The Winds of Change (2020) for harpsichord and wind chimes
for Vivian Montgomery
-premiere: Spring 2021 online
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Groundhog Night (Hear What the Earth Says) (2019) for voice, alto flute, viola, cello, and harp
commissioned by Kin of the Moon
-premiere: May 29, 2022, at Monk Space, Los Angeles
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Old North (the imploring organ) (2018) for organ
commissioned by Libor Dudas and the Old North Church
-premiere: October 28, 2018, at the Old North Church, Boston, MA
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The Way (2018) responsorial hymn
on a poem by Edwin Muir
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The Violet (2017) for SAT choir
on a poem by Jane Taylor
-premiere: May 13, 2018, at Follen Church, Lexington, MA
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Amens for Morrisons (2016) Twelve multi-fold amens for SAT choir
in memory of the children and spouses of Mason McKnight and Lelia Alexander Morrison
-premiere: fall 2016, various churches around the US
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On Further Reflection (2016) for reed consort
commissioned by the Atlantic Reed Consort
-premiere: February 15, 2017, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
additional performances:
spring 2017, several performances in DC area, by Atlantic Reed Consort
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The Sick Rose (2016) for two sopranos and baroque orchestra
poem by William Blake
for Eudaimonia, a Purposeful Period Band
-premiere: May 15, 2016
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In the Dark (The Moon's Luminous Cloak) (2015) for flute and English Horn
for Joyce Alper and Na'ama Lino of Shelter Music Boston
-premiere: November 16-20, 2015, in homeless shelters across Boston
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September (2015) for two sopranos and baroque orchestra
commissioned by Eudaimonia
-premiere: September 27, 2015
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Late Bloom (2015) for piano trio
for Horszowski Trio
in memory of David Maxwell
-premiere: March 31, 2017, Longy School of Music
additional performance: April 2017, Longy School of Music, by the Horszowski Trio
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Gradus ad Parnassum (2014) for El Sistema orchestra and chorus
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Jane's History of England (2014, revised 2014) a one-act opera for six sopranos with piano
commissioned by Longy School of Music Opera Workshop
-premiere: April 30, May 1 2014
-revised version premiered 5/7/15 at Longy School of Music
additional performances
-tour of England, with performances at Chawton House, Godmersham, and Trinity Laban Conservatoire (London)
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Beyond There and Back (2013) for flute duo
commissioned by Flying Flutistas: Vanessa Mulvey and Lynne Krayer-Luke
-premiere: February 24, 2018, by Duo Zonda at Longy School of Music
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Conquest of Cold (2012) for brass quintet
commissioned by Redline Brass Qunitet
-premiere: March 6, 2013, Longy School of Music
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What the Honeybee Knows (2012) for piano and percussion
commissioned by New Gallery Concert Series
for Primary Duo: Sarah Bob piano, Aaron Trant percussion
-premiere: May 10, 2012, Community Music Center of Boston
additional performance
Fall 2013, Longy School of Music, by Julian Pelicano and Esther Ning Yau
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Blue Bang (2011) for chamber ensemble with blues piano
commissioned by Firebird Ensemble
funded by Kickstarter
-premiere: June 26, 2012 by Firebird Ensemble with David Maxwell
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Opposites Become Equals (2011) for improvising pianist and bass clarinetist
commissioned by Longy School of Music
-premiere: SeptemberFest 2011, by Peter Cassino and Todd Brünel
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A Parapsychological Pledge (2010) for community chorus
commissioned by North Cambridge Family Opera, Cambridge, MA
-premiere: May, 2011 by North Cambridge Family Opera
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Allman Brothers Suite (2010) for string quartet and drum set
includes In Memory of Elizabeth Reed, Little Martha, and Whipping Post
exclusive arrangement for Firebird Ensemble
-premiere: January 14, 2011 by Firebird Ensemble
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Fells (2010) for flute, clarinet, cello, and piano
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Hollow Box (2010) for trumpet and resonating piano
commissioned by Spencer Aston
-premiere: February 3, 2010 by Spencer Aston and Geraldine Boyer-Cussac at the Longy School of Music
additional performances
2/8/10 at Boston University
6/11/18, Andrew Kozar, trumpet
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Compass (2009) for baritone saxophone, trombone, and dancer
collaboration with choreographer Ellen Godena
-premiere: November 13-14 2009 on Juddertone dance collaboration series, Boston, MA
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Ember (2009) for 2 clarinets and 2 accordions
commissioned by Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble
-premiere: April 5, 2009, by Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble
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Whipping Post (2008) arrangement of Allman Brothers song for string quartet
commissioned for inaugural concert of "Longy at the RegattaBar" series
-premiere: April 11, 2008, by Pacifica Quartet
additional performance
2/16/09 by Firebird Ensemble
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Fanfare for KZ (2007) for three trumpets
commissioned for the inauguration of Karen Zorn as President of the Longy School of Music
-premiere: November 4, 2007, by Steve Emery, Spencer Aston, and Arlin Peterman
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Lonesome Whistle (2007) for unaccompanied flute
for Linda Toote
-premiere: February 19, 2008, by Linda Toote, at Longy School of Music
additional performances
2/14: Sarah Brady (Radius Ensemble), Rockport, MA
5/14: Sarah Brady (Radius Ensemble), Longy School of Music
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Deepening Groove Near Walden Pond (2007) for chamber orchestra
commissioned by the Music Department of Concord Academy, Concord, MA
-premiere: May 17, 2007, Concord, MA
additional performance
10/30/08 at UNC-Greensboro Festival of New Music
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Ten Violins (2006) for ten violins
for students in the studio of Janet Packer
-premiere: March 2007, Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music
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Trio (2006) for violin, cello, and piano
in three movements; for young players
-premiere: April 12, 2015, Seminar on Contemporary Music for the Young, Rivers Conservatory
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Nanocosmos (The Book of Ezra) (2004-06) for piano
eight pieces for young pianists
-premiered in 2004-09 by Ezra Morrison at Longy School of Music
additional performances
-performed by multiple pianists at Young Composers Festival of Commjnity Music Center of Boston, 2014
-performed by participants in New England Piano Teachers Association Competition, 2014, Avik Sarkar winner, Spring 2016
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Groan (2005) for saxophone quartet
commissioned by Fromm Foundation for Radnofsky Quartet
-premiere: February 2006, Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music
-published by Radnofsky-Couper Editions
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Breathing Memory (2004) for accordion, harpsichord, and pre-recorded CD
commissioned by Vivian Montgomery
-premiere: October 2004, Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music
additional performances
fall 2004: Dickinson College (PA), Needham MA, Cambridge MA
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Aquarium (2004) film score
collaboration with filmmaker Paul Turano
-premiere: May 2004, Paine Hall, Harvard University
additional performances
11/06: on "Wired for Sound" series, Cambridge, MA
7/06: on Plymouth Independent Film Festival, Plymouth, MA
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TTC #12, a realization in sound of Tao Te Ching poem 12 (2004) for treble choir
-premiere: May 2004, King's Chapel, Boston, MA
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The Fall (2003) for band
created under auspices of Ohio Arts Council Artist in Residence program
-premiere: May 2003, Botkins High School Band, Botkins, OH
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Crows (2002) for alto saxophone and soprano;
poem by Xue Di
Commissioned by Timothy McAllister
-premiere: April 2002, by Timothy McAllister and Jennifer Goltz
additional performances
4/05: by Amy McGlothlin and Shadi Ebrahimi at Longy School of Music
4/05: by Trio 20:21 at Longy School of Music
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Brown Dog (2001) for middle school band
Commissioned by Beachwood Middle School, Cleveland, OH
-premiere: February 2002
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Oh Mary (2001) for SATB choir and string
orchestra
Commissioned by Valley Presbyterian Church, Chagrin Falls, OH
-premiere: December 2001
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The Heart Poems (2001) for soprano and piano;
poems by Ruth Montgomery
-premiere: 9/30/01 by Alyssa Bennett and Cara Chowning in Cleveland
CD release, Innova Recordings #584, March 2003
additional performances
9/07: by Miranda Loud and Brian Moll at Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA
3/05: by Maria Jette and Brian Moll at Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA
3/03: by Maria Jette and Susan Billmeyer at CD release concert, Minneapolis, MN
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Charon (2001) for unaccompanied bass clarinet
Commissioned by the Cleveland Composers Guild
-premiere: 4/29/01 by Hallie Majewski at the Cleveland Music Settlement
additional performance
8/30/10 by Elise Kopesky at the Longy School of Music
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Twisted Little Ground
(2000) for recorder and
harpsichord
Commissioned by the Galhano/Montgomery Duo,
funding provided by Iowa Arts Council
- premiere 1/28/00 in St. Paul, MN
additional performances
2015: Cambridge, MA, four performances by Vivian Montgomery and Yi-Li Chang
10/04: Cambridge & Needham, MA by Vivian Montgomery and Roy Sansom
2/00: Decorah, Iowa City by Galhano/Montgomery Duo
6/00: Berkeley, CA, Galhano/Montgomery Duo
released on CD by Ten Thousand Lakes Label, Schubert Club of St. Paul, MN,
2000
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In God We Trust performance piece with recorded and real-time interactive
computer-processed sound
Collaboration with Luther College theater, dance, and art faculty
- premiere: 4/00 at Luther College
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Hard Weather Makes Good Wood (1999) for string quartet and tape
Commissioned by the Minnesota Contemporary Ensemble, funding provided by
the American Composers Forum's Composers Commissioning Project
CD release, Innova Recordings #584, March 2003
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premiere: 6/11-12/99 by the Minnesota Contemporary Ensemble in Minneapolis, MN
additional performances
9/06: by Hausmann Quartet at Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA
3/03: by Intergalactic Contemporary Ensemble at CD release concert, Minneapolis, MN
4/02: by The Center for New Music, University of
Iowa, at SEAMUS National Conference 2002
11/99: on tour by Minnesota Contemporary Ensemble at the Festival of New American
Music, Sacramento, CA, and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Grace (1998) for a cappella choir
Composed for the Luther College Nordic Choir, Weston Noble, director
- premiere: 1/16/99 by the Luther College Nordic Choir in, Brookings, South Dakota
additional performances
2/99: on tour of Midwest and Southwest by Luther College Nordic Choir
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Light Possessing Darkness (1997) for alto saxophone, piano
Commissioned by saxophonist Jeremy Koch
Published by Arizona University Publications
CD release: Arizona University Recordings, 1999
- premiere: 2/21/98 by Jeremy Koch at the Iowa Composers Forum Annual Festival
additional performances
9/04: by Phillip Staüdlin at Longy School of Music
11/02: by the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players
4/02: by Paul Bro at Florida State University
3/02: by Paul Bro at the North American Saxophone Alliance annual conference
11/01: by Paul Bro at the Indiana State University Festival of New Music
11/00: by Tim McAllister in Cleveland, OH
4/98: by Jeremy Koch in recital at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
3/98: by Jeremy Koch at the North American Saxophone Alliance
Annual Meeting, Evanston, Illinois
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Rising Blue (1996) for violin and tape
Supported by an Ylvisaker Faculty Development Grant, Luther College
CD release, Innova Recordings #584, March 2003
- premiere: 10/96 by Virginia Strauss at Luther College
additional performances
7/10: by Rohan Gregory in Worcester, MA
2/04: by Rohan Gregory at Longy School of Music
3/03: by Troy Gardner at CD release concert, Minneapolis, MN
11/02: by Amie Weiss at Oberlin College
10/02: by Davis Brooks at Butler University
10/99: by Troy Gardner on Minnesota Contemporary Ensemble tour:
Midwest Composers Festival (SCI regional meeting, Iowa Composers Forum
annual festival); Minneapolis, Grand Marais, Duluth, MN; Vassar College;
New York City; University of North Texas; Dallas Museum of Art
98-99: Sonic Circuits International Electronic Music Festival
6/98: by Karen Bentley at June in Buffalo Composers Conference
2/98: by Angela Fuller on Minnesota Contemporary Ensemble tour -
Minneapolis, Grinnell College, University of Iowa, Luther College, Madison (WI)
10/97: by Andrew Ehrlich (Fear No Music ensemble) in Portland, OR
9/97: by Miki Ora at Center for New Music, University of Iowa
4/97: by Virginia Strauss at Beethoven Club in Cedar Rapids, IA
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Dark Hollow (1996) for string orchestra with flugelhorn solo
Commissioned by the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Paul Gambill, music director
- premiere: 10/98 by the Nashville Chamber Orchestra in Nashville and Columbia, TN, Jeff
Bailey, flugelhorn
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String of Pearls (1994) for unaccompanied tuba
- premiere: 4/96 at the Center for New Music, University of Iowa, Scott Wilson, tuba
additional performance
2/00: by Benedict Kirby at Luther College
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Two Poems of Wendell Berry (1994) for soprano, clarinet, violoncello
Commissioned by Antiqua Nova concert series
- premiere: 8/94 by soprano Janet Youngdahl at the Interlochen Arts Center, Interlochen,
MI
additional performances
10/96: by soprano Marcie Hagen at Luther College
8/94: by soprano Janet Youngdahl in Ann Arbor, MI
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Spin Control (1994) for chamber orchestra
Commissioned by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble, David Stock, music director
- premiere: 12/94 by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble
additional performance
12/95: Duquesne University New Music Ensemble
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Elegy (Separation) (1992) for flugelhorn, oboe, clarinet, violin
Commissioned by the Detroit Chamber Winds
- premiere: 4/93 by the Detroit Chamber Winds
additional performances
2/09: at Longy School of Music
8/92: at the Schweitzer Institute, Festival at Sandpoint
3/95: by the Stones River Chamber Players at Middle Tennessee State University
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My Love Lives Down That Long Dirt Road (1992) for harpsichord
Commissioned by Vivian Sarah Montgomery
CD release, Innova Recordings #584, March 2003
- premiere: 2/93 by Vivian Montgomery at Tennessee State University
additional performances
10/04: Cambridge & Needham MA, Carlisle PA by Vivian Montgomery
11/95: by Vivian Montgomery at Luther College
10/94: by Vivian Montgomery at the Alienor Finalists competition
8/94: by Margaret van Dijk at the Bethlehem (PA) Music Festival
92-94: by Vivian Montgomery on NEA-supported tour -
Morgantown, WV; Middletown, CT; Nashville, TN; Lawrence, KS;
Concord, NC; Ann Arbor, MI; Pittsburgh, PA
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-57" (Landscape, Report) (1992) for computer-generated four-channel
tape,
recorded voices, painting, projections
Collaboration with Matthias Biehler (visual artist) from Freiburg, Germany
- premiere: 3/92 at the University of Michigan
additional performances
10/96: at Luther College
4/93: Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the U.S., National Conference,
University of Texas (Austin)
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Hear What the Earth Says (1991) for orchestra
read May 4, 2001 on Plymouth Music Series
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Excursive Sonata for thirteen musicians (1988) for wind ensemble
Commissioned by the Davidson College Music Department
- premiere: 2/89 by the Davidson College Wind Ensemble
additional performance
11/88: Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble
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Partial Tendencies (1988) for computer-generated four-channel tape
premiere: 12/88 at the University of Michigan, with film by Thomas Frank
additional performances
10/96: at Luther College, with film by Thomas Frank
10/91: Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the U.S., National Conference,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2/89: at Davidson College, with film by Thomas Frank
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Over the Head (with a stick) (1987, revised 1998) for percussion trio
- premiere: 4/88 by the SUNY-Buffalo Percussion Ensemble
Published by M. Baker publications
additional performances
5/06: by the MAM Percussion Ensemble, Longy School of Music
4/99: by the NYU New Music Ensemble at the
Society of Composers, Inc. National Conference
5/98: by the Portland State University Percussion Ensemble
11/94: by the Portland State University Percussion Ensemble at the
Pacific Northwest Percussion Symposium
11/88: by the University of Michigan Percussion Ensemble
8/88: by the New Jersey Percussion Ensemble at the
Charles Ives Center for American Music
6/88: by the SUNY-Buffalo Percussion Ensemble at the
June in Buffalo composers conference
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Wright Songs (1987) for bass-baritone and string trio
- premiere: 2/88 by bass-baritone Stephen Morcheck at the University Of Michigan
additional performance
2/89: by bass-baritone Stephen Morcheck at Davidson College
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Voices Bending Open (1987) for violin, tape, and optional dance
Collaboration with Jean MacGregor-Wiles, choreographer
- premiere: 1/88 at the University of Michigan
additional performances
10/96: by Virginia Straus with choreography by Doug Risner at Luther College
2/89: at Davidson College
12/88: by Mark Taylor at the University of Michigan
4/88: by Jenny Amador at the International Electronic Music Plus Festival, Atlanta
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Piece for Solo Trumpet (1986) for b-flat or c trumpet
- premiere: 5/87 at the University of Michigan
additional performance
7/88: in Ann Arbor, MI
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Blues Outside Inside Shadow (1984) for piano
- premiere: 5/85 by Laura Mann at the University of Tennessee
additional performances
10/05: by Eileen Hutchins at Longy School of Music
2/89: by Jim Swisher at Davidson College
7/87: by Scott Warner in Ann Arbor, MI
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Prevalent Modes (1984) for soprano saxophone and tape
- premiere: 4/84 by Tony Bray at the University of Tennessee
additional performances
4/05: by Tsuyoshi Honjo at Longy School of Music
2/05: by Phillip Staüdlin at Longy School of Music
10/96: by Jeremy Koch at Luther College
5/96: by Jeremy Koch at Luther College
4/85: Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the U.S., National Conference,
University of Texas (Austin)
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