Commissions, Awards and Prizes
In reverse chronological
order
The Eighth Elegy
Winner First prize in
the Miriam Gideon competition of the International Alliance of Women in
Music, 2007. Scored for Voice (spoken and sung), Violin, Piano Text from
The Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke
Supernova
Commissioned by Nina Assimakopoulos, who will perform the world premiere
in Feb. 2004 in New York City.
Ancient Breath of the Sea
Commissioned by Brian Willson. Scored for Trumpet in C, Vibraphone, Piano
and Narrator. Premiered in New York City, 2003.
Peace Anthem
Awarded Honors in the
Waging Peace competition of 2002. Scored for Soprano solo, SATB chorus,
Narrator with Audience responses, Piano and Concert Chimes. Text by Alan
Petraske.
Messages for Raoul Wallenberg
First prize in the Miriam Gideon Competition of
the IAWM, 2001. Scored for Soprano or Tenor, Flute, Cello and Piano.
The Lost Children of Coney Island
Commissioned by the American Composers Forum. A lyrical documentary film
in collaboration with film maker Douglas Morse. Premiere screening at The
Kitchen, Sept. 2000 with the composer improvising at the piano a la the
silent movies.
Elegy for the Nephew of Prince Mukhransky
Commissioned by Duo46. Scored for guitar and violin. Premiered by Duo46 in
Turkey and under contract to Alfieri e Ranieri Publishing, Italy. CD to be
released 2004.
The Pure Space Into Which Flowers Endlessly Open
Jointly commissioned by The American Composers Forum Composers
Commissioning Program with funding from the Jerome Foundation and The
Merling Trio (Piano, Violin and Cello)
Premiered at Carnegie Recital Hall, Feb. 1998. The embedded text in this work includes two poems by Owens and one by Rainer Maria Rilke. The title of the work is from Rilke's Eighth Elegy.
The New Jerusalem
Commissioned by Christ
Church, Hudson, Ohio based on a Biblical text selected by the
commissioning committee. Scored for Soprano and Baritone soloists, mixed
chorus, flute, piano and triangle. Premiered at Christ Church under the
baton of Denise Chatfield and later published by Arsis Press, Wash. D.C.
Pianophoria #3 for Two Pianos
Finalist in the Whitney Museum's Duo Piano Festival. Performed at the
Whitney in New York in May 1996 by Kathleen Supové and Anthony de
Mare and premiered in the UK & Canada by Claire & Antoinette Cann.
CD available from Amazon.com
Toccata for piano
Third prize in the Concorso Internazionale di Pianoforte e Composizione
Ennio Porrino, 1996, the only work by an American composer to receive an
award in this competition. Performed in Cagliari, Italy in Dec. 1996 by
pianist Francesco Libetti and in Portugal, England & Germany by
Francisco Monteiro.
Scenes from All and Everything for symphony orchestra
Semi finalist in the Omaha Symphony Competition of 1988.
Confetti
Selected Best of Year by the Piano Quarterly, 1972. Originally published
by Galaxy Music and now by E. C. Schirmer
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