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Thematic Programming Ideas

CELEBRATION

Helix  7'

2222/4231/T/2perc/pno/hp/str

Eruption  13'

2[2pic]22[1cl,1bcl]2|4231/T/3perc/hp/str

Masquerade  9'

3[2fl,1pic]23[2cl,1bcl]3[2bn,1 cbn]/4231/T/3perc/hp/str

Marble Sparks  9'

2222 2210 timp perc hp str (6.5.4.3.2.)

Symphony No. 1, Golden Dragon  16'  

3333 4431 timp 3perc hp pf(cel) str(14121086)

Fugue States   25' sax qt [sop. alt. ten. bar.], 3[2fl,1pic]23[2cl,1bcl]3[2bn,1 cbn]/4231/T/2perc/hp/pno/str

Resonanties, Six Pieces   7' - two harps/ harp ensemble

Fluster  3' - string ensemble/ string quartet

Magic   15' -  sinfonietta and child violinists

Riff   9' -  wind ensemble

Silk Execution   13' - brass-heavy ensemble

Wie Hoger Klimt  8' - whistler and chamber ensemble​​

Haywain  15' - saxophone quartet

Fast Ghost  4' - violin solo

ART

Camera Obscura: Dark Chamber   18' 

ob trp perc pno str: 44221 (or 88442)

Totem  12' 

3[3pic] 3[3ca] 3[3bcl] 3[3cbn] 4331 timp+4perc[drmkit] hp cel str

Masquerade  9'

3[2fl,1pic]23[2cl,1bcl]3[2bn,1 cbn]/4231/T/3perc/hp/str

Songs of an Egyptian Princess   20'

sopr, orchestra: 2[1pic]011/1211/T/2perc/hp/str (43221)

My Skeletonized Portrait  12'

violin solo| 3[3pic]3[3ca]3[3bcl]3[3cbn] 4231/T/3perc/hp/cel/str

The Grey Tree   15'  - Chinese chamber orchestra

Magic   15' -  sinfonietta and child violinists

Silk Execution   13' - brass-heavy ensemble

Most Beautiful Bird of Paradise   10' - large ensemble

Red Thirst  16' - ensemble

Orange Car Crash Ten Times  7' - ensemble

The Overwhelming Blankness of the Ultimate Meaninglessness of Tragedy  20' - sopr. actor two ensembles

Haywain  15' - saxophone quartet

Wie Dieper Graaft   3' - oboe, harp, percussion

Sonata for violin & piano  16'

Double Smooth Disaster  14' - two vibraphones

NATURE

Helix  7'

2222/4231/T/2perc/pno/hp/str

Eruption  13'

2[2pic]22[1cl,1bcl]2|4231/T/3perc/hp/str

Totem  12' 

3[3pic] 3[3ca] 3[3bcl] 3[3cbn] 4331 timp+4perc[drmkit] hp cel str

Marble Sparks  9'

2222 2210 timp perc hp str (6.5.4.3.2.)

Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra   17'

bstbn solo| 2[2pic]222/4210/T/1perc/pno/str

Witte Wieven, Concerto for Violin & Two Orchestras  21'

orch. I: 2pic(doubl.fl), 2ob, bcl(doubl.cl), cbn(doubl.bn), 2tp, 3tbn,btb, perc-3pl., hp, pno (doubl.syn),

str.(64434); vln solo; orch. II: cl, bn, 4 hn, str. (44220)

The Grey Tree   15'  - Chinese chamber orchestra

Resonanties, Six Pieces   7' - two harps/ harp ensemble

AS8 Earthrise 13' - cello solo and eight flutes

Most Beautiful Bird of Paradise   10' - large ensemble

Red Thirst  16' - ensemble

Wie Hoger Klimt  8' - whistler and chamber ensemble

God liet toe dat ik lachte   15' - for ensemble

Farewell Songs 18' - cten/ msop, Baroque & Chin. instruments

Confluence  9' - erhu string quartet

A Storm is Blowing from Utopia  21' - pic. vibr. pno perc.

aliquid stat pro aliquo  9' - four singers & electronics

Wie Dieper Graaft   3' - oboe, harp, percussion

Double Smooth Disaster  14' - two vibraphones

The Stillpoint 17' -  violin & vibraphone

PSYCHOLOGY/PHILOSOPHY

Camera Obscura: Dark Chamber   18' 

ob trp perc pno str: 44221 (or 88442)

Why Elsewhere  8'

2[pic]2[eh]22 2210 perc str

Family Songs   20'

soprano, chamber orch.: fl. ob. cl. cl-b. fg. hn. perc. hp. str.

Fugue States   25' sax qt [sop. alt. ten. bar.], 3[2fl,1pic]23[2cl,1bcl]3[2bn,1 cbn]/4231/T/2perc/hp/pno/str

Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra   17'

bstbn solo| 2[2pic]222/4210/T/1perc/pno/str

My Skeletonized Portrait  12'

violin solo| 3[3pic]3[3ca]3[3bcl]3[3cbn] 4231/T/3perc/hp/cel/str

Witte Wieven, Concerto for Violin & Two Orchestras  21'

orch. I: 2pic(doubl.fl), 2ob, bcl(doubl.cl), cbn(doubl.bn), 2tp, 3tbn,btb, perc-3pl., hp, pno (doubl.syn),

str.(64434); vln solo; orch. II: cl, bn, 4 hn, str. (44220)

Clairvoyant  7' - baroque ensemble

Pots ’n Pans Falling 14' - ensemble & pre-recorded child violinist

Cartesian Theatre  14' - large mixed ensemble

Red Thirst  16' - ensemble

God liet toe dat ik lachte   15' - for ensemble

Fluster  3' - string ensemble/ string quartet

Farewell Songs 18' - cten/ msop, Baroque & Chin. instruments

Confluence  9' - erhu string quartet

A Storm is Blowing from Utopia  21' - pic. vibr. pno perc.

aliquid stat pro aliquo  9' - four singers & electronics

… en weende hij bitter  18' - piano trio

Double Smooth Disaster  14' - two vibraphones

The Stillpoint 17' -  violin & vibraphone

Lamentation  6' - erhu & piano (electronics)

HISTORY

Totem  12' 

3[3pic] 3[3ca] 3[3bcl] 3[3cbn] 4331 timp+4perc[drmkit] hp cel str

Masquerade  9'

3[2fl,1pic]23[2cl,1bcl]3[2bn,1 cbn]/4231/T/3perc/hp/str

Symphony No. 1, Golden Dragon  16'  

3333 4431 timp 3perc hp pf(cel) str(14121086)

Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra   17'

bstbn solo| 2[2pic]222/4210/T/1perc/pno/str

Songs of an Egyptian Princess   20'

sopr, orchestra: 2[1pic]011/1211/T/2perc/hp/str (43221)

The Grey Tree   15'  - Chinese chamber orchestra

Clairvoyant  7' - baroque ensemble

Pots ’n Pans Falling 14' - ensemble & pre-recorded child violinist

Silk Execution   13' - brass-heavy ensemble

God liet toe dat ik lachte   15' - for ensemble

Farewell Songs 18' - cten/ msop, Baroque & Chin. instruments

Haywain  15' - saxophone quartet

aliquid stat pro aliquo  9' - four singers & electronics

… en weende hij bitter  18' - piano trio

The Stillpoint 17' -  violin & vibraphone

CONFLICT

Eruption  13'

2[2pic]22[1cl,1bcl]2|4231/T/3perc/hp/str

Camera Obscura: Dark Chamber   18' 

ob trp perc pno str: 44221 (or 88442)

Totem  12' 

3[3pic] 3[3ca] 3[3bcl] 3[3cbn] 4331 timp+4perc[drmkit] hp cel str

Vraimed  7'

2222 2sax 2110 1perc (drums) bass guit. strings (76543)

Songs of an Egyptian Princess   20'

sopr, orchestra: 2[1pic]011/1211/T/2perc/hp/str (43221)

My Skeletonized Portrait  12'

violin solo| 3[3pic]3[3ca]3[3bcl]3[3cbn] 4231/T/3perc/hp/cel/str

34 Concerto for Electric Guitar and Wind Orchestra   15' el.g-solo | fl sax-s 2sax-br h 3trp 2trb trb-b perc g-b pf

Fluster  3' - string ensemble/ string quartet

Magic   15' -  sinfonietta and child violinists

Pots ’n Pans Falling 14' - ensemble & pre-recorded child violinist

Silk Execution   13' - brass-heavy ensemble

Most Beautiful Bird of Paradise   10' - large ensemble

Red Thirst  16' - ensemble

Wie Hoger Klimt  8' - whistler and chamber ensemble

God liet toe dat ik lachte   15' - for ensemble

Orange Car Crash Ten Times  7' - ensemble

Farewell Songs 18' - cten/ msop, Baroque & Chin. instruments

The Overwhelming Blankness of the Ultimate Meaninglessness of Tragedy  20' - sopr. actor two ensembles

A Storm is Blowing from Utopia  21' - pic. vibr. pno perc.

aliquid stat pro aliquo  9' - four singers & electronics

… en weende hij bitter  18' - piano trio

Lamentation  6' - erhu & piano (electronics)

INTERCULTURAL

Symphony No. 1, Golden Dragon  16'  

3333 4431 timp 3perc hp pf(cel) str(14121086)

Totem  12' 

3[3pic] 3[3ca] 3[3bcl] 3[3cbn] 4331 timp+4perc[drmkit] hp cel str

Songs of an Egyptian Princess   20'

sopr, orchestra: 2[1pic]011/1211/T/2perc/hp/str (43221)

34 Concerto for Electric Guitar and Wind Orchestra   15' el.g-solo | fl sax-s 2sax-br h 3trp 2trb trb-b perc g-b pf

Silk Execution   13' - brass-heavy ensemble

The Grey Tree   15'  - Chinese chamber orchestra

Farewell Songs 18' - cten/ msop, Baroque & Chin. instruments

Confluence  9' - erhu string quartet

aliquid stat pro aliquo  9' - four singers & electronics

Wie Dieper Graaft   3' - oboe, harp, percussion

Double Smooth Disaster  14' - two vibraphones

The Stillpoint 17' -  violin & vibraphone

Farewell Songs 18' - cten/ msop, Baroque & Chin. instruments

The Overwhelming Blankness of the Ultimate Meaninglessness of Tragedy  20' - sopr. actor two ensembles

Lamentation  6' - erhu & piano (electronics)

Tekening  5' - erhu solo

ROCK-INFLUENCED

Helix  7'

2222/4231/T/2perc/pno/hp/str

Eruption  13'

2[2pic]22[1cl,1bcl]2|4231/T/3perc/hp/str

Totem  12' 

3[3pic] 3[3ca] 3[3bcl] 3[3cbn] 4331 timp+4perc[drmkit] hp cel str

Vraimed  7'

2222 2sax 2110 1perc (drums) bass guit. strings (76543)

Family Songs   20'

soprano, chamber orch.: fl. ob. cl. cl-b. fg. hn. perc. hp. str.

Fugue States   25' sax qt [sop. alt. ten. bar.], 3[2fl,1pic]23[2cl,1bcl]3[2bn,1 cbn]/4231/T/2perc/hp/pno/str

34 Concerto for Electric Guitar and Wind Orchestra   15' el.g-solo | fl sax-s 2sax-br h 3trp 2trb trb-b perc g-b pf

Cartesian Theatre  14' - large mixed ensemble

Riff   9' -  wind ensemble

Fluster  3' - string ensemble/ string quartet

Magic   15' -  sinfonietta and child violinists

Pots ’n Pans Falling 14' - ensemble & pre-recorded child violinist

Orange Car Crash Ten Times  7' - ensemble

Fast Ghost  4' - violin solo

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