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bassoon solo
commissioned by Jay Barksdale
duration: 10:05
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baritone, shakuhachi, string quartet
Poems by Charles Bernstein
(commissioned by Thomas Buckner and Mutable Music)
duration: 41:00
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mezzo-soprano, 3-part female chorus (soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto), alto or tenor saxophone (optional), piano, fixed audio
Libretto by Thulani Davis
duration: 20:00
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baritone soloist; mixed chorus (4-12, any voice type); 3 instruments: percussion plus 2 of these instruments: oboe, saxophone, violin, viola, cello; or percussion plus 2 of these instruments: clarinet, bassoon, trombone, tuba, or bass); fixed audio
duration: 12:00
Please note that all players perform from a full score. Concerto for Active Frogs should be conducted.
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piano
(commissioned by Ana Cervantes)
duration: 8:00
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8 singers: lyric coloratura soprano, lyric soprano, dramatic mezzo, contralto, dramatic tenor, lyric tenor, tenor, bass-baritone
2 male actors; 8 actors/dancers (optional)
chamber orchestra (18 players): 1.(d picc, alto fl) 1.(d fl, bs cl, bari sax) + bs cl (d cl in Bb, cl in Eb, sopr and ten sax) 0.0.-0.1.1.(d bs trb)1.-perc(2)-elec gt-pn (d celesta)-accordion (d synth, chromelodeon)-musical saw-laptop (for fixed audio)-strings (1.1.1.1.1. players)
Libretto by Douglas Kearney
commissioned by The Industry
duration: 2 hours
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8 singers: lyric coloratura soprano, lyric soprano, dramatic mezzo, contralto, dramatic tenor, lyric tenor, tenor, bass-baritone; piano
Libretto by Douglas Kearney
commissioned by The Industry
duration: 2 hours
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violin, piano
(McKim Commission at the Library of Congress)
duration: 11:00
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soprano, electric violin, electric bass, percussion, piano/synth, fixed audio
poems: Jessica Hagedorn
(commissioned by Dora Ohrenstein)
duration: 18:10
Piano-Vocal score. (There is no full score.)
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soprano, baritone (optional), piano
(version from Radiant Depth Unfolded)
duration: 4:00
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violin, piano, fixed audio
duration: 5:00
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violin solo
(commissioned by the Montecito Festival to honor Ivry Gitlis)
duration: 4:00
A companion piece to Four, Fore was composed first, and is the more radically notated of the two.
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violin solo
(commissioned by the Montecito Festival to honor Ivry Gitlis)
duration: 5:00
Four was composed subsequent to its companion piece, Fore, and is the more traditionally notated of the two.
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2(Id alto,IId picc).0.2(IId bcl).1(d cnbsn).-2.1.1.0.-harp(2)-timp-perc(2)-str
duration: 8:18
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2(Id alto,IId picc).0.2(IId bcl).1(d cnbsn).-2.1.1.0.-harp(2)-timp-perc(2)-str
duration: 8:18
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harp solo
duration: 20:00
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soprano, clarinet, bass clarinet, viola, cello, contrabass; 2 ratchets; 9 call bells
text: Gertrude Stein
(commissioned by Sequitur)
duration: 8:00
(Call bells and ratchets may be rented from the composer or purchased.)
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piano (vocalizing pianist) and human speaker or projected written text
duration: 9:16
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piano
(commissio;ned by Ana Cervantes)
duration: 11:00
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7 singers: coloratura soprano, high lyric soprano, mezzo-soprano, 2 tenors, baritone, bass-baritone
chamber ensemble (8 players): 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass, harp, piano (d celesta), percussion
Partch microtonal instruments (6 players) - kithara, surrogate kithara, harmonic canon, diamond marimba, bass marimba, chromelodeon (synth may replace)
Libretto by Gerd Stern, Ed Rosenfeld, and Anne LeBaron
duration: 51:00
awarded initial support from Opera America’s Discovery Grant
currently in development - find details on the Opera page and at http://huxleyslasttrip.com/
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harp and fixed audio
duration: 8:15
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harp solo
duration: 3:00
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soprano, flute (d picc and alto fl), oboe (d Eng. Horn), clarinet (d bs cl), percussion, piano, violin, viola, cello,
poems by Enid Shomer
(commissioned by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble and Dance Alloy)
duration: 45:00
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soprano, baritone, piano
poems: Rumi
(commissioned by SongFest and The Sorel Organization)
duration: 21:50
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percussion quartet
(GEDOK International Award)
duationr: 15:00
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flute (d alto flute) and fixed audio
(commissioned by Stefani Starin)
duration: 12:15
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