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Overture to Denmark Vesey

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ORCHESTRA/CHAMBER MUSIC

Away I Fly
(3/3/3/3 4/3/3 Harp, Percussion, Strings; voices and choreography)
Duration 4'
Premiere at Carnegie Hall; Orchestra of St. Luke's, Rossen Milanov, Conductor, May 22-24, 2012

To Make Words Sing
(3/3/3/3 4/3/3 Harp, Percussion, Strings; voices and recorders)
Duration 4'
Premiere at Carnegie Hall; Orchestra of St. Luke's, Rossen Milanov, Conductor, May 24-26, 2011

Drumlines
(3/3/3/3 4/3/3 2 Harps, Percussion, Strings, 10-12 Drumline Group Soloists)
Duration 6'
Premiere at Carnegie Hall; Orchestra of St. Luke's, Rossen Milanov, Conductor, May 25-27, 2010

Come to Play
(3/3/3/3 4/3/3 2 Harps, 4 Percussion, Strings, Vocal Part for Audience)
Duration 3'
Premiere at Carnegie Hall; Orchestra of St. Luke's, Rossen Milanov, Conductor, May 25-27, 2010

Searching for Kristallnacht
(Actor, five singers; clarinet, violin, cello, and piano)
Duration 75'
JCC in Manhattan: (Jennifer Choi, violin; Richard Mannoia, clarinet; Jessie Reagen, cello; David Rosenmeyer, piano/music director; Alma Moshonov, soprano; Jennifer Greene, soprano; Malena Dayen, soprano; Chad Cigan, tenor; Andrew Cummings; baritone; Steven Rattazzi, actor)
Text by Richard Hamburger

Prelude from Searching for Kristallnacht
(clarinet, violin, cello, and piano)
Duration 5'

Elegy for Oskar from Searching for Kristallnacht
(clarinet, violin, cello, and piano)
Duration 2'

Three Dance Grooves
(String Quartet)
Duration 12'
Music Unlocked, 2008: (Nurit Pacht, violin; Sharon Roffmann, violin; David Wallace, viola; Amy Barston, cello)

Face Me
(Interactive* Duo for  Viola & Clarinet)
Duration 4'
Mishmash: Rachel Shapiro and Richard Mannoia, 2006
*audience helps to create cadenzas

Three Sabbaths
(2 Oboes. Strings, SATB Chorus)
Duration 18'
Columbia University Bach Society, David Rosenmeyer, conductor, 2006

Overture to Denmark Vesey
(2/2/2/2 2/2/3 Piano, Percussion, Strings)
Duration 6'
Charleston Symphony, David Stahl. Conductor, 1996

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Signal to Shout
(2/2/2/2 4/2/2 Percussion. Strings)
Duration 4'
USC Symphony Orchestra, Donald Portnoy, conductor, 1999

Fanfare and Dance
(2/2/2/2 2/2/3 Piano, Percussion, Strings)
Duration 3'

Little Song
(Fl, Cl, Ob, Hn, Hp, Vln, 2 Vlas, Vc, Unison voices)
Duration 2'
New York Philharmonic Teaching Artist Ensemble, 2004

String Quartet No. 1
"Hidden Wounds"
Duration 18'
Charles Ives Quartet Conference, 1991

Quartetsong
For string quartet
Duration 5'
Lark String Quartet, 1992

Accents
Participatory piece for brass quintet and kids
Duration 5'
Saturday Brass Quintet, 1992

Signal to Shout
Percussion quartet or ensemble
Duration 4'
Drumfire Percussion Ensemble, 1991

Departures
Flute and Piano
Duration 10'
Karen Newman, Flute
Recorded by Tanya Witek & Eric Heubner on MusiCreate Recordings.

Passages
Solo string instrument (viola, cello or guitar)
Duration 4'

For more information on the orchestral and chamber music of Thomas Cabaniss: trc@thomascabaniss.com