Opera and Music Theater
Nacht Night Nuit (2006) a music theater work for 21 performers
premiere March 24, 2006 at the
Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland
Die Schwester (2004) opera for three voices and chamber orchestra, text by Gerhard Rühm
Orchestral Works
Mountain Passage for trumpet and strings
premiere July 3, 2002, Freiburg, Germany
Listen to an excerpt from this piece (mp3, 1:56)
Variations for orchestra
Pavane (2003) for strings
premiere January 21, 2003, Bern, Switzerland: Bern-Neufeld Chamber
Orchestra, Kaspar Zehnder cond.
Music to the Horizons of Love for orchestra
Divertimento for violin and chamber orchestra
Games for chamber orchestra
A Dream of Days / One Foot out the Door / One Foot in the Street for chamber
orchestra
premiere October 13, 1992 at the Miller Theater, Columbia University, New York
Black Elk in the Hills with Crazy Horse for orchestra
A Bao A Qu for orchestra
Wiriyamu...Nyzonia... (1980) for solo bass and orchestra
commissioned by the Brooklyn
Philharmonic, Don Palma, Lukas Foss
premiere April 8, 1980, BAM
Chamber Works
Variations for solo bass (2013). Premiere November 24, 2013, Vienna, Austria
hier liegt die wahrheit danebel (2013) for trumpet - percussion and organ. Premiere October 3, 2013, Stadt Kirche Biel, Switzerland.
The Light Shineth (2013) for mixed choir
Voices and Instruments (2012) for youth voices and instruments, Homage to Morton Feldman. Premiere March 9, 2012, Dampfzentrale, Bern, Switzerland.
Une Pensée Parfumée (2012) for soprano and piano, text: Carolyn Carlson
Tre Voci (2011) for tenor, baritone, bass, flute/bass flute, clarinet/bass, electric bass guitar, violin, cello, piano
Lao Tzu Says (2011) for baritone, bass clarinet, cello, piano, text: Lao Tzu
If I Could Tell you (2010) for mixed choir, text: W.H. Auden
Trois Alléluias (2010) for mixed choir
For Langston (2009) for narrator and youth ensemble
commissioned by the Charlotte Symphony
Orchestra
premiere May 26, 2009 at the Northwest School of the Arts, Charlotte, North Carolina
Pinter Songs (2009) for baritone, violin, bass clarinet and piano
to poems by Harold Pinter
Solo for Two (2008) for bass clarinet and piano
premiere December 18, 2009, Fono Theatre,
Budapest, Hungary
Questions, Answers and Echoes (Sometimes) (2008) for eleven performers
commissioned by the
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra
premiere April 16, 2008 at the Northwest School of the Arts, Charlotte,
North Carolina
Night Dances (2005) for solo piano
premiere December 10, 2005, Dancestreet, Amsterdam: Ward
De Vleeschhouwer piano
Listen to this piece (mp3, 6:56)
Night Songs (2004) for solo piano
premiere January 26, 2005, De Rode Pomp, Ghent, Belgium:
Ward De Vleeschhouwer piano
Sight Seeing (2004) for bass clarinet, baritone sax and piano
premiere May 23, 2004, De
Bijloke, Ghent, Belgium: the Thelema Trio
Just Beyond Memory (2003) for flute and piano
premiere October 15, 2003, Tropen Museum,
Amsterdam: Six Continents Ensemble, Eleonore Pamijier flute, Marcel Worms piano.
Die Reise (2003) for twelve youth musicians
premiere May 11, 2003, Riethalle, Bern,
Switzerland: J.K. Nelson cond.
From Times Flow the Still Waters (2002) for two violins and piano
Echo of Wood (2001) for solo multiple recorders
Killing the Word (2000) for solo trumpet, four percussion, electronics and video
commissioned
by the SWR
premiere May 27, 2000, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany: Percussion Quartet of the SWR Orchestra,
Baden-Baden Freiburg
Drama (1999) for solo percussion and live electronics
premiere October 15, 1999, Wettingen,
Switzerland: Martin Lorenz percussion
Night Songs (1998) for solo accordion
premiere February 12, 1999, Biel Music School,
Switzerland: Matjas Veslac accordion
Warte/Warte (1996) for percussion quartet
premiere January 29, 1999, DRS Radio Studio, Bern,
Switzerland: Percussive Arts Bern
Love Songs of Yosano Akiko (1995) for three sopranos and nine instruments
Woo of Wii (1994) for clarinet quartet
commissioned by the Swiss Clarinet Players
premiere
June 23, 1994, Basel, Switzerland
Listen to an excerpt from this
piece (mp3, 3:51)
Fantoms (1994) for flute, clarinet, synthesizer, percussion, trumpet and tape
commissioned by
Meet the Composer
premiere March 24, 1994, Joyce Theater, New York City with the Jose Limon Dance
Company
Namings (1992) for voices
premiere November 6, 1992, Walker Arts Center, Minn., Mn.: Dale
Warland Singers, Dale Warland cond.
Listen to this piece (mp3, 10:52)
Exchanges (1990) for bass and harp
premiere January 16, 1991, Spellman College, Atlanta Ga.:
Monica Hargrove, h., Jacqueline Williams, b.
Handwriting on the Wall (1989) for solo violin, solo clarinet, flute, trumpet, trombone, tuba,
piano and pulse tape
premiere Dec. 9 1989, Symphony Space, New York City: Leroy Jenkins violin, J.D.
Parran clarinet, J.K. Nelson cond.
Timeloss (1988) for piano trio
premiere Dec. 5, 1989, 92nd Street Y, New York City: Leonardo
Trio
Timespaces (1988) for solo guitar
premiere April 2, 1989, Wiell Recital Hall, New York City:
Alicia O'Malley guitar
Ugng...drru...ung...drruungum (1986) for percussion quartet
Litost (1985) for string quartet
premiere May 25 1985, Herbst Theater, San Fransisco: Kronos
Quartet
Children of the Mist (1985) for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, trombone, violin, cello, bass, 2
percussion, 3 wine glasses
premiere May 17, 1985 at De IJsbreker Amsterdam: ASKO Ensemble
Songs of Life, Love and Children (1985) for tenor, flute, guitar, cello, percussion
premiere
Dec 9 1989 Symphony Space, New York City
texts by Nicolas Guillen (Cuba)
Echo Variations and Dances (1984) for four double basses
Fafafagonae (1983) for solo marimba
premiere April 16 1984, Kobe, Japan: Naciko Makanae
marimba
Si vita que (1982) for flute, violin, cello and harp
premiere April 29, 1982 at De IJsbreker,
Amsterdam: Amstel Ensemble
Dulongogodulondulongodogodugo (1981) for solo bass flute
premiere October 11, 1981, Antwerp,
Belgium
Albatross (1981) for flute, violin, harp and cello
premiere Oct 11 1981, Antwerp, Belgium:
Amstel Ensemble
A Deep Field of Violet (1981) for alto flute and violin
premiere Oct 11 1981, Antwerp,
Belgium: Amstel Ensemble
The Madness of Dark (1981) for flute, clarinet, violin, bass, piano and percussion
premiere
January 20, 1981: Orchestra of our Time, Joel Thorne cond.
Variations on an Ethopian Flute Song (1978)
premiere November 17, 1978, Abyssinian Baptist
Church, Harlem, N.Y.
Music for Five Tubas (1974)
premiere March 27, 1974, Indiana University
Bards (1974) for brass and choir
premiere March 27, 1974, Indiana University
Partial List of Works for Dance
Les Rêves de Karabine Klaxon (2006) choreography: Carolyn Carlson
premiere February 28, 2006,
Centre Chorégraphique National Roubaix Nord-Pas de Calais, France
Salam (2005) a work for ten dancers and live music, choreography: Farid (Joker) M.
Baroug
premiere September 29, 2005, Tanzhaus, Düsseldorf, Germany
Piscine Event (2005) choreography: Carolyn Carlson
premiere June 1, 2005, Roubaix, France
The Clock of Ebony (2005) choreography: Linda Magnifico
premiere May 24, 2005, Luzern
Theater, Switzerland
Selected Jazz Works and Works for Children
My Rainforest Your Rainforest a music theatre work for young people. Premiered July 3, 2012, Biel, Switzerland.
L/Sweet for large ensemble and voices
premiere July 17, 2001, Langnau Jazz Festival
Peace Songs (1989) for young instrumentalists and voices
premiere December 15, 1989, Saint
Ann's School, Brooklyn, New York
Springrain-Sweetrain (1989) for young instrumentalists and voices
premiere May 24, 1989,
Saint Ann's School, Brooklyn, New York
Films
Killing the Word (2000) premiere May 27, 2000, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
Dreamsteps (2000) premiere August 2, 2000, Budapest, Hungary
Image Problem, a Swiss movie, acting role, 2012
Jalalu In New York 2012, a film by Aline d'Auria
Past Commissions and Fellowships
- 2010: City of Biel Music Grant
- 2009: Ernst Goehner Stiftung, Switzerland
- 2009: Kanton of Bern Music Grant
- 2009: Peach Blood Foundation, Meiloen, Switzerland
- 2008: Thomas Buckner, baritone
- 2007: Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, North Carolina
- 2006: Carolyn Carlson Company, Roubaix, France
- 2006: Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern, Switzerland
- 2005: Linda Magnifico, Luzern, Switzerland
- 2004: The Thelema Trio, Ghent, Belgium
- 2003: Six Continents Ensemble, Amsterdam
- 2000: Bern-Neufeld Chamber Orchestra, Switzerland
- 2000: Südwestrundfunk (radio/television broadcaster), Germany
- 2000: Dohnayi Synagogue, Budapest, Hungary
- 1999: Martin Lorenz, percussionist, Zurich, Switzerland
- 1994: The Swiss Clarinet Players
- 1993: José Limon Dance Company
- 1992: Dale Warland Singers, Minn. Mn.
- 1991: Diversions Dance Company, Cardiff, Wales
- 1989: Gus Solomons Dance Company, New York City
- 1989: Reader's Digest / Meet the Composer Commissioning Program for The Leonardo Trio
- 1987: American Dance Festival
- 1985: Kronos Quartet
- 1984: Fonds voor Scheppende Toonkunst, Amsterdam
- 1983: ASKO Orchestra, Amsterdam
- 1982: Rotterdam Dance Group, the Netherlands
- 1982: Amstel Ensemble, Amsterdam
- 1981: Orchestra Of Our Time, New York City
- 1980: Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra
- 1978: Abyssinian Baptist Church, New York City
- 1977: Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra