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Sarrasine
(2021)
52'
ten interlocutors, soprano, string quartet, vibraphone, jazz trio
Honoré de Balzac's short story, translated by Clara Bell, memorized and retold to friends by me, memorized and retold to you by them...and on and on...
INTERLOCUTORS
Maryam Abdurrahman
Florent Ghys
Samuel Himmelfarb
Vivien Huang
Brooke Johnson
Jane Meenaghan
Asher Muldoon
Thomas van Liere
Cleek Schrey
Emily Liushen (unheard)
MUSICIANS
Allison Spann, soprano
Maya Keren, piano/keyboard
Akiva Jacobs, bass
Maya Stepansky, drums
Jack Shigeta, violin
Ethan Glattfelder, viola
Yuqi Liang, violin
Bridget Denzer, cello
Elijah Shina, vibraphone
Directed, recorded, and engineered by Emily Liushen.
Construction for 22 Clarinets
David Shifrin & Friends
Projections by Nikki Pet
Sprague Memorial Hall
December 4, 2022
Press: David Shifrin & Friends celebrate the clarinet
works list
orchestra / large ensemble
Dur (2024)
for orchestra [2222.4331.timp+3perc.harp.str(10.8.6.6.3)]
Commissioned by the Yale Philharmonia. Premiered December 12, 2024 at Woolsey Hall, New Haven, CT.
Remove Tough Stains (2020)
for chamber orchestra [2222.2211.timp+1perc.str]
7 minutes
Written for the Decoda Ensemble / New York Youth Symphony readings. Premiered November 18, 2022 at the Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton, NJ.
Construction for 22 Clarinets (2019)
for clarinet choir [11 clarinets in Bb, 11 clarinets in A]
any duration
Premiered by David Shifrin and Friends on December 4, 2022 at Sprague Hall, New Haven, CT.
Fostering Violets (2019)
for chamber orchestra [2221.2000.vib.pno.str]
6 minutes
chamber / solo
Seraphim (2024)
for mezzo-soprano, baritone, and piano
11 minutes
Text by Seraphim Arlievsky. Premiered by Eliana Barwinski, John Arlievsky, and Emily Liushen on December 11, 2024.
Tum (2024)
for viola solo
7 minutes
Commissioned by Katie Liu. Premiered at the Quarter-Final Round of the Primrose International Viola Competition on June 17, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA.
Oudkou (2024)
for alto, tenor, clarinet, violin, saxophone, euphonium, and trombone
7 minutes
Commissioned by Russell Fisher. Premiered by the University of Bridgeport Chamber Ensemble on April 11, 2024 in Bridgeport, CT.
Care (Senza Pedale) (2023)
for piano or organ
5 minutes
Commissioned by Forrest Eimold. Premiered on October 5, 2023 at Sprague Hall, New Haven, CT.
Every ascending minor third in my Breitkopf Nr. 3765 book (2023)
for clarinet consort [2 clarinets in Bb, basset horn, bass clarinet]
18 minutes
Premiered by Amer Hasan, Lloyd Van't Hoff, Tianyi Shen, and Jonathan López on April 20, 2023 at Sprague Hall, New Haven, CT.
Implex (2022)
for string quartet
11 minutes
Co-commissioned by Wildflower Composers and Quartet Iris (Philadelphia Orchestra) for the 5th Anniversary of Wildflower. Premiered by Quartet Iris on October 16, 2022 at the Ethical Society of Philadelphia, PA.
Clarinet Quintet (2022)
for clarinet, violin, viola, cello, and cello scordatura
17 minutes
Premiered on May 11, 2022 by Emily Liushen (cl.), Bryant So (vln.), Andrew Jung (vla.), Robin Park (vc.) and Aster Zhang (vc.scord.) of the Opus Chamber Group at Taplin Auditorium, Princeton, NJ.
Pulmo (2020)
for 6 multitracked flutes
3 minutes
Premiered on September 22, 2020 by Leo Sussman on Metropolis Ensemble House Concerts, Ep. 50.
Ascension (2020)
for 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabass
8 minutes
Premiered on January 20, 2020 by Yuqi Liang, Jojo Prentice, Preston Johnston, Calvin Van Zytveld, and Thomas Graul at Taplin Auditorium, Princeton, NJ.
Ando Triptych (2020)
for clarinet and electronics
I. Speaking of Millay
II. Curves around the A-hole
III. SK-808
6 minutes
Premiered on May 18, 2020 by Henry Ando in Princeton, NJ.
Pas de deux (2019)
for clarinet duo
8 minutes
Premiered in July 2019 by Andy Jong-Hyun Cho and Soojin Huh at the Atlantic Music Festival, Waterville, ME.
The fish taste like battery acid (2019)
for voice and prepared piano
6 minutes
Small Room (2018)
for string quartet
Written for the JACK Quartet Readings.
stage
Sarrasine: A Radio Opera (2021)
for ten interlocutors, soprano, string quartet, vibraphone, and jazz trio
52 minutes
Honoré de Balzac's short story, translated by Clara Bell, memorized and retold to friends by me, memorized and retold to you by them...and on and on...
A Christmas Carol (2021)
50 minutes
Commissioned by Nadege Hottier and the Premiere Division Ballet.
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