THE ROGUES GALLERY (2013)
(Piano Miniatures 14-17)
Approximate Duration: 10 minutes
Piano
Commissioned by the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
for the National Young Artists Competition
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KOL NIDREI (2013)
Approximate Duration: 6 minutes
Solo ‘cello, Prerecorded sounds
Commissioned by Maya Beiser
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VIOLIN CONCERTO “AL-ANDALUS” (2013)
Approximate Duration: 30 minutes
Solo Violin, Orchestra (2.2.2.2 – 4.2.3 – timp+2 – hp– pno (cel) – strings)
Commissioned by ROKI INC for Rachel Barton Pine and the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
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PIANO MINIATURE NO. 13, “AMERICA NEVER WAS AMERICA TO ME” (2013)
Approximate Duration: 4 minutes
Piano
Commissioned by Myrna Cook for Nicholas Phillips
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PIANO MINIATURE NO. 12 (2013)
Approximate Duration: 3 minutes
Piano
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EL MALE RACHAMIM (2013)
A prayer for solo piano
Approximate Duration: 18 minutes
Piano
Commissioned by Premiere Commission for Bruce Levingston
I. אל מלא רחמים
(God, full of mercy)

II. אני,שקטפתי פרחים בהר
(I, who pluck flowers from the hilltops)

III. אני,שהבאתי גוויות מן הגבעות
(I, who brought corpses from the mountains)

IV. אני שמשתמש רק בחלק קטן
מן המילים במלון
(I, who use but a tiny portion
of the words in the dictionary)

V. אני,שמוכרח לפתור חידות בעל כורחי
(I, who am forced to decipher riddles)
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SADAT (2013)
Ballet in 5 Scenes
Approximate Duration: 26 minutes
Percussion (xlyophone, marimba, tenor drum, tamborine, chimes) and Chamber Orchestra (fl.cl.bsn/2 hrn/strings)
Commissioned by ROKI for Ji Hye Jung
I. July 23rd 1952
II. Jehan
III. The Death of Nasser/ The Leader
IV. Jerusalem
V. The Day The Leader Was Killed
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AL-SHAM (2013)
Approximate Duration: 20 minutes
‘Cello
Commissioned by VisionIntoArt for Jeffrey Zeigler
I. Barada
II. May 25th 2012
III. Naaman’s Song
IV. Shora
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MIGHTY TRIBOROUGH (2013)
Approximate Duration: 7 minutes
Chamber Orchestra (1.1.1.1/1.1.1./timp./1perc./pno./hrp./strings)
Commissioned by The New Juilliard Ensemble
“It has long been a cherished ambition of mine to weave together the loose strands and frayed edges of New York’s metropolitan arterial tapestry”
– Robert Moses
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A WORLD I LOVED (2013)
Approximate Duration: 21 minutes
Flute, String Quartet
Commissioned by Capital City Concerts, Montpelier VT for Karen Kevra and the Borromeo String Quartet
Dedicated to the memory of Mary Anne Kevra
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PIERROT LUNAIRE (2013)
Approximate Duration: 45 minutes
A Theatrical Song Cycle
Pierrot (high male voice), Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano (Celeste)
Commissioned by the Da Capo Chamber Players with assistance from the Roger Shapiro Fund for New Music
A Theatrical Song Cycle
Music by Mohammed Fairouz/Lyrics by Wayne Koestenbaum
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