Travis Alford - List of Compositions

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Travis Alford – List of Compositions (chronological) Riffs and Echoes for trumpet and double bass (2013) Written for the Oregon Bach Festival Composers Symposium Duration: ca. 6 min. Premiere: July 6, 2013, University of Oregon. Travis Alford (tpt) and Milo Fultz (bass) Emily’s Window, a song cycle for soprano, clarinet, and piano (2013) Written in partial fulfillment of the PhD in Composition, Brandeis University Duration: ca. 30 min. Premiere: May 4, 2013, Brandeis University. Kimberly Soby (sop), Gleb Kanasevich (clar), and Yoko Hagino (pno) Loose Strands for wind ensemble (2013) Commissioned by Scott Carter and the ECU Chamber Winds for the 13 th annual NewMusic@ECU Festival Duration: ca. 11 minutes Premiere: March 20, 2013, East Carolina University. ECU Chamber Winds, Scott Carter (director) Havoc! for 10piece rock ensemble (2012) Written for the Genkin Philharmonic Duration: ca. 5 min. Premiere: January 26, 2013, Brandeis University. Genkin Philharmonic, Jon Nelson (director) Cycles for violin and violoncello (2012) Written for New Music on the Point Duration: ca. 7 min. Premiere: June 16, 2012, University of Vermont Ari Streisfeld (vln) and Justin Lepard (vcl) I Felt a Funeral for mezzosoprano and piano (2012) Written for New Music on the Point Duration: ca. 4 min. Premiere: June 17, 2012, University of Vermont Tara Kozein (sop) and Edo Frenkel (pno) Ponder for fourpart brass chior (to be played around a body of water) (2012) Commissioned by the Brandeis Office of the Arts for the Leonard Bernstein Festival Duration: 39 min. Premiere: April 26, 2012, Brandeis University Travis Alford, Jacques Dupuis, Jason Huffman, Katherine Ludington, Nick Gordon (tpts); Laura Carter (hn); Peter Boettcher, Randy Pingrey, David Dominique, McMillan Gaither (tbns) Froschteichmusik for percussion quartet (2012) Written for the Talujon Percussion Group Duration: ca. 5 min. Premiere: March 17, 2012, Brandeis University Michael Lipsey, Tom Kolor, Dominic Donato, Matthew Gold (perc)

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Travis  Alford  –  List  of  Compositions  (chronological)      Riffs  and  Echoes  for  trumpet  and  double  bass  (2013)       Written  for  the  Oregon  Bach  Festival  Composers  Symposium     Duration:  ca.  6  min.     Premiere:  July  6,  2013,  University  of  Oregon.    

Travis  Alford  (tpt)  and  Milo  Fultz  (bass)    Emily’s  Window,  a  song  cycle  for  soprano,  clarinet,  and  piano  (2013)     Written  in  partial  fulfillment  of  the  PhD  in  Composition,  Brandeis  University     Duration:  ca.  30  min.     Premiere:  May  4,  2013,  Brandeis  University.    

Kimberly  Soby  (sop),  Gleb  Kanasevich  (clar),  and  Yoko  Hagino  (pno)    Loose  Strands  for  wind  ensemble  (2013)  

Commissioned  by  Scott  Carter  and  the  ECU  Chamber  Winds  for  the  13th  annual  NewMusic@ECU  Festival  

Duration:  ca.  11  minutes  Premiere:  March  20,  2013,  East  Carolina  University.         ECU  Chamber  Winds,  Scott  Carter  (director)  

 Havoc!  for  10-­‐piece  rock  ensemble  (2012)     Written  for  the  Genkin  Philharmonic     Duration:  ca.  5  min.     Premiere:  January  26,  2013,  Brandeis  University.         Genkin  Philharmonic,  Jon  Nelson  (director)    Cycles  for  violin  and  violoncello  (2012)     Written  for  New  Music  on  the  Point     Duration:  ca.  7  min.     Premiere:  June  16,  2012,  University  of  Vermont         Ari  Streisfeld  (vln)  and  Justin  Lepard  (vcl)    I  Felt  a  Funeral  for  mezzo-­‐soprano  and  piano  (2012)     Written  for  New  Music  on  the  Point     Duration:  ca.  4  min.     Premiere:  June  17,  2012,  University  of  Vermont         Tara  Kozein  (sop)  and  Edo  Frenkel  (pno)    Ponder  for  four-­‐part  brass  chior  (to  be  played  around  a  body  of  water)  (2012)     Commissioned  by  the  Brandeis  Office  of  the  Arts  for  the  Leonard  Bernstein  Festival     Duration:  39  min.     Premiere:  April  26,  2012,  Brandeis  University         Travis  Alford,  Jacques  Dupuis,  Jason  Huffman,  Katherine  Ludington,  Nick  Gordon  

(tpts);  Laura  Carter  (hn);  Peter  Boettcher,  Randy  Pingrey,  David  Dominique,  McMillan  Gaither  (tbns)  

 Froschteichmusik  for  percussion  quartet  (2012)     Written  for  the  Talujon  Percussion  Group     Duration:  ca.  5  min.     Premiere:  March  17,  2012,  Brandeis  University         Michael  Lipsey,  Tom  Kolor,  Dominic  Donato,  Matthew  Gold  (perc)  

Rapscalian  Tendencies  for  flute,  clarinet,  piano,  electric  guitar,  violin,  and  ‘cello  (2011)     Commissioned  by  the  Wild  Rumpus  New  Music  Collective     Duration:  ca.  9  minutes     Premiere:  December  10,  2011,  ODC  Theater,  San  Francisco,  CA         Calisa  Hildebrand  (fl),  Sophie  Huet  (clar),  Margaret  Halbig  (pno),  Dan  VanHassel  

(gtr),  Stephanie  Bibbo  (vln),  Michelle  Kwon  (vcl)    [whitespace]  for  trombone,  percussion,  and  piano  (2010-­‐11)     Commissioned  by  Benjamin  Herrington     Duration:  ca.  9  min.     Premiere:  April  1,  2011,  Princeton  University         Benjamin  Herrington  (tbn),  John  Ferrari  (perc),  Geoffrey  Burleson  (pno)    Chapel  Music  for  trumpet,  viola,  and  piano  (2010-­‐11)     Duration:  ca.  12-­‐15  min  (includes  improvisation)     Premiere:  July  18,  2011,  The  Lily  Pad,  Cambridge,  MA         Travis  Alford  (tpt),  Tanya  Kalmanovitch  (vla),  Borey  Shin  (pno)    Rest  for  SATB  choir  a  cappella  (optional  organ  accompaniment)  (2010)     Written  for  the  Park  Street  Church  Choir,  Boston     Duration:  ca.  5  min.     Premiere:  March  15,  2013,  Park  Street  Church,  Boston,  MA         Park  Street  Church  Choir,  Thomas  Brooks  (dir)    Self,  Analyzed  for  flute,  bass  clarinet,  percussion,  guitar,  and  toy  piano  (2010)     Duration:  ca.  10  minutes     Premiere:  May  8,  2011,  Brandeis  University         Meghan  Jacoby  (fl),  Ryan  Yuré  (bcl),  Samuel  Solomon  (perc),  Lorenzo  Tomio  (gtr),  

Roberto  Durante  (toy  pno),  Filippo  Perocco  (cond)    Melange  Mine  Own  [Whitman  Fragments]  for  vocal  sextet  (SSATBB)  (2010)     Written  for  the  New  York  Virtuoso  Singers     Duration:  ca.  6  min.     Premiere:  March  5,  2011,  Brandeis  University         New  York  Virtuoso  Singers,  Harold  Rosenbaum  (dir)      Breathing  Room  for  flute,  clarinet,  percussion,  piano,  violin,  viola,  violoncello  (2009)     Written  for  the  Composers  Conference  at  Wellesley  College     Duration:  ca.  7  minutes     Premiere:  July  22,  2009,  Wellesley  College         Barry  Crawford  (fl),  Jean  Kopperud  (cl),  Stephen  Paysen  (perc),  Christopher  

Oldfather  (pno),  Anna  Lim  (vln),  Liuh-­‐Wen  Ting  (vla),  Joshua  Gordon  (vcl),  James  Baker  (cond)  

 Change  of  Heart  for  trumpet,  2  violins,  viola,  piano  (2008)     Duration:  ca.  7  min.     Premiere:  September  12,  2008,  Douglass  Street  Music  Collective,  Brooklyn,  NY         Travis  Alford  (tpt),  Jenny  Banks,  Shaw  Pong  Liu  (vlns),  Tanya  Kalmanovitch  (vla),  

Jessica  Chen  (pno)    You,  Create  a  Diversion…  for  solo  horn  in  F  (2008,  rev.  2012)     Commissioned  by  Laura  Carter     Duration:  ca.  5  min.  

  Premiere:  March  3,  2008,  New  England  Conservatory         Laura  Carter  (hn)    Quartet:  A  Setting  of  the  American  Bill  of  Rights  for  soprano,  violin,  viola,  ‘cello  (2007-­‐08)     Duration:  ca.  15  min.     Premiere:  April  8,  2008,  Jordan  Hall,  Boston,  MA         Kimberly  Soby  (sop),  Shaw  Pong  Liu  (vln),  Tanya  Kalmanovitch  (vla),  Scott  Halligan  

(vcl)    Fo(u)r  Winds  for  any  four  somewhat-­‐improvising  wind  instruments  (2007)     Duration:  ca.  5  min.     Premiere:  November  20,  2007,  New  England  Conservatory         Travis  Alford,  Danilo  Henriquez,  Lauren  Strobel  (tpts),  Jason  Belcher  (hn)    Transitions  for  flute,  trumpet,  and  piano  (2006-­‐07)     Duration:  ca.  9  min.     Premiere:  April  3,  2007,  New  England  Conservatory         Amélie  Brodeur  (fl),  Matt  Ara  (tpt),  Hester  Kim  (pno)    Reflections  of  Grace  for  flute  and  piano  (2005)     Duration:  ca.  7  min.     Premiere:  October  25,  2005,  East  Carolina  University         Lauren  Colbert  (fl),  Alisa  Gilliam  (pno)    Stretching  Limitations  for  fixed  media  (2005)     Duration:  3’15”     Premiere:  April  18,  2005,  East  Carolina  University    kakophonia  for  brass  quintet  (2004-­‐05)     Duration:  ca.  13  min.     Premiere:  March  4,  2005,  East  Carolina  University         Meridian  Arts  Ensemble:  Jon  Nelson,  Brian  McWhorter  (tpts),  Dan  Grabois  (hn),  

Benjamin  Herrington  (tbn),  Ray  Stewart  (tba)