The writing of String Quartet No. 8: Nowhere Safe (in Gaza) began December 2023 and it will be completed in 2025. My eighth string quartet is my personal reflection on witnessing a genocide unfold in front of me, while my tax...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...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...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...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...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 Response Project is a commissioning initiative that asks composers to write a piece of music in response to a pre-existing work or idea. Twelve composers, nine filmmakers, and six multidisciplinary artists create a community-wide artistic response to Bob Dylan’s 1965 album...Read more
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
Co-commissioned by Hajnal Pivnick, violin and Brianna Matzke, piano with Kathleen Supové, piano. New York and Illinois premieres to be announced for the 2016-17 season...Read more