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The Complete VCME Repertoire List

Key: * VCME commissioned work + VCME premiere performance
Alex Abele *+ Arise and Unite

2/9/02 Springfield, Vt.
2/10/02 Burlington, Vt.
Alex Abele *+ Green Mountain Blue

4/2/04 Colchester-, Vt.
4/4/04 Montpelier, Vt.
Alex Abele *+ Trois Quartet

11/9-10/01 Burlington, Vt.
11/11/01 Montpelier, Vt.
4/4/03 Montpelier, Vt.
4/5/03 Burlington, Vt.
Dominick Argento   To Be Sung Upon the Water

11/20/87 Rutland, Vt.
4/29/88 Burlington, Vt.
11/6/94 Burlington, Vt.
4/2/04 Burlington, Vt
4/4/04 Montpelier, Vt.
Dominick Argento   Songs About Spring (3) 4/4/03 Montpelier, Vt.
4/5/03 Burlington, Vt.
Dennis Báthory-Kitsz *+ A Time Machine (Part I) Spring 90
Dennis Báthory-Kitsz   Lush Life (see Strayhorn)  
Dennis Báthory-Kitsz
+
 Seven Chocolate Eclems Spring 94 Burlington, Vt.
5/6/94 Rutland, Vt.
Dennis Báthory-Kitsz
+
 Honey and Hops 4/21/95 Burlington, Vt.
Dennis Báthory-Kitsz *+ Descent of the Particles
excerpted from A Time Machine		 11/3/96 Burlington, Vt.
Dennis Báthory-Kitsz *+ Into the Morning Rain Spring 99
4/6/01 Montpelier, Vt.
4/7/01 Burlington, Vt.
Béla Bartók   Contrasts 11/9/89 Middlebury, Vt.
11/10/89 Burlington, Vt.
10/30/98 Burlington, Vt.
Alban Berg   Adagio from the Chamber Concerto

2/14/03 Montpelier, Vt.
2/15/03 Burlington, Vt.
Allen Blank   Being:Three Vignettes
for Soprano and Clarinet in A		 4/10/94 Burlington, Vt.
Benjamin Britten   Funeral Blues from Cabaret Songs 11/10/95 Burlington, Vt.
John Cage   forever and sunsmell 4/16/93 Burlington, Vt.
John Cage   ComposedImprovisationforsnaredrum 4/16/93 Burlington, Vt.
John Cage   Sonata for Clarinet 4/16/93 Burlington, Vt.
John Cage   Living Room Music 4/16/93 Burlington, Vt.
Aaron Copland   Vitebsk - Study on a Jewish Theme 11/6/94 Burlington, Vt.
Anthony Cornicello *+ Fractured Landscape, Suspended Song 2/10/02 Burlington, Vt.
Jean Coulthard   Four Prophetic Songs 5/11/90 Burlington, Vt.
George Crumb   Celestial Mechanics - Makrokosmos IV 4/25/91 Rutland, Vt.
4/26/91 Burlington, Vt.
Ingolf Dahl   Concerto a Tre 11/11/88 Burlington, Vt.
Spring 91 Burlington
Spring '91 Paul Smith's, NY
4/13/02 Burlington, Vt.
Bill Davis Objects In Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear Fall '90 Burlington
Spring '91 Paul Smith's, NY
Luigi Dallapiccola   Tartiniana Seconda 11/3/96 Burlington, Vt.
Eric Dolphy   God Bless the Child(9/8/61) 4/4/03 Montpelier, Vt.
4/5/03 Burlington, Vt.
Sara Doncaster +* Center of Intent 4/4/03 Montpelier, Vt.
4/5/03 Burlington, Vt.
Pierre Max Dubois   Voltage Suite for Bass Clarinet Solo Spring 98
Jindrich Feld   see Martinu  
Morton Feldman   The King of Denmark for percussionist 4/29/88 Burlington, Vt.
Morton Feldman   Why Patterns?

11/12/04 Montpelier, Vt.
11/14/04 Colchester, Vt.
Lukas Foss   Time Cycle Spring 87
Egberto Gismonti   Central Guitar 4/2/04 Burlington, Vt.
4/4/04 Montpelier, Vt.
Henryk Górecki   Recitative I Ariosa "Lerchenmusik" Op. 53 4/16/93 Burlington, Vt.
11/12/04 Montpelier, Vt.
11/14/04 Colchester, Vt.
James Grant +* A Change of Season
a setting of poems by
Ann Barker		 11/9/89 Middlebury, Vt.
11/10/89 Burlington, Vt.
3/21/92 Burlington, Vt.
Spring 97
James Grant   2Piano Music for Dance 10/29/93 Burlington, Vt.
James Grant   Entr'acte! 2/14/03 Montpelier, Vt.
2/15/03 Burlington, Vt.
David Gunn   400 owls attempting to outwit a giant badger in the rain 10/1/04 Colchester, Vt.
10/2/04 Montpelier, Vt.
David Gunn *+ Cowbellies 11/10/95 Burlington, Vt.
Spring 97
David Gunn *+ faux pastiche Feb. 7, 2002 WVPR
2/9/02 Springfield, Vt.
2/10/02 Burlington, Vt.
David Gunn *+ Going Like 60 11/7/97 Burlington, Vt.
David Gunn +* The Help Me Rondo

11/10/95 Burlington, Vt.
Spring 97
2/14/03 Montpelier, Vt.
2/15/03 Burlington, Vt.
David Gunn   l'Histoire du Clarinette for clarinetist, narrator and slide projector 4/2/04 Burlington, Vt.
4/4/04 Montpelier, Vt.
David Gunn   Out of the Dark 11/10/95 Burlington, Vt.
David Gunn   Running Lights 11/7/97 Burlington, Vt.
David Gunn *+ ShebangO Fall 95
Spring 97
David Gunn   Somewhere East of Topeka 11/10/95 Burlington, Vt.
David Gunn +* A Song, A Dance and A Spizder 10/2/92 Burlington, Vt.
2/14/03 Montpelier, Vt. (Dance)
2/15/03 Burlington, Vt. (Dance)
David Gunn + Tannerka April 13, 2002
David Gunn *+ Transcendental Medication 4/6/01 Montpelier, Vt.
4/7/01 Burlington, Vt.
John Harbison   Mirabai Songs 11/7/97 Burlington, Vt.
John Harbison   Twilight Music 11/7/97 Burlington, Vt.
Lou Harrison   A Cornish Lancaran 4/6/01 Montpelier, Vt.
4/7/01 Burlington, Vt.
Roman Haubenstock-Ramati   Liaisons 4/28/89 Burlington, Vt.
Zeke Hecker   The Weather Forecast
Theme and Six Meteorological Variations
for Violin and Cello		 Spring 91 Montpelier, Vt.
Spring '91 Paul Smith's, NY
Jacques Hétu   Variations pour Piano Op. 8 5/11/90 Burlington, Vt.
Paul Hindemith   Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello and piano

4/21/95 Burlington, Vt.
1/16/04 Burlington, Vt.
1/18/04 Montpelier, Vt.
Michael Hopkins *+ Landscapes 10/1/04 Montpelier, Vt. 10/2/04 Colchester, Vt.
Michael Hopkins   October Rain 4/2/04 Burlington, Vt.
4/4/04 Montpelier, Vt.
Charles Ives   Largo Spring 99
Charles Ives   Scherzo (All the Way Around and Back Again) Spring 99
Charles Ives   Songs: Autumn (1908); The Housatonic at Stockbridge (1921); Nov. 2, 1920 (1921); Old Home Day (1920) 11/11/88 Burlington, Vt.
Charles Ives   Variations on a National Hymn - America 11/11/88 Burlington, Vt.
Pierre Jalbert   Songs of Gibran 10/29/93 Burlington, Vt.
Pierre Jalbert   Piano Trio 2/14/03 Montpelier, Vt.
2/15/03 Burlington, Vt.
Donald Jamison *+ An Imaginary Sunrise Spring 94 Burlington, Vt.
5/6/94 Rutland, Vt.
Spring 97
Donald Jamison *+ Night Hovers 4/13/02 Burlington, Vt.
Donald Jamison   Three songs for Women's Voices 4/13/02 Burlington, Vt.
Donald Jamison *+ Three Threshold Songs Feb. 7, 2002 WVPR
2/9/02 Springfield, Vt.
2/10/02 Burlington, Vt.
Oct. 2004 NCPT broadcast
Donald Jamison
+
 Two Preludes for solo violin 11/10/95 Burlington, Vt.
Daniel Jessie *+ Threads - A Life's Motion Spring 00
Daniel Jessie *+ A Feary Tale 2/10/02 Burlington, Vt.
Brian Johnson   Three Improvisations for Electric Vibraphone 5/6/94 Rutland, Vt.
Tom Johnson   Scene for Clarinet and Tape Fall '87 Burlington, Vt.
11/20/87 Rutland, Vt.
Peter Josheff   Remembering 10/30/98 Burlington, Vt.
Steven Klimowski *+ The Voice in the Night 4/13/02 Burlington, Vt.
Edwin Lawrence   Organ Toccata 11/11/88 Burlington, Vt.
Edwin Lawrence *+ mounted bareback on the earth 4/26/91 Burlington, Vt.
4/25/91 Rutland, Vt.
György Ligeti   Magány 11/7/99 Burlington, Vt.
11/14/99 Barre, Vt.
György Ligeti   Pápainé 11/7/99 Burlington, Vt.
11/14/99 Barre, Vt.
Alexina Louie   Cadenzas for clarinet and percussion 5/11/90 Burlington, Vt.
David Ludwig   Poems from Antiquity 10/1/04 Montpelier, Vt.
10/2/04 Colchester, Vt.
Jorge Martín   Conjuration 4/2/04 Burlington, Vt.
4/4/04 Montpelier, Vt.
Donald Martino   A Set for Clarinet 11/3/96 Burlington, Vt.
Bohuslav Martinu   Sept arabesques - Etudes rythmiques
(arr. by Feld)		 11/7/97 Burlington, Vt.
William Mayer   Six Miniatures 10/2/92 Burlington, Vt.
William Mayer   Two News Items 10/2/92 Burlington, Vt.
William Mayer   Enter Ariel 4/6/01 Montpelier, Vt.
4/7/01 Burlington, Vt.
William Mayer   First Song & Last Song 4/4/03 Montpelier, Vt.
4/5/03 Burlington, Vt.
John McLennan   Essay 10/1/04 Burlington, Vt.
10/2/04 Montpelier, Vt.
Olivier Messiaen   Quartet for the End of Time 4/28/89 Burlington, Vt.
Spring 99
September 00
Olivier Messiaen   Le Banquet céleste 4/16/93 Burlington, Vt.
Olivier Messiaen   Verset pour la fęte
de la Dédicace		 4/16/93 Burlington, Vt.
Olivier Messiaen   Theme and Variations for Violin and Piano 2/14/03 Montpelier, Vt.
2/15/03 Burlington, Vt.
Olivier Messiaen   Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jésus 12/14/03 Montpelier, Vt.
12/15/03 Burlington, Vt.
3/19/04 Montpelier, Vt.
3/21/04 Burlington, Vt.
Robert Miczynski   Fantasy Trio 5/6/94 Rutland, Vt.
Darius Milhaud   Suite for Violin, Clarinet and Piano 5/6/94 Rutland, Vt.
Louis Moyse   First Flute Sonata 11/7/97 Burlington, Vt.
Erik Nielsen
+
 A Fleeting Animal; Opera in Three Acts Fall tour 2000
Erik Nielsen +* Layers, a setting of poems by Judith Chalmer 2/17/96 Burlington, Vt.
Erik Nielsen
+
 Morning Song 11/7/99 Burlington, Vt.
11/14/99 Barre, Vt.
Erik Nielsen
+
 Three For Ingrid for solo clarient 11/6/94 Burlington, Vt.
Erik Nielsen *+ Velvet Night 11/2/02 Montpelier, Vt.
11/3/02 Burlington, Vt.
Erik Nielsen *+ We Must Always Have a Song 2/7/02 WVPR
2/10/02 Burlington, Vt.
4/4/03 Montpelier, Vt.
4/5/03 Burlington, Vt.
Chan Ka Nin   Among Friends 11/7/99 Burlington, Vt.
11/14/99 Barre, Vt.
Arvo Pärt   Seven Magnificat Antiphons (3 movements)
O Morgenstern
O König aller Völker
O Immanuel		 11/7/99 Burlington, Vt.
11/14/99 Barre, Vt.
Arvo Pärt   Fratres 11/9/89 Middlebury, Vt.
11/10/89 Burlington, Vt.
Arvo Pärt   Spiegel im Spiegel 11/7/99 Burlington, Vt.
11/14/99 Barre, Vt.
Barbara Pentland   Tides 5/11/90 Burlington, Vt.
Troy Peters *+ Lament 9/11/02 2/9/02 Springfield, Vt.
2/10/02 Burlington, Vt.
Troy Peters *+ Mud Season Spring 00
Kevin Putz   Simaku 10/30/98 Burlington, Vt.
Maurice Ravel   Chansons Madecasses 4/2/04 Burlington, Vt.
4/4/04 Montpelier, Vt.
Thomas Read Chamber Concerto for clarinet, cello, piano and percussion Feb. 14 '04 Burl.
Feb. 15 '04 Montp.
Thomas Read   Christmas Variations
for clarinet and cello

4/29/88 Burlington, Vt.
2/14/04 Burlington, Vt.
2/15/04 Montpelier, Vt.
Thomas Read + Eclogues Among the Ruins for solo violin Feb. 14 '04 Burl.
Feb. 15 '04 Montp.
Thomas Read + Four Whitman Songs for mezzo-soprano and piano Feb. 14 '04 Burl.
Feb. 15 '04 Montp.
Thomas Read *+ Light after Light 11/18/90 Burlington, Vt.
4/25/91 Rutland, Vt.
3/21/92 Burlington, Vt.
Spring 97
Thomas Read
+
 Piano Trios II, III & IV 4/21/95 Burlington, Vt.
Thomas Read   Piano Trio IV 10/30/98 Burlington, Vt.
Thomas Read   Solo Music for Clarinet Spring 87
Thomas Read *+ Through the White Door:
Six Lyric Reflections for Mezzo-Soprano, Clarinet,Violin and Violoncello		 10/2/92 Burlington, Vt.
4/10/94 Burlington, Vt.
4/6/01 Montpelier, Vt.
4/7/01 Burlington, Vt.
Thomas Read   Variations for Piano Trio 4/29/88 Burlington, Vt.
Thomas Read *+ A Watch in the Night for Clarinet, Bass Clarinet and Piano 2/10/02 Burlington, Vt.
Belinda Reynolds   Cover for flute, cello and piano 11/2/04 Montpelier, Vt.
11/3/04 Burlington, Vt.
Belinda Reynolds *+ Dust for Clarinet & Cello Feb. 7, 2002 WVPR
Feb. 9 & 10, 2002
Terry Riley   In C 11/10/95 Burlington, Vt.
George Rochberg   Nach Bach,
Fantasy for Piano		 Spring 87
George Rochberg   Ricordanza
Soliloquy for Cello and Piano		 Spring 87
11/20/87 Rutland, Vt.
4/21/95 Burlington, Vt.
11/9-10/01 Burlington, Vt.
11/11/01 Montpelier, Vt.
Rodney Rogers   Riffing in Tandem 10/29/93 Burlington, Vt.
Martin Rokeach   Scherzo for clarinet and guitar 4/2/04 Burlington, Vt.
4/4/04 Montpelier, Vt.
Ned Rorem   2 Songs from Poems of Love and the Rain
 2. Stop All the Clocks
16. Stop All the Clocks		 11/10/95 Burlington, Vt.
Howard Sandroff   Tephillah
for clarinet and digital audio processors		 11/18/90 Burlington, Vt.
Spring '91 Paul Smith's, NY
Peter Schickele   Quartet
for Clarinet, Violin, Violincello and Piano		 10/29/93 Burlington, Vt.
Arnold Schoenberg   Pierrot lunaire
 Spring 00
Arnold Schoenberg   Chamber Sinfonie No. 1
arranged by Webern		 11/3/96 Burlington, Vt.
Arnold Schoenberg   Six Pieces for Piano Four Hands Spring 87
Arnold Schoenberg   Six Little Piano Pieces
Op. 19		 Spring 87
11/20/87 Burlington, Vt.
Spring 00
Arnold Schoenberg   Cabaret Songs 4/21/95 Burlington, Vt.
Brian Sexton   Renaissance Rag 5/11/90 Burlington, Vt.
Allen Shawn   Candles for solo clarinet 11/7/99 Burlington, Vt.
11/14/99 Barre, Vt.
Allen Shawn   Cabaret Music 11/11/88 Burlington, Vt.
11/6/94 Burlington, Vt.
Allen Shawn *+ Dark Song for bass clarinet and piano Feb. 9 & 10, 2002
Allen Shawn *+ Seven Poems by e.e. cummings 11/18/90 Burlington, Vt.
Allen Shawn *+ Terpsichord
for Clarinet, Alto Saxophone,
Violin, Cello and Piano
10/2/92 Burlington, Vt.
Don Stewart *+ Never Seek to Tell Thy Love 10/30/98 Burlington, Vt.
Allan Strange   Velocity Studies IV: Flutter 4/6/01 Montpelier, Vt.
4/7/01 Burlington, Vt.
Igor Stravinsky   Histoire du Soldat (full production) Fall 01
Igor Stravinsky   Suite from Histoire du Soldat Fall 87 Burlington, Vt.
11/20/87 Rutland, Vt.
Igor Stravinsky   Three Pieces for Solo Clarinet Spring 94 Burlington, Vt.
5/6/94 Rutland, Vt.
Billy Strayhorn *+ Lush Life
arranged by Báthory-Kitsz		 Spring 94
Elliott Schwartz   Septet Fall 87
Peter Tavalin *+ L.A. Riots 4/10/94 Burlington, Vt.
Joan Tower   Petroushskates Fall 87
Heitor Villa-Lobos   Chôros No. 2
for flute and clarinet		 11/3/96 Burlington, Vt.
Gwyneth Walker * An Adventure at Granny's ...
William Walton   Façade 11/2/02 Montpelier, Vt.
11/3/02 Burlington, Vt.
Anton Webern   Vier Stücke Op. 7
for violin and piano		 11/3/96 Burlington, Vt.
Kurt Weill   Schickelgruber, Berlin im Licht, Klops Lied 11/2/04 Montpelier, Vt.
11/3/04 Burlington, Vt
C. Robert Wigness   Sines of Time

Spring 94 Burlington, Vt.
5/6/94 Rutland, Vt.

Julius Williams *+ Vermont's Escape 11/11/88 Burlington, Vt.
Stefan Wolpe   Second Piece for Violin Alone Spring 87
Stefan Wolpe   To The Dancemaster 4/21/95 Burlington, Vt.
Daniel Wyman/William Trimble   Glisten/Descent 4/6/01 Montpelier, Vt.
4/7/01 Burlington, Vt.

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