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• Cry in the Wilderness (1994) Commissioned by New York Youth Symphony. Winner, First Music 11 Competition. Premiered by New York Youth Symphony and Miguel Harth-Bedoya, February 19, 1995, Carnegie Hall, New York. 2(+pic)2(+eh)3(+bcl)3(+cbsn) 2220 timp 1perc hp cel, str EB Marks/Presser Full Set (Score and Parts)
7’
• Overture to Henry V (1992) Winner of Marin Symphony (CA) Composers Symposium Competition (1993). Premiere Slovak Radio Orchestra, June 30, 1992, Bratislava, Slovakia, Robert Black, conductor; Lydia Forbes, violin. 3(+ pic)3(+eh)3(+bcl)3 4220 timp 2perc hp cel/pno, str. EB Marks/Presser Full Set
6’30
• ‘Turkish’ Concerto, K. 219 (2008) for ney, kemençe, kanun, ud, bendir, cello and orchestra. Commissioned by BBC Symphony Orchestra, premiered London, November 21, 2008. BBCSO,
Ali Tüfekçi Ensemble, Gemma Rosefield, cello. Pascal Rophé, conductor. 3(+ pic)3(+eh)
3(+bcl)3(+cbsn) 433(+btbn)1 hp 3perc(+cel) solo ney(mansur/kız/yıldız), kemençe, kanun, ud, bendir, cello, str
14’
• Twilight (1989) Winner, John Heiss Contemporary Ensemble Competition. Premiered Kristine Kolbinger, New England Conservatory of music, 1990. 21(+EH)1(in A)1 0000 hp vib solo vln str EB Marks/Presser Full Set
11’
• Two Movements for String Orchestra (1991) Winner of Marin Symphony (CA) Composers Symposium Competition (1994) Strings 66421 (minimum)
15’
CHAMBER
• Agırlama (2003) Commissioned by Divertimento Festival for Erkan Ogur and Borromeo Quartet. Premiered November 7, 2003, Istanbul. Fretless guitar/cura, str. quartet 2.1.1
6-7’
• Ariadne’s Thread (2010) Commissioned by Duo Arcobaleni: Maurizio Ben Omar and Silvia Belfiore. Premiere 2 October 2010, Acqui Terme, Italy. Pno/perc. 6’30
• …Before All Beginning (1994) Text by Rainer Maria Rilke (German) Commissioned by Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble for Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano. David Stock, conductor. Premiered February 28, 1994, Pittsburgh, PA. fl, ob, cl/bcl, vln, vc, pno, perc, m-sop EB Marks/Presser Full Set (Score and Parts)
7’15
• Bu Ülke’de Güverçinlere Dokunmazlar (2008) (In this country they don’t harm pigeons) Text in Armenian, Kurdish and Turkish. Commissioned by Kardeş Türküler. In memoriam Hrant Dink, premiered Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall, Opera House, Erivan, Armenia, December 12, 2008. kaval/duduk, vln, tar/baglama, accord, elect. bass, 3 hand perc., 3 women’s voices, 1 male voice
7’30
• Der Nachbar (1995) Text by Rainer Maria Rilke (German) Premiered by Vivica Genaux and Lydia Forbes, Harvard University, 1995. mzo-sop, vln
4’
• Duo for Violin and Cello (2001) Premiered by Hakan Sensoy, Hakkı Öztürk, Istanbul 2001. vln, vc
6’
• Elegy (1994) Commissioned by Eric Berlin. Tpt, vib. Alto/bari sax. EB Marks/Presser MarksPrint 494-02848 Full Set
8’
• Elif (2003) Commissioned by MIAM for Istanbul International Spectral Music Conference, November 20 2003. Premiered by Kâni Karaca and chamber ensemble, Michael Ellison, conductor. 2 neys, vln, vc, bass cl, hafiz (voice)
11’
• Fana (2001) Commissioned by Hakan Sensoy. Premiered February 9, 2001, Cemal Resit Rey Konser Salonu, Istanbul. vln, pno, db, drum set
10’
• Horn Trio (1993) Commissioned by Frøydis Ree Wekre for 35th International Horn Conference, Tallahassee, Florida hn, vln, pno EB Marks/Presser: MarksPrint 494-020550 Full Set
8’
• Kubla Khan (2011) Text by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (English) Commissioned by Istanbul Music Festival for Christie Finn, soprano, Arlene Rolph mezzo-soprano, Hezarfen Ensemble, Michael Ellison, conductor. Premiered June 17, 2011, Santral Istanbul Energy Museum, Istanbul, Turkey. sop, mz-sop, fl, vln, vla, vc, hp, perc
13′
• The Lady of Shalott (1991) Text (English) by composer. Premiered by Maryland Bach Aria Group, Lawrence Vote, Baritone. Weill Hall, New York April 6,1992 ob, hpsichrd, pno, baritone, vln, vc
8’
• Rhapsody for Sax Quartet (1993) Premiered by Berlin Saxophone Quartet Premiered Weill Hall, New York April 28, 1993. SATB saxophones EB Marks/Presser: MarksPrint 494-020540 Full Set
5’30
• Piano Trio (1994) Premiered by Lydia Forbes, Roberta Janzen, Sandra Sprecher. March 2, 1994, Enchanted Circle Series, Boston Vln, vc, pno EB Marks/Presser: MarksPrint 494-020560 Full Set
20’
• Prelude and Basket of Fresh Bread (1993) Dedicated to Sextour Interférences. 2 vln, 2 vla, 2 Vc EB Marks/Presser
6’30
• String Quartet #3 Commissioned by Arizona Friends of Chamber Music, Nova Chamber Music Series, Utah, for Fry Street Quartet. Premiere by Fry Street Quartet, 2013-14 season, Tucson, Arizona.
22’
• Study in 12ths (2012) Premiered by Gemini Ensemble, Victoria Rooms, Bristol, February 8, 2012. Ian Mitchell, clarinets, Caroline Balding, violin, Huw Watkins, piano
7’
VOCAL
• …Before All Beginning (1994) Text by Rainer Maria Rilke (German) Commissioned by Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble for Vivica Genaux, mezzo-soprano. David Stock, conductor. Premiered February 28, 1994, Pittsburgh, PA. fl, ob, cl/bcl, vln, vc, pno, perc, m-sop
7’15
• Der Nachbar (1995) Text by Rainer Maria Rilke (German) Premiered by Vivica Genaux and Lydia Forbes, Harvard University, 1995. mzo-sop, vln
4’
• The Lady of Shalott (1991) Text (English) by composer. Premiered by Maryland Bach Aria Group, Lawrence Vote, Baritone. Weill Hall, New York April 6,1992. ob, hpsichrd, pno, baritone, vln, vc
8’
• Say I am You-Mevlâna (2012) Opera for three soloists, chorus, Turkish instruments and Ensemble. Libretto by the composer based on the poetry of Jelaluddin Rumi(English). Co-production of Istanbul Culture and Arts Foundation (IKSV) and Rotterdam Operadagen. Premieres June 1, 2012, Rotterdam Operadagen, LP2. Istanbul, June 24, 2012, Aya Irini Müzesi, Topkapı Sarayı. ney, kanun, 1(+pic/alt)1(+bc)00 1100 perc, Sop, mz, Azeri ten, bar, bass solists, chorus (5) SMATB str
• Two Songs (1990) Texts by composer, Jelaluddin Rumi. Premiered March 18, 1990, New England Conservatory, Boston. sop, pno
6’
SOLO
• Fantasy and Fugue for Organ Premiered by Albert Göken October 14, 1993, Royal Holloway College, London
10’
• Mevlana Fragments (2006) four studies for ney
Solo ney (Mansur, kız)
10’
• Postcards (1995-96) Selections premiered John McDonald, Tufts University. (young person’s intermediate level) solo piano
21’
• Invocation-Meditation-Allegro (1996) Commissioned by Gaudeamus Interpreters Award winner Helen Bledsoe for 1996 Gaudeamus New Music Week, Amsterdam.
Solo flute (some ext. techniques)
12’
Michael Ellison 