ALL WORKS

Sonata “The Storm” (1999)
for violin and piano

Commissioned by the String Department at the Longy School of Music
World premiere: December 1999, Stanislav Antonevich, violin, Deborah DeWolfe-Emery, Pickman Hall, Cambridge, Massachusetts; New York premiere: 2007, Mary Rowell, violin, Geoffrey Burleson, piano, Tribeca New Music Festival, Flea Theater
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The Return (1999)
for soprano and piano

Text by Federico García Lorca
Commissioned by the Modern American Music Program at the Longy School of Music
World premiere: December 1999, Alisa Doughty, soprano, Deborah DeWolf-Emery, piano, Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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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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The Speaking Tide (2007)
for bass clarinet, cello and piano

Commissioned by The Juilliard School’s ChoreoComp, choreographed for nine dancers by the Spenser Theberge
World premiere: December 2007, Robert Walker-Lacomba, bass clarinet, Emily Brausa, 'cello, Conor Hanick, piano and nine members of The Juilliard School’s Dance Division, Peter Jay Sharp Theater, New York, New York
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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
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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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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