WORKS
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Fifth Quartet (20′); Fromm Foundation Commission for the Lydian Quartet, Premiered, Boston, February 5, 2022 Program Note
…il ne reste que vous…, fragment for violin and cello (8′); premiered March 11, 2018 by Nurit Pacht and Caroline Stinson, Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor, NY, on Weekend of Chamber Music spring series
Ce morceau de tissu, for 2 string quartets (16′), commissioned by the LARK Quartet through the Mai Family Foundation and the Thelma Hunter Fund of the American Composers Forum; premiered by the current and founding members of the LARK at Carnegie, Weill Hall, May 1, 2017; performed on the Schubert Club Series, St. Paul, MN, April 15, 2018
Hexacorda mollia, for string quartet (12′), commissioned by the Syracuse Soft Matter Program, Syracuse University, for the JACK Quartet; premiered by JACK, Soft and Active Matter Conference, Syracuse, June, 2016
Down/Up, for ob., vn., va., vc. (11′), commissioned by Peggy Pearson and Winsor Music; premiered by Winsor Music, Boston, April 12, 2014; to be performed by by Peggy Pearson and WCM trio in NYC, March, 2016
Genome of the Soul, for string quartet, 2 vns., va., vc. (11′), commissioned by Light Work Gallery, for video artist Barry Anderson; premiered at Light Work, September 29th, 09
My Penelope (String Quartet no. 4), (23′), commissioned by the Degas Quartet, to be premiered by the Degas on the NOCCA Center Stage Series, NOCCA Riverfront, New Orleans, November 3, 2006
Soon, the Rosy-Fingered Dawn, vn., va., vc. (13′), composed for the Athabasca Trio, premiered by the Athabasca, New York City, January 28, 2006; performed by the Athabasca, New York, May, 2006; to be performed by the Athabasca on the Trinity Church Concerts at One series, October 30, 2006
Stretched on the Beauty, 4 ‘cellos (8’), composed for CELLO; premiered by CELLO in Stockton, CA, October, 2004; performed since by CELLO in Dayton, OH, North Bergen, N.J., and in Syracuse; performed by the San Francisco ‘Cello Quartet, January 18, ’09 |
Third String Quartet (18′), commissioned by Dickinson College for the Corigliano Quartet; premiered by the Corigliano as part of the American Vanguard Festival, Dickinson, 2003; performed by the Corigliano in Cleveland, October, 2003; in Boston, at MIT, April, 2004
Legacy, st. qt. (7′); commissioned by Planned Parenthood Center of Syracuse for the Cassatt Quartet, and by the Summit Institute of Park City, Utah, for the Corigliano Quartet; premiered by the Cassatt Quartet, April 1998, Syracuse; full version premiered by the Corigliano Quartet, July,1999, Park City; numerous performances by the Corigliano since 1999; recorded by the Coriliano on CRI/New World
Second String Quartet, (25′); commissioned by the Caramoor Center for the Arts for the Cassatt Quartet; premiered by the Cassatt at Caramoor, April, 1993; performed by the Cassatt at the Sonoklect Festival, 1994, and at Syracuse University, 1995; recorded by the Cassatt for CRI/New World
I Want to Go With the Wolves, for string quartet and antiphonal howling children (6’); commissioned by the Caramoor Center for the Cassatt Quartet; premiered by the Cassatt at Caramoor, November 1990; hundreds of performances since that time by the Cassatt and other quartets
Au dessus de la pensée, vc., pf. (8′), for Caroline Stinson & Ieva Jokubaviciute; premiered 1/28/2023
Now, the Fire, Movement for piano quartet after James Baldwin (12′), commissioned by the Rudersdal Kammersolister; premiered in January 2020, Copenhagen
Floating Bridge, for piano quintet, pf., 2 vns., va., vc. (11′), commissioned by the Token Creek Chamber Music Festival; based on a story of Alice Munro, and dedicated to John and Rosemary Harbison; premiered at Token Creek, August, 2013; Performed at Weekend of Chamber Music, July, 2014; Performed by Open End at Rudersdal Somerkoncerter, Copenhagen, August, 2014
Catenary, vc., pf. (11′), commissioned by Robert Burkhart; premiered by Robert Burkhart and Blair McMillen at the Rose Studio, Lincoln Center, New York, January 12th ’08; recorded by Burkhart and McMillen in February for release later in ’08.
Tales of Home, for piano trio, vn., vc., pf. (12′), for Open End; premiered in New York, January 17th, 07; performed again in New York and Syracuse, May, 08
Inventory of Terrors, for piano quintet, 2 vns., va., vc., pf. (15′), for Open End; premiered by Open End in New York, May 14th 09
Elle s’enfuit (Encore-Fugue for viola and piano), va., pf. (8′), commissioned by Melia Watras; premiered by Ms. Watras and pianist Kimberly Russ, October 28th, 08, Meany Hall, Seattle
Law of Motion, vn., vc., pf. (16′), commissioned by Buglisi-Foreman Dance; premiered at the Joyce Theatre, New York City, March, 2003
Livre, vc., pf. (11′), for Caroline Stinson; premiered by Ms. Stinson in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2002; performed on the Encounters Series, College of Staten Island, 2002; performed at the Villa Rossa, Florence, Italy, January 16, 2006; performed by Ms. Stinson & Mary Jo Carrabré at the Winnipeg Symphony Centara Corp. New Music Festival, February 15, 2006, Winnipeg, Manitoba; numerous performances including Paul Hall, Juilliard, November 2, 2014
Langue et parole, vn., pf. (12′), for the Seal Bay Festival; premiered at Seal Bay, June 2001 by the composer and pianist Adrienne Kim; performed at Weill Hall, New York City, by Lisa Tipton and Adrienne Kim, February, 2002; performed at Greenwich House, New York City, by violinist Victoria Paterson; performed by Open End, Tenri Cultural Institute, New York, June, 2005
Story-Sonata, va., pf. (15′); commissioned by violist Roberta Crawford; performed by Ms. Crawford and pianist Michael Salmirs at SUNY Binghamton, March, 1991; performed by the Crawford/Salmirs duo numerous times, including New York City, April, 2002; performed by violist Michiko Oshima at the Seal Bay Festival,June, 1996; performed by Ms. Oshima in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, 2000
Rue des femmes disaprues…, for fl., ob., vn., vc., 2 gt. (13′), for Cygnus; premiered by Cygnus, November 2019, Sacramento
Summer, cl., vn., vc., pf. (9′), commissioned by Ensemble Nordlys of Denmark; premiered on August 8th, 2012 in Copenhagen; in New York November 9th, 2012 by Ensemble Nordlys
An Oracle Unheard, 10 Dramatic Movements after Herodotus, narr.; cl., vn., vc., va., pf. (25′), commissioned by the Finger Lakes Chamber Ensemble; premiered on September 23rd, 2012 in Lodi, NY, by the FLCE
Souffrir/symphonier, fl., ob., 2 gt., vn., vc. (10′), commissioned by Cygnus; Premiered April 29th 2013 on Cutting Edge Concerts, Thalia Theatre, Symphony Space, New York; to be performed by Cygnus, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, November 8, 2015
One Kindness, cl., vn., vc., pf. (14′), commissioned by Ensemble Nordlys of Denmark; premiered on March 3rd, 2010 in Copenhagen, and in New York by Ensemble Nordlys; numerous performances since; recorded by Ensemble Nordlys on Troy CD 1307
Catena di cuori, fl., pf. (6′), for flutist Mario Caroli; premiered by Mario Caroli at the Akiyoshidai Contemporary Music Festival, Akiyoshidai, Japan, August, ’08
Exorcist, sax., gt., perc., pf. (12′), commissioned by Flexible Music and the Society for New Music with a grant from the Alice Krieble Delmas Foundation; premiered by Flexible Music in New York City at Construction Company Gallery, February 10, 2007; performed in New York and at Bowdoin College in 07-08; performed in Philadelphia on Chamber Music Now!, November 16, ’08; performed at the Red House, Syracuse, December 3, ’08; performed University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne, 2013; performed at the Schwob Center, Columbus State University, Columbus, GA, November, 2014, Paul Hostetter conducting
The Desires of Ghosts, fl., cl., vn., va., pf. (9′); commissioned by Currents, Richmond, VA; premiered in Richmond, October, 2000; numerous performances across the country including the University of Iowa New Music Ensemble and The Empyrean Ensemble, in San Francisco
Pierrot Tells the Time… , fl., cl., vn., va., vc., pc., pf. (9′); composed March, 1997; premiered at Syracuse University, April, 2000; performed by Sequitur at Merkin Hall, New York City, October, 2002 | Program note
Shared Presence (Commune présence), ob., cl., bn., hn., 2 vn., va., vc., pf. (8′); commissioned by the Swannanoa Festival; premiered at Swannanoa North Carolina, August, 1999; performed by Ensemble X, October, 2001
Going… , fl., vn., cbn., cb. (12′); commissioned by Saint Louis Symphony assistant principal double-bassist Carolyn White Buckley; premiered on the symphony’s Discovery series with Donald Erb conducting, February, 1988
Miroir des âmes, deux chansons sur textes de Marguerite Porete, sop., bs.cl., vn/va, cimb.; commissioned by Ensemble Intercolore; to be premiered 08/23, Rencontres musicales des pays du Ventoux
…il ne reste que vous, six chansons sur textes de Patrick Modiano (15′), for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, cimbalom/dulcimer, piano; commissioned by Françoise Kubler and Accroche Note; Premiered, Rencontres d’été de musique de chambre, Strasbourg, France, June 29, 2021
That Human Dream, for six voices, S,MS,CT,T,Bt,B (11′), commissioned by Ekmeles, on a poem of Sally Waggoner; premiered at the DiMenna Center, New York, January 2015; revised 2017, performed at Syracuse University and at DiMenna, January 2017
Deux chansons sur Robert Desnos, sop., vn., or vc. (8′), for Rachel Calloway, Caroline Michel, and Françoise Kubler; premiered in Philadelphia by Ms. Calloway; version with violin premiered in Strasbourg, France, with Françoise Kubler and the composer on violin, July 6, 2012
The Approach, sop., 2 vns., va., vc. (10′)’, commissioned by the Newburyport Chamber Music Festival; to be premiered by soprano Hyunah Yu and the Newburyport Festival String Quartet, August 17th, ’08, Newburyport, MA.
Schneebuch, sop., cl., vn., vc. (9′), on poems of Eva Taylor, for Accroche Note; premiered in Strasbourg, July, 2010; performed in New York City, March, 2011
This Powerful Rhyme, fl./a.fl, cl/b.cl., 2 vns., va., vc., gt./mand., perc., pf., 2 actors, sonnet cycle after Shakespeare (50′), commissioned by Sequitur, premiered by Sequitur, with actors Malcolm & Elizabeth Ingram, at Merkin Hall, New York City, January 30, 2006; performed at the Eastman School of Music, March 2, ’09; performed at the Red House, Syracuse, March 5, ’09; performed Tanglewood, July 20, 2014, John Harbison conducting
Lovely, Lost…, Remembrance for Large Ensemble, for fl., cl., tp., tbn., pc., pf., 2 vns., va., vc.; commissioned by the Seattle Modern Orchestra; to be premiered in ’23-’24
Concerto for Piano, for pf., fl., ob., cl., bn., hn., tp., tbn., pc., hp., 2 vns., va., vc., db.; commissioned by the Seattle Modern Orchestra for Gloria Cheng; premiered by the SMO and Cheng, Julia Tai conducting, Seattle, November 5, 2016; Recorded for Bridge Records, May 13, 2018 Program Note
Goodnight Moon, for soprano and orchestra, 2 fl., ob., 2 cl., 2 bn/cbn., 2 hn., 2 tp., 2 tbn., 3 pc., pf., str. (11′); on the book by Margaret Wise Brown; for soprano Janet Brown and the SUSO conducted by James Tapia; premiered November 1, 2013, Syracuse
Concerto for Guitar, solo gt., fl., cl., tp., tb., 1 pc., 2 vns., va., vc., db. (13′), commissioned by Paul B. Gridley for Ken Meyer, Ensemble X, and the Society for New Music; premiered on October 14th, 2012 in Ithaca, NY, Steven Stucky conducting; and in Syracuse, October 28th, 2012, by the Society for New Music, Cynthia Johnston-Turner conducting, both with soloist Ken Meyer; to be recorded for Bridge Records, May 14, 2018
Concerto for Violin, solo vn., fl., ob., cl., bn., hn., tp., tb., 1 pc., 2 vns., va., vc., db. (19′), for Michael Lim; premiered February 15, 2015 in Seattle by Michael Lim and Philharmonia Northwest, Julia Tai conducting; Recorded for Bridge Records, May 15, 2018 Listen :: Program Note
Program NoteStretched on the Beauty (Concerto for 4 ‘Cellos and Orchestra), (26’); for CELLO and the Syracuse Symphony; premiered November 16, 17 & 18, Syracuse and Clinton, NY | Prgoram Note
Le Même ciel (Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble), (20′); for Frank Campos and the Eastman and Ithaca College Wind Ensembles; premiered at Eastman, December 8, 2004; performed at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra New Music Festival, February 16, 2006 | Program Note
1961 (Fanfare-Essay for Large Orchestra), (10′); commissioned by the Syracuse Symphony for their 40th Anniversary; premiered in Syracuse, November, 2000
This Firmament of Earth, (11′); commissioned by the Syracuse Symphony; premiered over 5 concerts in Syracuse and throughout northern New York state, May 1999 **
Symphony no. 2, (25′); commissioned by the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic of Zlin, Czech Republic; premiered in Zlin, November, 1996; recorded by the Martinu Philharmonic for CRI/New World **
The Train, (11′); premiered by the Denver Symphony, January, 1988; performed since by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, November 1989; the Syracuse Symphony, March, 1994; the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, April, 2000 **
Symphony no. 1, (16′); public reading by the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra with Leonard Slatkin conducting, ASOL New Music Project, January, 1987
My Penelope, string orchestra version (23′); premiered by the Academy of St. Martins-in-the-Fields, David Curtis conducting; Spring Sounds Festival, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, May 3, 2008
Anima Mea, for 14 players (16′); commissioned by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble; premiered Pittsburgh, October, 1991; performed numerous times since, including at USC and North Carolina School for the Arts
The Father and Mother Begotten, cantata for sop., bar., cho., 2 tp., pf., hp., strings (22′); commissioned by Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis, MN; premiered in Minneapolis by the Hennepin Choir and Orchestra, May 1991
Le Nom (Upperline), solo vc. (9′); for Caroline Stinson; premiered by Ms. Stinson at the Winnipeg Symphony Centaura Corporation International New Music Festival, February 13, 2006; performed at NOCCA Riverfront, New Orleans, November 3, 2006; performed at Juilliard, New York City, February 26, 2007 | Program Note
Collines parmi étoiles… , solo va. (8′), commissioned by violist Melia Watras; premiered by Ms. Watras in New York City, April, 2003; performed in New York at Hunter College, October, 2003; Recorded by Ms. Watras on Fleur du son CD 57962
Le Noir, la lune, le train, solo vc., (7′); commissioned by ‘cellist Ariane Lallemand; premiered by Ms. Lallemand at Greenwich Music House, New York City, February, 2000; performed by Ms. Lallemand at Music Under Construction, New York, April 2000; at Merkin Hall, New York City, May 2002
Trois nocturnes (12′), commissioned by Molly Morkoski through the Aaron Copland House; premiered June 2020, Eastern Carolina Online Piano Festival
…and Maura brought me cookies (Remembering Steve) (3′); commissioned by Gloria Cheng as part of Garlands for Steven Stucky; premiered in Los Angeles, October, 2017, and over 3 nights in New York, at Brown University, and at the Cooperage in Honesdale, PA, November 10 – 12, 2017; recorded for Bridge Records
Nocturne (La nuit a Nouvelle Orléans, 1974) (9′), commissioned by Molly Morkoski; premiered by Ms. Morkoski, Lehman College, NYC, February 23, 2015; performed at the Cooperage, Honesdale PA, July 11, 2015
La Folie (Fantasme on a Ground) (9′), commissioned by Piano Spheres for Gloria Cheng; premiered by Ms. Cheng, Zipper Hall, Los Angeles, October 13th, 09
In the Year of the Uroburos (15′); for Gloria Cheng; premiered in Syracuse by Ms. Cheng on a concert by the California EAR Unit, February 1994; performed by Ms. Cheng in Los Angeles, November, 1997
Songbook (12′); performed by Gloria Cheng at the Eastman School of Music, February,1999; performed by Molly Morkoski on Cutting Edge Concerts, Symphony Space, New York, March, 09; performed by Ms. Morkoski at the Tenri Institute, New York, May 14th, 09
Music for Antigone, Theatre Cornell, Ithaca, New York, 2003
Nosferatu, orchestral score for F.W. Murnau’s film; premiered with the film, Syracuse, October, 1999
Blood Wedding, music for Lorca’s play; Syracuse, 2000
And Many Happy Returns, film by Owen Shapiro, 1996; prizewinner, Berlin Film Festival, 1997; Black Mariah Film Festival, 1997
Polyphony of the Beasts, for Seven Players and Puppet Theatre, with Open Hand Theatre of Syracuse; premiered in Syracuse, March, 1987
Music for Murder in the Cathedral, Syracuse, 1987
Granby’s Primates, documentary film for PBS, 1982
En un mundo pacifico, co-composed with the students of Lincoln Magnet School,Syracuse, 1998
What My Dreams Tell Me, for chorus and orchestra, co-composed with the students of Edward Smith Elementary School, Syracuse, 1995
The Water of Life, opera based on a libretto by students at Danforth Elementary School, Syracuse; produced at Danforth School, 1989
Love, Hate and Jealousy, opera based on a libretto by students at H.W. Smith Middle School, Syracuse; produced at H.W. Smith, 1989