COMMISSIONS AND PREMIERES
4 Laughs Only (mezzo-soprano, violin and piano)
Sarah Nisbett, mezzo-soprano; Lisa Tipton, violin; Adrienne Kim, piano
Premiere March 22, 2010 (Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall)
After the City Wept (SA chorus and piano)
Bach Children’s Chorus, Karla Krogstad, conductor
Premiere October 26, 2002, Rochester, NY
Alto e Glorioso Dio (soprano and piano)
Daena Mireau, soprano, John Bowen, piano
Premiere November 24, 2004, New York City
Art Under the Radar (documentary film)
Premiere WNET August 24, 2001, New York City
At Day-Close in November (soprano and piano)
Adina Aaron, soprano, Steven Crawford, piano
Premiere January 17, 2013, New York City
Autumn Elegy (baritone and piano)
Chris Pedro Trakas, baritone, Jennifer Peterson, piano
Premiere December 5, 2001, New York City
Be Brave (soprano, baritone and piano)
Melissa Marshall, soprano, Samuel Hepler, baritone,
Stefania de Kenessey, piano
Premiere June 8, 2002, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Blood on the Cat’s Neck (theater score, play by Fassbinder)
Eugene Lang College Theater Program, Zishan Ugurlu, director
Premiere March 1, 2007, La MaMa Annex, New York City
The Bonfire of the Vanities (opera based on the novel by Tom Wolfe)
Excerpts - American Opera Projects: Anne Graczyk, soprano,
Jennifer Hines, mezzo-soprano, Michael Zegarski, baritone,
Steven Osgood, piano
Premiere June 2, 2006, New York City
Chain of Women (SSA chorus with piano)
New York Treble Singers, Virginia Davidson, conductor
Premiere March 16, 2001, New York City
Cutting Loose: Concerto for Trumpet, Percussion and Strings
Chris Gekker, trumpet; Manhattan Chamber Orchestra,
Richard Auldon Clark, conductor
Premiere June 12, 2001, New York City
Cutting Loose: Concerto for Trumpet and Wind Ensemble
(arrangement by Virginia Allen)
Chris Gekker, trumpet, University of Maryland Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Timothy Foley, conductor
Premiere November 2, 2007, College Park, Maryland
Daughters of Odessa (soprano and piano)
Debra Field, soprano, Paul Salerni, piano
Premiere June 4, 1999, West Chester, Pennsylvania
The Drowning (from “La Llorona”)
Melissa Marshall, soprano, Stefania de Kenessey, piano
Premiere June 8, 2002, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Entrances and Departures (mezzo-soprano, baritone and chamber orchestra)
Maria Zifchak, mezzo-soprano, Daniel Mobbs, baritone, North/South Chamber Orchestra, Max Lifchitz, conductor
Premiere April 11, 2005, New York City
Eve’s Design (soprano and piano)
Lisa Daehlin, soprano; Louis Menendez, piano
Premiere May 13, 2009, New York City
Fiddlesticks (string trio, two violins and cello)
Lisa Tipton and Sebu Sirinian, violins, Ariane Lallemand, cello
Premiere March 6, 2006, Carnegie Hall, New York City
Frederick Hart: A Singular and Major Force (documentary film score)
Chesley Productions, Philip Allen, Director
Premiere October 22, 2010, New York City
Girl in the Mirror: Sing for the Cure (SATB chorus with orchestra)
Maya Angelou, narrator, Turtle Creek Chorale and Women’s Chorus of Dallas, Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Tim Seelig, director
Premiere June 11, 2000, Dallas, Texas
Orange Park Chorale; Carole Clifford, director
Premiere June 11, 2000, Jacksonville, Florida
Resounding Harmony Chorale, Tim Seelig, director
10th Anniversary June 6, 2010, Carnegie Hall, New York City
High Summer (soprano and piano)
Elizabeth Farnum, soprano; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
Premiere May 6, 2001, New York City
High Summer (soprano and chamber ensemble)
Heidi Skok, soprano, Vector Five Ensemble
Premiere October 25, 2001, New York City
How Can I Get Back With You (soprano and piano)
Jeannie Im, soprano; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
Premiere May 23, 2011, New York City
In Memoriam (soprano and piano)
Melissa Marshall, soprano, Stefania de Kenessey, piano
Premiere June 4, 1999, West Chester, Pennsylvania
The Intellect of Woman (soprano and piano)
Casey Hutchinson, soprano; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
Premiere May 23, 2011, New York City
The Last Angry Man (documentary film score)
Square Deal Productions, Robert Millis & Christopher Houser, directors
Premiere November 29, 1999, Oregon Public Television
A Light in the Dark (documentary film score)
Maestro Films, Sonny Quinn & Scott Mason, directors
Premiere November 3, 2011, Tribeca Cinemas, Big Apple Film
Festival, New York City
Manned Flight (flute concerto)
Elizabeth Mann, flute, St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble
Premiere May 26, 1999, New York City
Mirage (for soprano, piano and optional cello)
Susan Brownfield, soprano; Daniela Dikova, piano
Premiere October 7-9, 2011, Sofia, Bulgaria
Morsels and Tidbits (string orchestra)
Crossroads Arts Council Orchestra, Peter Miller, conductor
Premiere June 28, 2002, Rutland, Vermont
Mother (soprano and piano)
Lisa Daehlin, soprano; Louis Menendez, piano
May 13, 2009, New York City
Mothers and Daughters (SSA chorus with piano)
New York Treble Singers, Virginia Davidson, conductor
Premiere March 17, 2000, New York City
Mrs. Moon (soprano and piano)
Lisa Daehlin, soprano; Louis Menendez, piano
Premiere May 13, 2009, New York City
The Muse Is Not Amused (soprano and string quartet)
Melissa Marshall, soprano, Meridian String Quartet
Premiere September 18, 1999, New York City
The Muse Is Not Amused (soprano and piano)
Beth Fisher, soprano, Stefania de Kenessey, piano
Premiere December 5, 1999, New York City
The Muse Is Not Amused (mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra)
Desiree Halac, mezzo-soprano, North/South Consonance Orchestra
Premiere June 6, 2000, New York City
Night (soprano and piano)
Jeannette Fontaine, soprano, Stefania de Kenessey, piano
Premiere October 1, 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada
Opera Diva (theater score for voices and keyboard)
The Chuck Mee Challenge, Six Figures Theatre Company,
Erica Gould, director
Premiere November 18, 2006, New York City
Operetta (theater score for voices and ensemble, Witold Gombrowicz)
Eugene Lang College Theater Program; Zishan Ugurlu, director
Premiere March 9-12, 2006, La MaMa Annex, New York City
O Wedding Guest (mezzo-soprano, double bass and piano)
Underworld Productions: Elizabeth Bouk, mezzo-soprano; Masataka
Odaka, double bass; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
Premiere June 14, 2009, New York City
The Passage (dance score)
Annabella Gonzalez Dance Theater
Premiere March 12-13, 2010, New York City
Passion Flowers (soprano, double bass and piano)
Underworld Productions: Jeannie Im, soprano; Masataka Odaka,
double bass; Stefania de Kenessey, piano
Premiere June 14, 2009, New York City
September Requiem (soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone and piano)
Elizabeth Farnum, soprano, Mary Ann Stewart, mezzo-soprano,
Samuel Hepler, baritone, Stefania de Kenessey, piano
Premiere September 8, 2002, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
Songs for the Occasion (voice and piano)
Sahoko Sato, mezzo-soprano, Jun Komatsu, piano
Premiere February 17, 2006, Bangkok, Thailand
SpeakEasy (theater score for voices and keyboard)
Chuck Cooper, baritone, with members of The Fire Dept.,
Stefania de Kenessey, keyboard
Premiere October 22, 2006, Joe’s Pub, New York City
Spontaneous D-Combustion, No.1 (concerto)
Mary Kathleen Ernst, piano
Premiere March 11, 2012, New York City
Sudden Light (mezzo-soprano, baritone, piano)
Adriana Zabala, mezzo-soprano, Ryan Taylor, baritone,
Kim Pensinger Witman, piano
Premiere May 2, 2003, Wolf Trap Center for the
Performing Arts, Virginia
Summer Nights (orchestra)
Annabella Gonzalez Dance Theater
Premiere March 18, 1999, New York City
Swimmers on the Shore (baritone and piano)
Randall Scarlata, baritone, Carl Cranmer, piano
Premiere June 12, 2004, West Chester, Pennsylvania
Temptation (theater score for voices and ensemble; play by Vaclav Havel)
Eugene Lang College Theater Program; Zishan Ugurlu, Director
Premiere March 6, 2009, LaMama Annex, New York City
Three By Three (voice and piano)
Elysabeth Muscat-Catbas, soprano, Karen Moskowitz, piano
Premiere October 18, 1998, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Time’s First Afternoon (voice, trumpet and harpsichord)
Karen Geer, soprano, Thomas Verchot, trumpet;
William Peek, harpsichord
Premiere May 21, 2004, New York City
Treinta (dance score for voice and ensemble)
Annabella Gonzalez Dance Theater: Velia Clavijo Calderon, soprano,
Jon Pannikar, percussion, Stefania de Kenessey, keyboard
Premiere May 11, 2006, New York City
Twisted Stitch (voice and piano)
Lisa Daehlin, soprano; Richard Pearson Thomas, piano
Premiere January 29, 2013, Cornelia Street Café, New York City
Undone (violin, cello and piano)
Brian Reeder, choreographer; Ashley Tuttle & Trey Gillen, dancers
Premiere Oct.15, 2006; City Center, New York City
The Well-Tempered Woman (selections) (voice and piano)
Rosalie Sullivan, mezzo-soprano, Stefania de Kenessey, piano
Premiere June 11, 2012, New York City
Warble (soprano and piano)
Elysabeth Muscat-Catbas, soprano, Karen Moskowitz, piano
Premiere October 18, 1998, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania