Dream Songs (2001) on texts of John Berryman - for orchestra and fixed media
2 flutes (2 = piccolo); 2 oboes; 2 clarinets in Bf (2 = bass clarinet); 2 bassoons; 2 horns in F; 2 trumpets in C; 2 trombones; tuba; percussion (2 players); piano; strings
alternate versions are available for sinfonietta with fixed media, orchestra with live tenor voice and fixed media, and for voice and piano (without fixed media).
(Duration 15:00)
Commissioned by Gil Rose and Boston Modern Orchestra Project - recording released on New World Records
Official US entry to the ISCM World Music Days, Hong Kong, Oct. 2002
Performance History
May 3, 2001 Premiere – Boston Modern Orchestra Project. Boston CyberArts Festival. Symphony Hall, Boston.
April 4, 2002. University of Iowa Orchestra, Iowa City, Iowa. Conference of the Society of Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States.
March 26, 2014. Premiere of sinfonietta version. University of Texas Contemporary Music Ensemble, Austin, TX
Rent score and parts (purchase study score)
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