composition as explanation (2020) 60'
flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, cello
eighth blackbird
Works
Cello
prayers for night and sleep (2018) 15'
text by David Lang
solo soprano, solo cello, 1 perc, string orchestra
Cello Biennale Amsterdam, Amsterdam Sinfonietta
the day (2016) 30'
solo cello + playback
Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa for Maya Beiser
anatomy theater (2016) 75'
Mezzo,Ten,Bar,Bass, fl(picc),cl(bcl),tpt,perc,pf(acc),vn,va,vc,db
simple song #3 – arr. chamber ensemble (2015) 6'
soprano, solo violin, 1,1,0,0/1,0,0,0/2 perc/hp or pno/optional synth/1,1,1,1,1
Indigo Films
Cloud River Mountain (2015, rev. 2017) 32'
music by Michael Gordon, David Lang, Julia Wolfe and Lau Luo
soprano, cl, perc, egtr, piano, vc, db
commissioned by Maria and Robert A. Skirnick and Arts Brookfield
just (after song of songs) (2014) 13'
SSA + perc, vla, vc
Louth Contemporary Music Society
the whisper opera (2013) 60'
text by David Lang
soprano; flute, clarinet, percussion, cello
International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)
stuttered chant (2011) 4'
cello and percussion, in unison
for Maya Beiser and Evelyn Glennie
undanceable (2010) 3'
piano and cello
concerto (world to come) (2010) 24'
solo cello, 1,1,1+bcl,1/2,0,0,0/ 1 perc, strings
commissioned by saint paul films and swedish television for the choreographer pontus lidberg
plainspoken (2010) 22'
for Benjamin Millepied and the New York City Ballet
piano, 2 vn, va, vc
New York City Ballet
these broken wings (2008) 16'
fl/pc,cl/bcl,pf,vn,vc,perc
Eighth Blackbird
forced march (2008) 10'
fl, bcl, tbn, pno, perc, egtr, vln,va,vc,db; amp
the Crash Ensemble
pierced (2007) 15'
solo cello, solo piano, solo percussion, strings
Real Quiet
work (2006) 60'
cello, piano, percussion, video
Real Quiet
world to come (2003) 24'
solo cello, plus prerecorded cellos
for Maya Beiser by Carnegie Hall, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, UC Santa Cruz Arts & Lectures, On the Boards, and Connecticut College, with support from Meet The Composer
depart (2002) 18'
vc, 4 vocals
Fondation de France as a permanent installation for the morgue in the Raymond Poincare Hospital in Garches, France
how to pray – for chamber ensemble (2002) 9'
vc, pno, rock organ, e gtr, drums
Audrey Riley
child (2001) 42'
my very empty mouth, sweet air, short fall, stick figure, and little eye
fl(pic),cl(bcl),perc,vn,va,vc,pf
stick figure (2001) 10'
cl,pf,vc, perc and 1 or 2 non-percussionists
short fall (2000) 4'
picc,pf,vn,vc
Pearls Before Swine Experience
pay me now (2000) 2'
soprano, viola, cello, bass
my very empty mouth (1999) 13'
fl,bcl,pf,vn,va,vc
Ensemble Alternance
little eye (1999) 7'
cello and four non-percussionists
Nuova Consonanza for Alter Ego
sweet air (1999) 8'
fl,cl,pf,vn,vc
Sentieri Selvaggi
sweet air – arr. small orchestra (1999, rev. 2005) 8'
fl, cl, pf, 2vn, va, vc, db
Sentieri Selvaggi
I fought the law (1998) 6'
pic,ob,ebcl,tpt,vn,va,vc,db, two pieces of junk metal (1 or 2 players)
Sentieri Selvaggi
my evil twin (1992) 11'
0.0.3.0/2.0.0.0/hp.eorg.eb.perc/2va.2vc
the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
burn notice (1988) 7'
fl,vc,pf or vn,vc,pf
Meet the Composer/Readers Digest Commissioning Program for the Omni Ensemble, Dinosaur Annex and Earplay
dance/drop (1987, rev. 1997) 11'
bn,bar sax,pf,syn,perc (also available for fl,bcl,pf,vn,vc,perc)
Sound Pressure
spud (1986) 10'
fl,ob,cl(bcl),hn,timp,vn,va,vc,db
the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
frag (1984) 7'
fl,ob,vc
the Huntington Trio