Sonata for Alto Saxophone & Piano
Still Life (Albany Records)
Noah Getz & Andrew Simpson
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Recordings & Publications | Chamber Music & Works for Solo Instrument
Large Ensemble Works | Music for Young Performers
Choral Music | Vocal Music | Musical Theater & Film | Arrangements
RECORDINGS & PUBLICATIONS
July 7, 2011
September 1, 2010
 | Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano Tenuto Publications (494-02889) |
August 7, 2010
Turceasca (Perapaskero)
Arrangement after Taraf de Haïdouks
Disturb the Silence (SYBARITE5)
Sybarite5
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May 29, 2009
 | Light as a Feather Polka (Strauss); Allegro a la Polka (Smetana); Ludwig van Polka (Beethoven) Polka arrangements of classical warhorses Apolkalypse Now! (Ancalagon) Polkastra |
May 28, 2008
 | Shabu Shabu for two flutes Tenuto Publications (494-02889) |
 | Shabu Shabu for flute and clarinet Tenuto Publications (494-02889) |
May 15, 2008
 | Le Tombeau de Couperin (Ravel) Arrangement for violin and piano Schott Music (VLB126) Read more... |
 | Le Tombeau de Couperin (Ravel) Arrangement for violin, cello and piano Schott Music (ED20217) Read more... |
September 1, 2006
 | Dal Dosai: Sonata for Flute Piano Gypsy Wheel (Crystal Records) Thomas Robertello & Winston Choi Read more... |
 | Dal Dosai: Sonata for Flute Piano Paul Dunkel Live in Recital (MSR Classics) Paul Dunkel & Paul Basquin Read more... |
March 1, 2004
 | Dal Dosai: Sonata for Flute Piano Tenuto Publications (494-02755) |
January 1, 2003
 | V'sham'ru for voice and piano Transcontinental Music Publications (0807409391) Read more... |
Large Ensemble Works | Music for Young Performers
Choral Music | Vocal Music | Musical Theater & Film | Arrangements
CHAMBER MUSIC & SOLO INSTRUMENT
January 26, 2011
Chamber Music for Young Performers (2006-2011)
Floptipitot (2011) violin, piano & percussion
Kiss the Stars Goodnight (2010) song cycle, various chamber ensembles
Going to Town (2010) violin, viola, cello and piano
Spring Morning (2007) voice & chamber ensemble
Microwave Popcorn (2008) 6-hands piano
Washing Machine (2007) 6-hands piano
Block Party (2006) 6-hands piano
July 9, 2010
Zephyr (2010)
Violin solo | 4 mins.
Commissioned and first performed by Lara St. John.
1 August 2010, Maverick Concert Hall, Woodstock, NY
November 1, 2006
Initial Ascent (2006)
orchestra or two pianos | 8 mins.
First performed by Stephanie Ho & Saar Ahuvia
11 December 2008, Aaron Copland School of Music, New York
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July 15, 2006
Take the Burden Upon You (2006/2011)
mezzo-soprano, violin, clarinet & piano | 8 mins
settings of poems of Hannah Szenes
First version performed by Neil Blumofe and ensemble
17 September 2006, Congregation Agudas Achim
Austin, Texas
March 1, 2006
Skitter (2006)
March 1, 2005
Sarabande (2005)
guitar sextet or solo piano | 4 mins. | Video
First performed by Southern Miss Guitar Sextet, 2 December, 2006, Marsh Auditorium, Hattiesburg, MS
Performance (excerpt) by students of St. Petersburg Conservatory
October 1, 2004
Birthday Wish (2004)
flute and guitar | 2 mins.
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)
for quintet: flute, clarinet, piano, violin, and cello
or for sextet: flute, clarinet, piano, violin, viola, and cello
8 mins.
Commissioned by and first performed by Collage New Music, David Hoose, conductor
28 March, 2004, Harvard University
October 1, 2003
Sunspots (2003)
piano solo | 8 mins.
First performed by Matt Van Brink, 4 November 2003, Boston University
December 1, 2002
Control Room (2002)
flute, cello, and piano | 8 mins.
Commissioned by the New York Youth Chamber Music Program
First Performed by Kathleen Brisotti, Gwendolyn Krosnick, and Elena Antimova
29 April 2003, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
May 1, 2002
Incubator (2002)
saxophone quartet | 5 mins.
Commissioned by Richard Schwartz
First performed by the Bis Key Brawlers, 4 August 2002
Boston University Tanglewood Institute, Lenox, Mass.
April 1, 2002
Shabu Shabu (2002)
2 flutes or flute and clarinet | 7 mins | Scores
Published by Tenuto Publications
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.
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
May 1, 2001
Dal Dosai: Sonata for Flute and Piano (2001)
flute and piano | 15 mins. | CDs | Score
Published by Tenuto Publications
Recorded by Thomas Robertello & Winston Choi on Crystal Records
Recorded by Paul Dunkel & Peter Basquin on MSR Classics
First performed by Thomas Robertello and Martin Kennedy, 15 August 2001, National Flute Association Annual Convention, Dallas
Recording (excerpts) by Thomas Robertello, flute & Winston Choi, piano (Crystal Records)
April 1, 2000
Violin Duets (2000)
2 violins | 8 mins.
First performed by Mirjam Tschopp and Daniel Rubenstein
7 November 1997, Oberlin College, Ohio
February 15, 2000
Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (2000)
January 1, 2000
Sparkle Epoxiplast 2000 (2000)
piano solo | 8 mins
Commissioned by and first performed by Martin Kennedy
22 February 2000, Indiana University, Bloomington
Recording by Molly Morkoski, piano
October 1, 1999
String Quartet (1999)
string quartet | 17 mins.
First performed by Jeff Leigh, Ben Sung, Jessica Zeigler, and David Bebe
22 February 2000, Indiana University, Bloomington
Recording by Nova Chamber Artists
Prelude Miniatures (1999)
guitar solo | 10 mins.
First performed by Peter Curtis
22 February 2000, Indiana University, Bloomington
Recording by Nicholas Ciraldo, guitar
June 1, 1999
Whims and Wisps (1999)
flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello, contrabass | 13 mins
First performed by the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble
15 July 1999, Harris Concert Hall, Aspen, Colo.
Performance by Collage New Music, David Hoose, director
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.
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
Large Ensemble Works | Music for Young Performers
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LARGE ENSEMBLE
February 8, 2010
Guru (2010)
October 15, 2007
Sic Semper Nobis (2007)
Orchestra | 8 mins
First performed by California State University Northridge Symphony, 8 May 2009
December 15, 2002
Running at the Sunshine (2002)
percussion ensemble (six players) and actors | 23 mins | Video
Story by Jesse Jarnow, Music by Matt Van Brink
Direction and choreography by Judith Chaffee
First performed by Boston University Percussion Ensemble, directed by Jon Bisesi and Boston University School of Theater, directed by Judith Chaffee
20 February 2003, Huntington Theater, Boston
May 30, 1999
Mourning into Dancing (1999)
organ, percussion, and strings | 11 mins.
Commissioned by the Suffolk, New York Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
First performed by Justin Bischof, Matt Van Brink and ensemble
12 July 1999, St. Peter’s Evangelical Church, Huntington Station, NY
Large Ensemble Works | Music for Young Performers
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FOR YOUNG PERFORMERS
January 26, 2011
Chamber Music for Young Performers (2006-2011)
Floptipitot (2011) violin, piano & percussion
Kiss the Stars Goodnight (2010) song cycle, various chamber ensembles
Going to Town (2010) violin, viola, cello and piano
Spring Morning (2007) voice & chamber ensemble
Microwave Popcorn (2008) 6-hands piano
Washing Machine (2007) 6-hands piano
Block Party (2006) 6-hands piano
January 20, 2011
Flopitopitot (2011)
violin, piano & percussion
or string orchestra & percussion (with optional piano) | 3 mins. | Score
for student performers, Commissioned by Concordia Conservatory
First performed by students of Concordia Conservatory Chamber Music Festival
5 May, 2011, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
July 31, 2010
Musicals for Young Audiences and Young Performers (2008-2010)
Flip the Switch (2011)
Christmas Every Day (2010)
Get Real (2010)
Members Only! (2010)
Look Before You Eat (2009)
Lost! (2009)
A Single Winter's Day (2008)
The Animal Estates Home Buyers' Tour (2008)
April 16, 2010
Going to Town (2010)
violin, viola, cello, and piano | 4 mins | Score
for student performers
December 15, 2007
Microwave Popcorn (2007)
6-hands piano | 3 mins. | Video
for student performers, Commissioned by Concordia Conservatory
First performed by students of Concordia Conservatory Chamber Music Festival
4 May, 2008, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
January 15, 2007
Washing Machine (2007)
6-hands piano | 3 mins | Video
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
Large Ensemble Works | Music for Young Performers
Choral Music | Vocal Music | Musical Theater & Film | Arrangements
CHORAL MUSIC
January 2, 2012
Among the Redwoods (2012)
SATB chorus a cappella | 5 mins
setting of a text by John Steinbeck
first performed by San Francisco Choral Artists, 9 June, 2012
August 29, 2011
Lull the Solemn Night (2011)
SATB chorus a cappella | 5 mins
setting of "Carol" by Thomas Merton
first performed by San Francisco Choral Artists, 4 December, 2011
March 13, 2011
Where Are You Now? (2011)
SATB chorus a cappella | 4 mins
setting of a text by Mary Britton Miller
first performed by Manhattan Choral Ensemble, 21 May 2011
February 28, 2011
Choral Music for Young Treble Voices (2009-2010)
A Dance (2010) SA & Piano
Keep a Secret (2010) SA & Piano
Follow the Leader (2009) three-part equal voices
November 16, 2010
Be Music, Night (2010)
SATB Chorus a cappella | 4 mins.
setting of "Be Music, Night" by Kenneth Patchen. Used by permission of New Directions Publishing.
Commissioned by C4: The Choral Composer / Conductor Collective.
June 1, 2010
White, Those that Stayed Still (2010)
SATB chorus | 3 mins. | Score | VIDEO
setting of a text by Eduardo Galeano
Published by earthsongs (S-358)
First performed by La Cantoria de la Merced, 5 August 2011, Puerto Madryn, Argentina
March 19, 2010
More Dappled Than Color (2010)
SSA Chorus and piano | 4 mins.
setting of "Now" by Hannah Senesh, translated by Peter Hay
Commissioned by the NYC's Children's Aid Society Chorus.
First performed by Vespera Ensemble, conducted by Sarah John
29 November 2010, Music Gallery, Toronto
February 19, 2010
A Dance (2010)
SA Chorus and piano | 4 mins. | Video
setting of a poem by Karla Kuskin
Commissioned by Concordia Conservatory.
First performed by Students of Concordia Conservatory
7 May 2010, Concordia College, Bronxville, NY
July 24, 2009
Follow the Leader (2009)
3-part treble voices & piano
Music and lyrics by Matt Van Brink
from Lost!
September 1, 2008
It's Never the Same Without Snow (2008)
Solo song or SATB & piano or SSAA & piano | 3 mins.
Music and lyrics by Matt Van Brink
from A Single Winter's Day
Performance by Joelle Lurie & David Gaines
November 15, 2007
A Thousand Tender Passages (2007)
SATB chorus | 7 mins.
a setting of letters of George Washington
First performed by VocalEssence, Philip Brunelle, conductor
May 31, 2008, SPCO Center, St. Paul, Minn.
March 1, 2002
The Lower Leaves of Trees (2002)
SATB chorus a capella | 2 mins.
setting of short waka texts by Sone No Yoshitada
First performed by San Francisco Choral Artists, Magen Solomon, director
11 June 2006, Oakland, California
New Voices Project series
January 1, 2002
Hashkivenu (2002)
SATB chorus a cappella | 3.5 mins. | Score
setting of a Hebrew prayer for the Friday Evening Shabbat service
First performed by Matt Van Brink and ensemble, 5 April 2002, Boston University
Large Ensemble Works | Music for Young Performers
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VOCAL MUSIC
January 12, 2010
Kiss the Stars Goodnight (2010)
song cycle for voice(s) and chamber ensemble | 35 mins. | Video
Commissioned by Concordia Conservatory with support from the ASCAP Foundation
Settings of poems by Mary Britton Miller, Deborah Chandra, Karla Kuskin, Carl Sandburg, Charlie Sohne and Douglas Evans.
First performed by students of Concordia Conservatory
7 May 2010, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
II. Tomorrow (Charlie Sohne)
IV. The Noise Expert (Douglas Evans)
V. A Dance (Karla Kuskin)
VI. The Tree and Me (Karla Kuskin)
VIII. Interlude
IX. Where are You Now? (Mary Britton Miller)
X. Cricket (Deborah Chandra)
XI. Summer Stars (Carl Sandburg)
XII. A Dance (reprise) (Karla Kuskin)
August 6, 2009
Songs (2006-2011)
December 15, 2007
Spring Morning (2007)
treble chorus & piano or alto, violin, cello, & piano | 3 mins.
for young 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
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July 15, 2006
Take the Burden Upon You (2006/2011)
mezzo-soprano, violin, clarinet & piano | 8 mins
settings of poems of Hannah Szenes
First version performed by Neil Blumofe and ensemble
17 September 2006, Congregation Agudas Achim
Austin, Texas
January 1, 2002
V'sham'ru (2002)
Solo voice (or unison chorus) and piano | 2 mins. | Score
Published by Transcontinental Music Publications
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. | Score
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. | Score
setting of a poem in Hebrew by Hannah Senesh
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. | Score
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
October 1, 1998
I Love People! (1998)
voice and piano | 2 mins.
A song about cannibalism with words and music by Matt Van Brink
First performed by Joseph McKesson and Matt Van Brink
11 December 1998, Indiana University, Bloomington
Large Ensemble Works | Music for Young Performers
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MUSICAL THEATER & FILM
July 21, 2011
Flip the Switch (2011)
a musical for young performers | 30 mins.
Book and Lyrics by Kellen Blair
Music and Lyrics by Matt Van Brink
First performed by Concordia Conservatory Musical Theater Workshop
21 July 2011, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
January 5, 2011
Touched (2011)
a new musical | Video
Book and Lyrics by Charlie Sohne
Music and Music by Matt Van Brink
A midday talk show host (Hope Greengrass), after the cancellation of her show and in the twilight of her career, decides to continue to spread her message of happy, healthy relationships by making a pornographic film.
Sandy Binion & Natalie Weiss performing "They Kiss"
August 2, 2010
Christmas Every Day (2010)
a musical for adults and children | 50 mins.
Book, Music and Lyrics by Matt Van Brink
Commissioned by Concordia Conservatory
First performed by students of Concordia's Conservatory Community Musical
3 December 2010, Schoenfeld Auditorium, Concordia College Bronxville, NY
July 22, 2010
Members Only! (2010)
a musical for young performers | 30 mins.
Book, Music and Lyrics by Matt Van Brink
First performed by Concordia Conservatory Musical Theater Workshop
22 July 2010, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
July 21, 2010
Get Real (2010)
a musical for young performers | 30 mins.
Book, Music and Lyrics by Matt Van Brink
First performed by Concordia Conservatory Musical Theater Workshop
21 July 2010, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
June 15, 2009
Look Before You Eat (2009)
a musical for young performers | 30 mins.
Book by Claire Simard
Music and Lyrics by Matt Van Brink
First performed by Concordia Conservatory Musical Theater Workshop
16 July 2009, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
Lost! (2009)
a musical for young performers | 25 mins.
Book by Claire Simard
Music and Lyrics by and Matt Van Brink
First performed by Concordia Conservatory Musical Theater Workshop
16 July 2009, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
August 18, 2008
A Single Winter's Day (2008)
a musical for adults and children | 50 mins.
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
"It's Never the Same Without Snow"
"Four Seasons of Fun"
"The Ice Pact"
"The Last-Minute Plan"
"Plant a Seed"
"Just Adjust"
"A Winter Town in the Winter Time" (reprise)
July 1, 2008
The Animal Estates Home Buyers' Tour (2008)
a musical for young audiences| 40 mins. (2M, 2W or 4M, 4W without doublings)
Book, Music and Lyrics by Matt Van Brink
Additional Dialogue by by Jennifer S. Greene
First performed by Concordia Conservatory Musical Theater Workshop
17 July 2008, Sommer Center, Bronxville, NY
May 1, 2002
Francine St. Claire's Mail (2002)
jazz combo | film score | 15 mins | Video
Directed by Patrick Ford, Music performed by the Jazztet: Mark Harvey, Arni Cheatham, Jesse Williams, John Connelly, with Matt Van Brink
Large Ensemble Works | Music for Young Performers
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ARRANGEMENTS
October 3, 2010
Songs of Stephen Foster (2010)
violin and piano | 11 mins.
A virtuosic medley of Stephen Foster tunes.
First performed by Lara St. John & Martin Kennedy
15 October 2010, The Rockefeller University, New York
January 8, 2010
Arrangements & Orchestrations for Polygraph Lounge (2010)
Mark Stewart & Rob Schwimmer: Coulda Woulda Shoulda (Arrangement)
Rob Schwimmer: Fabulous Flying Jellyfish (Orchestration)
John Barry: Goldfinger (Orchestration) (2010)
Spike Jones: Pal-Yat-Chee (Orchestration) (2010)
piano, guitar, drums, flute, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, violin and cello
First performed by Polygraph Lounge with members of the Cleveland Orchestra
8 January 2010; Severance Hall, Cleveland
August 11, 2009
Ride of the Polkyries (2009)
horn solo, violin, trumpet, contrabassoon, accordion and percussion | 4 mins.
A medley of polkafied Wagner tunes featuring the horn. Arranged in collaboration with Martin Kennedy for Polkastra
July 21, 2009
Turceasca (Perapaskero) (2009)
for string quintet (2vln., vla., vcl., cb.) | 4 mins. | CD
Arrangement of Perapaskero's Turceasca after Taraf de Haïdouks
Recorded by Sybarite5 on Disturb the Silence
March 23, 2009
Ich Habe Genug (J.S. Bach) (2009)
cello and piano | 8 mins.
an arrangement of the Bach aria
First performed by Robert Burkhart & Vladimir Valjerevic
17 May 2009, Mannes College of Music, New York
The Hora! The Hora! (Charles Prouché) (2009)
violin, contrabassoon, accordion and vibraphone | 4 mins.
arrangement for Polkastra of "Rumanian Song and Kolo" as played by Charles Prouché and his Royal Gypsies from the album Gypsy Violin. Recorded by Polkastra on Apolkalypse Now!
January 27, 2009
Leichtes Blut (J. Strauss) (2009)
violin, trumpet, horn, contrabassoon, accordion and percussion | 3 mins. | CD
arrangement of Johann Strauss's polka Op. 319 "Leichtes Blut" ("Light as a Feather"). Recorded by Polkastra on Apolkalypse Now!
January 21, 2009
Ludwig van Polka (Beethoven) (2009)
violin, trumpet, horn, contrabassoon, accordion and percussion | 4 mins. | CD
medley arrangement of Beethoven tunes
Recorded by Polkastra on Apolkalypse Now!
January 20, 2009
Allegro a la polka (Smetana) (2009)
violin, trumpet, horn, contrabassoon, accordion and percussion | 3 mins. | CD
arrangement Smetana's String Quartet ("From my Life"), second movement.
Recorded by Polkastra on Apolkalypse Now!
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October 8, 2008
Lord Oxford Brings You the Second American Revolution, Live! (Robert Honeywell) (2008)
Musical | 90 mins.
Arrangements and orchestrations of Lord Oxford Brings You the Second American Revolution, Live!, a musical by Robert Honeywell that imagines a revolution against the British in 2008, the colonists having lost the first one back in the 1770s.
First performed at the Brick Theater, Brooklyn, October-November 2008
May 15, 2008
Hear My Prayer, O Lord (Purcell) (2008)
2 violins, viola, cello and contrabass | 3 mins.
arrangement of Purcell's 8-part choral anthem
November 1, 2006
Le Tombeau de Couperin (Ravel) (2006)
violin and piano or violin, cello, and piano | 18 mins | Scores
Arrangements of Ravel's orchestra version of Le Tombeau de Couperin
Published by Schott Music
First performed by Stella Trio
Weill Recital Hall, New York, 5 November 2006
June 1, 2005
Bowfire Sabre Dance (Khatchaturian) (2005)
Bowfire violin ensemble | 3 mins.
Arrangement of Khatchaturian's Sabre Dance
Written in collaboration with Ljova
First performed by Lara St. John & Bowfire, 2005
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