Thematic Programming Ideas

CELEBRATION

A Life in a Day, 15'
for string orchestra and harpsichord
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   11' - 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
Schietgebedjes 9' - reed quintet

ART

Shadow to Light 12' - for intercultural ensemble
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   11' - 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

A Life in a Day 15'
for string orchestra and harpsichord
Farewell Songs 18' - countertenor, Baroque and Chinese instruments
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
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

The Grey Tree 15' - for Chinese ensemble
Shadow to Light 12' - for intercultural ensemble
Farewell Songs 18' - countertenor, Baroque and Chinese instruments
Rescriptio 10' - for intercultural string orchestra
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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