Stephen Andrew Taylor
Selected Works and Performances
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(homepage)Orchestra
In the Balance for orchestra (2000) 9'30
(Commissioned by the Central Illinois Youth Symphony with assistance from the Illinois Arts Council)
Premiere: 24 April 2001, Peoria, Illinois. Central Illinois Youth Symphony conducted by Steven Huang.Chuan Yueh Yo Gou (Through Shadow) for trombone, Pink Martini, oboe and strings (1999) 7’00
(Commissioned by Pink Martini)
Premiere: 18-19 November 1999, Portland, Oregon. Robert Taylor, tbn, Pink Martini (a Latin group) with the Oregon Symphony, conducted by Norman Leyden. Further performances with the Jacksonville Symphony (Florida), and Eugene Symphony (Oregon).Unapproachable Light for orchestra (1995-96) 9’00
(Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra)
Premiere: 19 May 1996, Carnegie Hall, New York City. The American Composers Orchestra, conducted by Ingo Metzmacher.
ISU Symphony performance 20 September 1998, conducted by the composer. Recorded by the Moravian Philharmonic conducted by Toshiyuki Shimada on Vienna Modern Masters (released March 2000).Cascadilla Falls for orchestra (1992-93) 19’30
(Winner of an ASCAP Foundation Award, 1995)
Reading: 1 May 1995, American Composers Orchestra, New York City, reading session conducted by Dennis Russell Davies.Mébasi for chamber orchestra (1991) 4’00
(Winner of an ASCAP Foundation Award, 1991)
Premiere: Cornell University, 23 February 1991. Festival Chamber Orchestra conducted by the composer. Oberlin Conservatory, October 1993; Contemporary Chamber Ensemble, Timothy Weiss, director.Wind Ensemble
Forgotten Builders for chamber wind ensemble (1999, rev. 2000) 11’30
(Commissioned by the Illinois State University Wind Symphony)
Premiere: 26 September 1999, Illinois State University. ISU Wind Symphony, Stephen K. Steele, director.
A version for chamber orchestra is also available.Shattering Suns for winds and percussion (1997, rev. 1998) 21’00
Premiere: 9 November 1997, Normal, Illinois. ISU Wind Symphony, Stephen K. Steele, director.
Featured at Symposium XXIV, Virginia Chapter of the College Band Directors National Association, 11-13 February 1999, conducted by the composer.Choral
Areophany for SATB chorus (2000) 4’30
Premiere: 4 March 2001, Illinois State University. University Madrigals, James Major, director.Four Really Short Poems of A.R. Ammons for SATB chorus (1999) 6’00
(Commissioned by Kathleen Keenan-Takagi)
Premiere (first movement): 16 April 1999, Illinois State University. University Chorus, Kathleen Keenan-Takagi, director.Ave Regina Coelorum for women’s chorus and organ (1995) 7’00
Premiere: 11 March 1996, Pittsburg, Kansas. Pittsburg State University Choir, Susan Marchant, director. Tour of Southern states, March 1996.Beginners for a cappella chorus (1992; poem by Denise Levertov) 6’00
Premiere: 30 April 1993, Pittsburg, Kansas. Pittsburg State University Choir, Susan Marchant, director. 25 February 1994, Kansas Music Educators Association conference, Wichita, Kansas; tour of Southwestern states, March 1994.Electronic
(featherrain for interactive multimedia (2001) 4’00
Premiere: 6 November 2001, Santa Fe. CMS/ATMI conference.Seven Microworlds for flute, guitar, and electronics (2000) 11’30
(Commissioned by Angelo Favis and Kimberly McCoul-Risinger)
Premiere: 3 November 2000, Toronto. Favis-Risinger Duo.Maximum Underground for electronic ensemble (1999) 6’00
(Arrangement of the second movement of Forgotten Builders)
Premiere: 29 March 2000, ISU Digital Arts Consort.Pale Blue Dot for electronic ensemble (1998) 5’30
(Arrangement of the 4th movement of Shattering Suns)
Premiere: 23 October 1998, San Juan, Puerto Rico. ISU Digital Arts Consort.Pulse Aria / Achoo Lullaby for viola, live electronics, and tape (1998) 10’00
(Commissioned by Kate Hamilton)
Premiere: 15 September 1998, Illinois State University. Kate Hamilton, viola.
Performances by eXindgo!, Kate Hamilton, and Richard Freeman-Toole in California, Washington, Oregon, Kansas City, Miami, Europe, and New Zealand.Crystalline Entity for trumpet and digitally processed sound (1998) 4’00
The Crystal Night for synthesized tape (1998) 6’30
Premiere: 10 February 1998, Illinois State University.Chamber
Quark Shadows for horn, viola, doublebass and prepared piano (2001) 11’00
(Commissioned by the Chicago Symphony)
To be premiered November 18, 2001. Members of the Chicago Symphony.Viriditas for flute, viola and harp (2000) 5’00
(First prize in the 2000 Debussy Trio Foundation Composition Contest)
Premiere: July 24, 2001. Mozart Festival, San Luis Obispo; the Debussy Trio.Stargazer for trombone choir (1998) 6’00
Premiere: Fall 2001, ISU Trombone Choir, Stephen Parsons, director.Golden Age for solo trombone (1997) 3’00
Premiere: 10 December 1997, Portland, Oregon. Robert Taylor, trombone.Sparking and Slipping for brass trio (1995) 8’30
Premiere (first movement): 20 March 1995, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. James Tapia, tpt; Stephen Taylor, hn; Robert Kehle, tbn. Further performances in San Antonio, TX and Portland, OR.Motion3 for wind quintet (1994-95) 12’00
(Commissioned by Northwestern University)
Premiere (first movement): 26 May 1994, Evanston, Illinois. Northwestern University Contemporary Music Ensemble, Don Owens, director. Full premiere by the Sonneries Quintet at ISU, 5 November 1999.Cyclonic Skies for oboe and piano (1992-93) 11’30
(Commissioned by NuClassix)
Premiere: 19 May 1993, Boston. John Lathwell, oboe; Michael Salmirs, pf.Duo for flute and clarinet (1991) 5’00
(Commissioned by the Syracuse Society for New Music, with the assistance of a grant from Meet the Composer) Premieres: Cazenovia, NY, 14 July 1991; Ithaca, NY, 4 August 1991. Linda Greene, fl; Barbara Rabin, cl. Other performances in Missouri and Illinois.Starry Night for piano (1990) 9’00
Premiere: Cornell University, 2 December 1990. Wendy Maraniss, pf. CalArts, 12 December 1990. Bryan Pezzone, pf.Songs and Calls of the Aka (transcriptions from the Aka Pygmies for two flutes, 1990) 5’00
Premiere: Cornell University, 23 April 1991. Maryann Smart, Steven Zohn, flutes.Quicksilver for oboe, horn and viola (1990) 5’00
(Honorable Mention, International Horn Society Composition Contest)
Premiere: Cornell University, 17 July 1990. John Lathwell, ob; Stephen Taylor, hn; Carol Grohs, va.Precipice for trombone (1989) 6’00
Premiere: Minneapolis, 19 March 1991. Dan Cloutier, trombone.Dusk for six players (1988-89) fl/cl/vn/vc/perc/pf 12’00
Premiere: Aspen Music Festival, July 1988; Cornell University, 23 April 1989. Ensemble conducted by the composer. Barnsdall Auditorium, Los Angeles, 4 May 1991; Members of XTET, conducted by Barry Brisk.Glance for flute (1988) 5’00
Premiere: Cornell University, 23 September 1988. Laura Campbell, fl. Further performances throughout the United States and France.Gesture without Motion for 19 strings (1988) 8’00
Premiere: Cornell University, 20 April 1988. Ensemble conducted by the composer.Trio for horn, viola and piano (1987) 9’00
(Winner, New York State Federation of Music Clubs Contest)
Premiere: Cornell University, 21 November 1987. Dan Coffman, hn; Tyler White, va; Stephen Taylor, pf.Parallax for 12 brass (1987) 5’00
Premiere: Northwestern University, 22 April 1987. Student ensemble conducted by Laura Rexroth; further performances in Evanston by the Millar Brass Ensemble, Bruce Briney, dir. and the Northwestern Contemporary Music Ensemble, Don Owens, dir.Chiaroscuro for horn and string quartet (1986) 8’00
(Honorable Mention, International Horn Society Composition Contest)
Premiere: Northwestern University, 14 March 1987. David Griffin, hn; Paul Manaster, vn; Chris Fong and Mike Twomey, va; Jennifer Duitsman, vc; conducted by the composer.
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