Alexandra du Bois | SOUNDTRACKS, ELECTROACOUSTIC, CHOREOGRAPHED & COLLABORATIVE WORKS

Fjord (2017)

for solo piano

Commissioned by Kathleen Supové. World premiere: 30 August 2017, Bargemusic, Brooklyn, Kathleen Supové, piano...Read more

02 March, 2016

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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03 February, 2015

Bruciare Distante (Burning Distant) (2006)

for piano, violin, two cellos and double bass

Commissioned by The Juilliard School’s ChoreoComp, choreographed for eight dancers by Collin Baja
World premiere: December 2006, Vassilis Varvaresos, piano, Elissa Cassini, violin, Victoria Bass, Dane Johansen, cello, Andrew Roitstein, double bass, Vince Lee, conductor and eight members of The Juilliard School’s Dance Division at Peter Jay Sharp Theater, New York, New York
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03 February, 2015

Hope Dies Last (2015)

Nonet (for chamber ensemble)

Commissioned by the Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings for trombonist David Jackson
Original photography and video mapping by photojournalist and artist Michelle Andonian
In creative preparation for writing Hope Dies Last, Alexandra du Bois traveled throughout Armenia with artist Michelle Andonian. The work honors the 100th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in 2015. Du Bois collaborated with University of Michigan trombonist David Jackson and Detroit-based artist Michelle Andonian (a recent...Read more

03 February, 2015

Beneath Boundaries (2012)

for symphony orchestra (2-2-3-2; 4-3-4-1; timp.; perc.; strings)

Commissioned by the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Written in collaboration with NPR's Kitchen Sisters, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva and inspired by the photography of Iranian photographer Shadi Ghadirian World premiere: July 2012, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, Marin Alsop, conductor, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, California Score/parts available ...Read more

03 February, 2015

Lumino(c)ity (2004)

for mixed amplified ensemble (2 fl. [+picc.,alto], alto sax, baritone sax, electric guitar, bass guitar, perc., amplified violin and amplified cello

Commissioned by the Bang on a Can Summer Music Institute
World premiere: July 2004, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Bang on a Can Festival Fellows, Dante Anzolini, conductor Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MassMoCA), North Adams, Massachusetts
Score/parts available...Read more

03 February, 2015

Exploration of Dead Ends (2014)

Written and directed by Pierre St. Jacques
World premiere: November 2014, Station Independent Gallery, Tribeca, New York City
Original soundtrack and sound design by Alexandra du Bois and Kirk Miller (AerialCreatures)
DVD available...Read more

03 February, 2015

A Gathering of Shifts (2013)

Written and directed by Pierre St. Jacques
World premiere: October 2013, Station Independent Gallery, Tribeca, New York City
Original soundtrack and sound design by Alexandra du Bois and Kirk Miller (AerialCreatures)
DVD available...Read more

03 February, 2015