Alexandra du Bois

String Quartet No. 8: nowhere safe (in Gaza)

The writing of du Bois' String Quartet No. 8: nowhere safe (in Gaza) began December 2023 and it will be completed and premiered in 2026. ...Read more

10 June, 2024

String Quartet No. 6: strolling in the ultimate (2022)

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...Read more

26 June, 2022

String Quartet No. 7: WHO IS CALLING? (2022)

for string quartet & audio track

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...Read more

25 June, 2022

für pamuk (2020)

for piano trio

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...Read more

25 June, 2022

Lakagígar (2020)

for solo electric guitar

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

10 February, 2022

Heron. Rain. Blossom. (2020)

for flute, clarinet, viola, and cello

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...Read more

19 August, 2019

quintet: quiescence (2018)

for bass clarinet, piano, and strings

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.

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19 August, 2019

queen jane (2018)

for solo piano

queen jane for solo prepared piano (2018) was commissioned by pianist Briana Matzke for The Response Project. The Response Project is a commissioning initiative that asks composers to write a piece of music in response to a pre-existing work or idea. Philosophically,...Read more

19 August, 2019

Oh Monarch, How Beautiful You Are (2019)

for solo piano

Pianist Anastasia Antonacos commissioned and presented the world premiere of du Bois' new Thich Nhat Hanh-inspired work ‘Oh Monarch, How Beautiful You Are’ for solo piano. The piece was commissioned jointly by Maine and New Hampshire Music Teachers Association and Music...Read more

19 August, 2019

Bells from the Abyss (2017)

for violin and piano

Co-commissioned by Hajnal Pivnick, violin and Brianna Matzke, piano with Kathleen Supové, piano with New York and Illinois premieres during the 2016-17 season...Read more

02 March, 2016