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For soprano and chamber orchestra

112[b.cl.]1/1000/1perc./hp/str (43221)

text by Martinus Nijhoff, Hanny Michaelis, Edward Top

Duration: 19’

Year of composition: 2013

Commissioned by Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

Premiere: Robyn Driedger Klassen, Vancouver Symphony, Bramwell Tovey; Orpheum Annex Vancouver, Canada; 23 February, 2014

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Concerto for saxophone quartet and orchestra

Saxophone quartet solo [sx sop., sx alt., sx tn., sx bar.]/ 3[3pic]3[3ca]3[3bcl]3[3cbn]/4331/T/2perc/hp/pno/str

Duration: 25’

Year of composition: 2013

Premiere: Rascher Saxophone Quartet, Vancouver Symphony, Bramwell Tovey; Orpheum Vancouver, Canada; 20 January, 2014

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Neon Lights out of focus © photo credit Edward Top

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

Duration: 17'

Commissioned by Scott MacInnes (bass trombone), and the Vancouver Island Symphony Orchestra

Premiere: April 23, 2016; Scott MacInnes (bass trombone), Vancouver Island Symphony, Pierre Simard (conductor); Port Theatre, Nanaimo, BC, Canada.

Recording April 24, 2016, TK475 © 2020 Redshift Records

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for soprano and orchestra: 2[1pic]011/1211/T/2perc/hp/str (43221)

In four movements

text from True Mummy by Tom Cone

Duration: 20’

Year of composition: 2012

Commissioned by Vancouver Symphony Orchestra during tenure as Composer-in-Residence

Premiere: Stephanie Domingues, Vancouver Symphony, Bramwell Tovey; Orpheum Annex Vancouver, Canada; 21 April, 2012

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Violin Solo and orchestra: 3[3pic]3[3ca]3[3bcl]3[3cbn]/4231/T/3perc/hp/cel/str

Duration: 10’

Year of composition: 2011

Premiere: Duccio Ceccanti - violin, José Ramon Encinar – conductor, Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna; Piazza Maggiore, Bologna, Italy; 2 August, 2012

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Violin Solo/ Orchestra I: 2picc(doubl.fl), 2ob, bcl(doubl.cl), cbn(doubl.bn), 2tp, 3tbn,btb, perc-3pl., hp, pno (doubl.syn), str.(64434)/ Orchestra II: cl, bn, 4 hn, str. (44220)

Duration: 21’

Year of composition: 2007

Commissioned by Holland Symfonia

Written for Edward's brother, Tjeerd Top

Premiere: Tjeerd Top – violin, Fabrice Bollon – conductor, Holland Symfonia, Filharmonie Haarlem, Netherlands; 9 December 2007

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el.g-solo | fl sax-s 2sax-br h 3trp 2trb trb-b perc g-b pf

Duration: 15’

Year of composition: 2006

Composed for Wiek Hijmans and Orkest De Volharding

Premiere: NA

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Edward Square Jazzmaster © photo credit Steven Maloney
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