Orchestra
Adagietto from Symphony No. 1 for Strings (1988)
6' *
FP: 1 March 1989 Calvin Simmons Theater Oakland, California.
Oakland East Bay Symphony conducted by Michael Morgan
Adagietto from Symphony No. 3 "Emmanuel Fugue" (1998)
6' *
FP: 28 April 1998 Shattuck Auditorium Waukesha, Wisconsin. The Waukesha Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Platt.
2.2.2.2-2.2.2.1-timp.perc(2):glsp/cyms/vib-harp-strings
Built Up Dark (1995)
10.5' *
FP: 11 May 1995 St. John's Cathedral Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra conducted by Stephen Colburn
2(I,II=picc).2(II=corA).2(I=Ebcl,II=bcl).2-0.0.0.0- perc(1):timp/t.bells/FD/
cyms/xyl/ball peen hammer on brake drum/BD/lg. tam-t /tpl.bl-strings
Concerto for Cello and Chamber Orchestra (1995)
24' *
FP: 3-4 May 1996 Olin Auditorium Bard College. Robert La Rue,
cello; American Symphony Chamber Orchestra conducted by
Leon Botstein
2(II=picc).2.2.2-2.1.0.0-timp-strings
Concerto for Flugenhorn and Strings (1993)
15' *
FP: 28 February 1993 Concert Hall Woodstock, New York.
Donna Hagen, flugelhorn; Woodstock Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Luis Garcia Renart
Concerto for Horn, with Winds and Strings (1996)
21'
FP: 1 November 1996 First Congregational Church Madison,
Wisconsin. Soren Hermansson, horn; Wisconsin Chamber
Orchestra conducted by David Lewis Crosby
1.1.1(=ssax).1-0.0.0.0-strings
Concerto for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra: Seven Last Words (2001)
26'
Solo Piano Left Hand; 2(picc.)/2/2/2; 2/2/2/1; timp., perc. (2); str.
Concerto for Violin and Chamber Orchestra (1983)
21' *
FP: 21 November 1983 Curtis Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Michaela Paetsch, violin; the Orchestra of the Curtis Institute
conducted by Daron Hagen. Awarded a BMI Prize, 1984.
2(I=picc,II=picc,alto).2(II=corA).2(II=bcl).2-2.2.2.0-timp-strings
Fire Music (1991)
16' *
FP: 22 March 1992 Music Hall Long Beach, California. Long Beach Symphony Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta
3(III=picc).3.3(III=bcl).2.dbn-4.4(I=flug).3.1- timp.perc(2):xyl/mar/glsp/vib/
tgl/SnD/RotoT/TD/BD/slap/cyms/t.bells/bowed crot/ball peen hammer on
brake drum/shattering glass-harp-pft(=cel)-strings
Grand line (1986)
13' *
FP: 9 November 1987 Christ Church Denver, Colorado. Denver Chamber Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta
2(II=picc).2.2.2-2.2.0.0-timp(=tamb/tam-t).perc(1):xyl/mar/glsp/
t.bells/ tgl /cyms/susp.cym/SnD/BD-gtr(opt)-strings
Heliotrope, An Orchestral Two-Step (1989, rev.1996)
11' *
FP: 24 October 1989 Great Hall of the Cooper Union New York City. The Brooklyn Philharmonic conducted by Lukas Foss
2(II=picc).2(II=corA-opt).2(I=asax-opt,II=bcl).2-2.2.2.0-timp.perc(1):
mar/t.bells/xyl/drum kit/susp.cym-harp-pft(=cel-opt)-strings
Much Ado (1999)
10'
FP: 1 May 2000 Academy of Music Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Orchestra of the Curtis Institute conducted by Robert Spano
3.3.3.2.1-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(3)-harp-pft-strings
Philharmonia, A Fanfare (1990)
7' *
FP: 15 October 1992 Avery Fisher Hall New York City. The New York Philharmonic conducted by Michael Morgan
4(II,III,IV=picc).4(IV=corA).4(IV=bcl).3.dbn-6.4.3.1-timp.perc(3):
ball peen hammer on brake drum/slap/xyl/SnD/t.bells/tgl/vib/wind
chimes/mar/tamb/cyms- harp-pft(=cel)-strings
Postcards from America (1996)
20'
FP: 15 October 1996 Shattuck Auditorium Waukesha, Wisconsin.
The Waukesha Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Hynson
2(I=picc).2.2.2-2.2.2.0-timp.perc(1): tgl/susp.cym/SnD/cyms/TD/
t.bells(la,do)-strings
Prayer for Peace (1981, rev. 1999)
23'
for string orchestra
FP: 18 January 1983 Academy of Music Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by
William Smith
A Stillness at Appomattox (1982)
9' *
FP: 4 April 1988 UC-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California.
The Santa Cruz Symphony conducted by JoAnn Falletta
2.2(II=corA).2.2-2.2.2.0-timp.perc(2):SnD/cyms/BD-strings
Suddenly (1999)
7'
FP: 30 June 1999 Capitol State House Madison, Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra conducted by Harvey Felder
2(I=picc).2.2.2-4.3.2.1-timp.perc(4):xyl/vib/mar/tbells/tgl/brake drum/
cyms/RotoT/lg.tam-t/slap-harp-strings
Symphony No. 1 (1985-88)
28' *
FP: 19 April 1991 Academy of Music Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by William Smith
3(III=picc,alto)3(III=corA).3(III=Ebcl,bcl).2.dbn-4.3(I=picc,cornet). 3.1
-timp.perc(2): glsp/xyl/SnD/tgl/sm.tgl/BD/lg.tam-t/t.bells/cyms/cym/mar/
brake drum/vib/wind chimes/finger cyms/RotoT/wdbl-harp-pft(=cel)-strings
Symphony No. 2 (1987-90)
35' *
Consisting of three movements which may be performed separately:
Fresh Ayre
6'
FP: 18 November 1987 Symphony Hall Chicago, Illinois. The Civic Orchestra of Chicago conducted by Michael Morgan
Awarded the ASCAP-Nissim Prize, 1988.
3(II,III=picc).3(III=corA).3(III=bcl).2.dbn-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(3):
vib/t.bells/xyl/glsp/SnD/cyms/bongos/brake drum/tgl/tamb/crot/
cast/slap/BD/bass bow-harp-strings
Lyric Variations
13'
FP: 5 August 1988 Uiehlein Hall Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra conducted by JoAnn Falletta
Awarded an ASCAP Prize, 1989.
3(III=picc).3(III=corA).3(III=bcl).2.dbn-4.3.3.1-timp.perc(3):vib/
glsp/ cyms/bass bow/t.bells/xyl/crot/BD/SnD/slap/mar/ratchet-
harp-pft(=cel)- strings
Common Ground
13'
FP: 16 April 1990 Uiehlein Hall Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra conducted by Zdenek Macal
Awarded the Kennedy Center Friedheim Prize, 1990.
3(I,II=picc,III=alto).3(III=corA).3(III=bcl).2.dbn-4.3(I=cornet).3.1-
timp.perc(3):crot/vib/tamb/cyms/ratchet/xyl/tgl/ball peen
hammer on brake drum/wdbl/bass bow/glsp/FD/whip/SnD/TD/
L.tam-t/slap-harp-pft(=cel)-strings
Symphony No. 3 (1997)
27' *
FP: 28 April 1998 Shattuck Auditorium Waukesha, Wisconsin. The Waukesha Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Platt
2(I,II=picc).2(II=corA).2(I=Ebcl,II=bcl).2-2.2.2.1-timp.perc(2): vib/mar/crot/
t.bells/tam-t/ball peen hammer on brake drum/BD/xyl/FD/cyms/susp.cym/
tpl.bl/tgl/glsp/SnD/splash.cym/drum kit/ sleigh bells/mark tree-harp-pft-strings
Orchestra with Voice(s)
Joyful Music (1993)
15'
for mezzo soprano, trumpet, mixed chorus, and orchestra
FP: 21 December 1994 Oscar Mayer Theater Madison, Wisconsin.
Kitt Reuter Foss, mezzo-soprano; John Aley, trumpet; Madison
Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Roland Johnson
Text: Laudate Deum, Alleluia (L)
3(I,II,III=picc).3.3.3-4.3(I=picc).3.1.timp.perc(1):cyms/vib/xyl/mar/SnD/tgl/
tamb/t.bells/BD-harp-synth-organ-strings
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse (1999)
25' *
for narrator and orchestra
FP: 13 November 1999 Mills Music Hall Madison, Wisconsin. Kevin
Henkes, narrator; the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra
conducted by James Smith
Text: Kevin Henkes (E)
2.2.2.2-2.2.2.1.timp.perc(2):cyms/vib/xyl/mar/SnD/tgl/ /t.bells/BD/cast/
mar/bar chimes/wind machine/susp.cym/splash cym/crot/glock/Tam-t-
harp-pft(=cel)-strings
Lost In Translation (1994)
23'
song cycle for baritone and orchestra
FP: 7 may 1994 Olin Auditorium, Bard College. Kurt Ollmann,
baritone; the American Symphony Chamber Orchestra conducted
by Leon Botstein
Text: Robert Kelly (E), Rainer Maria Rilke (G), George Sefaris (Gr),
W.H. Auden (E), Dino Campana (I)
2(II=picc).2.2(II=bcl)).2-2.2.2(I=flug).2.0- perc(1):susp.cym/xyl/mar/tgl/
SnD/t.bells-hpschd-strings
Stewards Of Your Bounty (1996)
12' *
chorale prelude for trumpet, mixed chorus, and orchestra
FP: 21 June 1996 Concert Hall Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The Moravian Music Festival Chorus and Orchestra conducted by
David Lewis Crosby
Text: Somerset Corry Lowry (E)
2.2.2.2-2.2(I=solo).2.0-timp-strings
Taliesin: Choruses From Shining Brow (1995)
25' *
for mixed chorus and orchestra
FP: 16 September 1996 Oscar Mayer Theater Madison, Wisconsin.
The Madison Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
conducted by John DeMain
Text: Paul Muldoon (E)
2(I=picc,II=picc,alto).2(II=corA).2(II=bcl).2-2.2.2.1-timp.perc(2):tamb/
tgl mar/vib/FD/SnD/slap/cyms/t.bells/BD/brake drum-harp-
pft(=synth-opt)-strings
Wind Ensemble
Bandanna Overture (1999)
7'
for band
FP: 24 February 1999 Bates Recital Hall, UT-Austin Austin,
Texas. The Inter-collegiate Honors Band conducted by
H. Robert Reynolds
2fl.2ob.Ebcl.3cl.bcl.2bn-2asax.tsax.bsax.-4hn.4tp.3trbn.
euph.tba-timp-perc(4)-db
Concerto For Cello And Wind Ensemble (1997)
24' *
FP: 18 November 1997 Baylor University Concert Hall Waco, Texas. Robert La Rue, cello; the Baylor Wind Ensemble
conducted by Michael Haithcock
picc.3fl(I,II,II=picc).3cl(I=Ebcl,bcl;III=bcl).bcl.1bn-2hn.1tp(=flug)-
perc(2)-timp-db
Concerto For Flugelhorn And Wind Ensemble (1994)
15' *
FP: 21 May 1994 Olympia Concert Hall Olympia, Washington.
Donna Hagen, flugelhorn; the Northwest Washington Wind
Orchestra conducted by Carolyn Vian
picc.3fl(III=alto).Ebcl.3cl.bcl.2bn.4hn.4tp.3trbn-perc(2)-db
Forward! (1998)
3'
fanfare for orchestral brass section and percussion
FP: 29 May 1998 South Hamilton Portico of the Wisconsin State
House Madison, Wisconsin. The Madison Symphony Orchestra
brass and percussion conducted by Daron Hagen
5 hns.4 tps.3 trbns.tba.perc(3)-SnD/t.bells/cymbs/timp.
Night, Again (1997)
10.5' *
for wind ensemble
FP: 18 November 1997 Baylor University Concert Hall Waco,
Texas. The Baylor Wind Ensemble conducted by Michael Haithcock
3fl(I,II,III=picc).2ob(II=corA).4cl(I=Ebcl,II=bcl, III=bcl, IV=bcl).2.
ssax.asax.tsax.bsax -4.4.2.1-perc(3)-timp-db
Sennets, Cortege, And Tuckets (1989)
9' *
for wind ensemble
FP: 20 April 1989 Vogel Concert Hall Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Symphonic Band
conducted by Thomas Dvorak
2(I=picc).1ob.3cl.bcl.1bn-2asax.tsax.bsax-2hn.3tp.3trbn.1-timp-
perc(3)-pf(=cel)
Wedding Dances From Bandanna (1999)
25'
for band
FP: 27 February 1999 Bates Recital Hall, UT-Austin Austin, Texas.
University of Kansas Symphonic Band conducted by Robert E. Foster
picc.2fl.2ob.3cl.bcl.2bn-2asax.tsax.bsax-4tp.4hn.2trbn.
btrbn.tba.euph-timp.-perc(4)-db
Wind Ensemble with Voice(s)
Prelude And Prayer From Bandanna (1999)
15'
concert aria for soprano and wind ensemble
FP: 14 October 1999 Baylor University Concert Hall Waco, Texas.
Linda Keith McKnight, soprano; the Baylor Wind Ensemble
conducted by Michael Haithcock
Text: Paul Muldoon (E)
2fl.altofl.2ob.corA.2cl.bcl.3bn-3hn.3tp-harp-vib.mar.-3db
The Heart Of The Stranger (1999)
25'
song cycle for baritone and orchestral winds
FP: 20 September 1999 Baylor University Concert Hall Waco, Texas.
Paul Kreider, baritone; the Baylor Wind Ensemble
conducted by Michael Haithcock
Text: Andrei Codrescu, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine,
William Blake, John Keats, Kim Roberts, A.E. Houseman, Gwen
Hagen, Walt Whitman, Theodore Roethke (E)
2fl.altofl.2ob.corA.2cl.bcl.3bn-3hn.3tp-harp-vib.mar.-db
Seduction Scene From Bandanna (1999)
9'
concert aria for baritone and wind ensemble
FP: 20 September 1999 Baylor University Concert Hall Waco,
Texas. Paul Kreider, baritone; the Baylor Wind Ensemble
conducted by Michael Haithcock
Text: Paul Muldoon (E)
2(I,II=picc,II=alto).2(II=corA).3(III=bcl).bcl.2-ssax.asax.tsax.bsax-2.
2(I=flug).2.1.timp-pft-harp-perc(3)-3db
Vocal Chamber
Dear Youth (1991)
15' *
song cycle on Civil War letters for soprano, flute, and piano
FP: 10 March 1991 United Methodist Church Baltimore, Maryland.
The Sonus Trio (Robin Bourguignon, soprano; Laura Witte, flute;
Randall K. Sheets, piano). Awarded an ASCAP Prize, 1991.
Text: Civil war letters and poems by Annie Chambers Ketchum,
Hannah Ropes, Ann Smith, Martha Ingram, Mary Boykin Chestnut (E)
Echo's Songs (1983)
17' *
ten songs for voice and piano
FP: 17 January 1983 Curtis Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Karen Hale, soprano; Daron Hagen, piano
Text: William Blake, Sara Teasdale, Edgar Allen Poe, Ben Johnson,
Gerturde Stein, Carl Sandburg, Shu Ch'I-siang (Kenneth Rexroth),
Walt Whitman, Anonymous 16th c. (E)
The Heart Of The Stranger (1999)
18'
ten songs for male voice and piano
FP: 14 June 1999 Ham Concert Hall Las Vegas, Nevada. Paul
Kreider, baritone; Daron Hagen, piano
Text: Andrei Codrescu, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine,
William Blake, John Keats, Kim Roberts, A.E. Houseman, Gwen
Hagen, Walt Whitman, Theodore Roethke (E)
Love In A Life (1999) 22'
eight songs for male voice and piano
FP: 14 June 1999 Ham Concert Hall Las Vegas, Nevada. Paul
Kreider, baritone; Daron Hagen, piano
Text: Robert Browning, Walt Whitman, Nuar Alsadir, Emily Dickinson,
Roland Flint, Theodore Roethke, Anne Sexton, Thomas Lodge (E)
Love Songs (1986)
16' *
song cycle for voice and piano
FP: 29 April 1989 Perpetuum Mobile Concerts at Columbia Artists
Management Hall New York City, New York. Carol Chickering,
soprano; Robert Koppelson, piano
Text: Gwen Hagen, Reine Hauser, William Blake, Ze'ev Dunei,
Sarah Gorham, Gardner McFall (E)
Merrill Songs (1995)
20' *
song cycle for high voice and piano
FP: 31 October 1995 Clarion Concerts at the Danny Kaye
Playhouse New York City, New York. Charles Maxwell,
countertenor; Daron Hagen, piano
Text: James Merrill (E)
Muldoon Songs (1992)
12'
song cycle for voice and piano
FP: 12 February 1993 Greenwich Music House New York City,
New York. Paul Sperry, tenor; Daron Hagen, piano
Text: Paul Muldoon (E)
Phantoms Of Myself (1999)
15'
song cycle for soprano and piano
FP: 10 May 2000 92nd Street Y New York City,
New York. Ashley Putnam, soprano; Daron Hagen, piano
Text: Anne Sexton, Susan Griffin (E)
Songs Of Madness And Sorrow (1996)
25'
dramatic cantata for tenor and fourteen instruments
FP: 31 January 1997 University Place Presbyterian Church Tacoma,
Washington. Paul Sperry, tenor; the Pacific Chamber Soloists
conducted by Troy Peters
Text: Hamlin Garland, The Wisconsin State Journal, Mental Health
Records from the Mendota Insane Asylum, Advertisements, Gwen
Hagen, adapted by the composer (E)
fl(=picc).ob(=corA).cl(=bcl).bn-hn.tp.perc(1):vibr/SnD/sndpr.bl/t.bell(la) /
tgl.pft-3vlns.vla.vlc.db
Three Silent Things (1984)
25'
song cycle on American poets
for soprano, violin, viola, cello, and piano
FP: 13 April 1984 Curtis Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Karen Hale,
soprano; Michaela Paetsch, violin; Lisa Ponton, viola; Robert La Rue,
cello; Daron Hagen, piano
Text: Walt Whitman, Robert Graves, Christina Rosetti, Jack Larson,
Robinson Jeffers, Adelaide Crapsey, Paul Goodman, Wallace Stevens (E)
Multiple Voices
The Elephant's Child (1994)
22'
for SATTBarB chorus a cappella
Text: Rudyard Kipling's Just So story, adapted by the composer (E)
Four Poems Of William Blake (1994)
20'
for SATB and keyboard
Text: William Blake (E)
Gandhi's Children (1997)
6'
for two-part (SA) children's chorus and chimes, keyboard or synthesizer
Text: Mahatma Mohandas Gandhi (E)
Hope (1996)
6' *
for SATB and keyboard (or any three instruments of appropriate range)
Text: Emily Dickinson (E)
Joyful Music (1994)
15'
for solo mezzo soprano, SATB, and two pianos
Text: Laudate Deum, Aleluia (L)
Light Fantastic (1999)
40'
cantata for tenor, two part children's chorus and ten instruments
FP: 26 November 1999 Canton Museum of Art Canton, Ohio. Barry
Busse, tenor; Children's Chorus and Orchestra of the Ohio Opera
Theatre conducted by Daron Hagen
Text: William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, Gordon Lord Byron,
Martin Harrison, Tobias Schneebaum
2ob.2cl-pf-2vln.vla.vlc.db
Litany Of Reconciliation (1996)
6'
for SATB a cappella
Text: Taken from the walls of Coventry Cathedral, England
Little Prayers (1986)
8' *
for SATB a cappella
FP: 15 January 1988 Alliance Francaise New York City, New York.
The NYU Washington Square Chorus conducted by Daron Hagen
Text: liturgical, Thomas Mann, Soren Kierrkegaard (E)
Love Scene From Romeo And Juliet (1996)
12'
for soprano, baritone, flute, violin, cello, and piano
FP: 14 April 1996 Weill Recital Hall New York City, New York. Tobe
Malawista, soprano; Scott Murphree, baritone; Richard Lalli, piano
Text: William Shakespeare
Silent Night (1997)
53' *
A Suite of Carols for mixed chorus, cello, and percussion
Available separately:
Lullay | SATB, mbira and percussion | ECS 5238
O Come, O Come Emmanuel | SATB and cello | ECS 5239
God Rest Ye / O Come Emmanuel | SATB and cello | ECS 5240
Silent Night | SATB, cello, vibraphone | ECS 5241
Once in Royal David's City | TB and cello | ECS 5242
What Child is This? | SATB | ECS 5243
At Bethlehem Proper | SA and cello | ECS 5244
Hosanna | SATB | ECS 5245
Sussex Carol | solo cello | ECS 5246
Stewards Of Your Bounty (1996)
12' *
chorale prelude for trumpet, SATB and keyboard
Text: Somerset Corry Lowry (E)
Taliesin: Choruses From Shining Brow (1995)
25' *
for SATB and keyboard
Text: Paul Muldoon (E)
The Voice Within (1993)
15'
for SATB and keyboard
FP: 4 April 1993 Oscar Mayer Theater Madison, Wisconsin.
Madison Festival Choir conducted by Eric Townell
Text: Dag Hammarskjold (N,E), 12th c. liturgy (E)
The Waking Father (1994)
25'
for six male voices a cappella or SATTBB chorus a cappella
FP: 27 July 1995 Ozawa Concert Hall Tanglewood, Massachusetts.
The King's Singers
Text: Paul Muldoon (E)
Chamber Music
The Waking Father (1995)
25'
FP: 6 September 1995 Mills Auditorium Madison, Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Brass Quintet
Duo For Violin And Cello (1997)
19' *
FP: 18 April 1997 The Sulzberger Parlor of Barnard College New York City, New York. Michaela Paetsch, violin; Robert La Rue, cello
Everything Must Go! (1992)
14'
for brass quintet
FP: 15 September 1992 Bryant Park New York City, New York.
Brass Ensemble of the Orchestra of St. Luke's
Harp Trio (1989)
18'
for flute, viola, and harp
FP: 28 April 1990 National Federation of Music Clubs Convention
Fort Worth, Texas. The Debussy Trio
Higher, Louder, Faster! (1987)
6.5' *
an "an editorial etude" for solo cello
FP: 31 January 1997 Paul Recital Hall, Lincoln Center, New York
City, New York. Robert La Rue, cello.
Interior (1988)
26' *
for nine players
FP: 17 March 1989 Juilliard Opera Theater, Lincoln Center, New
York City, New York. Members of the Juilliard Symphony
conducted by Bruno Ferandez
fl(=picc,alto,wine glasses-opt.).ob(=corA).cl(=bcl).bn-pft-2vlns.vla.vlc
J'entends (1986)
27'
for violin, cello, and piano
FP: 7 April 1987 Alice Tully Hall New York City, New York. The
Lehner Trio Awarded the Barlow Prize in Composition, 1985.
Jot! (1989)
6'
for clarinet, marimba, and piano
FP: 1 June 1989 Merkin Concert Hall New York City, New York. The
New York Youth Symphony Chamber Music Program
Love Songs For Cello And Piano (1986)
20' *
FP: 5 November 1987 Christ Church Denver, Colorado. Robert La Rue, cello; Daron Hagen, piano
Occasional Notes For Eleven Players (1985)
24' *
FP: 20 March 1987 Vogel Concert Hall Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Present Music Ensemble conducted by Daron Hagen
fl(=picc).ob.cl.bn-hn.tpt-perc(1): brake dm/tgl/HH/SnD/BD /wind chimes/
t.bells-2vlns.vla.vlc.db
An Overture To Vera (1995)
16'
for fourteen players
FP: 7 September 1995 Rennebohm Auditorium Madison, Wisconsin.
Present Music Ensemble conducted by Donna Hagen
ob.2cl.bn.2tps.hn.trbn.drum kit.synth.vln.vla.vlc.db
The Presence Absence Makes (1988)
27'
for flute and string quartet
FP: 6 April 1988 Alice Tully Hall New York City, New York. Music
of Our Time
Serenade (1999)
26'
for ten players
FP: 2 October 1999 Madison, Wisconsin. The Oakwood Chamber
Players
fl.ob.cl.bn.tp.hn.vln.vla.vlc.db
Sonata For Flute And Keyboard (1985)
21'
FP: 11 March 1986 Paul Recital Hall Lincoln Center, New York City. Su Lian Tan, flute; Elena Ruehr, piano
String Quartet No. 2 (1985)
26'
FP: 25 August 1985 Tanglewood Festival. Lenox, Massachusetts
Suite For Viola (1986)
17' *
FP: 2 December 1986 Manhattan School of Music, New York City.
Lisa Ponton, viola
Suite For Violin (1984)
15' *
FP: 7 May 1985 Carnegie Hall New York City, New York. Michaela
Paetsch, violin
Suite For Violoncello (1985)
14' *
FP: 11 March 1986 Paul Recital Hall New York City, New York.
Robert La Rue, cello
Trio Concertante (1984)
23'
for violin, cello, and piano
FP: 4 December 1984 Saint Joseph's Church New York City,
New York. Shames-Paetsch-Jaffe Trio. Awarded the Bearns
Prize of Columbia University, 1985.
Vocalise For Flugelhorn (Trumpet) and PIANO (1991)
7' *
Keyboard
Piano Variations (1999)
12'
for solo piano
Qualities Of Light (1998)
24'
for solo piano
FP: 10 January 1999 Ethical Society of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Jeanne Golan, piano
Occasional Notes (1985)
24' *
for organ
FP: 28 March 1985 St. Paul's Chapel New York City, New York.
Robert Gallagher, organ
Opera
Bandanna (1997-98)
120'
Opera in two Acts and a Prologue
Libretto by Paul Muldoon
Treatment by Daron Hagen and Paul Muldoon
2(I,II=picc,II=alto).2(II=corA).3(III=bcl).bcl.2-ssax.asax.tsax.bsax-
2.2(I=flug).2.1-3db.timp-pft-harp-perc(3)-Major roles: soprano,
lyric mezzo-soprano, tenor, dramatic baritone, lyric baritone,bass
baritone, 2 small compramario roles-Mixed Chorus-Onstage
Mariachi Band consisting of 3 violins, 2 trumpets, guitar and bass guitar.
The Elephant's Child (1994)
22'
A One Act Children's Opera for the King's Singers
Libretto by Daron Hagen, after Rudyard Kipling
Shining Brow (1990-92)
120' *
Opera in two Acts and a Prologue
Libretto by Paul Muldoon
Treatment by Daron Hagen and Paul Muldoon
Original Orchestration:
2(I,II=picc).2(II=corA).2(II=Ebcl,bcl).2-2.2(I=flug).2.1-timp.perc(3):crot /
bass bow/t.bells/susp.cym/vibr/mar/xyl/glsp/sm.tgl/lg.tgl/tamb/wdbl/ratchet /
BD/cyms/brake.dm/ball peen hammer/TD/SnD/low FD/3Tom-t/Lg.Tam-t/
glass wind chimes/slap/harmonica/2 large referee's whistles/sndpr.blks
(Nos. 2, 4 grade) - harp-pft(=synth)-strings-Major roles: lyric baritone, soprano,
mezzo soprano, tenor, and bass/6-8 Compramario roles-Mixed Chorus-
Onstage Piano Trio consisting of violin, cello, and piano
Reduced Orchestration:
2(I,II=picc).2(II=corA).2(II=Ebcl,bcl).2-2.2(I=flug).2.1-perc(1): timp/ cyms/
t.bells/tgl/ratchet/tamb/BD/TD/harmonica/large referee's whistle /
sndpr.blks (Nos. 2,4 grade)-synth(2 kurzweils played by 1 player)-
reduced strings
Vera Of Las Vegas (1995-96)
60'
A Nightmare Cabaret Opera in one act
Libretto by Paul Muldoon
Fifteen players:ReedI(ob/corA).ReedII(cl/ssax/bcl).ReedIII(cl/asax/bcl).
ReedIV(bn)-tp.tbn-KybdI(pft/tamb).KybdII(synth).KybdIII(synth)-
gtr(=elec.gtr/elec.lead gtr)-2vlns.vla.vlc.db-Major roles: male soprano (or
female pants role), soprano, tenor, baritone/chorus of 5-9 women
* Published by E.C. Schirmer. All other works published by Carl Fischer.