If We Knew The Sky

(2014)

Chamber Orchestra

1.1(eh).1(bcl).1/1.1.1.0/2perc/hp/str

Duration: 26′

 

Commissioned by the Jebediah Foundation New Music Commissions.

 

Premiere: Either/Or, Richard Carrick, conductor, Miller Theatre, New York, NY, December 5, 2014

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Letting Time Circle Through Us

(2013)

Percussion, Cimbalom, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Violin, Cello

Duration: 48′

 

Commissioned by Either/Or, through Meet The Composer’s Commissioning Music/USA program, which is made possible by generous support from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Helen F. Whitaker Fund.

 

Premiere (excerpt): Either/Or & Ensemble Son, SUNY Buffalo, October 4, 2013

Premiere: Either/Or, Killian Hall, MIT, Cambridge, MA, April 5, 2014

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Discography

Afterglow

Mercury Songbirds, Husk, Afterglow, Becoming Unknown, Mu, After Forgetting

Target

2, Zones d’accord, Target, Resonance Alloy

In Sound

The Noise Between Thoughts, Threads, Washed By Fire

X10D

Dream Lightly

Juho Laitinen

Zones d’accord

Music for Violin

Mu

TimeTable Percussion

Gather

American Voices

Voice Within Voice

Klavier Nonette

Toy Solace

Tear

Tear

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Afterglow

(Mode 257)

 

 

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1) Mercury Songbirds

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4) Becoming Unknown

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Return

(2012)

String Quartet

Duration: 13′

Commissioned by the Pacifica Quartet, with support from the Celebrity Series of Boston and the Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival.

Premiere: Pacifica Quartet, Celebrity Series, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA, October 24, 2012

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Portal

(2012)

Woodwind Quintet

Duration: 5’30”

 

Commissioned by the Chamber Music Conference and Composers’ Forum of the East, Inc., 2012.  This commission is supported in part by the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

 

Premiere: Chamber Music Conference, Bennington College, Bennington, VT, August 2012

 

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Chronological

If We Knew The Sky (2014)

Chamber Orchestra

Letting Time Circle Through Us (2013)

Perc, Cimb, A. Gtr, Pno, Vln, Vc

Return (2012)

String Quartet

Portal (2012)

Woodwind Quintet

Persona (2012 rev. 2015)

Opera

Infinite Corridor (2010)

Wind Ensemble

Tender Illusions (2010)

Cl, Bn, Hn, 2 Vln, Vla, Vc, DB

Herd (2010)

Piano

Becoming Unknown (2009)

Fl, Cl, Tpt, DB

Nothing Is More Important (2009)

Fl, Hp, Vla

After Forgetting (2009)

Cl, Pno, Perc, Vln, Vc

Dream Lightly (2008)

Electric Guitar and Orchestra

Three Surreal Shorts (2008)

Piano

Mercury Songbirds (2008)

Fl, Cl, Pno, Perc, Vln, Vc

Resonance Alloy (2007)

Percussion

Mu (2007)

Violin or Viola

Afterglow (2007)

Piano

Washed By Fire (2007)

String Quartet

Gather (2006)

Percussion trio

Still (2006)

Violin, Viola, and Chamber Orchestra

Husk (2006)

Fl, Ob, Hp

Violent Momentum (2006)

Cl, Vla, Electronics

Voice Within Voice (2005)

Baritone Saxophone

Static Rising (2004)

Percussion and String Quartet

Target (2004)

Sopr, Cl, Perc, Vln, Vc

The Noise Between Thoughts (2003)

String Quartet

Toy Solace (2002)

9 MIDI Toy Pianos

Threads (2002)

Cl, Vln, E.Gtr, Electronics

Zones d’accord (2002)

Cello

Tear (2001)

String Quartet

Braid (2001)

Piano Quartet

Bleed Through (2001)

Cl, E.Gtr, Perc, Pno, Vc, DB or Fl, Cl, Pno, Perc, Vln, Vc

Solace (1999)

2 Pianos

2 (1998)

Vln, Perc or S.Sax, Perc

Cut (1997)

String Quartet

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Orchestra

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Persona

(2012 rev. 2015)

Opera in 3 acts for 3 singers and octet

After the film by Ingmar Bergman

Libretto by Jay Scheib

 

Commissioned by Beth Morrison Projects, and National Sawdust

Developed and Produced by Beth Morrison Projects

 

Premiere: October 23 and 24, 2015, National Sawdust

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Infinite Corridor

(2010)

Wind Ensemble

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Duration: 2’30”

 

Commissioned by the MIT Council for the Arts for MIT’s 150th Celebration, “The Next Century Convocation

 

Premiere: MIT Wind Ensemble, Frederick Harris, Jr., conductor, Boston Exhibition and Convention Center, Boston, MA, April 10, 2010

 

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Tender Illusions

(2010)

Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, and Double Bass

Duration: 11′

 

Written for the Scharoun Ensemble Berlin

 

Premiere: Scharoun Ensemble Berlin, Villa Aurelia, Rome, Italy, January 15, 2011

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 


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Herd

(2010)

Piano

Duration: 3′

 

Commissioned by Benjamin Binder

 

Premiere: Benjamin Binder, Boston University, Boston, MA, October 26, 2010

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

 

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Becoming Unknown

(2009)

Flute/Bass Flute, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Trumpet, and Double Bass

Duration: 11′

 

Commissioned by Fromm Foundation for Music and the Harvard Department of Music

 

Premiere: ICE, Sanders Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, December 3, 2009

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

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Nothing Is More Important

(2009)

Flute, Viola, and Harp

Duration: 13′

 

Commissioned by the Harvard Musical Association

 

Premiere: Boston Chamber Music Society, Sanders Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, April 10, 2011

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

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After Forgetting

(2009)

Clarinet, Percussion, Piano, Violin, and Cello

Duration: 17′

 

Commissioned by California EAR Unit through Meet the Composer/Commissioning Music USA

 

Premiere: California EAR Unit, Zipper Hall, Los Angeles, CA, September 23, 2009

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

 

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Dream Lightly

(2008)

Electric Guitar and Orchestra

1.1.1.1(cbn)/1.1.1.1/2perc/hp/str

Duration: 14′

 

Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra

 

Premiere: American Composers Orchestra, Seth Josel, electric guitar, Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor, Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, NY, November 14, 2008

 

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Three Surreal Shorts

(2008)

Piano

Duration: 12′

 

Commissioned by Premiere Commissions

 

Premiere: Bruce Levingston, Open Road Rooftop, New York, NY. Presented in collaboration with Rooftop Films and the Museum of Modern Art, June 27, 2008

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

 

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Buttons

(2008, arr. 2009)

Cimbalom

Duration: 3′

 

Arranged at the request of David Shively

 

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Buttons

(2008, arr. 2009)

Xylophone

Duration: 3′

 

Arranged by invitation of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Percussive Arts Society

 

Published by Bachovich Music Publications

 

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Mercury Songbirds

(2008)

Alto Flute, Clarinet, Percussion, Piano, Violin, and Cello

Duration: 12′

 

Commissioned by the Mandel Foundation and the Utah Arts Festival

 

Premiere: Utah Arts Festival Ensemble, Andrew Rindfleish, conductor, Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City, UT, June 28, 2008

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

 

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Resonance Alloy

(2007)

Percussion

Duration: 25-’28’

 

Commissioned by Other Minds

 

Premiere: David Shively, Kanbar Hall, Jewish Community Center, San Francisco, CA, March 8, 2008

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

 

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Mu

(2007)

Violin

Duration: 3′

 

Written for the New York Miniaturist Ensemble

 

Premiere: Erik Carlson, Brooklyn Center for New Music, Brooklyn, NY, September 18, 2007

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

 

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Mu

(2007, arr. 2009)

Viola

Duration: 3′

 

Arranged at the request of Masumi Per Rostad

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

 

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Afterglow

(2007)

Piano

Duration: 13′

 

Written for Ivan Ilic

 

Premiere: Ivan Ilic, Welsh Museum of Modern Art, Machynlleth, Wales, October 5, 2007

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

 

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Washed by Fire

(2007)

String Quartet

Choreography by Benjamin Levy

Duration: 23′

 

Commissioned by LEVYdance with funding received in part from the Dance: Creation to Performance program, funded by The James Irvine Foundation and administered by Dance/USA, The Creative Work Fund, The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation, and The Joyce Theater’s Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work.

 

Premiere: Scharoun Ensemble Berlin, Villa Aurelia, Rome, Italy, March 22, 2009

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

 

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Gather

(2006)

Percussion Trio

Duration: 10′

 

Written for TimeTable Percussion

 

Premiere: TimeTable Percussion, Bloomingdale School of Music, New York, NY, February 9, 2007

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

 

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Still

(2006)

Violin, Viola, and Chamber Orchestra

0.2.1+bcl.0/2.0.0.0/2perc/hp/str

Duration: 11’30”

 

Written for the University of Illinois in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the College of Fine and Applied Arts

 

Premiere: Sinfonia da Camera, Graeme Jennings, violin, Masumi Rostad, viola, Vlad Conta, conductor, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana, IL, September 23, 2006

 

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Husk

(2006)

Flute, Oboe, and Harp

Duration: 4’30”

 

Written for Jonathan Keeble

 

Premiere: Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana, IL, April 11, 2006

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

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Violent Momentum

(2005)

Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Viola, and Electronics

Choreography by Benjamin Levy

Duration: 18′

 

Commissioned by ODC Theater through Meet the Composer/Commissioning Music USA

 

Premiere: LEVYdance, Peter Josheff, clarinets, Charlton Lee, viola, ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA, December 1-4, 2005

 

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Voice Within Voice

(2005)

Baritone Saxophone

Duration: 8′

 

Written for Brian Sacawa

 

Premiere: Brian Sacawa, Tenri Cultural Institute, April 23, 2005

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

 

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Static Rising

(2004)

Percussion and String Quartet

Duration: 18′

 

Commissioned by the Del Sol String Quartet through the Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

 

Premiere: Del Sol String Quartet, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA, November 19, 2004

 

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Target

(2004)

Soprano, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Violin, and Cello

Texts by Jena Osman

Duration: 14′

 

Commissioned by Carnegie Hall through the Weill Music Institute

 

Premiere: Laurie Rubin, soprano, Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall, New York, NY, October 10, 2004

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

 

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The Noise Between Thoughts

(2003)

Amplified String Quartet

Duration: 14’30”

 

Commissioned by the Kronos Quartet through the Fromm Music Foundation

 

Premiere: Kronos Quartet, Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, France, November 10, 2003

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

 

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Threads

(2002)

Bass Clarinet, Violin, Electric Guitar, Marimba Lumina, MIDI Keyboard, MIDI Drum Set, and CD

Duration: 11′

 

Commissioned by the Paul Dresher Ensemble

 

Premiere: Paul Dresher Ensemble, ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA, February 27, 2003

 

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Zones d’accord

(2002)

Cello

Choreography by Françoise Murcia

Duration: 9′

 

Commissioned by Fondation Royaumont

 

Premiere: Le Grand Atelier, Royaumont, France, April 7, 2002

 

Published by Schott Music Corporation (ASCAP). Performance materials available from Project Schott New York.

 

 

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tear

(2001)

String Quartet

Duration: 4’30”

 

Written for the Del Sol String Quartet for their 10th anniversary

 

Premiere: Del Sol String Quartet, CNMAT, Berkeley, CA, April 12, 2002

 

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Braid

(2001)

Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello

Duration: 14′

 

Written for the Left Coast Chamber Ensemble

Premiere: Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, Green Room, San Francisco, CA, March 4, 2002

 

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bleed through

(2001)

Bass Clarinet, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Cello, and Double Bass

Duration: 13’30”

 

Commissioned by the Bang on a Can People’s Commissioning Fund

 

Premiere: Bang on a Can All-Stars, Merkin Hall, New York, NY, June 20, 2001

 

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bleed through

(2001, arr. 2003)

Flute, Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Piano, Violin, and Cello

Duration: 13’30”

 

Arranged at the request of the California EAR Unit

 

Premiere: California EAR Unit, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, January 7, 2004

 

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Solace

(1999)

2 Pianos

Duration: 16′

 

Premiere: Berkeley New Music Project, Karen Rosenak and Michael Orland, pianos, UC Berkeley, November 1999

 

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Toy Solace

(1999, arr. 2002)

Nine MIDI Toy Pianos

Duration: 1’10”

 

Written for Trimpen’s Klavier Nonette installation at Jack Straw Productions, Seattle, WA, 2003

 

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2

(1998)

Violin and Percussion

Duration: 18′

 

Premiere: Berkeley New Music Project, Karen Shinozaki, David Carlisle, UC Berkeley, May 8, 1999

 

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2

(1998, rev. 2007)

Soprano Saxophone and Percussion

Duration: 18′

 

Arranged at the request of Brian Sacawa

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Cut

(1997)

String Quartet

Duration: 11′

 

Written for a reading session with the Arditti Quartet

 

Premiere: June in Buffalo String Quartet, SUNY Buffalo, June 1998

 

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Orchestra (with soloists)

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Opera

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Vocal

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Target

(Starkland 217)

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Performed by Either/Or (Jennifer Choi and David Shively)

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2) Zones d’accord

Performed by Either/Or (Alex Waterman)

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3-7) Target

Performed by Laurie Rubin and the California EAR Unit

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8) Resonance Alloy

Performed by Either/Or (David Shively)

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Sequenza21:

“Approachable and mesmerizing… captivating and engrossing.”

 

Gramophone:
“A sound world in which music emerges unexpectedly out of violent textures, gestures and cries.”

 

New Music Box:
“delivers a whollop of powerful emotional content… the recording is of excellent quality.”

 

Chamber Musician Today:
“A composer that is destined for greatness, and this recording is proof of that.”

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In Sound

(Tzadik 8053)

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1) The Noise Between Thoughts

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2) Threads

Performed by the Paul Dresher Ensemble

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3) Washed By Fire

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The New Yorker:

“Keeril Makan is an arrestingly gifted young American composer, as he proves on his new album, “In Sound” (Tzadik). In two works performed by the Kronos Quartet, Makan moves blocks of jagged sound around with the pitiless determination of a brutalist architect (“The Noise Between Thoughts”) and crafts the most humble chords and scraps of melody into a lulling whole (“Washed by Fire”).”

 

Sequenza21:

“The music on this disc is music with purpose. Every time Washed By Fire starts up, I just have to stop what I am doing and listen. In a world full of music that is disposable background nothingness, it is remarkable that Makan can craft music so strong that one must simply stop and pay attention to it. This is an amazing disc.”

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X10D

 

 

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Includes: Dream Lightly

Performed by the American Composers Orchestra, Jeffrey Milarsky, conductor, Seth Josel, electric guitar

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Juho Laitinen

(TULK001)

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Music for Violin

(Erik Carlson self-release)

Music for Violin

 

 

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TimeTable Percussion

(Carrier 2009)

TimeTable Percussion

 

 

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American Voices

(Innova 675)

 

 

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Performed by Brian Sacawa

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Klavier Nonette

(Jack Straw Productions)

 

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Realized by Trimpen

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Tear

(Del Sol String Quartet self-release)

Tear

 

 

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