text by Susan Kander music by Anthony Piccolo children’s chorus, celeste, perc Available from anthonypiccolo.com Available on the recording Imaginary Symphony and other tales, music of Anthony Piccolo (Navona NV5904) Listen: I […]
A real frau’s liebe und leben exists in two versions: soprano or mezzo, Bb/C tpt/flug/cornet/optional picc tpt or Bb/Eb cl/b.cl/alto sax, pno Available from Subito Music Recorded on the Album Susan Kander: Five […]
vc, pno Commissioned by Southampton Chamber Music Festival Available from Subito Music Listen: Hester Street Waltz Fifth Avenue Cakewalk 57th Street Tango Originally I got entranced with the idea of a […]
youth opera for 3 professional singers and children Professional singers: Sop, Bar (sings three roles), African-American Tenor or Bar (both versions exist) Children’s chorus ages 8-18, vn, pno Commissioned by Lyric […]
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, […]
“Many operas contain violent episodes, but few address violence as a social issue…. One False Move worked well as an action-packed and intense bit of theatrical drama with music…. This little […]
vn, vla Dedicated to two of my favorite demons, my son, Jacob, and his friend, Francisco Available from Subito Music Listen: Two Hornéd Demons I get lots of musical ideas inside […]
Six polytonal miniatures for two violins Dedicated to Jacob Ashworth and Francisco Ladron de Guevara Available from Subito Music Listen: Haughty Nonchalant Aggravated Groovy Languid Martial
soprano, mezzo, vn, vc,harpsichord Commissioned by Bach Aria Soloists of Kansas City Available from Subito Music Listen: Prelude Largo “Rock my soul” Courante Allegretto “My lord, what a morning” Aire Largo; […]
.. Solo Sonata …commissioned …in the wake of 9/11 exists on a more remote plane, its emotions rooted in the different ‘souls’ of the two instruments themselves; the music is […]