Author: alexandra

Bargemusic, Brooklyn, world premiere
Soleil sur mer (2007)
for clarinet, cello, and piano

Commissioned by Bargemusic in honor of their 30th Anniversary
World premiere: July 2007 at BargeMusic, Brooklyn, New York, Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet, Nicholas Canellakis, cello, Steve Beck, piano; Los Angeles Premiere: 2009, Southwest Chamber Music, Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens; Manhattan Premieres: 2010, Azure Ensemble, Symphony Space, Lost Dog Music Ensemble, Tenri Cultural Institute
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03 February, 2015
I Wonder as I Wander (2006)
for alto flute, harp and hand percussion

Commissioned by Maya Trio. Arrangement of John Jacob Nile’s adaptation of the Appalachian folk carol ‘I Wonder as I Wander’ including original material by Alexandra du Bois
Released on album MAYA: In The Spirit on Perspectives Recordings 2007
Score/parts available
Purchase recording
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03 February, 2015
L’apothéose d’un rêve (Apotheosis of a Dream) (2005)
for piano, violin and cello

Commissioned by pianist Menahem Pressler and the Beaux Arts Trio
World premiere: January 2006, the Beaux Arts Trio, Menahem Pressler, piano, Daniel Hope, violin, Antonio Meneses, cello, Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; consecutive performances throughout Groningen and Eindhoven, the Netherlands; Los Angeles Premiere: 2010, Southwest Chamber Music at Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens

I. Introduction
II. Adagio cantabile, semplice
III. Molto vivo – Misterioso
IV. Andante cantabile – Passionato
V. Misterioso – Adagio cantabile, semplice
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03 February, 2015
50FF
String Quartet No. 5 (Behind Rainbows)

Commissioned by Kronos Quartet/Kronos Performing Arts Association (KPAA), the San Francisco-based non-profit organization of the Kronos Quartet, for 50 for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire, a string quartet commissioning, performance, education, and legacy project of unprecedented scope and potential impact. Kronos Quartet commissioned Alexandra du Bois' 1st, 3rd, and 5th string quartets. "Drawing on more than 45 years of collaboration with prominent and emerging composers from around the world, Kronos is commissioning...Read more

03 February, 2015
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String Quartet No.4: Obala (2016)

Commissioned by the Apollo Chamber Players
World premiere scheduled for April 2016, Houston, Texas
Introduction: Out of sea-mist, in medias res
(Aria: Adagio lugubre)
I. Istria: Hrvatska Obala (Croatian Coast)
(Rondo: Allegro assai)
II. Uspavankas (Lullabies)
(Waltz: Larghetto cantabile) (attacca)
III. Dalmatian Hinterland
(Scherzo: Allegro pesante con fuoco) (attacca)
IV. Tempo di Gusle
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03 February, 2015
String Quartet No 2: Quartet of Images (2003)
(quartettsatz)

World premiere: February 2004, Kuttner Quartet, Indiana University’s String Quartet-In-Residence; Shin-Young Kwon, Eriko Tsuchihashi, violins, Daniel Stewart, viola, Jocelyn Butler, cello, Ford Hall at the Indiana University School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana; New York Premiere: 2008, Arbor Mundi Music Ensemble’s Miranda Cuckson, Boris Kupesic, violins, Diane Leung, viola, Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir, cello, The Stone, New York City
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03 February, 2015
Oculus pro oculo totum orbem terrae caecat (An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind) (2003)
for string quartet (String Quartet No.1)

Commissioned by the Kronos Quartet as part of the first Kronos: Under 30 Project
World premiere: April 2003, Kronos Quartet, Spaulding Auditorium at the Hopkins Center at Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; Detroit Premiere: 2007, New Music Detroit, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit; New York Premiere: 2008, JACK Quartet, Carnegie Hall; Los Angeles and Hanoi, Vietnam premieres: 2010, Southwest Chamber Music
Commercial Release: 2013, Kronos Quartet, Judith Sherman, producer, recorded at...Read more

03 February, 2015