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Orchestra

 

TRIPTYCH (Symphony in Three Movements After the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri) (2023)

For Orchestra (30')

Commissioned by the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

"Inferno" to be premiered November 2023; "Voci Dal Purgatorio" to be premiered February 2024; "Alle Soglie Del Paradiso" to be premiered April 2024

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Voci Dal Purgatorio (Voices from Purgatory) (2021)

For Orchestra (12′)

Commissioned by the Orchestra della Toscana for the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death

Premiered by Orchestra della Toscana, David Axelrod, conductor

Teatro Verdi, Florence, Italy, October 8th, 2021

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Serenade (2013)
For Large Orchestra (10′)
Commissioned by the Saratoga Performing Arts Center for the Philadelphia Orchestra

Premiered by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Keith Lockhart, conductor

Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, NY August 8, 2013

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The Song of the Wandering Darveesh (2012)
For Orchestra (15′)

Commissioned by the Great Mountains Music Festival, South Korea

Premiered by the Festival Orchestra, Sasha Malika, Conductor

Alpensia Hall, South Korea July 27, 2013

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Vox Humana (2012)

For Large Orchestra (14′)

Commissioned by the National Theater Orchestra of Mannheim

Premiered by the National Theater Orchestra of Mannheim

Mannheim, Germany, May 13, 2013

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Across the Span of Time (2011)
For Orchestra (8′)

Commissioned by the Seattle Symphony

Premiered by the Seattle Symphony, Gerard Schwartz, conductor

Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA, April 8, 2011

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Vox Terrae (2008)
For Orchestra (17')

Commissioned by the Lancaster Symphony

Premiered by the Lancaster Symphony, Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor

Fulton Opera House, Lancaster, PA, November 11, 2011

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Rocking the Cradle (2007)
For Orchestra (20')

Commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony

Premiered by the Baltimore Symphony, Juanjo Mena, conductor

Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Baltimore, MD, March 22, 2007

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The Night Rainbow (1999)

For Orchestra (18')

Commissioned by the Pacific Symphony

Premiered by the Stuttgart Radio Orchestra, Carl St. Clair, conductor

Stuttgart, Germany, June 1999

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Vox Populi (1998)

For Orchestra (6')

Commissioned by the Evansville Philharmonic

Premiered by the Evansville Philharmonic, Alfred Savia, conductor

November 1998

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Celestial Night (1997)
For Orchestra (20')
Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra for the opening of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Premiered by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Zdenĕk Mácal, conductor
October 1997

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Concerto for Orchestra "Zoroastrian Riddles" (1996)

For Orchestra (30')

Commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Premiered by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman, conductor

May 1997

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Toward the Splendid City (1992)
For Large Orchestra (9')

Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic

Premiered by the New York Philharmonic, Leonard Slatkin, conductor

Avery Fisher Hall, New York, NY, January 1996

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Song of Remembrance (1991)
For Orchestra (18')
Commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Premiered by the San Francisco Youth Symphony Orchestra
San Francisco, CA, May 1992

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The Awakened Heart (1990)
Symphonic Triptych
For Orchestra (24')
Commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Premiered by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman, conductor
October 1990

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First Light (1988)

For Orchestra (13')

Commissioned by Seattle Symphony and Music Today;

17-instrument version premiered, Gerard Schwarz, conductor, March 1st, 1988

Premiered by the American Composers Orchestra, Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

Carnegie Hall, January 1990

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Symphony No. 1 – Dona Nobis Pacem (1984)
For Large Orchestra (37')

Commissioned by the Paulist Fathers

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Soloist(s) & Orchestra

Four Angels (String Orchestra Version) (2021)

For Clarinet Solo and String Orchestra (12')

Commissioned by St. Matthew’s Music Guild for clarinetist Anthony McGill and the St. Matthews Chamber Orchestra

Premiered by Boris Allakhverdyan, clarinet and Dwayne Milburn, conductor

Los Angeles, CA, Nov. 11, 2022

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Songs of Love and Loss (2019)

For Soprano, String Orchestra, and Harp

Commissioned by Tuscon Desert Song Festival for Hila Plittman, soprano with strings and harp

Premiered by Hila Plittman, soprano and musicians of the Tuscon Desert Song Festival

Tucson, AZ, Jan. 17, 2020

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Ricordanza (2018)

For Baritone Solo and String Orchestra (25')

Commissioned by the American Youth Symphony and The Russian String Orchestra

Premiered by The Russian String Orchestra, Vladimir CHernov, Baritone, Misha Rachlevsky, Conductor

Edinburgh, Scotland, Aug. 10th, 2019

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The Passion of Yeshua (2017)

For Vocal Soloists, Choir, and Orchestra (100')

Commissioned by the Oregon Bach Festival, SDG Foundation, and the Buffalo Philharmonic

Premiered by the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra and Chorus, JoAnn Faletta, Conductor

Oregon Bach Festival, Eugene, OR, July 8th, 2018

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Piano Concerto No. 5 "Carnival of the Ancients" (2017)

For Piano Solo and Orchestra (22')

Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra with the generous support of Nader Naidi

Premiered by Sarah Daneshpour, piano, New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Sian Wang, Conductor

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ March 8th, 2018

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Concerto for Viola and Orchestra "The Voyager" (2017)

For Viola Solo and Orchestra (25')

Commissioned by Musique Sur Mer

Premiered by Brett Deubner, Viola and the Musique Sur Mer Orchestra, Marcy Sudock, Conductor

The Long Beach Aquarium, Los Angeles, CA March 7th, 2017

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Talking to Aphrodite (2016)

For Soprano, Solo Horn, and Chamber Orchestra (24')

Commissioned by Bonnie McElveen-Hunter for the Seijong soloists and Sarah Schaffer, Soprano

Premiered by the Seijong Soloists, Sarah Shafer, Soprano, David Jolley Horn Solo

Carnegie Hall, New York, NY,  December 17th, 2016

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Concerto for Percussion and Orchestra "The Wounded Healer" (2016)

For Percussion Solo and Orchestra (23')

Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

Premiered by Lisa Pegher, Percussion and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Jacques Lacombe, Conductor

New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ  January 13th, 2016

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Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra "From the Mountaintop" (2013)

For Solo Clarinet and Orchestra (28')

Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Kansas City Orchestra, and Orchestra 2001

Premiered by Orchestra 2001, James Freeman - Conductor, Anthony McGill - Clarinet

Philadelphia, PA, January, 2014

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War Songs (2013)

For Solo Baritone and Orchestra (21')

Commissioned by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra

Premiered by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero - Conductor, Thomas Hampson - Baritone

Nashville, TN, March 12th, 2015

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A Prayer for Our Time (2013)

For Solo Cello and Chamber Orchestra (9')

Commissioned by the Eastern Music Festival

Premiered by the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra , Gerard Shwartz, conductor; Julian Schwartz, cello

Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, NC,  July 20, 2013

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Kaddish (2012)

For Violin and String Orchestra (16')

Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony

Premiered by the New Jersey Symphony, Jacques LaCombe, music director; Gil Shaham, violin

New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ, April 27, 2012

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Toward a Season of Peace (2012)

For Solo Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra (52')

Co-commissioned by the Pacific Symphony and the Dallas Symphony

Premiered by the Pacific Symphony, Carl St. Clair, music director;

Hila Plittmann, soprano; the Pacific Chorale, John Alexander, director

Segerstrom Hall, Orange County, CA March 22, 2012

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Come Up From the Fields Father (2012)

Orchestral version (12′)

Co-commissioned by the Manhattan School of Music, the Wheeling Symphony and the Vermont Symphony

Premiered by the Manhattan School of Music Chamber Sinfonia, George Manahan, conductor;

Thomas Hampson, baritone; David Geber, cello

Borden Auditorium, New York, NY, March 1, 2012

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Darkness in the Ancient Valley (Symphony in Five Movements) (2011)

For Solo Soprano and Orchestra (36')

Co-commissioned by the Nashville Symphony and the Pittsburgh Symphony

Premiered by the Nashville Symphony, Giancarlo Guerrero, music director; Hila Plittmann, soprano

Laura Turner Hall, Nashville, TN November 2011

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Piano Concerto No.4, “A Hero’s Journey” (2011)

For Piano and Orchestra (23′)

Commissioned by the Vienna Chamber Orchestra and International Performing Artists Company

Premiered by Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Phillipe Entremont, conductor; Xiayin Wang, piano

Konzerthaus Vienna, Austria, June 18, 2011

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Mirrors (Suite in Five Movements for Piano and Orchestra) (2009)

For Piano and Orchestra (22′)

Commissioned by the Pacific Symphony

Premiered by the Pacific Symphony, Carl St. Clair, music director; Jeffrey Biegel, piano

Segerstrom Hall, Orange County, CA, February 28, 2010

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A Woman's Life (2008)

For Soprano Solo and Orchestra (28')

Commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Texts by Maya Angelou

Premiered by the Pittsburgh Symphony, Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Angela Brown, soprano

Heinz Hall, Pittsburgh, PA, October 16, 2009

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Three Prayers (2007)

For Soprano & Orchestra (13')

Excerpt from Danielpour's opera Margaret Garner (2005)

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Pastime (2006)

Song-cycle for Baritone & Orchestra

Co-commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Atlanta Symphony, and the Brooklyn Philharmonic

in celebration of the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game on 10 July 2006

Premiered by the Atlanta Symphony, Robert Spano, conductor, Gregg Baker, baritone

May 2007

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Triptych (2006)

For Soprano & Orchestra (15')

Three arias from Danielpour’s opera Margaret Garner (2005)

Commissioned by the Wheeling Symphony

Premiered by Tracie Luck, soprano; André Raphael Smith, conductor

Wheeling, WV, May 19, 2006

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Washington Speaks (2005)

For Narrator & Orchestra (7')

Commissioned by the Knights of Columbus for the Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Premiered by Sir Gilbert Levine with Ted Koppel as narrator

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Washington, D.C., November 14, 2007

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Songs of Solitude (2004)

Song-cycle for Baritone & Orchestra (30')

Written for Thomas Hampson, baritone

Commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra

Premiered by David Robertson in Philadelphia, PA on 21 October 2004

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Piano Concerto No. 3, "Zodiac Variations" (2002)

For Piano Left-Hand & Orchestra (24')

Commissioned by Herbert R. Axelrod for pianist Gary Graffman

Premiered with the National Symphony Orchestra, Leonard Slatkin, conductor

Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., April 4, 2002

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An American Requiem (2001)

for Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone soli, S.A.T.B. Choir & Orchestra (1 hour)

​Commissioned by the Pacific Symphony

Premiered by the Pacific Symphony, Carl St. Clair, conductor, Pacific Chorale, John Alexander, choral director, Soloists: Stephanie Blythe, mezzo-soprano, Hugh Smith, tenor, Mark Oswald, barintone

November 2001

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Cello Concerto No. 2, "Through the Ancient Valley" (2001)

For Cello Solo, Kamancheh Soloists & Orchestra (29')

Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for cellist Yo-Yo Ma

Premiered by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Kurt Masur

Avery Fisher Hall, NY, March 12, 2001

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In the Arms of the Beloved (2001)

Double Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra (28')

Commissioned to celebrate the 25th wedding anniversary of Jaime Laredo (violinist) and Sharon Robinson (cellist)

Premiered by the IRIS Chamber Orchestra, Michael Stern, conductor

Germantown, TN, April 20, 2002

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A Child’s Reliquary (2000)

Double Concerto for Violin, Cello & Orchestra (29')

Premiered by Jaime Laredo, violin; Sharon Robinson, cello; Pacific Symphony; Carl St. Clair, conductor
Santa Ana, CA, November 2006

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Voices of Remembrance (1998)

Concerto for String Quartet & Orchestra (24')

Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra

Premiered by the National Symphony Orchestra, Guarneri Quartet, Leonard Slatkin, conductor;

Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.,/ Carnegie Hall, NY January 2000

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Elegies (1997)

Song-cycle for Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone & Orchestra (33')

Commissioned by the Jacksonville Symphony

Premiered by the Jacksonville Symphony Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano, Thomas Hampson, baritone, Roger Nierenberg, conductor

Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, January 1998

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Piano Concerto No. 2 (1993)

For Piano & Orchestra (31')

Commissioned by Absolut Vodka for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

Premiered by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor, Christopher O’Riley, piano

Avery Fischer Hall, New York, NY, March 31, 1993

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Symphony No. 3, "Journey Without Distance" (1990)

For Solo Soprano, S.A.T.B. Choir & Orchestra (30')

Commissioned by the Akron, Stamford, and Jacksonville Symphony Orchestras

Premiered by the Akron Symphony, Alan Balter, conductor

Akron, OH, February 1990

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Cello Concerto No. 1 (1990)

For Cello & Orchestra (31')

Commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony

Premiered by the San Francisco  Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt, conductor, Yo-Yo Ma, cello

September 1994

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Piano Concerto No. 1, "Metamorphosis" (1990)

For Cello & Orchestra (28')

Commissioned by the New York Chamber Symphony

Premiered by Gerard Schwarz, conductor

92nd St. YMCA, New York, NY, April 1990

 

 

Symphony No. 2, "Visions" (1986)

For Soprano, Tenor and Orchestra (36')

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Chamber Orchestra

 

Breaking the Veil (2023)

For flute, oboe, bassoon, percussion, harp, and strings

Commissioned by the River Oaks Chamber Orchestra

Premiered October 20, 2023, Asia Society Houston

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Homeward (2021)

For String Orchestra (11')

Commissioned by Revolution of Tenderness, Suzanne Lewis, Director

Premiered by the Carnegie Mellon Orchestra, Andres Cardenas, conductor

Pittsburgh, PA, Sept. 19th, 2021

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Ricordanza (2019)

Commissioned by the Russian String Orchestra and the American Youth Symphony with generous support from the Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music at UCLA

Premiered by the Russian String Orchestra, Misha Rachlevsy, conductor

Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA, Aug, 10th, 2019

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A Simple Prayer (2017)

For Chamber Orchestra (28')

Commissioned by Chamber Orchestra First Editions

Premiered by Chamber Orchestra First Editions, James Freeman, Conductor

Philadelphia, PA, February 18th, 2018

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Symphony for Strings (2013)

For String Orchestra (28')

Commissioned by the Eastern Music Festival

Premiered by Maryinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev, Conductor

St. Petersburg, Russia, June 21st, 2014

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Lacrimae Beati (2009)

For String Orchestra (11')

Commissioned by the Sejong Soloists

Premiered by the Sejong Soloists

Alice Tully Hall, New York, December 4, 2009

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Souvenirs (2008)

For Chamber Orchestra (18')

Commissioned by the Kravis Center (West Palm Beach, FL) for the Vienna Chamber Orchestra

on the occasion of Phillipe Entremont's 75th birthday

Premiered by the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Philippe Entremont, conductor

Mozart-Saal des Weiner Konzerthauses, Vienna, Austria June 6, 2009

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Adagietto (2005)

For String Orchestra (10')

Commissioned by the Wheeling Jesuit University for the Wheeling Symphony

Premiered as part of the Wheeling Jesuit University’s 50th anniversary celebrations by

Wheeling Symphony, André Raphael Smith, conductor

Wheeling, WV, March 11, 2005

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Apparitions (2003)

For Chamber Orchestra (28')

Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony

Premiered by the New Jersey Symphony, Zdenek Macal, conductor

New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ, May 14, 2003

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Swan Song (2003)

For String Orchestra (8')

An arrangement of the third movement of Danielpour’s String Quartet No. 4 – Apparitions

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Nocturne (2000)

For String Orchestra (2')

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Works for 2-6 Players

'Intermezzo' from Canti Della Natura (2020)

For Cello and Piano (6')

Commissioned by The Curtis Institute of Music

Recorded for a YouTube livestream by Antonio Lysy, cello and Inna Faliks, piano

Released Oct. 10th, 2020

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String Quintet "A Shattered Vessel" (2018)
For String Quintet (27')

Commissioned by Music From Angel Fire, Ida Kavafian, artistic directo as the lead commissoiner

Premiered by Music From Angel Fire

Angel Fire, AR, August 16th, 2019

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String Quartet No. 8 "What the Light was Like" (2018)
For String Quartet (27')

Commissioned by the DaPonte String Quartet

Premiered by the DaPonte String Quartet

Portland, ME, August 2nd, 2018

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Four Miniatures (2017)
For String Quartet (12')

Commissioned by the Walton Arts Center for the Dover Quartet

Premiered by the Dover Quartet

Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR, May 13th, 2017

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The Last Jew in Hamadam (2016)
For Clarinet and String Quartet (19')

Commissioned by Chamber Music Northwest and the La Jolla Music Festival

Premiered by David Shifrin and the Dover Quartet

Chamber Music Northwest, Eugene, Oregon, July 14th, 2016

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The Celestial Circus (2013)
For 2 Pianos and 3 Percussionists (24')

Commissioned by International Performing Artists

Premiered by Xiayin Wang & Ray Wong - Piano, Lisa Pegher, Andrew Beall, & Joe Kelly - Percussion

Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY, March, 2014

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Lamentations (2013)
For Piano, Violin, Cello and Clarinet (11')

Commissioned by the Zodiac Trio

Premiered by the Zodiac Trio

American Consulate, Paris, France June 7, 2013

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The Desert Wanderer (2012)

For Piano Trio (17')

Commissioned by the Kardinsky Trio

Premiered by the Kardinsky Trio

Virginia Tech University, September 2013

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Inventions on a Marriage (2010)

Commissioned by a Consortium of presenters by Jaime Laredo & Sharon Robinson

Premiered by Jaime Laredo & Sharon Robinson

Norfolk, VA, May 2012

7 duets for Violin & Cello (17')

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Come Up From the Fields Father (2009)

Chamber version (12′)

Commissioned by the Curtis Institute of Music, premiered by various artists of the Curtis Institute of Music

Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA, May 2009

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Remembering Neda (2009)

For flute, cello & piano (19')

Commissioned by the Dolce Suono Trio

Premiered by the Dolce Suono Trio

Trinity Center for Urban Life, Philadelphia, PA October 22, 2010

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The Faces of Guernica (2009)

For Piano Trio (13')

Commissioned by the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation for Trio Cavatina

Premiered by Trio Cavatina

Weill Hall, New York, May 20, 2010

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String Quartet No. 6 "Addio" (2009)

For String Quartet (36')

Commissioned by the Eastman School of Music and Dartmouth College for the Ying Quartet

Premiered by the Ying Quartet

Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH October 30, 2009

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Kaddish (2008)

For String Sextet (16')

Commissioned by Concertante

Premiered by Concertante

Harrisburg, PA, May 15, 2010

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Souvenirs (2008)

For Chamber Orchestra (18')

Commissioned by the Kravis Center (West Palm Beach, FL) for the Vienna Chamber Orchestra

on the occasion of Phillipe Entremont's 75th birthday

Premiered by the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Philippe Entremont, conductor

Mozart-Saal des Weiner Konzerthauses, Vienna, Austria June 6, 2009

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River of Light (2007)

For Violin & Piano (12')

Commissioned by the Isaac and Linda Stern Foundation for violinist Sarah Chang

Premiered in La Jolla, CA, March 18, 2007

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The Book of Hours (2006)

For Piano Quartet (25')

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Adagietto (2005)

For String Orchestra (10')

Commissioned by the Wheeling Jesuit University for the Wheeling Symphony

Premiered as part of the Wheeling Jesuit University’s 50th anniversary celebrations by

Wheeling Symphony, André Raphael Smith, conductor

Wheeling, WV, March 11, 2005

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Troubadour’s Feast (2005)

For Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello & Piano (25')

Commissioned by the Copland House in collaboration with Chef Daniel Boulud

Premiered by Music from Copland House

Restaurant Daniel Boulud; September 2006

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String Quartet No. 5 – In Search of “La Vita Nuova” (2004)

For String Quartet (22')

Commissioned by the Guarneri String Quartet

Premiered by the Guarneri String Quartet

May 2004

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Apparitions (2003)

For Chamber Orchestra (28')

Commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony

Premiered by the New Jersey Symphony, Zdenek Macal, conductor

New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ, May 14, 2003

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Portraits (2001)

For Mezzo-Soprano, Clarinet, Violin, Cello & Piano (17')

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As Night Falls on Barjeantane (2000)

For Violin & Piano (10')

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Nocturne (2000)

For String Orchestra (2')

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Feast of Fools - Concertino (1998)

For Bassoon & String Quartet

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Fantasy Variations (1997)

For Cello & Piano

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String Quartet No. 2, "Shadow Dances" (1993)

For String Quartet (23')

Commissioned by the Muir String Quartet

Premiered by the Muir String Quartet

Salt Lake City, Utah, July 1993

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String Quartet No. 1 "Requiem" (1983)

For String Quartet

 

Piano Quintet (1988)

For String Quartet & Piano (28')

Commmissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Premiered in NY, January, 1989

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Voice & Piano/Guitar

Of Love and Longing (2015)
For Mezzo Soprano and Guitar (11')

Commissioned by Carnegie Hall

Premiered by Isabel Leonard, Mezzo Soprano and Sharon Isbin, Guitar

Zankel Hall, New York, NY, November 12th, 2015

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Five Songs of Remembrance (2013)

For Baritone and Piano (20')

Commissioned by the Hampsong Foundation

Premiered by Matthew Worth, Baritone, Michael Barrett, Piano

New York Festival of Song, Opera America Theater, New York, NY, Feb. 11th, 2016

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Four Arias, from “Margaret Garner” (2005)

For Baritone & Piano (14')

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He Is By, from “Margaret Garner” (2005)

For Soprano & Piano (4'30'')

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Three Arias, from “Margaret Garner” (2005)

For Mezzo-Soprano & Piano

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Spirits in the Well (1998)

For Treble Solo & Piano (16')

Text by Toni Morrison

Commissioned by Lincoln Center for Jessye Norman

Premiered by Jessye Norman, soprano and Ken Noda, piano

Avery Fischer Hall, New York, NY, May 1999

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I Am Not Prey (1996)

For Soprano & Piano Duet (6')

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Voice & Small Ensemble

Songs of My Father (2021)

For Soprano, Viola, and Harp (14')

Commissioned by Marsha Dickstein and the Debussy Trio for Hila Plitmann

Premiered by Hilá Plitmann, soprano, David Walther, viola, and Marsha Dickstein, harp

Schoenberg Hall, Los Angeles, CA, April 27, 2022

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The Unhealed Wound (2021)

Text by Rita Dove

For Mezzo-Soprano, Baritone, Cello, SATB Chamber Chorus, and Piano

Commissioned by Skidmore College

Premiered by Amanda Lynn Bottoms, mezzo-soprano, Eric Owns, baritone, and assisting artists

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, Sept. 29, 2023

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Canti Della Natura (Songs of Nature) (2021)

Commissioned by Ken Lipper and the Curtis Institute with the generous support of Fred Simeone, for Sarah Shafer, pianist for Nicola Bulgari’s 80th birthday

Premiered by assisting artists of the Du Vert A L’infini Music Festival, Eastern France, Shahab Paranj, Artistic Director

Château de Fresne-Saint-Mamès, Haute-Saône, France, July 2nd, 2021

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Beloved Night (2015)
For Soprano, Harp, Viola, & Cello (12')

Commissioned by the Curtis Institute of Music

Premiered by Elena Perroni, Soprano & Artist Faculty of Curtis

Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA, May 15th, 2015

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String Quartet #7 "Psalms of Solace" (2014)

For Soprano and String Quartet (26')

Commissioned by the Delray String Quartet

Premiered by the Delray String Quartet, Maria Alaida, Soprano

Colony Hotel, Delray Beach, FL., May 31st, 2015

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Sweet Talk (1997)

For Mezzo-Soprano, Cello, Double Bass & Piano (23')

Text by Toni Morrison

Commissioned by Princeton University

Premiered by Jessye Norman, soprano and assisting artists

Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, April 1997

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Canticle of Peace (1995)

For Baritone Solo, S.A.T.B. Choir & Chamber Orchestra (19')

Commissioned by Ohef Sholom Temple, Norfolk, Virginia in honor of its 150th anniversary

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Sonnets to Orpheus, Book 2 (1994)

For Baritone Solo, Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Piano, Percussion & String Quintet (25')

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String Quartet No. 3 – Psalms of Sorrow (1994)

For Baritone Solo & String Quartet (21')

Commissioned by the Muir String Quartet

Premiered by the Muir String Quartet

Salt Lake City, Utah, October 1995

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Sonnets to Orpheus, Book 1 (1992)

For Soprano Solo, Flute, Clarinet, Horn, Piano, Percussion & String Quintet (28')

Commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Premiered by Artists of the Society, Dawn Upshaw, soprano

Lincoln Center, New York, November 1992

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Piano

 

Joys and Sorrows (2022)

Suite for piano in seven movements (25')

Commissioned by Dr. Kirk Heriot for pianist Inna Faliks

World premiere by Inna Faliks, piano,

Los Angeles, CA, June 17, 2023

New York premiere July 2, 2023, Brooklyn, NY

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Four Portraits (2023)

For piano solo (12')

Commissioned by The Curtis Institute of Music

World premiere by Amy Tan, piano

Field Concert Hall, Philadelphia, PA, April 9, 2023

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Three Bach Transcriptions (2021)

For Piano (15')

Composed for Simone Dinnerstein to accompany An American Mosaic on Naxos release

Partially live-stream premiered December 6th, 2020

Full concert premiere by Simone Dinnerstein, piano

Greenwoods Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY, Sept. 2021

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An American Mosaic (2021)

For Piano (52')

Commissioned by the Oregon Bach Festival for pianist Simone Dinnerstein

Partially live-stream premiered December 6th, 2020

Full concert premiere by Simone Dinnerstein, piano

Greenwoods Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY, Sept. 2021

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Seven Mysteries for solo piano (2019)

For Piano (28')

Commissioned by Wheaton College

Premiered by pianist Daniel Paul Horn

Live-streamed from Armerding Concert Hall, Wheaton College, October 10th, 2020

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The Four Elements (2017)

For Piano (12')

Commissioned by the University of Connecticut

Premiered by Pianist Angelina  Gadeliya

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, Sept. 24th, 2017

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Bagatelles (2016)

For Piano (28')

Commissioned by the International Performing Artists for Xiayin Wang

Premiered by Pianist Xiayin Wang

International Keyboard Institute and Festival, New York, NY, July 29th, 2016

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Etudes (2012)

For Piano (39')

Commissioned by Vanderbilt University

Premiered by Pianists Mark Wait, Amy Dorfman, and Craig Nies

Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University, Martha Rivers Ingram Hall, Nashville, TN, Dec 4th, 2012

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The Enchanted Garden (Preludes, Book 2) (2009)

For Piano (28')

Commissioned by International Performing Artists for Xiayin Wang

Premiered by Xiayin Wang

Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NY, May 13, 2009

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Piano Fantasy, "Wenn Ich Einmal Soll Schneiden” (2008)

For Piano (18')

Commissioned by the Gilmore Foundation

Premiered by Adam Golka

Chicago, IL August 5, 2009

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Three Preludes (2003)

For Piano

 

 

Elegy (2003)

For Piano (4')

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The Enchanted Garden (Preludes, Book 1) (1992)

For Piano (22')

Commissioned by the Louisiana Piano Festival

Premiered by Christopher O’Riley, piano

92nd St. YMCA, New York, NY February 1993

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Mardi Gras (from The Enchanted Garden) (1992)

For Piano (4')

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Sonata (1986)

For Piano

 

 

Psalms (1985)

For Piano

Band / Wind / Brass Ensemble

 

Icarus (2009)

For Large Brass Ensemble, Seven Percussion & Two Pianos (11′)

Commissioned by a consortium of eighteen US universities

Premiered by the Indiana University of Pennsylvania “Keystone Brass Ensemble”

WASBE International Conference July 2009

A further performance was given by the Pittsburgh Symphony in 2010

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Benediction (2007)

For 2 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 3 Trombones & Chimes (2')

Commissioned by New York City Opera for Altria Group, Inc. to commemorate a decade of extraordinary support

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Voice of the City (2005)

For Concert Band (7')

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Vox Populi - for Concert Band (1998)

For Concert Band (6')

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Urban Dances, Book 2 (1993)

For Brass Quintet (22')

Commissioned by the Saturday Brass Quintet

Premiered at the Kennedy Center, Washington D.C., February 1993

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Urban Dances (Book 1) (1988)

For Brass Quintet (17')

Commissioned by Chamber Music America for the Saturday Brass Quintet

Premiered at Merkin Hall, NY, May 1989

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Opera

 

The Grand Hotel Tartarus (2023)
Opera in 2 Acts (110')
Libretto by the Composer
Production Costs supported with funding from the Susan G. Covel and Mitchell D. Covel, M.D., Chair in Music at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Premiered May 21, 2024, UCLA Opera, Freud Theater, Los Angeles, CA
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Margaret Garner (2005)
Opera (2h 20m)
Libretto by Toni Morrison
Commissioned by the Michigan Opera Theater, Cincinnati Opera, Opera Company of Philadelphia
Premiered by the Michigan Opera Theater; May 7th, 2005
Second production by New York City Opera at Lincoln Center, Sept. 2007

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Choir

 

Agnus Dei (2023)

For Chorus (6')

Commissioned by Golden Bridge, Suzi Digby, director

Premiered by Golden Bridge

Feb 11, 2024, Los Angeles, CA

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Testimony (2021)

For SATB Chorus and Harp (7')

Commissioned by the Long Beach Camerata, James Bass, Music Director

Premiered by the Long Beach Camerata

Long Beach, CA, Nov. 2021

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Three Parables (2019)
For SSAA Choir and Harp (10')
Comissioned by the San Francisco Girls Chorus
Premiered by the San Francisco Girls Chorus
San Francisco, CA, June 8th, 2019

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Oratio Pauli (1982)

For S.A.T.B. Choir and String Orchestra (10')

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Ballet

Cassandra's Curse (2016)

For String Octet (29')

Commissioned by the Rioult Dance Company

Choreographed by Pascal Rioult

Premiered at the Joyce Theater, New York, NY, June 21st, 2016, Kyle Ritenauer, conductor

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Layla and the Majnun (2016)

For Orchestra (28')

Commissioned by the Nashville Ballet

Choreographed by Paul Vasterling

Premiered in Jackson Hall, Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, TN, April 21st, 2016

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Urban Dances: Dance Suite in Five Movements (1996)

For Orchestra (27')

For the New York City Ballet and Choreographer Miriam Mataviani

Commissioned by the New York City Ballet

Premiered by the New York City Ballet

June 1997

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Anima Mundi (1995)

Commissioned by the Pacific Northwest Ballet

Choreographed by Kent Stowell

Premiered in Seattle, WA, February 26, 1996, Stewart Kershaw, conductor

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