Concert Works
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Río de Sangre
An opera in three acts
Commissioned by the Florentine Opera Company
Premieres in October 2010
Libretto by Kate Gale, Translation by Alicia Partnoy
11 principles, choir, orchestra, and stage ensemble
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Río de Sangre Suite (2005)
Excerpts from the opera
commissioned by the Los Angeles Master Chorale
5 soloists, choir and orchestra
World Premiere on November 6, 2005
Grant Gershon conducting the Los Angeles Master Chorale and Orchestra
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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A Lunatic Air (On Fire) (2002)
Fl, bcl, perc, pno, vln, vc
Commissioned by the California E.A.R. Unit
Wandering (2002)
String quartet
Commissioned by the New Hollywood String
Quartet
Critical Mass
(2000)
Picc, 2 fl, 2ob, eng hn, 2 cl, bcl,
2bsn, cbsn, 4 hn, 3 trpt, 4 tbn, tba, 4 perc, pno, hp, 16-14-12-10-8
Illicit Felicity
(1999)
Piano solo
From the motion picture "Bound" transcribed for Gloria Cheng
CD: Telarc CD-80549 available at Amazon
Pain (1998)
Piano duo
Commissioned by Vicki Ray and Gloria
Cheng
The Enchanted Place Suite
Narrator and Orchestra, with text by
A. A. Milne
2 fl; 2 ob; 2 cl; 2 bsn; 4 hn; 2 tpt;
3 tbn; tba; 3 perc; pno; hp; 14-12-10-8-6
Commissioned by Peter Dennis and Bother!
L.A. Productions
No Exit (1996)
Flute, viola, harp
Commissioned by the Debussy Trio Foundation
Flurry (1996)
Fl, cl, bsn, pno, pno, hp, perc, vln,
vla, vc
Commissioned by XTET
Of The Illuminated
(1995)
Picc, 2 fl, 2ob, eng hn, 2 cl, bcl, 2bsn,
cbsn, 4 hn, 3 trpt, 4 tbn, tba, 4 perc, hp, 16-14-12-10-8, chorus, sopr/mez.sopr/tenor/tenor/bari
Commissioned by the Joseph and Loretta
Law Foundation for the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and Chorus.
Afterimages
(1994)
Violin, piano
Commissioned by Elizabeth Baker
What Is The Silence
(1993)
Fl, ob, bcl, pno, hp, perc, vln, viola,
vc
Commissioned by the ICA/S. Mark Taper
Found.
Green Light(1992)
Sopr, fl, bsn, pno, perc, vln, vc
Commissioned by XTET
Going On(1991)
Violoncello
Commissioned by Roger Lebow
The Eye And The Pyramid
(1990)
3 fl, 3 ob 3 cl,, 3 bsn, 4 hn, 4 trpt,
3 tbn, tba, 4 perc, pno, hp, 14-12-10-8-6
Commissioned by the L.A. Pops Orchestra
Bleak (1989)
Fl, cl, bsn, perc, pno, hp, vln, vla,
vc
Harsh(1988)
Tuba, 3 fl, 4 vc, 2 cb
Bleeding Particles
(1983)
String quartet
California Composers CD - Bleeding Particles
(Arditti String Quartet), released on Albany Records (trOY-159) | Purchase
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Symphony
(1982)
3 fl, 3 ob, 3 cl, 3 bsn, 4 hn, 3 trpt,
3 tbn, tba, 4 perc, hp, 14-12-10-8-6
Chronym III
(1981)
Clarinet/bass clarinet
Chamber Symphony
(1981)
Fl, 2 ob, cl, 2 bsn, 2 hn, perc, pno,
6-6-4-4-2
Chronym II
(1980)
Piano
Chamber Variations
(1979)
2 fl, ob, cl, bcl, hn, tbn, perc, pno,
3 vc
Timbral Spectra(1979)
4 fl, ob, eng hn, Eb cl, 6 Bb cl,
alto cl, bcl, 2 bsn, 3 sax, 4 hn, 6 trpt, 6 tbn, 2 bar, 2 tba, 4 perc
Chamber Concerto
(1978)
Fl, cl, hn, perc, vln, vla, vc
12 Poems For Jonathan David Wolf (1978)
Soprano, piano
Trio (1978)
Vln, vla, vc
Chronym I (1977)
Flute
CONCERT MUSIC events:
Río de Sangre: An Opera in Three Acts The Florentine Opera Company and The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Joseph Rescigno conducting. Premieres in 2010.
More Excerpts from Río de Sangre Skirball Center at NYU. New York City Opera. May 13, 2007.
Río de Sangre Suite Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles. Los Angeles Master Chorale, Grant Gershon conducting. World Premiere on November 6, 2005.
Orange County Performance Arts Center: New Hollywood String Quartet. Sunday, February 8, 2004 at 4pm. Quartet No. 2 "Wandering" - Orange County Premiere
IRCAM Artist Series Concerts,
Pompidou Center, Paris - Afterimages
(for violin and piano) selected for performance
Maryvonne Le Dizès, Violin; Dimitri Vassilakis, Piano (members of
the Ensemble Intercontemporain)
Henri Dutilleux International Composition Competition - Prizewinner
Getty Museum Sounds of LA - Afterimages selected for performance Elizabeth Baker, Violin; Gloria Cheng, Piano (members of House Blend) No Exit commissioned and selected for performance on 1996-97 tour (Debussy Trio)
Independent Composers Association Gallery Series Concert - Afterimages selected for performance
Breckenridge Music Festival at Breckenridge, Colorado - Oratorio Of The Illuminated performed August 1995 by the National Repertory Orchestra and Larimer Chorale conducted by Carl Topilow
California Composers CD - Bleeding Particles (Arditti String Quartet) released on Albany Records (TROY-159)
ICA/S. Mark Taper Foundation Commission Competition - First Prize
Monday Evening Concerts
Bleeding Particles selected for performance
(Arditti Quartet)
What Is The Silence selected for performance
(ICA Ensemble, Steven Stucky, Cond.)
Green Light selected for performance
(XTET, Donald Crockett, Cond.)
Bleak selected for performance (XTET,
Donald Crockett, Cond.)
Independent Composers Association Gallery Series Concert - Bleeding Particles selected for performance
Pierre Boulez Conducting Workshop (Carnegie Hall, New York) - participant
Los Angeles Festival (Director: Peter Sellars) - Bleak selected for performance (XTET, Donald Crockett, Cond.)
Valentino Bucchi International String Quartet Composition Competition - Second Prize
Gaudeamus Foundation International Music Week - Chamber Symphony selected for performance (Radio Chamber Orchestra; Ernest Bour, Cond.)
Symposium V for New Band Music - Second Prize
Broadcast Music, Inc. Awards To Student Composers (Three)
ASCAP Foundation Grants To Young Composers (Two)