Author: Alexandra

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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, the project was inspired by Killer Mike and Stephen Colbert asking composers to write “on behalf” of a person, idea, or thing. Twelve composers, nine filmmakers, and six...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 Teachers National Association and was written, in part, while du Bois was composer-in-residence at Harrison House Music, Arts & Ecology, Joshua Tree, California and at Avaloch Farm Music...Read more

19 August, 2019
Interstices of Aurorae (2015)
for clarinet and cello arranged for violin and cello

Commissioned by the Azure Ensemble, New York
World premiere: June 2010, Azure Ensemble, Merkin Hall, New York City
Written while in-residence at the Harrison House Artist Residency, Joshua Tree, California
Dedicated to Eva Soltes
Violin and violoncello arrangement premiered by Elisa Cassini and Ashley Bathgate of Manhattan's Duplexity Project, May 2015
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18 April, 2015
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Tempête de sable (Storm of Sand) (2003)
for Bb clarinet, violin and viola

Commissioned by clarinetist Zefir Brezeanu and violist Aurélie Entringer
World premiere: April 2003, Zefir Brezeanu, clarinet, William Harvey, violin, Aurélie Entringer, Auer Hall at the Indiana University School of Music, Bloomington, Indiana
The Bb clarinet, viola and cello arrangement of this work commissioned and premiered by Azure Ensemble in New York City is also available. Please specify desired instrumentation (Bb cl./vln./vla. versus Bb cl./vla./vc.) when inquiring about parts and score...Read more

03 February, 2015