Music > dance
| Kahea
(2007) choreography by
Rachel Berman for digitally processed ukulele, natural sounds, and modern Hawaiian chant World Premiere: July
21, 2007
Performed by Rachel Berman and Patrick Makuakane American Dance Festival Page Auditorium, Duke University Durham, North Carolina [Audio excerpt - "new revised 622"] |
| Psalm
(2002/rev. 2003) 1967 choreography by
José Limón 31 min. baritone solo, large SSAATTBB choir, chamber orchestra (10 players: fl/picc, cl, btbn, perc, pno, hp, 3 vcl, cb) text: Latin from the Vulgate Pre-World Premiere
recording:
André Solomon-Glover, baritone Helen Cha-Pyo, conductor Members of the Riverside Church Chorus and Symphony World Premiere: Februrary 13-14, 2002 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Arts Festival Limón Dance Company André Solomon-Glover, baritone Members of the Weber State Concert Choir and chamber ensemble Jon Magnussen, conductor Browning Center, Weber State University Ogden, Utah NY Premiere of excerpts: November 3, 2002 Carnegie Hall American Composers Orchestra John Hancock, baritone Steven Sloane, conductor Commissioned by the Limón Foundation for performance with José Limón's 1967 ballet Psalm, with generous funding and support from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Library of Congress, National Endowment for the Arts, Meet the Composer Commissioning USA, and Weber State University with Dianne Stern. [Real Audio excerpt - "Running Dance", Cha-Pyo, cond. ] [Real Audio excerpt - "Walking Dance", Cha-Pyo, cond.] [sample score - pdf] [note - pdf] |
| Death
and Eros (2000) choreography by Donald
McKayle 31 min. Amplified chamber ensemble: fl / vlc / perc / male and female jazz vocalists / MIDI-controlled digital mixer, Max/msp World Premiere: February 12, 2000 Royce Hall, University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Lula Washington Dance Theatre Eloise Laws and Kingsley Leggs, vocals; Lenon Honor, fl; Chris Lancaster, vlc; Norman Beede, kbd.; Jay Metz, perc. Jon Magnussen, conductor [Real Audio excerpt - "The Ascent" world premiere performers] [sample score - pdf] |
| The
Winged (1996) 1968 choreography by
José Limón 40 min. chamber orchestra and tape (fl/picc, cl, alto sax, hn, tpt, btbn, perc, pno, hp, vln, 2 vcl, cb) World Premiere:
Februrary 15-18, 1996
The Juilliard Theater Lincoln Center New York, New York Juilliard Dance Ensemble (restaged by Carla Maxwell) Members of the Juilliard Orchestra David Briskin, conductor Commissioned by The Juilliard School in celebration of the José Limón Dance Company's 50th Anniversary [Real Audio sample - "Dawn Chorus"; Members of the Juilliard Orchestra; D. Briskin, cond.] [Real Audio sample - "Eros"; Members of the Juilliard Orchestra; D. Briskin, cond.] ["Dawn Chorus" score sample - pdf] [note - pdf] |
| Altered
Path (1994) choreography by Franck Baranek
7 min. soprano and chamber ensemble (fl/picc, cl, btbn, perc, pno, hp, 3 vcl, cb) World Premiere:
January 18, 1994
Alice Tully Hall Lincoln Center New York, New York Clemence Gegauff, soprano Members of the Juilliard Orchestra Jon Magnussen, conductor For choreographer Frank Baranek [Real Audio - world premiere performers] [score - pdf] |
Music > dance > orchestrations |
| Dorian
(2003) choreography by Robert Hill 55 min. 3233 / 4321(dbl. Euph.) / Timp+1 / Hp / Solo Pno / Solo Vn / Stgs Based on chamber works by Chausson (Op. 21 and 30), Schumann and Chopin. World Premiere:
October 30, 2003
American Ballet Theatre Orchestra Blair McMillen, piano Ronald Oakland, violin David LaMarche, conductor City Center New York, New York Commissioned by American Ballet Theatre |
| A
Musical Offering (1997) choreography by José
Limón 30 min. chamber orchestra (fl, cl, hn, tbn, vln, 2 vcl, cb, cem) Based on J.S. Bach's A Musical Offering World Premiere:
November 1997
The Joyce Theater New York, New York Limón Dance Company David LaMarche, conductor Commissioned by the Limón Foundation for performance with José Limón's ballet, "A Musical Offering" |
(18 July 2008)