Prince Kaspar
Details Duration (min): 90 Instrumentation: 5 Singers, Actor, Cl./B.Cl.; Tbn.; 1 Perc.; Vn.; Va.; Cb.; Pf. Score Excerpts Score Excerpt 1 Program Notes Prince Kaspar, a chamber opera in thirteen scenes, is based on a libretto by Per Brask. (2001 – 2005) Librettist’s Foreward: Though the historical incidents upon which this libretto is based occurred […]
Ernst Toller: Requiem for an Idea
Details Duration (min): 25-30 Instrumentation: Actor, Solo Cello Score Excerpts Score Excerpt 1 Program Notes This work is a theatrical/musical reflection on the life and death of writer Ernst Toller. It should ideally be presented in a theatrical setting, with staging and lighting design. In the first production, the cellist sat slightly downstage centre, illuminated […]
The Raft
Details Instrumentation: Voices, Dancers, String Quartet Program Notes The Raft by Canadian composer Michael Matthews is a 1999 work for voices, stings and dancers. It is based on texts by Patrick Friesen.
Madrugada
Details Duration (min): 70 Instrumentation: Soprano, Five Actors, Flute/Piccolo/Alto Flute, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Violin, Bass, Percussion, Piano, Live Electronics, Tape Score Excerpts Score Excerpt 1 Program Notes Madrugada was written between 1992 and 1995. It is based on texts by Patrick Friesen, and tells of the spiritual quest of an unnamed traveler, who over the course of […]
Dog and Crow (Incidental Music)
Details Instrumentation: Tape
Birds
Details Instrumentation: Soprano, Keyboard, Interactive Computer System, Visuals
The North Revisited
Details Instrumentation: Radio Piece
Love in a Dry Country
Details Instrumentation: Ensemble, Tape, Interactive Computer System, Visuals
The Raft (Incidental Music)
Details Instrumentation: Tape
Songs of the Masked Dancers
Details Instrumentation: Soprano, Actor, Flute, Bass Clarinet, Cello, Piano, Tape Recordings Passage Through Time