Ancalagon Records ANC135 | Available June 2009 Includes several arrangements by MVB |
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RECORDINGS
May 29, 2009
May 6, 2009
Airplane Ears Music | Link Playing accordion on Ramon Castillo's Agak Agak also includes works by Christine Southworth, Po-Chun Wang, and Midori Matsuo |
September 1, 2006
Gypsy Wheel | Crystal Records CD712 | Amazon Thomas Robertello, flute, Winston Choi, piano also includes works by Francois Borne, David Dzubay, Charles Griffes, and Paul Taffanel. More about Dal Dosai |
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Paul Dunkel Live in Recital | MSR Classics | Amazon
Paul Dunkel, flute; Peter Basquin, piano
also includes works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Giulio Briccialdi, Claude Debussy, and Robert di Domenica.
More about Dal Dosai
PUBLISHED SCORES
May 28, 2008
 | Shabu Shabu (2002) for two flutes Tenuto Publications | 494-02815 More about Shabu Shabu |
 | Shabu Shabu (2002) for flute and clarinet Tenuto Publications | 494-02815 More about Shabu Shabu |
May 15, 2008
Arrangement for Violin and Piano (2007) Schott Music | VLB 126 More about the arrangement |
Arrangement for Violin, Cello and Piano (2006) Schott Music | ED 20217 More about the arrangement |
March 1, 2004
Tenuto Publications | 494-02755 Imprint of Theodore Presser Company More about Dal Dosai |
January 1, 2003
Transcontinental Music Publications | ISBN: 0807409391 More about V'sham'ru |
CURRENT PROJECTS
June 15, 2009
Look Before You Eat (2009)
a musical for children | 30 mins.
Book by Claire Simard
Music and Lyrics by and Matt Van Brink
Lost! (2009)
a musical for children | 30 mins.
Book by Claire Simard
Music and Lyrics by and Matt Van Brink
May 3, 2009
Adams: A Flowering Tree (Vocal Score) (2009)
Creating a new piano-vocal score of John Adams's opera A Flowering Tree.
CHAMBER MUSIC & SOLO INSTRUMENT
February 1, 2008
The In-Between (2008)
cello solo | 5 minutes
First performed by Laura Metcalf
22 April 2008, Arte Cafe, New York
December 15, 2007
Spring Morning (2007)
treble chorus & piano or alto, violin, cello, & piano | 3 mins. | MP3
for student performers
setting of a poem by A. A. Milne
Commissioned by Concordia Conservatory
First performed by students of Concordia Conservatory Chamber Music Festival
4 May 2008, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
November 1, 2006
Le Tombeau de Couperin (Ravel) (2006)
violin and piano or violin, cello, and piano | 18 mins | Score (after the jump)
Arrangements of Ravel's orchestra version of Le Tombeau de Couperin
First performed by Jannina Barefield, Laura Metcalf & Monica Chung
Weill Recital Hall, New York, 5 November 2006
Initial Ascent (2006)
orchestra or two pianos | 8 mins. | Score (Two-piano version) | MP3
First performed by Stephanie Ho & Saar Ahuvia
11 December 2008, Aaron Copland School of Music, New York
April 1, 2005
Improvisation (2005)
cello and piano | 3 mins
First performed by Laura Metcalf and Matt Van Brink
14 May, 2005, Broadway Presbyterian Church, New York
March 1, 2005
Sarabande (2005)
String Trio (2005)
October 1, 2004
Birthday Wish (2004)
flute and guitar | 2 mins | MP3 | Score
First performed by Rachel Ciraldo and Nicholas Ciraldo
29 November 2003, Raytheon Amphitheater, Boston
January 1, 2004
Only the Piano Will Give Us Our Peace (2004)
Formerly titled SEXTET
for quintet: flute, clarinet, piano, violin, and cello
or for sextet: flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, and cello
8 mins. | MP3 | Score
Commissioned by and first performed by Collage New Music, David Hoose, conductor
28 March, 2004, Harvard University
October 1, 2003
Sunspots (2003)
July 1, 2003
Two Preludes for Oboe and Organ (2003)
oboe and organ | 5 mins
Commissioned by Kelley Russell
First performed at her wedding
12 July 2003, Cambridge, Mass.
Fanfare, Processional, and Finale (2003)
2 trumpets and organ | 6 mins
Commissioned by Kelley Russell
First performed at her wedding
12 July 2003, Cambridge, Mass.
December 1, 2002
Control Room (2002)
May 1, 2002
Incubator (2002)
April 1, 2002
Shabu Shabu (2002)
2 flutes or flute and clarinet | 7 mins | MP3 | Scores (after the jump)
First performed by Thomas Robertello & Rachel Ciraldo, flutes
5 April 2002, Boston University
January 1, 2002
Up, Up and Up (2002)
violin and piano or string orchestra | 11 mins | MP3 Mvts. 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 | Score (version for violin and piano) | Score (version for string orchestra)
Commissioned by Celebrity Series of Boston
First performed by Stefan Jackiw and David Deveau
15 March 2002, Jordan Hall, Boston
November 1, 2001
Asyndeton (2001)
organ solo or wind ensemble | 9 mins
First performed by Susan Rogers, organ
17 November 2001, Boston University
May 1, 2001
Dal Dosai: Sonata for Flute and Piano (2001)
flute and piano | 15 mins. | CD | Score (after the jump)
Published by Tenuto Publications LINK
Recorded by Thomas Robertello & Winston Choi on Crystal Records LINK
Recorded by Paul Dunkel & Peter Basquin on MSR Classics LINK
First performed by Thomas Robertello and Martin Kennedy
15 August 2001, National Flute Association Annual Convention, Dallas
June 10, 2000
Music for Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure (2000)
flute, bassoon, accordion, guitar, violin, cello, and contrabass | 25 mins. | MP3 (Excerpt)
First performed by Matt Van Brink and ensemble
Monroe County Civic Theater
9 June 2000, Bloomington, Ind.
April 1, 2000
Violin Duets (2000)
2 violins | 8 mins. | Score | MP3 (#1, 2 & 3)
First performed by Mirjam Tschopp and Daniel Rubenstein
7 November 1997, Oberlin College, Ohio
February 15, 2000
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2000)
alto saxophone and piano | 12 mins
First performed by Maria Dessena and Matthew Van Hoose
29 April 2000 Auer Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington
January 1, 2000
Sparkle Epoxiplast 2000 (2000)
piano solo | 8 mins | MP3 | Score
Commissioned by and first performed by Martin Kennedy
22 February 2000, Indiana University, Bloomington
October 1, 1999
String Quartet (1999)
string quartet | 25 mins. | MP3 (fourth movement)
First performed by Jeff Leigh, Ben Sung, Jessica Zeigler, and David Bebe
22 February 2000, Indiana University, Bloomington
Prelude Miniatures (1999)
June 1, 1999
Whims and Wisps (1999)
November 1, 1998
Contexts (1998)
clarinet, viola, harp, piano, 2 percussionists | 8 mins.
First performed by Matt Van Brink and ensemble
10 November 1998, Indiana University, Bloomington
September 1, 1997
Lopsided Lilijig (1997)
trombone and piano | 4 mins. | MP3
First performed by Jonathan Reycraft and Matt Van Brink
10 February 1998, Indiana University, Bloomington
November 1, 1994
Not You (1994)
piano solo | 6 mins.
First performed by the composer
15 July 1993, South Huntington Public Library, NY
CHILDREN'S ENSEMBLES
June 15, 2009
Look Before You Eat (2009)
a musical for children | 30 mins.
Book by Claire Simard
Music and Lyrics by and Matt Van Brink
August 17, 2008
Musicals for Children (2008)
Each musical is a flexible show either for student or adult performers. Each could be fully staged, or performed with a narrator and singer(s).
A Single Winter's Day
Always Call Your Parents
The Animal Estates Home Buyers' Tour
Pollinated! The Musical
The Musical Comedy of Errors
The Hidden Kingdom of Kindness
February 1, 2008
Prelude and Fughetta (2008)
flute, violin and cello | 5 mins | Score
for student performers
Commissioned by Concordia Conservatory
First performed by students of Concordia Conservatory Chamber Music Festival
4 May, 2008, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
December 15, 2007
Spring Morning (2007)
treble chorus & piano or alto, violin, cello, & piano | 3 mins. | MP3
for student performers
setting of a poem by A. A. Milne
Commissioned by Concordia Conservatory
First performed by students of Concordia Conservatory Chamber Music Festival
4 May 2008, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
Microwave Popcorn (2007)
January 15, 2007
Washing Machine (2007)
6-hands piano | 3 mins | Score
for student performers
Commissioned by Concordia Conservatory
First performed by students of Concordia Conservatory Chamber Music Festival
5 May, 2007, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
February 1, 2006
Block Party! (2006)
6-hands piano | 6 mins | Score
for student performers
Commissioned by Concordia Conservatory
First performed by students of Concordia Conservatory Chamber Music Festival
4 May, 2006, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
VOCAL MUSIC
June 1, 2008
White, Those that Stayed Still (2008)
SATB chorus | 3 mins | Score
setting of a text by Eduardo Galeano
May 5, 2008
Songs (2008)
Grammar Police!
I Don't Wanna Love You | MP3 | LYRICS & VIDEO
Rests in the Right Places
Chicken Joke Song
Shakespeare's Spines | MP3 | LYRICS
That's the End of the Show
Hey, What's That on the Horizon?
Bein' Mean
Pterodactyl in the Forest
Flopitopitop
A New Perspective
Beesy, Beesy, Bees | MP3 | LYRICS
It's a Swarm! | MP3 | LYRICS
A Song of Appreciation
Laying it on the Line
Mother Nature's Song | MP3 | LYRICS
Big Brown Bat | MP3 | LYRICS
Beaver Dam | MP3 | LYRICS
At Least We're Eastern Mud Turtles | MP3| LYRICS
Awesome Possum | MP3 | LYRICS
Purple Martin's Majesty |MP3 | LYRICS
We All Know Some Animals / Animal Estates| MP3 | LYRICS
Come on Over to the Old Piany
Johnny Hotstuff
The Robot Tango | MP3 | LYRICS
Always Call Your Parents
A Winter Town in the Winter Time
It's Never the Same Without Snow | MP3 | LYRICS
Four Seasons of Fun
Just Adjust
Plant a Seed
December 15, 2007
Spring Morning (2007)
treble chorus & piano or alto, violin, cello, & piano | 3 mins. | MP3
for student performers
setting of a poem by A. A. Milne
Commissioned by Concordia Conservatory
First performed by students of Concordia Conservatory Chamber Music Festival
4 May 2008, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
November 15, 2007
A Thousand Tender Passages (2007)
SATB chorus | 7 mins | MP3
a setting of letters of George Washington
First performed by VocalEssence
Philip Brunelle, conductor
May 31, 2008, SPCO Center, St. Paul, Minn.
July 15, 2006
For the Brothers (2006)
baritone or mezzo-soprano, harp, guitar, violin, & cello | 8 mins | Score
settings of poems of Hannah Szenes
First performed by Neil Blumofe and ensemble
17 September 2006, Congregation Agudas Achim
Austin, Texas
March 1, 2002
The Lower Leaves of Trees (2002)
SATB chorus a capella | 2 mins | MP3 | Score
setting of short waka texts by Sone No Yoshitada
First performed by San Francisco Choral Artists
Magen Solomon, director
11 June 2006, Oakland, California
January 1, 2002
V'sham'ru (2002)
Hashkivenu (2002)
SATB chorus, tenor solo, and piano | 3 mins.
setting of a Hebrew prayer for the Friday Evening Shabbat service
First performed by Matt Van Brink and ensemble
5 April 2002, Boston University
R'tsei (2002)
Unison chorus and piano | 2 mins.
setting of a Hebrew prayer for the Friday Evening Shabbat service
First performed by Matt Van Brink and ensemble
5 April 2002, Boston University
Eli, Eli (2002)
SATB chorus, baritone solo, and piano | 4 mins.
setting of a poem in Hebrew by Hannah Szenes
First performed by Matt Van Brink and ensemble
5 April 2002, Boston University
May the Words (Yih'yu l’ratzon) (2002)
SATB chorus a capella | 2 mins.
setting of a prayer for the Friday Evening Shabbat service
in English or Hebrew
First performed by Matt Van Brink and ensemble
5 April 2002, Boston University
A Set of English Songs (2002)
soprano & piano, soprano & guitar, or soprano and ensemble | 6 mins. | MP3 ("Eternity")
settings of short texts by Shakespeare, Hunt, Rosetti, and Blake
First performed by Sarah Davis and Matt Van Brink
1 March 2002, Boston University
October 1, 1998
I Love People! (1998)
voice and piano | 2 mins. | MP3 | Score
First performed by Joseph McKesson and Matt Van Brink
11 December 1998, Indiana University, Bloomington
FILM, DANCE & THEATER
June 15, 2009
Look Before You Eat (2009)
a musical for children | 30 mins.
Book by Claire Simard
Music and Lyrics by and Matt Van Brink
August 18, 2008
A Single Winter's Day (2008)
a musical for adults and children | 50 mins. | MP3 (after the jump)
Story, book, music and lyrics by Matt Van Brink
Commissioned by Concordia Conservatory with support from the ASCAP Foundation
First performed by students of Concordia's Conservatory Community Musical
4 December 2008, Schoenfeld Auditorium
Concordia College Bronxville, NY
July 11, 2008
Always Call Your Parents (2008)
a musical for middle schoolers | 30 mins. | MP3 (after the jump)
Book by Jennifer S. Greene
First performed by Concordia Conservatory Musical Theater Workshop
17 July 2008, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
July 1, 2008
The Animal Estates Home Buyers' Tour (2008)
a musical for children | 30 mins. (2M, 2W) | MP3 (after the jump)
Book by Jennifer S. Greene and Matt Van Brink
First performed by Concordia Conservatory Musical Theater Workshop
17 July 2008, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
July 1, 2007
Pollinated! The Musical (2007)
a musical for children | 25 mins. | MP3 (after the jump)
Book by Nanette DeWester
First performed by Concordia Conservatory Musical Theater Workshop
12 July 2007, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
July 15, 2006
The Musical Comedy of Errors (2006)
a musical for children | 25 mins.
Book by Nanette DeWester
First performed by Concordia Conservatory Musical Theater Workshop
14 July 2006, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
July 14, 2006
The Hidden Kingdom of Kindness (2006)
a musical for children | 25 mins
Book by Nanette DeWester
First performed by Concordia Conservatory Musical Theater Workshop
14 July 2006, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
December 15, 2002
Running at the Sunshine (2002)
percussion ensemble (six players) and actors | 23 mins | VIDEO & MP3 (after the jump)
First performed by Jon Bisesi, Judith Chaffee, and Boston University Ensembles
20 February 2003, Huntington Theater, Boston