The News from Poems (choral cycle) 2004, 12′
Susan Kander’s “The News from Poems” was a richly varied group of William Carlos Williams settings. I liked the short bursts of sound at the opening, the yelps and staccato […]
Works
Eit Hazamir Higiya (And the time of singing has come) 2004, 5′
Medium voice soloist, SATB, vn, vla, pno Commissioned by The Ephraim Biran Music Endowment, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, New York Available from the composer. In Hebrew, a setting of the Song of […]
The Donkey, the Goat and the Little Dog 2007, 22′
“…a friendly, pain-free and often hilarious introduction to the string quartet for the 4-and-older crowd….billed as “the first all-talking, all-acting, in-motion string quartet.” Each of the instruments took on a […]
Five Movements for my Father 2005, 28′
baritone, vn, cl, vc, pno Available from Subito Music Recorded on the album Susan Kander: Five Movements for my Father (Loose Cans 5050) Listen: L’Orage (excerpt) Pangur Bán (excerpt) Perfection (excerpt) Of Asphodel, […]
Pas de Deux for clarinet, cello and chimes 2008, 11′
Available from Subito Music Recored on the album Susan Kander: Five Movements for my Father (Loose Cans 5050) Listen: Cool Andante Scherzoid allegro “Pas de Deux for clarinet, cello and chimes had an […]
The Lunch Counter 2009, 24′
“Kander’s Lunch Counter alone is so fascinating that it is worth the price of the recording.” – Fanfare Magazine a musical play in seven movements for solo bassoon Commissioned by Joyce […]
Miranda’s Waltz 2009, 25′
a symphonic adventure for narrator/actor and orchestra music by Susan Kander Story by May Hall Surface Commissioned by the National Symphony Orchestra Narrator; piccolo (flute); 2 flutes (alto flutes & piccolos); […]
Postcards from America 2009, 19′
“…a poignant narration of the immigrant experience.” – BBC Music Magazine oboe, pno Commissioned by the Fiala/Speer duo with support from Western Kentucky University Available from Subito Music Recorded on the album […]
The Giver 2012, 90′
A “remarkable new work… Kander’s adaptation ably tackles the philosophical complexities of Lowry’s Newbery Award-winning dystopian story…. In a particularly clever stroke, Kander briskly handles the novel’s expository details and […]
A Garden’s Time Piece: Poems by Leslie Laskey 2011, 13′
.. “A Garden’s Time Piece …is a lovely conceit…. Ashworth and Jessica Petrus play and sing expressively and knowingly throughout.” –Laurence Vittes, GRAMOPHONE MAGAZINE .. “…lovely and evanescent – most of […]