Vocalist Corrine Byrne, violist Ralph Ferris, and pianist Donald Berman have commissioned du Bois’ new trio, titled 'spun to color, mineral made light’ (2027), a text setting of the poem 'The Glass Age' by Massachusetts poet and author Anna Maria Hong....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 music. At the heart of chamber music is the home (chambers within it); during this, the start of the decolonization of classical music, du Bois completes commissions from individuals commissioning chamber...Read more
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
Commissioned by Maya Trio, New York, New York
World premiere: June 2008, Maya Trio’s Sato Moughalian, flute, Jacqueline Kerrod, harp, John Hadfield, percussion, Judson Memorial Church, New York, New York...Read more
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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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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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
Score/parts available
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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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World premiere: May 1999 by Alexandra du Bois, violin, Brian Snow, cello, and Mang Wang, double bass, Pickman Hall at the Longy School of Music, Cambridge, Massachusetts...Read more