Orchestra
12’
Commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Music Director. Premiere conducted by David Loebel.
17’
Commissioned by the Houston Symphony Orchestra
8’
7’
Commissioned for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra by Meet the Composer Residencies Program, with grants from Exxon Corporation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Premiere conducted by Michael Palmer.
17’
Commissioned by a consortium of the Houston Symphony, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Kansas City Symphony for pianist Ursula Oppens
1.1.1.bcl.1-1.1.1.0-hp-str
18’
Music and text commissioned by The Fort Greene Park Conservancy to Celebrate the Centennial and Rededication of the Fort Greene Park Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Brooklyn, New York. Premiered by the Monmouth Civic Chorus and Orchestra, Cameron Smith, tenor, Mark Shapiro, conductor, November 15, 2008 at the Brooklyn Technical High School Auditorium.
15’
Commissioned by the Florida Orchestra and its Music Director Jahja Ling to celebrate the orchestra's 25th anniversary.
25’
Commissioned by Robert Spano and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
15’
Commissioned by the Cleveland Orchestra. Christoph von Dohnányi, Music Director. Premiere conducted by Jahja Ling
10’
Commissioned by Hobart Earle and the American Music Ensemble Vienna. Premiered in the Wiener Konzerthaus, Mozart-Saal. 7 November 1988.
15’
Commissioned by the Northwest Indiana Symphony and the Alabama Symphony with a grant from the USX Foundation.
4’
Commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in tribute to Robert Spano's Ten Years of Leadership as Music Director
SATB Chorus and Orchestra
22’
Commissioned by the Cincinnati May Festival in celebration of its 125th Anniversary. James Conlon, Music Director, Robert Porco, Director of Choruses
Bar, hp, accordion, 2perc str
15’
Music and text commissioned by Mutable Music for baritone Thomas Buckner. Premiered 14 April 2005 with the Orchestra of the S.E.M.Ensemble, William Schimmel, accordion, Petr Kotik, Conductor at Merkin Hall, New York City.
21’
Commissioned for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Robert Shaw, Music Director, by Meet the Composer Residencies Program, with grants from Exxon Corporation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
12’
Commissioned by the Oregon Symphony, James DePreist, Music Director.
Narrator; 3(2. afl, 3. pic)3(e. eh)3(3. bcl)3(3. cbn) 4331 timp 3perc hp str
23’
Commissioned by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games Cultural Olympiad. Premiered by the World Youth Symphony Orchestra, Sergiu Commissiona, conductor and Andrew Young, narrator.
16’
Commissioned by the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation, Inc. and the American Composers Orchestra, with additional support from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Premiered 28 April 2004 at Carnegie Hall by the American Composers Orchestra, Steven Sloane, Conductor.
12’
Commissioned by a consortium of more than 20 college and university bands, led by Dr. Jack Stamp at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP)
Chamber Orchestra
12’
Premiered at the 1979 Styrian Autumn Festival by the London Sinfonietta.
Awarded the Musikprotokoll Kompositionpreis by the Austrian Radio, Graz.
17’
Commissioned by the Austrian Radio, Graz. Premiered at the 1974 Styrian Autumn Festival by "Ensemble des 20. Jahrhunderts," Vienna.
Chamber Ensemble
29’
Premiered by the ensemble, "Episteme" at Carnegie Hall.
shorter 19’ version also available
10’
Commissioned by the Walden Chamber Players with funding provided by 20th Century Unlimited and the Argosy Foundation. Premiered on 7 March 2010 at Saint Paul's Church in Brookline, Massachusetts.
18’
Premiered by the Netherlands Clarinet Quartet.
10’
Premiered at Damstadt Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik.
Awarded the Kranischsteiner Musikpreis by the city of Damstadt, Germany.
8’
Commissioned by Bang On A Can. Premiered by Bang on a Can All-Stars.
13’
Premiered at the 1980 Styrian Autumn Festival by Sara Vargas-Barritt, Harry Sarnaay, and Wayne Darling.
Awarded the Musikprotokoll Kompositionpreis by the Austrian Radio, Graz.
20’
Commissioned by the Bremer Tanztheater. Premiered at Pro Musica Nova (festival) in Bremen, Germany.
11’
Commissioned by Chamber Music Northwest. Premiered by David Shifrin and Anne-Marie McDermott.
7’
Commissioned by pianist Teresa McCollough. Premiered with vibraphonist Luanne Warner at the Santa Clara University 2003 New Music Festival.
4’
Commissioned by Charles Siegel for his wife Helga on the occasion of her 70th birthday. Premiered by Helen Kim (vln), Amy Leventhal (vla) and Karen Freer (vcl) at Spivey Hall, Morrow, Georgia.
8’
Commissioned by pianist Karen Walwyn for her Dark Fires (Vol. 2) Albany Records recording with Rodney Mack, Branford Marsalis, & Jason Marsalis
19’
Commissioned by Goethe-Institut Atlanta. Premiered by Trio Basso of Cologne, Germany.
4’
Commissioned by and dedicated to Music from Angel Fire's 20th Anniversary Season, with the support of The Bruce E. Howden, Jr. American Composers Project. Premiered by Ida Kavafian & Daniel Phillips.
10’
Commissioned by Michigan State University and the Phillips Collection for the Verdehr Trio. Premiered at Festival Miami and the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.
14’
Premiered by "Orchestra of Our Time" in October 1983 at the Guggenheim Museum in New York.
21’
Commissioned by the Cincinnati May Festival
12’
Commissioned by the Kronos Quartet
16’
Commissioned by the Eastman School of Music in Memory of Marian Anderson. Premiered by the Marian Anderson String Quartet.
16’
Commissioned by Astral Artists with generous funding provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Music Project
14’
Commissioned by ASCAP Foundation and Spivey Hall. Premiered by Imani Winds February 8, 2008 at Spivey Hall in Morrow, GA.
8’
Commissioned by John Zorn for Tzadik "Somehow We Can" CD recording with Wadada Leo Smith and Anthony Davis.
Premiered at the Tanglewood New Music Festival.
Voices and Instruments
4’
Commissioned by the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the "Bernstein at 70!" celebration at Tanglewood
soprano, alto flute, vibraphone and piano
10’
Premiered by ensemble Thamyris at Spelman College, Atlanta.
solo soprano
2’
Premiered by Louise Toppin at Carnegie Hall.
for 8 singers (SSAATTBarB), 2 actors, pantomime, 6 extras (silent parts), chamber orchestra and tape
70’
Commissioned by the American Institute of Musical Studies for the Bicentennial celebration of the United States of America
a theater piece in two parts
soprano solo, chamber chorus (SATB), flute, electric organ, two guitars, cello and double bass
26’
Gloria movement also available, 10’
three female actors and amplified double bass
30’
Premiere by New Music/Media Festival at Citizen's Hall, Stockbridge, MA by Linda Austin, Janice Wolf, Allison Janney and Salvatore Macchia.
21’
Commissioned by the Cincinnati May Festival
See under category "Orchestra".
soprano, flute and vibraphone
2’
children's chorus, narrator, oboe, clarinet, percussion, piano, and viola
16’
Commissioned by a consortium of Chamber Music Northwest, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Bravo! Colorado, and Music from Angel Fire.
small SATB Chorus and chamber orchestra
25’
Commissioned as a choral ballet (based on the life of Sojourner Truth) by the Odyssey Commissioning Program of VocalEssence with special support from Janice Marturano & Peter Thompson. Partial support also provided by the Hanson Institute for American Music of the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester. Premiered by VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, TU Dance, Uri Sands, Choreographer, and chamber orchestra, Philip Brunelle, Conductor.
Based on the life of Sojourner Truth
Chorus
female chorus a cappella
7’
Premiered by the Spelman College Glee Club
1.1.1.bcl.1-1.1.1.0-hp-str
18’
Music and text commissioned by The Fort Greene Park Conservancy to Celebrate the Centennial and Rededication of the Fort Greene Park Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Brooklyn, New York. Premiered by the Monmouth Civic Chorus and Orchestra, Cameron Smith, tenor, Mark Shapiro, conductor, November 15, 2008 at the Brooklyn Technical High School Auditorium.
double SATB chorus a cappella
2’
Premiered by Chor der Alten Burse, Vienna, James Moore, conductor.
male chorus a cappella
7’
Premiered by the Morehouse College Glee Club.
SATB chorus a cappella
7’
Commissioned by the Plymouth Music Series (now VocalEssence).
See under category "Orchestra"
Solo Instruments
4’
13’
Premiered by Ronald Crutcher
5’
Premiered by Sara Vargas-Barritt.
10’
13’
Premiered by Harry Sparnaay.
6’
Commissioned by the Saint Louis Symphony for John Kasica. Premiered as part of the Chamber Music St. Louis-On Stage Series.
5’
Commissioned by the Music Teacher‘s National Association and the Georgia Music Teacher‘s Association. Premiered by Peggy Benkeser.
6’
A Meet The Composer Commissioning Music/USA commission. Premiered by Peggy Benkeser.
3’
7’
10’
This work was made possible by a grant from the Fromm Music Foundation
18’
Premiered by Anthony Davis and Ursula Oppens at Carnegie Hall.
9’
Premiered by Martha Mooke