 28, 2007. ODC, San Francisco, CA. sfSound Group.
Scenes from Childhood (2000) 4min
for soprano voice and piano
An Ark for Lawrence Durrell (1998) 4 min
for alto voice and piano, text by Robert Duncan
Recorded: August, 1998
For Annea Lockwood (1996) 9min
for brass trio and the recorded voice of Annea Lockwood
Premiered: October 25, 1996. Mills College Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA. Tom Dambly, tpt; Mara Fox, Toyoji Tomita, tmb.
In Memory Of. . .(1995) 15min
for soprano voice and piano
Premiere: October 25, 1996. Mills College Concert Hall, Mills College, Oakland, CA. Shannon Callahan, voice; Matthew Goodheart, piano
recorded jazz/structured improvisational works
Notated Memory (2010)
Recorded: Zen Widow with guest Wadada Leo Smith; 2010 pfMentum (CD069): 2011
Musa Physics (2010)
Recorded: Zen Widow with guest Wadada Leo Smith; 2010 pfMentum (CD069): 2011
Folk Song (2003)
Recorded: Zen Widow, Zen Widow (Em 022); 2004
Accumulations No. 1 and 2 (1999)
Recorded: Goodheart/Allen/Powell; I Can Climb a Tree, (RoCo 032); 2002
In From the Dark, Laughing (1999)
Recorded: Goodheart/Duval; Crossings(CJR 1110);2000
Intertextual Reference (1997)
Recorded: Glenn Spearman Trio; First & Last (MTE015); 1998
Melody for Wadada (1997)
Recorded: Smith/Goodheart; Crossings(CJR 1100);1999
