Soloist David Jackson has commissioned and will premiere a new work by Alexandra du Bois, titled 'Just like moons and like suns' (2027) for trombone and piano inspired by the poem, 'Still I Rise,' by poet Maya Angelou. ...Read more
Vocalist Corrine Byrne, violist Ralph Ferris, and pianist Donald Berman have commissioned du Bois’ new trio, titled 'spun to color, mineral made light’ (2027), a text setting of the poem 'The Glass Age' by Massachusetts poet and author Anna Maria Hong....Read more
Boston’s Area9 Saxophone Quartet, with saxophonist Dr. Seychelle Dunn-Corbin, have commissioned Alexandra du Bois’ first saxophone quartet....Read more
The writing of du Bois' String Quartet No. 8: nowhere safe (in Gaza) began December 2023 and it will be completed and premiered when that genocide is stopped and acknowledged. ...Read more
String Quartet no. 6 was commissioned by Cramer Quartet. With this project, Cramer Quartet connects its passion for historical performance with a commitment to rebalancing the string quartet canon by centering the voices of women, non-(cis)males, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ folx and other communities historically underrepresented in classical music....Read more
For Kronos Quartet. Premiered by Kronos Quartet at Breadloaf during their 2022-2023 season. WHO IS CALLING?: String Quartet No. 7 (2022) for string quartet and audio file score and parts available. PROGRAM NOTE Who is Calling? for string quartet and audio track (2022) was composed alongside a field recording of frogs, in particular, the pseudacris crucifer, also known as spring peepers, chorus frogs, or small tree frogs—recorded on the traditional, unceded home of the...Read more
Commissioned by Margaret Janicek and J. Armand Musey for their beloved cat, Pamuk. Premiered May 1st, 2022 at Atelier 86. Für Pamuk is one of several of du Bois' works written for the traditional classical invocation of the term "chamber music. At the heart of chamber music is the home (chambers within it); during this, the start of the decolonization of classical music, du Bois completes commissions from individuals commissioning chamber...Read more
Lakagígar for solo electric guitar was commissioned by Riot Ensemble, London for Zeitgeist Commissions. The work was written for and dedicated to guitarist Pétur Jónasson...Read more
Heron. Rain. Blossom. for flute, clarinet, viola, and cello commissioned by Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center was premiered during CMS' 50th Anniversary season by Adam Walker, flute, Sebastian Manz, clarinet, Richard O'Neill, viola, and Mihai Marcia, cello on 12 March 2020 at Lincoln Center, New York, New York. Written, after time spent at the Bread Loaf Mountain Zen and, in part, while composer-in-residence at Harrison House Music, Arts,...Read more
Institut Curie, Paris, in coordination with the MUSE-IC Project and Université Paris Sciences & Lettres (PSL) will present the world premiere of the new work by Alexandra du Bois at Salle Cortot in Paris.
The quintet for bass clarinet, piano and strings was commissioned by the Curie Institute in Paris and is inspired by current scientific research in...Read more