VIJAY IYER – ORCHESTRAL and CHAMBER WORKS
Crisis Modes (2019)
for percussion and strings
Co-commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, Gustavo Dudamel, Music and Artistic Director; KölnMusik GmbH; and Wigmore Hall with the generous support of The Hargreaves and Ball Trust
3perc(I: glsp, tub bells, s.d, tom-t, b.d, wdbl, tempbl, handclaps; II: glsp, xyl, vib, tri, b.d, clav, tempbl, handclaps; III: xyl, vib, b.d, tempbl, handclaps)
14'
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Asunder (2018)
for chamber orchestra
Commissioned by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
2.2.2.2-2.2.0.0-1perc(timp, glsp, drum kit [tri, ride cym, sus cym, s.d, 3 tom-t, b.d])-str(6.5.4.4.2)
15'
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Trouble (2017)
for violin and chamber orchestra
Commissioned by the Ojai Music Festival, Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Andris Nelsons, music director
Premiere: June 8, 2017; Ojai Music Festival; Jennifer Koh, violin; International Contemporary Ensemble; Oberlin Conservatory Contemporary Music Ensemble; Steven Schick, conductor
1(afl, pic).1(ca).1(bcl).1-1.1.1.1-timp.2perc-pno-str
25'
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City of Sand (Speculative Dunhuang) (2017)
for clarinet, tabla, pipa, percussion and string orchestra
Commissioned in 2016 by A Far Cry and Silk Road
Premiere: May 26, 2017; Jordan Hall, Boston, MA (USA); A Far Cry; Silk Road Ensemble
cl-tabla.1perc-pipa-str
27'
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Emergence (2016)
for jazz trio and orchestra
Commissioned by Jazztopad Festival/National Forum of Music and the European Capitol of Culture Wroclaw 2016
Premiere:
solo jazz trio: drum set-pno-db
orchestra: 1.1.1.1-1.1.1.1-str
20'
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RADHE RADHE: Rites of Holi (2013)
multimedia work for chamber ensemble and electronics
Commissioned by the Carolina Performing Arts at UNC Chapel Hill, The Brooklyn Academy of Music/Next Wave Festival, CAP UCLA and The Strathmore Hall Foundation
Premiere: March 26, 2013; Chapel Hill, NC (USA); Carolina Performing Arts at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; International Contemporary Ensemble
35'
RADHE RADHE: Rites of Holi - An Excerpt from Khushi Films on Vimeo.
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Rimpa Transcriptions (2012)
for clarinet, percussion, electric guitar, piano, cello and double bass
Commissioned by The Japan Society
Premiere: December 8, 2012; Lila Acheson Wallace Auditorium at The Japan Society, New York, NY (USA); Bang on a Can All-Stars
13'
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Playlist for an Extreme Occasion (2011)
for Galician gaita or piano, sheng, tabla, 2 percussionists, violin and cello
Commissioned by the Silk Road Ensemble
Premiere: September 30, 2012; Memorial Hall, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (USA); Silk Road Ensemble
17'
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Interventions (2007)
for chamber orchestra with improvising pianist and electronics
Commissioned by the American Composers Orchestra with support of the Francis Goelet Charitable Trust, the Jerome Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts
Premiere: March 25, 2007; Annenberg Center, Philadelphia, PA (USA); American Composers Orchestra; Dennis Russell Davies, conductor
1(pic).1.1.1-1.1.1.1-timp.3perc-hp.pno-str-electronics
18'
Flute Goals (Five Empty Chambers) (2016)
composition for pre-recorded flute sounds
Commissioned by the Pnea Foundation for Density 2036: part iv (2016)
Premiere: December 1, 2016; The Kitchen; New York, NY (USA); Claire Chase, flute
7'7"
Spasm (2021)
for string quartet
Commissioned by the Del Sol Performing Arts Organization as part of the Del Sol Quartet’s “Joy Project”
3'
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Song for Flint (2019)
for solo viola
Commissioned by Miller Theatre at Columbia University for the Year of Water 2019-20
10'
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Torque (2018)
for 2 vibraphones and 2 marimbas
Commissioned by Andrew W. Siegel for Sō Percussion
15'
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The Law of Returns (2016)
for piano quartet
15'
Premiere:November 18, 2017; Red Hall, National Forum of Music; Warsaw, Poland
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Zany, Cute, Interesting (2016)
for solo violin
Commissioned by Jennifer Koh with the generous support of Justus Schlichting to whom this music is dedicated
Premiere: May 24, 2016; National Sawdust; Brooklyn, NY (USA); Jennifer Koh, violin
3'
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Bridgetower Fantasy (2015)
for violin and piano
Co-commissioned by Music Bridge and San Francisco Performances
Premiere: April 22, 2015; University of California Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara, CA (USA); Jennifer Koh, violin; Shai Wosner, piano
15'
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Run (2015)
for solo cello
Premiere: October 22, 2015; Miller Theatre; New York, NY (USA); Matt Haimovitz, cello
8'
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Bruits (2014)
for wind quintet and piano
Commissioned by The Greenfield Prize at the Hermitage Artist Retreat, Englewood, Floria in 2012
Premiere: April 9, 2012; Sarasota, FL (USA); Cory Smythe, piano; Imani Winds
22'
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Time, Place, Action (2014)
for string quartet and piano
Co-commissioned by a consortium including Da Camera of Houston and 92nd St. Y
Premiere: February 15, 2014; Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater; Houston, TX (USA); Vijay Iyer, piano; Brentano String Quartet
33'
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Dig the Say (2012)
for string quartet
Commissioned by the Brooklyn Rider String Quartet
Premiere: November 4, 2012; Bach Festival Society; Winter Park, FL (USA); Brooklyn Rider String Quartet
8'
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Mozart Effects (2011)
for string quartet
Commissioned by Da Camera Houston
Premiere: July 9, 2011; Chamber Music Northwest; Portland, OR (USA); Brentano String Quartet
8'
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Mutations I - X (2005)
for string quartet, piano and electronics
Commissioned by ETHEL String Quartet's Foundation for the Arts with funds provided by the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust
Premiere: January 27, 2005; Merkin Concert Hall; New York, NY (USA); ETHEL String Quartet; Vijay Iyer, piano
45'