American Music

Karen Amanda Allen (b. 1970)

Sonata for Violin and Piano (1995) (perf. ’96 premiere, da camera CD DIDX 051528)
I. Themes and Variations (Andante - Allegro) II. Lullaby Fantasia (Adagio) III. Chase (Allegro)

Ingrid Arauco (b. 1957)

Meditation (Glocken) (2007) (perf. ’07, premiere) (rec. '08)

Envoi (rec. '08)

Niccolo Athens (b. 1988)

Six Apparitions (2016) for cello and piano (perf. ’17, premiere, and ’18)
I. Incantation II. Ritual Dance III. Canzona IV. Echo V. Ecstatic Dance VI. Procession

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Sonata in E-flat minor, op. 26 (perf. ’93)
I. Allegro energico II. Allegro vivace e leggiero III. Adagio mesto IV. Allegro con spirito

Nocturne, op. 33 (1957) (perf. ’10)

Richard Belcastro (b. 1976)

Evil Monkey, four short pieces for piano (perf. ’11, premiere)

Matthew Bengtson (b. 1974)

Sonata in F major (1992) (perf. ’92)

Concerto in B minor (1991-92)
movement two (perf. ’92)

Fantasia in A minor (rev. 1988, rev. 1991) (perf. ’92)

*Song Cycle based on Sonnets by Wordsworth, for baritone and piano (1990) (perf. ’91, ’92, ’95)
It is a Beauteous Evening
Mutability
Surprised by Joy
The World is Too Much With Us

Suite for Piano “The Emotions” (1992) (perf. ’92)
Meditation - Grief - Humiliation - Love - *Jubilation (perf. ’91, ’92, ’93, ’95) - Joy

Suite for Melomanie (2009) (perf. ’09)
Courante - Sarabande - Gavotte - Gigue

Aaron Berkowitz (b. 1978)

Tony said he saw birds flying (2003) (perf. ’05, premiere)

William Bolcom (b. 1938)

Twelve New Etudes (selections)
no. 1, Fast, furious (perf. ’11, ’16, ’17)
no. 2, Recitative (perf. ’11, ’12, ’16, ’17)
no. 3, Mirrors (perf. ’11, ’14)
no. 4, Scène d'Opéra (perf. ’11)
no. 5, Butterflies, Hummingbirds (perf. ’11, ’12, ’14, ’17)
no. 6, Nocturne (perf. ’11, ’17)
no. 7, Premonitions (perf. ’11, ’16, ’17)
no. 8, Rag infernal (perf. ’11, ’12, ’16, ’17)

Cello Sonata (perf. ’17)
Allegro inquieto, non troppo presto - Adagio semplice - Allegro assai, steady tempo, but uneasy

Elliott Carter (b. 1908)

90+ (perf. ’09, ’16)

Curt Cacioppo (b. 1951)

Ciclo metamorfico sul nome d’un maestro (selections) (perf. ’07, rec. ’09)
no. 1, “Getreidegasse no. 9”
no. 2, “Lo studio”
no. 3, “Apparition”
no. 6, “Amusement”
no. 7, “Reflection”
no. 9, “Bagatelle”

Old Swedes (rec. '09)

Capriccio leggendario (rec. '09)

Glück auf! (2004) (perf. ’05)

Beloved Emblem from Pawnee Preludes (1981, rev. 1994) (perf. ’05)

Homage to Diz (2004) (perf. ’05, premiere)

Klavierstück (1975-76) (perf. ’05)

Luke Carlson (b. 1983)

Toccata-Fantasy on Aura Lee (perf. ’14, premiere)

Patterns
Roundel in Red - Black Arabesques

Evan Chambers (b. 1963)

torn! (perf. ’18)

Morris Moshe Cotel (b. 1940?)

Tehom for three pianos (perf. ’98)

Ruth Crawford Seeger (1901-1953)

Study in Mixed Accents (1930) (two versions) (perf. ’06)

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Passacaglia in G# minor (perf. ’91)

Paul Creston (1906-1985)

Sonata for alto saxophone and piano, op. 19 (perf. ’96)
With vigor - With tranquillity - With gaiety

George Crumb (b. 1929)

Vox Balaenae (Voice of the Whale) for piano, flute and cello (perf. ’12)
Vocalise (... for the beginning of time) - Variations on Sea-Time (Sea Theme - Archeozoic - Proterozoic - Paleozoic - Mesozoic - Cenozoic) - Sea-Nocturne (for the end of time)

Daniel Dorff (b. 1956)

Sonata (Three Lakes) for Flute and Piano (perf. ’14)
I. Lake Wallenpaupack II. Kezar Lake III. Salmon Lake

Michael Fiday (b. 1961)

Nine Haiku for flute and piano (perf. ’14)

Arthur Foote (1853-1937)

Three Pieces for Cello and Piano, op. 1 (perf. ’16)

Scherzo for Cello and Piano, op. 22 (perf. ’15)

Aubade for Cello and Piano, op. 77 (perf. ’15)

Sonata for Cello and Piano, op. 78 (perf. ’17)
I. Allegro appassionato II. Andantino con moto III. Vivace assai

Lukas Foss (b. 1922)

Solo for piano

Capriccio for cello and piano (perf. ’03)

Vittorio Giannini (1903-1966)

Piano Quintet (perf. '13, '14)
I. Allegro con spirito II. Adagio III. Allegro

Jeremy Gill (b. 1974)

Anapestes (2006) (perf. ’07, premiere)

Elliott Fragments (for Carter) (2008) (perf. ’09)

Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920)

Three Preludes (perf. ’08)

Piano Sonata (perf. ’08, ’09)
I. Feroce; Allegretto con moto II. Molto Tranquillo III. Allegro vivace

Jan Krzywicki (b. 1948)

Alchemy (2003) (perf. ’07, ’08, ’18)

John Harbison (b. 1938)

Songs America Loves To Sing (perf. ’14 with Network for New Music, Philadelphia)

Gareth Haynes (b. 1997?)

Poème (perf. ’18, premiere)

Jennifer Higdon (b. 1962)

Notes of Gratitude (perf. ’18, premiere)

Chiayu Hsu (b. 1975)

Rhapsody-Toccata (perf. ’18, premiere)

Charles Ives (1874-1954)

Sonata no. 1 (perf. '11, '12)
I. Adagio con moto IIa. Allegro moderato IIb. “In the Inn” Allegro III. Largo IVa. [really fast] IVb. Allegro V. Andante maestoso

Sonata no. 2 “Concord., Mass., 1840-1860” (perf. ’94)
I. Emerson II. Hawthorne III. The Alcotts IV. Thoreau

Ragtime Dance no. 2 (same as Piano Sonata no. 1 mvt. IIa and IIb) (perf. ’11)
Ragtime Dance no. 4 (same as Piano Sonata no. 1 mvt. IVa and IVb) (perf. ’11, ’12)

Robert Maggio (b. 1964)

love bird (2006) (perf. ’07)

Allen McCullough (b. 1978)

Piano Concerto no. 1 (2009) (read '09 with Curtis Orchestra, premiere)
II. Slowly III. Fast and Mysterious

Piano Sonata no. 2 (perf. ’17, premiere)

Michael McMillan

forgetting how I began, or how to begin (2014, premiere)

Matthew Monticchio (b. 1975)

Sonata One for Piano (2002) (perf. ’03 premiere, ’04, ’05)
I. fast flights (quarter=75+) II. quarter=45-50

Conlon Nancarrow (1912-1997)

Two Canons for Ursula
no. 2 in 2/3 time (perf. ’08, ’09, ’11, ’16, ’17)

Larry Nelson (b. 1944)

Music of Twelve Centers (1979) (selections) (perf. ’07)
no. 1 in B-flat
no. 5/6 in D/A-flat
no. 8 in D-flat
no. 10 in G
no. 12 in B

Jay Reise (b. 1950)

The Devil in the Flesh, Six Character Pieces (selections) (perf. ’07)
no. 3, “Night falls raining”
no. 6, “The madwoman on the roof”

Yellowstone Rhythms for saxophone and piano (perf. ’12)

Flight of the Red Sea Swallow for flute and piano (perf. ’13)

Trio Rhythmikosmos for piano trio (perf. ’15)

Paul Schoenfeld (b. 1947)

Peccadilloes
Allemande - Fughetto - Rag - Waltz - Shuffle - Boogie

Matthew Schreibeis (b. 1978)

In Search of Planet X for piano, violin and clarinet (perf. ’13, premiere)

Haskell Small (b. 1948)

A Game of Go for two pianos and audio-visual display (perf. ’09 with the composer)

Roberto Sierra (b. 1953)

Suite de Canziones y Danzas for cello and piano (perf. ’14, ’20)
Preludio - Canzion Triste - Danza Rapida - Cancion de Amor - Danza Final

Sonata no. 1 for cello and piano (perf. ’14, ’15)
Con pasion - Inquieto - Veloz

Sonata no. 2 for cello and piano (perf. ’15)

Tres montunos para cello y piano preparada (perf. ’16, premiere)

12 Estudios ritmicos y sonoros
nos. 2-6 (perf. ’20, premieres)
nos. 7-11

David Bennett Thomas (b. 1969)

Piano Sonata no. 2 (2004) (perf. ’04 premiere, ’05)

Five Etudes (2006) (perf. ’07 as a set, premiere)
no. 1, “Study in Fourths”
no. 2, “For RCS” (perf. ’06)
no. 3, “Wind Etude” (perf. ’06)
no. 4, Intermezzo
no. 5, “Ridl-Etude”

Conundrum for two pianos (recorded)

Duo for cello and piano (perf. ’11, recorded)
I. Slow/Fast II. Sustained III. Scurrying

Ron Thomas (b. 1942)

Six Pieces for Piano (1992-99) (perf. ’05, ’18)

Dmitri Tymoczko (b. 1969)

Melinda Wagner (b. 1957)

Noggin (2013)
I. Alarum II. Transit III. Lush Light IV. Re-uptake

George Walker (1922-2018)

Piano Sonata no. 2
I. Adagio non troppo II. Presto III. Adagio IV. Allegretto tranquillo

Piano Sonata no. 5 (2003)

Anna Weesner (b. 1965)

Etude (2000) (perf. ’06, premiere, ’07)

What gathers, what lingers for violin and piano (perf. ’07)

Trio (2008) (perf. ’08)

Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon (b. 1962)

Candelabra for cello and piano (perf. ’15)

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