ORCHESTRA / LARGE ENSEMBLE
ORCHESTRA
In Between II (2023)
For Orchestra
2222/4221/3perc/hp/pno/strings
Co-Commissioned by the Oberlin College & Conservatory for the Oberlin Sinfonietta, Timothy Weiss, Director
Co-Commissioned by the New England Philharmonic, Tianhui Ng, Music Director
Duration: 15:00
Premiere: Oberlin Sinfonietta, Timothy Weiss (conductor), Oberlin Conservatory: March 10, 2023
Opening (2021)
For Orchestra
3333/5331/timp/2perc/hp/strings
Commissioned by The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Ken-David Masur, Music Director, for the opening of the Bradley Symphony Center
Duration: 8:00
Premiere: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Ken-David Masur (conductor), Bradley Symphony Center, Milwaukee, WI: October 1-3, 2021
Concerto for Orchestra (2019)
For Orchestra
3333/4331/timp/4perc/hp/pno/strings
Commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, Music Director
Duration: 19:00
Premiere: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons (conductor), Symphony Hall, Boston, MA: September 19-21, 2019
the space of a door (2016)
For Orchestra
2*222*/4321/timp/3perc/hp/strings
(alternate scoring will be also available: 2*222*/4221/timp/3perc/hp/strings)
Commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, Music Director
Duration: 11:00
Premiere: Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, conductor, Symphony Hall, Boston, MA: November 8, 10, 11, 12, 2016
This Old Place (2015)
For Orchestra
Commissioned by the Yale Symphony Orchestra in honor of its 50th Anniversary Season
Duration: 10:00
Premiere: Yale Symphony Orchestra, Toshiyuki Shimada, Conductor: November 15, 2015
Gibellina (2014)
For Orchestra
Composed for the Cabrillo Music Festival Composer/Conductor Workshop
Duration: 7:00
Premiere: Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Cabrillo Music Festival: July 30, 2014
Paestum (2013)
For Orchestra
3233/4321/timp/3perc/hp/pno/strings
Duration: 8:00
Premiere: New England Philharmonic, Richard Pittman, Conductor: March 2018
Omaggio a Gesualdo (2013, rev. 2017)
For String Orchestra (other versions for string quintet, string quartet)
String orchestra version commissioned by the New York Classical Players
Duration: 6:00
Premiere: New York Classical Players, Dongmin Kim, conductor, New York City: September 29, 2017
Glimpse (2012)
For Orchestra
2*222/4231/timp/2perc/hp/strings
Commissioned by the Youth Orchestras of Prince William
Duration: 9:00
Premiere: Youth Orchestra of Prince William; subsequently: National Symphony Orchestra, John Devlin, condcutor
Icarus Dreamt (2008)
For Full Orchestra
picc 2222 cbsn/4331/timp/3perc/hp/str
Duration: 10:00
Public reading: American Composers Orchestra Underwood New Music Readings, Miller Theater, New York,
José Serebrier, conductor: May, 2009
Premiere: Cornell Symphony Orchestra, Chis Younghoon Kim, conductor: May, 2010
Additional performances with Aspen Music Festival Concert Orchestra, Jane Glover, conductor: 2010;
University of Maryland Repertoire Orchestra: 2010
SOLOISTS AND ORCHESTRA
The Seas Between Us (2024)
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
Commissioned by Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting for world premieres in 2024-25 by:
Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México, Scott Yoo, Music Director
Orquesta Filarmónica del Estado de Chihuahua, Ivan del Prado, Music Director
Orquesta Sinfónica de Yucatán, José Areán, Artistic Director
Orquesta Filharmónica de Boca del Río, Veracruz
New England Philharmonic (Boston), Tianhui Ng, Music Director
Duration: 23:00
Premiere: Alejandro Escuer, New England Philharmonic, Tianhui Ng, conductor, Jordan Hall (Boston, MA): October 20, 2024
Double Concerto No. 2 (2023)
For Two Solo Violas and String Orchestra
Co-Commissioned by Yellow Barn, Seth Knopp, Artistic Director, as part of Yellow Barn’s commissioning project in memory of Roger Tapping
Co-Commissioned by the New York Classical Players, Dongmin Kim, Music Director
Co-Commissioned by Rhode Island Chamber Music Concerts
Duration: 23:00
Premiere: Misha Amory, Hsin-Yun Huang (solo violas), Yellow Barn musicians and members of the Ariel, Jupiter and Parker String Quartets, Jordan Hall (Boston, MA): 2023-24 season
Double Concerto (2019)
For Solo Violin, Solo Clarinet and String Orchestra
Co-commissioned by the New York Classical Players and New England Philharmonic
Duration: 16:00
Premiere: Stefan Jackiw (violin), Yoonah Kim (clarinet), New York Classical Players, Dongmin Kim (conductor), New York City: May 11, 2019
CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA
Open again a turn of light (2023)
For Orchestra and Chorus
3333/4221/timp/4perc/hp/pno/SATB choir/strings
Commissioned by the Brown University Orchestra and Brown Arts Institute
on the occasion of the inauguration of The Lindemann Performing Arts Center
Premiere: on October 20-21, 2023 by the Brown University Orchestra, Mark Seto, Director, and Brown University Chorus, Louis Frederick Jodry, Director.
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA / SINFONIETTA
In Between (2022)
For 13 Players
1110 A. Sx/1000/2perc/hp/pno/11110
Commissioned by Chicago Center for Contemporary Composition at the University of Chicago for the Grossman Ensemble
Duration: 13:00
Premiere: Grossman Ensemble, Timothy Weiss, conductor: March 4, 2022
Chamber Concerto (2020)
For Sinfonietta
1111/1111/2perc/hp/pno/11111
Commissioned by the Indiana University New Music Ensemble, David Dzubay, director
This piece was made possible by a grant from the Fromm Music Foundation
Duration: 15:00
Premiere: Indiana University New Music Ensemble (Fall 2020)
Paestum (2013)
For Sinfonietta
1111/1110/1perc/pno/11111
Commissioned by International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) and
the International Society of Information Centres for the Melos Ethos Ensemble
for premiere at the 2013 ISCM World Music Days (Bratislava, Slovakia)
Duration: 8:00
Premiere: Melos Ethos Ensemble at the 2013 World Music Days (Bratislava, Slovakia NY): November
One Voice (2008)
For Chamber Orchestra or Sinfonietta
Two versions: (1111/1111/2perc/hp/pno/str) or (1111/1110/1perc/pno/11111)
Commissioned for the Indiana University New Music Ensemble (Indiana University Dean’s Prize Commission)
Duration: 7:00
Premiere: Indiana University New Music Ensemble, David Dzubay, conductor: April, 2009
LARGE ENSEMBLE (15+ PLAYERS)
Missing Words (2014-2020) For fifteen players, divided into subsets for each of the six main sections
Instrumentation: flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, two trumpets, trombone, bass trombone, percussion, piano, two violins, viola, violoncello, double bass
Duration: c. 85 minutes
To be performed together or separately:
Missing Words I for clarinet, bassoon, horn, string quartet, double bass: 9 minutes
Missing Words II for brass quintet: 10 minutes
Missing Words III for violoncello and piano: 18 minutes
Missing Words IV for flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin, violoncello: 18 minutes
Missing Words V for violin, violoncello, piano: 13 minutes
Missing Words VI for flute, clarinet, violin, violoncello: 17 minutes
Timbered Bells (2011)
For Symphonic Brass Ensemble and Percussion
(6 Horns, 5 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Tuba, 2 Percussion)
Commissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center
Duration: 10:00
Premiere: Tanglewood Music Center Fellows, Robert Trevino, conductor: July, 2011
Additional performance with the Indiana University School of Music Brass Choir: 2012