Invisible Overture (version for 10 players)
Orchestration 2(I,II=for flute, clarinet in B-flat, horn in F, tenor trombone (with F attachment), piano, percussion, harp, violin, viola, cello Duration 6 minutes Commissioned by/Premiere Invisible Cities was commissioned by Stephen A. Block and Raulee Marcus for The Industry, Los Angeles. Invisible Overture was premiered on June 12, 2008 by the Orchestre National de Lorraine, Diego Masson…
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Orchestration a. fl, cl, sax or hn, celesta, perc, pno, vl, vla, cello Duration 11 minutes Commissioned by/Premiere Red Light New Music / Ted Hearne, conductorFebruary 10, 2008 at Columbia University Score Contact me Note Reading a Wave (“lettura di un’onda”) takes its title from the opening chapter of Italo Calvino’s novella Mr Palomar (simply Palomar in Italian). The novel…
Read MoreThe Branch Will Not Break
Orchestration 8 singers (SSAATTBB) or small choir and 10 players (1.0.1.0 1.0.1.0, perc., pno, string quartet) Duration 22 minutes Commissioned by/Premiere Sunday, November 22, 2015Cathedral of St. John the EvangelistPresent Music and the Hearing Voices Ensemble Kevin Stalheim, music directorThe Branch Will Not Break was commissioned by John Shannon and Jan Serr Score Available from Project…
Read MoreThe Pieces That Fall to Earth
Orchestration high soprano and 14 players (1.1.1.1 1.0.1.0 2perc pno hp 4str)also available in a chamber version for 10 players (1.1.1.0 1.0.0.0. pno perc 4str) Duration 20 minutes Commissioned by/Premiere The Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel, Music DirectorWalt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CAJohn Adams, conductorHila Plitmann, sopranoMay 26, 2015 Score Original version for chamber…
Read MoreThe Naomi Songs
Orchestration baritone or mezzo soprano (with reverb and looping capabilities) and fl, ob/eh, cl, bsn, hn, tbn, p.no, vn, va, vc, and d.b. (click here for the version for voice and sextet) Duration 8 minutes Commissioned by/Premiere Albany Symphony Orchestrawith Funds Provided by theMusic Alive Residency Program of New Music USA Score Purchase from Project…
Read MoreThe Air Suspended
Orchestration for piano and string orchestra (min 4.4.4.4.1) Duration 16 minutes Commissioned by/Premiere for Shai Wosner, by the Phoenix Symphony with support from the Adele and John Gray Foundation, Albany Symphony, and the 92nd Street Y with support from Richard Replin & Elissa Stein Score Available for Rental from Schott Music Listen Note The Air…
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