• acoustic

    • All Things Are Not Equal

      2012-2013

      Above: Sinfonietta edition, performed by Ensemble Signal, June in Buffalo, 2013
      Below: Original edition, performed by Black House Collective, August 2012

    • Cake

      2009

      One act opera in three scenes.
      Libretto adapted from a short story by Eileen Wiedbrauk

    • Dance of Disillusionment and Despair

      2012

      Pierrot plus percussion
      Libretto by Jacob Garbe Featuring members of Curiosity Cabinet, at the CUNY New Music Festival, 2011. Conducted by Whitney George

    • def I-suddenly(self)

      2015

      for String Quartet
      Performance by Quartetto Indaco.
      At highSCORE Festival, Pavia, Italy
      Full Title:
      def I-suddenly(self):
      realized = {}

    • Street Cleaning

      2011

      For 5 or more players, best with 7+
      First performance, Black House Collective, 2011

    • TDRM

      2013-2014

      Buy the album on CDBaby
      Or iTunes
      duo seXny was started in New York City in 2013 by Swedish percussionist Patrik Samuelson (the se in seXny) and trombonist David Whitwell (the ny in seXny). Sharing an interest in new music, the group was coached at Manhattan School of Music by acclaimed violinist Curtis MaComber, and immediately began their first project, a commission for composer and Swedish Fulbright fellow John Chittum, resulting in their first EP, “TDRM: The Posthumous Music of John Chittum”, available on iTunes. The duo seeks to strengthen and broaden the relationship between the musical communities of Stockholm and New York City, serving as ambassadors and bridges for new collaborations across the Atlantic.

    • You Can't See the Stars in the City

      2012

      For Jazz Combo
      Performed by members of Black House Collective
      Fluid Fracture event, August 2012

  • electronic

    • A Little Noise in the Trombone

      2007

      Trombone and Interactive Electronics via Pure Data.
      Written for and performed by David Whitwell

    • Beijing 2008

      2008

      Stereo Fixed Media. Written for the Beijing Olympics, and the questionable things happening there and in the USA.

    • I Do Good at Grammar

      2008

      For Voice and Electronics. Sara Dougherty, vocalist. All text taken from actual papers provided by friends that teach English, except one. Attempt to discern which is the false sentence.

    • It Was Raining

      2010

      for voice and live electronics via Ableton Live.
      Performance by Sarah E. Fox and John Chittum.

    • Putney Chutney

      2012

      Free download available from Irritable Hedgehog
      25 minute stere fixed media. Commissioned by David McIntire and Irritable Hedgehog for the Putney Project. Played several times, whenver 25 minutes of music are needed.

  • other

    • The Machine the Sneetches Built

      2013

      The Machine the Sneetches Built
      Collaborative installation with Bobby Zokaites.
      What happened after Mr. Sylvester McMonkey McBean’s Star Machines stopped working in spectacular fashion? What would have happened if there were pieces left over on the beach? In their new found friendship, the Sneetches may have used those pieces to create new ways ot have fun.

    • Troll Trouble

      2010

      Video, story, and idea by Liz Long. A short animated film. Fun idea to do most of the video without dialogue.