Susan Kander

Composer

Works

Animal Dances for solo piano 2025 (11′)

For Isaac Ding Ashworth Six short lyric pieces for solo piano. These short, super-expressive pieces were written for my small grandson to dance and jump around to. I hope people will […]

Museum Pieces 2001, 20′ Copy

The music for Modigliani’s “Reclining Nude” is patently sexual, with a shimmering viola solo symbolizing the title figure. (Violist Paul) Silver made the most of his opportunity, beautifully delineating languor, […]

The Red Dress 2017, 11′

for chamber orchestra dedicated to Shannon Ding Shuang, with love 2 fl (2 alto fl, 1 picc.), 2 ob (1 eng. hn), 2 Bb clar, 2 bsn, 2 hn, 2 […]

Carry My Own Suitcase 2023

A chamber opera Duration: approx. 2′ 10″ with intermission Susan Kander, music Roberta Gumbel and Susan Kander, libretto Premiere May 29, 2026 at Buffalo Opera Unlimited ROGER, 25, wants to […]

Eight and Five, Mostly 2006, 13′

capriccio for violin and chamber orchestra Premiere 2021 Minna Pensola, violin Antti Tikkanen, conductor Lappeenrannan Kaupunginorkesteri Available at Subito Music Listen:     When I stumbled on this traditional Bulgarian melody, […]

And Then Not 2016, 11’

  In memorium Ann Benjamin Kander, 1926-2016 for clarinet and percussion Available from Subito Music Watch:  

My Lucky 2016, 8’

  for solo piano dedicated to Lee Dionne  Available from Subito Music Listen Performance by Lee Dione, piano In the seminal 20th century play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, […]