Title: Primordial/Lift
Commission: 1997
Completed: 1998
Instrumentation: harmonium, cello, accordion, violin, electric cello, toy piano, and modified relevision
Premiere Location: Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, NY
Premiere Ensemble: Composer...
Title: Window Rock: Peter’s Dawn
Commission: 1998
Completed: 2001
Instrumentation: chamber orchestra
Premiere Location: Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France
Premiere Ensemble: L’Ensemble Orchestral de Paris, John Nelson, conductor
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Title: Chen Dah at Large
Commission: 1998
Completed: 2001
Instrumentation: clarinet, violin, piano
Premiere Location:
Premiere Ensemble:
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Title: Jubal
Commission: 1998
Completed: 2001
Instrumentation: orchestra
Premiere Location: Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA
Premiere Ensemble: N.E.C. Honors Orchestra
Notes:
Peter Child is Class of 1949 Professor of Music and a Margaret...
Title: Manna
Commission: 1998
Completed: 2005
Instrumentation: solo pipe organ
Premiere Location:
Premiere Ensemble:
Notes: Dedicated to Emily Clare Brown.
Title: Antropofagia
Commission: 1998
Completed: 2001
Instrumentation: electric guitar and chamber orchestra
Premiere Location: Berlin
Premiere Ensemble: Kammerensemble Neue Musik
Notes:
Composer and virtuoso guitar player Kampela is the winner of the 1995...
Title: Saxophone Quartet
Commission: 1998
Completed: 2000
Instrumentation: soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones
Premiere Location: Unternationaler Zelt Musik Festival, Freiberg, Germany
Premiere Ensemble: Rascher Saxophone Quartet
Notes:
The music of...
Title: . . .
Commission: 1998
Completed: 2003
Instrumentation: chamber ensemble
Premiere Location: Yerba Buena Center, San Francisco, CA
Premiere Ensemble: San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
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Title: Schoenen Met Veter
Commission: 1998
Completed: 1999
Instrumentation:
Premiere Location: Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam
Premiere Ensemble: The Barton Workshop
Notes:
Born in 1934 in Nice, France, has lived in the U.S. since 1941. Studied piano with Grete...
Title: Modern Love Songs; Recovering
Commission: 1999
Completed: 2002
Instrumentation: voice and piano
Premiere Location:
Premiere Ensemble: Judith Bettina and James Goldworthy
Notes: Lyrics by William Zinsser.
Chester Biscardi’s music has been performed...
Title: n/a
Commission: 1999
Completed: n/a
Instrumentation:
Premiere Location:
Premiere Ensemble:
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Title: Velvet and Spice: Brass Quintet No. 3
Commission: 1999
Completed: 2000
Instrumentation: brass quintet
Premiere Location: Merkin Hall, NYC
Premiere Ensemble: Washington Square Contemporary Music Society
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