sleeper’s prayer – arr. chamber choir and organ (2016, rev. 2019) 8'
SATB, organ
co-commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director, and Jacaranda, Patrick Scott,Artistic Director.
SATB, organ
co-commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director, and Jacaranda, Patrick Scott,Artistic Director.
treble voice and organ
LA Philharmonic and Jacaranda; dedicated to Steve Reich for his 80th birthday
SSA + 2 vln, vla, vc
Louth Contemporary Music Society
cl, e gtr, pf, perc, vc, cb
Bang on a Can
saxophone quartet (satb)
the New Century Saxophone Quartet
2 piccolos, 2 trumpets in C, 1 drummer
St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, for the opening of the DiMenna Center for Classical Music
string quartet
American Conservatory Theater for the Kronos Quartet
solo baritone, solo piano; perc, va, vc, db
The Brooklyn Academy of Music, 2016 Next Wave Festival
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David Lang is one of the most thoughtful composers working today. His music is consistently probing, emotionally urgent, strange, and beautiful. It is also getting simpler as the years roll on—a sign that the mind behind it is undergoing a kind of ritualistic purification. I’ve been obsessed with David’s music since I bought a recording by mail order of his piece cheating lying stealing when I was in high school, and I have written a piano piece called David Lang Needs a Hug…
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