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October 22, 2009
Attitude for string orchestra
Shelby High School Chamber Orchestra, John Champney, Director
Shelby H.S., Shelby, NC
November 6, 2009 [Festival
of American Music, Sacramento, CA, 8:00pm]
November 7, 2009 [Mondavi Studio Theatre, Davis, CA, 7:00pm]
Passed Time for brass quintet
Meridian Arts
Ensemble
November 8, 2009 [Festival
of American Music, Sacramento, CA, 8:00pm]
November 15, 2009 [Mondavi Studio Theatre, Davis, CA, 7:00pm]
Marginalia for string quartet [premiere]
Empyrean Ensemble
November 18, 2009
echoes, shadows for piano and pre-recorded sound
Aleck
Karis, piano
Conrad Prebys Concert Hall, 9500 Gilman Dr., La Jolla, CA
February 28, 2010
new work (in progress) for orchestra
East Carolina University Symphony Orchestra
Jorge Richter, Director
NewMusic@ECU Festival
Wright Auditorium, Greenville, NC
new work (in progress) for soprano and pre-recorded sounds
Louise
Toppin, soprano
based on poetry of E. E. Cummings
new work (in progress) for orchestra
East Carolina University Symphony Orchestra
Jorge Richter, Director
NewMusic@ECU Festival,
Greenville, NC
February 28, 2010 premiere
new work (in progress) for soprano and pre-recorded sounds
Louise
Toppin, soprano
based on poetry of E. E. Cummings
premiere to be announced
Marginalia for string quartet (2009)
Commissioned by the Empyrean Ensemble
November 8, 2009 premiere, Festival
of American Music, Sacramento, CA; Empyrean Ensemble
November 15, 2009; Mondavi Studio Theatre, Davis, CA; Empyrean Ensemble
Hrabba Atladottir, Gloria Justen, vln; Ellen Ruth Rose, vla; Leighton Fong,
vc
echoes,
shadows
(2008) for piano & pre-recorded sound; 11 minutes
Commissioned by UNC School of the Arts
October 11, 2008 premiere, UNC-School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC;
November 18, 2009, Conrad Prebys Concert Hall, La Jolla, CA
Aleck
Karis, piano
Time As A Fly
(2008) for string quintet; 13 minutes
Commissioned by Four
Seasons Chamber Music Festival
April 24-25, 2008 premiere, A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall, Greenville, NC;
Elina Vahala & Ara Gregorian, violin; Hsin-Yun Huang & Melissa
Reardon,
viola; Raman Ramakrishnan, cello
Listen to the premiere
Aphorisms
(2007) for piano solo; 8 minutes
See the score; Listen to midi
renditions of mvt
I, mvt II, mvt
III
Commissioned by NC Music Teachers
Association
October 21, 2007 premiere, A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall, Greenville, NC; Makiko Sato,
piano
When Time
(2007) for double SATB choir optional strings; 8 minutes
Setting of poetry by Nicholas J. Glennon, to whom the work is dedicated.
See score; Listen to
the premiere
June 4, 2008 premiere,
Symphony Space Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, NYC;
New York Virtuoso Singers, Harold
Rosenbaum, conductor
Passed Time
(2006) for brass quintet; 14 minutes
[See page 1 of the score] Listen to midi
realization
Commissioned by The Meridian
Arts Ensemble
June 15, 2006, A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall, Greenville, NC; Meridian
Arts Ensemble
October 9, 2006, Symphony Space, NYC, NYC; Meridian Arts Ensemble
June 1, 2009, June In Buffalo, Buffalo, NY; Meridian Arts Ensemble
November 6, 2009, Festival
of American Music, Sacramento, CA; Meridian Arts Ensemble
November 7, 2009, Mondavi Studio Theatre, Davis, CA; Meridian Arts
Ensemble
Beauty Shop (2005) for
clarinet & pre-recorded sounds; 6 minutes
Listen to a recording
Commissioned by Michael Dorsey;
Written for the opening of his retrospective exhibit "The Beauty Salon
Series"
September 15, 2005; Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, NC; Christopher
Grymes, clarinet
Nov. 3, 2006; "Third Practice" Festival, Univ. of Richmond,
Richmond, VA; Christopher Grymes, clarinet
dis/Connect (2005) for
pre-recorded sounds, with dancers; 13 minutes
Commissioned by Patti Weeks, choreographer
February 3-8, 2005, 8 pm; Dance 2005; McGinnis Theatre, East Carolina
University, Greenville, NC
March 5, 2005, 3 pm; A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall, East Carolina
University, Greenville, NC
Patti Weeks, choreographer
Soliloquy (2004)
for solo trumpet; 10 minutes
[See page 1 of the score]
Commissioned by Britton Theurer
August 15, 2004 premiere; Festival
of New Trumpet (FONT) Music;
Britton Theurer, trumpet
February 1, 2005; A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall, East Carolina University,
Greenville, NC; Britton Theurer, trumpet
March 3, 2005; A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall, Greenville, NC; 2005
NewMusic@ECU Festival; Britton Theurer, trumpet
Aural History
(2003) for clarinet and piano; 13 minutes (3 movements)
[See page 1 of the score]
Commissioned by Christopher Grymes
March 25, 2004 premiere; 2004 NewMusic@ECU Festival;
Christopher Grymes, clarinet; Peter Henderson, piano
March 25, 2006; Hill Hall Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC; Donald Oehler, clarinet; Mayron
Tsong, piano
al momento (2002) for
'cello and pre-recorded sounds; 11 minutes
[See page 1 of the score]
Commissioned/performed by Kelley Mikkelsen;
Tape part realized in the Center for Composition with Electronic Media, East
Carolina University School of Music
March 1, 2002 premiere; 2002 NewMusic@ECU Festival;
Kelley Mikkelsen, cello
April 14, 2002;
Fletcher Recital Hall, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; Kelley
Mikkelsen, cello
October 24, 2002; North Carolina State University Arts Now Series; Kelley Mikkelsen, cello
November 1, 2002; East Carolina University String Symposium; Kelley
Mikkelsen, cello
February 28, 2003; Arts & Technology Symposium; Conn. College, New London,
CT; Daniel Harp, cello
October 2, 2004; "Third Practice" Festival, Univ. of Richmond,
Richmond, VA; Kelley Mikkelsen, cello.
December 12, 2005; Leonard Nimoy Theater, Symphony Space, NYC, Joanne Lin,
cello.
A Function of Memory
(2001) for clarinet and tape; 10 minutes.
[See page 1 of the score, Hear the tape part
(ra.)]
Commissioned by Nathan Williams, clarinet;
Tape part realized at the Center for Composition with Electronic Media, East
Carolina University School of Music
March 3, 2001 premiere; 2001 NewMusic@ECU Festival
Fletcher Recital Hall, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
March 11, 2002; League of Composers-ISCM, Strata (Nathan Williams, clarinet),
Flea Theatre, NYC
April 6, 2002; Clarinet Contemporary Music Festival, Michigan State
University, Music Auditorium; Nathan Williams, clarinet
October 24, 2002; North Carolina State University Arts Now Series; Christopher Grymes,
clarinet
February 16, 2003; A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall, East Carolina University,
Greenville, NC; Christopher Grymes, clarinet
October 30, 2003; "Third Practice" Festival, Univ. of Richmond,
Richmond, VA; Christopher Grymes, clarinet
October 13, 2006; Greensboro, NC; Christopher Grymes, clarinet
Attitude (2000) for string orchestra;
10 minutes.
[See page 1 of the score]
Commissioned by the Greenville Orchestra Boosters
May 5, 2001, Toronto International Music Festival
May 24, 2001, J.H. Rose High School, Greenville, NC
J. H. Rose High School Orchestra; Glenna Theurer, director.
Ensemblespiel
(1999-00) for fl, ob, cl, sax, bsn, hn,
tpt, tbn, tuba, perc; 10 minutes.
[See page 1 of the score,
Hear it
(ra.)]
Commissioned by the New Music Camerata of East Carolina University
C. F. Peters Corp., NY; Edition
Peters No. 67708
March 7, 2000, Fletcher Recital Hall, East Carolina University,
Greenville, NC
March 11, 2000, Millenium Stage, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
The Thing With
Feathers (1998-9) for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, 'cello,
piano; 12 minutes.
[See page 1 of the score, Hear it
(ra.)]
Commissioned by the Brandeis University new music concert series
C. F. Peters Corp., NY; Edition
Peters No. 67923
April 23, 1999 Premiere, Slosberg Recital Hall, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
November 3, 1999, A.J.Fletcher Recital Hall, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Knowledge (1998) for tenor, piano
on poetry of Louise Bogan
Blurring the Margins
(1997), for flute, clarinet, horn, violin, viola, 'cello, piano; 12 minutes
[See page 1 of
the score, Hear it
(.ra)]
Commissioned by The Empyrean
Ensemble
C. F. Peters Corp., NY;
Edition Peters No. 67825
May 30, 1997 premiere, Wyatt Pavilion, University of California, Davis, CA
June 3, 1997, Berkeley City Club (2315 Durant St.), Berkeley, CA
Engage the Mountain
(1996), for B-flat clarinet (doubling bass clarinet) & percussion; 9 minutes
[See page 1
of the score]
C. F. Peters Corp., NY; Edition
Peters No. 67829
Commissioned by Beth Wiemann (clarinet)
November 3, 1999, A.J.Fletcher Recital Hall, East Carolina U., Greenville, NC, Nathan
Williams, Jonathan Wacker
"I've
Shook My Fists
at the Sky," Meditation & Agitation (1996) for B-flat clarinet
solo; 9 minutes.
[See page 1 of
the score, Hear it
(ra.)]
Commissioned by Allen Blustine
Published by C. F. Peters Corp., NY; Edition
Peters No. 67727
December 16, 1996, Settlement Music School, Philadelphia, PA; Allen Blustine (Speculum
Musicae)
October 30, 1998, Willis Auditorium, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; Nathan
Williams.
October 24, 2002; North Carolina State University Arts Now Series; Christopher
Grymes,
clarinet
March 21, 2003; 2003 NewMusic@ECU Festival,
Greenville, NC; Christopher Grymes, clar.
Arr. for alto saxophone: commissioned by George Weremchuk
July 11, 2003; World Saxophone Congress XIII: University of
Minnesota; George Weremchuk, alto saxophone
Addressing Wonder
(1995), for viola, cello, piano; 14 minutes
[See page 1 of
the score, Hear
it (.ra)]
Commissioned by The Guild of Composers for
The Fidelio Trio (Lois Martin, viola; Harry Clark, cello; Sanda Schuldmann, piano);
C. F. Peters Corp., NY; Edition
Peters No. 67697
January 30, 1996 Premiere, Merkin Concert Hall, NYC; The Fidelio Trio
May 12, 1997, Center for the Arts Forum, San Francisco, CA; EARPLAY
January 27, 1999, Merkin Concert Hall, NYC; Players of the League/ISCM
November 3, 1999, A.J.Fletcher Recital Hall, Greenville, NC; Scott Rawls, viola,
Rafael Bell, vc, Lisa Leonard, pno
At Recess, We Play
(1994-5), for fl, ob, cl (dbling bass), vln, vla, vc, cb, pno, perc; 9 minutes.
[See page 1 of
the score, Hear
it (.ra),
read
a review]
Commissioned by Alea III
Published by C. F. Peters Corp., NY;
Edition Peters No. 67653.
February 18, 1995, Boston, MA; Alea III
February 11, 1996, Davis, CA; The
Empyrean Ensemble
February 14, 1996, Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University, CA; The Empyrean Ensemble
The Fiction of a Glance
(1992-3), for orchestra; 14 minutes.
[See page 1 of
the score, Hear it
(.ra)]
(Reading) May, 1993, New York, NY; Riverside Symphony
Crossing . . . over
(1990-1), for string quartet; 14 minutes.
[See page 1 of
the score, Hear it
(.ra)]
December, 1991, New York, NY; Columbia Composers
Performed by Joel Lester, Curtis Macomber, Kevin Davidson, Michael Finckel
March 3, 2006, Greenville, NC; Flux Quartet
The Last Crescentbird
(1989), for soprano, viola, bass clarinet, percussion; 12 minutes.
Four songs (Presentiment, Madness, Crescent, Dawn) on Emily Dickinson poems
[See page 1
of the score, hear Presentiment / Madness / Crescent / Dawn
(.ra)]
February, 1989, New York, NY; Columbia Composers
August, 1989, Wellesley, MA; Wellesley Composers Conference
Christine Schadeberg, mz, Allen Blustine, bs cl, Scott Woolweaver, vla, Dominic Donato,
perc.
November 3, 1999, A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall, Greenville, NC;
Sharon Munden, mz, Nathan Williams, bs cl,
Scott Rawls, vla, Jon Wacker, perc.
Where
There's A Will (1987), for flute, tenor saxophone, percussion, contrabass
January, 1988, Springfield, MA; Ancora New Music Ensemble
March, 1988, New York, NY; Jane Hirshberg (fl), Paul Cohen (sax), Eric
Charleston (perc), Jay Elfenbein (bass).
Microcosm (1987), a study for tape alone, realized at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center
Building Blocks (1987), for three French horns,
three trombones
(Reading) March, 1986, New York, NY
2/27/86 (1986), for two
trumpets, percussion, SATB chorus
April, 1986, Berkeley, CA
November, 1986, San Francisco, CA; San Francisco Chamber Singers
A Notion (1986), for piano
November, 1985, Berkeley, CA; Michael Orland
October, 1986, New York, NY
Forme (1985), a miniature for orchestra
(Reading) May, 1985, Berkeley, CA; University of California Symphony
Our Rose (1985), for two sopranos
April, 1985, Berkeley, CA; Christie Foell, Ellen MacDonald
Points of View (1985), for flute, clarinet,
violin, viola, 'cello, piano
March, 1985, Berkeley, CA; UCBerkeley Ensemble, Martin Hermann, conductor
April, 1985, Davis, CA; UCBerkeley Ensemble, Martin Hermann, conductor
Leyres (1984), for flute, oboe, English horn,
tenor sax, trumpet, piano, percussion, bass
Commissionned by Charles Lehrer (oboe)
February, 1984, Amherst, MA; University of Massachusetts faculty ensemble
Three Movements for Piano (1983)
May, 1983, Amherst, MA; Carolyn Oakley
May 1984, Amherst, MA; Carolyn Oakley
November, 1984, Berkeley, CA; Michael Orland
Trio for Alto Saxophone, 'Cello and Piano
(1982)
February, 1982, Amherst, MA; George Weremchuck, Joseph Rogers, Carolyn Oakley
May, 1982, Amherst, MA; George Weremchuck, Joseph Rogers, Carolyn Oakley
Wrong Turn (1982), for Jazz Ensemble
May, 1981, Amherst, MA; University of Massachusetts Jazz Ensemble, Jeff Holmes,
director.
untitled for
piano and pre-recorded sound;
Commissioned by North Carolina School of the Arts
October 4, 2008 premiere, North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem,
NC;
Aleck Karis, piano
untitled for mixed quartet
Commissioned by the Empyrean
Ensemble
February, 2009 premiere; Davis, CA
untitled for soprano and
pre-recorded sound
Commissioned by Louise Toppin, soprano
Fall, 2009 premiere; Greenville, NC
untitled for orchestra
Commissioned by the East
Carolina University Symphony Orchestra
March, 2010 premiere; Greenville, NC
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