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| Daniel W. Koontz composer |
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| Compositions, commissions, and premieres |
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| Twist (2006) for two pianos. Commissioned by Pianofest 6 Chorale Preludes for Pipe Organ (2005) pipe organ. Intelligent Design (2005) string quartet. Hear an excerpt. Commissioned by Swarthmore College Premiere: Momenta String Quartet. Swarthmore College, November, 2006 (anticipated). Causerie (2005) percussion, guitar, piano, and accordion. Commissioned by the Fromm Music Foundation Premiere: Sequitur. Merkin Concert Hall, NY, Fall, 2006 (anticipated). St. Charles Songs (2004) soprano and organ. Commissioned by Charles Matz Premiere: Darynn Zimmer, soprano. Southampton, NY, July 4, 2004. Marimbiature (2003) marimba duo. Commissioned by DoublePlay Percussion Duo Premiere: DoublePlay Percussion Duo. Brooklyn, NY. September 26, 2004. 12 Improvements for Piano piano solo. (Collects 4 previous books of Improvements.) Hear an excerpt. Premiere: Simon Docking, piano. Sag Harbor, NY, February 2007 (anticipated). Final Improvements (2003) piano solo Written for Simon Docking The Life of Towns (2003) chorus and organ. Poetry by Anne Carson. Commissioned by the Choral Society of the Hamptons Premiere: The Chorale Society of the Hamptons, Mark Mangini, conducting. Bridgehampton, NY, July 11, 2004. Ciphers (2002) chamber ensemble Written for the Furious Band Premiere: The Furious Band, Roger Zahab, conducting. Bellefield Hall Auditorium, Pittsburgh, March 29. 2003. Improvements Book III (2001) piano solo Written for Simon Docking Premiere: Simon Docking. Music Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, April 12, 2002. Attack Mode (2001) saxophone and piano Commissioned by Ensemble 21 Premiere: Taimur Sullivan, saxophone and Maralyn Nonken, piano. FLEA Theater, New York City, May 7, 2001. Holding Patterns (1999) for chamber ensemble. Hear an excerpt. Premiere: Nieuw Ensemble, Ed Spanjaard, conducting. Proms Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January 27, 2000. Losing Touch (1999) for accordion solo Premiere: Ictus Ensemble. Abbaye de Royaumont, France, September 27, 1999. Entanglement (1998) for chamber orchestra. Hear an excerpt. Premiere: Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players, Jeffery Meyer, conducting. April 14, 1999. Elevations (1998) for flute and percussion. Premiere: Paul Vaillancourt and Andree Martin. State University of New York at Stony Brook, May 6, 1998. In the Valley of Kings (1997) for electronic sounds on tape. Premiere: Computer Music Concert. State University of New York at Stony Brook, November 23, 1997. Drei Verbesserungen (Improvements Book 2) (1997) for piano solo Premiere: Simon Docking. State University of New York at Stony Brook, October 8, 1997. Trellis (1996) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano. Premiere: Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players, Jeffery Meyer, conducting. State University of New York at Stony Brook, April 26, 1997. Anton von Webern spielt clavinet auf der Hochzeit von Alban Berg (1996) for clavinet with wah-wah pedal. Premiere: Simon Docking. State University of New York, Stony Brook, November 14, 1996. Immersion (1996) for electronically- generated tape. Premiere: Electronic music concert, State University of New York at Stony Brook, February 15, 1996. Chamber Sextet (1995) flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion. Premiere: New York New Music Ensemble, Harvey Sollberger, conducting. Slee Concert Hall, University of Buffalo, June 8, 1996. ZOOM (1995) for cello and piano. Premiere: Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players, State University of New York at Stony Brook, April 8, 1996. Three Improvements for Piano (1994) for piano solo. Premiere: Daniel Koontz, piano. Rock Hall, Esther Boyer College of Music, Temple University, October 29, 1994. |
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