Ecology of Being 

for violin, piano & narrator

Poems by Shannon Webb-Campbell

~20 minutes

May 2020

Commissioned by Duo Concertante, NL,  with assistance from the Canada Council

VIDEO 

Map of Reality 

for string quartet

~15 minutes

December 2009

Commissioned by the Cecilia Quartet with the Common Sense Composers Collective

D'ou venons nous? 

for fl, ob, cl, bsn, hrn, tpt, trb, perc & string quintet

9 minutes

December 2009

Commissioned by the Cecilia Quartet with the Common Sense Composers Collective

Swing 

for clarinet, violin & cello

~4 minutes

August 2007

Commissioned by the Robin Cox Ensemble, Santa Barbara, CA, in collaboration with the Common Sense Collective

Eternal Sun 

for clarinet, bassoon, horn & string quintet

~12 minutes

March 2005

Commissioned by Ensemble Antipodes, Switzerland, with financial assistance from the Canada Council

Due East 

for Chinese instruments [sheng, dizi, guanzi, bo/muyu, haigu, yangqin, pipa ], flute & clarinet

~7 minutes

January 2005

Commissioned by Melody of China & Citywinds, San Francisco, CA

Fred and John were having tea (when I arrived)

for violin, cello & piano

~7 minutes

April 2004

Commissioned by Soundstreams Canada, Toronto, ON, for the Gryphon Trio

Wish you were here

for flute, percussion, piano & cello

~8 minutes

May 2003

Commissioned by Essential Music for premiere at the 2003 Spoleto Festival

Solace

for string quartet

11 minutes

October 2002

Commissioned by the St. Lawrence String Quartet with a Fromm Music Foundation grant

Planet 5 / A Trip to the Moons

for alto flute, clarinet, percussion, piano, violin & cello

2 + 2 minutes

November / May 2002

Commissioned by the New Millenium Ensemble, New York City, in collaboration with Common Sense Composers Collective for children's concerts with a commissioning grant from the Mary Flager Cary Charitable Trust

sky so empty

for string quartet

~25 minutes

April 2001

Commissioned by the Kronos Quartet with financial assistance from the Canada Council

Solo SPPx

for alto saxophone(s) with optional percussion(s) and/or piano(s)

8–12 minutes

November 2000

Come as you are 

for pipa (Chinese lute) and nine instruments (fl, cl, hrn, tpt, trb, perc, 2 vlns, vla)

16 minutes

August 2000

Commissioned by the Société de Musique Contemporaine du Québec, Montréal, QC, with financial assistance from the Canada Council

AUDIO 

Still

for flute, percussion, violin, viola (or clarinet) & cello

14 minutes

July 2000

Commissioned by flutist Robert Cram for the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival  with financial assistance from the Canada Council

Bop!

for brass quintet and optional drumset

6 minutes

March 1998

Commissioned by the Meridian Arts Ensemble in collaboration with the Common Sense Composers Collective

Rush

for pipa and string quartet

6 minutes

July 1997

Commissioned by the Vancouver Recity Society for premiere at the Vancouver Chamber Music Festival with financial assistance from the Canada Council 

From Dusk to Dawn

for fl, ob, cl, perc, pno, 2 vln, vla, vc, cb

18 minutes

July 1997

Commissioned by New Music Concerts, Toronto, ON, with financial assistance from the Canada Council 

Lacrymosa

for soprano coloratura, Bb clarinet & piano

Text from the Latin mass

7 minutes

December 1996

Commissioned by Jeunesses Musicales du Canada for the 1996 CBC Young Composers Competition

AUDIO 

As I Lie Still

for 2 percussion and 2 pianos

25 minutes

August 1996

Commissioned by the CBC and Hammerhead Consort, Edmonton, AB

Shall We Go?

for Baroque ensemble (flute, oboe d'amore, harpsichord, violin, viola da gamba)

6 minutes

March 1996

Commissioned by American Baroque, Oakland, CA, in collaboration with the Common Sense Composers Collective

Foreign Affairs

for 15 instruments (picc/fl, ob, cl, bsn, hrn, tpt, trb, perc, hp, pno, 2 vln, vla, vc, cb)

10 minutes

March 1996

Commissioned by the Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble with financial assistance from the Canada Council

Solstice

for piccolo, oboe d'amore, percussion & piano

8 minutes

May 1994

Commissioned by the Common Sense Composers Collective

AUDIO 

Speaking in Tongues

for fl, ob/ob d', 2 cl/bcl, bsn, hrn, tpt, trb/b trb, perc, pno, 2 vln, vla, vc, cb

20 minutes

July 1993

Commissioned by Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Montréal, QC, for Forum 93

Changes

for fl, ob, cl, perc, pno, vln, vc, amplified cb

16 minutes

October 1990

Commissioned by the Vancouver New Music Society

Tempered Glass

for alto/fl, cl, perc, pno/cel, vln & vc

10 minutes

November 1989

Shadow Play

for picc/fl, ob, cl, hrn, bsn, 2 vln, vla, vc & cb

10 minutes

March 1988