Selected Works

Interdisciplinary / Multimedia

Patterns from Nature (2023–26)
Duration: ~45 min (4 movements)
Instrumentation: Fl (Picc, Afl, Bfl), Cl, Bn, Tpt, Hn, Tbn, Perc, Pno, Dr, Str Qt, Db, Film

Featured soloists drawn from the ensemble:
I. Branches: Pno
II. Flow: Str Qt; Perc
III. Cracks: Cl; Db
IV. Ripples: T. Sax; Tbn

Large-scale multimedia work integrating music, film, and physics, developed in collaboration with physicist Stephen Morris.
Film by Tina de Groot, Lee Hutzulak, Gita Blak, and Udo Prinsen.
Premiered: Hunter College, New York (Oct 2023); Isabel Bader Theatre, Toronto (Nov 2023).
Adaptable for full orchestra.
Recording available on Patterns from Nature (Whirlwind Recordings, 2026).

String Orchestra / Chamber Orchestra

The Way of Water (2024–26)
Duration: ~38 min (three works by the composer)
Instrumentation: Fl (Picc, Rec), Cl (Bcl), Hn, Perc, Pno, T. Sax, Dr, Str Orch (18), Db

Co-led project with Florian Hoefner.
Works by Quinsin Nachoff: Tides (~13 min); Sterna Paradisae (~13 min); Supercell (~12 min).
Premiered: Studio Piccolo, Montréal (Oct 9, 2024) as part of L’OFF Festival de Jazz de Montréal.
Adaptable for full orchestra.
Recording forthcoming on ALMA Records.

Large Ensemble

Pivotal Arc (2018–20)
Duration: ~15 min
Instrumentation: T. Sax Solo; Picc/Fl/Cl/S. Sax, Cl/T. Sax, Bcl, 2 Tpt, Tbn, B. Tbn, Vib, Dr, Str Qt, Db

Large-ensemble work from the Pivotal Arc cycle.
Premiered: Salle Gesù, Montréal (Nov 2018).
Adaptable for full orchestra.
Recording available on Pivotal Arc (Whirlwind Recordings, 2020).

Concertos

Winding Tessellations (2017, rev. 2023)
Duration: ~20 min (3 movements)
Instrumentation: T. Sax Solo, Fl (Picc, Afl, Bfl), Cl, Bn, Tpt, Hn, Tbn, Perc, Pno, Str Qt, Db

Saxophone Concerto.
Commissioned by Turning Point Ensemble.
Compositional material drawn from experimental crack-pattern data developed with physicist Stephen Morris.
Optional visual component: projection by Lee Hutzulak.
Premiered: Vancouver International Jazz Festival (June 2017).
Recording available on Patterns from Nature (Whirlwind Recordings, 2026).

Violin Concerto (2018)
Duration: ~46 min (3 movements)
Instrumentation: Vln Solo; Picc/Fl/Cl/S. Sax, Cl/T. Sax, Bcl, 2 Tpt, Tbn, B. Tbn, Vib, Dr, Str Qt, Db

Commissioned by Nathalie Bonin through the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Premiered: Salle Gesù, Montréal (Nov 2018).
Adaptable for full orchestra.
Recording available on Pivotal Arc (Whirlwind Recordings, 2020).

Chamber

Stars and Constellations (2023)
Duration: ~52 min (3 works)

Scorpio (~19 min): T. Sax, Db, Dr, Str Qt
Pendulum (~14 min): T. Sax, Db, Dr, 2 Str Qt (L–R)
Sagittarius (~20 min): T. Sax, Db, Dr, Str Qt

Recording available on Stars and Constellations (Adhyâropa Records, 2023).

String Quartet No. 2 (in progress)
Duration: TBD
Instrumentation: 2 Vln, Vla, Vc

Commissioned by Molinari String Quartet through the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Premiere planned January 2027.

String Quartet (2018)
Duration: ~16 min (4 movements)
Instrumentation: 2 Vln, Vla, Vc

From the Pivotal Arc cycle.
Commissioned by Molinari String Quartet through the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Each movement functions as a miniature concerto for one member of the quartet.
Premiered: Salle Gesù, Montréal (Nov 2018).
Recording available on Pivotal Arc (Whirlwind Recordings, 2020).
Score available for purchase.