Erik Spangler________________________________worklist
ORCHESTRAL
Remix/Origin (2001) for orchestra (6')
first reading: Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra, conducted by James Yannatos
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
The Sea of Glass (1997) for piano and orchestra (10')
first performance: Injae Cho, piano; Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, cond. by Timothy Weiss
Midwest Composers’ Symposium
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
CHAMBER AND INSTRUMENTAL
Inner Circle (1999, revised 2005) for four duos (c. 18')
performance of first version: The Fromm Players, conducted by Jeff Milarsky
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
pastlife laptops and attic instruments (2004) for alto saxophone and DJ (14')
first performance: Brian Sacawa, saxophone; composer on turntables; video projection by Jonny DeKamm
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Tahirih (2003) for soprano saxophone and percussion (5')
first performance: yesaroun’ duo— Eric Hewitt, saxophone; Sam Solomon, percussion
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Midnight Turning (2003) for chamber orchestra and DJ (6')
first performance: Boston Modern Orchestra Project, conducted by Gil Rose; composer on turntables
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Music for High Lonesome (2003) for guitar, viola and double bass. Film by Andrew Hulse (ca. 20')
recorded tracks—Wendy Richman, viola; Randall Zigler, bass; composer on guitar
Boston, MA
Kawthar (2002) for clarinet quartet and water sound-collage (10')
first performance: The Vance Quartet— Dan Schlesinger, clarinet; Justin Stanley, clarinet; Marie Rinkoski, bass clarinet; Jaime McGill, bass clarinet
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
and
Banff Music Festival, Canada
Links I (2000) for solo piano and tape (6')
first performance: Du Yun, piano
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Sketch (2000) for solo violin (4')
first reading: Rolf Schulte, violin
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Granite Breathing (2000) for brass quintet + percussion (9')
first performance: The Atlantic Brass Quintet; Bob Schultz, percussion
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Gut Matrix (1999) for solo guitar (7')
first performance: Bob Ward, guitar
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Per Taormina (1998) for 3 trumpets in C (7')
first performance: Anthony Gimenez, Tom Duprey, Jeffrey Popadic— trumpets
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Keter/Yesod (1996) for speaker and string ensemble (c. 15')
first performance: Alan Tormey, speaker; ad hoc ensemble conducted by the composer
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
The Dreamt Man Awoke (1994) for solo flute (4')
first performance: Molly Barth, flute
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
Four Little Piano Pieces (1993) for solo piano (5')
first performance: Haewon Song, piano
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
VOCAL
Four Love Songs (2005) for mezzo-soprano, clarinet, cello and piano
(work in progress)
Mandala of the Four Directions (2004) a ritual cantata for 4 singers and 4 antiphonal ensembles (c. 55')
a thesis presented to The Harvard Music Department in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the subject of Music Composition
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Fire Lyrics (2002) for tenor and chamber ensemble (c. 15')
first performance: Peter Tantsits, tenor/narrator; Phyllis Chen, piano/bayan; David Reminick, saxophones/banjo; Wendy Richman, viola
commissioned by I.C.E., for the 1st Annual I.C.E. Festival, 2002
School of the Chicago Art Institute ballroom, Chicago, IL
Fireflies (Tagore Songs, Book II) (1998) for mezzo-soprano and chamber ensemble (13')
first performance: Julie Cross; Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble, cond. by Timothy Weiss
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
Stone Steps in the Asylum Garden (1996) for high voice and piano (8')
first performance: Julie Cross, mezzo-soprano; David Schober, piano
Midwest Composers’ Symposium
University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN